New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-30
The seamsrrr.sc. Of London.

correspondent of The London Times gives the follow
ing facts with reference to great mantua making estsb
lishment in that city:
Work is commenced every morning at O'Clock aud
continued till II at ngha period of 10 hours the only
intervals allowed being about 10 minutes for each meal
viz breakfast at clock dinaer at halfpast tea At half
past and supper half past 9-the total amount Of time
allowed fer-esing their food going say but
~ boiling is the more appropriate phrsse-beng 10
minutes per day thus leaving Is hours and 20 minutes
the period devoted 10 work And this Be remembered,
is merely during the busy season. at the west end,
but for all the round from January 20 December for
you understand that al the establishment 20 which
refer the greater part OF the sewing given out to sop
workers in the busy sessonhe city danes suspect have
notion Of the kind Of dens their dresses made in
and all that il done indoors the original cutting out and
ultimate fitting together Of the separate parts but that
when the slack there is always much
ing reserved viii keep the girls of the etab hment
pOyed up to the full pitchso that there is in fact
slack season at all for them And yet for this continued
and unreenng pressure OF Is hours work per day from
years end years end this firm 10 themselves the
greasest possible credit They thank God that they
ether firms at the west esdoppressors aud des
troyers of young They nevsr-no for few
weeks in the busy their PEG pie sit up til
lin the morning Oh no their gas is always turned OF in
the workroom by IL O'Clock. Why, Sir, the west end
sytem with lis few weeks OF severity. followed il by
moshs of comparative leisure mercy itself when viewed
alongside Of this unmiigated never ending still begin
ming slavery to which am referring.
The only day OF leisure which the girls OF this establish
ment have IS Sunday Then they may 20 where and do
what they please but from Monday morning to Saturday
night they are IS complete prisoners as any in Newgas
They know not whether the shines the rain falls all
that .me They not allowed to the threshold
to purchase apar OF shoes gown for themselves,
and employ their friends outside to do this for them
"Nor is the accommodation indoors such AS in any way
to reconcile them to this close confinement The work
room which 10 IL Of them employed only about
l. feet square and is entirely devoid Of arrangements
ventilation, which is the to be deplored during
the evening they have to encounter the heat foul air Of
three ang burners right their heads every door
and window being shut by which breath of pure air coad
possibly enter The bedrooms equally uncomfortable,
fewer than Xix persons being hudded into and four
into another
Butwhy don't they demonstrate against this vile treat
meu you will perhaps ask. Why, Sir, they have
sated and the better for it, On Thursday last
without any prompting from any and before they had
heard of the recent declaration Of the so West End firms
in favor of lO hours work they consulted together aud,
finding that the usage to which they subjected
equally ntoerable TO them ALL they memorial to tho
beads of the finn TO the effect that they could continue
work for than IL hours viz from o'clock in thu
morning till at night without mentioning any deduction
for meals leaving that point before That moderate
Tsora sir treated with the utmost contempt Its
thors sneerngy told that they seeking to de-
grade themselves TO the level factory gs and that their
conduct only worthy Of drunken soldiers and sailors,
who the only parties that had anything do
with round robins You would be amused sir III could
describe you the horror which these young girls felt at
the mention Of this awful ground robin They had never
heard the word before and had not the slightest idea OF
what meant and they afraid that without knowing
it, they had had been guilty of namees atrocity
Their minds were, therefore, greatly relieved when, in
reply to tmid inquiry to what round robin really
they informed that il only the bit of paper
TO which they had put their which described
The consequences Of this rejection Of the prayer of their
memorial that eight of them have given notice OF their
intention to quit the establishment the 18th OF next
month The others apprentices who cannot leave.
And yet sir, would you believe itthese white slaves
at this moment busiy employed in making dress for
Mrs Beecher Stowe the champion Of the black slaves Of
AmeTica wish you would ask that lady to take peep
into the cabin where her dress being made, and
put few que sons to those who are employed IN making
IT, and tell you what she thinks Of the system she patron
Zlng."