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Mr. MALTHUS'S SCHOOL OF POLITICAL ECO-

NOM Y.

[LETTER. V.]

" As when from mountain tops the dusky clouds
Ascending, while the north wind slzeps„ o'erspread
Heaven's cheerful face, the louring element
Scowls o'er the darken'd landskip, snow, or shower;

If chance the radiant Sun with farewell sweet,
Extend his evening beam, the fields revive,
The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds

Attest their joy, that hill and valley.rings."—Nlxvrox.

MR. Enrrott—We have now, I think, shaken
off the incubus which has so long affected our re-
spiration, and scared us with frightful dreams;
we have put to flight Apollyon, who bestrode the
path leading to the Celestial City ; we have cut
off the head of giant Despair with his own sword
(I was about to say, that we had dashed out his'
brains with his own club ; but I recollected that
he had not as much brain as would supply a
luncheon for an earwig).—Without a figure, we
have destroyed Mr. Malthus's inevitable Law of
Nature ; or rather like a wounded' scorpion, it
has inflicted death upon itself by the venom of its
own sting. Mr. Malthus has borne me on his
shoulders out of " a gulf profound as that Ser-
bonian bog, betwixt Damiata and Mount Cusius
old, where armies whole have sunk." We now
respire £he buxom air, and feel that the very ces-
sation of pain is no mean pleasure.•
Human Nature is itself again ; as it was in the
days of Bacon, and Locke, and Addison, and
Burke, and I may add, of Pitt and Perceval,
neither of whom could get rid of the old fashion-
ed notion that the glory of a Prince is the num-
ber of his subjects, and that "marriage is honour-
able in all."—We now feel that, generally
speaking, . . .

" There is no evil under which the human species can labour,
that man is not competent to cure. This is a source of un-
speakable consolation to us, in two ways :—first, we can bear
with some cheerfulness the ill, which for ourselves or our pos-
terity we have the power to remedy : and secondly; this:power,
inherent in our nature, is the basis of that elasticityand exultation
which are most congenial to the mind of man. We are perplexed,
but not in despair ; we are persecuted but not forsaken ; we are
cast down but not destroyed. Man, in the most dejected con-
dition in which a human being can be placed, has still some-
thing within him which whispers him, I belong to a world
that is worth living in.' Such was, and was admitted to be, the
state of the human species, previously to the appearance of the
Essay on Population."—(Goodwin, p. 615.)

'r h e goad gossips may now chuckle and smile
at christenings, 'as they were wont to do—the
mother may forget her pains for joy that a child
is born into the world ; the old nurse may boast
that the new-corner is the sixth of the same breed
that she has dandled on her knee ; and the
bluihing spinster may again wr:te, in letters of
pins on the cushion of her married friend, a;
courteous 46 welcome " to the expected " sweet,
babe."—This, Sir, is something worth regaining;
it has well rewarded me for many a painful re-
flection, and for a careful study of Mr. Malthus's
three volumes on Population. Heaven be praised
we have got quit of the cob-webs which teased,
and irritated our eyes whenever we perused the
prospectus of a benevolent institution, or busied
ourselves in projecting schemes for the improve-
ment of society at large.
I have said, Sir, that Mr. Malthus himself has
borne me out of- the Slough of Despond. Shall
I prove my assertion ? I will do it, not by re-
peating the passages which I have already quot-
ed, to satiety ; but by a fresh sentence, taken
from the second volume of the Esay, p. 284.

_ .
" That the natural check (says he) to early marriages arising
from a view of the difficulty (mark this—not from an actual ex-
perience of the difficulty, but from a view of it) attendii,g the
support of a large family, operates very widely throughout all
classes of society, in every civilized State, and may be expected
to be still more effective, as the lower classes of people continue
to improve in knowledge and prudence, cannot admit of the
slightest doubt."
If this wise sentence, the result of a long,
close, and very extensive observation, has not
slain that misbegotten imp called 44 geometrical
ratio," I renounce all claim to the name of
man, and will cheefully allow, nay entreat you,
to write me down a❑ ass.

