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... Scotland, which was similar to the measure introduced last session; and the other to promote the education of young children employed in factories at night. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. The Lord Chancellor ' in a very long speech, called attention to the subject ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1857
Newspaper: North British Agriculturist
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

PROSPECTS OF EMIGRATION

... is an increasing tendency to employ women and children in factories , but the pay is not high as a rule ; at tho present time- there is a good demand for them in ¦ boot ,- clothintr , and other . factories . In Victoria employment continues to bo very ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1912
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1533 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

S ^ i' ^^^ lR ECTOB ^^ reCBA ^ gSji ^ PAlirB ' , ; February . ; . ^^^

... • PABIS , • February 7 . —The Chamber of Deputies today adopted t ' he bill regulatingemployment of ' . women and children in factories ^ '; fixing the working day at ten'hours , with' oneday ' ofrest . weBkly . ; . . • ' . NISSIES , February 2 . ...

Published: Monday 09 February 1891
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1917 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

No. 21..—\ 01.. 11. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1833. FACTORY CHILDREN

... SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1833. FACTORY CHILDREN. Tins is not the first time that we have endeavoured, in the pages of the Schoolmaster, to draw attention to the miserable condition of the greater number of the children employed in factories. To bring facts under ...

Nurseries needed

... back to the old days in Japan and China when the children were brought up in the factories.” Creches were being provided in some Scottish factories which were hundreds of years old and unfit for children, she said. ’ Mrs H. Geddes, an advisory council ...

Published: Monday 23 November 1959
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 209 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE II-UrP . 'TBAD STALL-POX noil'lTAL , —The Local Governracut Board hive declined to accede to the sugscstiou ..

... the Government the necessity for adopting Sir . Mundella ' s bill for shortening the hours of labour of women and children in factories ; the second to urge the contrary view , that no gnch legislation Wa 3 required . 1 'he chief speakers of the first ...

Published: Tuesday 30 July 1872
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1365 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE RESIGNATION OF MR W. HOLMS, M.P

... 02 M» Holms' motion in Parliament, a Royal on the Factory Acts was appointed, which led to the consolidation of all existing Factory Acts, provided for the education of all children employed in factories. In the same year Mr who took a . great interest ...

Published: Tuesday 22 January 1884
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 387 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

(By Special Wire.)

... is a most oppressive one. The employment of children in factories in Scotland is rare, and the number of young persons engag.ed in them is limited ; but in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire every factory teems with them. It would be quite impossible ...

Published: Tuesday 09 February 1869
Newspaper: Daily Review (Edinburgh)
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 907 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BOHN'S LIBIiA HIES

... Edition, thoroughly revised and partly re-written. London: H. G. Bohn. 1859. Report Scottish Factories. —The report of Sir John Kincaid, Inspector of Factories, for the half-year ending the 31st October 1858, has just heen printed. lie says“ It great ...

Published: Saturday 19 February 1859
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening Courant
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 914 | Page: 3 | Tags: none