... HERTFORD ASSIZES, Mhorn ii. The trial of Jeremiah Carpeniter, for the murder of John Starkins, the policeman, at Steverage, was resumed this morning, at nine o'clock. The last witness examined on Friday night was a eaonty policeman, named Quint, who, it appeared, rode with the prisoners in the van that conveyed them from the eourt to the gaol, and he swore that at the rising of the Court on ...

... ACTION1 TO RECOVER TaE SALARY I of a Prima Donna. GUILDPiORD ASSIZES.-AUOGUST 14. Casixeera v. BorzAtx.-Thia was a, action to recover from the defend. ant, who was formerly ballet-master at the Italian opera, and who is also director of the National Theatre at Turio, the balance duo to the plain. tiff under atn agreement for her to sing as prima donna at the last men. tioned theatre. Sergeant ...

... A war is evidently raging between the University students and the police. The Cambridge Police-court was crowded on Wednes- day by undergraduate members of the University, who, actuated by the esprait dee corps, were anxious to hear complaints investigated which had been laid against five students of Trinity College, by a member of the borough police force, who charged them with assault- ing ...

... THTE LATE FATAL GUNv ACCIDENT AT BARON Rb3TH5SCHILD'S, EtrMING.-On Monday an inquest was held at St. George~s Hospital, Hyde Park-earner, before Mr. Bedford, Coroner for Weatmnalster, on the body of Timothy Comupton, aged thirty-two, whose death took place from the effects of a gunl-shot wound under the following very extraordinary acod melancholy eirenmstasscesr - Frederick Ferrers deposed ...

... MiURDERP and ROBBERY by a FOREiIGNER in the Haymarket. Inspector Burnett. of the C division, mentioned to Mr, Binghem, at the Marlborough-street Police-coar., ol Thursday, that a murder had been discovered in Arundel-court, Haymarket. The following particulars have been collected from reliable sources: On Tuesday niglit a foreigner (an Italian) accosted three French girls in the street, and, ...

... LAW AND POLICE, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Tpa GOEaEENwon FPLOATTNc PIEa.-Tam QUEEN v. Foster AND OTHERS.-In this case on Tuesday, a rate was imposed on the above pies, but the wiratermen appealed to this court. Lord Campbell decided that the pier, although sometime floating, had occupied the same position for fourteen years, and, therefore, must be properly rated. Judgment was consequently gaven ...

... ACCIDENTS AND OFFEN'GES. DEATB FROMt STRYCHNIINE. --An inquest, which hag been adjourned four tinmes was held on Taesday afternoon before Mr. Baker, in the board room of Rateliff Workhouse, respectiog the death of Lavinia Ann Francis, aged sixteen years (the daughter of Mr. Lyndon Francis, one of the medical officers of the Stepney Union), who died from the effcets of strychnia under ...

... I COURT OF BANlKRUP Cy.-(Yesterday.) IMPORTTANT QUESTION AS TO PROTECTION UNDER TMIt PRIIVATE ArL.RANGEIIENT ACT.-Iu the Court of Bankruptcy Mr. Lucas applied for protection in the ease Of a gentleman who had held a high position ilr the City, and whose assets are stated to anmount to several thousand pounds. The ease had been ballotted to Mr. Commissioner Holroyd; but in this, as in many ...

... THE CONSPIRACY TO ASSABSHINAT.] I Napoleon. The investigation of the charge against Ht Simon Rereeaefor conspiracy toaassassmiate the Emoperor of tie French, tr-es coetieled on Tuesday, before Mr. Jardine, at Bow-street Ielice-col t. Sir Richard Mayne, chief commissioner, and Coptait Itabeewnce. diere, assistant commissioner of police, attended to otch f ?? pro. ceedings; Lord Ranelagh, ...

... [Th following appeared in ovr Town Rdition of laet week,] I lMIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-April 17. REFUSAL OF PUBLIC-HOUSE LICENSES THROUGH BETTING. -The Court sat to-day at Clerkenwell to hear and determine appeals against the refusals of justices in Petty Sessions to grant and renew licenses under the Act 9th Geo. IV., c. 61, to sell excisable liquors. There were nineteen in the list. The Assistant ...

... ASSIZE INTELL:CE- : I NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-Cambridge. Jolts Frederick X ortloc , aged forty-eight, clerk, was charged oil Tuesday with unlawfully returning from transportation before the expiration of his term. The prisoner many years ago was sentenced to fourteen years' transporttation for shooting at his uncle, the Rev. E. Mortloek, then a Fellow in residence at Christ's College, Cambridge, ...

... WORSHIP-STREET.-(Yesterday.) SINfi;ULAR Ci{AIltGE OF ROBBERY.-Clara Brown, aged twenty, aerrant in the family of bar. Williamp Robins, Adelphi-terrace, Mileo-nld, was charged at the Worship-street Police-court with stealing eleven sovereigns, under the following peculiar cireumstances -Mrs. Robins, a very lady-like person, stated that about sir weeks since she engaged the prisoner as a general ...