... bottom of the shaft and killed. Their bodies were shockingly mutilated. A Surfeit of Blackberries.—The death of Thomas Cottenden, aged 11 years, from eating blackberries, was reported to Mr. Carttar, the coroner for West Kent, on Saturday. The deceased ...

... with three other men, picking some fruit which was lying the ground. He apprehended prisoner who said was only picking blackberries. —Captain Lysonsaid he had had a large number of apples stolen at different times, and he felt obliged to have a policeman ...

... unpopularity of the Mikado's Government. Political prosecutions in France bid fair to be well-nigh as plentiful this autumn as blackberries. The Bien Public says that all the Republican Councillors-General of the Rhone have been summoned to appear before the ...

... —Mr. Heath appeared for the complainant who valued the pears at 3d.—Defendant pleaded guUty, and said he was gathering blackberries and picked up a handful of pears.—Gregory Coates was fined £1. ■with 7s. 9d. costs, or days : and his son was fined Is ...

... et, deposed that he w as taking a walk last Sunday afternoon near Over signal box. turning out of the path to get some blackberries he saw in a ditch under the hedge, five six yards from the railway, four bottles of wine. Each of the bottles bore the ...