90 AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES 



with the spirit of modern times ; in short, 

 landlords and capitalists have overgrown their 

 industry. 



The other classes, above alluded to, are now 

 little better situated. Formerly farmers' sons 

 found an asylum in towns, but now towns are 

 crammed to overflowing, and a counter move- 

 ment is taking place of a very interesting 

 character. Several of our towns-people at the 

 present moment are making no mean efforts to 

 attain to agricultural eminence, while many more 

 are preparing to enter the field. There cannot 

 be a doubt but that with the establishment of 

 agricultural schools and colleges in every 

 district and province of the kingdom, thousands 

 of the sons of the other brandies of industry 

 will be trained up to agriculture. 



It is very evident therefore from the present 

 position of British industry, that one element is 

 still wanting in order to complete the theory 

 which we have been proposing for the reform- 

 ation of the United Kingdom and the final 

 establishment of political health and general 

 prosperity among all classes of the community, 

 That element is colonisation. As soon as we 

 have obtained anything like a prosperous state, 



