The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-14 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

ADVERSE DECTSION UNDER THE FACTORIES ACT.
—Yesterday, at the Borough Court, Manchester, a new in-
formation against Meows. Kennedy and Co., millownen, for
employing young persons, under 18 years old, more than 10
hours in any one day, wes brought before the magistrates
and argued at great length. There were no new points
raised in this ease; the " young persons" had not worked
more than 10 bears In as day, but under the system par-
sued, called a system of relays, more than 10 hours had
elapsed between the am tke mill started in the morning and
the ties OWE pleas left et In the evening. There was a
large gads/Meg of megistraMe on the bench, and some of
them being Wary swam, Mr. Cobbett, for the inspector,
reminded Kr. Maxie, the stipendiary magistrate and chair-
man, that mask persons IMO net snowed by the act to exer-
cise a solos Y fhe bids.. At the esselusion of the hearing
Kr. Hands said : Bohn I state the judgment it is right to
myself to say that en the Inn ocomice I saw no doubt upon
the question. dine then I have oonsidered it very fully,
and have conferred with many of my professional brethren,
who agree with so in opinion. I have yet heard no doubt
raised upon the question. It is clear to me that the act did
intend that the working hours of young persons should be
the same. The absence of any new argument today to raise
any doubt upon that construction confirms me in my pre
vious opinion. I hays only further to say that the majority

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whip and liberals.
WARWICKSHIRE.
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solar' of this robbwy were reported in this paper on Mon-
day. Yesterday, the kw Eon, who we then announced
were under euatheillea Wire the ougistrates at Solehall,
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THE MURDER AT BIIOUGHTON.—The baguet on
the body of Mary Ann Btaight, whose supposed murder
by a man named Robert Pulley, was noticed in the Ex-
press of last Monday, was resumed and closed on Tuesday
night at Brosightots,hefore Charles But, Paq., Coroner.—
Numerous witnemes proved that the prisoner was amnia the
lane at Broughton, following the deceased on the
night of the murder, and that blood was found upon a por-
tion of his clothes nest day. He had also been heard to
threaten the deceased fresuntly.—Sapezintendent Harris,
of the Wereartershire police, apprehended the primmer in a
barn under some straw, at Fusels, neer Broughton. A con-
stable who accompanied witness pulled him out of some straw,
when he we, lying. Prisoner wore two smockfrocks. On
the outer one were Mains of blood on the wristband, and
there were small spots of blood on other parts. The prisoner
wore also a waistcoat on which spots of blood were very dis-
tinct. Witness told him he was charged with the murder of
Mary Ann !Relight, and he replied that " He did not do it."
Oa going along the road they met a person known to the
Flamer, who called out to him, " Jack, I'm going to be
Imaged." The prisoner whets apprebendel had on two dean
abirte.—T. Putter, labourer, identified the sticlifound is the
ditch, as haven formerly belonged to him. When he last
saw it it was lying in a garden where the prisoner was at
I work. Witness used it as a mallet. The prisoner hare said
he had thrown the stick into a pear-tree. The breeches
worn by the prisoner on the evening of the murder have not
been found, and it is stated that the prisoner has made an
admission to a stranger that he bad thrown them into the
River Aven, but the evidence not being satisfactory on that
point was not received. The jury after a short consultation
I returned a verdict of " Wthul Murder against Robert
Pulley."
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ROBBING LIBRARIES AT OXFORD.—On Tuesday,
Mr. Andrew Belany, described as en undergraduate of St.
Peter's College, Cambridge, underwent an examination at
the city gaol, Oxford, on a charge of having stolen 69 volumes
of various books from the University Union Reading Rooms,
to which he had SONY, through the recommendation of
friend. The prisoner had been folly committed on a pre-
vious charge of stealing books from the shop of Mr. Slitter,
bookseller, of the High street, Oxtord. The latter case was
gone into with great care and minuteness, and from the
evidence adduced, it appeared that the prisoner arrived in
Oxford on the 28th ult., and stayed at the Star Hotel till the
30th, when he took lodgb•gs at Mr. Boddington's, in Oriel-
street. On Friday, the Ist inst., the prisoner went to the
shop of Mr. Slitter, and remained an hour and a half looking
over his valuable and rare collection of old books, when he left
without making any purchase. Shortly after Mr.
Rose, nephew te Mr. Slitter, missed a rare and
valuable volume, entitled " Roman Martyrolegic,"
which was sold next day to Mr. Laycock, the boll'
auctioneer. On Mr. Slitter calling on the latter
gentleman to apprise him of his loss, he was shown the book
n question, as well as two others, also his property, which
ihad heen sold by a person answering the description of the
prisoner. Mr. Slitter apprised Lucas, the superintendent
of police, and having found out the prisoner's lodgings pro-
ceeded there, but did not find him at home. On returning,
they met him coming from Christ Church, where he hod
been to call ort Dr. Pusey. who had given him the following
letter of introduction to Dr. Bandinall, the librarian of the

