text:  On the estates of the Earl of Gosford and other proprietors in the north under the able superintendence of Mr Blacker (whose conduct is the theme of universal approbation ) no leases are given until the tenant shows by his industry and his exertions that he deserves one; and then after he has for some years cultivated his farm in a proper manner and is taught to estimate the value of an improved system he gets his lease as the reward of his industry without the slightest advance in his rent