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... At the Birmingham Police Court, on Thursday, two men named Woolf Barnett, Steel house-lane, shoemaker, and Thomas Green, of Lower Temple-street, hawker, were placed in the dock under the following circumstancesSerjeant Went, of the Staffordshire police, stationed at Tamworth, stated that about two o'clock that morning he received information that the two prisoners, accompanied by a third man, ...
... Wednesday, two American seamen, named John Steinraitz and James Kelly, were drinking at the Three Tuns public-house, North Shields, when they quarrelled, and turned, out into the public streets to fight. While fighting among a crowd of people, Steinmitz was observed to pull out a large Spanish spring knife, and before anyone could prevent him, stab Kelly once in the back and twice in the chest ...
... An extraordinary case has just been decided by that august body, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. It appears that Mr. John Bell, Clerk of the Peace at Appleby, formed an intimacy, some time ago, with Elizabeth Graham, a young woman whose position in life is indicated only by the statement that her brother was shoemaker. A child was the result of their intercourse, and by and by ...
... For some time past controversy has been going on between His Grace the Duke of Rutland and the Editor of the Economist in consequence of the latter having commented in strong terms on the preservation of game on the estates at Che*eley in Cambridge, and alleged that it must be productive of crime in the district. The Duke took the trouble to procure a return of the game convictions in the ...
... AFFECTING CASK. At the Middlesex sessions on Tuesday, Sarah Dyer, aged 40, wu indicted for stealing some pieces of ribbon and braid from the shop of Messrs Schoolbred, and Co., of Tottenham Court Road, London. She pleaded guiity.and seemed overwhelmed with grief.—Mr. Knight, ofNo. I, Gray's Inn Road, said the prisoner bad lodged with him about.eleven years. She was a widow, hardworking, and ...
... HOW TO RAISE AND ORGANISE VOLUNTEER CORPS. With the object of facilitating the volunteer movement, we publish the following suggestions, prepared by person who has had experience on the subject. We wotfld particularly observe, that where a place or district cannot furnish company, a sub-division, numbering from 30 to 60, should be raised, to which a lieutenant and ensign would be appointed; ...
... In Nottingham and its vicinity the volunteer movement rapidly progresses. The Nottingham corps now 600 strong. At Newark, Grantham, and Mantfield, meetings have been held during the week. ...
... On Monday, an inquest was held to inquire into the death of a photographic artist, named Edmund Shirley, and a girl, named Rosetta Greenwood, who were found dead in bed at a coffee-house in the City Road, London, on Thursday morning previous. Shirley was very unhappy at home and on Tuesday night he met the girl, who left her aunt's house, without stating where she was going. Their time is not ...
... WEDNESDAY, December 14, 1859. People continue to talk very much in the dark ' about the coming Congress of European Powers at ; Paris, for its objects and its personal composition are as yet but little understood. It ostensibly convened for the purpose of settling the Italian question, but it is not difficult to foresee that such a settlement must involve many other considerations, which a ...
... well-known throughout the county. Whilst moving about her room, the unfortunate yonng lady dress fire, and she was severely burnt She expired on Saturday morning. ...
... for the ensuing year. Coroners and Attornies.—The inconvenience—to use a mild phrase—arising from the want of a public prosecutor, was very strikingly illustrated on Friday. A lad, named Thomas Wilks, having been sentenced to ten ears penal servitude for a crime amounting as nearly as possible to murder, Mr. Bowen, the attorney for the prosecution, applied for his costs. It appeared, however, ...
... In the parish of St. Martin's, Colchester, a church rate of 4d. in the pound has been carried unanimously. At Wheeley, Essex, rate of 2d. in the pound has also been granted ; and at great Leighs, in the same county, a similar rate has also been voted unanimously. A meeting of the ratepayers of fsuneaton was held at the vestry of the parish church, on Thursday last, for the purpose of passing ...