... The magistrates of Hull were engaged on Wednesday in in. vestigating a charge of a very extraordinary nature, preferred by Sir Felix Booth against a young mjn named Felix Booth, second cousin and godson to the Ron. Baronet, and whom the latter charged with, having a few days agowriitten a letter, dated Horner.squarei in thattown, and forwarded through the General Post to the London residenice ...

... [1 ,ATRO S ~ tMURDER AT SPENALL, NEAR ., .: ' 1 ?? ' [ . . ?? I :(Abridge&'ftomithe -WorcesterChrosicle,.), in the -last sewo C'ircsicles it has been'- out painful-,duty to record; the 'arptictilars of ta most lamentabletragedy at ,Rouse. Lench, and this week .we have to lay before our readers an oc. cisuptof a far: more *trocious deedomittedvonCjsi-stmas- 6ay' at Spermnui, in Warwickshire, ...

... LAW ANDi POLICE. Asruavsosr.-Imthe'Arches Court, on Wednesday, 'a suit of divorce wias instituted by Mr. Kendall against. ?? on-the ground.of adultery; by her cuimnmittedi with Lieutenant Walter Kendall, nephew of. 41r, Kendall. -The partrieswere married on the 28th of January, 1823, and cohabited till the-18th of April, 1842, having bad four children. The' adultery was dis- covered by the ...

... I . COURT :OF QUEENIS BENCH, THE CooiALrTES OF DBWUis-LANE THEATRE V. CHAPMANS. -Lord Denman delivered judgment in this case on Tuesday, The. Court had communicated with Mr. Justice Wightman on this case, and thought that there ought-not to be a new trial, A lease for seven years had been taken by the motherof-the defend. ant in the year 1836. She was at the time living apart from her husband ...

... I 0 EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A MAGISTRATE. UNION.HALL(YESTERDAY).-Ann Ellis,an unfortunate female, was placed at the bar, before Mi. Cottingham, charged on suspicion with stealing a 5 Bank of England ?? appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner drove up to a public-house in Tooley-street, In a cab, about half-past six o'clock on Thursday morning, and presented a 5 note for change, The ...

... ADJOURM tAENSIR .,t - On Monday an adjsdurne'& coturt of Licnsing Magistrates was held at the, Court-house, Osborn-street, 'Whitec-haiel. John Garford, EsqA, in, the.chair.. .. - ' . : . : : APPLICATIONS FOit Nsw. LsiaEssxs.-.The'nunmber of: appli. cations for new licenses were no fewer-than twenty-eight ,Iaiid the number granted were the following nine:-To. Mr. James Punt, for a ?? East ...

... I I COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-YLSTMRDAY THE QUEEN V. M'NnIL.-On their Lordships' taking their seats this morning, Lord Denman said the Court would proceed with the arguments in the case of The Queen v. M'Neil, which occupied the whole of Thursday--Mr. Fitzroy Kelly stated that, from a domestic affliction, the Solicitor-General was not able to attend the court to-day; he therefore trusted that ...

... INFAMOUS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST L.Czxq > VICTUALLERS. On Wednesday last, at the Police-court, Hull, informatio~n were laid by a person of the name of Samuel Lamb, esten. sibly, but in reality, by his witness, William Wrigglesworth against four highly respectable licensed victuallers of that town _Messrs. D. Oxtoby, of the Ship Launch, James Abbey;of the Victoria; John Smith, Neptune-street, and ...

... (Continued from our Couanry Edition of last week.) FFItDiY..-TheeAttorney General stated to the Court thatasit id nout. appear that J. Wildand T. Pitt had taken tin active part con the offence with Which tbe pisones were, charged, he should, Consent to their acquittal. .. Brooks proved the attack on the Fnillof Mr. Platt at Staley- bridge; J. Bradshaw, to his millbeing attacked at Stockport, ...

... -- --0 (From the Derby Reporter.) William Grocock, who was brought before Dr. Bent, at Derby, on Saturday last, charged with a very serious crime, underwent a second examination before J. Bell Crompton, Esq. and Dr. Bent, at the police office. The girl (Eliza Allwood) was so far recovered as to be able to appear against Grocock, for which purpose she was conveyed from the infirmary to the ...

... COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-(SATURDAY.) GREGORY V. THE DUKE or BsRucswIcs AND ANOTrER-. This was an action for conspiracy to annoy and injure the plain- tiff, by preventing him exercising his profession as an actor. The verdict was for the defendants. The facts are familiar to the public.-Mr. Sergeant Shea, for the plaintiff, this term, obtained a rule rule nisi for a new trial, against which Mr. ...

... I YESTERDAY S LAW AND POLICE. A VOTARY OF TERPSICHORE. James Jones, a shabby-genteel'dressed young man, was sum- moned by a lone widdy woman, named Spencer, before the Commissioners of the Borough Court of Requests, for the sum of 2 for rent; which he, the said James Jones, had neglected to pay when he quitted the plaintiffs first floor back.-Commis. sioaer to defendant: Do you deny the debt ...