Star.
London, England, 1817-06-13 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1817.

SOCIETY for SUPERSFDINC the NECr4SITY of CLIMB-
ING 801 a, by ENCODR ICING, a NEW mrritui) of
SWEEPING CHIMNIES, and for IMPROVING. the
CONDITION of CHILDREN aul OTHERS EMPLOYED

by Cl-1111IN2'1r•S14F.iiii.
L♦ A
T a GENERAL MEETING of the !MIA-
. 131 TAN I'S of LONDON and W F.•tl'Ml Tl hrkl by
public Advetttsement, at Freemasons' lull, on Satutlay, the 7th
day ..1 June,

Ili. Royal Highness the Duke of SIISQRX in Ike Chair,
The following Resolutions were U11411iM06141 r.gresd to:
1. That the employment of Climbing Boys to sweep Chirooie•,
14 a cruel and unnatural practice, and ought, as wow as possib!e,
to be abolished.

2. That this practice, which k of comparatively modern dire,
and only partially aittpted In this country, is as utaweefsory as it
is inhuman, the work being capable of being performed. in all
case., as effectually by mechanical means as by (limiting Boys.
3. That though it appeari to this Meeting to have liven the
uniform plant the Society to supply the estahltshed Chimney-
sweepers with Machines, and to afford thew every encourage-
ment in the use of them, a:.d though it also appears that they
would be essentially benihted by the adoption of them; yet, th.t•
from the prejudices of 'Master Chimney-sweepers, and of many
servants and others against the use of the Madiinr, this Meeting
is convinced, by experienee, that they can never be hilly and be-
neficially iturdiheced -to Int.g as the employment of Climbing
goyestudibetoltrated by the Legislattit•
e. Thal Ibis Meeting, thc4ore, deems It expAllent to Peti-
tion Parlkultent to pass arcuoact, entirely prohibiting Master
Chfmnerevreepers from taking any more Apprentice. to be used
as Climbing Boys; and from using their own °Mitring ~r
t any other children fur . r purpose.
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5. 'chat the Peatt on to the Honourable the House of Com.
mnnii, now read, be adopted by this Meeting, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy :

" Saswg•rm,
" Thlt your Petitioners being deeply impressed with a sense
of the sufferings experienced by the Children employed as Climb-
ing Boys, for the purpose of cleansing Chimnies, the heiple.s
victims of a trade moat justly stigmatised by the Legisla: tate
fraught with vatious complicated :marries, are desirous that such
inhuman practice should be totally abolished.
" that various circumstances ut cruelty and oppression appear
to your Petitlnnen as inseparable from the trace as now rarrird
on, and which would be altogether obviated by the substitution
of Machiwaffor the purpose.
" Your Petitioners, therefore, most earnestly request of your
Hononisble House, ro take into consideration the Sit11:101/t1 of
these litlflitttalate Children, and to adopt suck measures as in
your wisdom may appear most proper for speedily and effec-
tually preventivg any Children from being so empkiyed in.
future."

6..1 hat the offer of the Honourable H. G. BENNETT, one of
the Committer of the Society fur superseding the ureeviity of
Climbing Boys,to present the said Petition, be accepted, and Ulu
the Representatives of I.oodon, Westminster, and Southwuk,
and at the Counties of Middlesex, hues, Kent, and surrey, b.:
respectfully and individually solicited to Nippon the same.
7. litat this Meeting strongly recommends to the Country at
large to form Auxiliary societies for promoting the objec:s of
tuts Meeting.
1 hat these Resolutions be published under the direction of
the C mitten.

9. That in the event of the Legislature being induced to pass
an Act for prohibiting the use ot Chnthling Boy% it be a :moot-
, otontlatior. to the Society to take into consideration the Situation
of such Infant Cldidren as may be thrown out of entploymeut,
and to promote their welfare by attending to their MAIM, ;old to
1 their tutire prospects to
His Royal Highness having quitted the Chair :
10. Resolved-.- Chat the cordial and grateful Thanks of this
Meeting are in an especial manner due and Mc hereby given, In
kits Royal Highness the Duke ot Suomi, for his 401.1,a:tiding
dad ready acquiescence in the application or the Committer. by
taking the Chair ou ibis occaeloo, and by his gracious and able
conduct In h. _ _ _

The public an respectfully Informed, that the Petition will lie
for signatures until cite Will 'mimic at the Bat of the frermasune
Tavern, in Ureic Queen-auto, and at the Clay ut London I seen).
im Blshopsgue street. Signed by Order,
W. JONES, Seereary,
6, Chattel street refltolllfilk.

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anthologuew-Taos ; Merits. Hoare and Co. fleet street ; W.
Took 4 Esq. Treasurer, No. 3, Holborn court. Gray's Son ; and
by the Members of the Committee.

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