Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-10

conglomeration Of the fag ends of the different
States of the Union peppered and salted with few
refugees We protest against this being called or
known New York affair. Knickerbockers are
ashamed of it.
The seamstresses im London.
A correspondent of the London Times gives the
following facts with reference to great mantau-
making establishment in that city
''Work is commenced every morning at o'clock,
and continued till IL at night period of sixteen
hours the only intervals allowed being about ten
minutes for each meal-viz breakfast at o'clock,
dinner at halfpast tea at half past 5. and supper
at half-past 9-the total amount of time allowed
for eating their food, going to say, but surely
boiling 1t Is the more appropriate phrase, being
forty minutes per day thus leaving fifteen hours
and twenty minutes the period devoted to work,
And this be it remembered is not merely during the
busy season, at the West End, but for all the
year round, from January to December for you
must understand that at the establishment to
which refer the greater part of the sewing is Civ
en- out to sop-workers in the busy season-the city
DANES, | suspect, have no notion of the kind of
dens their dresses made in-and all that is done
indoors is the original cutting out and ultimate fit
ting together OF the separate parts but that when
the slack season comes there is always as much
sewing reserved will keep the girls of the esab-
llshment employed up to the full pitct-so that
there is. in fact, slack season at all for them
And yet for this continued and unreenting pressure
OF sixteen hours work per day, from years end to
est possible credit. They thank God that they are
not as other firms at the West End-oppressors
and destroyers OF young women. They never-not
even for few weeks in the busy season-make their
people sit up till three or four in the morning. Oh
no their gas is always turned off in the workroom
by Il o'clock Why, sir, the West-End SYSTEM
with its few weeks of severity. fol owed it is by
months of comparative leisure mercy itself when
viewed alongside of this unmtigated, never end
ing, still beginning slavery to which am referring
,lI- Of loi,, oh e t,iS
establishment have is Sunday. Then they may go
where and do what they please but from Monday
morning to Saturday night they complete
prisoners as any in Newgate They know not
whether the sun shines or the rain falls all that
time. They are not allowed to cross the threshold
even to purchase pair of shoes or a new gown for
themselves and must employ their friends outside
to do this for them
Nor is the accommodation indoors such rs in
any way to reconcile them to this close confinement
The work-room. in which ten twelve of them are
employed, is only about twelve feet square. and is
entirely devoid of arrangements for ventilation.
which is the more to be deplored as during the
ing they have to encounter the heat and foul air
of three faring gas burners right their heads,
every door and window being shut by which a
breath of pure air could possibly enter. The bed
rooms are equally uncomfortable. no fewer than six
persons being huddled into one, and four into an
other.
| But why don't they demonstrate against this
E vile treatment, you will perhaps ask Why, si-
they have remonsrated and are none the better fo
: it. On Thursday last, without any prompting froy
any one, and before they had heard of the recen
declaration of the ffty-two West End firms in favo
of ten and a half hours work they consulted togeth
en- and, finding that the usage to which they wcr
subj ected was equally nolerable to them all. the
sent memorial to the heads of the firm to the effec
that they could not continue to work for thar
twelve hours, viz from eight o'clock in the morning
till eight at night-without mentioning any deduc
ton for meals leaving that point as before. Tia
moderate memorial sir, was treated with the utmos
contempt Its authors were sneeringly told tina
they were seeking to degrade themselves to the eve
e of factory girls, and that their conduct onl
d worthy OF drunken soldiers and sailors, who wer
S the only parties that had ever anything to do witt
round robins You would be amused sir, if
could describe to you the horror which these yOun
girls felt at the mention of this awful round robin
They had never heard the word before. and had no
the slightest idea OF what it meant. and they wer
= afraid that, without knowing it, they had been gull
- ty of some nameless atrocity.
- '' Their minds were, therefore. greatly relieve
:. when, in reply to timid inquiry as to what
.. round robin really was, they were informed that
. was only the bit OF paper to which they had DIT
e their names which described The const
u quence of this rejection of the prayer of their mt
i mortal is that eight of them have given notice
p their intention to quit the establishment on the l2t
N OF next month. The others are apprentices, VIII
:" cannot leave.
/ = And yet, sir would you believe it, these viii
slaves are al this moment busily employed in maxim
1e a dress for Mrs Beecher Stowe, the champion
III the black slaves of America | wish YOU won
1o ask that lady to take peep into the cabin whe
Der dress is now being made, and to put few que
~ tons to those who employed in making IT, ar
~ tell you what she thinks Of The system she is n
&c tronzing"
e. THE FoRCE OF HABrT--The following amus
story is a striking illustration of the force Of habit
blooming Irish girl entered the service of lady WI
IF was i'll with consumption friend of the inyal
M sent twice day TO enquire how she was Ellen ,
o. gularly brought down the answer My misss's cn
at pments and she had very Indifferent night :
A. My misslss compliments, and she feels very we
IT. to-day" This went on for six weeks; and Ell
ne seemed 10 grow more and sensible of the kin
ed and attention every time the messenger came
e The compliments sent back as usual but the
ne teigence became sadder and sadder. AT length O
day. when the friendly enquiry alter the health of
aS mistress came as before poor Ellen crep to the do
= with swollen eyes streaming with tears, and sobt
OF out the melancholy answer, My missis's compime
10 and she died this morning at eight O'Clock"
Professor Pomposity is well taken off in the folio
ing annecdote which found in late English pan
The Shields doctor docking learned and speaking sowl
emit Well, mariner, which tooth do you want exracte
ner Is it molor ncisor % Jack, (short and sbar
of 1t is in the upper tier in tie arboard side Bea
is hand you swab, for it is nippng my jaw like |.
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