The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-23 00:00:00

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To rns EMMA •r rug S7'4TRaidl4N.

Sta,—At a period whew, ootwithstanding the
flatteriee representatiews we read of the revival of
trade, we meat be calculated, by daily eternalise,
that there is a meltitede of men, within sod amend
the Sletropolis, as well as in other parte of this
kingdom, who ars destitute of the wens of earni•g
their breed. It is desirable that the Gentlemen who
interest theastelves, very laudably, in the soppression
of mesdicity, shield promote the intimates of sun
eaexceyliwnsislo substitute for the ssbsisteuce of
those eh ere able sod willing to work. It is ex-
tremely desirable, and indeed • public duty, that
such own as haw, without any missal fault or
defect, beta missed to want, should, is a insoner as
coogenial as possible to their feelings ■od habits, be
provided with some piece of refuge to which they
might apply when any failure is t►e deemed for la-
boor is esperlenced by them in their usual calling.
There may bo essay ways, perhaps, as yet untried,
' by which such mew might °Wein relief In the meaner
required, and aford rensoneratles to the Public by
their excisions; but without waiting for inventions,
or trying novel schemes, tilers Is certainly @mood
every neighbourhood such a quantity of well-known
common miens as would floodlit sufficient employ.
went for the able-bodied casual poor, if men of
public spirit could be brought to ■sits and put them
fairly in hood.
I take the liberty of submitting this seggestien,
Sir, through you, to the consideration of these who
interest themselves in betteriog the condition of the
Poor, in conampitency of an swooned with which I lately
met, and which I subj.•in • copy, respecting so es-
tablishment of the kind I recomvaroded, that appears
to haw. been for anew time formed in the neighbour-
hood of Easter. I do net, however, presume to rectos.
mend the establishment of this or any particular OW
nufactora, in preference to another ; I woolol only
press the public spirited to the consideration and
adoption of the priuciple. The object at which I
sim,is the formation of nay rosy Ism, to which the casual
Poor, who are table and silting to work, may betake
themselves on Goy emergeocy ; and all that I am anxious
to urge is, that any establishment of the kind should
be Such as would be poblicly knosu, and esgily ac-
cessible; that the work required in it should be of a
kind that could be readily effected, or learned by pro-
opts who had been accustomed to mantra' Isb-or ;
tuff that the manufacture should relate to ■ncles
for which • demand 'meld be readily obtained,
and which would not bailers with establishments
'already formed in the neighbourhood.
Every neighbourhood snot community mast be much
■ore likely than a stranger to contrive what is most
expedient for itself ; and in the contemplation of any
phis, will have in view what. ter is best swileil to its
local circoostsoces, soil MOO consistent with its de-
mand in point of products, sad its supely as to ma-
terials. At Exeter, when the wants of the poor were
extremely pressing shoot three years ago, an intent.
gent friend of tits destitute suggested the expediency
of establishing a public work for the employment of
any poor that that should present themselves, in Ike
men•fseture if bflcks, tiles, and, I believe, the
coarse sorts of pottery ; and the success of tloe est*.
blishment bee, I understand, beets such as to entitle
It to general notice, and to rage, at a time of
owed, its the 'Neighbourhood of other lowa', the trial
of similar experiments.

ferret]. Whether in the fulfilment of this engage-
ment, a week, a mouth, or • year would be con-
sumed. it should be all owe to him. He acid epos
principle, and principle alma, should toluenes his
proceedings. Is such anew as this, and IQ all cake
where ilia Liberty of the Subject, or his rights or
I privileges were at state, his time should our bs at
their command. H. Strada disdain to sestet say
other reersiserstio• is tech crass but thee of the op
probation of his fellow-men sod the approval of Ma
own couseleace. le no use could he butter devote his
time than in tech • service, nor with mere satisteollots
to his own feelings.
lie bad so doubt of the ultimate MIMIC of the
arse, sod that we should shortly have the grail&
cation of at least esortiag our energies to send jots
Parliament one wh►, in the true sense of the word,
would be really err Representative, to the elicitation
of his predecessor, who not only voted away our
rights and liberties. and placed every individual at
the mercy of his Majesty's !disasters, but joined in
passing the odious Act which shot the injured lad
oppressed without the pole of justice for the iajories
they had sestaleed at their bands.
With this view of the asese, he had me meson to
doubt bat that the Moods of Mr. floral were In good
earnest. The necessity of s eobscription, to sopped,
the 'spencer which would necessarily attend the
presentation of their Petition, 'meld be superseded.
Oa Mr. Harris's 'saurus* he placed the fullest
confidence; bet as some individuals bad illoded to,
the possibility of eriLreseen occurrences happ►ning,'
which miisht prevent the fnifilmest of the especia-
-1 6°lll which bad been held net to them, Mr. Walker,
for the satisfaction of all parties. would move that
the Meetine do ailjnaris until Friday Netting next,
et six o'clock, for the purpose of receiving a Report
of what wools' he done in the mean time. es to the
progress of the Petition ; when, if soy such event
as bed been contemplated should Decor, he hoped
there would be still time to misfire a Petition en the
part of the People. Bet if, as we had every reason
to suppose, the Gentlemen who had taken upon
themselves the sindicsilun of our debts should fulfil
their engagements, we shall, said M. Walker, at all
events, ant inert in vein ; for we shall harts an oppor-
tunity of voting tier thanks to them for their liberal
conduct.

Mr. Walker's motion was then pat and carried
antrirmorsi). and this Meeti.g, whirls was as order.
ly and all well conducted as any could he, dissolved.
la coosequisheo of a great imainher of the Electors
i•d being able to attend the Meeting for want of
room, aid a snack large► body being ',prated at the
adjournment on Friday evening, it will be bald at the
Assembly-room, in Prince's-street.