... HOURS OF LABOUR IN' FACTORIES. have reason to believe that the Commi-aioners appointed to inquire into tbe subject of the hours for the employment of women and children factories have reported strongly in reducing them. The principal pissagos in their ...

... summarised by Alison, the historian. (History of Europe.) That the labour of children in factories, under thirteen years of age, should be limited to eight hours a day ; that children under nine years of age should be prevented from working at all ; that persons ...

... summarised by Alison, the historian. (History Europe.) That the labour of children in factories, moiler thirteen years of age, should he limited to eight hours a day ; that children under nine years of age rhoold prevented fr working at all ; that persons ...

... hours of labour * ought to be left to the operation of those natural laws which hnddnudydouw-n&hhudtnn. women, and children working in factories.” If the Lall it would seriously interfere with the cotton hfiw,' - which at the present moment was in no_condition ...

... seventcen, and shall not apply to any factory u’h following p.:whl_- shall have effoct v.“‘lm to employment of children, in factories to which this Act 1”:: m—-uy:_ (I)Aw-‘cur(-h ut'w-“ ing lost time, be employed in any factory for more than fiftymrunl::'-y' ...

... visits to Kirkcaldy, Dysart and Wemyss. His writings also revealed the working conditions endured, particularly by children, in factories and mines. Regular visits were made to Auchtertool by Carlyle and his wife Jane whose cousin was minister there. Thomas ...

... He also stated that the United Trades Congress had resolved to promote movement for a nine hours bill for women and children in factories. The question was then put to the meeting whether they should meet that day week and take the baßpt, whether they should ...

... ought to be left to the operation of those natural laws which had already done so much to benefit men, women, and children working in factories. If the bill passed, it would seriously interfere with the cotton industry, which at the present moment was no ...

... including the history of several of the better known factories — Worcester, Derby, Stratford and as far back as Chelsea 1740. He outlined how the china was painted in the homes by children for the factories and he revealed some of the markings with some tips ...

... of poverty have been combated by Mr Bright —the reduction of the hours of labour for instance, the emplo y ment of children in factories! Very different frion him is Mr Forster, who has always interested himertf as much in social as io political questions ...

... imotoving the conditions under which children live. If only such a body liad been in existence a hundred years ago and had found a sufiScient public opinion to support its efforts, endless suffering to small children in factories and workshops might have been ...

... oaths and his seat fur East Devon. Mr Brno' having replied to a question relating to the number of workmen and children employed in factories and work. an.l t, another as to the introduction of &Trades' Union Bill this session, the went into nonmittee ...