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Perhaps many of those who prescribe laws are not 

 aware, that most poachers are in a society, and have 

 a stock purse to support each other ; by which means 

 they are enabled to snap their fingers at zfive pound 

 penalty. But a few hundred pound penalties would 

 soon reduce their fund to a state of bankruptcy, and 

 thereby overturn the whole concern. 



The mutiny bill to be altered, so that it must be the proprietor 

 or occupier, not the lord of the manor, who gives leave to officers. 



For, as the articles of war now stand, it appears, 

 that an officer is liable to a penalty of five pounds 

 for shooting, without the lord's leave, on the ground 

 of his own father, where this very lord has, perhaps, 

 no right to sport himself! 



[I might go more into detail ; but to write any 

 thing too long is the sure way never to have it 

 read.~\ 



The foregoing suggestions having met with great 

 attention, I was induced to address to the Editor of 

 the " Star" another communication on the subject ; 

 which will here follow, with some additions : 



" SIR, 



" As you did me the honour to publish 

 my last letter of the 12th ult., on the game laws, I 

 beg leave to propose an amendment in the act for 

 the punishment of trespass ; and, at the same time, 

 to transmit you a few more observations on the sub- 

 ject of the game laws in general. I am," &c. 



