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[60] indigent man, who is interested in no other estate, and has conse- quently more reason, to be tenacious ofthose little common rights, vested in him.

Yet, though the subject is complicated, the advantages to be derived, are so inestimable to the state, and to the individual, that, I trust, the wisdom of Parliament will think fit, to consider of, and establish some well-digested plans, to rescue this long neglected part of the kingdom, from the disgraceful situation, it at present exhibits.

Liberality towards the cottager, in allotting him a full allow- ance, for his few prescriptive rights, would, I am convinced, tend materially, to prevent his opposition; which has at all times been considered, the most insurmountable barrier, to the improvement of wastes. The gentleman of landed property, if he duly weighs his interest, and sums up the advantages he must derive, from an increase of produce, and population; cannot surely hesitate a moment, in giving up a greater proportion of this uncultivated land(from which he receives no benefit), than the law, at present, obliges him, when he has the pleasing pros- pect in view, of not only increasing his own property, but of seeing a creation of comfort, population, and industry, arise to the state, from a spot before unproductive, and unsightly to his residence.

In a national point of view, it matters not, by whom the land is cultivated, so as the produce is brought to the community. Following that idea, Iwill subjoin a comparative statement of the present produce of the waste, and commons, with what it would be, after having been inclosed a few years.

The 40, 000O acres of waste, in Berks, in its present state, yields hardly any thing to the community: the miserable keep, a horse, cow, or sheep, gets on most parts of it, in no direct way returns one penny to the state: but, that my calculation may be deprived of any partiality, I will suppose, each acre produces, by some means or other, to the community, an annual produce of five shillings; the amount on the whole will therefore be L 10,000.

If the said 40,OOo acres were inclosed, in a few years the com-