Inproportiontothisgreatwork,Iamtobeunderstoodthatthesework—houses,housesofcorrection,andstockstoemploythepoormaybegrantedtolessenthepoorinthisorthatparticularpartofEngland;andweareparticularlytoldofthatatBristol,thatithasbeensuchaterrortothebeggarsthatnoneofthestroulingcrewwillcomenearthecity。Butallthisallow’d,ingeneral,’twillbefeltinthemain,andtheendwillbeanencreaseofourpoor。
1。Themanufacturesthatthesegentlemenemploythepoorupon,areallsuchasarebeforeexercis’dinEngland。
2。Theyareallsuchasaremanag’dtoafullextent,andthepresentaccidentsofwarandforeigninterruptionoftradeconsider’dratherbeyondtheventofthemthanunderit。
Supposenowawork—houseforemploymentofpoorchildren,setsthemtospinningofworsted。——Foreveryskeinofworstedthesepoorchildrenspin,theremustbeaskeinthelessspunbysomepoorfamilyorpersonthatspunitbefore;supposethemanufactureofmakingbaystobeerectedinBishopsgate—street,unlessthemakersofthesebayscanatthesametimefindoutatradeorconsumptionformorebaysthanweremadebefore。ForeverypieceofbayssomadeinLondontheremustbeapiecethelessmadeatColchester。
IhumblyappealtotheHonourableHouseofCommonswhatthismaybecall’d,andwithsubmission,Ithinkitisnothingatalltoemployingthepoor,since’tisonlythetransposingthemanufacturefromColchestertoLondon,andtakingthebreadoutofthemouthsofthepoorofEssextoputitintothemouthsofthepoorofMiddlesex。