... 11 XE5TERDAY. [Before W. Turner and George Hargreaves, EsqrF.] THE RELAY SYSTEM IN FACTORIES. Messrs. Abram Whitehead and Co., cottonr manufac- turers, of New Church, were summoned by Mr. Thomas D.udley Ryder, sab-inspector of factories, for a breach of the Factory Act, in allowing children and young persons- eu'ployed by them to work beyond the time specified by Act of Parliament. Mr. Robert ...

... : PRiESTONr QUIARTER SESSIONS. TheEpiphany Qariter Sessions were held on Wedncsday last, at the Sessions House, ia this town, before the fol- lowing magistrates :_T, B. Addison, Esq., in the chair; the Rev. C. E. Kendal; R. Newshara, Esq., JDO. E ccles, Esq;; Jno. Bairstow, Esq.; W. Cairow,, Esq.; 5W. 'Vin- stanley, jun., Esq.;, Thomas Lowndes, Esq.; &c. The calendar was not so heavy as ...

... PETTY SESSIONS.-TUESDAY LAST. ?? ~ ~ z I A - b A C - AI A DEFAMATION.-Thomas Tallentine, of Hoghton, ap- peared in answer to a summon1 from John Parker, of the same place, charging him with having made use of improper language to him, and with having brought seri- ous charges against him. The offence charged took place at the Boar's Head, in Hoghton, on the Monday but one previous, and a ...

... POLICE. CASES DURING THE WEEK. S~ . . ; : -. *INJURY aYU FUtOUS DRIV!NG.-OnI Saturday last, a man:naned Henry Wilkins was charged with having caused bodily injury-to Seth Wrennall, by furious driving, at Hutton, on the 13th of October last. Mr.' Ascroft appeared for the defendait 'It appeared, from the6'evi- dence adduced, that on the 'day in question the com- plainant was seated in a cart, ...

... pOLICE CASES DURING THE WEEK. I A DEsAi Cb saeoMaa._-A man named James Clark ,ras brought up on Tuesday last, charged with having obtained, on the previous day, sundry articles of food at flr. Dunn s Temperance Hotel without paying for them. It appears that Clark, being possessed of an appetite like most other ?? went into Mr. Dunn's house, and called for coffee, and bread and butter, to the ...

... PUBIXC EXECUTIONS. TO THE 'EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES. Sir,-When I wrote to you on Tuesday last, I bad no, intention of troubling you again; but as one of your cor- respondents has to-day expressed a reasonable desire that I would explain myself more clearly, and as I hope I may do no injury to the cause I would serve, by stating my views upon it alittle more in detail, I shall be glad to do ...

... 1 LAWV INTELLIGEKCF EXETER ECCLESIASTICAL COURT, FIDsAY, NOVEMBER 16. This morning, the Lord Bishop of the diocese held a Court in the Chaptor-house of the Cathedral, for the purpose of delivering his judgment in the case of the Rev. Charles Rookes, M.A., rector of Nymett Rowland, Chlmleigh, Devon. The. rev, gentleman, who is a mar- clad man, was the defendant in an action for seduction tried ...

... VICE CHANCELBoRs Cou . 9. , (Before Sfr J. wtgram.i WEI= RTcI v5ersus BRgtAY. The VICE-CHANWMLORi gave judgement in this case. In April, 1845, some of the directors of the Preston and Wyre Railway Company projected a line of railway to con neat the town of Preston with the towns of West Riding of Yorkshire, and a like project was'in the contemplation of the directors of the Preston and ...

... I|ATTEMPTED STATE PROSECUTIC' 'rTtE QUEEN V. U. 0. DUFYY. DUBIN CO3f(iSSION COUnr, MONDAY, FEB. ?? argimentin this apparently interminable case, l wrir. all the white) It is pretended that tho defendant is anxiko . to go to trial on the ncrits, was resumed this mon. Sir ?? O'Loghlen contended, at great legth, that cor. parts of the indictment' were bad, and ought to be quasl The Attorney ...

... On the subject of the execution, and with a view that future executions may be made a private solemnity, withiul the prison walls, Mr. Charles Dickens addressed the fol- Lowing letter to the Times of Wednesday. TO THE EDITOR OF TIHE TIMES. Sir,-I was a witness of the execution at Horsemonger- lane this morning, I went there with the intention of observing the crowd gathered to behold it, and ...

... I POLICE CASES DURING TE, WEEK. - - R SERIous ASSAULT ON A, DRUNKEN MAX.-Frederick Lr Kearale y charged William Insworth and Thomas Wood e, with assaulting him in Tortons~row, on Friday evening ~t |last. Meir. Mayhew appeared for the prosecution, and ad- mitted) in stating the ease, that his client had gone into 1, the Ring-o'Bells about five o'clock on the Friday night, v, where he got ...

... I- , WioAN LANES LAnKnis.-Feorsome time, Wigan-lane and the neighbourhood have been infested by a set of lark- iug young men, who, for want of: better amusement, have annoyed the inhabitants by tying the door knockers, throwing stones and filth at the doors, and at times run- ning pretended races after night-fall in a state of nudity. The police have been on the look-out for the larking ...