to the Habitations of his Laborers. 343 



to have appreciated its merits from the complete 

 occupation of my mind in contemplating the 

 local beauties of the place. Wages are a shilling 

 a-day for nine months ; and for the other three, 

 ten pence. 



The library contains many scarce and curious 

 books, and the pictures present much that is 

 worthy of inspection. The portrait of Anne 

 Bullen, by Holbein, is an exquisite painting ; 

 those by Fuller, representing the escape of 

 Charles the Second, are highly interesting. 



The residence of Lord Roden diffuses com- 

 fort and happiness widely around. When a 

 nobleman condescends to act as a magistrate, 

 he has the power of being eminently useful to 

 his neighbourhood : the law so administered 

 becomes duly elevated and respected, and the 

 people find it their interest to obey its directions 

 and support its execution rendering the too 

 common resort to military assistance totally 

 unnecessary ; as there can be no doubt it is the 

 distrust of impartial justice that induces man to 

 despise the law, and become the avenger of his 

 own injuries. 



The danger and inconvenience of child-birth 

 appear here to be little felt and less regarded 



