1 See article on Parliamentary Reform, May 1, 1831; reprinted in Alison's Essays, vol. i. p. 32, 40.

2 See Free Trade at its Zenith: Blackwood's Magazine, Dec. 1849.

3

England, £47,000,000
Scotland, 3,500,000
Ireland, 8,000,000
£58,500,000

Apart, in the three Kingdoms, from rents of houses, which amount to about £45,000,000 more.

4 Vide the Economist, passim; more especially that amusing and delectable series of articles, penned for the purpose of demonstrating that Free Trade enhances the value of grain.

5 Festus, a Poem. By Philip James Bailey. Third Edition: with Additions.

6 Sacs et Parchemins. Par Jules Sandeau. Paris, 1850.

Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.