The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-19 00:00:00

ENCOURAGEMENT OF INDUSTRY.

We are happy in being enabled to lay before
our readers the followng excellent Resolutions of
" The Provisional Committee for Encouragement
of industry and Reduction of Poors' Rates:—
That the productive employment of the population is
essential to national prosperity.—That it is requisite to
the well-being of a cotuniunity, that no class or indivi-
dual shall be debarred from the means of improving in
eirenntstances.—That the Poore' Rates being employed
as a substitute for wages, is s practice most debasing.
and repressive of the energies of the people; and if per-
severed in. cannot fail to produce consequences the most
alarming,—That, as a corollary to the above, the view of
ourSeciety at this time evidently suggests the import-
ance and necessity of adopting means whereby the in-
dustrious classes shall be enabled to subsist without
parochial aid.—That in pursuance of the above, in coin-
cidence with a mast impressive and important corre-
spondence, generally received boss characters the most
intelligent, that the following suggestions he submitted
universally to the country ; That it being me acknow-
ledged axiom and recognised by the molt eminent writers
sad statesnien,phat notwithstanding the use of other em-
plwments, men generally are addieted to rural habits;
and while it is most important to contemplate the de-
mand fur maimal labour in manufacture is necessarily
and most considerably abridged by mechanic improve►
meats, it is, therefore, essentially demanded that the
usemployed generally be employed in egrieshitral la I
lositr.—That at being a fact established by the strongest
sad most irrcfragable evidence, that labourers are gene-
nerelly industrious and indepeadent of parochial aid,and
of moral habits, rhea hobi ing small portions of land I also
that this practice furnishes tbrmost suitable employment '
to dm ries ng race, Isis requisite that this measly' be adopt-
et—Thet to prevent &sand] as pad bite interference with i
millatiag occupations, it is dseed that wimp Made
are especially appßeable.—Tbat fit carrying theme ti-
trations into effect, it is recommended that an applica-
tion be made to the Legislature to pass as Act, that
tie-
aeral Commissioners. and Local Commiesionert for Hate
deeds may be appointed ; also that the Board of Ariel&
tore co-operate, and by which means the Isecesseury bugs
shall be obtained, abodes erected, Ise. &c. Ake, that
the fends necessary for accomplishing the gamer stay be
supplied by Loans granted by Parliameat, is the
manner similar to Loans granted by the Act to maim is
facilitating the carrying on public works, the security
of which to be the Poors' Rates; also- that the lateral
might be paid by County Rates.—lt being probable
that abject: so interesting will receive universal aid. and
fal his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has already
Ivelicquiskeri his claims to a tract of waste lead, hooka
might properly be oponed similar to what was formerly
Fie died, for inscriptions of patriotic gifts in money at.
(land.—By these means, finb:iarited with our malign;
habits, will our interests and oft comforts be realigned.
trade and credit upheld, the frame of BOstt
society
placed on the most 6rm and stable bastes and the seve-
nty, happiness, and prosperity of our empire, atto":"
Divine Pruvidence, be re-assisred."