The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

RAMAN OP ill lIMPBOT9IB OP 74CTORIZ3.

This morning were issued the reports of the
Inspectors of Fectories to her Yelesty's Prisoipal fkortary
of State for the Horse Deputising, for the half-year siding
the 31et of October tut. The reports are prefaced by the
following joist resent of the hope:tors, dated the 10th of
Desseber

" We hinee held oar statutes/ emeling fro the coneidens-
Kan of the possediege in our respeetive dieted% dozing
the half--year ended en the Slot of October hut, and en a
review of Ulm, est after enacting mei ether's rrporta, there
is only one gabfest which we, coektially, beg leave to bring
under your nodes. We would restectfully request your
attention to the great extent of working beyond the number
of hours deny to which the employment of young persons
end women ere reetricted, end of the encroachments upon
the times mama for their meals, which brevan more es-
pecially la Mr. Moreer's &Wet, as set forth by him in hie
present and la several of his former reports. Scotland pre-
sents s most inking contrast in this respect ; for Sir John
Kincaid hes every Nemo to believe that no such vislaticas
of the law are practised in any part of his district. The
Imperfections le the Factory Acts which make It ex-
tremely diffiardt for the iestootors and sob-Inepte'ors to
detect and corselet such offenders, end to WM the evident
latentione of the legislature in regard to the elbimportant
subjects of limitation to the halm of work, end the secarieg
of sufficient opportunities of rest and refreshment to the
workers in the course of the day, render mote abemtions
in the law nec•ssery. If perFament bad imagined that such
evasions could be resorted to, they wouli doubtless hays
been guarded against by adequate provirioLo ; and we now
feel it incumbent upon as to large that such era 4ons should be
prevented by an emending act. We contemplate nothing
heyoni that which win secure the enforcement of the
obvious Wittiness of the legielature set forth in the existing
sets. &n ear last report a mmeiderable improvemeet bee
taken pleas in most of the branches of trade *kb which we
become sequenced In the digherge of our °Metal deltas.
We annex in the appendix the wavered summaries of the
ea:Mesta teported to ashy the certifyieg surgeons sn4 of the
prosecutions for infraction@ of the Fact. ry Act which welslt
ourselves reloc'eatly constrained to order during the half-
year.—We have the honour to be. sir, your viat7 obedient
Servants, " LEONARD HORNER.
"J. KINCAID.
" ALEX. REDORAVS.
" KOBlbtr BALER.
"To the Right Hoe. Spencer H. Weloole, ho."
Mr. Honer's dhlriot referred to so emptiaticel=
above, comprises the *hole of Lanceshire, partial C
Derbyshire. and West Riding of Yorkehire, the North
Riding, and the four northern counties of Roseland.
The accidaeda wiring from machinery during the half-
year, In this district, were 924, of which 120 went to {ln-
deem and 396 to " yours persons." The caws of proatouthm
redtaheute.mutrobye4i.bucaaped,,warrilter;:,,wh7woi .cashnluoinonrolZorrnTkeipnweeKeec.:Rocatikmili:pa.ldistrialiv.imit'ile
aßierkiturtaptuom2tneelsl hilsj63tl.oictimidwereent.33ww.l. Mg The.
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POLITICAL MATTEIS IN TER EASTERN COUNTIES.
—Mr. E. W. Warkin„ geeeral manger of the Maechester,
Sheffield, and LinrolneLire Railway, visited Greet Ter.
mouth last week ; it is stated with a view to a share in the
representation of the boroegb for which be sat seam months
is 1847. Mr. Stuart, one of the members for Cambridge, at
the anneal dinner of the Philoenphkel Union, said events
might me bag occur whisk would Meek off his connexion
with his coestawney.
THE WEST RIDTSO ELECTION.—The writ was
received et the Sheriff's office in York on Friday, and the
High Sheriff hee appointed the election to take piste at
Wakefield on Woodsy, the 21st Ind., at 11 o'clock in the
forenoce. Sir I. W. Hamden is the only candidate, and it
is upsets* that be will be elec'ed without opposition.
THE L/TERPOOL CHAMBER OP COMMERCE: At en
&dimmed ineelne, held yes'erday, a memorial to the
Board of Trade, I. support of the bill pr mowed by the
Mersey Baas and Harbm Board, for power to borrow
800,0008. for additional dock work, en the Liverpool sole of
the Mersey, was agreed to. It RAI Meet that the opposition
to the bill whiehlusd morose up was non her fr.l parties
colons ted with the port nor from the manufacturers of Lane
osehire or Yorkehire. At the arms meeting Mew!. Torr,,
Birch, and Heath were elected members of the roused of the
dumber is place of those retiring.
TB* PORT OF LITZReOOL.--STIOAR IMPORTS.
The Liverpool Bill of Entry, published today (Tuesday)
shows that ening the year 1.838 the quaehty of raw sugar
Imported tato Liverpool was 1,720,617 ewe., se harness of
189.713 cwt. over the importation of 1857. The braless
bee been to British sad twelve. Wert bedtime, North Aww.
sod French beetroot. In Riot Indies, Straka.
Cabo, sad Chiosoo, Wm Mt bees a demon.