ie sey eae) 
queathing it at his death with as little expence as poffible, and his 
heirs to be allowed to receive it within a limited time, with as little 
trouble as poffible. Many lapfes would probably happen, and the 
fraétions in the intereft, which would not divide to a quarter per 
cent. at each payment, being vefted as capital for the benefit of each 
parifh, would foon raife the intereft to individuals higher than that 
paid for the grofs fum; and no perfon being admitted to fub{cribe 
to the fund of any parifh, in which he had not been regiitered asa 
parifhioner, would contribute to fix people to parifhes, and to in- 
creafe the fund for the relief of the poor, &c. and when the fund 
of any diftri&t fhould amount to a certain proportion of the pro- 
perty, affefled to the poor’s rates, then fuch of the contributors 
as fhould fubfcribe two-thirds of the money, fhould elect their own 
agent, who fhould find the fame proportionable fureties as before. 
The agents of each diftriét to make returns at ftated periods, to the 
office in London, of the grofs amount of capital, which would be 
called for at the following period. And the broker of the office 
fhould (under the direétion of the infpectors) againft that time, 
fell out of the publick funds, or call in fuch fums from fecurities, as 
fhould produce the higheft proportion of capital, to be remitted to 
the agents of diftriéts, to divide in proportion to individuals; and 
any remaining fraétions to go to the capital of the diftrict. 
Articte IX. 
Remarks on Mr. Pew’s Obfervations on the 
Poor's Laws. 
SIR, 
I the letter inclofing my fcheme to alleviate the 
Poor’s Rates, I purpofely avoided entering upon 
the remarks which occurred to me, in reading Mr. 
Pew’s * Twenty Minutes Obfervations, &c.” and 
your judicious preliminary and fubfequent confi- 
derations. 
