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LONDON, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUA

"2%; ONO. for ohm& Mamma, fru es the As 44, nod -3rosa• dos.: the r0..11.4t

ripHE APOLLONICON a Grand Musical in-
struaseat, jammed and iwinufnctored by Messrs. Plight
and Robson, °ern Builders, ander the immediate patrosage
of his Royal Hjghnea, is e tainting. by its superior .oeehasticul
Rawer, at their Rqnsit% 10), tit. MartiVielane, &lily, from
12 fetlock till 5. eseentieti oft every Wednesdtry had S-.laetinv.
es 'which days Mr. PUR KIS, a Professor .-f Mute, performs
on the Instrument from the hours of two to four. Selections
from the Works of Ike ttiretent eminent Cousposeis ; and en
every Thursday eyettistg,-ditring the Sento*, the full milord
pawn of the Instrument are exhibited by, and Ho ter the di.
restos «if. Mr. TEIO 151 ADAMS, ersfe..for Mu.scortio
(assisted by titre other Performers, oreasiounity at the same
time) will play Selections from tne finest Weil's of the nitat
eminent ancient sad modern Comp" berg.
A List of the Performunces may be had, a day or two pee-
lings, nu application at the Rooms.
Admittriaredally One Shilling.
Oa Thursday Evening: the Rooms are -riposted at half-past
aeon o'clock, and the Performance einnoteuers at eight.—Ad-
athletic, 2.6 d.
Messrs. Flight and Ratans also respectfully beg in acquaint
the Nobility sod Geste% that obits have as Ormult "mortars&
af Oamtas afall desaiptluas, completed amt. ready for sale at
their %Uremia's.

THEATRE Ithilieljefliatiki OPERA, STRAND. •
TIIE First 2ATHERING of the lIIGHLAND
CLAN'S in London, and Competition of lirghl.al
Piper% Deneers, and Broad Sword Playerb, will andld in
the ' Abner Theatre TO-MORROW, 'Feb. 12, S;-
TURD AY. Feb. It. All the Ceremonies and Fe,tivittes of a
Higtdoed Wedding will be aertirteely repre,ereed. nn I the
Performers will be all dressed in the ancient Costume of 'bra
respective Clam.
Doors ors at Sir. and begin et Seven o'Clnek.
13-.lter, 50.. Pit, 3g., Lower Onller‘, is., Upper Gallery, ls.
Half-prim begins at llalf-past Eight.

