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STEALING THE WILL OF A MILLIONAIRE

... I STEALING THE WILL OF A MILLIONAIRE, EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT NE WPORT. (Front our Correspondent.1 About two months since we announced the decease of the late Mr. Thomas Powell, of the Gaer, near Newport, Monmouthebire. By dint of perseverance and untiring energy deceased led amassed a large fortune, and although his pi2operty comisted principally of collieries, yet the revenues from them were ...

BIRMINGHAM POLICE COURT

... BIrMINGHAM POLICE COUr. FRIDAY. Befo& e Afes.u33. T. C. S. g ryiiesleil D. Malito, Tr Ja ,eie, ed S. Thoraton. CIULse E OF EMlBEeZLErENT,-A man, of respectable appear- aneo, eamed Ccoror Msuffey, a clerk, living in the Clifton Road, was charged with having enmbezzled varioui sums of money, amounting to about £20., belonging to his employers, Messrs. Clare and Abbott, coal mnerohats, Bennett's ...

EXTRAORDINARY MURDER BY A SOLDIER

... EXTRAORDINARY MURDER BY A SO L DIER. At the Maidstone Assizes onWedneaday, Alfrod.Holdeni, a soldier of the Royal Artillery, was indicted for the wilful murder of his infant son at Brompton. There was no doubt whatever as to the prisoner's com- mnission of the dreadful act. The prisoner was married, and had only this child, an infantabout eleven months old. Re had been employed as cook in the ...

THE ROUPELL FORGERIES

... I This trial was resumed on Tuesday morning at Chein 'fold. The case for the plaintiffs having been brought tea c elusion on Monday afternoon, Bfr. Bovill addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendants, He said the fact was that the whole story for the plaintiff was a lie. Willia, Roupell, the son, brought up in the school -of the ?? smelter, who had amaased £400,000., had deceived hinm o ...

WARWICKSHIRE MIDSUMMER SESSIONS

... WARWIOKSHIRE MIDSUMMER SESSIONS. YESTERDAY. BEFORE MR. AT. D oICINS, CHAIRMAN. APPEALS, DuGoALR V. THE CHURCUWARDENS AND OVERSEERS OF THE PARISH OF BENTLEY.-An appeal against an as. aesement of £500. for saleable underwood growing on land in that pariah. Mr. Adams and Mr. Dugdale were for the appellants, and Mr. Manley Smith and the Hon. Mr. Leigh for the responden's. After a considerable ...

BIRMINGHAM POLICE COURT

... YESTERDAY. Bcfore csrs. P. Cox and H. Sinith. CHARGE OF ATTEIUPTrNG TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.-A lad, fifteen years of age, named Joseplc Henry Mason, described as a brasufounder, residing in a court in Alcester Street, was charged with having placed a stone upon the Great Western Railway, near Bordesley, for the purpose of upsottinga train. It appeared from the evidence that shortly after six ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE

... LAW INTJELLIGENCE CHANCERY COUITS.-July 13. (Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.) TnE COUNTESS DELLA SETA e. LOuD VERNON. This case, which in the first instance was heard some days ago in private at the request of the learned counsel on one side, which was assented to by the other side, came l efore the Court again this morning upon an adjourned summons. Mr. Malins and Mr. H. Stevens appeared for ...

BIRMINGHAM BANKRUPTCY COURT

... BIRJMIINGOHAM BA\KrUPTCY COURT. Dleseart Met.CoeculeltSNE . THE BANKRUPlTCY OlF 31'. SILL. !Tlcik berlersuet entree up this morele, IC,,In obedience to a 50555- 2scons isascrL at the instantso of Ito. Mrt~isess] (firm, Itylind and Xartine~L:;cl for the. a~ssignes. Msl. Jelin Smith appeared, as cfose, f6V Mrle Sill. 1Mr. Ma~rtinecau, in bringing thle malter before theo Court, salt! ThhisIsa ...

BIRMINGHAM POLICE COURT

... BIRMINGHAM FOLICE COURT. YESTERDAY, Before the Mayor, and Messrs. H. Manton, IV. Lucy, bnld Thomas Lane. ASSAULTING A WViEr - A man, named Williaib Barnacle, a labourer, residing in Lichfleld Street, was charged with having assaulted his wife, It appeared from the statement of the prosecutrix, that on the previous morning, whilst her husband was gone to see his sister, she went out to get ...

STAFFORDSHIRE MIDSUMMER ASSIZES

... STAFFORDSHIRE MIDSUMER ASSIZM. CROWN COURT.-YESTEPRDAY. Mr. Justice Byles took his seat on the Bench at half paat nine o'clock. EMBEIZLEMEOI T AT WoLvErnanurTON.-Thos. Walker (on bail) pleaded guilty to a, charge of enmbezzling 30s., the property of his employer, Fanny Bosworth, fishmonger, at Wolver ampton, and sentenced to six month' imprison- ment with hard labour. STrALING MONnF AT ...

BIRMINGHAM BANKRUPTCY COURT

... BIRMINGHAMf BANKRUPTCY COURT. YESTERDAY. Bioffots Mnt. ComXo38s0sxrn SAsenis. lit rc J. ansdB. Dea7in, Lcnplopg eorflcnsare vies edisren. Adjourned last examinition and discharge. Mr. Rooce attended for the assencees, and Mr. ?? for the bankrupt. - Adjourned until the ath November to file additional accounts. In re T. Timmsins, Sedyley, eotrZ ?? lagt exaudnation andedischarge, Mr. 11. ...

THE RECENT JEWELLERY ROBBERIES IN BIRMINGHAM

... THiE 1RECENT jfWELLERY ROBBERIES IN I BlhXMINGHAM, In December last, it will 2norhaps be remembered, a number of Polish Jews, ropregenti.'1g themselve3 as foreign suerchants, were charged before the SMagistrates with com- nittisig, in a very ingenious manne4' several Oxtoaeive jewellery robbe~ries in Birminghamn. £,vo ?? Kyliter and Hyment Levi, and a woman named Julla Holler-wecre sent to the ...