USEFUL PROJECTS. 
pointed to take the general subject 
into consideration, who have laid 
the foundation, by their investiga- 
tions, for very important regulations 
in regard to that great branch of 
political economy. A matter of 
that importance, however, requires 
much deliberation, before either 
parliament can be applied to for 
new laws, or any recommendation 
can be submitted to the considera- 
tion of private individuals. But 
there were three points which 
seemed to meet with a very general 
concurrence. The first was to pro- 
mote improvements in the construc- 
tion of cottages, more especially to 
ascertain the means by which the 
consumption of fuel could be dimi- 
nished. The second, to recommend 
the annexing of a large garden to 
each cottage; by which the labourer, 
with the assistance of his family, 
might beenabled to raise a consider- 
able quantity of provisions, without 
being obliged to go to market for 
every thing he had occasion for. 
Many instances of the benefit result- 
ing from such an appendage were 
stated in the different county re- 
ports, and were known to many 
members of the board. The third 
point was, that of encouraging, by 
every possible means, the extension 
of friendly societies, that most for- 
tunate of ali institutions for the 
benefit of the poor, and the most 
likely means that could possibly be 
devised for rendering their situation 
comfortable. 
“That the variety of important 
subjects regarding which it was ne- 
cessary for the Board to collect in- 
formation, and of measures which 
it might have occasion to recom- 
mend to the public attention, having 
rendered it extremely desirable to 
egiablish @ correspondence with 
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some respectable body in each 
county, it had occurred, that either 
the grand juries or the magistrates 
assembled at the quarteresessions, 
were in every point of view the 
fittest and most respectable descrip= 
tions of persons for the board to cor- 
respond with. That a circular let« 
ter had been sent by the board, 
Suggesting the many public ad- 
vantages that might be derived, by 
establishing a committee of the ma= 
gistrates in each county, to core 
respond with the board upon such 
subjects, whick there is every reas 
son to believe will be cordially ac- 
ceded to; a most desirable circum- 
stance, as such au intercourse could 
not fail to be productive of conse- 
quences: equally satisfactory to the 
board, and important to the general 
interests of the country. 
The president then concluded his 
address in the fallowing wards: 
“*On the whole, the board have 
only to persevere, with zeal and 
alacrity, in the great course in which 
they are now engaged, in order to 
effect objects which were never 
compassed in any other country ; 
and which, without an institution, 
carried on with such zeal and ener- 
gy, would never have been supposed 
attainable. And in carrying on 
this great undertaking we ought to 
consider, that we are not only le- 
bouring for ourselves and cur poste- 
rity, and for the nations by whom 
we are surrounded, who must profit 
from ourinstructions, and be bene- 
fitted by our example, but that we 
are laying a foundation for the fur 
ture prosperity and happiness of the 
human race; since their prosperi y 
and happiness must ever depend on 
the facility with which their means 
of sustenance can be provided. ‘This 
country bas much to boast of. In 
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