... roblk ALTERATION OF BANK CiiEQUES.--BankerS will have reason to congratulate themselves if the police have at last really put their hands on part of a gang who have for a long time past been preying upon them with success. The two prisoners at present in custody on a charge of forgery on the Bank of England are supposed to belong to a strong American gang. The process by which the rascals work ...

... WINTERTON PETTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY: Before Revs. C. XxowtEs and J. I. Cross, and W. CHAPmLq, Esq. George Smith, of Appleby, farm servant, smmoned by P.C. Barnett for riding on the shafts of a waggon with three horses without reins on the 13th of April, was fined 10s. and 6s. 6d. costs. John Carr and George Ryal, for being drunk and dis- orderly, were fined 20s. and 9s. Gd. costs. P.C.'s Mat- ...

... HULL POLICE COUmm FRIDAY Before Mr. E. C. TwIbi, Deputy-Police die Magistrate, act THE, ALLEGED INSUBORDINfATION our BOARfl THlE to 596V AYiu~oxe.-Fi boys,, named John C. Wakefield, ha( Samuel Avison, Jh. olis Charles Proctori, and Win. Clay, serving onl board the training-ship Southampton, Ml were cl~iarged with insubordination. on unspecified dates. -Mr. Twiss : I must have the specific acts ...

... TH.E BA NE ]R e R;0S SS 1 MRDER. lookini TRIAL. AND' SENTENCE OF, sie i back O1 i ?? from ti Wha ?? ~~And court-y HOW HOW HE TOOK THE VERDICT. ?? Bint ?? D id How and an INCIDENTs OF THE TRIAL. there i Won garden up, to Lnnns, Tuesday. ) Mr. The trial of Charles. Peace, for the murder of Mr P19 Dyson, has, as might have' been expected, caused th eeisino greatest excitement ,i Leerii and the ...

... ACTION FOOR DAMAGE BY R&ABBITS. At the Northleach (Glouscestershire) County Court, on Frday tdh last, before Mr. C. Sumner and a, jury, the caso of Beale Broene. v. Agg.Gardner was heard, the plaintilf being owner of Salperton la: Park, an estate on the Cotswolds, near Cheltenham, and tho th defendant the Conservative member for Cheltenham. Tle action be was brought to recover £10. for damage ...

... I FORGERY BIY A BIRMINGHAM AND ?? tME'TiAL B3ROKiLR. At the Livorpool Assizes, 1.oaterdoy before Mr. Justice Stephen, John Penkman (42), metitl merchant, pleaded gailty to an indierment ceuirging him with having, nt Liverpool, on the l1th eand 1th Tunle repectivelY, forged and uttered acceptances to bills of exciango for ;x}fi1l. and A120. 12s. fd. DMr. Kinughor. appearod for the pro- secution ...

... ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER IN MANOHESTEl. I I At the 3anebheestr City Policoe Court, yesterday, Thomna -ood. asieupiuttOr, 5>, Dorham Street, Newton Heath, olcarged with nttemptin g to murdor hiss wife, 'iMarr I cei Saturdny evening last a 1olice-ofthoer on dtiny n Cbehs; toi t Street, ]Bountcbiry Lene. alanhesoter, wvas alfrmeod that p9!sner laud beenstrying to mnurder Insivifo, tabbinig ber in ...

... NVEDNESB URY. A DEsnrRiEER.-At the I'olice Court, yesterday, Johnu Holmes, Kings Hill, was charged with being a deserterj from the b.3rd.Reginment of Foot. Police Constable Wassell ?? the p)risoier oame to him on bhe lirevinuis night and said ho was a deserter, he having enlisted on tbe I'ith Auust. Sergeant Carter added that the statoment was coriect, the acensed having enlisted at West ...

... PARLTAMEENT OUT OF SESSION. Mfr. fathbone, M.P., speakinogat Liverpool last evening, said thle Ministry's blundering, sensational and restless foreign policy had aggravated distrcss and nslded to the ?? of the rounitry nt a tune when it should be reduceI. t'i'he Afgimn policy, oursted in spite of warnings fromn the wiscst Indian statesmen, wvs only a part of tho consisteiit policy of Lord ...

... i THE PUBLIC AND COUNTER PRAOTIC | BY CyIEIEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. On the 13th of lMarch, 1377. ?? Apotliecaries' co,11, brought an Ilctio n, at te '9ot ?? Coutl tq j Mr. Gaorge Shepperley. a pharilinceuticml ehieritiG il, town. u i ho action wvas brouiht iuder the Aet chilp. ?? and was as follows Ani Ie rt ea ;ct.f A't any p;rsrOI I0expiOtitlif sunh ats ale then crtuall l'ava: ...

... TIE BANNER CROSS MURDER. TRIAL AND COMMITTAL OF PEACE. At Sheffield, yesterday, the preliminary examination of. Charles Pence, alias John Woard, the notorious Blackheath burglar, for the murder of Mr. Arthur Dyson at Banner I Cross, in November, 1876, was concluded before the Sti- pendiary magistrate (M:r. Welby). In consequence of the 1 eeious injuries sustained by the convict the other day ...

... BIRMINSGHAM POLICE COURT.-TuEsniY. Before illessrs. Lowe, ifeontos, Rturfc, asr4 Ellis. ASS l oso.UI:I1NG A Ponscte-coN'srAsea,-'ieoea Bloxhran ?? calpenter, living ill Wilton Street, was charged with assaulting Policecconstitble Conder.-Yeqterday morning, about one o'clock, the prisoner was seen by the o Hicer $ tapp~ing'> at n winidow in the Gullet, Lichtield Stieet. W henl reslonstrqtedl ...