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themselves:much obliged to your corespondent R. W. for many judicious remarks 01 this Subject, but I do not find be has kept his intepded promise, in writing to you further on "ihis very interesting national object; and his neglect has been to me a disappoinlment, and I do not doubt it has also to many others ofs your readers. But how much soever Mr. Malthus is justly applauded, R. W. in my humble opinion, has quoted as" article from him, which if put in practice, would be productive of the worst.of consequences, and wbich is as follows:“ He infers, that in every country there must exist Some check, which proportions the population to the "ineans of sübsistence." 1 argue just the reverse--that Sub- SiSfence Should meet the wants of zncreased population, 8up- posing the kingdom in general would copy Such an improved SyStem of culture, as there is to be met with in some few par- ricular districts. In that case, 1 do not hesitate in Saying, the nation would be enabled to provide good and sufficient food for at least double the number of its present inhabitauts,

Inrespect to R, W.'s account of horrible famines attending a numerous population in China and Indostan, whenever there is a failure of the rice erop, tbe circumstance inserted

.in your Magazine for May, by the president of the Board of

Agriculture, Should be made as public as possible, and 15 a Proper comment on the above.“The extensive cultivation of potatoes in the East Indies, by which thousands, and in Process of time, millions of human creatures will be pre- Served from perishing by famine, is to be attributed to the recommendation and exertion of this Lvostitution.

I am, Mr. Lditor, one of those old fasbioned Englishmen, who are rather fond of Some of the old English proverbs, be- »ause 1 often find them consistent with experience and trutb, for instance:“ Providence never Sends mouths but he Sends meat, if we use the best means in our power to obtain it.

I have for many-years, at intervals, written what I appre- hended,'would be attended with public benefit respectivg the poo" laws, and was always of opinion, the promoting a good SystCm of education, Should be counsidered as the corner Stone. When L-received the. Star paper, of the, 20th of Febrvary, with Mr. Whitbread's justly celebrated Speech, principally for establishing a national systeim of education on the most approved plan; I could not.but consider his Superstructure as founded on a rock, exteusive and noble, which when put in force, and properly attended to, may tend more to the

. comforts of the poor and advantage of the public, than all other means that can be devised by the wisdom of.man, and that would of itself, ip time, do all that could be wished in the business; not that it would be improper to add's50me rules