Mr. Malthus having brought me this length,
must, if be pleases, bear me company a little
further ; after which I will beg leave to select
another guide. The task I impose upon Mr.
Malthus is simply this, to 'tell me under what
circumstances the natural check which, he says,
operates very widely throughout all classes of
society in every civilised State, is most certainly
obtained, and most effectually preserved.

" The desire of bettering our condition, and the fear of
making it worse, like the vis medicatrix naturm in physics, is
the vis medicatrix reipublicre in politics."—Vol. 2, p. 343.
" Paley states, most justly, that mankind will, in every
country, breed up to a certain point of distress. If this be al-
lowed, that country will evidently be the happiest where the
degree of distress at this point is the least : and consequently, if
the diffusion of luxury, by producing the check sooner, tend to
diminish this degree of distress, it is certainly desirable."—
Vol. 3. p. 301.
" It is the diffusion of luxury, therefore, among the mass of
the people, and not an excess of it in a few, that seems to be
most advantageous, both with, regard to national wealth and
national happiness."—Vol. 3. p.
. . _

" The hrijirovident barbarian, who thinks only of his present
wants, or the miserable peasant, who from his political situa-
tion, feels little security of reaping what he has sown, will sel-
dom be deterred from gratifying his passions by the prospect of
inconveniences which cannot be expected to press on him under
three or four years."—Vol. 3. p. 41.
°5 .Even poverty itself, which appears to be the great spur to
industry, when it has once
,passed certain limits, almost ceases to
operate. The indigence whielris hopeless, destroys all vigorous
exertion, and confines the efibrts to what is sufficient for bare
existence. It is the hope of bettering our condition, and the
fear of want rather than Avant itself, that is the best stimulus
to industry ; and its most constant and best directed efforts
will almost invariably be found among a class' of people &nye
the class of the wretchedly poor."—Vol. 3, p. 42.

.
These are heart cheering passages ; and the
more so when contrasted with some which have
gone before ; they are . like an orient pearl on
the Ethiop's .ear ; they come, like the gentle
Zephyr o'er a bed of violets, stealing and yield-,
ing sweets. These, and a few more such conso-
latory and truly benign observations, almost made
me a disciple of Malthus. They abundantly

atone for a multitude of errors, though they have
not served wholly to correct them. As far, at
least, as my experience has gone, I have found a
much greater propensity on the part of the pro-
fessed disciples of Malthus to urge, with some
small abatement of its force, the law of nature,
first brought to light by the Essay, in defea-
' sauce of all liberal projects for -greatly improv-
ing the condition of mankind, than to entertain
the hopes and expectations which their master
• has expressed in favour of our race.
I have yet one passage of the Essay in re-
serve, which, for manly, patriotic, and truly be-
nevolent feeling, has seldom been equalled, and
cannot be surpassed. I rather think i intended
.it -for another place ; but no matter, if needed,
it will bear repeating :
" One objection (says he) which, perhaps' will be made to
this plan (the phut of strengthening the check of moral restraint)
• is that from which 'alone:. market ra-
i-ther" understocked litedly take
place in a certain degree; butliy. no Means-in such a degree'as
to affect the wealth and prospenty of the country. But putting
this subject of a market understocked with labour in the most
unfavourable point of view, if the _rich will not submit to a
alight inconvenience, necessarily attendant on the attainment of
what they profess to desire, they cannot reallk 'be -in earnest in
their professions. Their benevolence to the poor must be
either childish play or hypocrisy ; it must be either to amuse
themselves, or to paCify the minds of the common peOple with.
a•mere shew of attention to their wants. To wish to better the
condition of the poor by enabling them to command a greater
quantity of the necessaries and comforts of-life, and then to
complain of high wages, is the act of a silly boy, who gives
away his cake, and'then cries for it. A market overstocked
with labour, and an ample remuneration to each labourer, are
objects perfectly incompatible with each other. In the annals
of the world they never existed together ; and to couple them,
even in imagination, betrays a gross ignorance of the simplest
principles of political economy"—Vol. 3, p. 115.
This is nobly said, and we must not permit
ourselves to doubt for an instant that the per-
son who uttered it is actuated by a serious and
strenuous desire to improve the condition of the
labouring classes.
• We have now Sir, to deal with Mr. Malthus's
[suggestions for the improvement of the state of
society, precisely as we should have done if he
had never said one syllable about Geometrical
Ratio. On Mr. Malthus's own authority this
personage is defunct. We have the' certificate of
his death and burial. Ills end was violent, but
not a tear was shed at his grave, over which, as
he was never baptized, no burial service was
read. Geometrical Ratio was the son of In-
evitable Law, who was the son of No
who was the " brood of Folly, without
father bred."—He cohabited with a demure
Lady, a relative of his, whose name is Arithme-
tical Ratio, but they were always quarrelling and
fighting ; she says he would push her out of bed
even in mid-winter, pretending that the bed
clothes were too scanty, and that he had not
space to.turn hini6elf ; and she rejoices at.the
diSsolution of her connection with such an ill-
bred paramour.—Requiesco! in yucel
Let us, however, in order. to *lke assurance
doubly. sure, once more recite the. certificate
above alluded to.—" in the present state of things
we appear to have under our guidance a great
power, capable of peopling a:deSart region in a
small number of years ; and yet, under other
circumstances, capable of being confined by hunzan
energy and virtue to any limits, however narrow,
at the expence of a small comparative quantity
of evil."—Vol. 3. p. 81.

