... THE STRANGE DEATH OF A BARRISTER'S Nen. Dr. George Datford Thomas resumed the enquiry at the Marylebone Coroner's Court, yesterday afternoon, into the circumstances attending the death of Grace Edith Hall, aged twenty-nine years, the wife of Mr. Edward Marshall Hall, a barristerwhose death took place at Duke Street, Manchester Square, on the 30th ult. Dr. Albert Lasrmnann, ?? de Terms, ...

... H-kNLEY QUARTER SESSIONS. The general quarter sessions of the peace for the borough w e~re held at Hank.1ey yesterday, before Mr. j. Beavis Brindley (recorder), ?? was accompanied on the Bench by Messrs. 3. If untbacJ (mayor), H. Palmer (es-mayor), J. Emery, nrA J. W~arner. borough mag~is- ?? Recorde r, in charging the Grand Jury (of whom Mr. W.. Jones, manufacturer, was the foreman), said ...

... At Marylebone Police Court yesterday, Joseph Rowley, giving his age as sixty-eight, but looking much younger, a weal-known face at this court, was charged with hegging in Pitzjohn Avenue, at Hampstead. The prisoner is a crossing ?? to the evidence of Detective-sergeant Brown and Mr. Eliston, the prisoner was in Fitzjohn Avenue about noon yesterday, standing on the pavement hegging of ladies ...

... BIMINGHTM_ COUNTY COURT. YESTEMOAT.-Before His HWaour J.udge C7WMers.- c APPROvAT OF A COMPOSITION.-ff re NV. R. Jones, of t the Birmingham Workhouse, medical disperser. Appli-e cation to approve composition. Mr. John Price appeared 1 for the ?? Official Receiver reported that the c composition offered was 5s. in the pound, and in his opinion that was a fair and reasonable offer. It was to be ...

... IMPORTANT JlUIGMENT REG ARDING AEPRENTICES. Yesterday the Conrt of Appeal, consisting of the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Lindley and A. L. Smith, had before them the case of Corn v. Matthews, which was the appeal of the plaintiffs, who are pottery manufacturers at Longport, Staffordshire. They had as an apprentice to the pottery printing a minor named Herbert Matthews, of Stoke-upon ...

... EXECUTION OF YiACRE. The execution of Andrew George MacRae, for the murder of Annie Pritchard, took place yesterday morn- ing at Northampton Gaol, Billington being the execu- tioner. After it w3a known that the appeal to the Home Secretary on behalf of the convict had not bad the result' of obtaining a respite, Mrs. MacRae, the wife, and Mr. George Redgrave, the uncle, had interviews with the ...

... I WLV AcPTON QUARM - SESSIONS. The quarter sessions for the borough of Wolverlbamp- ton wer held yesteday, before Mr. F. A. Bosanquet, QC. (the recrder3. The calendar contained the names of fourteen ?? Taylor and Alfred South- wick. two boys, pleaded guilty to stealing three fowls, the jwoperty of Alfred Hi1 and two fowle, the property of' the prisoner Taylor's mother, They- were' each ...

... BIRMINHGHAM POLICE COURT. YESThRDAY.-Before Messrs. Comore (Stip.), Harding, Parkes, Payton, and PovweU. A CASE FOR TffH Smssloms.-Edward Green (56), fitter, Great Russell Street, was committed to the sessions on a charge of stealing a mailcart belonging to John Walker, Wheeler Street. A COUrAGEoUS SERVANT GiaI;.-Alfred Millett, joiner, of Staniforth Street, was charged with stealing a coat ...

... , A sensational will case will shortly come before the Russian Courts (says the Standzrd St. Petersburg correspondent), which is already attracting a great deal of attention, owing to the high rank and connection of the principal accused. This is the Count Salagup, rapre- sentative of one of the oldest true aristocratic families in the empire. His father, the latecount, was distinguished as a ...

... Sir F. Jenne resumed the hearing of MrA McKerrow's petition for a divorce from her husband, in the Divorce Court, ?? was called on behalf of Miss Sheoherd, the case against all the other interveners having been dismissed. Sarah Ann Barrow, of 9, Waterloo Street, Brighton, said she let apartments. Miss Shepherd came and enquired for rooms in October, 18,1s for a gentle- man. The rooms were ...

... I BIR3JIGH-AM POICE COURT. SATURDAY.-BeI-Cfo lfess. J. D, Goodman, G. B. Lloyd, M aion, and Falws. CAxsusNWSs.-John Brookes (27), cabinet-maker, Mill Lane, was charged with stealing a puaeo containing s Sd. belonging to Mrs. Taylor, of 98, Stanhope Street. n :Friday afternoon prosecutrix ws in Spice Street, and she placed her pane8 on a parcl whicb was in her umbrla. The prisoner, in passing, ...

... I DAMAGES £200. Yesterday morning, Mr. R. 0. Heath (Under Sherit for Warwickshire) and a jury sat at the Victoria Courts, Birmingham, for the purpose of assessing damages in an action brought by 5etta Hanman, spinster, Kidder- miniter, againsb George Day Turton, carpet dye', also of Kidderminster, for breach of promise of marriage. £:1,0OO. damages were claimed. Mr. Hugo Young and Mr. JO. Lea ...