Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-05
FOREJGN.
tFtOm.fie london Observer, August A

MEETING TO RELIEVE TIE POOR.
On Monday. a general meetieg W : held
Al the City ct London Tdv. m. Bishopsg tie
street. for the purpose of considering the
rn"st beneficial way Of relieving the poor
in several parts of the country. The room
was almost full before one o'clock, but 1t
WAS nearly two before tho Duke ct FORK
tack the chair. His royal h'shness WIS ac
companietl by the Dukes & Kent and Cam
bridge. the archbishop OF Canterbury. the
Duke of Hutisnd. the bishop OF Lonuon, the
Chancellor cf the Exch.quer, Mr.. Wnber-
I re-, AMI y-ral other members of both
Houses of + rliament o. liking the chair,
his royal hiehness the Duke OF Yora thus
addressed the u.eetiug :-Grntlemen, hav-
ing doue me the honour To Gail me To this
Chair, 1t becores my duty to state 10 you
the object ct the r,ee citing. We are met this
DAY tor the purpose OF considering the most
efectual means To alleviate the distresses
o. the lower classes of the community in
the realm. That distress Exists, & in very
great degree, among several classes ct
his maj=sty's subject no man will deny.
Indeed, after the admission of it on your
part, it will be almost unnecessary to say
more on behalf OF those trSssed classes,
for such admission will b., AS it has been,
attended with strenuous exertons to relieve
ticmeD, that it was only necessary to point
oct to you the objects of compassion, in
order to insure your assistance to them
In this / am fully borne out, when recol-
lect what have been your executions for the
distress of other countries and the only
observation which think it necessary to
add is, that you are this day met to consider
the best means of relieving those of your
own.-( Loud ShhlcuSe.
Mr. Carter, the sScretery TO the associ-
alton of the year 1912, then read part Of
a report drawn uI by a committee of that
society il stated tn the soc ETY. tho with
very inadequate funds. had produced very
extensive good by communicating activity
to local benevolence, and by furnishing
model upon which county meetings * the
subscriptions and Efforts of particular dis
tricts might be formed, aud brought into
a state Of efficient operation. The impa..
thence Of the room, which was crowded
beyond all example, interrupted the rea-
ding of the report, and. at the request of
the duke of Cambridge, Mr.. Carter desis-
ted. The duke Of Kent then rose amidst
the loud cheers Of the meeting. His royal
highness expressed regret that the secre-
tary was not suffered 10 finish the reading
OF the committees report, as that would
slew the committees object, and tie great
cxertioas they had made. 1t was attrlbu>
ted to this meeting, OH lis formation IN 1912,
that their Object was political, not charita-
ble--ot this opinion, WAS the late lamented
MIR. Whitbread but he owed it to the me-
Tnory of this gentleman to say, tn when
he became convinced of his error, he can
didly came forward and acknowledged it,
(hear, hear.> He regretted that he could
not, on the present occasion, hav5 the as
sistance of that great man Cloud cheers.l
AT that period, some parts Of the country
were in great distress. hat at present there
were thousands out OF employment want
ing bread Gaear, hear The object of the
meeting was 70 ia Use fund, to enable the
committee 10 co operate with those associ-
ations Which had been. and would be for
med in different parts of the country for
the relief of the poor.
This met-od has been rescrtcd to before
with most beneficial cffects. & he trusted
that it would be productive OF similar good
consequences at present. When he look
ct round him and saw the chair filled by
his 'llustrious brother. duke of York, y by
whose side was another relative, duke of
Cambritg~.l whose charitable disposition
was VIII known; and when he also saw
present the head Of the church (Archhish-
Of Canterbury and g-ntleman high in
the confidence of the crown, 1.-THE Chan
cellor Of the Excheqlerl he was sure
that a greet deal of good might be done,
and th:t by prompt and united exertions,
the present evils, which were but tempora-
nv, might be got over, AMI this country be
again what she long was--the envy of Eiu-
rope, [IouI cheers His royal hishcess
then read The first resolution, which was
a. follows" That a transit o. from state
Of extensive warfare to system of peace,
has occasioned stagnation of employment
and revulsion of trade, deeply aft citing
the situation of many parts OF the commu-
ni.y, and producing many instances ofgrcat
local distress" MI. Herman, of the bank,
seconded this resolution.
Lord COchrane observed. that he should
not have addressed the meeting, but that
having received circular letter from the
committee, he would have thought it de-
reelection OF his duty if lac retrained FRI
attending. The reason why he rose thus
early was, because tie observations which
he. had to submit wouId nJt be suitable, if
made when the other resolutions were put.
The first resolution was. in his opiuion,
founded on gross fallacy, and this was
lbs reas IN for saying 50. 1t Wis not the
trans on from a state Of war, to that of
peace, which occasional the present dis
tr.ss Tue cause of that distress, the cause
of the fsrmcr not beng able To pay his
ren.s, VS. the enormous load OF taxation.
(Applausc and dsspprob A:ion.) 1t was
ON th's account, he asserted, TINT the first
u, solution was founded on gross fa.lacy.
lie had brought with him staten, ut Of
a