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MEANS.

Ist. The families contribute to a common fund for providing
the necessaries of life, at wholesale prices and at the best mar-
kets, in proportion to the number of individuals in each family
respectively, according to the following scale:—
A man, his wife, and five children £1 2 6 per week.
Ditto, ditto, four ditto . 1 0 3
Ditto, ditto, three ditto . 018 bi
Ditto, ditto, two ditto . 017 1
Ditto, .ditto, one ditto . 016 3i
Ditto, ditto, no children . 014 5
Single man . . • . . 0145 • 2
2d. The families breakfast, dine, &c. together, at the general
tables; and in the evenings amuse themselves with conversa-
tion, reading, lectures, music, &c. in the public robin. The4in-
dividuals, however; are at perfect liberty, at all times, to take
their meals, and to spend their leisure nours, in their private
apartments. •
3d. The domestic duties of the females are performed under
a system of combination, which greatly reduces the labour, and
enables the females either to be profitably employed, or to com-
mand a considerable portion of leisure for rational pursuits and
innocent recreations. . Thus, the cooking for the whole of the
families being performed at once, and at one fire; occupies com-
paratively but a small portion of time,, and is done in a.much
superiOr manner to -what is possible for small individual fami-
lies; and a proportionate advantage is gained in all the other
departments of housewifery, such as cleaning, washing; getting
up linen, &c..&c. This economy of time also enables a proper
number of the females to be spared from their usual avocations,
and to take under their constant superintendance, without a
moment's intermission, in and out of doors, the whole of the
ri children,—secung for them the best possible attention to their
health, comfort, and morals.
4th. Such of the females as are not required for the discharge
of the duties of housewifery, and for the care of the children, are
employed, during a moderate portion of the day, in such profit-
able work as can be obtained, for the benefit of the Society at
large. The elder children are also employed during 6 hours daily
• for the common benefit, and will be carefully instructed in the
principles of christianity, and in one or more branches of useful
industry. The remainder of their time is occupied with their edu-
cation, and such sports, under the care of their superintendants, as
are suitable to their age. When a child is employed six hours
daily, the parents of that child are reduced on the scale of ex-
pences for living, in the proportion of one child less than the
actual number of their family.
sth. The fund to be accumulated from theprofitable employ-
ment of the females and children, from the surplus accruing
from the scale of expences for living, and from tht•dealings of
the Society, will be employed in providing profitable workfor the
Members on their own anti the Society's account—in trade—and,
as soon as possible, a sufficient sum will be invested in build-
ings, for the residence of the Members. The whole of the con-
gregated Society, by means of the capital acquired from the va-
rious sources of accumulation, will be gradually employed on
its own account; in the proceeds of which every Member will
have an equal interest; and by means of which the Society will
be enabled to insure its Members against the consequences of
loss of employment from sickness or any other cause, and their
families from the usual distress and wretchedness consequent
upon the death of the parents. The orphans of the Society will
be in all respects treated in the same manner as the children of
the surviving Members.
6th.—The Society already employs its own shoemakers and
tailors, and will speedily be enabled to perform all its.own work
within itself.—The Society can now promptly execute, for the
public, in the best and cheapest manner, orders in carving and
gilding, and for transparent landscape window blinds ; boot
and shoemaking, and dressmaking and millinery.
The foregoing is a brief sketch of the advantages proposed by
the Society, and of the means by which they feel confident of
obtaining them.—So far as they. have yet proceeded, their suc-
cess has exceeded their expectations.—The expences for living,
in great comfort, on the best provisions, have not amounted to
the rates specified in the scale; and the good agreement and
the mutual good-will of all the parties, have given rise to the
most friendly and satisfactory feelings and anticipations.—For
a full developement of the Society's principles and arrange-
ments, see " The Economist," published at the Society's Com-
mittee-room, I,Guilford-street:East, Bagnigge Wells'-road, and
by Wright, 46, Fleet-street, London, were the work may
be had from No. 1, price 3d each.--One half of the profits
which may be derived from this publication has been assigned
to the Society by the Editor.
CONSTITUTION.

