Si'Z ^.evteiv of Hints to Agncuhurifls^ "S^zf 



come out of fafhion. Surely It was a bad arrangement, to clafs^ 

 fuch among the caufes which influenced the rife of land, and 

 every article of agriculturar produce. 



On the whole, we j^re entirely at a lofs to afcertain the objeft 

 cf thcfe letrers. If they were meant in fupport of the agricul- 

 turift, it would have been well to have mentioned, along with 

 the high rent paid to proprietors, the ex pojlfaao advance there- 

 upon, impofed by the legiflature, which, our author mud allow, 

 was laying an additional burthen upon a horfe already overload- 

 ed. In fa61:, we can only difcover a well wrote declamation a- 

 gainft luxury and extravagance, v/hieh, with a few alterations,- 

 would fuit any country where money is plentiful, or where ma- 

 nufa6lure3 and agriculture are profperous. Great and nv.merous 

 as the evils are faid to be with which Scotland is afHided, (till a 

 iingle cure or remedy is not pointed out. Does the author mean- 

 that improvements fhould be difcarded and manufactures fup- 

 prefTed, in order that ' the un{i\tiable love of gain ' may be. 

 checked ? If the Britifh nation, or rather the Scotifh nation,. 

 ^ love money, and defpife morals, ' then we are free to fay^ that 

 every quarter of the country prefents evidence at this moment 

 fufjicient to refute the aphorifm with which our author begins,.- 

 and the alTertion with which he concludes thefe letters. N. 



Hi fits to Agriculturijl: , By William Dickinfon Efq, 

 Printed at Neiu ark y 1803. 



Agriculture is a fubjeCi: as little fecured aj^ainftr the intrufion 

 of ignorant and arrogant pretenders, as any other art or fcience^ 

 This refle6lion we were led to make in caiting our eyes upon this 

 pamphlet, which we had intended ta review fome time ago, bur 

 which had fallen into negle6t from its intrinfic infignificance. As, 

 however, it is equally conducive to the advancement of real know- 

 ledge, to expdfe and to check prefuming ignorance, as to foiter 

 and bring forward diffident merit, we therefore refume our origi- 

 nal purpofe. 



We obferve, upon the oppofite fide of the title-page, a pubh- 

 cation announced by this fame author, upon the antiquities of 

 Nottinghamfliire and neighbouring counties, and can hardly 

 avoid being of opinion, that the author (however much invitS 

 Minervxi) has been tempted to intrude himfelf into the popular 

 fubject of agriculture, folcly with the view of attra6ling attention 

 to his other work. We readily admit, that a writer may be 

 qualified to acquit himfelf refpedtably upon a fubje£t which he 



has. 



