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 which was indited with juridical formality, but was never made valid by regular subscription.

If the inhabitants of have nothing to give, it is not that they are oppressed by their landlord: their leases seem to be very profitable. One farmer, who pays only seven pounds a year, has maintained seven daughters and three sons, of whom the eldest is educated at for the ministry; and now, at every vacation, opens a school in.

Life is here, in some respects, improved beyond the condition of some other Islands. In what is wanted can only be bought, as the arrival of some wandering pedlar may afford an opportunity; but in  there is a standing shop, and in  there are two. A shop in the Islands, as in other places of little frequentation, is a repository of every thing requisite for common use. Mr.