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bond fubfiftence from land in a (late of nature, when 

 that fails they recur to pilfering, and thereby become 

 a nuifance to their honefl: and induflrious neighboursj 

 and if the father of a family of this fort be withdrawn 

 from fociety for his crimes, his children become bur- 

 thenfome to the parifh. It may be truly faid, that 

 for cottagers of this defcription the game is pre- 

 ferved, and by them deflroyed ; they are raoftly be- 

 neath the law, and out of the reach of deteftion, 

 and while they can earn four or five fliillings, and 

 fometimes more, in a night by poaching, they will 

 not be fatisfied with lod. or is. per day for honefl 

 labour.* A reform here is abfolutely neceflary, 

 \vhether by confent or otherwife ; and an inclofure 

 of the commons and wafles will afford thefe cottagers 

 an honefler livelihood, if they think proper to em- 

 brace it j if not, brighter profpefts will thereby ac- 

 crue to the rifnlg generation, who may not be fo 

 hardened as their progenitors. 



Landed properties in manufa6luring towns and 

 pariflies are heavily loaded with poor-rates, when 

 the manufacturers are not employed j and pariflies in 

 which boroughs are.fituated are, almofl without ex- 

 ception, loaded with poor of the very worfl defcrip- 



• Too Irnall encouragement this to purfue honefl labour ! But we 

 truft the honeft labourers in the kingdom are on the average bettef 

 paid. And found policy, as well as humanity, requires they fliould bs 

 i.y p;iid. 



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