Category: History - British
IN the following Address I shall devote myself to the task of reviewing, I hope in an impartial spirit, the most recent phases of the labour movement. The great advance of wages is a conspicuous feature of modern English industry, and is obviously due to the rapid growth of th...
‘The chief novelty and merit,’ he said, ‘of Captain Galton’s fireplace consists in providing a chamber at the back of the grate, into which air passes directly from without, bec...
3. Part 3In the United States, until the quite recent, and still but partial, revival of the trade, the decline of shipbuilding had been very remarkable. In a country possessed of less n...
1. Part 1IN the following Address I shall devote myself to the task of reviewing, I hope in an impartial spirit, the most recent phases of the labour movement. The great advance of wages...
4. Part 4At Hamilton, in Upper Canada, the wages for artisans are 8_s._ a day. House-rent is about 28_s._ a month. The expense of fuel in winter is nearly equal to the sum paid for house...