The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-05 00:00:00

FACTORIES.

" Whereas an Act was passed in the fourth year of
the reign of his late Majesty, entitled An Act to
regulate the labour of children and young persona in
the mills and factories of the United Kingdom ; and
another Act was passed in the session of Parliament
in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of her
present Majesty, entitled An Act to amend the laws
relating to labour in factories ;' and by the said first-men-
tioned Act it was provided, that no person under the age
of 18 years should be employed in any such mill or
factory as in the said Act is mentioned, in any such de-
scription of work as thereinbefore specified, more than
twelve hours in any one day, nor more than sixty-nine
hours in any one week, except as thereinafter is pro-
vided ; and by the said last-Mentioned Act it was pro-
vided, that no female above the ago of eighteen years
should be employed in any factory as defined by the said
Act, save for the same time and in the same manner as
young persons (by the said Act defined to be persons of
the age of thirteen years, and under the age of eighteen
years) might be employed in factories,
"And whereas it is expedient to alter the said Acts
for the purpose of further restricting the hours of labour
of young persons and females in factories,
"Be it enacted, by the Queen's Most Excellent Ma-
jesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same,
that notwithstanding anything in the said Acts con-
tained, as from the Ist day of August, 1846, no person
under the age of eighteen years shall be employed in any
such mill or factory in such description of work as in the
said first-mentioned Act is specified, for more than
eleven hours in any one day, nor for more than sixty-
four hours in any one week, except as in the said Act is
provided ; and that as from the said Ist day of August,
1846, the said two Acts before-mentioned shall in all
respects be construed as if the provision in the said first-
mentioned Act contained, as to persons under the age of
eighteen years working in mills and factories, had been
confined to eleven hours instead of twelve hours in any
one day, and to sixty- four hours in any one week, in
stead of sixty-nine hours.
"And be it enacted, that as from the Ist day of
August, 1847, no person under the age of eighteen
years shall be employed in any such mill or factory, in
such description of work as in the said first-mentioned
Act is specified, for more than ten hours in any one
day, nor more than fifty-nine hcurs in any one week,
except as in the said Act is provided; and that as from
the Ist day of August, 1847, the said two -Acts shall,
in all respects, be construed as if the provision in the
said first-mentioned Act contained, as to persons
under the age of eighteen years working in mills and
factories, had been confined to ten hours instead
of twelve hours in any one day, and fifty-nine hours in
any one week instead of sixty-nine hours, and that the
restrictions respectively by this Act imposed as regards
the working of persons under the age of eighteen years,
in all respects as by the secondly hereinbefore-mentioned
Act is provided.

" Arid be it enacted, that the said two hereinbefore-
mentioned Acts, as amended by this Act, and this Act
shall be construed together as one Act.
"And be it enacted, that this Act may be amended or
repealed by any Act to be passed in this present session
of Parliament.",

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UNMARRIED LADIES. TAKE
NOTICE.
Under this attractive heading the New York Herald,
of Jan. 8, just received, contains the following tempting
offer to the fair sex:—

A short time ago wo bad some business in Morris
county, New Jersey, and it bile there, we came across
an old friend of ours, who has recently come into pos
session of a fine farm on Long Hill, in said county
and State, and on the same range of hills, and about
twelve miles from Bishop Hobert's old country resi-
dence, nine miles from the flourishing village of
Morristown and three from Baskinridge: and a more
healthy, elevated, beautiful, and commanding prospect,
or inland view, is not in New Jersey. Being a wi-
dower, and so pleasantly situated, we naturally asked
him why it was, having a good farm, and everything
around him so comfortable, he had no wife ? Said
he, " My dear Sir, advertise and get me a good
companion ; I am now ready, (after being in a single
state nine years,) and all things now in order."
Now ladies, here is a chance. He is in good health,
of a sound constitution, a good-looking man,
forty-five, a lawyer by profession—at present a gentle-
man farmer—his disposition amiable, his temper even
and pleasant, and is domestic. In his religion, an
Episcopalian, but no Puseyite. A good democrat of the
old Jackson school, has two sons, he first a young mer-
chant in Philadelphia ; the second, just of age, a
fine young gentleman, and accomplished, (and we
speak knowingly too, for we all spent several weeks
together, summer before last, at Belmont Hall, Schoo-
ley's Mountain.) The widower, above all, is a fine fel-
low, fond of good old wine, old books, and his Bible,
his text-book, old friends, and cheerful old winter fires,
and of a good wife. Now, ladies, here is the description
of the wife he wants. She must be even tempered, good-
looking, accomplished (in the general acceptation of the
word—i. e not too mcdcrnly refined), sound in health
and constitution, domestic, a good housekeeper, of the
middle size, and weighing from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty pounds, her features regular, her teeth
sound and natural, her tongue always eschewing evil,
but speaking well—her feet small and in the right place
—of good family—always neat and trim at home and
abroad—from twenty to forty and upwards, and willing
at all times to be counselled with and talked to—and in
return, to give advice when necessary, and to be the
mistress of the house and household always. Her re-
ligion of the Gospel standard—and her politics (if any)
democratic—and, last of all, property or money, as
much as she pleases to bring with her.
If any more information is wanted, call on, or write
to us—otherwise. address Major D. C. Mortin, at his
head-quarters, the Merchants' lintel, No, 41, Cour-
dant-street (between Broadway and Greenwich-street),
New York.
December mlrk.
lh,
ee r
forgot 1, 8 l 4 5
t.
o mention that he goes for the
"whole of Oregon, or none."

Lord and Lady Stanley arrived in town on Monday,
from Wrest Park, Beds, where the Noble Lord and Lady had
been on a visit to the Earl and Countess De Grey. Lord
Stanley joined the circle at Wrest on Saturday last, his Lord-
obi" having been staying at Burghley House with the Mar-
quis and Marchimeas of Exeter Ain* Wedueulay