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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



who has, under their inspection 

 and directions, used his utmost en- 

 deavours to promote the success of 

 the machine, both by improving 

 and facilitating the use of it. 



As it did not appear probable to 

 the committee that there would 

 very soon be any great diminution 

 made in the number of climbing- 

 b'oys, they have not been inatten^ 

 tive to their welfare and comfort, 

 but have endeavoured, as much as 

 was in their power, to soften the 

 rigour of their treatment, and to 

 improve their situation. As the 

 act for the regulation of chimney- 

 sweepers and their apprentices was 

 found to be so negligently drawn 

 up, and so loosely worded, as to 

 be utterly inadequate to enforcing 

 proper treatment, the committee, 

 with the advice and co-operation 

 of the magistrates, induced the 

 master chimney-sweepers volun- 

 tarily to agree to certain regula- 

 tions respecting the treatment and 

 employment of their boys, which 

 the committee trust will be attend- 

 ed with considerable benefit to the 

 poor children. The plan of hav- 

 ing them to dine on Easter Mon- 

 day, will give the committee an 

 opportunity of inquiry respecting 

 the treatment which they receive, 

 of giving them good advice, and of 

 rewarding those who have behaved 

 well. I am, very respectfully, 

 Sir, your obedient servant, 



Samuel Roberts, 

 Chairman. 



Sheffield, Oct. 11, 1809. 

 To C. Taylor, M. D. Sec. 



CHIMNEY-SWEEPERS. 

 We, the master-chimney-sweep- 

 ers, resident in Sheffield, whose 



names are underwritten, do agree 

 to the following resolutions : 



1. That we will not take any 

 boy as an apprentice under the 

 age of eight years, nor will we 

 bind any one to continue longer in 

 servitude than he is sixteen years 

 of age. 



2. That we will not send out 

 any boy to work before four 

 o'clock in the morning in summer, 

 nor before five in winter, in the 

 town. 



3. That we will not permit any 

 boy to go out to climb a chimney 

 after twelve o'clock at noon, nor 

 will we suffer our apprentices, or 

 boys employed by us, to seek 

 work, or to be engaged in any 

 way in our business out of doors, 

 after five o'clock in the afternoon 

 in summer, nor after four in winter. 



4. That each boy shall have a 

 good breakfast before he leaves 

 home in a morning, a good dinner 

 between the hours of twelve and 

 two o'clock at noon, and a good 

 supper between the hours of five 

 and seven o'clock in the evening. 



5. That every two boys shall be 

 allowed one good bed, with suffi- 

 cient coverings, and they shall be 

 allowed at least eight hours rest in 

 each night. 



6. That we will provide every 

 boy with decent and sufficiently 

 warm clothing, as a sweeping- 

 dress, including a pair of good 

 shoes, to be worn always when he 

 is on duty, also a suitable cap, hav- 

 ing a plate in front with his mas- 

 ter's name and place of abode en- 

 graven on it. 



7. That over and above the 

 sweeping-dress, we will provide 

 for each boy a complete suit of 

 good clothes, including linen, hat, 

 shoes, and stockings, on every 



Easter 



