... POLICE' IN LELICiENCI?. --4- _01 ANSI05'-HOUSE-Y'R:ST 1. t1) AY, Ckearoe'k fighm, a filthy-looking young fellow, who' used a crutch was charged with assailting a middle-aged woman named Mary Brooker. 'rosecutrix, whose face rand eye were extensively die. coloured, deposed that sonie years ago sho knewr tih poi- soner, but had not seen him for sonie tiio poimt ulntil Tues- day evening, when she ...

... A; iMBOI\Llt&AN G41; SPCy 60 !- M ITTEE,,2 O.! I2(QU IAY. the - isly The committee of the House of Commons appointed to had inquirs into the present arrangements for supplying the ual. metropolis with gas, held another meeting on Tuesday, for a to the purpose of hearing evidence on the subject. Thera aent was a numerous attendance . of parties interested in the ilar inquiry. The members of ...

... TEE ASSASSINATION AT PORTBMoUTr. On Monday evening the inquest into the ?? caue of assassination of a tradesman at Portsmouth wasrTesumed, and did not conclude until Thursday night The only witness examined on the drst day wag Mirs Vick, with whom the deceased lodged. She laid she had known the deceased for about sixteen years, and he had lodged with her between eight and nine yearn She had ...

... The following account is from the Ijswich Express: -During the last few days every effort has been made, though in vain, to obtain a reprieve for the condemned criminal. As intimated last week, a pe- tition. numerously and very respectably signed, praying for a commutation ot the sentenced was for. wstded to the secretary of state. On Friday, W. D. Sims, Eoq, went to London and had an ...

... I We last week gave the opening proceedings in the trial of Jeremaiah Carpenter, at Heriford, for the mur- der of John Starkina, a police-conatable, at Steven- age. We now give the cl^ose of the prosecution, wlhich waS marked by an extraordinary piece of evidence. WilliamnQuint, one of the Hersr constabulary, de- posed that on Wednesday evening at the breaking up of the court, he was ordered ...

... SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT PE&MFIELD. Considerable excitement prevails in Framifeld, Buesex, in eonce quence of the death of Elizabeth BRa. dali, who, as alleged,. was killed by her husband, Cor. ae lins RandaU, the keeper of the Barley Mow public. house, where the inquest was held. Several wit- nesses having deposed to a quarrel and a seaffls be- tween the aceused and his wife, Mr. George Eolnan, ...

... The October general quarter sessions were ra- snmed on Mlonday, at the Goild'hall, West'nin'tre. There were 69 cates for trial, 61 felonies and 5 mis- demeanours. Snrous TniFT.-Williim Payne, forty.six, la- bourer, was indicted for having stolen 4SlbL of 'ead, the property of the Great Northern railway company, his employers. He pleaded ?? prisoner was left in ebarge of the keys of a warehouse ...

... I THE ALLEGED MURDER IN WESTMNISTERI On Wednesday, Iseac Hcrmindv forty-fevei, was indicted at. the O'd Bailey for the wilful murder of Eliza Farrll, by throwing her out of ca widowi Mr. Bodkin, for the prosecution, in opening the rase to the jury9 said it was one Of a serious and extraordinary character, the prisoner being alleged to have caused the death of the deceased by throw. irg her out ...

... . tIDDLEEX E MONDAY. ROBBEBY.-Jmet i Mackinlder, 33, coachman was in- dicted for stealing two 601. bank notes, and three IOL bank nJeS,~ the, prmsp~rty 'of' Thomas 'Albert Gladstone, his laistdr. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted. The prisone wa unde-I fended. Mr.' T~homas Albert Gladpstone of the Msur- house, Gunnersbury, said the prisoner ho be en'h ser- vice for threeny weeks 'coacman, and' o o y 21st ...

... ? Poluog-?? L MANSION' HOUSE.L SLmmAnTT J'usvt0E.;-OR DMdnday, -OJAX Edwasds, aged 16 years, was charged before the Lord Mayor with having robbed Susana Bee of her, purse, containing 29 4d., in Cheapside. The prosecutrix said as she was passing along Cheapside the prisoner, accompanied by two other boys, walked close by her, slipped his hand into her pocket, and took it out, and she then ...

... FRIGHTFUL IMURERS AND SUICIDE IN - I - -CALIFORNIAL For some time back there has prevailed a perfect mania in California for-the commission of suicide. It got to such a height that the chemists took to furnishing emetics and other inconvenient but, harmless drugs, to the appli- cants for poison, in lieu of prosaic acid and strychnine. For some abort time we had one saicvde a day. One of the ...

... DISTWE1SINa CASE OF ATTEMPTBD SUIT C!DEi-. BTAL -PARE T . . A young p!srou naed Francea Johnson, of very In- teresting appearance, and not more than 18 years of age, was brought before the Lord Mayor, on Monday, at the Mension House, charged with having made a resolute attempt to destroy herselE She was dressed in deep mourning, and the moment Eke was conducted to the table, at whi& she was ...