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wrought into the worft linens, will amount 

 to ten times the value of the acre under wool. 



Ref peeling the thieving difpofition of the 

 common people, which I had heard io much 

 of, the Chief Baron was of an entire different 

 opinion — from his own experience he judged 

 them to be remarkably honeit. In working 

 his improvements, he has lived in his houie 

 without fhutters, bolts or bars, and with it 

 half full of fpalpeens, yet never loft the leaft 

 trifle — nor has he met with any depredations 

 among his fences or plantations;. 



Railing rents he confiders as one of the 

 greafceft caufes of the improvement of Ireland; 

 he has found that upon his own efiates it has 

 univerfally quickened their induftry, fet them 

 to fearching for manures, and made them in 

 every refpecl better farmers. But this holds 

 only to a certain point ; if carried too far, it 

 deadens, inftead of animating;; induftry. He 

 has always preferred his old tenants, and never 

 let a farm by advertifement to receive propo- 

 fals. That the fyftem of letting farms to be 

 re-let to lower tenants, was going out very 

 much : it is principally upon the eftates of ab- 

 fentees, whofe agents think only of the moft 

 rent from the moft folvent tenant. 



In converfation upon the popery laws, I ex- 

 prefTed my furprife at their feverity : he faid 

 J:hey Were fevere in the letter, but were never, 

 executed. It is rarely or never (he knew no 



inftance) 



