produced all the consequences that your "able friends" will have mentioned above.-The THING a very suitable understanding with never was in a more ticklish state your able foes, and that put-off than at this very moment. Wheat after put-off will leave you, in at 78s. a quarter in England, 35s. July next, just where you now in France, and as cheap in Holland. are. There will be, to begin with, This difference arises solely from a great deal of abuse of you; the paper-money now got out here and for this you may prepare in consequence of the part repeal yourself. My own opinion is, that there will be a great deal of bluster about the necessity of re-, sisting you, when you take such a high tone; that there will be a surprising deal of wavering and

of Peel's Bill. But, mind, there is no Bank-restriction, as there was before; and, therefore, there is no protection against a panic. Before we can set about "conquering Ireland again," there shuffling; but, mind, I no more must be another Bank-restriction; expect to see you get even and that brings the Thing to that what is called "emancipation," state in which all good men have than I expect to see the peoso long wished to see it. Away ple of Ireland all with new go all the dreams about "prospe- coats and clean shirts on next rity" and "supremacy," amongst Christmas-day. That is to say, the rest of the silly thoughts con- I do not expect it now. There must ceived in the muddy skulls at be events first: events abroad: Guildhall. However, remember, Ireland, like every other country, here is a reptile insolent and is a part of the world. I, for stupid enough, a mere vender of my part, should be for a petition puns and smut, sufficiently inso- for unestablishing the Protestant lent to propose, in a public pa- Church in Ireland. The people. per, the "conquering of Ireland of England would understand again." Let this be remembered. that well, and would join in the In conclusion, Sir, let me tell petition. They do not know what you what are the conjectures afloat" emancipation" means. But, they here, relative to the Catholics. can clearly understand how the Some say, that" something must country would be benefitted by be done;" but others, who have taking three millions a-year from". been more close observers of the the Irish Church, and employing workings of the THING, think it for the public uses of Ireland,

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instead of taking twice that sum out a curious solution of this strange every year from England to sup-mystery, the selling of noblemen's port that Church. They can easily estates. This coUNTRY-CONJURER, understand this; and this is the whose name is BAINES, wants, for ground on which I would proceed. some reason or other, to make it Take what is called "emancipa-out, that these great estates are tion" too. But, the Church is the grand and most interesting affair. Mr. HUME's motion showed how sensibly all men felt this.

sold, not for want of money in the owners; not on account of their debts and mortgages; but merely for the amusement of selling their estates: or, at least, if this be not

However, there will be time enough to settle on the course you the meaning of this conjurer, it is are to pursue. You and the As-difficult to say what is his meaning. sociation have acted so wisely hitherto, that it would be presumption in any one to attempt to offer you advice.

I am,
Sir,

Your most obedient and

Most humble Servant,

I will insert the passage that I have alluded to; and then we will see what we can make of the political philosophy of this Yorkshire conjurer." The great induce.

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ments that present themselves at "the present time for the investWM. COBBETT." ment of unemployed capital in

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gible for the purposes of trade or individual convenience, and

THE Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S" the consequently high price Sale, some little while ago; the" which may now be obtained for sale of the ORMONDE estate, the" property of this description, other day; the purchase of these" have led to numerous and conby spinning-jenny fellows and "siderable sales in various parts brewers and stock-jobbers; and the" of the country. The number further and still greater sales that" and importance of those which are expected, shortly, of property "have recently been effected, and of this sort; these show, that there" of others advertised as yet to is a real revolution going on." come, evince plainly, the dispo There is a man, who publishes a "sition of great proprietors to paper, in Yorkshire, called the" avail themselves of these favour"Leeds Mercury," who has found"able circumstances. And the

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"very unusual increase of that with the rise in the price of corn. "portion of the revenue which Well; so much the better for him. " arises from auction duty affords He gets more rent than he got 'proof demonstrative of the cor- before. What should he sell for? "rectness of our remark; as the "Oh!" say you, "from a disposi66 numerous sales which have "tion to avail himself of the increas"either taken place, or are yet to "ed value of his estate." What! "come, in many parts of England, what is this availing, then? Why, "can have been (in the present it means profiting from, or turn"prosperous state of things) the ing to profit. Well, conjurer, but "result only of a desire, on the how can he do this more effectually than by receiving the increased rent? What should he sell for, in order to "avail" himself of the

part of landed proprietors, to “avail themselves of the increased 86 value of their estates."

