The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONIDAY_ EVENING, FEBRUARY l2, 1844.

travene the simple, humane, and beneficent views of
Parliament in the very process of carrying them into
effect—this result appears but too evidently, that,
hitherto, these favourable dispositions on behalf of
factory children have not been accomplished.
We are sensibly impressed with the fact by the
perusal of the first of these nine "Reports," more
especially ; and the remaining eight do but confirm
in detail the general allegations of Mr. LEONARD
HORNER (Chief Inspector), under date, " Manchester,
October 21, 1843." Mr. HORNER and all the other
Inspectors seem to be actuated by a very just sense,
in the first place, of the object, scope, provisions, and
enactments of the Factory Act, and in the second, of
the powers confided to them thereby, and of the
spirit of fairness and discretion in which they
are to be administered, as between masters and
operatives. We are, of course, entitled to as-
sume that in the previous discussions of both
Houses upon the Act in question, and at the
time of finally passing it, all due care was taken to
secure the interests and property of the master-ma-
nufacturers and mill-owners from being unduly tam-
pered or intermeddled with. It is not necessary, there-
fore, here, to revert to the expediency or inexpediency
of such a measure. It is now law ; therefore it is
asserted that it should be strictly observed by all
who are concerned in the operation of its' clauses.
These " Reports " demonstrate that its spirit'
in an enormous number of instances and
its letter, in not a few—are habitually and
signally violated by the mill-owners, &c., or
their managers and overseers. Mr. HORNER,
in the course of the official tour of inspection to which
his first Report relates, found many instances, on the
part of these persons, of " carelessness as to certificates
of age and school attendance, of neglect in keeping
records, and fixing up the notices required by the rules
of the inspectors." He says he has "reason to fear
that there is a great deal of illegal over-working;
that many under eighteen years of age are worked
more than twelve hours a day." The difficulties in
guarding against such infractions of the statute,
arise, he says, from evasions easily practised,
"by alleging stoppages from accidents to the
machinery, time lost, by this cause being allowed
to be made up ; and the dangers which
work-people run of losing their situations if they
give evidence against their employers." He thinks
that until the law is so altered as to take away this
power of making up time lost by accidents, and the
visiting officers be enabled to obtain evidence without
bringing forward the work-people, it will be impos-
sible to check fraudulent overworking. But, in the
mean time, he produces a variety ofcases to show how
destructive to the parties who suffer by these evasions
of the law are the illegal exactions practised on them.
" In Manchester there is a large mill 'a here they are
now employing workers above eighteen years of age,
many of them young women just arrived at that
ime of life, from half-past five in the morning unt'

the fury of the rebels might sacrifice, yet the absolute
necessity that the law and public vengeance should
`be a reality weighed still more in her Royal mind."
The Three per Cents, were done at 28i 301 31i 32
27i at different dates; the Five_per Cents. at 20k at
60 days, 20 for cash.

On Saturday, the French Government received
the following intelligence from Spain
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH.
" BAYONNE, FEB. B.—Carthagena followed on the 2d the
movement of Alicant.
" The Governor and some Chiefs were arrested by the fac-
tious. It is affirmed that the troops have pronounced for the
insurgents. This news has created the utmost enthusiasm
in Murcia in favour of the Government. A commission has
been appointed to second the authorities. The troops of the
province are assembling at Orihuela.
" The National Guard of Burgos were disarmed on the 2d
without difficulty."
The events which have lately occurred in Spain
continue to occupy public attention at Paris, and
Queen CHRISTINA has had frequent interviews with
the ledaing men of the Government. On Wednesday
a long conference took place in the hotel where she
resides, at which SOULT and MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA
were present. On the next morning her MA-
JESTY had an interview with the KING at the
Tuileries. According to the latest accounts
she still resolved to set out for Madrid
on the 15th instant. One of the Opposition
papers states that reports of a change of Ministry
were prevalent in the Hall of the Chamber of Con-
ference on Thursday. It was said that the GUIZOT
Cabinet would be modified, and that M. GUIZOT and
M. MARTIN would retire and be replaced by M.
PASSY and M. DUYAURE. M. GUIZOT would, it

was said, return to London as Ambassador, and M.
MARTIN (du Nord) would obtain the presidency of
one of the Chambers of the Court of Cassation. The
Siecle and Patriot publish the same reports, but they
are entitled to little credit.

