... On Tuesday, a woman, named Elizabeth Miatthew- i son, living in Blenheim-street, Xewcastle, was found dead e in bed, by a man called Purdy. The woman's forehead was covered with large wounds, and presented the ap- i pearance of having been smashed in by some blunt in- strument. The police were called, and they found a coalI rake with several spots of blood upon it. They took i possession of ...

... I THE MORDAUNT DIVORCE CAE The question apeeded in this cawe came on ?? . for argumet bedre the ful court, composed of the Lor B B , Pezance, and Mr. Justice Keating. .A sumwnons to sta Droceedings having been taken out on behalf of the respondent, ledy Mordaunt, by her gwadian ad lotem, Sir Thomas Mloncreilfe, on the ?? of her 1inasnity, as found by the iury upon teh tria, Lord Pen. t zance ...

... MANOISTER QITY SESSONS. I The October quarter Sessions of the city of Manchester W were opened on Thursday morning, before Mr. IL W. West, J' Q.O, HLP., recorder. The calendar contailn the names of fl 77 prisoners on charges of felony and It on charges of dlsdemeancur. 4 The Recorder, In charging the grand jury, said that on e1 three former occasions he had been able to congratulate the ul ...

... IACASfHIRE -CHA.NCERY OOURT. ?? a. V VWU.-Cn~i;iA LoL Lrrs -. :&'D!OP~ThD1 Ni{ElITAiiC3.t Ecdwardi v. EPdwak;s.-This wia 8 motion for an in' janction to stop the ralisation of a small 'egtate. I The Aircumstanuem whioh led to the aotion wee somdewhat interesting, and were briefly these: The plaintiff, Ann Edwards (M0!Whom Di. Pankhnrst appeasied), is:aWto- bacdoniat and fruit dealer in ...

... At the Manchester City Police Court, on Mon- day, K~ate Raney, factory operative, lodging at 39, Angel-street, was sentenced to two months' im- prisonment, with hard labour, for throwing a kettle of boiling water upon a woman named Ellen Cunliffe, who lived at the same house. During an altercation between them on Saturday night respecting a young ?? took the kettle from the kitchen fire and ...

... Hin XnM Joseph Lemettre expiated his crimes on Tuesday morni7 the jug, on the Place of farquise, a small town situated half. i if way between Boulogne and Calais. ice, Our columns have already given a detailed account of the crimes of this huma tiger, who, during a period of al, eight years, committed a gernes of horrible orimes with- s ut being detected, until the 25th of laat June, when he ...

... At the City Police Court, yesterday, a young man, ntamed Frederick Hay, was charged with having stolen .£85, the property of his father, WVm. Hay, pianoforte tuner, 7, Boundary-street, Hulme. Detective Allanson said that the prisoner was apprehended on Wednesday last by the Liverpool police, and given into his custody. Some clothing, which he had purchased with part of the money, and £8. 7s. ...

... | I -, - -C-URIOUS WI SUIT In the Probate Court onWednesday, Sir James Hannon had before him the cause of Bulmer v. Rogers and others, in which some curious points with reference to the will of the late Jasper Knight Clifford arose. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. F. A. Inderwick, Q.C., and Mr. R. Searle for the defendants, and Mr. R. A. Bayford for the ...

... I | I _ I I _ Tbefollowivjg ?? were pused a the Manxheste quster sionS o1 Saturday Eight years' penal servitude: Wra. Stockdale, 47, carter, for theft; Mihael Bird, 1, labourer, for theft . Seven years' penal servitude: Mary Nixon. 21, factory opera. tive, for theft; Mary Ann ?oore, 33, talloros, for theft; John unrray, 29, tailor, for housebreaking' Charlotte flheri dap, 3S, charwoman, for ...

... I I t An inquest was held by the City Coroner, on Monday, touching the eircumstanees attending the death of V Margaret Dockerty, who was found murdered on Satur- c day afternoon, at 85, Clarendon-street, Chorhton-on- I Medlock. ' A woman with whom the deceased had lived previous to her going to reside with the man Flanagan, in the G house where she was found dead, stated that she hail told ...

... ?Oi?SP1R&CY kGAAt?ST MR. SOTHERN.1 At the City Polie Court, on Thursday, HenryHedges, ba et, ately in the employment of &r. E. A. Sothern, r ,,median, was brought up on remand, accused of steal- ijg a letter belonging to M. Sothern, his employer, and. with being engaged in a conspiraoy against Mr. Sothirn. t lir Yvams prosecuted; Mr. Law defended the prns3uer. jr. Evans saidthe case he ...

... AURD ER S. A murder was committed in Birmingham on Tuesday morning. The mnrderer is Frederick Blakor, a barman, and the victin Miary Saunders. The ivo ?? Ibo livi~g together in the Lichficld Rlad for about three months. The woman's huebaud had died oily two or ! three months previously, and was landlord of the Black Horse, Adhted Row. At his deaha, hov;wver his wife relinquished thc business. ...