Duringthelast5years,thediminutionoftheagriculturalpercentageofthepopulationhasbeenyetmoremarked。Asearlyas1846,PierreDupontinhis\"Ouvriers\"sang:Malvêtus,logosdansdestrous,Souslescombles,danslesdécombres,NousvivonsavocleshibouxEtleslaffons,amisdesombres。[109]\"SixthandlastReportoftheChildren’sEmploymentCommission,\"publishedattheendofMarch,1867。Itdealssolelywiththeagriculturalgang—system。
[110]\"Child。Emp。Comm。,VI。Report。\"Evidence173,p。37。
[111]Somegang—masters,however,haveworkedthemselvesuptothepositionoffarmersof500acres,orproprietorsofwholerowsofhouses。
[112]\"HalfthegirlsofLudfordhavebeenruinedbygoingout\"(ingangs)。l。
c。,p。6,§32。