... INQUEST ON THE BODIES. any An inquest was held yesterdey, at the Burll's Head Ina, Wed. nesbfeld Heath, before T. M. Phillips, Esq., Coroner, on the bodies of five of the victims of the late frightful accident at Now Cross Colliery, viz., Samuel Stycb, John Cheese, Henry Davis, George Jenks, and John Jones. Mr. Ward, solicitor, Wolverhampton, watched the case on behalf of the friends of the ...

... COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 21. (Be fore the Lords Justices of Appeal.) IN DANIlRUPlTCY-EX PABTE rERRENS, IN BE PERRENS. This was an appeal from the refusal of Commissioner Sanders, ef the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy, to affirm a proposal for arrangement which had been assented to by three-fifths of the creditors of the appel- lant, under the provisions of the Bankrupt Law Consoli- ...

... YESTERDAY. Before Mr. 2. 0. S. ynanersvey. A CONVERT To TO ETOTALrSn.-An olt man naused 1YWliasnc Cooecr, and described on the charge sheet as a labourer, living at Sutton Coldfleld, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Digbeth. Mr. Robert Biggs, licensed victualler, Digbeth, stated that the prisoner, while in a state of semi-intoxicatlon, came into his house on Saturday night, and ...

... I B111MINGHAM POLICE COURT. MESTEIU)AY. Xe:: ) s' . C. S. lKynnerslqe, Gocigh, Jantes, Wbl'ffl~d, a715t Thillips. A VN CeAlO-JNro'lne iristow, a prostitute, was charged with o'Tz, on tire previous evening, violently assaulted an old woman, I t'ebleahiec Abbott. Tbh parties live togethar at the uotorlous ?? kept by Mirs. Bourne, in Rlea Street, the cons- l5n5t is a servant, and the latter in a ...

... ANOTHEBR MURDER ON BOA RD AN AMERICAN SHIP. At Bow Street Police Court on Monday, an American seaman, who gave the name of George Dower, but who had been described in the warrant on which he was appre- hended as II E. C. Stevens, late of the London .line of packet ship Devonshire, of the United States of America, was placed at the bar on a charge of having murdered a seaman named James ...

... SERIOtTS CHARGE AGAINST A BANK- RUPT. At the Guildball Polieq Courb, 6h Monday, Mr. Maximi- lian Gutkind, a &els1al warehousoman, lately carrying on bukinca at 39, 1goble Street, was brought up for final exa- mination relative to the charge of unlawfully obtaining goods on credit under the false pretence of carrying on business in theordinary course of trade within three months of his ...

... YESTERDAY. Before Sir John flatcliff aiW TP. a.5. KSinue'slep, Esq. A PAss.-Hannah Spencer and Fannsy Heatley, two prostitutes, living in Vale Street, were charged with having, on the previous evening, been drunk and.disorderly. A constable stated that whilst on duty In Vale Strept, on Tuesday evening, he heard a mwst hoffal cry of Imurder' and so on.- Heo went to the spot whenice the cries ...

... LAW INTELLIGENOE. COURT OF EXCEEQUER.-MONDAY, ?? V. BROOKES. The plaintiff was AL% Thomas Millership, a mine 6,gent, of West Bromwich, and the defendant was Mr. John Brookes, coalmaster, of Handsworth. The defendant's son was apprenticed to plaintiff in 1858, and served half his term, when some disagreement took place between plaintiff and defendant, and the latter caused his son to leave the ...

... STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COURT, BEFOrtz Sin W. B. RIDDELL, BART., JUDOE. The Court for thib district was held on Tiaescay, inthe 8i HaeL The number of plainte entered for hearing were 63, Tb were also four judgment summonses and four Insolvent petilton Generally. the cases were unntortestinhg to the public, butth, 't0 ?? ?? considerable merriment. GEoRoE HBiOSLzY v. GEoaoG WILLIAMSON.-Mr. Darber ...

... Y1STBRDAY. Before Messrs. Cope, T. Cox, and H. Smii. SHOv Doon RoBDngaY. - Kate Grearce, living in a court In Sheep Street, and Marys nn Ridger, Balloon Street, werecharged with stealing a piece of print from the shop door of Mr. Fowler, draper, No. 70, Eigh Street. Inspector Manton stated that as ha wan passing along High Street, on the previons evening, ie saw the two prisonere etanding at ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON. PETTr SxeErosee.-On Saturday, before J. Walker, IV. Warner, and J. Underbill, Esqrs., Jane Lowe, a prostitute, was charged with steeling lbs. from the person of Daniel Walker, In the Royal Exchange public house, on the evening of Wednesday last. The proseentor not appearing the prisoner was ?? MIDermott, a bricklayers labourer, was charged with being a deeerter from the Royal ...

... COURT OF DIVORCE AND M &TRIHONIAL CAUSES-SATURDAY, January 28, (Before Sir C. Cresswell, Mr. Justice Hill, and lMr. Justice Keating.) PEASSMAN V. PEAISAN AND BURGESS. This case, whicl was commenced on Thursday, was re- sinued this morning. The petitioner, Henry Pearmail, prayed for a divorce on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, Charles Frederick Burgess, Mts. Pearman ...