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wherever difcharged with a due regard to jufticc 

 and humanity. The charadler of fuch a vigilant 

 :jnd worthy magiilrate will operate to the terror of 

 idle wanderers, while the cafually diftrefled poor 

 traveller will be fecured frona fannine, and the bitter 

 temptation to Ileal. 



But the claffes of poor for whofe benefit thii^ 

 article is principally intended, are, the refident la- 

 bourers in hufbandry, manufadlures, and mechanics. 

 Such may be faid to form the bulk, arid the valuable 

 bulk too, of the people in this country j to render 

 their poverty the leaft irkfome to themfelves and to 

 the publick, and as much as poflible to prevent 

 poverty, will be allowed in every point of view 

 to be a work of exalted charity and univerfal be- 

 nefit. It wifely anticipates natural evil, by the 

 timely application of moral principles. This we 

 may fairly hope is pra6ticable in mod pariflies, be- 

 caufe it has been found eafily pra6ticable in various 

 fituations. 



The eftablilhment of Provident Societies, for a 

 provifion in health againft the day of ficknefs, has 

 been tried, and wherever it has been tried, the 

 effed has been uniformly good. The mode of this 

 provifion has been in its outhne generally the fame, 



i, e. by 