On Saturday the funds continued firm. The Three
per Cents. closing at 81f. 95c. ; the Fives at 125 f.
20c.; Orleans shares at 856 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 842 f. 50c. ;

avre, 682 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 768 f. 75c.
THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, FEB. 10.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. •• • • 125 .. 125 25 .. 125 125 20
Four-and-a-Half.. 112 50 • • 112 50 .• 112 50 .• 112 50
Four por Cents. .. • • 106 25 .. 106 25 106 25 .. 106 25
Three per Cents.... • 81 90 81 90 .. 81 85 .. 81 85
Bank of France .3280 . • 3280 3280 ..3280
Laffitte Bank, 5,000 f Sharesso7o ..5070 ..5070 —5070
Belgian Bank ...... 670 .. 672 50 • • 670 672 50
1841
Belgian Fives, 1840 .• • . 1091 .. 109 E . • 109/ .. 1091
1842 •••• •• 110/ •• 110/ •• 110# .. 114
Spanish Active •.•.•• • • • • • • 313 • . 31/ • . 31/ .. 313
Passive •• • • 5/ . • 5/ .. 5# . • 5/
Old Deferred.•
Portuguese:Five per Cents • • 471 •• 471 .. 471 • • 47/
Neapolitan ....... •• • • 106 45 .. 106 45 .• 106 • • 106
Roman • .
RAILWAY SHARES.

Versailles, R.B.
352 50 .. 352 50 .. 352 50 .. 352 50
L. 8....... •• .. 187 50 .. 188 75 .. 187 50 .. 187 50
Rouen .......... • • • 842 50 .. 842 50 .. 842 50 .. 842 50
Rouen to Havre• •.• • ..... •• 690 • • 690 • . 685 .. 685
Orleans 855 .. 857 50 .- t 55 .. 857 50
Strasburg to Bale.- •••. •• • . 250 .. 250 .. 248 75 • • 248 75
Montpellier to Cette.... •• •• 500 .. 500 - . 490 • • 490
Avignon to Marseilles.. •• 775 .. 775 .. 775 775

RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Versailles, R. 8....... •• 352 50 .. 352 50 .. 352 50 .. 352 50
L. 8....... •• •• •• 187 50 •• 190 • • 185 .. 188 75
Rouen . ....... . ..... 842 50 •• 842 50 .• 842 50 .• 842 50
Rouen to Havre.
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale 250 .. 251 25 .. 248 75 •• 250
Avignon to Marseilles...... 770 • • 770 • • 768 75 768 75

LAW INTELLIGENCE

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Justice Wightman sat at Nisi Prius to-day, with a
Middlesex common jury, and was occupied the whole morn-
ing in trying the cause of Duncan v. Louch, which related to
a disputed right of way at the bottom of Buckingham-street.
The case was not concluded when we went to press.

CRIMINAL eotitT.—(THIS DAY.)
SPECIAL COMMISSION,
A Special Commission was opened this morning before the
Recorder, for the purpose of trying Charles 2lPDonald, who
stands charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Green.
A grand jury having been summoned 'under the Special
Commission by the 9th of Geo. 4, c. 31, were charged by
the Recorder, who described the nature of the case. The
prisoner was the captain of a vessel trading to the coast of
Africa. Having gone to Africa, and entered one of the
rivers, he perceived one of the crew taking away a cask of
palm oil, and he immediately followed in pursuit in a boat.
A shot was fired from the boat which killed the deceased.
The Recorder 'went on to lay down the law on the subject,
and recommended the grand jury to find a true bill.
The grand jury then retired.
THE LATE FATAL DUEL-TRIAL OF CAPT. DUNCAN TREVOR

GRANT.

(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
When their Lordships entered the Court,
Mr. WiuuNs said that Capt. Grant was now in Court, and
ready to stand his trial.

gr. Justice CRESSWELL said that when -Capt. Grant had
surrendered they would notice it.
Captain Grant then rose, and having bowed to the Court,
entered the dock.