The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-02 00:00:00

LEEDS, Jt' IN C.).

By some bbling • cmong the Iteiertiers themselves, as well
as by some dtcumenti that lieve fallen into the hands of two ie.
speetable genthimen in this tverglibottrhood, it remiss that :he ar-
inngentents arrnaarly completed thr a general meeting of:ill else
unint.relorin societies througliect the kingdom, who are to
ntblc sinutlianeolisly oa lllle and the same day—the small at
shipst'viltages. and hamlets, in the imam; Lige tutut, er corr
venientspot sit ground contiguous to ,ir ; and that very strong
resolutions ate preparing which are to be adopted generally by
these meetings. It is cetttin that an acti•X ;:orrc.Tondcnee has
been for some time carrying on hetteten the societies in all pairs
of Lnghttld, tiodlantl, and !seisms:: seta that trey do nut tru,t
to the casualties of post•otliec conveyance. but amave their
plans by means of del/shies ortdeltiratos, who ale new coldtantly
traversing the kinclor... hint/it-multi-to the other ; while othcta
are stationed in theireineiral large-tewns, and act like a el um of
telemraphs, to come). important intimidation to the principals au
these movements.

Note it lieninding ell these alarrnirmernproms, the ltlegistrati
her: seem to reel perfeetlfsecure in thopeutection which the cit.l
power, and the few trocpseahat are 3!:iticruel in thin dirtrict, would
Wind them. ant they have httwrto eeClinrtl taking any notice of
the taiggestions that I:ate within the hat month been repeatedly
and leiti.iirdly thrown nut. for eid,ing an addineitial armed for:"
At re-rivet we ate pc7feetly tranquil; but tui commeicial ilietreps
ilac:eke elm, hour. there is nergeralcllizg how long our
tied taicusity uay cornii.u?.

Sir Charles 'Noisily hat addressed a letter to tlic
people of Birmingham, doted:July c, 1.319, in which
be tliatikt rbein ter the honour they have done hint
in electing hits to be their legislatorial attorney.-...
" Whether, gentlemen," be says, " I shall or
net be acknowledged imd received in the Cniir.ons
Howe us your representalive, depends on Ills cir-
cunist:..ice—wiletber, in the constituted Authpiitits
of the State, chore be or be not remaining un-,
tolerable proportion of wialotu justice, or respect
fin. public liberty, or the least desire fur r": 41):41
act: a the Cetatittition.

,24.4

MIL OWEA"S .PLANS.

