... I HOWFLTT TboSIaAS. This was a motion in the Common Pleas, at Chambers, before air. Justice Byles, made on behalf of the plaintiff. The defendant was charged with having libelled the wife of the plaintiff, by using the words, She is a biga- mist, Defendant had apologised for the libel, but said he had received a letter from a third party, which justified him in what he had said. The motion ...

... BIEfINGGHA4M POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. Before Meassrs. S S.TTornton, C. Sturge, and J. D. Goodman. STEALING A SnIRT.-scifChae Owen, aged 21, b r ass caster, Massbouse Lane, was charged with stealing a6 shirt, belonging to George Bryan, on the 30th May last. Thel prisoner lodged with the prosecutor, who lived in the Vampiei Yard, in Great Hamtton Row, At seven o'clock in the morning, Bryan and his ...

... THE ATTEMPT TO POISON A BREWING i OF ALE. - I Yesterday, James Lewis was again brought up before the StilCesiilary of South Staflordhisre, at Wolveriahamptonss, charged that ol the 25th. of July last he ' ' did feloniously attempt to duunmnes ter to one Joseph Paulton and o tther persons insk nown a large quantity o >f a certaiu deadly poison, called spsits of salts, w ith intient in so doing ...

... THE CHARGE OF STEALING A PENNY AT REDDITOH, It will be remembered that last Friday, a little child inaned Emily Jane Ballard, was brought up before the Mlagistrates sitting in Potty Sessions, atitedditch. (the 11ev, G. It. Gray, and Mlessrs. Tabberner and Smith), having pre. vioualy been detained in custody for several days, on a charge of stealing a penny at the parish church of Ink. bellow, ...

... 1,110MLNGIIAM POLICE COURT. EFRIDJAY. J/ 6j~~ l/~ ac 2' if ?? 11ij )ts/; f' /f'iia #)ii )lhs-,wc J/sis ?? t, .S KpZ11Crs1(1I ...

... LEAIAIN-GTON A LEtA.MIrIXiEfN. DEsPErnATE ArrIoAY Wl'iTr T172 Poucrc-On Monday, at the Town Hall, Joseph Shearmby, a resident in Queen Street, and a companion of his, named William Chamber- layne, were charged before Lieut..Oelonel Granville with having unlawfully assaulted Police-constable Freeman while in the execution of his duty on the night of June the MOkb. Mr. R. A. Wallingion, ...

... SATURDAY. Before Mr. W. Holliday and Mr. Jaffrui/. Stabbing a Woman in the Crescent. Mar>i Hortun and Mary Ann Jones, prostitutes, described of Camp Hill, were charged with having, on the previous evening, stabl>ed Margaret Keefe, another prostitute, in the Crescent, near Cambridge Street. Shortly after midnight, the prosecutrix was passing along the street, when she met the prisoners, and ...

... THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN NURSERY TERRAC E. ADJTOURNED INQUEST. The adjourned inquest to enquire into the circumstances connected with the death of Mulixa Kerenhappuch Hamp- ton, was resumed yesterday, at the Crown Inn, Villa Street, before Mr. IV. S. Poole, District Coroner. It will be remembered that the deceased was strangled by her husbazid, John Wallis Hampton, a jeweller, who after- ...

... BIRMSIGHAM POLICE COURT. YESTERDAY. Befotc jNel, !1!. a. . Kpsncnrdley (Slipeuldiolh, H. Bantn, and 0. GoodricA; AssAue'T TNY LIVIIOY STREET. - JUMsir Green, anpi Bichard Kennedy were charged with having assaulted idichard Fellows; living an Livery Street. On Saturday evening the two prisoners were at a publichouse in Livery Street, where the prosecutor is employed; and after they bsd been ...

... IIE SINGULAR CASE OF ALLEQt I POISONING AT BILSTON. Yesterday, the inquest was concluded at the Great Western H3tel, before Mr. T. U. Phillips, on the body of a miner, named 1ohn Tranter, who, five weeks ago, died in reat agony after a, few hours' illness, and whose Stomh proved to have holes in it, the result, the surgeon ho miode the piost mortem examination, believed, of the set, n' a very ...

... |STAFFORDlSHIRE ADJO1JRNEED SESSSIONS. An ?? Sessions forthe county of Stafford was held at the Shire Hall, Stafford, yesterday at noon, the principal business being the reception of a report from the Police Committee with reference to the recent charges against Colonel Hogg, the Chief Constable. The Earl of Liohfield presided, and there was a numerous attendance of Magistrates, among whom ...

... I .1. ._ MMARKABLE CROSS SWEARING. At a Special County Court Sitting, in Wolverhampton, on Saturday last, before Mr. Motteram, of the Oxford Circuit, (ia the absence of Mr. Skinner, Q.C,, Judge), and a Jury, the case of Moore v. Smith was heard. Mr. Bart- lett appeared for the plaintiff, a single woman, residing at AIbrighton. Ilr. Young, of the Oxford Circuit (instructed by Mr. Turner), ...