We have, I readily and cheerfully grant, Power
of Increase still among us ; but he is not the
least akin to Geometrical Ratio who,. as we have
'seen, was the son of Incvitable.Law; a most head-
strong, intractable brute. Power of Increase is
our own flesh and blood, a good christian, and
can trace his descent from our common Father
Adam, who was the Son of God. lle'is gentle,
peaceable, easily in treated, easily restrained :and
so plastic with all, that he is " capable of being
confined by human energy and virtue to any•
limits, however narrow, at the expence of a small
comparative quantity of evil."
Well -then, seeing that the business before us
is simply to strengthen the hands of Moral Re-
straint, so as thathe may be enabled easily to
keep power of increase within due and proper
bounds, the main question now is to determine'
what sort of diet and. regimen: best agrees with
the constitution of our good friend, Moral Re-
straint.—" Give me, «says he," 'neither poverty,
nor riches; feed
~me with food convenient for
Me. Lest Ibe full and deny thee, and say who
is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and steal, and take
the. name of my God in Vain."—Again.---41e else-
where says—" Give me this day my daily bread.
Lead me not into temptation ; but deliver me

from evil." Leer neminenz cogit
ad: ,tirpessiLitia.—
The Law always pre-supposes the power of obe.

dience.—Daily Bread, therefore, by which we
are to understand food convenient for ussmust be
afforded to keep Moral Restraint in good case. The
starving system, no more agrees with him than
faring sumptuously every day.
To drop the metaphor, we are intitled to look
for moral restraint in wretched huts, and be-
tween bare walls; not in the dwellings of rude
ignorance. The body mist be decently fed and
clothed, and the mind and heart must be kept in
the knowledge and the fear of God. Mr. Mal-
thus is well aware of this ; and, therefore, he
wishes to diffuse luxury among the people.. Tie
does not mean .effeminacy and voluptuousness;
but the decencies, the conveniences; and the com-
forts of life. He wishes, as mankind are prone to
breed up to a certain point of distress, to fix
that point at the least degree.—Good.

" it is the hope of bettering our condition, and the fear of
want, rather than want itself, that is the best stino,bius to indus—
try, and its most constant and best directed cflbrts will almost
invariably be found among a class‘ of peOple-above the class of
the wretchedly poor."
This observation well accords 'with a maxim
of Burke, whose authority you abd 1. hold in
profound respect.

