

the distillery as a matter of indifference to them, 

 I have done with my objections. 



Such, then, will be the consequence of stop- 

 ping distillation, or any other natural vent to 

 home produce, in a course of average years* 

 The effect of taking a\vay a vent to produce, 

 in case of the occurrence of scarcity, I shall 

 afterwards attend to. 



But the forced limitation of the market is 

 riot the only device that has been fallen upon 

 to increase abundance, and lower prices. 

 Some persons expecting to attain the same end 

 by encouragement, as in the former case was ex- 

 pected by restraint, have proposed a bounty on 

 the improvement of wastes, or breaking up grass 

 lands. But it seems evident, that, in as far as 

 this is forced beyond the natural demand of the 

 market, the former cultivation will just suffer in 

 proportion as the new cultivation increases; and 

 the supplies will merely be raised in different 

 places, white their aggregate amount will re- 

 main the same. But, indeed, any encourage- 

 ment of this kind must be so insignificant, that 

 I rather think it will produce no effect at all. 

 The effects of such a measure as to scarcity, and 

 with the view of diminishing importation, I shall 

 afterwards consider. 



But while the direct encouragement of home 

 produce is unavailing, or injurious to the farm- 