A nobleman is not to go into trade : he must buy land, to be sure, or squander the money away, and this last would be an odd sort of

other land, how does he " avail" himself of the increased value of his estate? Other land will sell as dear as his. Oh! thou conceited

Well, now, conjurer BAINES, increased value of the estate? what are these " great induce-What is he to do with the money? ments"? You do not tell us, and, therefore, let us conclude, that you do not know of any such. But, let us come to the grand secret of the conjurer. These great sales" availing." If he sell land to buy “evince,” he tells us, and "evince "plainly, the disposition of great "proprietors to avail themselves "of the increased value of their "estates." What? How? Avail? and stupid man! What a pretty What the devil do you mean, state must the minds of those be conjurer BAINES of Leeds Mer-in, who receive their political knowcury I once before observed, that these Mercuries, all over the country, though taking the name of the god of science, were the dullest dogs in the whole world. But, 66 avail," good dull man, that here is a Lord, and there is BAINES; what do you mean? an Esquire, both sell their estates, Here is a nobleman with an estate, and each buys the other's, and the the rents of which have lately risen Government, snaps up the auction

ledge from thee! According to thee, when estates yield a good rent, the owners ought to sell them in order to "quail" themselves of the high value of their land. So

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duty upon both! And, this is your the Leeds conjurer. Nature has availing," conjurer BAINES! No not furnished him with the means wonder that Yorkshiremen are so of seeing these plain facts and cute, seeing they have tutorers reasons; and thus he goes blunlike thee! dering about. What, then, again.

This empty coxcomb takes care to deprive himself of all excuse,

I say, must be the state of a public mind, to which a man like this

by saying, that "the present pros-is the purveyor?

perous state of things" forbids It is a matter highly interesting

passing into the hands of Jews, Brokers, Distillers, Brewers, Cotton-spinners, and the like. It

the belief that the sales can have to see the estates of the nobles arisen from any other cause, than that of a disposition in the great proprietors to "avail themselves "of the increased value of their shows how the funding system "estates." Thus, he means to have works. And the axe is really laid it understood, that they do not sell to the root of the whole of the for want of money; not on ac- Aristocracy. This funding syscount of debts and mortgages. But, tem will cut the whole of it up. the fact clearly is, that they owe While the borrowing could go the money, and that they are on, the Aristocracy got its share really "availing" themselves of of the loans, through the various the rise in prices in order to sell channels of war. War is at an their lands to pay their debts, end for this system. There can which are now paid with the sale be no more war until the whole of less land than they could have system be radically changed; or, been paid with before the rise took there can be no war without proplace. ducing such change. That is the

This is the real state of the truth; and a truth of great imcase. And this is very interesting portance it is.

matter. This is the march of the

silent revolution. These land

BOTT-SMITH.

ΤΟ

FRIEND JAMES CROPPER,
OF LIVERPOOL.

sellers suspect, too, that something may soon happen to take away the present prices. They are right; and they are wise to sell now. But, all this is disguised from a stupid fellow like BAINES, you on your ardent philanthropy,

Kensington, 24 Nov. 1824,

FRIEND CROPPER,
I SOME time ago, in writing to

will to the contrary; and this you will see as clearly as daylight by the following account of the BoTT, taken from Dr. CLARKE's work on the diseases of horses.

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"ON THE BOTTS, or OESTRI.

exerted in order to get more money by your East-India ships; your unfeigned desire to put a stop to West-India slavery, seeing that it thwarted you in your projects for getting the chink by East-India sugar; on your tender concern for "These singular insects, whose the poor dear little blacks in Ja-" habitations are the bodies of maica, and your generous disre-" living animals [as you well gard of the little whites, perishing" know, James!] are nourished, in the hells called cotton-factories," in their grub, or larva, state, in under your very nose: in writing" an extraordinary way, by feedto you on these matters, I had oc- ing on the juices of these anicasion to speak of and to describe" mals, and in their winged state, your typical tool, EGERTON SMITH," often infest and teaze them, of the Liverpool Mercury, whom," that they could hardly fail of for the reasons which I then gave, "attracting notice and becoming I called "BOTT-SMITH." "an object of surprise and cu'I was surprised to hear, that "riosity. [And Bott-Smith really there were persons to doubt of the" is an object of surprise and cupropriety of this appellation. That" riosity!]-This curious race is to say, to doubt, not whether" have obtained, with us, in EngSMITH deserved to be called BOTT, "land, the name of Borrs, or, but, whether Borr deserved to be" moré correctly Bots, as the called SMITH. I was fully con-" origin of the word would point vinced in my own mind, that, by "out as the more proper mode of the junction of the two names, no injustice was done to either of the parties; and I am happy to have" not till very lately occur to me, it now in my power to give the" and was not at all apprehended most satisfactory proof of my " at the time I wrote an Essay on justice in this case; proof, FRIEND" these insects, addressed to the CROPPER, which I address to you, "Linnean Society, and inserted seeing that you were and are so "in the 3d volume of their Transdeeply interested in the matter." actions. "actions. Our Lexicographers

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spelling it. The source or de"rivation of this appellation did

It is a Bott! Indeed, friend" also appear to have been at a James, it is a Bott, say what it" loss respecting the true origin of