Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1847-08-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FIRST CONVICTION UNDER TIIE TEN HOURS ACT. h e first conviction under the above act took place on Wednesday last, at the Boroncli Court of Manchester. The offending parties were Messrs. Ogden and Sons, cotton spinners. They were summoned by slr. Graham, the suli-inspector of factories. The charge was, for having a number of persons employed in their tbctory for more thin eleven hours, on the 9th ult. The subinspector stated that he should deal leniently with the offending parties, as he would only proceed in twilve cases. Mr. Maude said it was clear the provisions of the Act had been violated, and he would inflict a pima 't of 20s. in each case.—Muschester Guardian of Wednes:lay.  Last week a well-dressed man, supposed to be a Frenchman, tlrew himself under the wheels cf a train on the Belgian Railway, near Tubize, and was ki:led instantaneously. No paper was diseevered on hint to say who he was, but some money was found in his pocket.  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE WITH OXALIC Ado—On Weduestley last, considerable sensation prevailed at Newington. in consequence of a female, named Sarah Tune, aged 21 years, of Peacock-court, II i,..ht-street, attempting self-destruction under the following circumstances- =lt appears she had been leading a very strange life for some time past, and when she returned home her mother began reprimanding her for such improper conduct. After a stormy conversation she went out, returning about six o'clock in a very agitated and wild state of mind. She had not been in the house many minutes before she was discovered suffering trent an agonising pain in the stomach. Some suspicion arose, when they sent for the nearest surgeon, who pronounced her to be labouring from the effects of some active poison. The usual retnedics_were adminlstertd, and subsequently it  The amateur performance for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Hunt, at Manchester on Monday night, went off remarkably well. The house was crowded in every part ; the boxes were over-filled, and the pit had to be converted into stalls to make room for box company. Mr. Charles Dickers, on coming upon the stage to deliver an introductory address (by Mr. Sergeant Talfourd) was received with overwhelming applause; and, in the play, Ben Johnson's comedy of Every Mine in his Humour. the reception of all the amateurs was most gratifing. The acting of Messrs. Dickens, Douglas Jerrold, Mark Lent' ii, Leech, and Forster, called forth repeated plaudits, and was regarded as coming, up to a very high standard of excellence. In the interlude which CoPowed—AG units Night Rest—Dickens, as Mr. Snobbington, and Mark Lemon as the Stranger, kept the house in a continued roar of laughter, from the rise to the fall of the curtain, and a Manchester audience probably never saw a farce better played. Turing The Tble, was the concluding farce, in which Miss Ann Romer as Miss Kniblis, sang very sweetly, and Miss A. Wigan made an admirable Patty Larkins. Mr. Dickens and Mr. Lewis also aoquisted thornselve., highly to t faction of the audience. The amateurs were then called before the curtain, and presented themselves in a bed v to receive three hearty rounds of applause. It is thought that the proceeds utll be upwards of .ti2oo, after all expenses have been defrayed.  DEATH or Tilt