... THE Birmingham Chamber of Commerce have passed a resolution declaring it inexpedient to discuss the question of prohibiting the exportation of contraband of war, as any alteration of the law at present would be in itself a breach of neutrality. IN future all notices from the Secretary of State to the Reserve Forces, Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteers, are to be served by the police in their ...

... A MOST melancholy case of suicide occurred last week, Dr. Matthiessen, Professor of Chemistry at St. Bartholo- mew's Hospital, being found dead in his chair in the Laboratory. The pust-morterii examination showed that he had taken prussic acid, and a letter found in his desk declared the cause of the -rash act to be an unlounded charge brought against him which he conceived would blight his ...

... A PETITION has been filed at the Rolls Office against the return of Mr. Straight, the Conservative member for Shrewsbury. The seat is not claimed, but bribery, treat- ing, and undue influence are alleged. It will probably be tried by Mr. Baron Channell. A VERY important alteration in the Marriage Law of Ireland was made during the late session, and will come into force at the beginning of the ...

... LEGAL AND pOLICE NEWS SoaIE very disgraceful facts are now being brought to light by the Truck Commissioners of Cardiff, implicating several large firms in the iron trade. At the shops of one company, the principal of which is a mrneber of the Llan- daff bench, tea bought at is. 6d. and 2s. 4d was sold at a uniform rate of 3s. 6d. per lb.. and the Hour had to be trampled in bins and then ...

... THE NEW X PaRSIAN POLICE THOSE who are old enough to remember the establish- ment of the New Police under the auspices of the ?? Sir Robert Peel, will recollect that the innovation was re- garded by many sturdy Englishmen with the utmost jealousy. The word police had at that time an out- landish foreigneering sound about it, and alarmnists de- clared that under the pretence of quelling rows ...

... Z.EGAL AND POLICE NEWS CHARLES and Henry Parry, iron-founders, of i Liver- pool, upon whose premises a boiler in a dangerously bad condition had exploded and caused two deaths, have been committed for trial for manslaughter. ONE of the Luton magistrates writes to a contemporary that crime has decreased very greatly within the last few months ; in the districts nearly one-half, and in the town ...

... : LEAL AND POLICE NEWS TIHE Tichborne Baronetcy case is to commence in t the ;Couti-of.'Commoli -Pleas next.vweek. The Solicitor-. General has accepted a iretamnng fee of rsooo guineas for the defence, and two other legal gentlemen have received : 500: anld 85o0 guineaS respectively. > The defence will seek toprove thehumble birth of theclaimant, and will produce: hisx balleged: parefts. The ...

... THE caseof the Rev. C. Voysey, Rector of Healaugh, was commenced last week in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Mr. Voysey appealing against the decision of the Chancellor of the Diocese of York, who suspended him for heresy. The appellant appeared in his clerical robes, and conducted his own case, arguing that nothing was charged against him which was con- trary to the Articles of ...

... A CURIOUS case has just been decided in the Divorce Court The wife (whose income is nearly 2,000!.ayear)C: refusing to live with her husband, a -petition was brougbt -r by him for restitntion of: conjugal rights, the lady's own, brothers supplying him with. funds for the purpose. The respondent allegedcuelty, and asked, for a judicial separa-. tihe. The petitioner being admittd6 as a witness ...

... LEGAL AND POLICE NEWS THE Master of the Rolls has now under consideration tfe question whether Mr. M. Abrahams ought to be struck off the roll of solicitors for accepting 500a. from a Mr. Suche, as an acknowledgment of the fair manner in which he, as solicitor of the Contract Corporation, had conducted their opposition to his claims for io,oool., in which Mr. Suche succeeded. It appeared that ...

... LEGA;:4L AeVDb:POLICE NETS. . IG mvonIn, an inmate of a lunatic ?? tin 1 e- ecaped a few e enings.since, and being under K `tdUcination that her sweetteart was eniploxed at a; s station, actually walked fifteen miles along the: search of him being captued the ?? IILrrngil; * -,?ddmr by one of the railway officials. V e tler (lV a foolish fellmw amused himself by Bi,4t11b a number of crackers ...

... THP trial of the Shrewsbury Election Petition is con- cluded, and Mar. Straight declared to be duly elected, the petitioners being ordered to pay the costs. The triumph Was celebrated by bell-ringing and torch-light processions inl the town. : LAST Monday a gentleman applied at the Marlboroughf Street Police Court for permission to make an affidavit, i' order that warrants might be granted ...