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lately been built, the internal regulations of 

 which do great credit to the magistrates. The 

 prisoners (who are not numerous) have their 

 cells both heated and ventilated, with every 

 comfort consistent with their security. The 

 Dispensary is on an admirable plan, and affords 

 extensive relief: as the expenditure is annually 

 published, it would not be much additional 

 trouble to state also the different maladies 

 under which the patients are admitted. Such 

 records afford data for tracing the rise and pro- 

 gress of disorders, and facilitate the means of 

 prevention. 



The rent of land round Cavan is high from 

 four to seven pounds per acre ; and the tithes 

 are in proportion. Agistment tithe being extin- 

 guished, the great proprietor and substantial 

 farmer, whose principal returns are from graz- 

 ing, do not feel the pressure of tithes like the 

 small needy occupier, whose lands are chiefly 

 under the plough, and on whom the tithes fall 

 particularly heavy. It is however contended, 

 that the land is hired with reference to this 

 burden, and the rent is in proportion. In great 

 farms this is unavoidably the case ; but not so 

 in small holdings, where the competition for 

 them is so great as to outweigh all prudential 

 considerations. 



