Therearemanycircumstances，which，inEngland，givea
peculiarforcetotheaccumulatingpropensity。Thelongexemption
ofthecountryfromtheravagesofwar，andthefarearlier
periodthanelsewhereatwhichpropertywassecurefrommilitary
violenceorarbitraryspoliation，haveproducedalong—standing