TheCommitteeoftheEnglishGovernment，whichGovernment，inIreland，isarmedtotheteeth，andgenerallyknowshowtoshowit，remonstratesinmild，thoughfunereal，toneswiththeimplacablemasterbakersofDublin，Limerick，Cork，&c。:\"TheCommitteebelievethatthehoursoflabourarelimitedbynaturallaws，whichcannotbeviolatedwithimpunity。Thatformasterbakerstoinducetheirworkmen，bythefearoflosingemployment，toviolatetheirreligiousconvictionsandtheirbetterfeelings，todisobeythelawsoftheland，andtodisregardpublicopinion（thisallreferstoSundaylabour），iscalculatedtoprovokeill—feelingbetweenworkmenandmasters，……andaffordsanexampledangeroustoreligion，morality，andsocialorder……TheCommitteebelievethatanyconstantworkbeyond12hoursa—dayencroachesonthedomesticandprivatelifeoftheworking—man，andsoleadstodisastrousmoralresults，interferingwitheachman’shome，andthedischargeofhisfamilydutiesasason，abrother，ahusband，afather。Thatworkbeyond12hourshasatendencytounderminethehealthoftheworkingman，andsoleadstoprematureoldageanddeath，tothegreatinjuryoffamiliesofworking—men，thusdeprivedofthecareandsupportoftheheadofthefamilywhenmostrequired。\"[53]
Sofar，wehavedealtwithIreland。Ontheothersideofthechannel，inScotland，theagriculturallabourer，theploughman，protestsagainsthis13—14hours’workinthemostinclementclimate，with4hours’additionalworkonSunday（inthislandofSabbatarians！），[54]whilst，atthesametime，threerailwaymenarestandingbeforeaLondoncoroner’sjury？aguard，anengine—driver，asignalman。Atremendousrailwayaccidenthashurriedhundredsofpassengersintoanotherworld。Thenegligenceoftheemployeeisthecauseofthemisfortune。Theydeclarewithonevoicebeforethejurythattenortwelveyearsbefore，theirlabouronlylastedeighthoursa—day;Duringthelastfiveorsixyearsithadbeenscrewedupto14，18，and20hours，andunderaspeciallyseverepressureofholiday—makers，attimesofexcursiontrains，itoftenlastedfor40or50hourswithoutabreak。Theywereordinarymen，notCyclops。
Atacertainpointtheirlabour—powerfailed。Torporseizedthem。Theirbrainceasedtothink，theireyestosee。Thethoroughly\"respectable\"
Britishjurymenansweredbyaverdictthatsentthemtothenextassizesonachargeofmanslaughter，and，inagentle\"rider\"totheirverdict，expressedthepioushopethatthecapitalisticmagnatesoftherailwayswould，infuture，bemoreextravagantinthepurchaseofasufficientquantityoflabour—power，andmore\"abstemious\"，more\"self—denying，’more\"thrifty，\"
inthedrainingofpaidlabour—power。[55]