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inhabitants, tliey are led to carry on manufactures, and are 

 thereby enabled to purchafe the neccflaries of life from the 

 cultivators of the ground. The one is fed by the produftions 

 of the farmer; while, on the other hand, the manufacturer 

 prepares raiment, and many other things, for the comfort of 

 thofe who toil and labour to provide the means of his exigence. 

 In this way, both clailes contribute to promote the public 

 good, without, after all, meaning any thing, themfelves, but 

 to promote tiieir own private intereft. 



I dare fay you will think the length of this letter fufficient 

 for my firfl: epiftle ; and as York is half way to London, and 

 the place where travellers generally take a night's repofe, I 

 fhall, in conformity to their example, drop my pen, and give 

 you a refpite till a future occafion. I am, Sec. 



TO THE CONDUCTORS OF THE FARMER's MAGAZINE. 



Gentlemen, 



Stepping one day lad Summer into your Parliament Houfe, 

 and obferving a crowded auditory attending the pleadings, 

 I anxioufly inquired concerning the buhnefs on hand, as it 

 feemed to be of importance, from the great number of lawyers 

 reciprocally employed. Finding it was a procefs about mil- 

 labouring a farm, I liftened with attention to the pleadings on 

 both fides, but was much at a lofs to comprehend the nature 

 of the ©bligations contained in the leafe ; particularly where 

 the tenant was taken bound to keep the land in Tath and 

 ^lendy or ^nerd^ for the Counfel did not read all one way. 

 As I could not underftand their meaning, it will be particu- 

 larly obliging that you give this letter a place in your firffc 

 Number, which I hope will induce fome of your friends, 

 flcilled in the antiquities and ancient language of Scotland, to 

 explain the import of thefe cabalillical and unknown terms. 

 I am yours, &c. No Antiquary. 



TO THE CONDUCTORS OF THE FARMEr's MAGAZINE. 



Gentlemen, '•• 



Speculative men have often amufed themfelves, by en- 

 deavouring to afcertain what proportion of the produce of 

 land fliould be given to the landlord in lieu of rent ; but thefe 

 inquiries being generally founded upon theoretical principles, 

 the refult has feldom turned out agreeable to what praClice 

 would have di6lated. While Mr Young thinks that one third 

 is too much for rent, and that in moil cafes one fifth is faf- 

 ScieiU, fjme landlords nre not fatish;d unlrfs they get a h\\\ 



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