1 wealth is increased in the enterprises of industry, by being divided among many people, and from the employment of wealth previously accumulated. In combating the opinion of the partizans of the mercantile system, he proved that it was not the abundance of gold and silver that constituted wealth, but the abundance of those articles that are necessary, useful and agreeable to man. He showed also that it is the wisest policy to allow each individual the entire liberty of following that calling he deems most advantageous to himself, and that no one can follow a branch of industry, which, being advantageous to himself is not so also to the rest of the community. " 3 717 Besides this, he clearly demonstrated that all legislation is highly impolitic which has in view the giving any branch of industry a peculiar direction, or determining the way of conducting any branch of Commerce either between parts of the same country or between different nations; because such le gislation is at the same time injurious to the rights and privileges of individuals, and because it checks the progress of the national industry and prosperity, Finally he proved that the wealth of any country will never reach its utmost extent without freedom of commerce between the producers and consumers. Having thus given a succint account of the dcctrines of Adam Smith, we must in justice to our readers observe that his work contains several errors, since corrected by Say, Ricardo, and others : yet we affirm, that did but England know her true interest, she would raise a statue of gold to the man, who would, if she would but listen to his precepts, have benefited her far more than her greatest heroes. " The limits of the present publication not allowing long articles on this subject, we shall endeavour in our future numbers further to explain it, and to impress on the minds of our readers, the importance of a science, which has been so unjustly despised; inducing them, we trust, to pay it that attention it deserves, at the same time shewing from the neglect of it, the fatal errors which have been committed by nations. Joaquim dina d'Olivero Leat THE LAST MOMENTS OF D. PEDRO, EMPEROR OF BRAZIL, DUKE OF BRAGANZA ETC. 1. The dying Hero, from the couch 5. With reverential awe, the hand, Again the chieftain smil'd serene, 6. « Your Prince, your Father, and your Friend, Now takes a last farewell; Attent, my dying words record, 10. Exhausted, faint, the hero fell, His hand in hope uprais'd to Heav'n, 11. Ah noble Pedro! both thy gifts 12. Nor shall the daughter of thy love, The tear let fall in vain; But in her people's loyal hearts, Long, long in peaces shall reign! » A. 17. Richd Ham's |