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cafes, can be fpared to works of the like kind. We have dated 

 our fentiments, with candour and freedom, upon the different 

 articles of rural and political economy; and, in pointing out 

 the errors of the author, have adled under the imprefhon, that 

 we were thereby benefiting the public, and affording him the 

 means of corre£ling thefe defeats, when the. work comes to 

 a fecond edition, which, it is expected, will foon happen. 



Upon the whole, the furvey of Middlefex may be read witli 

 pleafure, as it contains much important inforiDation, though 

 rather arranged in a defuUory manner. Though we have not 

 objected to the great mafs of political arithmetic which the 

 author has introduced, we cannot help remarking, that he 

 would have been more correct, probably as ufeful, and cer- 

 tainly entitled to as much applaufe, had he fimply confined 

 himfelf to a detail of the agriculture of Middlefex, with ob- 

 fervations on the means of its improvement. N. 



Art. II. — General View of the Agriculture of the Cot/nty of [ 

 Nottingham, with Ohfervatlons on the Means of its Im- 

 provement. Drawn up for the confideration of the Board of A- 

 griculture and Internal Imprcvement. By Robert Lowe 

 Efq. Nicol, ^c. London; Creech, Edinburgh. 



The different furveys of this kingdom, publifhed under the 

 authority of the Board of Agriculture, though drawn up agree- 

 able to an uniform plan, prove, in a mod convincing way, that 

 the fcheme propofed to be adopted for detailing the hufbandry 

 of Great Britain, isnot perfect, becaufe it Is uniform, and that 

 their value and importance muft neceffarily depend upon the 

 abilicles of the furveyor, and the manner in which he dif- 

 charges the duties of his office. In fome of thefe works, we 

 obferve very ufeful information, refpe£ting the prefent Hate of 

 hufbandry in the diftrict defcribed; while the obfervations upon 

 the means of exciting and accomplifhing further improve- 

 ments, (which is certainly the main delign of the publication), 

 are negle£ued and paffed over. Others, again, ufe fadts in the 

 manner fome clergymen do a text, and extend their obferva- 

 tions to a greater length than may be deemed confiitent with 

 the natui-e of the publication. The latter fland a chance, 

 however, of being more acceptable to the. public ; for this 

 mode admits fuUfcope to the talents and abilities of the fur- 

 veyor, and affords him an opportunity of communicating 

 knowledge upon almofl every branch of rural affairs. 



The work under confideration may be claffed amongft thofe 

 lirft mentioned ; and Mr Lowe, in a preliminary obfew.ition, 



*F 4 acknowledge^ 



