The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-30 00:00:00

levitated in Scripture, "to train up children in the w •
in which they should go, that when they were old th. y
might not depart from it." There was nothior adverse
'to religion in the scheme proposed. The object was.
that men holding di;ferent opinions should live togethei
without mutual persecution. Though all the beneficial
result* which Mr. Owen in the benevolence of his heart
anticipated might not follow, it was no reason why at.
tempts should not be made to produce partial rood.
'There were societies now established both in Prance
and the Netherlands on neatly the same principles.
There was one at Fredericksburg. The establishment
at Lanark itself proved that the thing was quite prime-
; cable.
Mr. Owes said there was a Gentleman, a Mr. Heater.
'in the room, who hs4 been made a prisoner by savages
in infsncy, and as brought up etthtnx them. Ile lived
11 years with a people whose manners and customs di'.;
' fered in aim .t every respect from those of the
pk- would state the result upon his feelirrgs when he
wltnessel societies io America established upon the
principles now proposed. •
Mr. Marta came forward, and in a short speech, re.
•markahle for modesty and intelligence, said, that its Ame-
rica he bad witnessed the effects of combined operations
those. operations were always sure to be more productive
than the single handed efforts of individuals. So tulle
inspreemd were the NW.: of Asn.rica of the truth of
this, that there were various instances of individuals of
large, fortunes who bad thrown those fortunes into a
common stock with persons of very inferior means.
merely for the benefit rspecte,l to be derived train com-
bined operations. lie instanced the cues of Mr. ltapps,
Mr. Durrow, and Me. Euston.
,After some conversation as to the question of adjourn.
meat,

Mr. Himuitasom proposed that the Meeting slionl
be adjontned to a further day, that the public might
have trrne to consider the subject.
Mr. Oottx said, as he must return to. Scotland,"it
would not be in his power to attend another mecting,—
The public, however, would through the:medium of the
papers become sufficiently axquaiuted, with the objects
he ~...oposed. They were consivent, not mercly with
existing facts, but with what they knew from history.—
However the world might oppose him now, the day was
not far distant when they woold.support 11:01; until that
day came he would pursue the course he had commenced.
He was firmly convinced of the practicability of his plap,
and they who thought otherwise were Witten:ell be
vague report of partial views. IL tried experiments frit.
twenty years, before he uttered a word.
Fur ten years more lie listened to vqectious from every
quarter, And found there was nothing in ti w is
right, and he knew it from hating made the experimen%
—(Applanse )
The meeting was then:adjourned until Friday next.
The following are :he Resolutions which were propose:l.
and which are to be decided on nt the adjournedineeting :
•• I. That ft is the opinion of this Meetiug the the on-
ofthe popaludon of Ireland, gearrally requires aim -
lioration.

" That the causes of their poverty and suffei lags are
the want of productive employment, and the existence of
religious differences.
• 3.. That both these evils proceed from fun.lamental er-
cora in the present consiitution of society ; the forMertroni
the continuance of an artili ial system of productive em-
ployment, which is now highly disadvantageous to all
parties ; the hitter from the notion that there is merit or de-
merit in opinions, which in all cases ore the effects of geo-
graphical circumstances.
4. That as circumstances in r.:l cases essentially form
the charecter, the only course thht can be rationally pursued
with a view to the amelioratioamf the condition Of society.
is to endeavour to acquire, in the first iistance, on accurate
knowledge of the circumstances which are favourable, and
those which are unfavourable.
"S. That Mr. Owen hes devoted a long end active life
to this object, sod by deep study and retleetion, by exten-
sive personal communication with the most intelligent of
all ciasses, sects and parties, and by valuable practical ex-
perience, has succeeded in devising a combination of cir-
cumstances, wi.telt, in their application to society, he thinks
will tend materially to improve the human character. and
condition.
_

" 6. That it does not appear that be could have sny pri-
vate or Individual interest, separate from the general good,
in pursuing this mode of conduct.
" 7. That he appears to he fully convinced, that the sys-
tem which he proposes to the world, when carried int, exe-
cution, will produce the most benacial, moral, and pecu-
niary results.
" S. That he off, rs his services to the public in patting
this plan into immediate practice. in Englanti, In laud. and
Scotland, or to institute an experiment to prove its efficacy
in all or any of these countries."

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening last,
abont six unlock, as Air. Edmunds, the surveyor of the
road between Kilburn and Edgeware, and superintend-
ent of the extensive imprevemeats in that part of the
country, after paying his worLium at the Harp public-
house, near the hve-mile stone, set off in his cluOse for
his house at Edgeuare, when unfortunately, after pro-
ceeding a few yard-i, Le got between two teams, and It
is supposed, in whipping his own horse for the pur-
pose of getting out of the way, he touched the leader of
one of the tearns, which caused the horse to make a and-
den spring, awl the cart coming in contact with .Mr.
Edmunds's chaise, he was thrown out. and one of the
wheels passed over him. He was placed in a return
post-chaise, which was accidentally passing at the tinny
but before he reached his house, which is only distant 3
miles from the spot, the vital spark had fled.
CORONER'S INQUEST.-Lut night an inquisition was
taken at the Tort sap, back of St. lleorge's Ilospital,
before Mr. Gent., Coroner for London, on the body of
Joseph Hillyer, of Islewortli, who, it app-ared from the
evidence of bis father, was on last Sunday week robbing
a bird's next in the Duke of Northumberland's garden,
when he fell from a very high tree upon his head. His
scull was fractured, and he was carried to the hospital
in a state of insensibility, where he lingered till Sunday
last, when he expired. Verdict.—Accidental Death..

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuassay.
Amsterdam a f.. 19 10 Gibraltar •....31 8
Ditto at Sight ~I 9 8 Leghorn 401 U
Rotterdam. ' ......19 11 Genoa . .•... 43 0
Antwerp. ...19 9 Venice ltallaa Llv 98 19
Hambergh. ..........38 I Ma1ta...... 46 0
Altona 3B 3 Naples 99 9
Paris, 8 days' sight... 93 80 Palermo
Ditto ,......98 8 Li5b0n....... ba 0
80rdeaux....... ....90 8 Oporto 69 0
Frankfort on the Main 139 i Rio Janeiro - 60 0
Petersburg Sus p rble 81 Bahia
Berlin ...Cur Dolls 7d I lgr. Dublin - 91 U
Vienna, Ef.9 m....f10 10 30 Cork Ol 0
Trieste ditto.... ..... .10 30 BULLION. per oz.
Madrid 381 0 Portugal goldincoln.ol.o3.od
Cadiz ........36. 0 Foreign gold in bars3l.l7sBd
Bilboa ~...351 0 New D0ub100n5....3 13 0
Barcelona —36 0 New Dollars 0 4St
f)t ille 33 0 Silverinbars.standardo 0 0

BIRTHS.—On thenth hat. at Stokelake House, Devoe,
the Lady of the Hon. P. B. Pelle.r, M. P. of a sot,.
On the 29th Inst., at floldernesse House, Park-lane, the
Marchioness of Londonderry, of a daughter.

DIED.—On Sunday, the 27th lust., at &them, in the 17th
year of her age, Mary, second daughter of M. Gilbertson,
of Hartford, Esq.
On the 2Sth inst., when on a visit to bit son, at Reading.
the Rev. James Hinton, of Oxford, A.M., after a few hours'
tiloess.
On the SlSth July, at Twickenham, in the 10th year of her
lige, Sarah Hodge-s, relict of J. Hodges, Eq., late of
Boulney Court, In the County of Ozon.

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