The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-30 00:00:00

CHILDREN IN FACTORIES.

A Bill has been brought in by Mr. Fux Mau!e and Mr.
" for regulating the employment of children and
young persons in factories." The following are the prin-
cipal clauses :—Former Acts arc repealed. Children un-
der nine years of age arc not to work in factories, and no
child to be employed without a surgical certificate (the
word " children" signifying persons under 13 years of age,
and " young persons" those of the age of 13 and under 21).
Children not to work more than 7 hours daily; and young
persons not more than 69 hours weekly, or 12 hours daily.
Children and young pe-sons not to work in the night un-
less for the purpose of recovering lost time, caused by
want of water or superabundance ; and in that case chil-
dren may be employed as early as five in the morning and
as late as nine in the evening ; and young persons may be
employed at any time in the night, provided always that
no child shall be employed more than 7 hours in any day,
and no young person more than 13 hours and a half within
24 consecutive hours. One hour and a half shall be al-
lowed for meal-times, and during meal-time they shall not
be employed or remain in any room where a manufacturing
process is carried on. Eight half holidays to be in every
year. Children to attend school at least two arid a half hours
cn each of five working days of each week, and the school-
master to be paid 3d. for each child out of the wages, provided
that the sum paid does not exceed one twelfths part of the
weekly wages. Factories to be lime-washed yearly. The
Home Secretary, on the application of two inspectors, one
of , may appoint a
ighteen,to be paid a yearly salary. not loss than 2501.,
sufficient
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than,
and not ex-
ceeding 4501., together with an allowance for travelling
expenses. aval and military officers to receive half-pay
in addition to salaries. The Inspector may fix surgeon's
fees, at rates to be regulated when the Bill is in Corn.
mittee. Surgical certificates to b e proof of age. The
Inspector or sub-Inspector to give notice of dangerous
machinery, and prosecution for compensa.ion for injury to
be carried on at the instance of the ion
or
Under certain eircumqances, when, for inStance, the
number of young persons and children is too small to en-
able the occupier of a factory to work the machinery, it
may be lawful for the Inspector to authorize the employ-
ment of children for a period not exceeding nine hours ie
any one day, er forty-eight hours in one week, previde I
that there is a good day school, under proper regulations.
which the children can conveniently and regularly attend
for the periods required in the Act.

Corn-law
of the League
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The League have
d t n Counciled to calla
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them
in Manchester, on an early daoyf, to confvr with them as to
the course to Le recommended to be adopted at the general
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meeting of deputies in London after Easter. Notice of
the day of meeting will be tent to all Associationt.—
Anti- Corn-law Circular, March 25.
ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING AT HAwICK.
—Pu-suant to advertisement, a meeting of the member:
of the Anti-Corn-law Association was held in the Town-
hall, on Monday, 22d current. The chair was filled by
13ai:ie Watson' supported on his right byte Mr. W. Wilson,
J. P., and on his left by Messrs. W. Sc and Easton.
A good attendance of members were present, besides some
of our Chartist brethren, who conducted themselves with
unbroken taciturnity and decorum. After the meeting
had disposed of tee finances of the Association, it was una-
nimously agreed to, that peti•ions be prepared against the
Corn and Provisions-laws, also the import duties generally.
—Kelso Chronicle.
John Parnell, Esq., of Teignmouth, the lead-
ing preacher among 4, the Plymouth Brethren," as they
are called in that neighbourhood, is the eldest son of Sir
Henry Parnell, Bart.