Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . % :^5aS- AXU IN Till; (.OAI, MINKS,(/??ri/ni the nciurl of llie AM;;/ Coiiuinssioa, 1S42.) 752 THE OF THE DEMOCRACY. empowered the Secretary ot State to appoint inspectors. Onesuch inspector was appointed, his duties, liowever, did notat all correspond with those of the inspectors to whom refer-ence will subsequently be made. The Bill did not touch thequestion ot education, alth
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . % :^5aS- AXU IN Till; (.OAI, MINKS,(/??ri/ni the nciurl of llie AM;;/ Coiiuinssioa, 1S42.) 752 THE OF THE DEMOCRACY. empowered the Secretary ot State to appoint inspectors. Onesuch inspector was appointed, his duties, liowever, did notat all correspond with those of the inspectors to whom refer-ence will subsequently be made. The Bill did not touch thequestion ot education, although it was quite common forthose superintending the miners underground to be themselvesunable either to read or to write. The view was generally held at this time, and, indeed, seemsto have been accepted even by Lord Ashley, that undergroundinspection of the mines would be resented by the miners. Butwithin a few years of this date large petitions were presented toParliament from the men themselves, asking for means oteducation, for efficient inspection of the mines by competentGovernment inspectors who understood the art of mining, thatefficient ventilation should be compulsor
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