The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-08 00:00:00

EMPLOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE.

Yesterday cassias a Irak& MmiliNg of the trades
• Lasko 1119 held at the Hell of Omemmio, 'Why's&
issodbutreit, "to take into coasideratlia the dbtromedista•
'hiss of the toadies of the metropolis awl the melting
diem prouslly, with a view to paddies peidismint to sae-
Boa the establishment of home oblis as this bid mad most
aslant mode dpro,lung immediate einglaymmost to the au-
morose hat c.m of me pagodatima; abo
boomider the peopriety of priletig be the le-
Milehment of local bowls ottmde." ebillestall was=
110101 by a crowded assembly.—Mr. Lake Jams
look the chair in the abeam et Mr. Webby, and stated the
Vthe meeting.
. of
WALTON proposed the bst resolution, to the effect
that m Oust Britain sad Indsat sustain satlishist land
and capital to employ sal simpagt. =bra Missal i
mint and sidital &baths, isimial dams A. armharn=
▪ populatio• ; tht_ remsmeM,aspgarlid by tits hes-
blow should ho esned tarn to lam as eat ter the
eitablisbassat se aolf.swppartiss bolas adaniss, emir
being airdialhead, meauhettelleg. and oduational
amusements, he empbytog the promat m=zoil
of the indulging' dam" sad them*,
the increase of grim sad pospreism, whisk sow threalias
to mertant the whale institudoss of moiety. It was the
desire ci the samalatios that thb quediss employment
Mould sot be made • question el raw pada, bat that
they should main the supplit sad ois-armada Opium,
of s 1 mode, who thought it desirabla Mist • MOTS
extended field of employment should be allarded to the
worbing dames. The trades' delegates in Monshider wore
tommissioned b ascertain the came asimlitloa of the
Modes of that district, and they 11611W011 that It was
worse than it had been in baser limas. It wow"
that the number of artless and snesheaM
Lawton we' 200,000, and one-third was emplayed
OS 1,147.1 i totally inadequate to obtain he themeless sad
their Wellies a sufficient supply et the BIKOINIfiIIe Oi lite.
Oue-thitd was half employed, sod the remalaing third was
obtlitod to eceept relief et the weekhoosa. The milks is
to bow the ?sepia might be employed might be
soloed, the its insmwliato on was at once
• the power of the !milldam. All that was required
was riot* the combination of the throe primary elemouts
of wealth, via., land, skilled labour, and capital. Let
Ohs examine bow far they had them valuable elements
albumen happiness. bad the authority of Ild'Culloch,
Mr Joho Sinclair, skid" and other eminent stadia*
that if the lead of Great Britoil; and Ireland was properly
'skivvied, it was capable of sustaining from 120,000,000 to
130,000,000 of a population. If that were tree, how came it
Pen that such largo manes of the people were in • state of
destitution; The cause was that the land was locked up
old= the people. They had 22 million acres of wide lands,
a tossiderable pontos of which might be made available to
give immediate employment. Moreover, they had the
statement of the most accredited authorities that 12 the
crown lands wee* sold they would fetch upwards of MI
millions. They might be made a more profitable wino
of revenue to the mown by allowing them to be let st • ftk
vestal. Then with respect to the second element, the of
drilled labour. The tens of thousands who now
ear tenths were a infficiest proof of our huh. a
abundance of that element. With respect to caphial:B
peer se.l to raise that by way of loan from the her
treasury, to primary by instslments. By a eombination
cf the three elements, the production of width,

the great aim and end of all lubosr, mum no-
meanly be the remit. He would now show
how they proposed to combine these elements.
Let them, then, suppose, as the bads of a plan, that 1,000
families olive each be taken from 10 of our principal towns,
and Ist each individual have one sae ; that would be 50,000
saes; and all practical men agreed that it required 101. per
ems to commons their practical operations. That would
amount to 600,0001. It would require 750,0001. to
meet the neeeisary dwellings and sluioes, and then
it would empire, say 120,0001. to purchase the ne.
emery mardaram requiiiite to combine manufactures
with agrien'ture • and as the men would require to
subsist during the time they was employed at the early stage
of their priiceediely, ii 10s. per week were allowed to each
family fur six month% (and they ought not to have less) there
would be a timber sum of 130A01. making, in all, 1,500,0001.
Thus, by applying these three tonality nt sit moue of wealth,
immediate ent might be given to Legs MINOS Of
the
Mr. A. BELL sersormled the resolution, which was
mania snealmesely.
Mr. ILALTHOBP.B Mood the adoption of a petition to
the Howes of Hemeasse ft thebe follohewing seat:
Mame mt biribiber ba=
ebbe Gab npal setem elmes Superb bra Seerb
tar ebb Ylauri eM Mee ardiedis smmbsref yew rillimeies
eriters. ire geeerb gelibless Illtetbevatet gerld=l
isms, while-Me Oar purer bb Ism
en drusirs r spat dire bur re serbensl Is pi bow
Whim leinerre sr be whine, Wiet Oedema' he Ilmir
Webb tbe wise bey robs as Iseembbi deny noes WSW
mad ureeleb tuba demises per militansee et shleining the
seem el osiellehme. that yew pinhiseem es we se be balm
grim garwslasidar memit eerger iert St sealety,
lhi se he end suer ~at
spidy Is etas limbs et *sir lal=sheed.trei:
verge anew
see tha=7, leedwielelliheime et at
=traingelembeire et biter pirerisa =.l4ier7;
year psdilenews /my beassnatis hems in ess-
gibs s verb benreihßrelle =bib peeldares we air
rebelled eel web aresstpseuesawlienbairser
laseibiblasit ben isemiespesseep albs Ira searisep eft.
sem bar pertleme on tellyserbei tire be reemb b able siel
sod timallsta eepliseiler rtibir be pewee etperr bes.
bar milt e<s wilkinlnd gram of berm goblin.
tisk =Wag la dm peepsetimm lea, labour, and eepital, fer agat.
masulliMslog, and sammereial peepers ; ebb
is be rider Pis derembe et iron ore lbw most eaperiers
to their nrereltue beembes. Tsar tbunearr le op
the ~er~tere. been Ida beregre essereslag
smlibmsat et burr w esibiset opera, IM
by wegefleem beng bele tmmelY
beam
ear diet mireeft
Isst mei men bea bebi imeos -eprent
ressiume eungdetelleny et
menglimed pepeimitm

Ifr. WINTON esessffedi the seethe, widish WS .t.rW
unanimously.
lir. J. WILSON nenvel the second resolution, that for
the just protection of labour sad the fair milts of trade, a
labouring protecting board should be established for the par.
pow of regulating tram time to time the priors of labour and
thereby prevent the ruinous competition among employers,
and the demoralising and destructive effects of trades sulkies.
Mr. BIRK seconded the resolution. Carried %moni-
sm/Iy.
Mr. COOPER referrod to Sir Robert Peel's statement the
other sight Motive to the plantation of Connaught, and
moved that the petition be laid before Si, Robert Peel, with
a request to present the same to the House of Commons.
This was peed to, and on a von of thanks being proposed
to the chairman awl carried,
Mr. L. HANSARD, in retaining thanks, announced his
intention of subscribing 601. for carrying oat the objects of
the • -

meeting.