... ATTEMPT AT MURDER NEAR STAINES, During SmidAy and Monday great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Staines and Eglham, in consequence of a most desperate attempt at murder and highway robberywhich was committed on the right of Saturday, at Egham Hvthl, about midway between the above towns. The following parti. cnlars have been elicited :--Shortly after eleven o'clock on Saturday night ...

... BAIL -COURT, Nov. 16. Ti5E'QUE13e V ?. THHEL6NDON1 AND BIRMaINGHsAM AND-1 THlE GAA.NA ' -Jt5NC'IoN5. ?? ' Sir F. Pollock Rioted the Courtin this case for a ruelo'toshow cause why a mandamus should not be issued commanding these Companies to, comply with the provision'of the 3d of Vic c. 49 (Local and Personal Act), which enacted that the charges to be made on railways f6r passengers, goods, ...

... POLICE INTEL LIGENCE-FRIDAY. MANSION IIOUSE. Jane Fisher alia-s l'hite, ;ril AaIn Smith, two w211- knoviso ?? iawitpro, were brought before the Lord Matyor, charged witir ?? very deliuorately pursued tlr-i: avoeation il the City. Tiro fir-! haru a ehild in tier nros, and has been long cole- brawed lor h intrM ?? to ho-rs io' tearsat a inoment'itnotice. She gave nri insracrrur I hrf r pojwv r ...

... ,CITY GRAND JUR- YsTs-n The City Grand Jury assembled yesterday, at twelve ?? Archer in the chair. The Jury proceeded in the first instance to investigate the wide.street presentments. Mr. Montgomery, the secretary, produced the wide- street account-books, and said, in reply tothe jury, that there had been no regular balance struck between the jury and the Wide street Commissioners since May, ...

... PI'OLICY of the :FRENCH GOVERNMIENT. The following circular has been addressed to the IFrench diplomatic agents at foreign couits by M. Guizgt, Minister for Foreign Affairs :- After a short preamble, stating under what clrcum, stances the Crown had called upon him to take the direction of the external relations of the country, M. Guizot thcn resumes the leading principles of the po- licy ...

... MEETIG OP THE CITY GRAND JiTR The City Grand Jury assembled on Saturday, at half-past td eleven o'clock. a Alderman AancEr, foreman, in the chair. a SMITHFIELD PENITENTIARY. Mr. Elife read a letter, at the sitting of the jury, from Lord Morpetb, announcing that the government had issued h orders for the removal of the prisoners from the Smithfield o Penitentiary, prior to its being done away ...

... LAW NJOT1VBS-Txins DAY. --a COURT OF CHANCERY, XEiTaMlNSTER-Sh at tel. Itfat', v ,mSaili, appeal nmotion, part heard-Atborney.General v troullooiigers' Cc opafty, two apii(als, by ?? v Dayles, dlitto. CAuqF8-1ilii v Snith-Pulefordv Becham-tBeanman v Heiason. VItC F.CHANCELl.Olt'S C(OURT, WFSTMINSTE.R-At tell. UXciomIiisEu) PaTITI(aNS AND91 SnoRT CAUSOC. AcTali 311T SIh(1RtT CAUoas.-Datle of ...

... vroccebings fll the oull volict crourt. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, Before Messrs. BountNE and JALLAND. STRALING A COAT AND Two PAIRS OF BOOTS.-Nells Crisltlan Suhini it, charged yesterday with stealing a coat, was again placed at the bar, charged, in addition, with stealing two pairs of boots. The who:e of the things hehad sold to a man named John Slingsby, for 15S. Mr. STEAD conducted the ...

... I COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-WEDNESDAY. [Before Mtr. Commissioner Fonblanque.] 1iN Ra JA5PERL WHITE1313AD. This was the day fixed for the last ?? Of the bankrupt, ?? as a silk und wok)llen priater of Bread- street. Tne iiquiry was one ofe a coreplielved nainre, and inveleld several points of legol nicefy :t!d intportancle. It appeared that the bankrupt ?? miid trsd-d in Bread-strert, under the firma ...

... COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-THURSDAY. Before Mr. Commissioner Fjublenqire.] THtE ITALIAN OPlEtiA-IOUtStt-IN RE HENRY WIN- CIIESTEII, A BANKRUPT, This was the day fixed for the audit of the accounts of this binkraptcy, in the course of which Mr. Briggu addressed the court on the subject of the claim wbich the aesignees had to certain noiseys arl.intn out of the Opera-house. IN was nudertitcod to say, ...

... On Tuesday a young man named Flenry DewAurst Sesniaurst was brought before Mr. Maude, at the Borough Court, on a charge of obtaining goods (cotton twills) under false pretences, from Messrs. Chadwick' and Diggles, of Paradise Rov.-Mr. Charles Cooper, attorney, Browu-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Law for the prisoner. On the prisoner being placed at the bar Mr. Cooper said: In ...

... LIORD .1A F OR'S COURT-SATURDAY. (,IANT AND HODSON V. THE sLACKWALL ItAILWAY. Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Rurstiall, and Mr. Bullock appeared for the claimants, and Mr. Al. D. Ilill atmd Mr. Ryland for the company. Mr. Tneeiger stated the case (the particulars of the award for tre freehol(d of these premiseii have been already pab- lisphe). Meisrs. Grant and Hodsaon were very extensive tobacco brokers, ...