GROWING GOLD. 



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Let all at the head of this department of 

 the government examine the reasonableness 

 of the suggestions made to them, and en- 

 courage those who have the best title, without 

 favor or affection, and eventually the pro- 

 ceedings of the officers will cease to be a 

 subject of ridicule; the only motive that we 

 have for observing their faults is to correct 

 our own. 



From an examination of more than forty 

 estates in various parts of the kingdom, the 

 following are selected to show the general 

 state of the timber growing on them. 



Estate, No. 3, Richmond Park. 



It is very probable that some part of this 

 park was planted under the superintendence 

 of Evelyn, as there is a considerable number of 

 trees of the necessary age to sanction the sup- 

 position. These trees no doubt grew well for 

 many years, but they have for a considerable 

 time past ceased to thrive, from having bee» 



