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. ENGLAND. 



Doncc[fler, March zi. — All kinds of grain are exceflively 

 dear ; and feveral fmall farmers are almoft ruined with buying 

 feed. Many flacks of Spring corn, that were thought decent- 

 ly got, have turned out rotten, mouldy, and of little or no va- 

 lue. We have fevere weather for the feafon ; and the lambs 

 are coming faft into a cold and hungry world. 



Torky March 15. — The Grand Jury of this extenfive coun- 

 ty, impreffed with a conviction, that, at this crifis. It Is the 

 duty of all to ftand forward in the caufe of their country, have 

 come to a number of refolutions refpedling the alarming fear- 

 city of grain, and the means neceflarily required for rendering 

 the produce of the kingdom equal to the confumption of the 

 inhabitants. Among feveral others, we obferve the following 

 refolution, which decidedly exprefles their fentiraents upon a 

 point long confidered as the chief obltrudlion to agricultural 

 improvements : 



Refolved, — That it feems a very well-founded opinion that 

 was given by the perfons appointed to examine into, and re- 

 port upon the General State of Agriculture in this country, 

 when they almoft unanimoufly and uniformly declared, that the 

 want of a fair and permanent compenfation to the proprietor?, 

 in lieu of tithes in kind, is one of the greateft obftacles, not 

 ©nly to enclofure, but to the improvement of agriculture. 



Thefc refolutions contain matters of the utmoll Importance 

 to the Intereft of Britain, and are figned by Sir George Ar- 

 mltage. Sir Thomas Pilkington, Sir Charles Turner, Baronets, 

 and twenty other refpeftable gentlemen. Inftead of viewing 

 the fcarcity as temporary, and only requiring the application of 

 palllath'es, the Grand Jury very judiciouily point out the real 

 caufes of the evil, and fuggeft remedies which v/ould efFesStually 

 prevent a repetition of the prefent calamities. 



WakefieUy March 10. — The weather, for three weeks back, 

 has been tolerably open, and a good deal of land has been 

 got ploughed up for barley and oats, by thofe farmers who 

 had their horfes in proper order ; hut the high price of 

 corn, and fcarcity of hay, has prevented feveral fmall farm- 

 ers from bringing their working cattle Into condition, as 

 tbey apprehended they could not maictala them through t!,s 



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