THE CORN LAWS. 2:

than two millions and a half of peor le employed in huf-

Deduing 5 millions of quarters of ee for the main- tenance of the ue ers and cottagers(at tlie rate of two quar-

ters to each perfon), from the 16 millions of ue which we have re ex to be the quantity required for the general

confumpt of the kingdom, there remains 11 millions of quar- ters of grain, which is to be confidered as the produce of the lands, after fupporting the people and cattle employed in raifing the corn, and fowing the Se or, in other words, a aua tit r@ al a the confumbt£ c‘illions and half ic Jai ILY equa to tne coniumE OÏ ne 5 m1ii lions anc à AAIL of people, who are not employed in ee andry.

>) e= 1 pra: SERRE vr+

But it is to be obferved, that the 11 milhons f quarters

of grain, are raifed by the m illion and a half of he for the cottagers, raïfing only as much grain as will fupport their

own families, come not into the computat jon: fo that every

d in hufbandry, as a trade or

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perfon, old and young, employec manufacture, 1s RU to raife as much corn as will main-

in himfelf, and nearly four other panne, after fupporting ftock upon the farm, and labouring and fowing the ground

for another crop.

We have taken up this calculation, as is already faid, from the generally received opinion, that there are 8 millions of people in Great Britain; but we are apt to beheve that the

population confiderably ex«ceeds that number,

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