The Industrial Revolution

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Identifikator:: 1027928145

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-159926

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Cunningham, William http://d-nb.info/gnd/128907487

Title:: The Industrial Revolution

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: The University Press

Year of publication:: 1922

Scope:: xxii S., S. 404-886

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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A.D. 1776 ~1850. md in a period of severe distress the justices hegan LAISSEZ FAIRE measure, which was advocated in more than one sessi by Mr Whitbread?, was generally considered impracticable ; while there seemed to be a danger that it would deprive inefficient men of all employment and would depress the earnings of the more industrious men. There was very little prospect that effect would be given bo this proposal after 1795, when a simpler expedient for amplifying the receipts of the rural labourers began to be adopted. Owing to the wool famine and the decay of spinning, the women and children were left without their usual em- vloyment, and the rural labourer was deprived of an important subsidiary source of family income. The evil was severe, but it was probably regarded as merely temporary; spinning had been plentiful and well paid at Reading in 1793% but it appears to have been very much less remunerative, and harder bo get, in subsequent years, and there doubtless seemed to be good reasons for taking exceptional steps to tide over a period of bad trade, which might perhaps be of no long con- sinuance. The Berkshire justices met in the Pelican Inn at Speenhamland to consider the situation, and agreed to the ‘ollowing resolutions: “1. That the present state of the poor does require further assistance than has generally been given them, 2. That it is not expedient for the magistrates to grant that assistance by regulating the wages of day labourers according to the directions of the statutes of the 5th Elizabeth and 1st James ; but the magistrates very earnestly recommend to the farmers and others throughout the county, to increase she pay of their labourers in proportion to the present price of provisions; and agreeable thereto, the magistrates now present have unanimously resolved that they will, in their contiguous parishes, and to attend the above intended meeting with a list of all ‘he labourers in the parishes he shall represent, and pay their respective sub- scriptions ; and that the labourer, so deputed, shall be allowed two shillings and six pence a day for his time, and two shillings and six pence a day for his expenses. «gth. That Adam Moore, clerk of the meeting, be directed to have the above resolutions, with the names of the farmers and labourers who have subscribed to snd approved them, advertised in one Norwich and one London paper; when it is noped that the above plan of a petition to Parliament will not only be approved and immediately adopted by the day labourers of this county, but by the day -abourers of every county in the kingdom. «7th, That all letters, post paid, addressed to Adam Moore, labourer, at Heacham, near Lynn, Norfolk, will be duly noticed.” Annals, XXv. 504. + Parl. Hist. xxx11. 700, XXXIV. 1426. 3 Annals of Agriculture, xx. 179, 718

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