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»i^robCitccs.The Employment of Women and Owddbbn in Laos Factories**—A public, meeting of the matter and operative lace makers was, beldi on. Saturday evening* in the Assembly Rooms* Nottingham* ^ Mr, tios. Broughton Charlton (county magistrate) occupied the chair, and on the platform were the Rev, J. Montague Valpy* incumbentof St. John Baptist, Nottingham ; Messrs. Councillor Cox,Mallett, c. The. chairman saicl that there wasan amount . of privation and suffering amongst persons engaged i thelacs trade, in this; neighbourhood which wai utterly unknown in other towns, of the kingdom. Mr. Atkins (master lace maker) proposed, and the Rev. J. M. Valpyseconded* the first resolution*, which was carried nen. con.:—“'That this meeting sees with regret the great moral avile arising from women and children working untimely 'hours in lace facto es, and pledges itself, if possible, to ' put them under the Factory Act.” Mr.. Simpson,, operar‘tive, proposed that a petition be presented to both Housesof Parliament*, praying them,to take into consideration the shortening of the hours of labour of women and,1 children who are engaged ini the making or manufacturing, of lace that the Earl of Shaftesbury be requested to present it in the House of Lords,, and. Mr. Mellor (the borough member) in the House of Commons and that Mrr. Paget- be requested to support it. Mr.. James* operative,, seconded the motion* which was also carried* It was also resolved that an agreement should be come to amongst, the employers- and employed/ to diminish the hours of labour of -men to eighteen hours per; diem, (these hours., being divided by two, hands), believing- that it would be beneficial to; both employer and employed.1 Present to a Poet.— His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, on, the eve of leaving England for. Spain and Portugal for the winter (says the Newcastle Chronicle),directed bis agen at Northumberland ffoust Mr. Thomas Williams, to send to Mr., Robert Story,, our NorthumbrianPoet, a hundred bottles of sherry, with his grace’s compliments, and the expres on of a hope that he would find in* spiration in the wine.
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Weekly Chronicle and Register
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Jan 21, 1860
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