BIRMINGHAM BANKRUPTCY COURT

... BLRMINGHAM BANKRUPTCY COURT. FRIDAY. BrEFORE F.M . REnIGSTRAX WATBRuiuILD, itn re J. Freajrds, Wolverhacstpto'e, fis ?? examination nnd discharge. The balance sheet howed:-Debti, owing to creditors unsecured, £878. 10 d-. lod; to secured reditos, £250.: liability on acnommodation bills, £56. is. Ilis assets in good debts were £0. is. lid.,; property in the hands of creditors, £126; deofcleuoyY ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... CENTRAL BCRIMINAL COURT. (BOelWr the Common Seriqant.) John Blaeckbutrn, 30, a ?? young 10a&, pleaded guilty to no less than five charges of burglary and stealing plate of the value of between 3001. and 4WI. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Garfortb, inspector of the E division of police, that the offences imputed to the prisoner were committed in a very ingenious mananer. It seenmed that ...

THE POLICE COURTS

... THE POLIOC UOURTS. GUILDHALL. H eny Davis, Jun., a present on b uness as a hosear at A3, GreystreetI Newoaste-on. Tyne, appesred on remand, charged with having committed wilful and corrupt I p juy in swearing to t tt of thecontents 'of an am davit made by him before Dr. Robinson, one of the surro. gates in the offlce of the Vieor-General of the Ahbp of Canterbury, for the purpose of obtaining ...

CASE OF A BRITISH SUBJECT IN NEW ORLEANS

... CASE OF A BEITISH SUBJECT IN NEW ORLEANS. Teen following is a copy of the correspondence in re- ference to the case of Mr. Cosby, who was some time inmnrisoned in New Orleans:- ?? Chichester Street, Belfast, a th June, 18f3. Sea -Enclosed wo be, to hand you a letter re- cently received from a yongia man naumed Cosby, noew a prisonee in New Orleans, by his mnother, a re- spectable widow lady ...

LOVE AND MARRIAGE—EXTRAORDINARY CASE

... LOVE AND MARRIAGE-EXTRIOORDINARY CASE. : Ar the Guildhall Police Court, on Tuesday, Mr. Alfred Edward Pountney, a young man, who was described as a clerk in the Post-office at Ely, near Cambridge, was summoned before Alderman Hale for having, on the 19th of August last, committed wilful and coreupt perjury, in an affidavit made before one of the surrogates in Doetors'-commons, for the pur- ...

LAW COURTS—YESTERDAY

... LAW COURTS-YESTERDAY. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Chief Baron and a special jury.) Thionns Clintons v. Jas. A. Henrersom-Thia action for libel was tried before, and resulted in a disagreemnent of the jury. The case was fixed by consent for trial yeater- day. The plaintiff was a member of the constabulary, and being with others of the force in Newtownards on the 6th July, 1862, certain ...

ARREST OF FRENCHMEN IN POLAND

... (Fdoa Ishe paois Correspondent of ihe London Exprasa.) Slost of the evening papers contain a letter, comn- plaining of an arbitrary arrest of two French gentlemen in Austrian Poland, which is, I think, destined to make a great sensation. The writer is a young French bar- rister, M. Rlibot, who is secretary to the eminent advo- cate, al. Desmarest-a position which fully entitles him to a fair ...

ATTEMPTED MURDER THROUGH JEALOUSY AT GATESHEAD

... On Thumsdby morning, a report prevailed at Ben- sham, that. one Mr Todd had shot at Mr Rutherford, who, it was alleged, had been guilty of improper in- timacy with, Mrs Todd. The suspicions of Mr Todd ?? been aroused some days ago, but his wife ?? strongly protested her innocence, the jealous husband had withheld his vengeance. On Wednesdanj night, however, he sceras to have beer, convinceda ...

SESSIONS INTELLIGENCE

... S:ESSIONS INTELLIGENCE. : . i. ?? , ?? . *, . I I : ?? : ' ' ?? ?? h WEST RIDINiG. The Michaelmaas Quarter Sessious for the West Aiding'were commenced at the Leeds Town Hlall yesterday. Amongst the Magistrates on the Bench were Messrs. H. WICKnAM WclroiiA ?? (chairman), Lamplugh Wickeham Wiekham, Low Moor; Lieut.- Coloinel'Waud, Mar~ttn Hall .;'B'asil ThomansWood, M.P.; Edward Balme ...

ARREST OF THREE OF THE SUPPOSED MOSELEY HALL BURGLARS

... ARREST OF THREE OF THE SUPPOSED MOSELMY HALL BURGLARS. A few days ago a gan, of half a dozen well-known thieves were apprehended by Deteetive-inspector Kelly and Detective-sergeant Miounitford on suspicion of having com- mitted various eoences. These officers, from information they received, went yesterday week, at about six o'clock in the morning, into a house in a court in Smallbrook Streef, ...

LAW POLICE, AND CRIME

... ANOTHER PRINCESS OF WALES.-At the Bow street Police court, on Monday, a wonaad of about 50 years of age, and of by no means prepossessing appearance, applied to the magistrate for advice. 'Your Worship,' said the appli-ant, 'I am the Princess of Wales, You see it's all in the papers about the Princess Alexandra, and this man,' pointing to the usher, 'he does not understand it, and knows ...

Published: Friday 02 October 1863
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4563 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

DARING BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER

... About seven o'clock on Sunday morning the quiet village of Stansted Mountfitchett, Essex, was thrown into a state of the greatest alarm by cries for help proceeding from the residence of Mr. William White, an independent gentleman, and formerly a miller at Maunden, but now residing on the Cambridge highroad, midway between this place and Bishop Stortford. Several of the neighbours hurried to ...