The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

FACTORY INFORMATIONB ENDRE THE TEN HOURS'
Acr.—Yesterday the sub-inspector of factories under the
direction of Mr. Horner, brought no lees than seven charges
mainat Ashton mill-owners Infos the magistrates of that
district for infringements of the Tan ILurs' Act. In the
first case Mr. Leash was charged with working Ann Platt, a
single woman, above ten boars. The evidence for the prose-
cution was that Platt went to work at six in the morning,
and left MI at halt past seven o'clock at night. This
it was contended Ur/ Mr. Cobbett) leaving an hour
and • half for breakfast and dinner was above ten
hours. For the defence it was elicited by Mr. Earle
In crosirezamination that Platt worked from six till
and from half past eight till one in the morning, and from
two WI half past, and fr •in half-put four tit halt-past seven
in the evening, making exactly ten h-sus.—The chairman
of the magistrates said the bench had no difficulty in coming
to a conclusion. It was poeitivsly sworn by the only witness
examined that she only yolked tea hours ; and until an ex-
press act of the legislature, or a ease Erma a superior court,
told them to the contrary, they should hold that they must
decide according to the evidence beim* them. The ease wss
therefore dismissel.—Tne so-inspector then s-id that he
would withdraw the other charges, all of them being the
eta, is West.

THE RESVVRECTIoNISTA.—WiIIitaI Raybould, who
was chute d witu pruem.og to sell a JITO or dual huisian b••

lag to Mr. Johnson, tarpon, of Dudley, was on Friday
twought before the sitting megietrate, J. Roberto,
No further evidence was adduced, end ;the prisoner
was discharged on !lading two lure lief in 101. tacit for hie
harpist' the peace for six months. Toe other " resurrect-
tioniat, ' Harsh, Wise Shelley, is rill at large.
OXPOIDBIIIIIA.
ma RECENT BOOK ROBBER! AT OXFORD.-02
Monday last, at the Oxford City Sessions, Andreas Lockhart
Belany gaoled guiltrto two charges 01 Ittalinit beaks, ay.
Ml= irom the of Mr. H. Matter, bookseller ; and 59 from the
University -rum. The prisoner, previous to todng
widened, his deep madders at the °Hewes he
had cemsei mud hoped the wart would deal lenient,
with him.—The Retarder, after referring to the systunstre
manner of the robberies, and the station tne !prisoner held ite
' society which was an aggravation of the off set*. then foot.
tensed him to one wink's imprisooment for the tint o& nee,
and, for the seond, transportation for seven gars.—The Ili-
suer was very muck affecred on hearing the last sentence.
The following additional information is from an °skirl
journal :—" The prisoner Andreas Lockhart Belany was
net, as has been stated, introduced to tho Union Booms as a
stranger, but having procured a B.A..'s gown, he frequented
the room as a If member of the club, and is supposed in this
manner to have abitrateed the books in question. A letter
has just been received by Lucas, our city marshal, from
Thresher, the police inspector at Cambridge, who sits,' I
have seen the tutor of &deny, who Worms mo that li re-
ceived a 101. note from him, and that it it should turn out to
be the proceeds of the roViery committed at Oxford, the
' college, oa proof of the same, would return it. Tee map
named Boxer (en accomplice of Belany'sl. is well kieuna
here, and has been convicted of feony. There is no doubt
that &lacy has committed robberies in this borough to •
great extent.' The letter also Jacloiell a list of knits =being
from the library of the Cambridge Union Society, and sup-
'pmd to have been abstracted by Belany. le. contains very
nearly 200 volumes, and may be seen on application to
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