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VP and educating a family) can only be landed down from father to Son, by the utimost thrift, bard labour, and penu- rious Living; and every little Saving being hoarded up, for the payment of the eventful fine, leaves nothing for the ex- pence of travelling, to See improved modes"of culture, and to gain knowledge of the management and profits of the dif- ferent breeds of live stock, and be convinced, by ocular Proofs, that their own Situations are capable of producing Similar adväntages. And even Should they be half-inclined ts adopt a new practice, prudence whispers, that Should the ex- periment fail, it would require the Savings of many years to make good the deficiency.

The customary tenure is allowed, on all hands, to be a great grievance and check to improveinent. Would not this be best done away on the diviSion of commons, as was the case at Brampton,&c. when Lord Catrlisle had one-twelfth for his,consent, as lord of the Soil, and for entranchising the allotments. There are other lords who ask one-fourth for their consent and enfranchising., The yearly valne of the various Customs, fines,&c. might be easily Settled by com- misSioners; and twenty-five Years purchase on this value, be the price of enfranchisement, which might be allowed out of Ube allotment, upon the diviSion of a common; ur paid in money, atthe option of the tenant.

On these terms neither party would have reason to com plain; but where a tenant cannot enſfranchise, under forty Years purchase, it would be a humane act of the legislature to relieve these bondages by Jaw, or laudable in the Board of AsSriculture, to induce Such lords of manois, to accept a fair equivalent for these dregs of vassalage.

Letting no leases, or leases for five or Seven years, is ano- ther great obstacle to improvement. To Such proprietors of land we would beg leave to hint, that no tenant will ever make improvements under the uncertainties of a Short lease; much less where there is none. A tenant may be well con- vinced, that by proper culture, draining, improved brieeds of Stock,&c. he could make his farm, in a few years, worth one tbird more than it is at present; but this cannot be done without laying out money: Suppose 1001. and Suppose, by this means, the encreaged yearly value of the crop is 201.4 Now it is clear, it will be Six years before he can be repaid the principal and interest of the s5um expended. Should his Jease expire in the fiſch year, he would be a loser; and Should be bave no lease, he might be turned ett his farm at the end of the Second year. Under guch Circumstances, the chance of loss is much greater than thie prospect of gain. By rea SOning in this manner, he concludes, that it is much'Safer te