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and oar Workington, the object of which was to
obtain from Parliament such farilitios as would
able Mena and the country to make use of salt in Agri-
-ethers! purposes. Tile Hon. Gentleman stated that
'the most extensive adrantages were likely to arise
teem the use of sett in agricultural purposes ; ad-
vantages, indeed, which could not be calcala.el It
would considerably promote the agricultural in.
iirest, if farmers *eta enabled to use it, which they
could not do on account of the present duties upon it.
the Petitioners trusted that the duties would be lei;
moved, as to stir b portions of salt as would be ap-
e,
plied to egricult oral purposes.
The Petition was laid on the table.
11ANCHEs IPXCTOR
• Sir ROBERT PHEI. presented a Petition, signed
oulebers of those persona above the age of sixteen
-years, who wereetnptoyed in the factories of Man-
oiseste r. They eemplained clifelly. et the eacaa4ve
Ipbooc, which they were compelled to' andergo.—
lllcary hear !)--TherPPtition was neespictedliput
sato his hands this Mauling, and bed dared that he
. was moved to tears by the representation of the per.
itenseisho pat the Petition into his hands. Their sp.
pannier proved that they had suffered by the excel.
sire labour of which they consplahied. The hOurt
'tetlabour were from 14 to 15 hours per diy.;—Urear,
bar I—This was more than tronnan'tilit eye Mid en-
dure. If the House were coulttocetrif the in part.
.unce of trade, he hoped that-it-40dd he-Illaioria
winced of the necessity of protecting That (rude.—
%pear, hear; hear 9—lie was persuaded thartbose
4t, he possessed extensile factorcepserein gerreralhig,hly
Mrscwietebte; bet they were ignorant of the manner in
which. their husineas was carried an.--LHear.;*frixtr!]
Several' Medical men in Manchester havrnttelted,the
eolferings brought on children, and others'em.ployed
in fasctories, whose labour was escessive." lie 'rusted
that the House would not disregard the Petitioners.
(lhar, hear !)—The Petition was read;afier stating
the number of hoots during which they were obliged
to IRbour every day, namely Porn 14 to 15, they
stated it to be their object that the hours of labour
should be abridged to 10 per day.
Mr. CUR WEN said that he had no concern With
any of the individual, interested in tlie factories.—
But he thought that the House ought to be cautious
of legislating between parents and-children. He did
not think the case was altogether as the Hon. Part.
had represented, for he. had himself seen many
dren who were employed iu these factories in full
possession of their health.
Mr. GORDON expressed hii'aitetslaneett at
what had justfatten from the Iron. Member.—(l/ear,
hear!)—T* Hoe. Member begged the'llouse to be
cautious of legislating hetareed ' parents • and USAir
children, bet this was the Petitioti of the piretita
themaelvese. (Hear, hearl)-41-• thAlikheft lit goat
credit was due to the Hon. Baronet for taking up
their case so warmly as he did. He bad made hI
very coosiderable fortune through their exertions,
and this was certainly the best return he could make
'Mon.—[Hcer, hear!]
Mr. PHILLIPS did not think that the hardships..
were so great as were stated. He knew that there
was much misrepresentation out of (loots upon this
*object. He went through the Sunday Schools its
Manchester—he saw there a great number of the
children who had been employed in factories. One
boy appeared to be lame, and his lantetitss was re.
preseeted to have resulted from-Isis laborious fled'.
wino in a factory. He, however, enquired into
Vie fact, and he discovered that the Istneuess was
,caused by the boy's having been trampled upon by
some soldier,. Another boy had his head bound up,
and though he was said so be ill from labour in a
factory, he was really in good health. All the chit.
don, indeed, were equal in point of health : those
employed in the factories, and those not so employ.
ed ; and if any difference there was, it arose from
their diet, not from their labours. No doubt there
would be a necessity for the interference of the Legis.
lature,if it appeared th..t factories wore really produc.
'five oldie ill effects complained of, and he knew of
no way to investigate the matter better 'hats by.a
Special Commission. He was certain that the lion.
Baronet was himself very humane, but his own fac.
tories had been so ill conducted es to call for the in.
Iterfereece of the Magistrarei.
Mr. W. SMITH rose to cider." The Hon. Mem-
ber was speaking as if the House were on the question
of the Committee: be had also rustle an attack upon.
the lion. Baronet, which was nut regular in any stage
of the business.—[hear, hear!)
Mr. PHILLIPS said, that if he had been nut of
order, so were all those who had preceded hint. for
they had touched on the same topics.—[lieur,
hear!]—He would not trouble the House now fur-
ther than to repeat his wish, -that if a case were
made out,it should be investigated.by a Special Corn.
unpin's.
Sir R. PEEL said, that bethought the Hop. Mem.
her who just sat down, travelled very far out of his
sobject.--[Hear: hear rj—lle admitted that there
had been abuses in his factories, but when he disco-
vered them, he did every thing in his power to put
a termination to them : his factories were so exten-
sive that he could not personally superintend them ;
gaol indeed he felt that nothirrg effectual could he done
fur the relief of this valuable class of people, except
through Parliament.—L Hear, hear !]
Mr. W. SMITH bore testimony to the hardships
whirls the Petitioners suffered. They knew that in
asking for a diminution of the hours of labour, they
should also expect if diminution in their wages, but
with thiv condition they were contented.
Mr. SHAW stated his knowledge of the perfect
health of all the children whom he had seen in the
Manchester factories, particularly in the factory of
the Honourable Gentlemen opposite (Mr. Phillips).
The Petition was laid eta the table.