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ed ; but, in great towns, the cafe of working people has 

 not been attended to with fo much commifcration. Per- 

 haps, with equal good intentions, it is iinpoffible, confi- 

 dering the number of thofe who ftand in need of affift- 

 ance, and the different modes required to be taken for 

 raifing the necefiary funds, to give relief to the fame ex- 

 tent. It is obvious, however, that the families of the 

 working people cannot be fupportcd, unlefs wages are ei- 

 ther railed much higher than has ufually been paid for 

 labour in this country, or that meal is provided for them 

 greatly below the market rates. This fubjecl is Import- 

 ant -, but we forbear faying more, trulting that every thing 

 nvill be done by thofe provided with the means, for alle- 

 viating the didrefles of the lower ranks, upon whofe wel- 

 fare fo much of the profperity of the country materially 

 depends,. 



[The following Articles, among a number of others fcnt us, 

 were omitted in lall Number for want of room.J 



From the NeivfpaperSy ivith Remarks by a Correfpondetit, 



The comparative advantages of the labour of horfes and 

 oxen, have been for feme time under the confideration of the 

 public. His Majesty has unqueftionably tried the latter up- 

 on a larger fcale than any other perfon, as he does not work 

 lefs than 1 80 oxen upon his different farms, parks, and gar- 

 dens, and has found them to anfwer fo well, that there is not 

 a horfe now kept for tillage. Upon the two farms, and the 

 Great Park at Windfor, 200 oxen are kept, including thofe 

 coming on and going off. Forty are bought in every year, 

 rifing three years old, and are kept as fucceflion oxen in the 

 park ; 120 are under work, and 40 every year are fatted off, 

 rifing feven years. The working oxen are moftly divided into 

 teams of fix, and one of the number is everj^ day refted ; fo 

 that no ox works more than five days out of feven. This day 

 of eafe in every week, befides Sundays, is of great advantage 

 to the animal, as he is found, to do better with ordinary keep, 

 and moderate labour, than he would do with high keep and 



harder work. 



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