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The London Times ,praks %, pretty
plainly rs 10 the present slule oi the na
Iiuu, and, IN an article ON lha hood question,
gNe''he following homeiy >, .'bougi slfiaiug
ekemp.l,cauon:


Is 4 possible Iu imag ne a more straight
forward Affair, or oae which less admin, ol
mysiliycatiOnl The nation is only ycr,
larg" family. Our graincrics only cor-ii-
luic one very vast pantry. As Tor the ac.
counts, II does mol matter whether they
are entered IN beautiful bras, bound lri
gers by a hundred thousand clerks. or chalk.
ed on board by Mrs. pIoughlail. Bet.
y Ploughlail Is poor, aud Britannia is poor
hon exactly the same cause: Betty S a
very hearty old dame who never starved
herself, and has always been resolved lbnt
none oi ber family should slarye. They
ara rather uncOulh, aud sometimes rather
plainly, or even coarsely appareled, but hcr
rough old husband aud her ruddy Suns and
daughters, never yet came home from their
work without finding either something
warm or at least as much bread as they
could eat. Had Providence denied her the
power Of working, she would have gone
so far as to beg, borrow or steal, rather
than anything should siarye belonging To
her. Happily she has been preserved from
the temptation. This year, however, she
has not escaped debt. She owes money
at the shop, which she does not see how
she can pay liIl next harvest; this. too
when she has cut down every uher item
and worn her old things I'LL they will scarce
keep together. Briiania is in lust thc
same case. Notwithstanding a good dea
oI economy, she is in debt al the bakers