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rods, lay and clerical? He whose head 
and heart can lend assistance to the 
preservation, increase, and importation 
of foxes, can have little scruple of con- 
science about importing wolves; and I 
suppose that this will be the next thing 
that we shall hear of, and see garnished 
in the Sportsman’s Magazine. It is well 
known that the wolf is particularly 
fond of human flesh, and a fat plump 
child is supposed to exceed all other 
kinds of flesh inrichnessand succulency ; 
the blood is so particularly fascinating, 
that a tiger will absolutely intoxicate 
himself with it. Wolves sometimes 
“choose to fall upon the shepherd 
rather than his flock, and devour wo- 
men, carry off their children, &c.; these 
dreadful wolves are called ware wolves, 
that is, wolves. of which we should be 
aware ;”’* and nothing is more com- 
mon, in countries infested with these 
horrible animals, than for them to carry 
away and devour children, particularly 
those of cottagers who reside near the 
skirts of woods. Perhaps the fox hun- 
ter (if he be a political economist) will 
say, that a few wolves will be a fine 
thing to thin the super-population of the 
country, and to do away the necessity 
of infanticide. 
Nothing is easier than the increase 
and importation of wolves: their cubs, 
like those of lions and tigers, areas gentle 
as puppy dogs, and as playful as kittens. 
Mighty pretty subjects of amusement to 
finish the education of young master ; 
to employ his time, to occupy his 
thoughts, and to train him up in the 
wey he should go in his future walks of 
e. 
If, then, this new crime of “ importa- 
tion” be not put a stop to by some 
mean or other in limine, I shall not be 
surprised, ere long, to see this refine- 
ment upon iniquity extended to the 
importation of wolves; for I again re- 
peat, that the man who is capable of so 
importing foxes, can feel little compunc- 
tion in the importation of wolves. 
. A Constant Reaper. 
24th June, 1825. 
—— ; 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
~ Sir: ; 
BEG leave, through your useful 
publication, to call the attention of 
* “ Warsaw :—the wolves are become so 
numerous in various districts of territory, 
and so ferocious withal, that they are em- 
boldened to attack even men; they haye 
devoured some infants and young girls.”’ 
_ cultivation. 
agriculturists and machinists to the 
importance of applying the knowledge 
of the latter to the operations of 
husbandry; as it is highly probable 
that, in consequence of the contem- 
plated repeal of the Corn Laws, a more 
economical mode of cultivating wheat 
and other grain must be substituted for 
the present expensive. process of plow- 
ing, rolling, dragging, &c., by horses, or 
a very large proportion of the poorer 
land of England must be left out of 
Stiff soils cannot be ‘pre- 
pared and sown to wheat for less than 
five pounds per acre, exclusive of rent 
and taxes. Few of such soils will pro- 
duce seventeen bushels per acre, which 
at six shillings per bushel will be a 
losing operation. If the ports are 
permanently opened, this price, assur- 
edly, will be above the average. It is 
most extraordinary that in this coun- 
try, where machinery has been applied 
to every other operation, this impor- 
tant, this primary object has derived 
scarcely any advantage from its im- 
provements. On the soils before re- 
ferred to, three horses, a man and a 
boy, can with difficulty break an acre 
ina day. How much additional work 
would a locomotive steam engine ac- 
complish in the same time, at half, or 
even a quarter the cost ? When this 
“sort of land, from the state of the 
weather, is in a condition to be worked, 
time is every thing. These two factsareso 
strong, that more words seem unneces- 
sary to call the immediate attention of 
those interested to the subject. It may, 
however, be observed in addition, that, 
in other instances where the power of 
steam has been substituted for animal 
labour, those engaged in regulating the 
former have been able to earn higher 
wages; and if this could be effected 
for our half-starved peasantry, its im- 
mediate consequence would be a reduc- 
tion of the poor’s rate—the desirable- 
ness of which is too well understood 
to require comment. 
Your’s, &c.—D. 
——<——— 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
Sir: 
if lets reply of Presbyter Anglicanus, 
in your October number, to my 
inquiries on the Doctrine of Confession 
and Absolution in the Church of Eng- 
Jand, has naturally engaged my atten- 
tion; and, on a re-perusal of Burnet’s 
character of the Duchess of York, my 
opinion decidedly is, that he states her 
practice of secret confession, asa mem- 
her 
