... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... ! DIYERSION S OF T'RE RO UIGEIS AT ASTON. At the Aston Police Coort, yestetda,-before Messrs. Collins, Stringer, Cooper, and Dr. Cridtns-George Growcock. striker, back 103, Cronsa ell Street, Binning- ham, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Thimble Mill Lane en Ttlondav night, and also With assaulting Thomas Longford, moulder, 12, Sutherlane Street Astocn at the same time. LEu ...

... THE PARNELL COMMISS>ION. f * J*OPENING OF T EI ENQUltY. Although the stuffy little Divorce Courtusually occu- pied by Sir James Hannen, and now given up to the Par- Inellite Commission, was not to begin business weithl the preliminary stage of the Parnell Enquiry until eleven o'clock, it was crowded yesterday morning, mostly With journalists, long before that hour arrived. The jour- nalists ...

... II TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. B3FOliE MR. CLARKE A5PI'NA1t, CORONER o3 r 1 rv«ap~oot. A SAD Cast-On the body of Alice Carson, 67 years of are, who lived in a room at 43, Harding' stret lt seemed that her son, a labourer, who is about 28 years of are, lived in the same room. and esch of them slept at pighbt on separate nattresses. The woman bad been in receipt of a shilling a week] from the parish ...

... . THE STRANGEWAYS JAIL MURD)E - EXECUTION OF JACKSON. The last scene in the histoty of a sensational crime took place within the precincts of Strange- ways Jail, Manchester, yesterday morning, when John Jackson, alias Firth, aliias Harrison, met his doom for the murder of Assistant-warder Webb on the afternoon of the 22nd of May, in tlie prison where thn execution took place. Sentence of death ...

... THE, BRUTAL WIFE MURDER A l THE GARSTON. COMMITTAL OF THE AC; SED. James Neill, a labourer, living at 38, * .j street, Garston, was brought up on remard a- ,e County Magistrates' Court. yesterday, hnfcr_ Mr. John Bingham, charged with the wilful mrnaes.f his wife, Ellen, 44 years of age, who dial I Saturday, the 1st inst., from the effect of ujz;; alleged to have been insict'd by h Onl the ...

... A PECULIAR ACTION AGAINST A LANDLORD. At the Birkenbead County Court yesterday. j ?? Wynne Ffonlkes and a jury, Mr. Henry Blakr.4 msnufacturiag stationer, i-seding at No. 4, Woodlands-srove, Rock Ferry. sued Mr William Joseph Bird, solicitor, Dacre- bill, Mr. Samuel Coodey 10 Rook-bank. EBiher Tmnumere, and Mr. Willam nglefleldt Old Chester-road, for damages set down at £38 10s. Mr. Taylor, ...