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ruinous to the health of the inhabitants of the city, 

 were connected by embankments, surrounded by a 

 mole, and transformed into a fertile garden, devoted 

 to the industry of the garrison. The corresponding 

 Military Academy at Munich was founded in 1789. 

 A military cordon was formed, as is soon to be more 

 particularly stated, in order to free the country from 

 vagabonds. 



In his first and most elaborate economical Essay, 

 which gives an account of his Establishment for the 

 Poor at Munich, " together with a detail of various 

 public measures connected with that Institution, which 

 have been adopted and carried into effect for putting an 

 end to mendicity, and introducing order and useful 

 industry among the more indigent of the inhabitants 

 of Bavaria," Sir Benjamin recognizes very pleasantly 

 and gratefully, and not without a degree of compla- 

 cency, his confidential relations with the Elector. We 

 must allow, however, for the eleven years of severe 

 disciplinary work which had passed, up to the date of 

 the publication of his Essays, in order to justify his 

 tone, like that of a well-worn veteran, if not a mentor. 

 He begins thus: 



" Among the vicissitudes of a life chequered by a great variety 

 of incidents, and in which I have been called upon to act in 

 many interesting scenes, I have had an opportunity of employ- 

 ing my attention upon a subject of great importance, a subject 

 intimately and inseparably connected with the happiness and 

 well-being of all civil societies, and which, from its nature, can- 

 not fail to interest every benevolent mind, it is the providing 

 for the wants of the Poor, and securing their happiness and com- 

 fort by the introduction of order and industry among them." 



Sir Benjamin recognizes, as so many philanthropists 



