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zet the highest tithes he can; and his reward, a per centage on the value of the living, being another inducgment, having the like effect. Such are the objections to the general methods of Settling tithes. What are the objections to my plan? If any of your agricultural readers would point out a plan of compounding for tithes, which wonld Secure equality to, apd Secure friendship between both parties, they would do an essential public Service. Mr. Arthur YXYoung's able pen would be well employed on this Subject. 1 Should be glad of any in» formation or advice from him, or from any 9ne else; my only view being to obtain a fair tithe,

; I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant,

Jans 14,. 1805;] A NORFOLK/RECTOR,

To the Same. StR,

I cannot Sufficient]y express my Surprize at the Farmer's Letter, inyour last paper. After we have been repeatedly informed by high authority, that.the foundation of all property is law, and that tithes are the,most ancient species of property therein recognized--in a year 100, wben the price of the necessaries of life is greater than it bas been.(alwost): within the, memory of man; that s0o direct an attack upon private rights, as the abolitiow of tithes, Should be recommended to public practice,.is SCarcely to'be accounted for but upon the Suppo- gition, that.this Farmer firm]y believes that nobody bas a right to live but himself. Yet, if ever there was an object deserving legislative gonzideration, the rights of the Clergy imperiously demand it. If wie keenness of the Farmer have laid'Some worthy Pastors in prison, there is. apprehension that his encreasing agressions will lay many more, and the growth and care of Religion be in a degree confined tothe new-fangled teachers, who will no longer Subject the honest far» mmer tothe burden. of paying a man his due; and to'those who are absolutely incapable of tolerably Spelling their own names. Proyi- vision for Methodist Parsons 15 light, in comparison of that for Chürch« Ministers; and besides, the Methodist PFarson can be sconced to. a Shilling to. gratify malice or avarice.

Willing to componnd for present benefit with a probable prospect of temporary inconvenience, I beartily wish Tithes were in every instance collected in kind, The grumbling with. honest men could not last three years. Not that I fear it would-be of long duration with any Set of. men--a Sense of individual interest wonld at length prevail through the agricultural community, which would force itself upon the attention of the Farmer maost regardless-of“the rights of others. An e>tabliehed Ministry must be fed.--Butthe Farmer requires an impos- Sibility, if he requires to live in friendship eitber with Clergy or Laity,. to whom he deals out the bounty of Heaven, not in proportion to their Tespective claims, but to bis own unfeeling estimates of their Wauts. This disgusting. selfisShness must have it's natural effect upon the public mind, and he(the Farmer) bear, as he can, the odinm it'occa- kious. Neither Parson nor Farmer, but an

Fan. 30, 1805. HONEST MAN.