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mode of procedure mud neccITarily conti- 

 nue. 



The multiplication of ftatutes has ever 

 been fpoken of as an evil ; and though pub- 

 lic adts may in general be meant, private 

 bills may properly be included. There needs 

 no apology therefore for venturing to recom- 

 mend one Ad: of Parliament which would pre- 

 clude the paffing of a thoufand. 



Bills of Inclofure muft occupy much of 

 the attendance of Parliament, and divert 

 their attention from matters of public im- 

 portance. Befidcs, private intereft, although 

 it may not be able to exert its influence in 

 Parliament at large, may be ditticult to 

 fhut out entirely from its committees : but 

 ^vhat can lower the dignity of Parliament 

 more than private intereft being permitted, 

 in any way, to warp its deterniina'cions ? 



That a GENERAL BILL OF INCLOSURE 



might be framed to anfwer the purpofe of an 

 equitable appropriation of commonable lands, 

 in a much higher degree than has been, or 

 perhaps ever can be obtained by feparate 

 bills, appears to my mind indifputable ; and 

 why fuch a meafure has not long ago been 

 H ^ adopted. 



