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EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD IN JAMAICA

... EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD IN JAMAICA, A correspondentoi the &oesman, writing from Falmouth, Jamaica, reports the proceedings of a Mr. Wilson, a merchant and a magistrate at the place. The correspon- dent writes: Had anyone in Falmouth been requested to point out a man thoroughly honest, almost solvent, and really to be depended on, he would have had no difficulty- the choice is exceedingly limited ...

THE [ill] MURDER IN ARD WICK

... - * - - L.L - AE.L 7 TaH. ATT PrRt) MURDER IN ARDWLOI. At the City Pollee Oourt. on Thursday,, Rdard ?? wis charged with nutting and wounding Jane Ul, with intent to murder her, The provecutrtz, vwhose life TWa pronounced to be in danger for some (lays since last Good Fziday, en account of the Injuriee she had received, now appeared to be In a state of oonvaletcenae. The prisoner was not ...

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES

... I LIVERPOOL ASSIZES, CROWX aotN TT. - WCDNITSIWAY. (Before Mr. J.6tice BOvil.) The crown business opened this morning. In charg- ing the jury his lordship said that the calendar con. tailed such an unusual amount of crime that their atten- tion would be occupied fora longer time thanusual. There were no fewer than eight crises of wilful murder, and other cases also such as rape, perjury, ...

[ill] SANITARY POLICE OF MANCHESTER AND SALFORD

... I sANiTARY rOLICE OF MANCHESTER ANDI SALFORD. Dianubes er and Salford Sanitary Association have lan address on this subjeat, of which the following is Dl~ anchester and Salf Ord Sanitary Associationle Im. ,,c wih vuiupn~ane ofsantar scence as available LjoUeficial apPlication, deem it right to call the atten- ,nof the authoritie and of the public to tb'edesirablenesR In.tituting, in this ...

A POLICEMAN SHOT BY A THIEF

... I A murderous outrage was committed, on Saturday I morning, on St. George's Common, Somerset, by a man at l present unknown, who, in order to avoid being arrested for b attempted robbery, deliberately attempted to murder a policeman, named George Ogborne, by shooting him ia the abdomen. For some time past the neighbourhoodc of Pill and St. George's has been infested by a gang of poultry ...

EXECUTION IN LONDON

... i I HE&ARFUL SCENE, JameB Looghurt aged 22, a young labouring man, vwas executed ?? morning, at the usual place o, execution for the county of Surrey, on the top of Horsemonger Lane I Gaol. The ocprit was convicted at the late apring alzesi. I before Baron Bramwell, of the murder of a girl 7 vears old, named Elarriet Sax. The murder was commintte b stab- bing the unfortunate child in the ...

SINGULAR WILL CASE

... In the; Court of Probate, on Saturday, the case of Phillips and another v. Holmer and another was tried. . It was a suit for revocation of probate, the plaintiffs being the cousins-german and next of kin of Geo. Phillips, late of Streatham Park. and the defendants being the executors of a will of the 15th of July, 1865, and a codicil of the 50th of August, 1865. The plaintiffs pleaded 1- ...

MISS FRAY AND THE JUDGES

... MISS FRAY AND TaE JUDGES. Bliss Fray, accompanied by her mother, a venerable lady, whose property, long litigated, she has recently sucoeeded in a suit in Chancery lau recovering, appeared in the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday, for the first time this term, and when their lordships were about to retire from the bench advanced to the master's tier, and, unfolding her papers, said she had a ...

EXTENSIVE THIEVING FROM A WAREHOUSE

... This Ohaige, in whichwasinvolvedamatter of M0worth of silk goods, and which had been reman~ded from the 30th uit., again camne on for hearing at the City Police Court on Monday and Thursday. The prisoner charged with the theft is a lad named John Potts, an apprentice in the Me-ssr. Watts's warehouse, Portland-street ; and the two persons charged with receiving the goods are Edward Collier and ...

CHESTER ASSIZES

... THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR WARRING-TON. At the Chester assizes, on Monday, Mr. Baron Channel]. in charging the grand jury, referring to the charge of manslaughter arising out of the recent accident near War- riugton, said that the prisoner, he understood, had been for some years in the railway employ, and was supposed to have borne a very good character; nothing was known against him. He came ...

MANCHESTER ASSIZES

... I i SIT1rINGS AT 2USI PIIIUS,-FRrokv. nu. (Befosw Mr. JTustice Mfeller and SPecial JIUiier. ke:, TDhe criminal business of the 8ssizes having termdinated, u both the judges are engaged in tryhig civil causfes,.ad WALKEFR V. LANOASHIRN AND YORKSHIRB RAILWAY Rai COMPANY.Sa This was an action tD reoerer compensation, for InjoIry ~ oulazained by the plaintiff in a collision, Mr. Jamesii, Q C W, I ...

FORGERY ON THE MANCHESTER BRANCH OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

... FORGERY ON TRE MANIsCRTER BRANdA Ok THE BAERj OF ENGLAND. I A&SL- ntl - aI At the ily7 Police Court, oix Thursday, a man, named Lewis Webb, was charged with obtaining g217. lSa. 9&, from this bank by forgery. About ten years ego the prisoner had been In the employ of Mr. Robert DtEwen, aitockbroker, Duole Bulldingr, In this city, Oa Monday morning last, Mr. ?? was ?? upon by the prisoner, wlp ...