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hurt, but is fure to leave the bcft of his wool behind him. And 

 though the poor ftieep is thus the means of clothing the men of 

 the law, yet he may be thankful he did not alfo garnifli their 

 tables. 



Thus, Sir, have I endeavoured to point out the too common 

 faults of our mafons and carpenters; and though there m,iy be 

 no proper remedy for fuch their illicit practices, yet, as your Ma- 

 gazine is univerfally read by all clafTes of men, this paper may 

 perchance meet the eyes of fome of thefe delinquents ; and if 

 it tends, in any degree, to flop the torrent of fuch abufes, the 

 public will be gainers ; for 1 am of opinion with Mr Pope, 

 that there are many, 



* Who, fafe from the bar, the pulpit and the throne, 

 Yet are touched and fhann'd by ridicule alone. * 



I am. Sir, your very humble fervant, 



A Country Gentleman. 



TO THE CONDUCTOR OF THE FARMER S MAGAZINE. 



Letter from Sir George Stewart Mackenzie, Bart, concerning the 

 Price of Labour, 



Sir, 



Although, in the paper of Pol-CEconomicus, there appears 

 fome degree of contempt, yet I could readily excufe this in a man 

 of abilities fo fuperior to mine, were it not that I am not confcious 

 of having laid myfelf open to have my principles attacked in the 

 manner they are by your correfpondent. I value the opinion of 

 a man daily engaged in the purfuits of agriculture, and who has 

 not only difplayed much knowledge in his profefTion, but who 

 feems alfo to have made himfelf well acquainted with the princi- 

 ples of political oeconomy, more than the opinion of one who 

 fpeculates in his clefet, without having any knowledge of attive 

 life, and the various circumltances that overthrow the plans of the 

 theorift. On this account, I am glad that, in your note to my 

 firft letter, you agree with me concerning the advance in the price 

 of labour. Far from cherifliing illiberal pri;iciples refpe6Ving any 

 concern of life, I believe not even your correfpondent feels more 

 anxiety than myfelf to fee farmers properly and comfortably lodg- 

 ed, and having every poffible convenience for carrying on the o- 

 perations of agriculture. Your correfpondent has forgotten, that 

 it was on account of the farmer I regretted the advance in the 

 price of labour, arrd not that I wifhed to deprive him of the com- 



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