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knd, which has no intrlnfic value in it- 

 felf ; and that when thefe inhabitants 

 decreafe, the land muft proportionably 

 fink in value. Their intereft therefore 

 is infeparably conneded with the com- 

 fort and profperity of the people where 

 their ellates are lituate j and when they 

 lend an hand to the depopulation of a 

 country, they fuik, at the fame time, the 

 value of their own property. 



There are, hov/ever, two very material 

 points to be attended to, by every per- 

 fon, whofe humanity, and liberal mind 

 liiay induce him to adopt this plan, for 

 the regulation of his property. 



The one is, to make choice of induf- 

 trious tenants j fuch as have been bred 

 up in farm-houfes, or country-bufinefs 

 from their infancy ', whofe hands have 

 been accuftomed to labour. There are 



always 



