WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS, EDINBURGH,
AND 37 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON.

MDCCCXLIX.

$3

CONTENTS.

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I. Hints on the Improvement of Cottages. By Mr David Gorrie,

Annat Cottage, Errol,

II. On the Properties and Composition of good Tile Clays. By

James F. W. Johnston, F.R.SS.L. and E.

III. Decisions in the Supreme Courts connected with Rural Eco-

nomy, from 16th December 1846 to 6th March 1847,

Servitude of Bleaching-Title of inhabitants in a Burgh of

Barony to vindicate right of Servitude, 63.-Poor-Law-As-

sessment of Canals for Poors'-rates, 64.-Statute Labour con-

version-Imprisonment illegal through proceedings instituted

before passing of 8 and 9 Vict., c. 41, 65.-Landlord and

Tenant-Lease-Evidence of local practice, 66.-Landlord and

Tenant-Submission-Effect of death of party, 68.-Land-

lord and Tenant-Desertion of a farm-Action of removing,

70.-Salmon Fishings-Landlord and Tenant-Reserved

right of Angling, 71.-Parochial Schoolmaster- Right of

access to proof led before a Presbytery, 73.-Master and

Servant Desertion of Service-Violation of agreement by

reduction of wages, ib.-Poor Law-Settlement of a mar-

ried woman deserted by her husband, 74.-Poor Law-Ar-

rears of Aliment-Advocation from a deliverance of Heritors

and Kirk-session, without the intervention of the Board of

Supervision, 76.-Heir and Executor-Division of rents

under 4 and 5 William IV., c. 22, 78.-Deed of Entail-

Power to sell entail lands on condition of entailing others

instead of those sold, 79.

IV. The Farmers' Note-Book.-—No. XVI. .

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Richardson on the Domestic Fowl, 79.-Leslie and Bartlett on

Indian Corn, 81.-Colman's European Agriculture, 83.—

Skilling's Agriculture; and Antisell's Manual of Agricul-

tural Chemistry as applicable to the Soils of Ireland, 86.-

Guy on the Health of Towns, 88. - Abattoirs, 92. The

necessity for a rational and sanatory method of sepulture,

94.-Enclosure of English commons, 99.-Jones' Turnip

Husbandry, 101.-Potatoes and Mazagan Beans, by Mr Alex.

Jamieson, Lauder, 102.-Temperature of the Ground-Heat

and Cold; by Mr Towers, M.R.A.S.E., 102.

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V. Tables of the Revenue-Foreign Markets - Prices of Butcher

Meat-Prices of Wool-Prices of Grain-Average Prices of Grain, . 109

VI. Fiars Prices in the Counties of Scotland for Crop and Year 1846, 111