Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-10-13
CONDITION OF THE LONDON MIL.
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Much as we have heard and read of the mis-
cry and restitution of the laborng classes il
England, we know not when our svnlpa,bie.
have been so deeply aroused as they have beer
upon reading the following evidence, recently
submitted III Parliament. From the "rcporl
and appendices Of the chidrens' empoymen,
commission" presented to Parliament by com.
mand OF Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, it ap.
pears that there are about $4,000 milners and
dress makers in London. They commence the
business usually at the early aye of from Ii to
III, and during the busy season i. C. from April
to August, from October 10 January, the regu.
lar hours OF work, "at all the pal houses, 81
are OH the average eighteen hours daily =
Long as these are, Mr.. Granger the reporter
states, that they are very often exceeded
Sometimes fifty OF these girls work together in
rooms almost always insntliciently ventilated
The sleeping apartments are generally over.
crowded. In one instance five slept in single
bed, and often ten IN one room. They are
chiefly fed, witness said, Oh cold mutton i; but
they subsist mostly on tea, bread and butter.
StiInuIants are often applied to keep item
awake.
Miss O'NeiI, of WIbeck street, (who has
been dress maker and milner several years,
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is now in business for herselE) states that the
hours OF work are unlimited. rhs commn,
hours are from 6 4, NJ. III 10 Has borsoli
often worked from 6 A. H., till II. for Two or
three months tonctler. II i. M, ai all ,,rco,,
mon, especially in dress making, to work all
nj lh;, lust in the drive Of tbo snasnr, tho
work Is occasionally continued all night three
times week. Has worked herself twice in
the week all night.
Miss II. Baker saws that
.On the occasion Of tho ,rn,aro, ,,o.,r,;.,.. oe
his Majesty William Nv. Miss II ''' p "
william, ,.,;,o. ~, h"', go .iss a. d. worked
day mornnr ,iI half ms, loan IS; n I'' , 1u'S'
inr: durip,r This Time w,,o,, III ,'a,
all; of this she is certain. In ordar ~ leo,,
awake she stood nearly tho whnla nr rr'Jsr
night Saturday, Saturday nieh,. onIv .;ii,rIr
down for half an hour 70 e., Nv s.' ',i
voun,, nprsnns dozoJ ncoa,;aaIi, W. Ulis'
Witness. who was then 90 ,,.,s .I, .',, ~
by this great eyer,ion' and ,,,,,o ~
she went TO he'd she cord M, .Inan '1"'
Miss !, tho os,,,i;,Lr
miiiner. sta,e. ''0
.On snorial occos;ors
GENERAL ,uourninr and ,ru t.',,' ~. '1p l'
nrders !, l., ,''', a'u 'o.e frequently we"''h9
night has herself worked ,vn,,, ,,.,., '', "'
tweuiv.four for ,h,oo month, - ~ "
at time when She was t ' ;I e,''s
and the medical a,tendan, rnnons,ra,aI n,,ss,
the treatment she received Un vishod u,,,.'oso
to remain in bed at least ono L,v Ionror ,,..';ot
the employer Objected ,o reo"irsd Ga. ~, "" w.,
up and dismiss the sur,enn "0' ~ &C.
The pirls who worked A. tho ,rro., ,,,,,-,:,
establishments suifr ,nurh r.5n G"' .,ioo, '."s
ION, and often become wLoIiy and ,no,'.a I'T
blind Mr.. Tyrel. the d,s,inGu;sbed , Sm.,.n,
of the Ophthamic Uosni,al in HE ovi,,a''nas ~,
lates the following melanchnlv evsmnI,, NJ
the injury PRODUCED by his Iron.L r. h.,
ness.
a fair and delicate trirl aho,, - r.
age, was brouuhl to wi,nsss IL, c,,,,sao'oa', -
total loss Of vision. Recovery WAS bonei.ss
She had been an apprentice n: Iross m.tor
The immediate cause of tho disease in ,bn o,.n
vas excessive and continual annlica,nn - ~,
king mourning. She states Tia, she had baon
compelled to remain w,hou, changing har ire.s
for nine days and nigi,ts consecn,7yoI,,. ,l,,,
during this period she had baen siIo,roii ,,,'I,,
occasionally to rest on mattrass noced on ,ha
floor, for an hour or two at Tim, and ,bo, ,,an
meals were placed bv her side en-, ,,n 81, ,,'o,
as little time as possible slo,ld bn .non, j.,
their consutnp,ion' f0"' 81
He s,ates ,I,, h, Lo,