ed of their error; use courteous and liberal persuasives, in lieu of churlish and dogmatical decisions; recommendations, instead of impetuous mandates; emollients, instead of acrimonious pungency and caustics! If an encouragement were given to the deserving, sufficient to attract the subordinately praiseworthy; if ultra-effort were made, by recommendation given by the landowner to his tenantry, to employ all the working population on fair wages from the pockets of the occupier; and if his pocket had become too largely drained to effect this consummation, so devoutly to be wished; then, to assist in this patriotic work himself; I should then have no apprehension but that the "Poor Law Amendment Act" would fully realise its appellation; be productive of a return to religion without hypocrisy; morality without affectation; and happiness (with security) unalloyed by incendiarism and crime! FINIS. PAGE. LINE. 22 44 47 ERRATA. 3 from bottom, for incolent read incolunt. 4 for evinces read evince. 2 from bottom, for from read to form. 50 The total of the column for March should be £1947 15 8. 51 19 for 55 read 47. 52 56 23 for appears read appear. 6 from bottom, after year introduce (September). 61 24, for months read quarters. 61 Parish 6 for Ringsworth read Kingsnorth. 65 20 for was read were. 65 21 for has read have. 70 30 for lent read to. 71 5 from bottom, for all grades read every grade. 79 3 from bottom, for has read have. 81 17 from bottom, for this read the former. 84 15 from bottom, after its read not. 86 97 106 109 5 for they read we. 5 after themselves read it. 5 from bottom, for was read were. 110 17, for to read possessing. 110 4 from bottom, for this morning read a short time since. 112 1 erase and. 121 10 for was read is. 125 5 from bottom, after as well as insert be. |