... Lord Lee, in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, yesterday, heard counscl in the action for a divorce by Mrs. WVhyte against her husband, the Rev. John Vhyte, Established Chorcs minister, South Qeeonsferry, on the groend of adultery with two servant irle, named Marshall and. Young. Mr. Charles Scott, for the pursuer, pointed out that the presumption of innocence in the minister was destroyed when ...

... EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH OF THE PRISONER. Yeoterday the trial 'of Poole forthe murder of John Kenny was resumed at the Dublinv Commissiou'Court, Mr. Justice Murphy, in charging the jury, said they should recollect they were not trying the prisoner for Fenianism, but for murder, anfd should not conyict unless they were thoroughly satisfied of his guilt. A distinguished advocate had once said to a ...

... THE FORESTERS' RIG e lighl Court resumed it a sI4 - e flall i Mancilester, yesterkay th ?? all the I sJ. Bowler IManchester) beill', bgin if pi attendanceof dele icts as IPreIious, dtle b; The principal buhsi ne.ss cli inde51 Aas of the moriling, was the COnqidcrati0 'f eteul ll ah ndmission of men bers to the 1j.,1 'ltl:a eC Funeral Fund. The majority c LoUrt a- sented no feature of interest ...

... B RMllIdGHM ACOU1LYCOUP.T. -YSTERDAY. BEFTORE: MEt. NEVILLs, DEPUTY JUDOE. BANKRUPTCY. fle TIMrOTHY SHMI'ERDS, Of 13onehill Dye Works, Fazeley, dyer. Public examination. Debts £C303., assets £C6. 15s. 6d.-Mr. Sharp,.official receiv~er, said the debtor admitted that lie had aee insolventb for tenl years. He had been carrying on his trade fromp hand to mouth bnean insolvont state. and the~refore ...

... !rBMATYGHA3 POLICE COURT.-Yir. wAi. I Before 3fr. Klnnersley(S Ripendtiry), thc Afetgnr ?? Nsuan Cook), andi Mlfr. 1?aker. f A VIOLENT NVOMAN.-Elizabeth Shield (40. rsarrel i woman, Oxygen Street, was chatged with assailtir, EIA beth Grady, 6, Oxygen Street. On Wednesday, uhile I woman was being taken to the lock-up on a chare El l breaking a window in the house of prosecctrinsroltErl, ...

... BIRMING HAM POLICE COURT.-Yx TnRDAY, ?? Before M'easrs. T. e. S. Ky ncrisul(kSfij(iendiary), Lowe. Lord, and aertteet. 1. PURLOINTNG.-Edward Ray, a fish salesman, in the if employ of MIr J. C. Dexter, fish merchant, BMarket Hall was sent to prison'for one month for stealing two mackerel from a box, yesterday morning. ILLEaAL FAWNING. -Joseph Lily (33), boot-finisher, Court, Duko Street, was ...

... THE BIRMNGHAM ASSIZES. ARRANGEAME NTS AT THE COUNCIL HOUSE. . The arrangements which are to be made at the Council 3 Huoae for the holding of the first Birmingham Assizes i have already been briefly described in the columns of the V Daily Post, but it may be interesting to state in greater 9 detail the alterations which are necessitated in several a apartments, and to indicate by what means ...

... 'ATTEMPTED MURDER AT KIDDER- AIUMTER. of A man named William lMlundy, a carpenter by trade, ie was arrested shortly after midnight on Monday, at Kidder- x- minster, for a murderous attack on Mary Bishop, acfactory clh operative, with vhom ice has formed an acluaintance, and in S hoas been living at No. 16, Lion Square, in that town. d She was founid lying near her house door at midnight. with ...

... r BIRMIINGHAM COUNTY COURT. --YESTERDAY. I . Ir. * T o T- ~ w o T - --o lm ?? I I BEFORE His HONOUR JUDGE CHAILMERS, in AIFFLECK ?? -TIE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND BlURGESSES on OF TILE BOROW3'.I OF BilR.sTvuGerA.-Thc plaintiff, John ed James Affleck, of 106, I'ershoro Road, licensed victualler, was represented by Mr. Stubbins (instructed by Messrs. Hawices and Weekes); for the defendants Mr. Hugo ...

... THE DISTRESSING DEATH OF AN ENGINEER AT WEDNESBUPRY. On Saturdaty, Mr. E?, E-oope coroner, bold asn iktqtest, of 1: ~D at the Town UaIl, Wednesbory, onl the bodly of Solom~on A ed Huflam (30), head-engineer and deput~y-anallgrr, who wlas wvee. E. killed. at the Menway Works department of thle Patent Ti I Shaft eind Axlctros Company, iunder circuimstances alreadly 31st; tdo reported. Am-onig ...

... BIRMINGHAM POLICE CO URT.-YESTERDAY. Before Mir. Kp/isntrsle ( (Stipendiary), Maesrs. Sturpe, Harris, White, and Payton. Siop Ron ?? Wheeler (15) and George 1 Simpson (15), both residing in Prescott Street, were charged with stealing a coat from the shop of Ann Hopkins, old-clotbes dealer, 152, Warstone Lane-The prisonerstoc the coat from the proseutrix's shop) door. They paweed it, and sold ...

... B] 1)AITINGH.I COUNTY COURT. -YESTERDAY, BANKRUPTCY. BsOrn His HoNouiR Juwur CHALMERS. Ia re G. REEVES SaMITHI & SoN, late lessees snul managers of the Aston Lower Grounds.-Debts unseecrel £2, 663, ;assets sif. DMr. Hugo Young (instructed by 'r Ansell) appeared for the bankrupts. Adjourned aliplhea. fion for discharge. The matter was before the Court lasi bankruptcy day, and adjourned for his ...