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cessary, and as important to the rich man, as the
rich man can be to the poor. The land is of no
use to one without the cultivation of the other.
His Lordship then continues: '' An honest in-
dustrious peasantry is a nation's protection and
pride." We are called upon, therefore, by every
principle of humanity and justice, to revert in
this respect the present order of things, to pay
the labourer that which he fairly earns, and to
pay it to him as his right and his due. So much
for this worthy Bishop, who has not only written,
but acted, and brought extensively into practice
his benevolent theory. Of him it may be justly
said, Idem Sermo et Vita.*
The next authority to which I shall refer, is
that of the Rev. S. Demainbray, Chaplain to
His Majesty, and Rector of Broad Somerford,
Wilts. The Reverend Gentleman, though not
so highly elevated in the church as our good
bishop, yet has shown equal zeal in his endea-
vours to better the condition of the poor in every
parish where he may find himself. In a letter
to the Earl of Salisbury, he gives, in the most
modest unassuming manner, an account of the
* See Appendix, No. 10.—In which is inserted a Letter of con-
siderable length from the Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of
Bath and Wells, addressing every parish in His Majesty's dominions,
recommending the bettering the condition of the poor and the
system of allotments.