... . ABRUPT TERMINATION. On Saturday, at the Solihull Police Court-Messrs. Chattoek, Aiston, Beard,and Dr. Kimbell sitting as magis- trates-the decision was given in the case of Stanbury i. Stanbury-Eardley. The complainant, Mr. A. H. Stanbury, of Springfield House, Yardley, some time ago issued a summons against his son, Mr. Stanhury-Eardley, law student, for trespass and noisy and dis- orderly ...

... ALLEGED CHLID MURDER NEAR STOKIEON.TRENT. At the County rutty Sessions at Buyslem, yesterday, | Mary Ann Smith (22), domestic servant, lately rpsiding in Bridge Street, Great urenton, Was ehargedl on remanid with the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, at Trent Vale, near Stokc-on-Trent, an the 25th ?? Ann Rans- oliffe, an inmate of the Spittals Workhouse, Stoke on- Trent, stated that she ...

... - THE ST.ABURY-EARDLEY CASE. THE DEFENDANT BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. At the Solihull Police Court. on Saturday, Lir. Ernest J. Stanbury-Eardley was once more brought before the magistrates to answer charges arising out of a disturbance at the residence of his father, Bir. Horatio Stanbury, Sprinefield. Hall Green. A summons was obtained against the defendant by his father for wilful damage ...

... JUDGE CHALMERS ON TIRE COUNTY COURT SYSUTE. In the current number of the Law Quarterly Review there is an article on this subject, by the Judge of the Bir- mingham County Court, Mr. Obalmers points out that the jurisdiction of County Courts, originally limited to certain common-law actions where the debt did not exceed 220., has since been enormously increased, The functions of the County ...

... I At Manley. yestetday John Mlelia, Peter Garratty. John Connolly, Tsotras Rowlands, Luke Holland, Michael Melia, and Thomrns Jennings, puddlers, and James Finlan, labourer, were charged with having unlawfully wounded Police-constable Turner; and also with having violently assaulted several ?? hearing of the case occupied the whole of the day; but the facts maybe brietly stated as follow : ...

... I O These Assizes were brought to a conclusion yesterday. ScRIOUS SORARSG An.AIdNST A SURtEON. -Joseph Guest Boughton, a surgeon, of Chelteuham, surrendered on a charge of indecently assaulting Emily Woodman, a married woman, on October 21. Mr. Sim prosecuted, and Mr. James defended.-Mrs. '\oodman said her husband being ill she went to the prisoner to come and see him. Prisoner formerly lodged ...

... THE ALLEGED FRAUDS ON BIRMINGHAM I JEWELLERS. At the Birmingham Polioe Couirt, on Saturday-before Messrs .TaJlray, Johnson, and Lloyd-an application was made by Mr. Stubbins (instructed by Mr. Bnrber, Denman Chambers, Temple Street) with regard to George Berklanmd John Charles Collins, the men recently taken into custody in Belfast on a charge of committing a fratud in that case, and also ...

... THE ORIM'VINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL. A FRANK WARNING. Under tine Iendaing A Frank Warning, theo pfl Mfall Ccrzellc ot Saturday prints the following aidirc.ss to its readers:- The Criminal Law Amendmnent 13ill will, it is said, be abandoned, owing to the late period of the session, end the diflienlty of finding tine to carry it through thC toommons. That neasarure deals with a subject the ...

... A BII3.3MNGRABI WHOOLAST' ElFINEDI I FOR ASSAULTING A PUPIL, At the Birmingham Polico Court, yesterday morning, before Messrs. Sturgo and A, Chamberlain, Gleorgo Iolmes, head mnaster of St. Barnabas's Church Schools, was sum-r monad for ?? Richard Baker, a boy, aged 12, attending school as a ?? boy said that on Thursday afternsoon last the defendant struck him on the hand and arn,maksng ...

... BRIDGNOW'.!1. A SOLDIEMi CtrARo WIns 'Ittiteit-At thoe County Petty Sessions, on Saturday, Charles lill, a private iin the Shropshiro Militia, was charged with stoaling a Nwatch guard and seal, the property of G. Bennett, of the Uplandds, near this town, on the 10th September.-Tho prisoner ba1 beesn engaged as a labourer at the Uplands Farm, and took the proporty from a box in the prosecutor's ...

... DAMAGES FORi BREACH OF PROMISE. On Satardsay, ab tho Manchester Assizeas-before Dir. Justice Grantham end a common jury- Margaret Ackersley, a lady's maid, who has been in service at Eln. Hall, Accrington, broeglit an action against Christopher '1'homas Ilargreaveir, of Accrington, for breach of promnise to mnrry her. The plaintiff was represented by Mr. Shee, and lie stated that the defendant ...

... | I 1,. ALLEGED LIBEL ON MIR. G. HOWELL, Ml.P. Patrick Kenny, secretary of Amalgamated Labourers' Union, Was on Tuesday summoneil befose Mr. Slade, at the Seuthiwark Police Court, for writing, publishing, and oir- eulating a malicious and defamatory libel on Mr. George 11owell, IW.P. for N.L.Bethual Green.-Mr. ]3cley, in onctihlg the case for the prosecution, said that the charge nainst the ...