... BIRKNGHAM POLICE COURT. I YnSTEmvrD.-Bcfors ifessrs. Coesoec (Slip.), Bunco, Timmins, and Tadngye. ConsnrADICToRY Evmcr.&--Steven Powers (23), caster, Court, Lower Tower Street, and Arthur Mansel! (24), caster, Russell Street, were charged with stealing half a carcase of mutton from the slaughter-house of John Ashford, butcher, Summer Lane.-The theft was com- irtted on the night of the 23rd ...

... THE STATE OF MELAND. CRIME IN KERRY. Baron Dowse opened Kerry Assizes yesterday. He said three years had elapsed since he had addressed the grand jury, when be made sonme remarks which a certain distinguished statesman said were figures with- out significance. Well, continued Baron Dowse, ,I don't know what is the meaning of no significance to lau, but if he meant he could see no ...

... T11 RAILWAY COMMISSION. The Railway Commission Court, consisting of ?? ts Justice Wills, Sir Frederick Peel, and Mr. W.tP.Price, is resumed yesterday at the Roval Courts of Justice, the , bearing of the case of the Pelsall Coal and Iron Com- ie pany v. the London and North-Western Railway Com- r- panv.-Mr. Littler, QO., and Mr. Percy Gye were 10counsel for the applicants, while Mr. R. S. ...

... THE SUICIDE OF A MIYISTERS WIFE. Yesterday Dr. Wynter, coroner, held an inq ueq. at No. 6, Dale Street, Leamington, on the body of Eliza- I beth, the wife of the Rev. Samuel Turner WiTiiarm pastor of the Baptist Chapel, WarNick Strept-Mr Williams said his vife was forty-eightt years of age. On Saturday week he had an intimation chat she was sufer- ing from depression of spirits. At tea on that ...

... THE QUEEN AND FRAULEIN WIEDEMANNT. The PaU Mail Gazette announces that there is now. every prospect that the case ?? Fra~ulein W~iedemrna brought against Robert Horace W~alpole will be brought again before the Lawv Courts, and that this time it will be tried out to the end. The necessary affidavits as to the birth of the child are now being sworn in GermanY, and will be brought before the ...

... 3IR. HARRLNGTON, Lip. ja ?? Exchequer Court yesterday gave judgment on an application for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of Mr. Edward Harringito,' MY.. now Tnder- going imprisonmcnt. Their lordships granted a condi- tional order on a point of law. APPLICATION TO QU7ASH A VERDICT. Yesterday the Irish Conrt of Queen's Bench was occupied wvith an application to quash a verdict of wilful ...

... INQUSTS IN BOMIGYHAM. I BOXING SCHOOL CHILDREN'S EARS. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hawk-es (coroner) held an inquest at his court, Moor Street, touching the death of Ada Wisman (10), whose parents live at 169, Brearley Street.-Deceased had attended St. George's Schools, Great Russell Street, and a scholar named Perrius stated that about a month ago she was in the class with the deceased, which was ...

... SOITBIULL POLICE COURT. SATURDAY.-Before Messrs. Chattock; Beard, and Kfimebea ALLeGED BieeACe OF T'E BUILDING Byn-LAwa.-Reuben Shipway, of King's Road, Hay Mills, was summoned, at the instance of the Solihull Rural Sanitarv Authority, for having committed a breach of the 49th bye-law of the Adthority, by failing to give notice of his 'intended occupation of newly-erected property.-Mr. Smythe, ...

... 3=, ADULTERATION CASE. At the Birmingharn Police Court, yesterday-before Mr. NV. M. Ellis, Sir James Sawyer, and Mr. Brame -Samuel Tuckett, farmer, of Barton, near Church Stretton, appeared to answer two summonses charging him with selling milk to which 221/2 per cent. of water had been added and 10 per cent. of cream abstracted, respectively. Mr. Barham (from the Town Clerk's office) appeared ...

... I ACTION AGAINST A COMPANY PROMOI l In the Chancery Division, on Wednesday-before Mr. Justke Kekewich-the case of Glasier v. Rolls came on for hearing. It was one of very considerable interest, particularly having regard to the modem development of joint-stock enterprise. The plaintiff r l claimed damages against the defendant, Mr. George T 7 Rolls, en the ground of misrepresentation contained ...

... I TEE CAGPES AGALST PAXTOIaTPOERiI Evidence was taken at the Birmingham Police Coart vesterday-before Mr. T. ML Colmore (stipendiarv inagistrate)-on three other charges preferred against Paxton Porter, late secretary of the Birmingham and Mlidland Institute, who is already committed for trial at the assizes on sevcral counts. The prisoner, who entered the dock vith an appearance of alacrity, ...

... THTE PERRY BARR ROMANCE. In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday-before Mr. Justice Denman and Mr. Justice Stephen, sitting as a Divisional Court-the case of Higgins v. Alice Woodhall came on for hearing. Mr. Chester Jones said this was an appeal from a cecision of Mr. Justice Mathew, at Chambers, refusing to order a commission to examine witnesses in New York. The present action was an ...