... BIRMITNGHAM POLICE COURT. YsszanmAr.-Beore Mesrs. Colmore (Stip4, P. I,. Gocfsan. A. Chtmberlain, Lrcy, WVhite, and Braim. STaE Ausnwr; sss: AN UNWLtrSnG Wrrresss.- Thomas Everall, Wheeler Streets and Albert Chaplin. Brass Street, were charged with violently assaulting George Onions, in Hospital Street, on January 16. The case was partly heard on Monday.-George Lane, pearl- button maker, who ...

... Yesterday, Mr. Flint (coroner) resumed his enquiry at the Town Hall, Longton, as to the explosion at Messrs. Hawley and Bridgwood's Mossfield Colliery, at Adderley Green, near Longton, on the 16th October, which resulted in the loss of sixty-four lives. Mr. H. Thomas, of Sheffield, again appeared for the Home Office, and the various parties interested were repre- sented as already reported, ...

... I . THE O'SHEk DrVORCE CASE. I MOTIONS FOR CONTEM OF COURT. In the Divorce Court vesterday, before Mr. Justice Butt, the motions to commit the proprietors of the Y'Vew York Herald, the Freeman's JTourna, and the Star for contempt of court in comnmentingon the O'Shea-Parnell divorce case while it was sut jiuedice, came on for hearing. Mr. Inderwick, Q.C., and Mr. Coward appeared for Captain ...

... I THE FLNANCLIJ LIBEL ACTION. In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday-before Mvr. Baron Huddleston and a special jury-the hearing of the case of Fagge v. the FinanciW News Company (Limited) and others was continued. The plaintiff, Mr. F. NV. Fsgge dealer in stocks and shares, and secretary to the Northern Transvaal Gold Mining Company, sued the Finwncial News Company and the Argus Printing ...

... YasTXnDAY.-B&forc Messrs. Be9on and Peyton, A WrELL-xNowu MO ?? AND Hzs Wirz.- George Henry Jones, money-lender, 316, Victoria Road, Asfon, was summoned for committing an aggravated assault on his wife, Annie Jones, at Aston, on January 12. Mr. Dyson appeared in support of the summons; I and Mr. Leacroft was for the ?? opening the case, Mr. Dyson explained that the defendant had on several ...

... THE RAILWAY RATES EKQUIY. Thlie eross-examination of Mr. Termant, the general m;,ager of the North-Eastern Railway, was resumed brt the PRailwvav Rates Commission yesterday.- tog to2 Mr. Hickman, of the South Staffordshire --!ste Association, witess claimed that his was ?? -'ice the mineral railway of England, and he Al ll t believe, be said, that the irornmasters of the rh a.erna district had ...

... THE LOINGTON COLLIRY EXPLOSION. I The enquiry into the Mossfield Colliery disaster was ,|continuedyesterdy at the Town Hall, Longton, by Ir. Flint, coroner. ?? various parties interested were represented as at previous sittings, and the proceedings were again attentively watched by a large number of the genera public. Joseph Green, collier, examined by Mr. Thomas, stated that he was employed ...

... THE FINANCLL LIBEL CASE. In the Queen's Bench, yesterday, the hearing of the case of Fagge r. the Pinancil7 Mens Company, was resumed before Mr. Baron HIuddleston and a, special jnry. The action was for libel, arising out of a series of articles in the Fina7esiaol Nrc-, headed The Spider's Web, wlhich were said to reflect on the plaintiff and his connection with the Northern £ransvaal Gold ...

... INQUEST-A IN B1RTITNGHAMI. An inqiae;rs held at Moor Street, yesterday, by t'.e Vovne r (M1r. llawkes), concerning the death of Aaron Taylor. ag.ed five years and eleven months, who livedl with his parents inr Brearley Street. At about nine 'clork last Thursday morning his mother lit the o- rso:mstirs, and then returned to her room again. tle- u'd and his little sister went downstairs, and ...

... YrsTEanAy.-BefOre Has Honour Juedc Chaemers. CoRious APPLaca'TION.-An application was made by Mr. J. 0. Dale, on behalf of WIX illiam Fowler, Lans- downe Cottage, Pitney Street, for authority to inspect the premises of Joshua Stubbs (Limited) metal-rollers, Pitney Street, against whom plaintiff has brought an action to recover damages for certain alleped nuisances, and to secure an injunction ...

... 1 THE LONGTON COLLIERY ELOSION. I * The ooroner's en t cirntaicsattending the explosion at theosfield Colliery on the i6ta October last was continued at the Town Hail, Longton, yesterday; before Mr. Flint (coroner). The parties in- terested were represented as at ?? sighti gs of the Court, and there was a large attendance of spectators. Mr. J. G. Bakewell, managing director of the colliery, ...

... I : . ,WEST END SCAmeALS. T 'CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. At Bow- Street Police Court, London, yesterday, the bearing of the chargeagainst Arthur Newton, a solicitor, Frederick Taylerson, his clerk, and Adolphus de Gallad an interpreter, of conspiring to ?? the ends of justice in connection with certain proceedings at 19, Cleveland Street, was resumed before Mr. Vaughan. Mr. Horace A'vory (instructed ...