" Great distress (says that great man) has never . hitherto
taught, 4- d, whilst the world lasts, it never will teach; wise

lessons to any part of mankind. Men are as much blinded by
the extremes of misery, as by the extremes of prosperity. Des-
perate situations produce desperate councils and desperate mea-
sures."--Vol. 6, p. 12.
From the fOregoing premises we. therefore
come to this Conclusion,—that if we wish to
strengthen and extend the influence of moral re-
straintz they must not be driven to distress, but
must be raised, if possible, above wretched
poverty.

Mr. Malthus and 1 have travelled very amica-
bly together to this point; but here, as I sus-
pect, we are about to separate ; and as I do not
wish to mix up any acrimony at parting, I shake
him cordially by the hand, and shall also make
any bow to you, remaining, as ever,
Your's very truly,
INDEX.

Jan. 24, 1622.

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nr. SNIIRKE'S ILIATSTRATIONS a£ SHARSFEAIiE,

Three Numbers of this national and truly beautiful Work
are before us; it is to consist of 37 Numbers, one to appear
every tyo months. In a long work it is not unusual to detect ne-
gligence and inferiority after the first or second Number, but
in this case it is only justice to declare that it improves in beauty
as it proceeds. The Proprietors, refraining from the usual pro-
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ferring the Public to these three Numbers, as a fair specimen
of the care and ability with which the whole will regularly be
produced.

The name of the Artist from whose hand the Paintings for
this Work are to proceed, may fully justify, and will doubt-
less not deceive, the most sanguine expectations. The Ge-
nius of Sinirke has successfully displayed its power in his Il-
lustrations of Gil Bias, the Arabian Nights' Entertainments,
and the late splendid Edition of Don Quixote ; and the varied
scenes of passion and humour, in the Plays of Shakspeare, will
afford a still more ample scope for the extraordinary skill and
beauty of his pencil.

The spirit of poetry, which haunts every scene of .the Plays
of Shakspeare, beckons to her sister art to wander with her,
and thus " make society the sweeter welcome ;" and it will
now, it is hoped, be seen that she does not call in vain. In
the whole range of the drama, there are no works in which
characters so striking and various, or situations so romantic and
delightful, present themselves, to invite the illustration, and in-
spire the emulation, of pai 11 tiAg.
The editions of our Post's plays have for the most part been
published without •enibellisimients, or encumbered with en-
gravings so indifferent, as to make their possessors consider
them " when unadorned, adorned the most." It is chiefly
to supply such editions that the Proprietors of • the present
Work have undertaken it. Each Play will furnish subjects
foe five elegant Engravings, in addition to a Vignette ; the
aggregate number, therefore, of the Plates will be Two Hun-
dred and Twenty-two.
We shall now proceed to criticise the Numbers already pub-
lished :

No. I.—TH E TE MPEST.—The Vignette represents Caliban,
with a burden of wood, cursing with bitterness. The figure is
replete,with character, and the engraving by Ns r.C. H eath, in his
best manner. The first full subject is from the first act—Pros-
pero, Miranda asleep, and Ariel approaching. This design
meets with less of our approbation. Prospero wants dignity;
Miranda, in our opinion, is too short, and the approach of
Ariel is not well conceived. The engraving is by .r.nglebeart.
Act. 2, Caliban, Trinculo, andStephano. In this Air. Smirke
has borrowed from himself:: it is nearly the counterpart of the
same scene in Boydell's Shakespeare. It is a capital group, and
10eautifully engraved •by W. Fin-dem—Act 3, Miranda, Fer-
iiinand kneeling, and Prospero observing.- We confess that we
do not think very highly of this subject, although the Engraver
has done ample justice to it.—Act 4, Caliban, Stephano, and
Trineulo, with 'Arid in the back ground, who has been mag-
ing g4tering apparel on a line. There is great humour and
great beauty in this ; indeed Mr. Sinirke's forte appears to be
humour. Trinculo, in his robes, is admirable, anti the mis-
chievous leer of Caliban, and the drunken swagger of Stephano
equally good. The contrast of the lovely Ifetuate form (Ariel)
in the back ground, or rather back-sky, affords a charming re-
lief. The engraving is by a clever young artist of the name
of Porthury:—Act 5. The Denouement • engraved by Daven-
port. Here again Miranda appears to us too short ; the rest
are well grouped, and the back ground spirited. On tie whole,
however, these are very fine performances, and will enrich the
page even of the Bard of Avon.
No. 2.—TAMING OF THE SHILEW.—This number sur-
passes the first to fact honourable to the Work and to
the Arts), for it shows that better than good faith is kept
with the public, and that the excellence of the British school
of engraving is not to be estimated entirely by the past, when
' every succeeding example is rich with improvement. The
vignette is exquisite, both in design and in execution; we have
hardly seen any thing more sweet and delicate. The first en-
graving is froiat the Induction, and represents Christopher .sly
at the moment (we guess) in which he is saying to the ti'ago
" much-.-Servants leave ins and her alone."

