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folk is at this time from a guinea to twenty-five fhillings.per thoufand, the brick- burner finding fuel. Perhaps it is as well for the proprietor to provide fuel for himfelf; as, when provided by the man who tzkes the job, there is great danger that the bricks will be infufficiently burnt; which is a fraud that cannot-be difcovered till it is too late to apply a remedy.

To be read at the End of Seétion III, Page 97.—There is another mode of confiructing cottages that may be had recourfe to with economy and ad- vantage in particular fituations and circumftances; this is that of building in what is termed Pzsé, or fimply by compreffing well-wrought earth in moulds or cafes contrived for the purpofe. It is a method that has been long pra¢tifed in the vici- nity of Lyons, in France, with great benefit, and has been attempted in this coun- try with equal fuccefs. It is particularly recommended by the cheapnefs of the ma- terials that are made ufe of; the facility with shich they can be procured in almoft every fituation; and the vaft favingin time, carriage, and labour, that attends it; and it is faid to afford buildings that are equally neat and durable.

The manner of preparing the materials, and performing the work, with repre- fentations of the different implements that are neceffary to be employed, have been deferibed, with much accuracy and correctnefs, from the publication of M. Coin- teraux, by Henry Holland, Efq. and inferted in an Appendix to the Firft Volume of Communications to the Board of Agriculture, which may be confulted on the fub. ject.

Lobe read after Line 33, Page 103.—It has been fuggefted that, in making inclofures, fomething more fubftantial fhould be given to the poor cottager in exchange for his benefits, whether they be confidered real or imaginary, which he derives from his common, than the hope of participating with the whole in the general advantage which may be produced. Various claufes have been pro- vided in different a€ts of inclofures in this intention. In fome, much difpute and inconvenience has been avoided by inferting claufes for increafing the allotments of thofe owners and proprietors whofe property may be above the annual value of five pounds, and under ten, fu as not to exceed the proportions allotted to any other proprietors: whofe property may amount to the annual value of ten pounds, The fpirit of which feems to be:“ First, that every proprietor whofe property is above the annual value of five pounds, and under the annual value of ten, have an extra allotment; and Sreconpnty, that the value in this extra allotment fhall, as nearly as poffible, be inverfely proportionate to the property to which it is attached; the commiffioners confequently taking care that in. no inftance the allot-