1825.] 
the present quarter, from a card now 
lying before me, and on which I am 
happy to obseryesuch names as those of 
Dr Bitkbeck, Mr. Brougham, Sir An- 
thony Carlisle, &c. as honorary mem- 
Hers. | tix 
Levtitires—On the History of Surgery, 
by Mr. Pettigrew. 
On Ethics (the 5th), by Dr. Collyer. 
On‘ thé English Language; On the 
History’ of the Teutonic Languages and 
Literature; On the Comparative Ana- 
tomy ofthe Teeth of Man and Brutes ; 
On Criminal Jurisprudence. By sub- 
scribing members. 
Esstys—Influence of Education ; 
Principal Cause of the Darkness of the 
Middle Ages; Influence of Marriage on 
Literary Pursuits; The Deaths of Seneca 
and Lucan, a dramatic scene; On Phy- 
siognomy ; The Morality of Arithmetic ; 
Noah and Superstition, poems. 
The questions on the list are thirteen, 
of which, in order to save your valu- 
able space, I will only say that two are 
historical, two purely literary, five refer 
to legislature and political economy, 
and the rest to education and ethics. 
It has lately been proposed to extend 
the plan of the institution, by raising a 
fund through shares, for the purpose of 
uniting with it an extensive library, and 
providing for regular scientific lectures. 
But I hope that this plan will not suc- 
eeed: and for this reason in particular, 
that the spirit of harmony and fellow- 
ship, which now distinguishes this in- 
stitution, would be destroyed ; since, to 
be admitted a2 member, would depend 
on nothing but the ability of purchasing 
a share. Such institutions as embrace 
the objects, and are, consequently, un- 
der the regulations alluded to, are very 
useful, and ought to be encouraged ; 
but the Philomathic is established on 
different principles, from which it ought 
not to depart. 
Visitors are admitted to the lectures 
and discussions, by tickets from the 
members; and I have sometimes seen 
there an audience of from two to 
three hundred persons, a great propor- 
tion of which was composed of ladies. 
Hadlow Street, 4th Nov. W Zs 
——— 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, 
Sir: 
F you think the following account 
of the occupation of a few acres of 
land, hy the poor in this parish, worth 
a place in ‘your yaluable Miscellany, - 
you will have the goodness to insert 
Small Plots of Land. 
41 
it. The land belongs to the parish, 
and is in the hands of trustees :, it con- 
sists of nearly thirty acres ; but some of 
it being subject. to flood, only, twenty- 
one acres are let to the poor, and are. 
thus divided :—six pieces, of one acre: 
each ; twenty-one and a-half pieces, half 
an acre each; and eighteen pieces, one 
rood each. It is tythe free, and let 
subject to the following regulations, 
which are printed, and each of the 
occupiers is furnished with a copy: 
lst. That the land shall be only let 
for one year, and possession giyen on 
the 29th day of September, in each 
ear. 
2d. That two pounds is to be the 
rent per acre, including all town dues, 
and so in proportion for any less quan- 
tity. 
3d. That the said rent be paid into 
the hand of the treasurer, appointed 
by the trustees, at any time in the 
course of the year, viz. on or before 
the 29th day of September in each 
year; and any sum not less than one, 
shilling, will be received on the first 
Monday evehing in each month. 
4th. That the land be occupied in 
the following manner, viz. the occu- 
pier shall not crop more than half his 
land with any kind of grain; and it is 
required that the other half shall be 
planted with potatoes, or some other 
vegetables; and that five loads of ma- 
nure per acre (or in that proportion 
for any less quantity) shall be laid on. 
the land every year. 
5th. That a committee of three of. 
the trustees shall be appointed annu-. 
ally, in the month of September, to. 
superintend the management of the. 
game land, and to whom application 
may be made by any of the occupiers, 
for any necessary purposes. 
6th. That if any occupier is found 
neglectful in the cultivation of his_ 
land, after examination and direction 
given by the committee, he shall not 
be permitted to hold it more than one 
year. 
7th. That no occupier will be suffered 
to relet his land. 
8th. That no occupier will be allows 
ed to plough his land, but required to. 
cultivate it solely by spade husbandry. ~ 
9th. That no occupier who is at. 
work for the parish, or for any em-_ 
ployer, shall be allowed to work upon 
his land after six o’clock in the morn- 
ing, or before six o’clock in the evening, - 
without permission from,his master. _ | 
10th. That each occupier shall keep 
3G2 j his 
