... ENGAGING A HOUSEXEEPER. At the Birmingham Police Court, yesterday-before Messrs. Bartleet and J. 0. Lord-a summons against James Ovens, of 37, Bread Street; Putney Road, Birch- field; Gravelly Hill, Erdington ; and Moseley, for illegally detaining a testimonial and photograph belonging to MiRs Marion German, of Eve-ton, was dealt with. Mr. Ben- bow Hebbert appeared for the complainant, and Mr. ...

... At the Birmingham Police Court yesterday morning, George William White (21), of I Court 1 house, Grove Street, Coventry, was charged with stabbing Thomas Talbhu in St. Andrew's L`oad on Tuesday evening. The 'facts of the case and of the prisoner's arrest have already ' been reported in the Daily Pest. Detectire-inlspecicr Drinkwater applied that the prisoner should be remanded for a week, ...

... BIRMuDINGHAM COUNTY COURT. YaSTEMDAt.-Before his Honour Judge Chalmers. CLAIM FOE COMMISSION.-AlfredMordaunt, auctioneer, Temple Row, Birmingham, sued Mary Claridge, 52, Wood. bine Place, Oldbuty Road, Smethwick, for £14. 12s. 6d, being commission doe to plaintiff on the sale of the Acorn Inn, Friston Street, Ladywood. Mr. Stubbins, barrister, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bickley for ...

... THE MURDER NEAR KIDDER-1 I MINSTER. * INQUEST A-ND VERmICT. Mr. Edwin Docker (district coroner) held an inquest yesterday evening, at the Queen's Head, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, upon a body supposed to be that of James Wyro, aged about Eve years.-Prior to the inquest Thomas 'WVyre, the prisoner accused of the murder of the Leceased, was brought up at the County Police Court, Kidderminster ...

... BETTING PROSECUTIONS AT SUTTON COLDFEJZT,. At the Sutton Coi:cdfeld Petty Sessions, yesterday- before Messrs. Dancalf, Crookord, and Glover-Isaac Harris, 17, Florence Street, Birmingham; Jacob Poycer, Cygnet Place, Florence Street, Birmingham; and Samuel Stokes, 65, Bloomsbury Street, Birmiagham, betting-men, were summoned for illegal betting at Four Oaks races, on the 6th inst. Mr. Benbow ...

... IAN EX-MAYOR'S BETTING TR4NSACTIONSI I At the Kidderminster Town Hall, yesterday-before a Air. Registrar Talboti-Leonard Arthur Gabb, Bnrish wine s manufacturer, Bewdley, and till recently mayor of that lborough, came up for his public examination. The gross -liabilities were £5,811. 2s. 9d., and the debtor's statement showed a surplus of £79. 11s. Id., but in the Official River's report there ...

... THE SEIZURE OF TINNED SALMON AT KIDDERIMINSTER. At the Iidderminster Borough Polies Court, yesterday -before Messrs. 31. Tomrinson (the Mayor), T. Tempest Padford, S. Stretton, AV. C:. Green, and J. J. Harvey- Messrs. John Taylor and Co., provision dealers, Kidder- minster, were charged with exposing for sale a quantity of tinned salmon unfit for human food. Mr. t H Amphlstt (instructed by the ...

... TETHE SINGUJLAR CHARGE AGAINST A I -. ABOONET. In the Queen's Bench Division, on Saturday, the case of Holmes A. Gooch, partly heard on Friday, was resumed.- The plaintiff was executor of the late Sir Francis Gooch who died in 1881, leaving a quantity of personal property to lrs. Shippey, who it was said was intimate lith the late baronet and nursed him in his last illness. The de- fendant was ...

... In the Queen's Bench Division, on Saturday, lift. Justice ;ianisty and Air. Justice Stephen delivered jude- rment in the case of SBlley and others against Barber and others, which was a special case stated in an action in which the six plaintiffs, all of whom reside in Birmingham, sued Mrs. Jane Watson Barber. of Charnwood Vilias, Bel- grave Bload, Leicester, to recover sir one-seventh ...

... Last evening, Mr. J. Ansell (deputy coroner for Central Warwickshire) held an inquest at the Yewi Tree Inn, ,itron, on the body of Eliza Lee (38), sife of Thomas Lee, nailcutter, of 3S, Denmark Street, Aston. whose body was found in thu Tame Valley Canal on Tuesday evening last.-In opening the proceedings, the Coroner explained that the deceased ocs Tuesday last appeared as the prosecttrnx in ...

... YESTRDAY.-Before Mer. A. Hill and Major Ash. Tonr Jcry LTn's.-The magistrates heard objections to the new jnry lists for the parishes of Birmingham, Eigdbaston, and Aston. There was only one objection, that of Mr. John Smith, of 16, Wyndham load, Edgbas- ton, whose name having been eliminated in consequence of old age, the lists were signed. VIOLENT AsSAULTS ON POLIMcEqso.-Fdward Keggan and ...

... BTT',IINGIIA-lf COUNTY COURUT. YI r StrDAky.-Jkctfet His Hasouie .Jertz C0-huider.s. I DIaE T C6N'1 AO'I' en E Vtlsl;Ncrx-Sale e Bowers, 13, nrDrr Dean Sitreet. hardware dealer. s:ced iEdward itadier, of 2J, Nasvigation Street, br-sofolllder, t o recovr £7.. the piee of a harse and trap. Mr. iicicley oplteared for t!,c Iaicintitf irni ,r. Colbeck for 'he dofendnt.-Piaintbii's casev vs that in ...