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BRISTOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY

... IBRISTOL COURT OF :BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner HiU.) TUESDAY.-RE JoHn HUXTABLE, Frome, Silver- smith.-Mr. Taylor, solicitor, of London, said that in this case, about six years ago, the 'bankrupt's list examination was adjourned sile die, in consequence of the unsatisfactory nature of 'theaeounts. The bank'rupthad noi satisfied tho' assignees, and he (Mr. Taylor) applied to the court ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... !POICeE INTELLIqE~E. Wiliaglstrtes 'preset' pe iy5,ad lM~ro.,Langton, qoaites. aned Col. or'ai Mary Ann, Foilwe hre t taigod8fmhr fum5ish'd Iodginigs.'i' od ?? r Graham's and ?? eaadterlaews identified as the paywohdpegdte. trnir, 'however,'- that thepsor'hubd had compromisadth matter with the copaiat r ne Ridli, and the; pr. oner-was discharged, temaitas atthe same iecuin Ing the complainant ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... poLICE INTELLIGENCE. COUNOILz-HO USH, SA7rDeAoT' Jan. 21. ogitrates present: The Mayor, and ,Meesre. BaDrrow aha Robertson was cbarge'd vith haisng a9shulted Sarah °n.The complainant, who i3 far advanoed in pregnaucy, that there was a dispute between them reapecting)sosnm i3 when the prisoner, who is ber brother. knocked her and gave her a binok eye. Mr. Barrow aid It was a t serious offence, ...

COURT OF QUEEN's BENCH, Jan. 17

... COURT OF, QUEEN's BENCH, Jan. 17. DrAN v. HoRzNny.-This was a special case for the opinion of the court. The action was brought by the owner f 1- +h.. LIP- 0-. , o-is motile under. writersof a time policy. The plaintiff claimed as for a total loss, and the question was, whether he could claim for a total, or only for a partial loss; It was stated that the insurance had been effeoted upon the ...

'ARCHES' COURT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

... ?? COiflT~ WEDWeAT. I~iHe r. -f Sir J.DodacoadellVered- tile bspinion on thli case, the faots- of whih wre rpotedtow'0rd5 the' olose -o -D opn~ber.- The chuse-, hi said'o, qoiunbdedtse to til 'eilto fcn jtghlig,'s.broughl'by, virtieS of littbisr Us-rekiekt Tf'om i ?? of -~Bath -and Wells, and[ 'wee #oii6teid by -MrdjEdward Money, against Mrs; HaretM ne' iwie A libel bavinglreoit rosulght ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... Cou'ezz-Aousr, SAvuBDAY, Mar. 25. tl magistrates present: t The !Mayor, and Meesra. Eerapath, G Jones, and Burges. - C George ?? Samuel Harvey were charged with stealing lead. 81 Last night P.C. Stevens was instructed to go to Mr. Taylors premises, Trinity-street, to wateb, 'as a quantity of ledd had been lately stolen therefrom. About a o'ciolok he saw tlhe prli- oners get over tbe roof of an ...

BRISTOL COUNTY COURT

... D3ISTOL COUNTY COURT. (Beoi` Sir Edrffly s U ilOt, Judge.) pOEDAy. foorerv. Yowles.-This was an action for twhichS had been adjourned from a former sitting of the rest, r Johnson (agent) appeared for the plaintiff, and court. fo the defence. h Mr. FMdlin Mr. Johoauf said the action was brought to recover a and quarter's rent, amounting to .eIt 10s. The year a.dia g onstituted by a written ...

INQUESTS

... ,I -,NQU TS-; :X-- (ofio;` e . GJ Iif, Esq., Coroner. MANsLAUGHTEE.-On Saturday night a man named Charles Higgs met with' his death under the following cir- cumstances. The deceased and another man, named Vowles, were in a public-house in New-street, and having quarrelled, the deceased challenged Vowles to fight. For a long time the challenge was declined, but at -last, irritated by the taunts ...

WESTON-SUPER-MARE

... WESTON - SUPER - AIRE. COUNTY-COURT, JU71e 10.-tBefore Graham Wilmore, Esq., ?? Judge].-Tution v. Wildgoose (Jary Cooj,-Mr. B. Levi. bond for plaintiff; and Mr. Edlin, instructed by Mr. Salmon, for the defendant. The witnesses on both sides were ordered out of court. Mr. Lovibond stated that this case was brought to recover the sum of £024 15s. 7id., under contracts for work done on three ...

WESTON-SUPER-MARE COUNTY COURT—Feb. 4

... I WESTON-SUPER-MARE COUNTY COURT-Feb.4. (sore Graham WWhitnore, Esq., Judige Smith v. S. ?? was an action to recover £2, a balance of an account for labour. Mr. Marshall for plaintiff. The parties resided at Chew Magna, and it appeared, from a long string of evidence, that they had agreed to make a cart for a person residing in the village, Salter having the contract, but Smith doing some of ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... CorrVCIL-H0U53~, SAMeRDAY, J133. 14. Maglstrates -prasent: The Mayor, Col. Worrall, and Messrs. Leonard and Lunech. II-I ] William Lee was charged with having attempted'to plok the pocket of a female ina Park-etreet. Mr. Dorey, Park-street., saw~the prisoner, outside his shop-dnor., make Ian, attempt on the'pooket of a femuale, -and he afterwards'-saw him make another attempt At a abop-wludow ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... COUNCIL-HOVSZS, FRZDAY. Present, SIr J. R. Haberdeld, and Messrs. Coates and George. Thomas Child was charged with stealing six bottles, the property of Mr. Ward, of the Montague tavern. Thecom- plainant, while standing at his front-door yeaterday, heard a noise of bottles j1ngling In his garden, and on crossing the road he found the prisoner In the act of stealing from a stack of 16 emptles. ...