...apprentices were employed became so bad, that at last something had to be done. In 1802 an Act was passed " for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in cotton and other mills." It is a significant fact, that the immediate cause of this bill...

...classes had excited the compassion of the Evangelical leaders in Parliament, and a bill had been passed " for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in cotton mills and in cotton and other factories." The bill fixed for such boys a day of...

...the first factory act, properly speaking, enacted by any European nation. This act was entitled "An act for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in cotton and other mills and cotton and other factories," and contained provisions regarding...

...the first factory act, properly speaking, enacted by any European nation. This act was entitled "An act for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in cotton and other mills and cotton and other factories," and contained provisions regarding...

...the fir.st factory act, properly speaking, enacted by any European nation. This act was entitled "An act for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in cotton and other mills and cotton and other factories," and contained provisions regarding...

...Acts, and the various Mines Acts. The first of the series was passed in 1802.- It was entitled "An Act for the Preservation of the Health and Morals of Apprentices and others employed in Cotton and other Mills, and Cotton and other Factories."1 Up to that time, I am afraid...

...Sweepers' Acts, and the various Mines Acts. The first of the series was passed in 1802. It was entitled "An Act for the Preservation of the Health and Morals of Apprentices and others employed in Cotton and other INFANTS. 17 Mills, and Cotton and other Factories."1 Up to that time,...

...of factory operatives, two years after the opening of the new century a Statute was passed providing for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in the mills. This Act, which was passed largely through the continued effort of Sir Robert...

...between -the old Statute of Apprentices and the modern Education Act. The statute1 was entitled "An Act for the Preservation of the Health and Morals of Apprentices and others, employed in Cotton and other Mills, and Cotton and other Factories." the original title was altered,...

...testimony of unimpeachable witnesses. So crying did the evil become that in 1802 an act was passed ' for the preservation of the health and morals of apprentices and others employed in cotton and other mills, and cotton "and other factories." This bill owed its passage to...