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infinitesimal　infusion　of　ferocity；　but；　I　do　know；　my　potent；

grave；　and　common　counselling　Signors；　that　he　is　forced；　when　at

this　work；　to　submit　himself　to　a　thoroughly　good　system；　and　to

make　an　Englishman　very　heartily　ashamed　of　you。



Here；　within　the　walls　of　the　same　abattoir；　in　other　roomy　and

commodious　buildings；　are　a　place　for　converting　the　fat　into

tallow　and　packing　it　for　market　…　a　place　for　cleansing　and

scalding　calves'　heads　and　sheep's　feet　…　a　place　for　preparing

tripe　…　stables　and　coach…houses　for　the　butchers　…　innumerable

conveniences；　aiding　in　the　diminution　of　offensiveness　to　its

lowest　possible　point；　and　the　raising　of　cleanliness　and

supervision　to　their　highest。　　Hence；　all　the　meat　that　goes　out　of

the　gate　is　sent　away　in　clean　covered　carts。　　And　if　every　trade

connected　with　the　slaughtering　of　animals　were　obliged　by　law　to

be　carried　on　in　the　same　place；　I　doubt；　my　friend；　now　reinstated

in　the　cocked　hat　（whose　civility　these　two　francs　imperfectly

acknowledge；　but　appear　munificently　to　repay）；　whether　there　could

be　better　regulations　than　those　which　are　carried　out　at　the

Abattoir　of　Montmartre。　　Adieu；　my　friend；　for　I　am　away　to　the

other　side　of　Paris；　to　the　Abattoir　of　Grenelle！　　And　there　I　find

exactly　the　same　thing　on　a　smaller　scale；　with　the　addition　of　a

magnificent　Artesian　well；　and　a　different　sort　of　conductor；　in

the　person　of　a　neat　little　woman　with　neat　little　eyes；　and　a　neat

little　voice；　who　picks　her　neat　little　way　among　the　bullocks　in　a

very　neat　little　pair　of　shoes　and　stockings。





Such　is　the　Monument　of　French　Folly　which　a　foreigneering　people

have　erected；　in　a　national　hatred　and　antipathy　for　common

counselling　wisdom。　　That　wisdom；　assembled　in　the　City　of　London；

having　distinctly　refused；　after　a　debate　of　three　days　long；　and

by　a　majority　of　nearly　seven　to　one；　to　associate　itself　with　any

Metropolitan　Cattle　Market　unless　it　be　held　in　the　midst　of　the

City；　it　follows　that　we　shall　lose　the　inestimable　advantages　of

common　counselling　protection；　and　be　thrown；　for　a　market；　on　our

own　wretched　resources。　　In　all　human　probability　we　shall　thus

come；　at　last；　to　erect　a　monument　of　folly　very　like　this　French

monument。　　If　that　be　done；　the　consequences　are　obvious。　　The

leather　trade　will　be　ruined；　by　the　introduction　of　American

timber；　to　be　manufactured　into　shoes　for　the　fallen　English；　the

Lord　Mayor　will　be　required；　by　the　popular　voice；　to　live　entirely

on　frogs；　and　both　these　changes　will　（how；　is　not　at　present　quite

clear；　but　certainly　somehow　or　other）　fall　on　that　unhappy　landed

interest　which　is　always　being　killed；　yet　is　always　found　to　be

alive　…　and　kicking。









Footnotes：



（1）　Give　a　bill



（2）　Three　months'　imprisonment　as　reputed　thieves。











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