... Lawton, an elderly man, who had long been employed in the bank of Palmer and Greene at Lichfield, has been arrested, taken before the Birmingbam i magistrates, and remanded to Lichfield, on a charge of embezzling XG,000 or '7,000 of his late employers money. The lengthened investigation before the Coroner of Burnopfield, respecting the assassination of the young surgeon, Mr. Robert Stirling, ...

... 0 EXETER COURT OF BANKRUPTCY h Before Mr. Commissioner Bere. WEOEDES5DAY. n Re J. B. LoCoE, draper, Truro. This was an s adjourned last examination for the attendance of witnesses; c but on the application of Mr. Venn, who appeared for the It detaining creditor, the case was adjourned for a month in a order that an arrangement, which had been agreed upon for i. the purchase of the stock by the ...

... MANSLAUUGTER BY A QUAEK Do)CTo.-A man calling himself 1 Dr. lackson has been committed to Lincoln Castle, on a verdict of manslaughter, be having administered a certain compound to one Ann Read, who was suffering from common fever. The mix- ture given by Jackson to the woman contained lobelia inflata. FATAL AcCIDENT.-A shocking accident occurred on Monday, at the works of Messrs. Proctor and ...

... r ~~~(CONTsaou FR5105 OUR L&ST,) NISI PRIUS COUR'T.-WEDNESDAy. (Before IIIr. Baron Martin.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MA1UIkGETWO HUNDRED POUNDS DAMAGES. COOPER v. TRADER.-H-r. Collier, Q.C., end Mr. Coleridge were counsel for the plaintiff; attorneys, Messrs. Rooker and Co., Plymouth; Mr. Sergeant Kinglike and mr. Ilarelake were counsel for defendant; attorney, Mr. Alcaock. Mr. COLERIDGE opened ...

... DISTRESSING CASE OF DESTITUTION, An inquest was held on Saturday last, at the George and Dragon Inn, St. Sidwells, before H. W. Hooper, Esq., on the body of Mary Whitfield, a woman aged 52, who died on - Tuesday last on a heap of rags and in a state of nudity, in a room which is occupied by her daughter, Caroline Darby, and her husband, a paper hanger, and situated-in Reynolds' Court, Blackboy ...

... -A.1a - -ned AM. h-1- - SI-A' at flea rl- I 11-14 A special court of this body was held at the Guildhall on Saturday (Mr. Hirtrel, the Governor, in the chair), for the purpose of electing a deputy-governor, in place of W. Richards, Req., deceased; to consider applications for the payment of certain medical fees; to receive the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the management of ...

... EXETER COUNTY COURT.-TUESDAY. Before J. Tyrrell, Esq., Judqe. FROST V. MOORE AND ANOTHER.-The p1aintiff, a watch and clock maker, of this eity, claimed £17 for the repair of the celebrated clock (which was made by Lovelace) of the defendants, who are the trustees under the will of the late C. Brntton, Esq. Mr. Turner appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Stogdon appeared for the defendants. The ...

... EXETER COUNTY COURT.-TUESDAY. ?? I ?? - 1 -. 7_ _ Before J. Tyrrell, Esq., Judge. Nam v. KNowLcio.-This was an action to recover £4 7s. 7id., balance of account for work done. The defendant pleaded that the balance wes owing not to plaintiff but to his father, who did the work, and who ow ed him mote than would cover the balance claimed. Judgment for defendant, for whom ] Air. Stogdon appeared ...

... Robert Wilson, lately cashier to. Messrs. Brocklebank, shipowners, of Liverpool, has been com- mitted for embezzling the moneys of his employers: his defalcations are said to be £7,000. Mr. W. Tatbam, a young broker, of Liverpool, has committed suicide, by cutting his throat, on account of apprehended pecuniary embarrassments. He survived for several days. The day after he had wounded himself, ...

... ACCjDENTS, OFFENCES, &c. Anotherburglai'y is reported in Yorkshire,, at the hou4of 6 rBirtles, Handsworth Quarries, near Sheffield: the'eight, ruffians engaged in it had erape over their faces, and were armed with heavy weapons. William Lalvton, the aged clerk of the Lichfield Bank, who embezzled X7,350, has been con- victed at the Liohfield Quarter-Sessions, and sentenced to four years' penal ...

... Before Ir. Comasisloner Bore. WLODNESDOY, July 0. Re CHANDLER, solicitor of Sherborne. Mr. Terrell moved to amend the adjudication, on the ground that no act of bankruptcy had been committed at the time the petition was signed, and stated the facts as ?? client was summoned as a trader debtor. The summons was returnable on the 30th of June, and on that day he (Mr. Terrell) received an ...

... CREDITON. The Petty Sessions were held last Thursday, before J. W. Buller, Esq., and the Rev. C. Tucker. Mr. Simon Pope, ?? and brewer, of the Crediton Inn, was summoned by order of the Inland Revenue authorities for mixing a quantity of Gcreenings with malt on the 3rd of July last, when a general reduction .was made in the malt duty under an order of the board, The effect of snuo mixture ...