... WAY OF i ,8KN0!NQ .OHRiSTMAS, 1'1ham police-court on Saturday, ..••dressed man, named Alfred bed 25, was committed to the e Quarter Sessions on a cse-stealing. The evidence e,d that the prison'sr was in Ciielteu- on Ohristmas ave, and started out into the at two on Christmas morning. He went Itthe village of Staverton, three miles away, and (bout 5 a.m., while the cows were being milked, ...

... Yesterday, at the Westminster county court, before Judge Bayley, the case of Hobson v. McGregor came on for hearing. This was an application on the part of the defendant, Sir William McGregor, Bart. to set aside a com- mitment order made against him on the 20th of December last for not having complied with an order of the court.—The defendant was called, and, in answer to his Honour, said he ...

... A FEMALE WHOLESALE IMPOSTOR. At Marlborough-street police-court, London* yesterday, Mary Ann Evans, 55. described as a charwoman, having no home, was charged on remand with obtaining by means of false pretencss 63 from Mrs Amy Lomae, the wife of a ductor residing at 5, Pall Mall. On the 7th of last July the prisoner called upon Mrs Lomas, asking for a situation for her daughter, and referring ...

... ATTEMPTED REVOLT IN BULGARIA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] I SOPHIA, Friday.-A band of brigands recently made its appearance in the vicinity of Bourgas. The party, which consisted of 60 Montenegrins, under the command of a Russian, Captain Nabokoff, who took a prominent part in the plot against Prince Alexander and the Bourgas revolt, landed at a small village named Keupruhe, on the frontier. Captain ...

... CARDIFF YOUTHS IN TROUBLE AT PORTH. At Llantrissant police-court on Friday-before Mr J. Ignatius Williams (utipeudiary) and Mr E. John—two youths named Frederick and ObarlM Juliff, of Cardiff, were charged with stealing overcoats,&c., belonging to Mr D. Evans, draper, Porth, and others. The alleged offence was com- mitted by shoplifting. On the application of Mr Inspector Jones, the case was ...

... SUICIDAL YOUNG WOMEN. I At the 0ames police-court, London, to-day, Rose Smith, 23 years of age, was charged with attempting to drown herself, A gateman at the South-west India Dock, said she tried to rush Hito the water three or four times, and she expressed the determination to take her life, *v'n £ quarrelled with her paramour.—S^lina Huern (20) was also charged with attempting to drown ...

... THE MARYLEBONE MYSTERY.1 This morning it was asserted .t. the eabmnn who is stated to have, on F ...

... TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. Lloyds' Casualty Telegrams. The B.itish steamer 101 nthe, from Libau fol' Leith, w.th grain, has arrived at Copenhagen with ber sliglulv II masra ■. he Huntress, from Canljff for Rio Janeiro, lias been towed into Falmouth lenity, and with lier rudder bead v.one. The Moatner Loch Marie, which grounded on Maplin Sml. floured yesterday afternoon, and arrived as (ir!1ve-elld ...

... CAPTURE OF A CONVICT AT NEWPORT. At Newport borough police-court, to-day, an elderly man named William Inns was charged, on a warrant from the Neath police, with stealing a gold chain, spade guinea, pilot cloth coat, and pair of trousers, belonging to persons resident at Neath. 1 Detective-Inspector Jones went to 3, Gainey's- court, Newport, on Saturday, and law prisoner. As soon as the man ...

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... THE DRESS IMPROVER DISPU FE. The Lord Chief Justice and Lords Justices Cotton and B wen gave judgment to-day upon the appeal of the American Braided Wire Com- pany from Mr Justice ivekewich's judgment refusing to restrain Messrs W. S. Thompson and Co. from manufacturing ladies' dress improve!s of braided wire in tubular sections. Plaintiffs were owners of a patent taken out in 1885, which the ...

... LOCAL LAW CASES. Bedwellty School Board y. the Powell Duffryn Company In the Chancery Division of the High Court ol Justice on Wedne-day—before Mr Justioe Ctitty-Mr Romer, Q. (i., mentioned a motion in the above matter. He said that be was ip possession of an interim order that day, and it bad been arranged that. the motion should stand over until Friday week, the interim order being continued ...