... THE CHRONICLE. 1 PRESTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1851. ?? - - - - - - - - Is Among the many subjects which have been started of late to distract the attention of Parlia- meat at its meeting within the next few days, there is scarcely one which deserves more attention than the dry one of a Reform of the Law. It is, more- over, a topic which seems to have been entered upon by an unusually large ...

... The fortnightly sitting of this court was held on Mon- day last, before John Addison, Esq., judge. JORN SMITH V. BICAD. TnOmPSON AND RICRD. HACKING. Mr. Ainsworth was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Clough for the defendants. This was an action in trover to recover £1 19s. Gd., for damages sustained by the defen- dants trespassing on the quarry of the plaintiff, at Pleas- ington.-Mr. Ainsworth ...

... FPLorfious ASSAULT.-JaMes Pennington was indicted sh for a felonious assault on a girl under twelve years of Jul age. The offence was committed at the Wigan Union tic Workhouse, of which the parties were inmates. The pr1.. id( soner expressed a hope that the judges would not send m( him away from his native land, but send him to a lunatic re., asylum or a workhouse for life, where he would get ...

... The usual fortnightly meeting of the Preston county to t court took, place on Monday last, before John Addison, not Esq., judge. There were 57 original plaints furl hearing. are Thle advocates in attendance were-Messrs. Banks, yH. lette Harrison, Charroley, Ascroft, Dodd, J. Blackhlurst; and for t Ratcliff, uf Blackburn. PARKINSON V. TAYLOOXR.. In this case the plaintiff is a veterinary ...

... CORONER'S INQUEST. A highly-respectable jury was empannelled by Mr. Grimsisaw, on Saturday afternoon last, for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances attending the death of John Daniels, an infant, who had only survived its birth a few hours. The jury assembled at the house of Mr. William Singleton, the Dray mad Horses Inn, Standish- gate; and after viewing the body of the child, they ...

... POLICE C&SES DURING THE WEEK. OBTAINING GOODS UNDoE FALsr PRETENCES.-Yester- day, a man of the name of John Law, was charged, at Si the Police Office, with obtaining, on Thursday last, from a Messrs. Pickup, Wraith, and Critchley, druggists, in the name of Messrs. R. & B. Walmsley, cotton spinners, a large quantity of glue. The suspicion of the parties was E excited, and information was given ...

... T [Continued from the 7th page.] NIS1 PRIUS.-TUESDAY. ROYLE ROAD CASE. VIIITTAKER V. WADDINGTON AND ANOTHER. This was a case to try the right of road. The road is from Burnley to Royle Hall, the.property of IR. Townley Parker, Esq., the real plaintiff. Mr. Parker claims the l road as his property, although allowed on leave and by courtesy to the public; the defendants contended that l the road ...

... I Comprising facts illustrative of the causes of the late var, and of the influence of Christian missions, in a letter to T. Foirell Buxton, Esq., M.P., chairman of the Aborigines Committee, ?? ?? iC., supported by reftrences to evidence, adduced before that committee, preparatory to some legislative enactment, protective of the aborigines bordering upon British Colonies. By Stephen Kay, late ...

... I I P~ LIE ?? ,a C8iGa, E OP' ?? the close of the !ohlle busiheu ?? last the court was cleared, when John blnolait, manager at Mr. Rauson's mill, Water Heys, was arralgne1 7 th bar and charged with having comtitted a rape a Ellen Edwards, an interesting looking little girl of abont walve yurs of age. Mr. Mayhew .apposred for the de-bnee. The girl, on being interro. gated, said she wemt I BS ...

... COUNTY COURT.-MONDAY LAST. mI l - . - ---I 1I . This court was held on Monday last, before John Addi- son, Esq., the jadge. Eighty-six original plaints were entered for trial, two adjourned cases, and fifteen sum- monses after judgment, making a total of one hundred and three cases. The following advocates were present,-Messrs. Tho- mas Clough, Richard Backhouse, and Thomas Ratcliffe, of ...

... I COUTNTY COURT.--TuESDXY LAST. (Before W. A. Hutton, Fsq., Judge) CoaISON v. FitAY.-Mr. Mayhew appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Leigh for the defendant. The action was brought to recover the amount of a Bill of Exchange, which had been paid by the defendant to the plaintiff in in the transaction of business, and which had been dis- honoured. Mr. Leigh pleaded that his client had made a ...

... I On Wednesday last, these- sessions commencedd -in the on Court Mouse, Preston, before T. B. Addisoif, Eaq,,,chair.. Th man, and a fall bench of magistrates.B B311ID)EMA5TESH. at y The following sums were 'granted- to'the 'respective J bridgemasters for the repairs otf bridges ubder named :- one Amiounderness (county bridges), £10; 'do. :(hundred Hat bridges), £090; Ribble bridge and Walton ...