... L5 Joseph Tapson, age 39, a railway registrar, was hirughh e up at the 1Marlborough Street Police ( coart, yesteiday, on a number of warrants. charged before Mr. Cooke withlfeloni- ously forging and uttering a receipt on tbse 10th of April, in 1Si9. for the payment of £10.; and also for for'irhg in and uttering a book containing receipts for vaisomu pay nuents of rnoney, and purporthig to be a ...

... SOLI11ULL POLIOE COURT.-SATURDAY. Before Afr. zr. If. Csattocle and Dr. Ieimntell. . TnE ALLErED SERIOCS ASSAULT AT HALL GREEN RACEs.-Williamfl Fisher, of London, known in betting circlesaqs Big Fisher, anld William Hlankinson, of Snl- ford, were charged on remand with maliciously wounding Xlobert Shinn, of Dale End, Birmingham, with intent to do I him grievous -bodily baim. Mr. Stubbins ...

... RTRDATFOR'D.ON-AYON. STiATIFOaD-ON-AX\ON. The annual Sessions for the renewal of licenses in the Stratford and[ Snitoerlield County Polico Divisions were held on Friday at the Seisnioeil Court, Strat- ford. The magisrnates present were Mr. J. Cove Jones (chairna), Colonel Attye, jind iMr. A. Crowdly.-All tie certilicates wore renewed, with the exception of that belonging to Mir. Thomas Tlaylor ...

... THE STATE PROSECUTIONS, The first important step in the State trials will be taken to-day, when a special jury will be struck under the old system, which is a cerious and somewhat complicated one, Forty-eight names of special jurors are i chosen from the list of the panel by ballot. Each side will then strike off twelve, and then of the remaining twenty-four tle defendants have a further right ...

... BASS AND CO. V. ROBERTS AND 0o.-This was an nctionl heard in the Chancery Division, on Saturday, before the Master of the Bells, the plaintiffs being the well-known l brewers at llurton-on-Trent. and they sought for en in- junction to restrain the defendants, who carry on business in Manchester, from issuing in connection with their corn- pounld. which they call non-intoxicating bitter beer, ...

... REMARKIABLE DIAMOND ROBBERY. About a fortnight aro ,a handsomel equipago drew up at the door of the first jeweller in St. Ietersburg. Alighting from the carrisge, an elegasitly dressed and remarkably pretty young lady entered the shop, and requested that somie pfsrures oE brilliants might be shown to her. SeveraL costly sets were forthwith submitted for insepection, snd after somnb hesitation ...

... THE ALLEGED MURDER OF A WORCESTER- | a SHIRE LADY, i ~ . I At the Central Criminal Court, London, yesterday, usc trial of James Lewis Paine, who was charged with thle wilful murder of Mliss Mlaclean, on the lltla'uf November last, was resumed before Air. Justice Hawkins. Mrr. Serjeantl3allantine; in opening the defence, said there were two points heofra thenn: one, thatt if ties prisoner deli- ...

... -1101INGIIAMOOUNTY COURT.-YEsTEDAY. l3EcFr~pB MR 5. J. )IoI1TE55AM.), Q.C., JUnDw. ACTION AC5AUO.'4'I A NVORIS5C50SE IJAraif'Davul Morris, carpenter, 27(,i ai tet `1, broalitan action against Lieuteilant Pidle), O(, ;omaster of tho 11irmingharnm Workhouso, trr - damages for an assault, on tho 1st of to ereoywhereby hlis 7inger was broken; for wrongfully J~is~n bin to be imprisoned in the lock ...

... BIRMINGA1AM POLICE COURT. -YESTERDAY. Before hit'. Kyener9ley (Stipendiary), Dr. llelson, llessrs. Bigqs, Beaten, acd Lowe. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE SWINDLING.-T'hcomas Weain- we-ig/it (50j. commercial traveller, Selia ?? (52), his wife, and /'inrrcnce Wilcox (24), widow (their daughter), of Herbert Road, Small Heath5, were charged with eon- spiring together and obtaining by false pretences eleven ...

... Iin tili Probate Division of the ?? Court oi Justice, yesterday, tile ftligt lion. teo President and a special jury liad before theM thle local suit of Runt. P. ]lisnt, selich besd reference to thea teats- snentaryu dispositiest of thie late Mr. Georga lunt, stationer, of tbed intshiglhs. The pisintlilt produced tie alleged lest will of the deceasesi, which bears (late the 7th of July, 1870), ...

... ANNUAL LIdENSING SESSI0) S. A.STON. yesterday' the annual ?? sessions for the granting Waill rnewal of liecensed viotuallers9' and beer-hones keepers' -licenses in) the parelsh of Aston wvise held at the Police Court, Victoria Roaid. Thle magi.4trates present were rtl Rev- W'd. IC. l1. Bedlforsd (cbai rinisi, Messrs. J. Mob- -1teran, Q.C., J. D. Goodnman, T. Ryland, ?? Avery', J.. ii. Sitoneo, ...

... [REUTEPn'S TrEaoI.a.L]AM Th Ameiican Chsrg6 i,~~TWASHINGTON, August 197 e The American Chasrgc ?? nt Constantinoula hns been instructed by his Government to impress upon the . Porte the necessity of taking protmpzt and energetic steps to punish the nmurderers of tile American missionary,. Mr. Parsons.. The Board of Foreign aiiesions has Isnitlhe case before Mr. Fvarts, ure ng energetic action ...