The expression is arch, the grouping simple and natural, the
varieties tell the story well, and the plate is well finished by
W. Finden.—Act 2. The first encounter of Catherine and l'e.•
truchio : tne attitudes are characteristic, the elle-raving caarm-
ing.—Act 3. This represents the mad husband with his sword
drawn, bearing home ..his curst but astonished bride; the
engraving is beautifully executed by Portbury. Act 4.
The ludicrous acene between Carmel and his mistress; admira-
bly done: both figures are finely conceived, and Air. Litatii has
done them everypossible justice on the copper. The last plate
represents Catherine's palinode, with-the frientk; at table, -it it
very charmingly engraved by Romney: and, to sum up alltheae
points, are worthy of the text they are made to adorn.
No. 3. —MERY .WIVES or WINDSOR. —Justice de-
mands that our praises of this number, to illustrate one•of the
most delightfully comic effusions of the immortal Poet shouiti
be equally loud and decided with . those we have bestowed
upon its predecessors. An artist or a writer acquires more
self-possession, more management of his subject, more ease
and fluency, • as his task proceeds, and lie -knows from the
past that he can command the future. From this cause, we
fancy we can perceive en improvement on the present occasion.
The humorous figures are more humorous, without being
grotesque, and the females certainly more beautiful in. form,
than in the former numbers. The vignette is free, brilliant,
and characteristic.—Act 1. Anne Page inviting Slender in to
dinner ; an unaffected picture; engraved by C. Heath:—Act 2,
A finely executed representation of Ford's quitting Falstaff;
under the disguise:of Master, Brook, in a state of jealous rage.
He:wins to be exclairnieg—" What a damned Epicurean' ras-
cal is this !" It is from the excellent graver of Portbury.—Act
3. The bestowing of Falstaff in the buck basket; admirable for
expression and character. The Satyr-looks of the fat Knight,
and the arch beauty of his fair tormentors, are excellent. it is
exquisitely engraved by C. Heath.—Act 4. Sir Hugh Evans
catechising ; it is charmingly engraved by J. Mitchell,
and the composition good, though Mrs. Quickly borders rather
on the burlesque,in resembling an Ethiop more than an Euro-
pean. Mrs. Page, the contrast, is elegantly, anti the silly child
very cleverly conceived. —Act 5. The flabgoblin scene in the
Forest, engraved by C. Rolls, is both as a painter's fancy, and
an engraver's work, one of the happiest illustrations of Shak-
speare we have ever seen ; and we have only to add, that as
this work advances, we have every reason to believe that the
most difficult task of aptly adding the adornments of Art to the
• imagery of the bard of Avon will be satisfactorily accomplished.
e anxiously expect a new number, for it is -delightful to see
Shakspeare thus illustrated. Such illustrations may contidendy
rely on finding favour with the world; fir if the remainder keep
up to the same or nearly equal excellence, there can be no
doubt of final success, and of high reputation, for they snust
recommend themselves not only to the illustrators of Shak-
speare, but to the general amateur.