Bodleiaa Library :
My dear Bandlnall,—The karer, Mr. Belson of Cambridge, but
not a graduate, wishes to look at some books In the Bodleian ; I sup-
per it Is not out of order for you to admit him recommended as a
stranger.—Yours, most faithfully, E. B. Pussy.
On searching the prisoner's lodgings a collection of valuable
books was found, including 59 volumes belonging to the
Union Rcadirut Ream. the illegal possession of which
formed the present charge against the prisoner. Eviderce
was adduced that brought the case clearly home, but as it
was thought there may be other charges of a similar nature
against him, the prisoner was remanded. It has since trans
pier(' that the amount which Mr. Laycock paid the prisoner
for books was 181., including 131. sa. for a copy of St. Chry
sonata. lie stated that be bought the work in Paris for 241.

SHROPSHIRE.
THR MURDER AT BRIDONORTH.—On Tuesday ,
evening the inquiry in this ease was resumed at the Town-
hall. The tollowiag witnesses were examined :—Mary Coe
field remembered, about seven or eight months ago, seeing
the prisoner take the deceased'• handkerchief uff her neck or
head, put her in a large chair, and kneel upon her. She then
put the silk handkerchief in the deceased's mouth, and
would no doubt have suffocated her if witness had not
threatened to raise an alum. On Sunday last noticed some
footorints on the floor in the kitchen. There are four
main and three prints of naked feet. They ere in the direc-
tion leading from the sofa to the brewhouse. The marks are
made with oil or grease. When the floor is wet the
marks are not visible. The floor was very wet when the
kitchen was examined. They were first observed by Mrs.
Doughty.—Willirm Doughty examined the prints on the
floor of the kitchen. They were prints of naked feet made
with oil.—Mr. Coley said a question was put to the prisoner
after the body was found. One of the parties present asked
the prisoner how it emurred that the deceased was burned,
and she answered, "I was in bed, and came down stairs and
found the kitchen in flames"—Evans, the policeman, said
when he examined the prisoner's bed on the morning oldie
lire, nobody heel been in the bed, but it appeared as if some
p.non had been lying on the outside. When he was taking
her to thegsol, she said, " Passion, passion I ant very passion-
ate, and as soon as my passion is over, I fogies directly."
—Mr. Coley, surgeon, on being recalled, said he
was now rather inclined to believe that the burn might have
occurred during life.—By Mr. Healewood : The tongue end
lips, and so tar as witness oouldweint3the mouth,ffere burnt.
Could see about three-quarters of an inch inside the Mout.
That appearance was more likely to exist if deceased had
been burnt during life than after death. He thought so be-
cause the act of respiration would induce the fire to scorch
the inside 01 the mouth in the manner he saw, and he
thought the flames would Lot so burn the mouth of a dead
person. He theught the combustion of the things he saw
burat would tend to produce steep.—Re-examinsd by the co-
roner : Did not examine the mouth with the view of ascer-
taining whether the deceased had inspired the flames. In
cans of suffocation the toilette frequently swells and pro-
trudes. He assisted Mr. Thunfield and Mr. Newell
in making the further post moral's examination.
The parts examined were the chest and head. The lungs pre-
sented a very. gorged appearance. The heart was healthy.
He was of °puma that death was produced by congestion of
the lungs and of the brain, and of course not by burning.
lie did not think it possible for any person in the air to
voluntarily suffocate themselves. He thought the deceased
died from suffocation.—W. Thurefieid, Esq., recalled : Had
observed the appearances about the month of the deceased.
The texture of the lips was destroyed and consumed, and
the tongue burned, but he did not believe that such burning
was produced by the inspiration of the flame.—ln cone
quenee of the sudden illness of one of the jurymen the coro-
ner was compelled again to adjourn the court.

THE LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCEBTB.—These per-
formanera in Exeter Hall continue to go on very success-
fully. The selections of music are better than at first ; the
directors probably having discovered that a quantity of
vulgar pieces are by no means necessary now-a• days to
attract a popular audience. The concert of last evening was
by far the best that has yet been given. Tbalberg's principal
performance was Beethoven's concerto in C minor ; and this
exquisite composition, which a few years since was regarded
as calculated only for amateurs of cultivated taste, was now
applauded to the echo by an audience of between two and
three thousand persons. Mendelssohn's wedding march in
" A Midsummer Night's Dream," was also enthusiasti-
cally applauded. Vivier had his usual success in his solo on
the horn, in which he exhibited his singular command of
the harmonic sounds. Among the instrumental music was
the air " Through the forest" from the " Fraischutx," sung
by Mr. Beeves; the great scene from the same opera,
" Softly elks," sung by Mira Williams ; and Caspar's bac-
chanalian song, sung by Mr. Whitworth. These were the
pieces which produced the greatest effect ; but there were
several ether pleasing pieces, and the whole concert was
tasteful and elegant.