The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-15 00:00:00

Restriction of the Horns of Labour.

The bill before Parliament, introduced by
Spencer Walpole, Lord John Manners, and sir
John Pakington, which treats directly of themeen°
ttee;of work, is at present before a select com
In it the Government propose that no child node
the age of eight years shall be employed in 3.:137ci'
" handicraft " whatever throughout the United
for
ranpyuripnoasneusaolflabour exercised by way
Kingdom, " handicraft" being understood to well-
gain in, or incidental to, the making,
any article or part of an article, or in, or incidents
to, the altering, repairing, or ornamenting
article." No child under 13 shall be employed on
one day in any handicraft except for a period of not
more than 6i hours, and such employment shall Oki°
place between the hours of six in the morning an"
of trade 0.
eight at night. No young man under the age
of 18, and no woman, shall be employed in any
handicraft during any period of twenty-four hours
for more than twelve hours, with intervening period'
for taking meals and rest, amounting in the vill°ll
to not less than one hour and a half, and, with ear"
taro exceptions in the case of male young persons,
such employment shall take place only between the
hours of-six in the morning and nine at night. Se
child, young person, or woman, is to be employed
in any handicraft after two o'clock on Saturday
afternoon. The penalties are tines on the occupier
of the workshop, or on the parent of, or the person
deriving any direct benefit from the labour of, or
having the control of, the child, young person, or
woman employed. Officers of local authority will
have the power to examine workshops, &c., on om
plaints being made as to their defective sanitary e 014"
dition. The bill also contains a provision enfor°ll4
the employment of a fan or other mechanica r]
l ma_ns
.
for the prevention of the inhalation of dust by wo.
men in processes of grinding. The act, it is prof
posed, shall come into operation on the first °,,r
January, 1868. In letter-press printing, and In ter,
workshop in which the mechanical power
w awe:
and in any workshop or class of workshops wall re,
spect to which one of her Majesty's principal seer a
taries of state certifies by license under his "u„
that it has been proved to his satisfaction that, by
reason of the nature of the business, it is neceSs,3ll
to carry on the same throughout the night, it %be
be lawful to employ male young persons during
ich
night, "subject to the same intervals of rest vut,:d
may be allowed during the day, and subjectto the
that no young person employed dilrMgd'ing
night shall be employed during either the preee son
or succeeding day, and that no male young arson
shall be employed for more than six nights in
fortnight. 4n.

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to
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a greengrocer in the street, succeeded to ''',2-)001
hours afterwards,°
was held
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when a verdict of accidental death was recorded.
Pacific
WEST INDIES.—The West India and
Company's steamer Colombian, Captain Baker, arrivf-tbie
the Mersey yesterday. Her advicespare—from Color( l'° the
P
19th of May, Kingston, 233, and Port-au-Prince, 251. b: 1130
two days later than the mail now due.
passengers, among whom were the Archbishop of 1.1:13rin04
Capt. Evans, Gth Regiment, and a large cargo. lr °A: the
feverra had disappeared from Colon and Panaulti, and the
She brouPa
rain season had set in just before the steamer left' via
prospects of a good crop of coffee iu the Blue 3-1°313,40.-
district of Jamaica were very good, but rains were beaciiS-
ning to ha much needed ; similar reports from °the,' foj
tricts. The sugar crop was not expected to be abov°,o,
average. Great discontent prevailed among all classe.s.;d,
specting the now house tax, and the increased ta% oo It: the
yellow fever had left Port Royal, but still preVailed 3 re,.
Up Park Barracks, where the death of Dr. Fordes AO: 3,-
ported. Ex-President Geffara had arrived frotn g°l.,-1,30i
Prince, and intended leaving with the English" mail st ‘rted
on the 26th of May. At Port-au-Prince all os reP° fft
quiet throughout the island. Salnavo was at the head °it
provisional Government under the title of Diretr;. be
was the desire of the people, and it was expected th V
would accept the presidency. photo-
- AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.--n" m
graphic Albums, a choice of 3,000 ; despateh-boxes, Wri,_tcl
cases, dressing-casts, travelling-bag-,s, envelope-cases, L'f'es.
Ling-hooks, ink-stands, desks, book-slides, work-W.oe. '4,,
caddies, hand-bags and reticules, card-cases, purses. °I), ,
tionery cabinets, scent-bottles, albums for postag3 'ta_Tro-
crests, &:,. ; cigar-ases, card-ba3,:cts. pocket-books, eiec' 0.
1 gilt and eleg-autly-mountei articlPs. Dibies, Praytr-t0e°,,,,,.
and Church seivices, in every type. Parkins and Gott ).0`1;
Oxford street. The public suppli,:d at wiloicsale price 6 it
the largest stock in London.

AIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL F.NTriLLIcogNt;%,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the general discount market there has been
rather more activity owing to an increased demand
for accommodation. The supplies of capital on
offer, however, are ample for all legitimate purposes,
and the rates charged for the negociation of first-
CIaAR short-dated paper remains at 28 per cent.
A. further influx of £97,000 in gold was taken to
the Bail of England yesterday.
The Peru has arrived from Valparaiso with specie
to the amount of £lB,OOO.
, The liquidators of the Imperial Mercantile Credit
Association have issued a report, in which they
state that the liabilities, calls, and engagements at.
the date of the stoppage (May 11, 18660 amounted
to £4,654,443, and the assets of all descriptions
tood in the books at the sum of £5,397,946, show-
a nominal surplus of £743,503. On the 11th
1867, the liabilities were £1,740,521, and the
wets £3,014,623, showing a nominal surplus of
'11274,102. A meeting of the contributories will
be held on the 25th instant.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain steady at 31 33, and the Consolidated
gortgage Bonds at 25 26.
eonecie me
movents during the past week have
been a rather limited scale, notwithstanding
rivals from Australia and the West Indies and
ti °11389,
The imports have amounted to about
:11°11389, including £16,000 from New York by
":e Hansa, £21,000 by the City of Baltimore,
£,98,581 from Australia by the Yorkshire, and
65,684 by the Holmesdale. The Peru, from
4Valparaiso, has arrived, with £lB,OOO, and the
krato, from the West Indies and Pacific, with
Q 162,192. The exports have been £7,500 to the
Brazils, the Omeda ; and there have been remit-
tances to the Continent, through private sources,
estimated at £31,216, the total amounting to
£38,716.

,The mail from Guayaquil has brought a re-
mittance of £1,092 17s. sd. on account of the divi-
dend on the debt of Ecuador.
The following is an extract from a letter received
14th June, 1867, dated La Guayra, 25th May, 1867,
I‘'ith regard to the Venezula debt :—" We have
nothing new to communicate in regard to thecollec-
tionOf export duties, but have to advise you that
cl
"gress, after reducing the present tariff of import
duties of all articles of first, necessity, has decreed a
further reduction of export duties on produce to a
mere 4 per cent. ad valorem, beginning from the
8' October next.—(Signed) 11. L. BOULTON and
VO.ll

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram this morning,
the
French Rentes were 70f. 37c. Heavy—inani-
Late.

At the close of business yesterday Consols were
; Per cent. higher, but to-day there have been a
lew sales, and the reaction of 1 has ensued. The
4itest prices, therefore, are 941 - for money, and
-41 for the account.
Foreign Stocks generally exhibit a slight decline.
s el'anish Passife have receded 1, to 231 ; Certifi-
:ft") 1, to 131 141; Turkish 5 per Cents, 1, to
; Mexican 1, to 161 17 ; Chilian Scrip, 1, to 111 ;
414 the New Russian Railway Scrip, I, to 11, -.3- dis.,
4t Danubian Scrip has advanced 1 to 6, 4 dis.,
and Russian Loan Scrip 8, to 11 / prem. Italian,
t
et''aiu at 511521- ; and Greek, 151 4.
American Securities have been very little dealt in.
11,ited States 5-20 Bonds are 731 ; Illinois, 79 1 ;
4„"t 1- Eries are 1 better, at 391 401.
jhe New Threes, 931 1; Raduced Annuities,
il4 a ; Exchequer Bills, 245. 265. for March ; and
bc,' 21s. for June ; Bank Stock, 253 ; Indian 5
Cents 1091 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
1041 "
•

Miscellaneous and Finance Shares have been
Shade flatter, Hudson's Bay Company being
dealt/4 in at 154, and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage
ac'au at 71, Credit Foncier of England at 31 34,
Rtlld General Credit at 51,- 61. Telegraph Con-
/ruction and Maintenance are firm at 16k, and
International Financial at 311.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
ierately active, and in a few instances prices
aYe tended upwards. Great Western have ire-
tt°ved 1, Metropolitan 4, Midland 1, and North
r
estern I, while South Eastern have declined I,
tr.eat Eastern and Great Northern each and
Nhton 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little
change of importance. San Paulo are marked 171,
eelltral Argentine lla, East Indian 111 to 111 k,
4_
Great Indian Peninsula 1111.
4411 k Shares have remained without alteration.
ianee are dealt in at 16k 17, London and West-
dell,ll.ter at 107 108, Oriental Bank Corporation have
etitled to 434 44, and Union of London to 43f.