... 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 ...

... INQUESTS IN BTRMINGHAM. Mr. Rawkes (coroner) beld at inquest. yesterday, at his Court, Moor tdtreet, on the body of the illegitliate male child of Hannah Mack. - George Jordan, carpenter, .32, Ctamden Street, said that he had been living with tbe mother of the deceased for about eighteen months. Mrs. Iqaelk was a widow, and witness know that She had had about sixteen or seventeen ?? Coroncr: ...

... YESTZrrOAY.-Beeore Afessrs. Hill, Smeallwood, Ryland, Jolaissoni, Yaies, andt Dr. )Vade. A SITAm TiAvutrLLrt.-Willirnl Perrin, gun-barrel filer, 225, P'ark Lane, Aston, was summoned for falsely representing himself to be a bona ide traveller, and thereby obtaining a glass of beer from Matthew Pliokin, of the Witton Hotel, )Vitton, on Sunday, the 2nd inst. Defendant was finotl 59. and ?? a like ...

... BIRMINGHAMT POLICE COURr. YEsrErnAY.-Bejorc Mr. Hill (Depudy Stipendiear), MassrS. Timmrninss, Iiiddlentore, Hart, and. 3fams. A.LAwn, Esousz.-Georgo Skett (23), porter, was charged with stealing five purses from the National Pro- vincial Supply Association, High Street, by whom lie was ?? the prisoner's coat was hanging upon the promises on Saturday morning the manager of the association ...

... THE EMISSION OF STEAM FRO}I I I - . TRAMWAY ENGINES. At the ~est Brosmwich Police Court on Saturday after. noon--before Major Williamns'and Mir. W. AL IWardon.. Henry Boden (23). Holyhead 1oad, Handworth ; PhiliD Clare (21), ICing's Hill, Wednesbur; and Joseph Lowe (30) Park Brook, near Walsall, all engine drivers on the Sooth Staffordshire Trmmway? wore summoned for emitting steanm from their ...

... IBIRMINGHAM IPOLICE COOURT. YESTEUDAY.-Bcfore Mcss-rs. Kynnerstenp (Sayp,), H. H lVoyd, F. 1K. Lowe, TVkzit4, and Byland. DiSTRIBUTINGS OFFENSIVEB BfLS - Jessa Key, Hill Street, was summoned for causing to be delivered certain bills of an offensive and indecent character. -Alr. Sharpe appeared for the defendant, and said that lie understood a similar case was heard before the mnagistrates on ...

... t. t 0 WOROESTERSRRE -ASSIZES; - *. ;Thi7Sp~riog Aasiz'eo ?? Hreford. shire aommcnoed yesterday, aththe 8bire Hall, Worcedtsr .before Baron lHuddleston, wbenatbh following'bemprite`& the Grand Jury for the eounty:-Hon.' 0 H. Allkopp, ?? (foreman), lesumr. G. W. IHastings, 11.,R, V. Mil- ward, H. Bramwell, -R. -Berkeley, -R. Woodigard., If. .Holyoake, F, Ames, Captain Douglas Galton, Colonel ...

... |BIUIIINGHA ASSIZES. YESTSUDAY. - I ' ' ' : ' 9CROWN COURT. -Beore Baron Huddlestan, AN RAIWTE0Tl AND ?? v. Berrnl.-t -Mr 1 Hugo, Young (instructed by Messrs. Rowlands and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff, MWlr,'VV. Lake Dennis, an t architeot, of Cr poration Street; and Mr. Alfred Young n 'instructed by Messrs. Hortori and Redfern) for the de- I fThdsints, Messrs. G. 1errill and Son, ...

... BANKRUPTCY _PiOCEEDINGS. Re, Elizabethl Oakley Hurkeac.-At the Dudley County Court, yesterday, this debtor, who traded in her maiden name as Jeavons, at Lower Gornal, filed her petition in bankruptcy. She is described as a grocer. Mr. WYord is the solicitor. Ie Thomas Bobinson, ?? adjourned public examination of this bankrupt was proceeded with yester- day, at the Stafford County Court, before ...

... At the Stourbridge Police Court yesterday-before Colonel Fletcher, Sir Henry Lambert, and Ir, 11. L, Freer-Ammon Platt, assistant inspector of factoriesawas hbarged with indeeently assaulting Betsy Johnson, wvife of a shopkeeper, at the Lye, ore the 26th nilt. The case it will ho remembered was before the Beneh on the previous Friday, and its withdrawal was then asked for, but the Bench rmled ...

... At the Clerleenwell Countv Court, yesterday-before his n Honour Judge Eddis-Mr. P. LI. Sharp (of the firm of n Sharp and Persons, accountants, Birmingham) sued r Mlessrs. Read and Co., accountants, of Aldermanbury, London, for tho sum of £167. 1ls., money collected on their account and not paid over. Defendants filed a set- RI off of £164 6s. 3d., and paid £E3. into court in satisfaction . of ...

... WAiweVICK AND BTRUrINGnAso CANAL COMPANY W. BurlltANr.-In the Chancery Division, yesterday, before I;r. Justice Kay, the further hearing of an adjourned summons in the above matter was resumed.-l1r. Horton Smith, Q.C., on behalf of the plaintiffs, continued his opening, and remarked that the dlefendants admitted that they joined the Birmingham ?? and Tame district for 'the purpose of' getting ...