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mention that the advantages of the proceeding differ very mate- 

 rially according to the nature of the country to be traversed. 

 In the shires, where the blackthorn grows luxuriantly on the 



Signs of distress. 



level of the ditch's lip, and is artistically cut, staked, and bound, 

 often to a height of four feet, or when, in default of hedge, two or 

 three strong rails make good the deficiency, it is evident that the 

 chance of having a binder eased or broken, a rail cracked or 



