206 Remarks on the new Bill for the parochial Clergy. April If not the King, starting with rage, interrupted him, if not-what? if not, refumed the nobleman, in a firm tone, they will look for another and a better king. Alonzo, in the highest transport of paffion, expreffed his refentment, and hafted out of the room. In a little while, however, he returned calm and reconciled. I perceive, faid he, the truth of what you fay. F He who will not execute the duties of a king cannot long have good fubjects. Remember from this day, you have nothing more to do with Alonzo the fportsman, but with Alonzo the King of Portugal. His Majefty was as good as his promife, and became, as a warrior and a politician, the greatest of the Portuguese monarchs. To the, EDITOR of the LONDON MAGAZINE. INDING that a bill (moved for by Mr. Gilbert, and feconded by Mr. Skinner) for the relief of parochial clergy, and the repairs of their houfes, is ordered to be brought into the house next feffion. I cannot diveft myself of a very earnest defire of being informed, even thus early, what is the mode of relief intended; in other words, what are the cafes of diftrefs or difficulty to which this relief is intended to be applied? Would Mr. Gilbert or Mr. Skinner, or any of their friends, be fo generous as to open to the public their views in this benevolent defign, I reft affured that it would produce difcoveries of very extraordinary perplexities in the vicarial rights of the Church; which, partly through the profpect of extreme inconvenience in their redrefs, and partly through the indigence of the incumbents concerned, have defeated the benefit of the establishment itself. I affert that in the vaft multitude of poor vicarages in this kingdom, great numbers of worthy clergymen are fuffering very material defraudations of their established right, a confequential contempt from many of their parishioners, and a probable dejection of fpirit in the want of that fupport, which it is likely this parlia mentary relief will yield them. And fince difficulties of this kind, like all objects of national regulation, ought to be made very notorious, the stream of their propagation cannot be conveyed in a more extenfive channel' than in that of your useful magazine I have only to add as a motive of regard from the public, that in the evangelical vineyard none are more profeffed labourers than the parochial clergy, and of these none have more reafon to murmur against the diftribution of the wages than the country vicars, in the rank of whom stands Your fuffering correspondent VICARIUS. Pardon my confidence, Sir, when Somerset. SIR, For the LONDON MAGAZINE. AMONGST the multiplicity of most of the counties of this kingdom, able writers who daily manifeft their endeavours to rectify public evils-I have been long furprifed that none have tendered their fervices to ftop a very great and fashionable parliamentary grievance, I mean that of enclosure. This, Sir, is now become one of the greatest national evils. If we can fuppofe the woollen manufactory a bleffing, the practice of enclofure must be a curfe to the kingdom. I have carefully traversed through and to the great difadvantage of manufactory I have found, that by the cuftom of enclofing commons, in three fmall counties only, there is a decrease of upwards of thirty thoufand fheep, compared with the numbers kept as before the inclosure fcheme took place; exclufive of the fummer feeding fheep purchafed in Scotland, afterwards thorn and fed in those counties. The counties to which I allude are Cumberland, Weft more 1776. On Enclofures-Queries to Mr. Jebb. moreland, and Durham. What a diminution in the growth of wool is here in only three counties! fhould it be faid" that the price of wool is not much advanced within the last ten years," I only reply, that I hope men are not fo devoid of understanding or public fpirit, as to with any article in manufactory to advance in price, from any other reason than an increase of the demand. It is not at all furprizing, confidering the price of corn, that the inclofing fcheme became fo fashionable; nor am I aftonished at the ease with which the bills to encourage enclo. fures paffed through the Houfe: But to the public it must appear furprising that the many vaft enclosures thould not, by this time, have fufficiently fupplied our markets with corn; inHead of this having in the smallest degree tended to lower the price, corn daily and yearly becomes dearer. I have been at the trouble of taking a furvey of most of thefe enclosures, and I have found much the greatest part of them not naturally adapted for producing any material quantity of corn-and the better old ground adjoining to them is neglected, befides the benefit loft to fome thousands of poor cottagers, and other useful members of fociety, by enclosing the ancient commons.