The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-27 00:00:00

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4iiirreegmlieut in pordeol4r I'4 such that potienta re.
SWIM Sneer, in 11 it then In •rty other at
present Jrn-tan. pefttratarly directed their at.
feelinn in th• etriingfnu•til% nr oh. school.. Uynn
that 'skim-, he could speak with cunfidenre ; he had
tried his in now for threw )ears; be had antici•
paled ouch from the scheme of placing children en-
der sock regoiminn. as most lead -heat frith the cer.
tain'y I. ti.. potee•alon of eaefol. Orisons, and in.
!pet she result had pecaetled his most

intro.* •spoctstiono looking at therm now. Itt
kat! :al‘pri himself. *hero are the proofs of ustorsi
&twilit) in th.‘lo. infants ; there is nothing
rOrwretaht• anions thew bat kind looks sod

si-ns„ and oho most elVictionste and intelligrut dr.
measour —The chiltit en be, prepared for the larger
&chard would leant owe in one year than in three
Jess soder soy other mode of preparatory training.'
Ile had no hesitation in saying, that society cannot I
sow form any Idea of whet these children will be
at the site of twelve years ; they would, beyond
all doubt. prove most unwieldy and useful two.
bets et society. As to his plan of mingling gar.
Bening ossh edecation, end-progressively increasing
Its linpnrisnro in the pursaiis of children, so as by
the t t I writ* years to make it engross ill bouts
oat a the, envier, it ass well known that gardening
was rot only the heal eiopinpaint for vspanding
Moth the physiral and mental powers of children, hoe
It elan constituted the best pr►paration which ceeld
he given to those d.•tined to agricultural ;mueslis
was eh •I kind a tinpley omit in which the powers
of thitelteee would wryer be pressed nye, mach, stud he
had strays bawd thee a variety of employment was
wl/.61 to Or developm►nt of physical and mental
enerzies in children. As to the militate of trade and
ouriceltere, which he proposed for the children of
Israser vessel', he was aware that such s proposition
would anti/ger the (*airbuses of massy iudsvidaals
who were *prisoners adyneales for singleness in the
pussies, sad porticoletly in the mammal 'shim of
sesakind. Certain he was, however, that a youth,
breathe op according to the plan he proposed, would
make, upon an average, g much more esprit trades.
moo, agriculturist, and gardener, than could be
found in any one of these departments by the exist-
ing triodes of education ; all this he anticipated from
the eitcerosslance of giving the infant mind a vigorous
owl useful bent, by previous training. 11. hoped
Ise Lail fully explained—if mole information were
waning. he would be most happy to answer ee-
cpitios.
A Gontlesnao, whose name we did net learn, said,
he eiah.-1 to know how Mt. Ostra's establishment
would Ofiirt liberty of conscience.
The D!ke of lirrev said, That it was a point of
I..•qutry o 6ic6 M' Owen coasted, and was most so.
licittus to wive es; 'Dalin,. . .

Mr. Ow": 1.--" I are glad the question has been
irked, and am mach cbliged to the Gentleman who
has psi it. I can 'Orly vale, that for the moot),
yositedoring which I have presided over the establish.
Ma at N.* Lewitt, I have no! known In any psrt
sr the errantry s WWI girded', industries's, or religi.
ow
eat of person" then those who are there employed.
—((edgers)of item are frogs the north of
Seel rod, and do am. on,:ertinfl • word of English.
They speak Gaelic, and smith the concurrence If my
peonage", who Iwo given me the most able a • nee
I. this, psis ovvey Wog else, I base engaged a Cler-
gy's's to Wilma them in their own religion, and in
rule walla It s grr.—( Low" cliecrs.)—Wb e
way appliation isss here made to me on the sehjoct
of aiisairew, I Malt ale.)s end .d to make such
asneements, as That ach individeal siseulil have
lih•ot 10 worship Gad in his own way.—(fhcers.):
will further ease, that est own hope is a house of
daily prayer.—( Ilefar!)—lllat,Gentleinen,lei me not
deceive, ou.ls is. house of daily pre yer.birca aw„ohoeak
I posiess a kisooledge not yet consprebetssled, *lnch'
delerinssies my own opinion', I make list knowledge
Rive way in the happiness of others. When any cue
shall Le able to convince me that my sentiments are
not knowledge, it will not rest with me to believe or
disbelieve ; l mast immediately acknowledge thej
Huth, whenever or by whomsoever it may be demon-
strafed to me." Mr. Oaten then went oo to describe
the state of she inhabitants of New Lutatits with rP•
tippet to religious feeling. In that establishment, be
ob d, where there were not less than 2,500 per-
tons, there never was known any feeling of religious
animosity. Oa a Sunday morning they left the in-
hale, sometimes to the amount of 1,500, arm in are,
and proceeded to the English church, Iwo Calvinistic
chapels, and other places of public worship. At the
first place some would stop, wish their fellows good
morning, and go in, and se with each place as they
came to it., On their worn they would unite again,
and their friendly behaviour would induce a Hippo..
titian that they were all of one religion : the greater
pert were members of the Established Church; the
',winder were generally Calvinist..
. Major Totes,,, wished Mr. Owen to say, whether
ell the commodities produced in the proposed esta-
blishment would be consumed within it, or some of
thee sent oat to market?
Mr. OWL:f.—.. It is so 'winced that it may be
OSO or the other, according to the localities of the si-
tuation deed upon. Such is the outline, and such
are some of the general details of the plan, which
recommend to you as being well adapted to give per-
manent, beneficial, and productive employment to Ilse
poor, and to all those who see unemployed, er ea-
htssly employed.
" But a I popular objections bare been weed
egainst it : such as occur to me I now will bsiedy
notice:—

•" Firs, That tie plan i• ispencolc.ble ;
•• • Seeend. Ti.,. it prac ieahic, tt soold enslave sad degrade
the pnor and work lag o
" • Third. That It wnold ci .k e the pose and working elan?.
romhotoobie Nod eorpy. dol is ammonia 11.01 porolatim
moll items r to • ra;.l4li:
" I hove well siverideted olsoe objecting" s sed f knew eh it
filth of them pr. teed. frwe n Moiled view of obe whiter, from
tom sant • f gettetal esper•ea.r. sad Iron; 'dm food iment4l
Cr?..,. rowers.," I.• due noose. whirl' moat ha% g been com-
pelled to err. lie from labotei. Those, and .very color obit,.
tom mosso! be atoole, I ass ready to moons is litesiort fill and
umple samer. •To Again speedy and rill coital mar of rawy
rept, to all the abjection. obi hdm doe to the nosdres
W•loer, ski... Needs( ms Men commordy end Irms "no 1 sow oak
thme teals. N. inJividoal ras imagine. that a liOjeet which
I..vithom too many imeres:s mod e..o.lderNiluni aas be iti•k••
tairotrly disco. ed ft Piddle Merlin". To do Jostkoo to poor.
whoop, nil tic calmom. nod iMelligemeth ot tie edit's" stair of
*dotty oai. Cornish may to be opploci I. Mi. Subject. It carer
Cm, aid 1 hope it helm, tsill ..y ioletilion to are, let yell
no ski. white* t I already gown woo proof that I pre.
I-, a sincere mom& of my teatiesetoccloirefolle ,nhjertia,:mr•
rifle every kind ..; opyr.olsions, raider than lend wove sep
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