"'Were you then contented with your situation?' 'No, I cannot say that I was; but I did not know any thing of any other business.'
"'You had not been instructed in any other business, and you did not know where you could apply for a maintenance?' 'No.'
"'To whose mill did you then remove?' 'To Messrs. Duff, Taylor & Co., at Ruthven, Forfarshire.'
"'What were your hours of labour there?' 'Fourteen hours.'
"'Exclusive of the time for meals and refreshment?' 'Yes.'
"'Was that a flax mill?' 'Yes.'
"'Did you work for that number of hours both winter and summer?' 'Yes, both winter and summer.'
"'How old were you at this time?' 'Sixteen.'
"'Are you aware whether any increase was made in the number of hours of work, in the year 1819, by an agreement between the masters and the workmen?' 'No, I cannot say as to that.'
"'You think there could not be much increase of your previous labour, whatever agreement might have been made upon the subject?' 'No, there could have been no increase made to that; it was too long for that.'