... I At the Marlborough Street Police Court, London, yesterday, William Peters, Rodney Road, a fireman, was charged with assaulting Thomas Warwick by striking him on the head at Her Majesty's Theatre.- The prosecutor said that he was waiting outside the theatre at about twelve o'clock on Saturday afternoon, with some hundreds of others, expecting their wages for Monday's performance sn ...

... COMMITTAL FOR CONTEMPT. 'Mr. Justice Denman and Mr. Justice Wills had before them yesterday the case of Hind v Smith and others, and Christopher v. Smith and others. The actions under these names were on the paper under the head of opposed motions. SMr. Hind, the plaintiff in the first-named action, said that there were five different proceedings against Mr W. H. Smith, M.P., and others, and ...

... A Crewe special correspondent,telegraphing last night, says that it is not probable that the magisterial proceed- ;in6s in the cases of Richard and George Davies, now in custody charged with the murder of their father, will be concluded to-davy Evidence of some of the members of the Davies family-presumably those examined at the coroner's inquest-will be taken, and the written con- fession now ...

... I TWO M KILLED TN A MARL-PIT. Yesterdayl Mr. John Booth, coroner, held an inquest at the Leopard Hotel, Burslem, on the bodies of Elijah Gater (42) and Jehn McCarthy (35), labourers, who were killed by a fall of roof at Mr. J. M. Watkins's marl- works, at Cobridge, on the 31st ult. Mr. W. N. Atkinson, Government inspector of -mines, was present at the ?? was stated that at the works in ...

... -BIRMINGHAM POLICE COUT. I~ ~ YESTEBDAY.-Before Aessrs. Comnore ?? ElUs, aend H awkes. A CAnrSas's Drvsxsios.-John Coleman (22), a respectably- dressed cabman, of Priory Road, was charged with being found on the premises of Mr. William Barton, Conservative agent, of Charlotte Road, Egdgbaston, for an unlawful purpose.-Mr. Stanley I Barton, son of the prosecutor, said that just after twelve ...

... THE CIGAR TRADE REVELATI0NS. At Worship Street Police Court, London, yesterday afternoon, the further hearing of the charge of having in their possession for sale certain cigars to which a false trade description had been applied, and with applying the false trade description, was resumed before Mr. Bushby, the defendants being George de Lange, Alexander Van Cleef, Aaron Van Gleef, Benjamin ...

... I I I MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS. ' TEXT OF THE SONS' CONFESSIONS. The brothers Richard and George Davies were brought up yesterday morning, at the County Police Court, Crewe, charged with the wilful murder of their father, near the village of fHough, on Saturday week last. Mr. .1 H. Tollemache, ALP., was the presiding magistrate. Mr. Stuart Brooke prosecuted, and Mr. C. H. Pedley appeared for ...

... BITRMLNGHAM COUNTY COURT. I YzsTBRDAY.-Before His Honour Judae C0efamers. A CURIOUS POINT or Lkw.-Arn action was brought by Emily Allen, of Oakhill, Chad Valley, Edgbaston, spinster, against Georgina Jobbins, trading as Ramsay and Co., of 4, Promenade, Great Malve-en, dress- maker and milliner, to recover £100., money lent. Mr. Afred Young (instructed by Messrs. Watts and Jobson) appeared for ...

... BIRMINGH AMPOLICE COURT. YESTERDAY.-Before assrs. Cotre { ?? J. Lowe, A. Clhtmberrain, G. H. Loyd, F. B. Goodman, and Barrow. EmBsszzLasRssnr BY A PrnsOFOTx-TUrEx . - Herbert Northend (27), 9. George Street, Lozells, was charged with embezling the sum of £3., the money of Joseph Riley, his employer, 25, Constitution. Hill-Ir. Hands, manager at Mr. Riley's music warehouse, said that the accused ...

... THE DRONTVING 'CASE NEAR GLOUCESTER. Mr. Carter (coroner) resumed last evening, at Minster- worth, near Gloucester, the inquest on the body of Fanny Shuter, alias Duval, alias Stokes, who was found drowned in the River Severn on the 24th January.- Alfred Peet, solicitor, Moor Street, Birmingham, said he knew the deceased by the name of Dutal. He had acted for MTr. William Harold, who, it was ...

... I Nr rnOLDS (LiesrwD) v. RxrNOLDs.-Yesterday. in the Chlancery Division, Mr. Justice Kay bad before him a motion for an injunction to restrain the defendant, until the trial or further order, from using or putting in practice the invention described in the specification and drawings filed in respect of letters patent, dated -7th October, 1884, numbered 13,302, granted to William Robert Lake, ...

... THE ALLEGED CHILD MIRMDER AT STOCKPORT. Yesterday, at Stockport, Thomas Heseketh. a man over sixty years of age, *who had been residing as Heaviley, near Stockport, was charged with the murder of the illegitimate child of Elizabeth Ann Parker i24), a native of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire.-Parker stated chat in May, 1887. she went to Congleton, where prisoner kept a confectioner's shop and a ...