Ist. There are two el,sses of ,Members, resident and non-re-
sident. The resident Members are those who can conveniently
congregate in one neighbourhood, so as to come under and de-
rive the advantages of the Society's economical arrangements.
The non-resident Members are persons who arc desirous of
promoting the success of the Society, though they cannot con-
gregate with it. This class of Members has the privilege of
purchasing at the Society's store, on certain conditions, and
are allowed five per cent. interest on any sums which they
may deposit in the fund. The store will shortly be opened to
the public.
2d. Each Member pays five shillings at entrance.
3d. The Society allows allows five per cent. per annum for
money advanced to it on loan.
4th. All the Members are on a footing of perfect equality.
The affairs of the Society are regulated by its Committee and
General Meetings.
sth. The Committees are formed monthly in rotation from
the roll of the members.
6th. Two Actuaries, one taken from the roll monthly ; the
other elected monthly, superintend the Society's affairs, under
the direction of the Committees. The office of the Actuaries is
however purely administrative.
7th. This Society being wholly practical, its rules are the
daily or weekly arrangements made by the votes of the mem-
bers, as the ever-varying circumstances of life may require,—
and its principles are those of social obligation and Christian
morality.
Persons desirous of becoming members of the Co-operative
and Economical Society, are requested to make application to
the Committee, at'the Society's Committee Itcom, No. I,Guil-
ford-street East, Bagnig7e Wells'-road, Spafields, London.
The Society will ghully give all the assistance in its power,
for the formation of similar associations in other parts of the

Metropolis, or in the country,—being persuaded, on evi-
dence furnished•by e:..perience and dononstration, that the ef-
fects will be, to increase the reward of Lebour. end consequently
to promote the cornfort of mankind,—to stlnnce the interests
of r morality arid virtuc.—r. d to facilitlte the diffusion of ,
know-
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FOR TIIP. SUN.

REDUCTION OF CLERKS.

MR. EDITOR—I am in general a decided ad-
vocate on the side of the measures pursued ,by
Government ; but when I see the lamentable
results arising from the recent determination of
yielding to a clamour of retrenchment in our ex-
penditure, by a reduction in the Salaries, and
dismissal of the lower and junior Clerks, in the
various offices, I cannot but pause and reflect, if
.the measures pursued are those which a wise and
well-regulated Goverment ought to adopt. lam
sure that if the gentlemen high in office could
but feel a tenth part of the pang ti►ey inflict upon,
perhaps, the father of an infant family depend-
ent upon his salary for support, when the dreadful
notice is given him, to undergo his examination
previous to his discharge, and that without any
offence or fault on his part, I am confident they
would not proceed in such rash measures. The
daily Papers present us with too many appalling
accounts how' these matters end ; and I am fearful
that the public will be more and more shocked by
the frequency of these distressing details, should
not more merciful counsels be adopted. The
Clerks in the Public Offices are most of them men
of family and education ; they certainly require
and are entitled to some attention to their feel-
ings, and not to be dismissed with less ceremony
than a livery servant. A Government of en-
lightened men, as is that of England, ought to be
liberal to those who are the efficient labourers ;
and the country do not feel that the. Officers in '
the lower. departments are to be the only
sufferers. I, Sir, am now suffering under
the present difficulties. of the times, antl I
am sure I speak the sentiments of thousands
as well as m►y own, when I say that we
had rather suffer double what we now do than
that we should be relieved by the blood of our
fellow men. The expression may be harsh ; but
if you take away a man's sole dependence, you
may as well say, go and destroy yourself. Your
columns too frequently shew that such is the re-
sult.--I do, Sir, meat sincerely hope that the
measures of reduction will he again reviewed,
and that the country may not any longer be dis-
gusted by such a harsh mode of reducing the
public expenditure ; a thousand ways of effect-
ing this object will suggest themselves to every
reflecting man without inflicting wounds upon
the feelings of the honest mind ; and I hope, for
the honour of a country that I love, and a Mi-
nistry I wish to support, that our hearts may
may not he shocked by any more dreadful acts
committed in a moment of despair by those who
have been the country's devoted servants ; I am
sure if they love their Monarch they will not
longer pursue such measures as must plunge his
sensible and feeling heart into the greatest af-
fliction. Your liberal ideas, Sir, will justly ap-
preciate the above sentiments, which, though they
may appear severe, are those of
A WELL-WISDER TO HIS KING
AND COUNTRY.

German Papers to the 14th inst. arrived yes-
terday. They contain little possessing either in-
terest or importance. The intelligence from
Russia and Turkey is of the same warlike cha-
racter as that previously received through the
medium of the French Journals. But the same
contradictory' statements prevail respecting the
voluntary evacuation of Moldavia and Wallachia
by the Turks, and their approaching occupation
by the Russian army. Some accounts (dated
January 14), express an opinion, that it would
be known " within a week that the Russians
had passed the Pruth."—(lbid.)