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petiial evolutions which they are every day 
performing before him, that interferences of 
this nature must always be weighed with 
srreat doubt, and set about with extreme cau- 
tion, least we should fix too narrow bounds to 
industry, and cramp the pinions of genius. 
The first recommendation of Mr. Brooke, 
in order to restore the country to plenty, is 
to destroy what he calls the ‘ monopoly of 
farms:' that is to say, by legislative authority 
to reduce the size of them. This is an old 
topic, and has been bandied about for many , 
years, or as often as there has been any ma- 
terial alteration in the price of provisions. 
Mr. Kent, some years ago, in his publica- 
tion of ‘ Hints to Gentlemen of Landed 
Property,’ laid down a very judicious scale 
for the different sizes of farms, in order to 
accommodate farmers of every degree of 
capital ; and from our knowledge of Eng- 
land, we verily believe that principle is acted 
upon by the most considerable part of the 
landed proprietors. But, as this is a matter of 
opinion and assertion, we will place the plan 
upon its own merits. 
