... lBiley, chlarged by Mr. Festce, wvithl employing a girl, anamed Anil Bradshaw, under sixteen veetrs of'age, at wvork il his factory for n greater number of' ihours noer 8 rthan is altlowedt by the actn uo partlia-mest. in support of his case, he called the ...

... OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN FACTORIES. On Monday, two deputations attended the Home Office the one to urge upon the Government the necessity for adopting Mr. Mundella's bill for shortening the hours of labour to women and children in factories, the second ...

... FACTORY CHILDREN. There is a constant effort to get children into factories as soon as possible; and there being a will there is sometimes a way. In the report on primary education in Ireland, one of the commis- sioners mentions a case at Belfast., in ...

... ; CHILDREN INT F@ACTORIES. th series of resolutions on the Faactory and Educa- tion Acs wrere submitt~ed by the Hon. H. Strutt, of , Derby, and adopted. Among the proposals con-I - tamed in the motions wore thie following: - That I all children, whether ...

... of children in factories and r in workshops and their consequent exploitation by a the capitalist is injurious to the children, unjust my to their parents, and a crime against the human :or race. considering the infamous fact that the r children of the ...

... aemployed in a factory or workshop. He said that of f 100,000 half-timers employed in factories and work- shops throughoutthe country 66,000belonged to Lanca- shire; and he contended that the present law was tinjurious to the children both with regard ...

... I REPORTS OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORS. I The half-yearly report of the inspectors of factories, ,which has just been issued, gives a very encouraging account of the working of the Factories Acts Extension Act of 1864, and speaks hopefully of the results ...

... MORE FACTORY INSPECTORS REQUIRED. co In Comumittee of Supply ott Thursda~y, in the House tli of Commons, Mr. Broadhturet urged on thme IHome lai Secretary the desirability of bringing about an in- an crease in the number of inspectors of factories and ...

... mental develop-i ment of children in Lzancashire ware not aware of the facts. Hle was rn a position to shate that t idthen n children Therwh carrie oS the hget eduatioa prizes loaly, .jid ome in open corn- petition among children in all perks of the king- ...

... wxomild in- cig duce the children to leave both the factory aiid Jut thle schooal and take a, full-time occupation in con- 'liy nection withisomne trade iiot uinder the Act. lie held on. that the work of children inl the factories was light, beand that it ...

... forbiddvn for girls and women ?? of age. Sunday work is forbidden for dldI clanses of workera in factories. Tile -ago of admissiot of children to factories is 13, bult only if they have fulfilled the legal requiremenrts as to sohool attendance, which vary ...

... younger children had more work. ing, no doubt half-timers would show a better result. ?? was supposed, in the first instance, that the exercise of the compulsory powers of school attendance would take many children from the workshops and factories, but the ...