... - [Reuter's Tdegrams.] WOoDSrOcK, September 20.-The assizes adjourned this morning until Monday next, when the Birchall case will come on first for hearing. It is expected that some trouble will be experienced in selecting a jury. The counsel for the Crown, Mr. B. B. Osler, has been occupied during the past two days in hear- in privately the Crown witnesses. Mr.. G. T. Blackstock, the counsel ...

... THE SUMMING UP. v3RDICT AND SENTENCE OF DEATH. At the Central Criminal Court, London, yesterday morning-before M3r. Justice Dennman-Mary Eleanor seeer, alias Pearcy, was again put on her trial on the orge of mnurdering Mrs. flogg and her child, on the ,toh o: Ccober. It being Auticipated that the verdict| . ru,!e 4y vwould be given yesterday, the court and its cachs were more crowded than ever ...

... TnQQUESTS IN BIRMINGHAM. Mfr. Hawlkes (coroner) held an inquest at Moor Street, yesterday, upon the body of John Court (47), 1, back of 32, Beach Street. Albert Court said that the deceased was his father, and was a saddler by trade. During the past few weeks he had been very ill, and on Friday nmorning complained of pains in his head, but had rnthing but a basin of beef-tea. On Sunday evening ...

... BIRMINBGHAM POLICE COURT. YEsRrDAT.-Befre MCessrs. Cc. ore (SfipJ.,Timnmins, M: nits, BLate, Mfiddlere, Cad Hart. STABBING CASESl.-Maurice Roberts, alias Mason (18), giassmaker, 6 Court, Lower Essex Street, was charged with being drank and stabbing a man named Hurst, bedstead-maker, 19 Court, Sherlock Strcet. The parties are said to have been the worse for drink, and hasty words led to a ...

... At the Staffordshire adjourned Quarter Sessions, yesterday, at Stafford-before Messrs. T. F. Twemlow 1 (chairman), F. James, and H. T. Davenport , M.P.-the Y, flamstead Colliery Company (Limited) appealed against ti the assessment of their colliery by the Assessment Corn- v; mittee of the W~est Bromwicio Union. Mr. Jelf, Q.O. sr Mr. Hugo Young, and Mr. C. I. Fisher (instructed by 01 Mr. J. ...

... PARENTAL NEGLECT. On Saturday afternoon the Borough Coroner (Mir. Hawk-es) held several inquests at his court., Moor Street. In regard to the somewhat sudden death, on the Uth inst., of John Albert Morris, the infant son of parents living at 13 Court, 8 house, Lancaster Street, a verdict of Death from natural causes was ?? next case enquired into concerned the death of Annie Thompson (9), ...

... AtLE(4ED CONFESSION BY THE PRISONERS The inquest on the body of Elizabeth Ann Holt, who was murdered at Belmont, near Bolton, on the 17th inst., was resumed at Bolton on Saturday morning, before Mr. Butdher, district coronet.. Mr. Hall attended on behalf of the Treasury.-Mr. Smith ptoduded an Ordnlanse Survey map of the district.-Mrs. Coi er said she saW the deceased going in the direction of ...

... CHARGES AGUAINST WORKH11OUSE OFFICIALS. - An old =can named George Baldwin applied to the Birmlingham nagistrates, at the Public Office, Moor Street, yesterday morning, for help. He explained that be had lived for twenty-seven years in Birmingham, and nlt a short time ago had never troubled tho parish. I!lncs.i, however, forced him to get medical aid at the 'Workhouse Inflrmary. A week or two ...

... DEA.TH FROM STARVATION AT CHELTENH-.01. SAD REVELATIONS. Mr. E. NV. Coren. coroner, opened the inquest at the Beaufort Arms Hotel, Cheltenham, yesterday, on the body of Ann Jones, who died under mysterious cir- clumstances on Tuesday night. The evidence went to show that the deceased and her sister, two elderly maiden women, lived alone at 6, Raymond Terrace, London Road, the house being their ...

... FATAL STONE-THIOWETNG AT BILSTON. An adjourned inquest was held yesterday at the Globe Inn, Bilston-before Mar. W. H. Phillips (coroner) -touching the death of John Walton (16).-In the course of further evidence, Ellen Elizabeth Morgan stated that she had been with Lloyd (the young man who was alleged to have caused Walton's death) on the even- ing of the 9th inst. to fetch coal, and when ...

... THE AFRAY AT DUTLEY. I COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAiG UGTER Yesterday, at the Dudley Police Corbefore the Mayor (Mr. H. +X. Walker), Alderman Walker, Mr. J. L tiley, and Mr. Greenway-Thomas Maloney (18), labourer; William Carpenter (21), labourer; Alfred Bowers (18), labourer; Joseph Williams (18), polisher, all of Birmingham Street; and Charles Moore (17), groom, Constitution Hill, were charged with ...

... A LONDO?N M.P. SHOT BY A WOMINLANi'. * EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR At the Richmond Police Court, yesterday mor'ing, Elizabeth Vincent, single, of 48, Seymour Sre'r, Edgware Read, was charged on a warrantv with aweniinp- ing to murder Major Leaacs, MI.P.. by shooting at i-.n MNr. St. John Wontrer appeared for the prosecu .r Prisoner, a smartly-dressed young woman of preposnsi- jog appearance, upon ...