... TH E WALTHAMSTOW TRAGEDY. T . . ?? ?? .. I.. ?? The Law Times says:- The conviction of William Gouldstonefortheonurderof his flre children at Waltham- stow was inevitable when his case was tested by the law of insanity, as laid down by the judges aud approved by the House of Lords in DI'Naughten's case (10 Cl, and Fin. 200; I C. and K. 130). It was there decided, and it is still the lawv, ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF INTER- CEPTlNG BETTING TELEGRAMS. At the Manchester City Police Court yesterday-before m I3r. Headlam, ?? Lockwood Lamb and John Edwin Garside, telographists at the Manchester Central Telegraph Offlie, William Brittain, pulslisher of the M atester s.ening Mail, and Henry Hulme, chief iT oornpositor ill the sporting department of the same paper, fr were charged, the two ...

... TuE BIRMINGHAM VINEGAR BREWERY COMPANY (LIOIITED) V. HEII)MMfANS.-This ease wag heard yester- day, before Baron Pollock and a special jury, in the Queen's Bench Division.-Mr. Jelf, Q.O., and Mr. John Rose appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Cohen, Q C., and Mr. Rose Innes for the ?? plaintiffs claimed £600. damages for breach of contract with reference to the supply of certain vegetables for ...

... THE WHALLEY WILL CASE, oni- Tics hearing of the case of Priestman v. Thomas and rk- others, Iin which the principal question is whether the ing document of which probate had been granted as the -will of thle late Jarines Whalley was~or niot a forgery, was resumed yesterday morning before Mr. Justice Maniiity and a sjpecial M Henry Whsalley Pricetman, the plaintiff, again went sor icto tics ...

... Lord Lee, in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, yesterday, heard counscl in the action for a divorce by Mrs. WVhyte against her husband, the Rev. John Vhyte, Established Chorcs minister, South Qeeonsferry, on the groend of adultery with two servant irle, named Marshall and. Young. Mr. Charles Scott, for the pursuer, pointed out that the presumption of innocence in the minister was destroyed when ...

... EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH OF THE PRISONER. Yeoterday the trial 'of Poole forthe murder of John Kenny was resumed at the Dublinv Commissiou'Court, Mr. Justice Murphy, in charging the jury, said they should recollect they were not trying the prisoner for Fenianism, but for murder, anfd should not conyict unless they were thoroughly satisfied of his guilt. A distinguished advocate had once said to a ...

... THE FORESTERS' RIG e lighl Court resumed it a sI4 - e flall i Mancilester, yesterkay th ?? all the I sJ. Bowler IManchester) beill', bgin if pi attendanceof dele icts as IPreIious, dtle b; The principal buhsi ne.ss cli inde51 Aas of the moriling, was the COnqidcrati0 'f eteul ll ah ndmission of men bers to the 1j.,1 'ltl:a eC Funeral Fund. The majority c LoUrt a- sented no feature of interest ...

... B RMllIdGHM ACOU1LYCOUP.T. -YSTERDAY. BEFTORE: MEt. NEVILLs, DEPUTY JUDOE. BANKRUPTCY. fle TIMrOTHY SHMI'ERDS, Of 13onehill Dye Works, Fazeley, dyer. Public examination. Debts £C303., assets £C6. 15s. 6d.-Mr. Sharp,.official receiv~er, said the debtor admitted that lie had aee insolventb for tenl years. He had been carrying on his trade fromp hand to mouth bnean insolvont state. and the~refore ...

... !rBMATYGHA3 POLICE COURT.-Yir. wAi. I Before 3fr. Klnnersley(S Ripendtiry), thc Afetgnr ?? Nsuan Cook), andi Mlfr. 1?aker. f A VIOLENT NVOMAN.-Elizabeth Shield (40. rsarrel i woman, Oxygen Street, was chatged with assailtir, EIA beth Grady, 6, Oxygen Street. On Wednesday, uhile I woman was being taken to the lock-up on a chare El l breaking a window in the house of prosecctrinsroltErl, ...

... BIRMING HAM POLICE COURT.-Yx TnRDAY, ?? Before M'easrs. T. e. S. Ky ncrisul(kSfij(iendiary), Lowe. Lord, and aertteet. 1. PURLOINTNG.-Edward Ray, a fish salesman, in the if employ of MIr J. C. Dexter, fish merchant, BMarket Hall was sent to prison'for one month for stealing two mackerel from a box, yesterday morning. ILLEaAL FAWNING. -Joseph Lily (33), boot-finisher, Court, Duko Street, was ...

... THE BIRMNGHAM ASSIZES. ARRANGEAME NTS AT THE COUNCIL HOUSE. . The arrangements which are to be made at the Council 3 Huoae for the holding of the first Birmingham Assizes i have already been briefly described in the columns of the V Daily Post, but it may be interesting to state in greater 9 detail the alterations which are necessitated in several a apartments, and to indicate by what means ...

... 'ATTEMPTED MURDER AT KIDDER- AIUMTER. of A man named William lMlundy, a carpenter by trade, ie was arrested shortly after midnight on Monday, at Kidder- x- minster, for a murderous attack on Mary Bishop, acfactory clh operative, with vhom ice has formed an acluaintance, and in S hoas been living at No. 16, Lion Square, in that town. d She was founid lying near her house door at midnight. with ...