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1819 Dec 23
VIII Radicalism not dangerous
II Nature of the case
I §.2. Immoveables
§.2. In equal shares, Partition of immoveables impossible.
In the Under the last period a view general view head a general anticipation was given of a multitude of operations
each of them in the
nature of things impossible the list of the possibilities
impossible
of these operations the accomplishment of expectation which is however by the proof proof of which has been the expected ment
the charge, asserted to have been regarded as feasibly , and as suchof which has been assumed to be tion and entertained by
resolved upon; resolved upon by so many millions, and that with such full assurance
We come now to b bring them under view one by
one.
1. Operation the first Partition of immoveable subjects
of property, namely all the lands in three United kingdoms.
not to speak of distant dependencies:—in shares
which necessarily, in the first place, were it only for conception and expression sake supposed equal.
In regard to the proportional number of views the principle
being universal suffrage, let in in the first place suppose
for the numbers of the intended sharers take the whole in Great Britain members of the inhabitants
of Great B the three kingdoms: this done by this same number but let
us shall divide the whole number of acres in thethese same three
kingdoms.
As to figures, we shall take are fortunate in being able to this occasion do alter
them take th from the most authentic source: namely from
Mr Rickman's Preliminary Explanations to the Parliamentary Population AccountsReturns
of 1812
In Great Britain, number of inhabitants thence of sharers, as have by
the Parliamentary Relationship themselves: number of acres to be shared,
by conjecture. In Ireland, number of acres, by laws
estimate, one third of that the Great Britain
proportion of the number of inhabitants, thence of sharers, not ably to
the number of acres, not assignably different from what
it is in Great Britain, number of acres by estimate, as
per Rickman, one third of those in Great Britain: those in England being two lands, In
may accordingly, on this occasion be laid out of
the case; and the proportion for Great Britain
assumed accordingly as the proportion for the whole of the United Kingdom. |
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