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days at least) to carry the butcher 150 miles 
into the country, there coolly to slaughter the 
oxen, and salt them, than to drive them that 
distance, and convey the salt also to meet 
the butcher on the banks of the Thames ; 
not to mention the heated, feverish condition' 
ot the animals, the expence of driving them, 
&c. &c. But, my Lord, in times like these, 
with respe6l to such trivial subjedls, regard 
is paid more to him who speaks than to the 
matter which is spoken. But w^e beg pardon 
for this digression. 
The maritime counties contain consider- 
able tradls of land, which, in their present 
state and condition, are of but little value. 
These might be efficaciously drained or sup- 
plied with fresh water, as the exigency of 
the case might require, and might by these 
means be improved to a very considerable 
extent. Between the Humber and the port 
of Lynn there are distri6fs containing, to- 
gether, some hundreds of thousands of acres 
of the description now hinted at, which might 
in this way be improved and rendered of 
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