... Pef-ore Jr. Sergeant Annmsa, Assisltant udge.) SINGULAR AND INTERESTING CASE. Thomas Henry Stone, 40, was indicted for having, by means of false and fraudulent pretences, obtained from Richard Foster, a post-office order for the payment of £3 19s (d., with intent to defiraud him thereof.-Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland appeared for the prosecution, which was in- stituted by the Mendicity Society. ...

... HORRIBLE MURDER IN DRURY-LANE BY BURNING. Monday evening Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Three Horse Shoes, Milford-lane, Strand, on the body of a newly born female child, who was murdered under the following appalling circumstances- John Mahoney, an Irish labourer, stated that while going l along the passage of 5, Bennett's-place, Drury-lane, last Saturday night, his foot struck against a ...

... MURDER OF A YOUNG VvOMAN BY A FARMER, AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. The village of Cbendley, in the county of Stafford, 'as been the scene of much excitement by the commission of a most horrible murder and suicide by a young farmer named Stephen Walker. le was a single man, of about twenty-seven years of age, and it would seem that lie wes rather of unsteady habit,, Ile had been for some time ...

... ADUL1rERY AND DIVORCEEEXTRAORDYNARy AFFAIR, The Rouse of Lords sat on Monday, at three o'clock, for the purllose of hearing further evidence in support of the scond ircadinr of ITawiins' Divorce Bill. Tlbm Peers present were-the Lord Chancellor, Lord Re- desdale, Lord Colville, and the Bishop of Norwich. Thisi 00 camtcae before the House some six weeks or two months since, when, it will be ...

... FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEAssuRs.-On Wednesday, at the Court of the High Steward for Westminster, the following returns were made of persons fined for using false weights and measures :-Mr. Edshed, general dealer, 35, Tothill-street, a scale half-an-ounce against the purchaser, 5s.; - Ellery, chandler, 19, Gardner's-lane, a beam scale, imperfect and destroyed, 2s. 6d.; John Croft, cheesemonger, 3, ...

... |DESPERATE RIOT IN A WORKHOUSE, lid One of the mosi extraordinary and dangerous riotis that ever took place within the walls of even an Irish Union-house, In commenced in the workhouse of the city of Cerk. at four ra, o'clock on Sunday aternoon, and lasted until nine the same 00 night, a period of five huuri. The affray is reported by a 3e, ?? of the CeGio Ezeminer to have resulted in the _ ...

... THE HEBSURN COLLIERY EXL ON THE BODIES. EST The following are the names of the unforturea ferers :-John Gaskin, hewer, has left a wnife J. job a W hewer, has left a wife and three children, Geo G S'aqb hewer, has left a wife and three children, William j aty hewer, has left a wife and four children ?? wear. hewer, has left a wife ; Joseph Orr, hewer, bages Clelt and two children; William Deans ...

... ACCIDENTS AND CAS THREE Livps LOST ON TIlERBBE.. a *DAY.-On Monday a melancholy accident Occured ik liver Ribbsle, by wbich three persons lost theirclives a to others were placed in imaminent peril. The foli' ad In in ticulars have been obtained fro, one of the Ourwjn0La. id Between ten and eleven. o'clock Yesterday storni'loura: ie of seven men, James Walon omopecrnin.ga party Iton, ohn ...

... vowe Intelligence* THE pOLICE AND THET TREET WALKERS.-THE HUSH MONEY SYSTEM. At the Marlborough-street office on Tuesday, William i Smsitb, C 166, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having received money at various times from foreign t prostitutes who frequent Regent-street and that neighbour. r ?? Aobert (through an interpreter) said she I gained a living by prostitution. She was ...

... TRIAL FOR ADULTERY. BuNN V. BUNN. In the Consistory Court, Tuesday, May 11, before Dr. Lushington, a suit for divorce, by reason of adultery, brought by Mr. John Bunn, of Hoxton, against his wile, Mary Bunn. A libel was given in by Mr. Burn. pleading the marriage to have taken place on the 12th of AuFust, 1835, and the cohabitation of the partirs at several places until their final separation ...

... COLLISION ON TSE YoNri, NEWCOASTLI, AND BERWICK RAILWAY,-On Saturday night last, a collision took place on the main lines of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, near Gateshead, which happily was not attended with any loss of life. The mail train left York for the north at eight o'clock in the evening, and oil arriving at ten minutes to cleveli o'clock witliir; a quarter of a mile from ...

... SUMIPIOS AND 1N4UF. DETERMINED SUiCIDE OF A LINGUIST. On Monday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on view of tsahe bod of vdward Fratklin Kerr, awoed seventy, a tnsglarge flantga g who committed suicide by wallowig a lare ?? oxalic aeid. A notice of this mielanthnch haff appear inbour last number The evidence of the witnesses brought forward additional ?? preo fthe. ...