-This being the cafe with respect to enclosures, it may not be improper to point outwhere the inhabitants of this kingdom are to have their corn for bread, as I have taken fome pains to inform myself in this particular. I find that Liverpool and Bristol, by importing corn from America the laft year, have in a great measure fupported and maintained the inhabitants on the western fide of this kingdom, particularly the counties of Stafford, Worcester, Gloucester, Somerset, and Wilts, with great part of Wales, the inhabitants of which must have perifh 207 ed for want, had it not been for the benevolence of the Liverpool and Bristol merchants. The poor inhabitants of Bristol finely picture their gratitude in the unanimous election of Henry Cruger, Efq; to be one of their reprefentatives in Parliament, in return for his humanely providing for, and liberally feeding them with American corn, during the laft fpring, and by that means faving the lives of fome thoufands of his Majefty's fubjects. During my enquiry into the ftate of the importation of American corn at Bristol, I had an opportunity of converfing with feveral gentlemen, natives of different provinces of America, who all agreed in affirming that extenfive country in general to be finely adapted for the growth of corn, and by its overplus providing for the wants of this kingdom, fhould we grow no corn at all; and that part of America which belongs to the Crown of Great Britain, is of fuch amazing extent, that it is impoffible a bad feafon can affect more than a part, when it may, and often has affected the whole of this island. On one hand, the prefent Parliament feem to be adopting this plan, by paffing bills to reftrain the Americans from fishing and naval commerce, thereby putting them under the neceffity of applying themselves to agriculture. But on the other hand, enclofing bills are almoft daily paffing both Houfes, and little or no notice is taken by either of the woollen manufactory, which looks as if the members were not well informed of thefe neceffary matters. From this rough draught I hope fome more able hand will take up the argument; every information in my power, which thall be thought neceffary on fo interefting a fubject, fhall be communicated with pleasure. RUSTICUS. To the EDITOR of the LONDON MAGAZINE. MNorwich Intit ta turally attract R. Jebb's letter to the Bishop of the attention of every ferious Chriftian in this realm. He is perfuaded that the Supreme Caufe of all things is not merely in effence, but also in perfon one, and therefore hath wholly Anglican Church rejected the trinitarian liturgy of the He faith the Blessed Virgin may as well be adored as her Son. 24. Doth he believe her affumption? Qu. Doth he believe her to be a Goddels INQUISITIOUS, To 208 April To the EDITOR of the LONDON MAGAZINE. SIR, and violet, will compofe a green and how pure ?(for red and violet compofe purple, according to prop. 4. of the fecond part of the fame book). 2. Whether the middle of the green, and extremities of red and violet (or all the green and all the red and violet) compofe white, or what colour do they compound? 3. Taking the green entirely out of the beam, what colour do the other rays (red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo and violet) compound? and whether a white may not be made without the green, only by adding a proper quantity of yellow and blue to what were before in the beam, or which is the fame in effect by diminishing the quantity of the other rays (red and violet) in a due proportion. To the EDITOR of the LONDON MAGAZINE. SIR, I Here prefent you with a drawing Here prefent you with a drawing waiter, upon a construction entirely new, and with many appendages hitherto unattempted in a thing of this nature. The excufe for offering it to the public, arifes from the proof I have had of its utility, which I have repeatedly experienced in my own houfe. I have had the fatisfaction by this means of furnishing a few friends at table with whatever they might want, without giving them the trou ble of afking for it. It may yet admit of improvements, but think it well calculated to fet at liberty a train of gentry, who might be much better employed, than in standing at our elbows, and liftening to our table converfation. The following is a fhort explanation of it. proper baskets to receive the foul ones. A. reprefents the lower table, on which is placed the first course, or fervice; underneath this table is a contrivance for fixing a fufficient number of knives and forks, and in the centre are caftors for oil, fugar, &c. B. The second table for pastry, jellies, &c. and underneath which are fmaller knives and forks, fpoons, &c. C. The third table furnished with glaffes of two fizes, diftinguished by particular marks upon each to prevent any difagreeable exchange. Upon the centre of this table is fupported a large handsome vafe, D. made to contain a fufficient quantity of malt liquor, which is conveyed from thence through the pedeital to cocks fixed therein, and is divided in fuch a manner, as to convey ale to one fide of the pedeftal, and beer to the other: fhould any one of the company prefer wine or water, it may be eafy to fupply them with either, without working miracles for that purpose, as this upper table may be made fufficiently capacious to bold decanters of both. It may in the first place be neceffary to observe, that after the cloth is laid upon a large round table, this service is to be placed in the centre, and by each part of it turning eafily round, it brings forward in fucceflion what ever is placed upon it, and enables The vafe moves round with the up. every person at table to partake of the per table, and on the reverse fides of dith he chufes. The table is fupposed the pedestal are chandeliers for wax to be fufficiently large to admit of a ne- candles, which may be taken off when ceffary fupply of clean plate,&c. being the fervice is used by day-light. let upon it, and underneath are fixed Litchfield. J. W. *Diameter of A. 3 feet of B. 2 feet-of C. 20 inebes. |