SUICIDE BY STRYCHNINE

... SUICIDE'E BY SPRYCHNIlE. I Yeay a most intersting and, at the same time, a very important adjourned investigation, in a medico-legal pint of view, was concluded beforeo Mr. Wakley; coroner for the western division of middlesex. The inquiry being dinto the circumstances attending the death of Catherine Powell, a servant, aged 37, whioh resulted from a large dose of strychnine taken by the ...

DEATH FROM VIOLENCE—VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER

... DEATH FROM VIOLENOE-VERDICT OF MANMAUYGHTEL On Monday evening an adjourned inquest wras held at the Victory public-house, in Halliwell, near Boltn, before Mr. Rutter, county coroner, touching the death of John Dngdie ang farmer, residing at Shipto's,, in thatbatownshipwho died on the 19th ult. from violenoe sps ed to have been inic ted upohim on Saturday morning, the 13th nit., by two young ...

COURT OF ADMIRALTY—YESTERDAY

... I 'COURT OF ADMIJBLTY-YEWIDAY. ' I Tag BliTA5OBg, or Lsvanpoor, PATTrUSoV, MASTER- BoTrromsiy.-IMr. R'Loughlin, on the part of the owners, who had time, until this day, to show cause against the con- ditional decree made in favour of the master of the barque, for wages to the amount of 160L, now stated that the owner, his client, upon the inspection of all the hilp's accounte, found that he ...

EXETER

... EXETER GUILDHIALL,-WEDNESDAY. Before W. Buckinghamn Esq., (mayor); and 1. Hooper, Esq. SAMIUEL BRAuND and SAUELT, TRE5MLETT were reminded for a week, on a charge of stealing a hamper, the property of Mr. S. Childs, solicitor, of London. MARY ANN CANN and ELz. KNOTT were committed for trial on a charge of stealing alpaca and other articles from Mra. Evans of Queen-street. SATURDAY. Before the ...

THE FRAUDS ON THE CITY OF LONDON UNION

... THE FRAVDB ON THEB CITY OF LONDONi II' i ON. ' ' EXAMINATION OF THE OFFENDEL MALNS1ioN-ous.-John Paul, lst aasistateelerk to the guardians of the poor of the City of London Uniono whose defaleations it is alleged amount to an enormous sum, was placed: at the bar before the, Lord Mayor, in custody of Daniel My, a City detective officer, who apprehended him the previous evening, charged under ...

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE— DAMAGES £500

... BRIACH OR PROMISE OP MARRjAOV . 'DAMA1ES 250. SECO)ARIES' COURT. [Before Mr. Secondary POWERr.] PAmBER V. DE CBESPIGNY. Thibwas'an action to reoer damagesfor a br*aca promise of marriage. The plaintiff is a young lW WUta, and defendant an officer in the Royal Navy. Defendant haviog isufered judgunoe t9 pby dqlk the jaY werep 'A w Afpt l ?? d hok ieswdamages Mr. D. E. Colombine, of ...

Law Intelligence

... lat.u Iftiligmer. NOTICES-THIS DAY. SHERIFFS COURT. EID LIONSQUVARI. As I1.-Bolmy v. Strickind-Uwher v. ?? v. Jan- ?? . Chestar. BANKRUPTCY COURT, BASINUALL.-STRENT. Birsoz Is. ComiIasIonsa Evias.-T. Raw, audit and esrtfieste. at 1-J Let, udi an exsniailn, 111.P~oeal audit and ex&- mnination. att il ...

CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SBAS

... CiA2IRGB OF MURDER ON THE UGH S&SB 4j Ie On Tuesday, at the Plymouth Guildhall, luo g Orr, a robust looking man, with a profusion of board &tJ, moustache, was charged before the Mayor (F. F Bultse -; Esq.) and C. Cardew, Esq., with causing the deathj* Edward De Bugh on the high seas, on the 3rd of July, Mr. Kelly said that he appeared for the prosocutor. ifg: the instructions of the Board of ...

THE POLICE COURTS

... 4 - . ott MANSION HOUSE. no Joh n maul, late assistant clerk to the guardians of the poor of the City of London Union, whose defalcations it is alleged ry amount to an enormous sum, was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor, in custody of Daniel May, a city detectivo o officer, who apprehended him the previous evening, charged under the following circumsmates.noe The proceedings excited a ...

BELFAST POLICE COURT.—YESTERDAY

... BELFAST POLICE COURT.-YESTrRDAY. I [Before W T. B, LYoNs, Esq., and Wa. S. TaAoY, Esq., R.M.1 POC~IFT-PiCtING. John Knowoles and Win,. Trainor, two junior members ?? light-fingered gentry, stated to be old and familiar ecquaintances of the police, were placed forward on charge of having attempted to ply their delicate avocation on the preceding night on board the Semaphore steamer, while ...

COMMERCIAL FRAUDS IN THE UNITED STATES

... 1OMMERCIAL FBA ODS IN TEE UNITED I STATES. There have been two financial excitements (says a corre- odoelet) during the week; one, the sudden departure of r. William E. Thompson, for a period of twenty-five ars connected with the New York Courier and Bnqusrer; the other a collusion between the paying teller of the ank of America and a stock-jobbing house, whereby the rier certified cheques for ...

LAW REPORTS

... VALUATION OF LANDS AND HERITAGES. IMPOPTANT DECISION. A case of considerable importance, as affecting I landlords and others, came on at Glasgow on Toes- day before Sheriff Steele in his chambers, Wilson Street. John Russell, 113 Drygate, was charged, at the instance of Messrs Donaldson and Houston, as- *sessors, with a violation of section 7 of the Act for the Valuation of Lands and Heritages ...