lontlay a meeting was hell at the City of Emotion Ti.ilet'', Hisleopsgote-toteet. to merit, Pie R. Dort ot she
Committee eo ',Mord to 0•%4 ttt itt e Ali. ()wets'. Mitts, and
to gore their uoittioos the' impost. Ity twelve o'clock the
Brest Ko?oi onus crow-lied, and amongst the company
there were several
The Dukoof Kent, attended by Alderman Wood and
several "Alemlo. is of the Ouroesittee. entered the room
amidst loud applooses; and they took their seats on an
ceveted pletforni. Psontine this platform there were
models of ?dr.stilweu'is proposed villages spread
over nn eoseiol siirloce to repreueent 1,000 ocriet of bind.
'I lie !Soled of Kent Hoot proceeded so 1'1.4,1 We RVlllltt,
6%l,Line that the Committee recomguended the adoptitio
of Mr. (lames NWlls as far as the i aieiug of onto eilloge.—
The &lin erihe is the epoi t
'• I. That the Country is in great (Heves%
it. That the principal (lose %hien occasions such distress it..
the .rapid inerrose of inschinery and other scientific power,
Which crease perolactions more abundantly than the present
attaisigamemts of society penult to be consumed.
5, 'l'hat machinery. and proluctire power from science, can-
ego now 6.4 restrained without crtating still greater evil:.
4. That if Fientilic productions total he limited, it would be
it unwise to limit them. because, asohey .ocrte:e abundance
o' all kindg, they ought, and may he made to be, Moldy useful
advantageous to all rank, Soul elaszes..
i. That the only proper and neutral relief from •the existing
r distress is. to ptepare jitilicmus practicable means, lil'
klicb.grailifally. and without injury to any iadisidual, con-
e:Slip:Ka may h: raitegli to :Inc present power of ptoductim,
se-1 afterwartls mole to keep (goal pace with it.
F. That this principle applied to practice will elevate the whole
wale of society ; while the Opposite principle, now in or ictice,
trust necessarily force the great mats.of the wort to descend
rapidly into poverty and misery.
• -4. That: 011ie all admit." that something mutt be eonto" it
wilt, the same time be admitted, that nothing tactual can be
dine craning a great change, a change even (ruin adver-
tett. to prosperity.
, ts. That Pailtament hasten promoted. without adopting any
eflreetlremeoeures of relict' for the Poor; and thus hiss it been
• • r.citly acknowleileed, that the Government and the Legidatute
. boo: not sufficient preetical knowledge of the poor and working
and of their concerns, to devise niesetiree foe their solid.
• :I mean tin distusptiet by thoee observations, sighs to the Govern-
.• raiOit us the. Legislature; I merely state a eimple fact, admitted
by ,
• 'O. 'Etat undeethese circumstances, an individual, unconn tested
with chos or patty,. but who has devoted nearly thirty years to
. exten.doe experiments tin Ole subject, •and. to acquire an accurate
knowledge of the habits iuid eireumstanges of the poor and
.forking cloeves, afters a n•otle of relief to see public on the priro
• ' • ciple el raising consionotion equal to production, and afterwards
to give a regolar.and uniform inererke to both,, by width means
new seolth•will be alrundantly cr.eted. aud the toninuy won
Isherated from its present ditreelties.
10. That this individual does lot wish to conceal from the
puldic that this than;;: trill mor.; lose aff:et every clase and
party in thelitate; but that he without a shadow of ,
bubt nanaining upon his own mind, Mat no individual, of any ;
• drectiption. from the, highest to the lowest, wed suffer by the
climate • cn the contraey. his conviction now is perfect, that. all
nitro lee: great gainers.
t. That. neveriki•less. he d.-sires no confidence to be placed
in hi, conviction, however char and ttsong it trey be ; but he
sake from the must res,:ectableond intelligent of all I/UW(la full,
fair. and open inreetioation.
t'!. Tleet lie asks hir this extended and respectable investi.
li-stitch bceati-e the neccegide; °film country aro so urgent that
they cement wait tor yenta of longer experiment: and a sound
and ,ale puidic opinion, upon a sneject atli•cting all the vitol
ittcre OS 01 the empiee, ought to be formed only after such an
iuseatigatkin. •
13, Praise this individual. now, to the ottermost, and see, if it
be possible Coot he can be influenced by any private motile or
pergotialotsteet. .If, then his motives cannot be impugned—if his
experieoce nos beciecorrcooly stated--if the country is to general
eisr.":o43---if these are he; and he oily &dee for investicti ioa. r ill
;tot: ocastiffird Min the enquiry which hmeolicies ?
Mr. doom then read a long sublets; to the meeting. He ob-
carved, that their Ol;Cet was to final out some practicable remedy
far the aistrtsue; that now so eitensicely pervaded society—fliae
trevees that afileial fourditihr. of the people, and -which
calami-
ties were unknown to the other fifth. They hati beets spoken of
to Parliament. btu Loth houses had loparoted. 'demist ailop.ing
L•oy steam:is of amelioration, a proof that they were ignorant o
e conies 'lithe distress and stiereftre knew not whatzemedirs to
IsJaiSt). Ara these thaw:ma would go on inerraning, except
time still was adoptol to arrest them; au) eventually gib.% a
t00..e of tt.tags moo .n.l in revolution.—(Souse marks of damp-
ibation.)—Tliat he Deets persu.dcd was the truth. 'The cause
our of the pattperisin which aflligsed the whole
C,'ltrtfrt was exceseiee prod acnoti.—( I I ear, hear!)—Hut by Wig a?
geld violence no permanent !moods% '55 to lie carted. To destroy
it achinero, to put an coo to its ire, would be as impossible it so
sheen the nitie..e of the ht.:evilly hsoths v; but the introduction of
'llk new power hod not improve.' the state of the working chaises,
Is .refereeee to the condition of the manufacturer and the artizan
proved. Sack improvement in society, however, might to
eoprove the condition of mankind 1 then why was IL that
there was so mei h discomeut, so much diorees ? llow was it
that tan were egontraly to the irolculatiotis of all polideal
economists ? It was litres's, the power of poeloction
e.ceeded the coatis of consuirmiiint provided by misting
logitutions. The remedy was, to limit the production
ithin the means or constimption.--This was to be acosai-
phahed without creatimeilieoider resulting from siolence• llow
that was to hr eltecied presented the difficulty. Ile had waited to
rove whether other political ectommists would devise any sound
reit:ciao, bus he had waitor in vain ; the truth was. they were
ionorant of the remeilice. Plans had been sugoestede but they
without aaelo.n, 'without practicaleil'ay. They could not
gebask to. giro ptioeiples...he repeated the production: must be
I :reined within the deinonels of conguniption, and this would
c•omtially improve the condition of .r./1 mankind. lie hod deli.
I. :rated maturely, and hie conviction was, that his pions could be
carried into eeenition without evil Meeting; any one. Half a
torttury agn the ifemand and she supply bore something like qual
peoportions; but now Cse yeomanry hkd become labourers.
bosatrie the aggregate increaeo of productive poser was r.ow ns
Votive to one. lie again urged, that if the increaoel ability r
o ate wisely directed. it would promote the greatest odsantages
to ;S:ie's.. fly his Ohms dd.; benefit would be accomplishede—
t e labo;irces would he protected, and would in time become
te,;2l proprietors Ills plan* 'vete now fully digested; they
%. ere thc rt salt of long reftaction and valuable
ancient wisdom and modern improvemeote ; mod his expc•
e'::!ee justified Trimin buying confidence. He-hat! been called
• ei-ioaory." but those who called him visionary knew him not.
17 toom who apoliol such an epithet tallies' had seen what was in
e ‘...oenetion in his own e.tablishn lent, they flight perhaps Its Se
beiiire they tom! such language. (Heat.) The petictics-
li:'oe of the 'photo hod Mere hen nixie nionifiat. (Applause).lie hail ileocrihed liL. ohin4 at the recent l'reetnoernis' 114!!
leotiiig • and lie now :vain repeated 01011. Intimating and tn-
.{:acin..l :hat lie hod easel Ly retCrence to his models of the pro-
_,sitretol t,.,tatAilua;ut. Ho (loth 11,411 C5W1134411 and eroafideixe