The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-27 00:00:00

TEN HOURS' FACTORY BILL:

• MANCZEITER," MAnciir's..—The defeat of Ministers on the
Factory Bill, and the subsequent conduct of Sir' James
Graham On thafineaSure, have created in the minds of all
parties here, of whatever creed of politics; the-most extra-
ordinary- feelings of 'surprise; and in manyinstances
.disgUSt.
The masters seem to care little for the-result, as would ap-
pear from the fact that not a single:meeting of the trade has
been held upon t4e subject. It is true that a party of hill-
-owners have proCeeded to London' with the
,intention of .as-
sisting the Government to defeat Lord Ashley; but they hare
gone entirely on, their own responsibility, and not to rePre-
sent• the feeling of the mannfacturers. The-operatives are,
however, bent upon the 'meaSure,, and are resolved to leave.
fie means untried toprocure-the liinitition of time sought by
Lord Ashley on their behalf. As- soon as the. divisionS stt
Friday night were made knoWn in this part.of the country,
a meeting of delegates vas summoned; and although there
could nvtlie more than a few hours' notice, no fewer than
t*entyLfoni delegates from • the principal . manufacturing
towns assembled at Manchester yesterday,• at • which the
following resolutions were-ad' ted, printed,- and dispatched
by pest, in tithe to reach Li ien this (Monday) -morning.
We learn [that a copy of the resolutions were:sent to each
Member of-Parliament who voted in the division of Mon-
day, night ;7-- • - . .
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THE TEN HOURS' BILL. •
" Ate ineeting of Delegates of the Cotton Spinners and other
• factory workers, from the various manufacturing toWns
within thirty, miles of Manchester, convened at Man-
' •chester, -on Sunday, Mandl 24; 1844,
It was unanimously "resolved :=-• •
'""..1: That this meeting cannot too strongly express their
prviction that the extraordinary steps taken by her Ma-
jesty's Government;iti opposing the 'Ten_illeuts' Bill, after
the deliberate vote of the House of Commons in. favour,
is Caleitlated to create in the minds of -the factory workers a
want of confidence in the governors of England, and a con-
viction that they- have no desire to assist in the mental and
moral improvementof the labouring. classes.
" 2. That notwithstanding the defeat of Lord Ashley On
the Ten Hours' principle:on -Friday nighta defeat brought
about by the. official influence of the Government—we are re
'sofvpd never 'to- i•elax in ,our exertions until the Ten Heurs'
-Bill:is:Carried through Parliament ; and that we will. avail
ourselves of 'every advantage -which constitutional right
affords us, to bring about such a• limitation of the hOurs of,
labour for children and persons employed in. factories.
"3. That the best thanks of this meeting are due, and are
hereby given; to -Lord Ashley, -for the manly manner in which
he advocated our cause in the House of Commons ; also to
Lord John Rus4ll,-Lord HOWick, Lord- Francis Egerton,, the
Hon. 4. S. Wortley, Sir Robert Inglis, and all other Members
who Supported the cause of our children against' the perpe-
tuation of their sufferings sought to be continued by.the Go-
vernment.' • •
" CI That the hest thanks of the meeting be given to our
delegates, who have ads oCated our,cause in London ; and that
they berequested to continue their exertions soling as their
services are required.
" 5. That the urgency of the case, and the necessity of an:
immediate expression of our disapprobation of the course
pursued by Government, in:opposition-to the desires of our-
selves, ancttp, the feelings , of, the House of Commons, war-
rants the propriety of devoting a portion of this sacred day
for the purpose of this meeting."