The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-23 00:00:00

FACTORY SYSTEM.

Mr. HINDLEY presented petitions from Salford and Man-
chester, in favour of a Ten Hours' Factory Bill.
Mr. BROT HE RT ON presented a petition from the factory
operatives of Manchester to the same effect.
TOLLS IN IRELAND.

Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from the inhabitants
of the town of Maryborough, in the Queen's county, praying
for the restoration of two Committees, by which an end
would be put to the monopoly of tolls collected upon
the road between Dublin and Limerick. He begged at
the same time to enquire of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
what course the Government intended to take respecting the
monopoly of tolls on the road between those two cities?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Fa'd that
he individually felt greatly obliged to the Member for Gtee-
neck for taking up this subject, and that the gentlemen from
every part of Ireland, as well as those immediately connected
with the cities of Dublin and Limerick, were undef great ob-
ligations to his Hon. Friend for having investigated a case of
great local grievance, with all the care and assiduity which
might have been expected from a Member of Parliament re-
presenting the district affected by the abuse. The Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer then paid a very handsome compliment
to Mr. Wallace, as Chairman of the Select Committee
which had recommended the abolition of this monopoly.
He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) admitted the grievance,
but he was not determined as to the course which he should
take next session, when the Hon. Member for Greenock would
have an opportunity of proposing a measure of his own, if he
should disapprove of that to be proposed by the Government.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the operatives
of Manchester praying for a Tea-hour Factory Bill.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Dunfermline
against the Scotch Boroughs Bill.
FACTORIES.
Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from sixty of the
Clergy of Bath, Bristol, and Warminster, praying. for an al-
teration in the factories'regulations ; and several petitions from
plaeekin, York and Lancashire to the same effect.
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against the Factories Regulations Bill. A petition from the
Clergy of Cumberland, praying for more equal payments to
the Clergy of the Established Church. From the Protestant
and Catholic landowners of Tyrone and Cork, for an adjust-
ment of the tithe question. From the Dissenters of a place
in Yorkshire, against any further endowment to the Church
of Scotland ; and from the graduates of the College of Surgeons,
Dublin, for certain alterations in the Medical Charities Bill.
The Noble Lord also presented petitions from the Catholic
landlords of places in Cork, praying for an alteration in the
law with respect to tithes. Also several petitions from chil-
dren working in different factories in Yorkshire, praying the
House not to restrict the working of children under nine years
of age in factories to less than eleven hours a day.
On the motion of Mr. TIIORNLEY, power was given to
the British Museum Committee to adjourn from place to
place.
On the motion of Mr. DIVETT, the Festiniog Railway
Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. HAR VEY presented seven petitions from the operatives
employed in the different manufactories of Manchester,
praying the House to take into immediate consideration the
condition of the children and young persons who were over-
worked in mills and factories, and to rescue such helpless per-
sons from the state of thraldom in which they must remain,
at the sacrifice of health, happiness, and, in many instances, of
life itself. The petition also prayed that a uniform period of
labour should he adopted in all factories with respect to all
ages up to 21, that period not to exceed more than 10 hours.
He had also one to present signed by 700 female operatives of
Manchester to the same effect. The petitioners stated that
tl ey wished to acquire a knowledge of household matters,
which was necessary for them to do, in order to enable them
to fulfil the duties of wives and mothers. They stated that
few of them knew how to make a shirt or other article
of clothing for their husbands or children, and fewer
still were able to bake for their families; and, under the
present system, they had no time to devote to such attainments.
Mr. FE CT OR presented a petition from the South-
Eastern Railway Company against the Bill before the House
for the regulation of the carriage of mails by railways.