Mr. Wrnpey on the Impropriety of allowing, &V. 413 
From the candour of this learned Society, 
the writer of this Efiay claims protea ion, and 
hopes, an attempt to inveftigate truth, will not 
be deemed audacity. 
On the Impropriety of allowing a Bounty 
to encourage the Exportation of Corn, &c. 
By Joseph Wimpey. 
I N the converfation on a paper read before 
this Society fome time fince, refpedHn^ 
the propriety of keeping ceconomical regifrers^ 
their ufe was queftioned in refpedt to one of 
the principal objects, upon fuppofition, that a 
neceffity for it did not exift ; becaufe it had been 
obviated by meafures adopted for that purpofe. 
The objedt alluded to, is the exportation of corn. 
Notwithftanding all that was urged againft it, 
the writer is fully perfuaded, the meafure re¬ 
commended is well founded, the objedt of it of 
very great importance, and that men of very 
good abilities, have had their judgments milled 
by inveterate popular prejudices, or falfe reafon- 
ing. Impreft with an idea of the great im¬ 
portance ol the fubjedt, he begs leave to fubmir 
the following obfervations to the confideration 
of the Society. 
To 
