... LOCAL LAW CASE.-LAND SOCIETIES' RULES. IN CHANCERY. - Bcfore Vice-Chancellor Wood. STURCES AND OTHERS (TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS OF R. F. STURsGES, DECEASED) V. JOHN STURGES AND OTIiEES.-In this case, which was part heard on Saturday and concluded on Monday, a question arose with the defendant, John Sturges, the eldest son and heir-at-law of the deceased, concerning some land, part of the Selly ...

... THE BIISTON LIBEL CASE. COMMITTAL OF TEl DEFENDANTS. At the Police Court, in W'olverhampton, yesterday, be- fore ir. Isaac Spoonor (the Stipendiary Magistrate), John White, contractor, and John Thompson, grinder, both of Bilston, appeared on remand, charged with having pub- lished a libel upon Mr. William Riley Taylor, surveyor to the Bilston Township Commissioners. Mr. Young, of the Oxford ...

... YES TELRDAY. Before Messrs. T. C. S. Kyanusley (Stipendfei'y), a. Goodrick, and H. M1'antoe. T HE ALLTEGED MANSLAUGHTER IN DA BWIN STREET. -Thomas Evans and Jesse Smitll were charged on remand with having caused the death of an old man, named Frederick lWcay, under circumstances previously reported in our columns. On the application of Police-constable Beckley, tho prisoners, for whom Mr. J. W ...

... SHOOTING AT A MAN IN SPRINGFIELD I STREE:T. ; A. I 11-, ,4 -a-rl- UaP- 7S Cau r . I At the Polce Court, yesterday, before Messrs. C. Sturge g . nd H. E. Cookney, Josenh Paettt (30 , zinc worker, 23, a Springfield Street, was e'harged with icharging the con. tents of a gun at Mtr. Henry Jonsey, cab proprietor, Springfield Street. Mr. Duke appeared for the prosecu- a.,tion, and Sir. Hernnmant ...

... STAFFORDSUIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. CROWN COURT.-YESTESDAY. BEORE TiHE E3:, O0 Lnnu11FELD. STFEALING FOw' LS AT HANDSWOnT1t-Joseph Stannier (IS), cabinetmaker, Joseph Aston (40), forger, and Thomas Chaplin (29), gunssnith, were indicted for stealing nine fowls, the property of Ann Walton, at Handsworth, on the 20th October last. These fowls wore seen safe at home on the Saturday night, by Charles ...

... THE CHARGE OF STEALING A PENNY AT REDDITOH, It will be remembered that last Friday, a little child inaned Emily Jane Ballard, was brought up before the Mlagistrates sitting in Potty Sessions, atitedditch. (the 11ev, G. It. Gray, and Mlessrs. Tabberner and Smith), having pre. vioualy been detained in custody for several days, on a charge of stealing a penny at the parish church of Ink. bellow, ...

... 1,110MLNGIIAM POLICE COURT. EFRIDJAY. J/ 6j~~ l/~ ac 2' if ?? 11ij )ts/; f' /f'iia #)ii )lhs-,wc J/sis ?? t, .S KpZ11Crs1(1I ...

... LEAIAIN-GTON A LEtA.MIrIXiEfN. DEsPErnATE ArrIoAY Wl'iTr T172 Poucrc-On Monday, at the Town Hall, Joseph Shearmby, a resident in Queen Street, and a companion of his, named William Chamber- layne, were charged before Lieut..Oelonel Granville with having unlawfully assaulted Police-constable Freeman while in the execution of his duty on the night of June the MOkb. Mr. R. A. Wallingion, ...

... THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN NURSERY TERRAC E. ADJTOURNED INQUEST. The adjourned inquest to enquire into the circumstances connected with the death of Mulixa Kerenhappuch Hamp- ton, was resumed yesterday, at the Crown Inn, Villa Street, before Mr. IV. S. Poole, District Coroner. It will be remembered that the deceased was strangled by her husbazid, John Wallis Hampton, a jeweller, who after- ...

... BIRMSIGHAM POLICE COURT. YESTERDAY. Befotc jNel, !1!. a. . Kpsncnrdley (Slipeuldiolh, H. Bantn, and 0. GoodricA; AssAue'T TNY LIVIIOY STREET. - JUMsir Green, anpi Bichard Kennedy were charged with having assaulted idichard Fellows; living an Livery Street. On Saturday evening the two prisoners were at a publichouse in Livery Street, where the prosecutor is employed; and after they bsd been ...

... IIE SINGULAR CASE OF ALLEQt I POISONING AT BILSTON. Yesterday, the inquest was concluded at the Great Western H3tel, before Mr. T. U. Phillips, on the body of a miner, named 1ohn Tranter, who, five weeks ago, died in reat agony after a, few hours' illness, and whose Stomh proved to have holes in it, the result, the surgeon ho miode the piost mortem examination, believed, of the set, n' a very ...

... |STAFFORDlSHIRE ADJO1JRNEED SESSSIONS. An ?? Sessions forthe county of Stafford was held at the Shire Hall, Stafford, yesterday at noon, the principal business being the reception of a report from the Police Committee with reference to the recent charges against Colonel Hogg, the Chief Constable. The Earl of Liohfield presided, and there was a numerous attendance of Magistrates, among whom ...