First and only edition of an anonymously written paper, addressing poverty among the British population. Although it addresses particularly the situation in Britain, the author thinks that the welfare of the peasantry of Britain, often described as "the labouring poor", ought ever to be a subject of the highest importance to both the British government as to every British born subject. He addresses the inequality and exploitation of the British working class, who have to work far too hard for far too little money. Printed in Calcutta, the author urges that anyone in British India who is reading this paper and agrees with it, should send it to a friend in England, as the title-page reads (""Buy it; read it; and, if you approve it; send it to a friend in Britain"). The present work is an extremely rare Calcutta imprint, being the second copy known. Another copy is held at the British Library.
With the stamp of A. Philips on the title-page. Some parts of the text are highlighted in the margins with ink. Spine reinforced on the inside with a strip of paper, bottom of spine slightly damaged, front hinge a little cracked, wrappers slightly discoloured, some very small wormholes in the right lower margin, a few leaves with tiny marginal tears, a few spots and some light browning throughout, but overall a rare survival in good condition. WorldCat (1 copy).