... I THE SHraEIrFs AND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HtOUSE OF COMMONS. On Thursday a court was held.- The principal busiuess on which it assembled was the consideration of the report from the sheriffs' committee. It was a crowded court. After the re.appointment of the officers of the court and some other business of no public interest, Mr. Wire brought up the report of the sheriffs' committee upon the ...

... (From the Anti-Corns-44w Circular.) An inquiry has lately been instituted by the mayor into the condition of the people in one. At of this town, (No. 1, district,) and the result has been laitnfbefore a meeting of thb principal inhabitants-whence it appears that 911 families, consisting of 4091 persons, were visited, whose average weekly earnings were thirteen-pence farthing a-week per head. ...

... SHOCaISNG BARHAstrLM.-On Mbniday night last a sailor, living in Bo'ness, put the girdle or plate of iron for baking oaten cakes on the fire, and made it red. hot; he then put his wife upon it, and burned her in a most shocking manner,.so that from her waist- downwards- she is as black as a coal. --He after- wards threw a shovel of red cinders into her face. Altogether the poor woman, as may ...

... CrNTRL CRIMINAL COURT. on Monday these sessions commenced before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, lMr. Alderman Lailson, and, in conse. Ilence of the comtuplsory detention of the sheriffs, by order of the House of Commonls, those gentlemen were represented by Messrs. France and Jackson, the under-sheriffs. Tie caten. dar contains a list of 211 prisoners for trial, of the ordinary class of ...

... CORONEnS IMUXUIuS.'s. HORRIBLE ILL-TREATImtET OF UHIILDREN.-An investiga. tion, which had been twice adjourned, was concluded on Wednesday night, before Mr. Higgs, at the Queen's-head, Little Pulteney-street. It wastoiinquire respecting the death of Elizabeth Powell, aged three years, who had experienced the most dreadful treatment from a Mrs. Miller, residing at 2, Brewer-street, Golden ...

... CRIMN S AND CASUALTIES. MELANCHOLY VISITATION.-A melancholy occurrence took place last week in the death of a police seijeaunt, his wife, and child, within a few hours of ?? other, and all of whom were interred on Saturday in one grave in a burial-ground in Salmron's-lane, Ratcliffe. The man's name wvas John West, and his wife died on Tuesday in giving birth to a child, now the only survivor ...

... ASSIZE INTELLICENCE. MORE CHARTIST TRIALS. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-MoNmOUTH, MARCH 30. This being the day fixed for the trial of the Chartists, con- siderable anxiety was manifested to witness the trial. There was some delay and difficulty in empannelling a special jury. Several of the gentlemen called not answering as their names were called over, Mr. Baron Gurney ordered the absentees to be fined ...

... THE CASE OF FROST, WILLIMS, AND JONES. TO THE' PEOPLE OF ENGLAND. FELLOW CouNmrymzN-Long ere you receive this address the doleful tidings will have reached you that Frost, Williams, and Jones have been transported. That they have been trans- ported contrary to the law of England is maifest and unde- niable; but that the law, backed by the voice 'f millions, will in the end triumph over tyranny ...

... CENTRnAL CRIMINAL COURT. The fifth session during the present mayoralty commenced on Aounday morning, at Justice eiall, Old Bailey. The calen- dar contained the names of 187 prisoners. THE GOLD-DUST RoTeny.Y- -Mr. Clatkson (the counsel for the prosecution in this case) stated that the person M4oss, -who had been examined in the case tried in June last against Emanuel Moses, Ellis Caspar, ...

... - CHILD DuOPI'rNO.-On Wednesday evening an inquest was held at the ign of the Duke of York, Ratchiffe, before Mr. Baker, coroner, on view of the bodies of two new-horn male infants (tw ins). From the evidence it appeared that the bodies of the infants were picked up on Monday night, about ten o'clock, in Bath-street, rolled up in a piece of apron and shirt, the latter having the initials J. ...

... MANSION HOUSE. A man of very respectable appearance, named Betts, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged under the following circumstances A cabman stated that at half-past four o'clock in the morning the defendant, his wife, and a gentleman of the name of Smih, engaged his cab to go a certain distance, Mr. Smith taking a seat outside. When they got near King-street, Cheapside, witness ...

... p L,1~ E BOW.RM1 ET. GnAATIss>r-George E. Bbggi9si was b1 git up, 'for re- tiaminatrnj, chbrgcd with bhinV on the-nigitiof 'Tuesday- the 14th of January, made use of certain inflammatory and seditious language at a Chartist meeting at theTrades' Hall, Abbey-street, Bethnal-green. Mr. Hobler appeared fb the' prosecutmol. that summonses should be granted to be served ona-several persons to ...