Underthislawitisevident，thatnopoormancouldmarrytilltherewasacottagevacanttoreceivehim；fornoinmateswereallowed。Thelastcircumstancewhichremainstobeassigned，ashavingcheckedandpreventedforaseasontheevilconsequences
resultingfromourpoorlaws，istheshameandreproachofbeingrelievedbyaparish:butthesehavelongsinceceasedto
operate。Itishightime，therefore，thatmoreeffectualprovisionshouldbemadefortheprotectionofindustryinaffluence，
andforthereliefofindustryintheseasonsofdistress。
SECT。XIThebestpoliticiansinEuropehavecondemnedthepresentsystemofourpoorlaws。Amongthesewemayreckontwo