... SHOCICING SUICIDE IN LURGAN WORKHOUSE, I A ?? distressing case of suicide occule(l in Lur- gan Workhouse on Sunday morning lnst, and becamc tilhe ?? of a coroner's investigation on Monday. It appeals that certain charges are hanging over ?? of the officers in tbeo workhousm, in which the mistress, llarrict 'MCloskie, was implicated. An inquiry conilnenced otl Thurs(dtay last iato those ...

... . BELFAST POLICE, COURT-YESTERDAY. (Before W, T. B. LYONS, Esq.). Patrick )'Ralfrrly was tlned'(lOs. and costs, for boel g drunk and disorderly. . Win. Young was. charged with baving assaulted some women in a house ot ill-fame, in Allen's Court, and also with having broken some delf, and otherwise injured the premises. , The prisoner was drunls at the time of the occurrence. fle wns ordered to ...

... [ I ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. THIRTEMT5H DAYWEDNESDAY. TIm Commissioners took their seats in the Court this morning, at ten o'clock, and proceeded with their inquiry. Mr. RnA asked the Commissioners to issue sum- monses for the attendance of witnesses Whom lie re- quired. MAr. Commissioner MAJ.iOn said they (lid not wish to sumnion any gentleman before them, and brinm hilml from his own ...

... PUBLIC INVESTIGATION IN THE LURGAN WORKHOUSE.-CITAARGES AGAINST OFFI- CERS OF THE HOUSE. (FROM OUR1 Olf t'hRS10TONTR.) LLIRGAN, TEztSDAY EVENINU. Tie investigation into the clharges madc against tire medical officer and other officers of the Lurgan Union Workhouse was resumed to-day, befiore Calilarin Romnsov, Poor-Law Inispector. The Gualrinis Wl1o attended during the day were-.Charles ...

... YESTEMDAY, the twelfth day of the inquiry, further witnesses were examined on behalf of the outside boundary interest, whose case has almost closed, Mr. Mulligan, Mr. Tracy, R.M., Mr. Win. Coates, JP., and Mr. Charles Brassington, valuator, Dublin, were examined, and their evidence was the same in effect as that given on the previous day. Mr. Rea proved himaself'a valnable auxiliary to the ...

... 1 ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. TENTH DAY-SATURDAY. THE Cominissiorrers took their seats in the court to- dlay, at eleven o'clock, and proceeded with the in- q'uiry. MIr. IRI.A, upon entcring the court, said ho would wish to be examined linmselr as to the tone jiies nod. as Ile would have to bo cxariined in reference to the settlement, ho was thinlinrg it would be as well to reserve the ...

... . BELFAST POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY. [Before Capt. W. VEnNER and W. F. FPrGUsON, Esq.] Tamlnu were not a dozen prisoners in custody for trial this morning, and the majority. wcre,.as usual, of the drunk and disorderly class, whicif the Bench disposed of by imposing the ordinary penalties. A SERIES OF THEITTS. Eliza Barns *vas charged with having stolen a mat, the property of Mr. George O'Brien. ...

... J ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. NINYTH DAY-FRIDAY. Tir Commissiolners sat tilis day at II o'clock, and proceeded with the ilquhiy. Mr. BARRY addressed tile Commissioners oni the question of arranging the order of biusiness. lie tliought the case of the outside boundary ratepayers should he proceeded with when MIr. Rea closed his cross-Oexnlination. Mr. E. MACHORY said that ?? Joy, who halt been ...

... [ I ROYAL COMIMISSION OF INQUIRY. TWVENTY-FiFtrl DAY-WEDNESDAY. TIE Commissioners sat this morning at ten o'clock, and proceeded with the inquiry. -. - Mr. John Moore took his seat in the witness-box for cross-examination, and was cross examined by Mr. HITCiHCOOK-'WaS at present a mmbeor of the Town Council. Had bean a member of the Water Board. When be was a memeor of the Water Bo)ardi, he ...

... WE receive a strange story friom Calais, in the local newspaper of which it has been printed. The rcho (li J'as-de-Oolis tells us that ol thil 3d of September a stranger arrived there by the night train, and rc- quested a permit to embtark for England. As, how- ever, lie had no passport or papers, except a shooting license granted by the Prethet of the Loiret, he was not nalowed to leave, bit ...

... COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-DUBLIN, FRIDAY. (Before Judge MACAN.) IN THE MATTER 01? FREDERICK A. FERrAR. THE BELFAST DAILY MERCuRY., The meeting summoned in this case was for the cxamination of the bankrupt, in reference to matters connected with the BefrasG Daily ?? establish- ment, of which bc was a proprietor. Mr. Kernan (with Mr. Connor) appeared for the trade assignee, and AMr. Mathews for the ...

... THE BOROUGH BANK CASE, TuE pleasant places of this earthi, thie snug sitttiltiOnS vith ntuch pay and little labour, where no reward stimulates to extra exertion, and no punisliment con- nects the idea of responsibility with that of' grross misconduct, are becoming fewer and fewer every day. Yet, amid all tile restless innovations ofthe age, there was one office which retrenclunent never ...