... ASSIZES.-ALTERATION OF CIRCUITS. The following important comhimnication has been ad- dressed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to Lord Campbell and the Common Law (Judicial business,) Commissioners, on the subject of their report of the 31st day of July last, and was issued as a Parliamentary paper yesterday:- Whitehall, 27th August, 1857. sMy Lord,-Having carefully ...

... In the Court of Exchequer, on Monday, a very singular case, Jones v. Woszkowski, was heard. The action weas brought to recover £100. money lent, to which the defen- dant pleaded never indebted and a set-off. Mr. Edwin James stated the case to tie Jury. The Hon. Mary Matilda Jones, the sister of Lord Ranelagh, sought to recover of Charles Frederick Augustus Woeskowski £100., money lent. The ...

... . YESTERDAY. B3ENORE MRs. BARON CISANNELL. THlE PARISH EINBEZZLE11ENT CASES. Hotry Gibs and Edivard 9)c-ffluewere arraigned on several indict:' meuts charging them with lhaving, by virtue ofthleirresipectiv'e em- ploytuenis as servants of thle Birmainghiam Board of Guardians, feloniously eusbezzlerd certain sums. of money, the property of the Guardians. Gibbs pleaded guilty to each cisarge, ...

... THE ENQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF FOLICE. As our readers are aware, we have, in the exercise of our discre. tion in such matters, abstained from the publication of any par- ticulars of the enquiry which has now for several weeks past been pending in the Watch Committee into certain charges affecting the character of Chief Superintendent Stephens. Now, however, that ...

... TRIAL OF BEALE. This trial commenced on Tuesday morning, at the Somerset Assizes, at Tahuton Castle, before Air. Justice Willes. John William Beale was indicted for the murder of Charlotte Pugsley, in Leigh Woods, near BristoL Mr. Storie and Mr. Coleridge appeared for lhe prosecution, and Mr. T. W. Saunders defended the prisoner. The prisoner entered the dock with a firm step, and being called ...

... Nalthrapt-q bart. YESTERDAY. BEFORE MR. REGISTRAR WATERFIELD. In re Ruspert Ailport, Page Fields, Milltvseh, Staffordshire, butcher. -A meeting for choice of assignees, attended by Mr. (I. Wright, upon whose nomination Mr. John Sclienielt, jun., farmer, and Mr. E, Knight, Smallrice, farmer, were appointed. Official assignee, Mr. Kinnear. In re John Vigrass, Walsall, titaber ?? was also a ...

... 0 folite Grall, C? I YESTERDAY. Before Mr. Kyipnersley aced Mr. Van Wart. CHARGE OF STEIISo GOLD POLISHE.-A mirldle-aged man, who has long worked for Mr. R. Neville, jeweller, New Join Street West, was charged as above. His name is .Pitip Haeemessr1,-* jewellers polisher, Great King Street, and it was said that it was his wife who had offered the article for sale. Mr. Marshall was retained for ...

... A GAROTTER SENT TO THE ASSIZES FOR TRIAL .. In yesterday's Post we gave an outline of this case, in which a notorious thief and prizefighter, named David Ingram, described as a pearl button maker, Aston Park, was chareed with a fearful garotte highway robbery, in John Street, London 'Prentice Street, on the night of the 7th of November last. The case was fully gone into yesterday, A stout man, ...

... YESTERDAY. BEFOREINMa. BARON CiskxeNLLo. THE PARISH ENiBE ZZLEMENqTS.-SENTENCES OF THE PRISON{ERS. Immediately on his Lordship coining into Court Gibbs and Griffin were placed at tile bar, It was considered not improbable after tice verdict the Jury had returned against the latter, that the but a consultation having takeniplace onl the point it was intimated to his Lordship that no farther ...

... &qlfiv COURT OF CHANCERY.-DEoEmBxae 23. Bi'FOR THE LORD C?ANCELLor. Perry-Herrick uv. Afivood. The arguments in this appeal, which have occupied the attention of the Court for a considerable time, were to-day concluded. The facts of the cease have been already reported, the points in dispute being the priority of certain encumbrances upon the Hylands estate, belonging to Mr. Attwood. The ...

... THEE-ENQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. SECOND DAY. On the relissembling of the committee on Friday, the 20th of November, Alderman MiANToN read the following letter that had been addressed to him by the Chairman (Alderman Hodgson ?? I, 13, Waterloo Street, November 20th, 1857. Dear Sir,-You are aware that an improper use has been made of the fact of my having ...

... N, irlllilly?alu (folitff ftd. BEro'E LBrost TnAFFORD, ESQ., JUDGE. ToE CAsE OF THE SwEEP AND HIS CAnrSIA&E.-Barton v. ?? rather singular affair has twice been before this Court, and lis already been fully reported in the Jonur. To-day it came on again on an adjournment, and occupied his Honour's attention for a long time. But we shall now giveea brief report, as all that its interest deserves ...