... I EXCITING SC-END IN AN ASlQI,' coURT. I At the Dorcbester Assi::es oa Tuesday, Alfred Ireedy, a convict, weis charged with the wilful murder of Charlob Evans, a warder in the Portland Prison, on the bib of Septemberlast. On beingeallled ul)on, he pleaded guilty of the ilct, blut not of the intention, which was received as a plea of net guilty. A witness namied Toin Moore, a convict, gave ...

... THE FATAL PIT OUTR,.GE, AT BRADLEY. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE CORONER, YESTERDAY. The inquest on the bodies of the three men who were killed on the 30ih of January, at the Pagott's Croft Col- liery owing to the pit rope by which they were'descending down the sbaft having been cut, was re-opened yesterday, at the Crown and Cushion, Bradley (the house of the pro- prieter of the colliery, Mr, Arthur ...

... EIRMINtuAM PILt E COURT YR-hTR RDAV.~ Before Sir John RatclfF, Afessrs, 1T. C. S. Kinsecrslcy, agd S. .Bu-1dey. RODnRY ?? A SHOP.-N young mnan, named -Jo/ti Creallier, a gull barrel tiler, resdirdig in ?? Streat, wns charged with bavhig, in company with, another man who wns convicted at the last Sessions on the samo charg-e, stolen an overcoat from the shop of Mr. Lavinatone Siummer Lane. The ...

... BIRMINGHAM PO0D4SE COURT, YESTERDAY. Beforc MfersS. C. Sfurge (Afagor), T. C. S. IKynnerley, , . .nd W. Gough. 1Tim STABBING CASE IN MERIDEN STRPET.-The man H.ny Yatee, who has been several times remanded on a cb rge of having stabbedanother man, ?? Palmer, in Meridon Street, was again broaght up. Detective. .Sceant Seal, who has the case in hand, having stated th t the presecutor was still ...

... BIRMINGHAM POLIE COURT. YESTERDAY. Before Air, 3d. C. S. Kynnersley. ANour.ER DisoRDnRn ' PAUPER.-A girl, an inmate of the Birmingham Workhouse, named Elizabeth Hill, was committed to the House of Oorrection, with hard labour, for having been disorderly at that establishment on the previous day, BoeninG & SIST'R.-A dirty, miserable-looking womian, named Haema/s Siviter, residing in Digbeth, ...

... FRIDAY. .leorc Messrs. 0. Sfurge (Mfayor) and V. JaniOs. PUTTING A STOP TO TuE B]3oiNo Nus1auNm.-Two little boys, apparently about six or seven years of age, named JoAhn Coip5O and Patrick Moran, described as having no trade, and living in Livery Street, were charged with begging in Bennett's Hill. Police-constable Harris having proved finding the prisoners III the act of begging, Chief ...

... BIRMINGHAM BANKRUPTCY COURr. YESTERDAY. llsie'osie Mn. CoM IrsSosNER SANDERS. - e1 re S. H. Vldicvnanae, Birmoiulehanm, ?? examina- tion and discharge. The balance-slheet showoed: Debts owing to creditors, unsecured, £654. Os. 3d.; assets in debts, £U1. l cs.; property given up to assignees, £48. 8s. 9d.; deficiency, 44.53. I4s od. Mr. Harris, on behalf of Mr. East, appeared for tine assigsee, ...

... THE ST. BRIATEL'S RE-MARRIAGE CASE, In 1855, the Rev. A. Lusb, curate of Greywell, Hants, prevailed upon a couple who had been inafried at an Inde- pendent chapel fourteen months before to be re-married by him; the parties beirg described in the banns and in the register as a bachelor and a spinster respectively. For this offence against the law he wag committel for trial at the Wiuchecter ...

... BIBMINGHAM POLICE COURT. YEST REDAY. BeAjre Sir Johns Ratclie, eassrs. W. Richards, and S. Buck-ey. 'OCL'stl PIC;ING.-A youth named John Smith, de. scribed an a striker by trade, living in John Street, was charged with having stolen a silk pockethandkerohief ficra the person of Mr. Gibbons, of Bridgo Read. At abont noon on the previous day, it appeared, the proeec.- tor v as 'walking along ...

... TEE CHARGES AGAINST A L&NCASHIRE MAGISTRATE. On Friday, Mr. W. S. C. Standish, a magistrate of the Icounty of Lancaster, surrendered to his recognisances to answer to the charges of unlawfully shooting Michael Burke, and wounding Thomas HesketL~ The only magis. trate on the bench was Dr. Aehton. Mr. Standish was accompanied by T. T. Parker, Esq., a brother magistrate; and Mr. Crook, of Qhorley ...

... TRIAL OF THE ILLUMINATIONS. A MEETeNG of the Illumination Commkibtte-Bajilie T2 IM'HARDY, Convener-Was held. on Friday evening, to wit- g neSS some experiif leflte in illuminating the Town House and al Cross. A cluster of variegated lamps had been bung out at S one of the windows of the Town House, and another cluster it of four round one of the lamp-posts of the Cross. b Baillie M'HAEDY ...

... COURT OF SESSION-FIRST DIVISION. '5-- ,w Monceay, Dec. 29. n- CLYDESDALE BAS1IC V. NORTH BRITISH MAIL. sk THIS was a case at the instanes of the Clydesdale Banking th Company and George Readman, manager, on behalf of the xY eaid joint-stock banking company, carrying on business in d Glasgow, and elsewhere in Scotland, against Charles Gunn, a' printer and pablisher of the Nforll Rr~i~sle ...