... At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, Sarah| Anne Calendar, forty years of age, was indicted for the murder of Florence Ada Banton. The prisoner was the aunt of the deceased, and she was left in charge of the deceased and her brothers and'sisters while the parents went to a theatre. Shortly after the parents went out the prisoner told one of the children to get down a Bible and she would ...

... COMMITTAL OF THE PRISONERS. At Crewe, yesterday, Richard and George Davies, brothers, were charged on remand with the murder of their father, on the highway, near Crewe, about mid- night on January 25-MrB. Leach was the first witness. She said that on the night of January 25, the prisoner George Davies came into her shop and purchased a box of Ugtncoaps. The prisoner Richard came into the shop ...

... I - THEE O'SHEA DIVORCE SUIT. CONTEMPT OF COURT. Yesterday, in the Divorce Court, the often deferred motions for attachment against the Freesaen's Journal for, contempt of court in its comments on the suit instituted by Captain O'Shea for divorce, by reason 'of his wife's alleged adultery with Charles Stewart Parnell, ALP., came on before Mr. Justice Butt. Similar motions against the London ...

... THE SDZGUL-AR CHARGE OF STEALING ?? IZTEPIZS. In the Queen's Bench Division, on Saturday-before the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Baron Pollock, Justices Hawkins, Gpntham, and Charles, sitting as a Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases Reserved-the Queen v. Nathan James, a case heard by Mr. Justice Stephen, was considered. It appeared that Nathan James Was convicted before Mr. Justice Stephen ...

... AN INSURANCE AGENT CHARGED ITHI - FORGERY - - |. At the Wolverhampton Police Court. yesterday- before MIessrs. J. Lees and J. G. Wright-Samuel Beckett Rogers, Market Place, Wolverhsampton, was charged withforging an endorsement to a cheque for £10. 16s. The defendant was also charged by Samuel Hissey with committing a fraud. Mr. ?? A. Dale appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Plumptre ?? opening the ...

... I INQUESTS IN BIRIMINGAM. | An inquest was held yesterday afternoon by Mr. Hawkes (coroner) touching the death of Edward Spittle (61), 7 Court, 77, Nelson Street. Deceased had been un- able to work for some time, and used only to hobble about the house with a stick. His wife went out about balf-past twelve o'clock on Friday to make some pur- chases, and on returning about one o'clock she saw ...

... I t MILK, DRuGS. AND MARGAR IE' At the Birmingham Police Conrt, yesterday-before Messrs. W. 1}. Ellis and Cawkes-Mary Knight, of 389, Summer Lane, was summoned for selling adulterated milk. Inspector Parker proved that he purchased half a pint of new milk from the defendant's shop on the night of the 28th ult. He submitted it for analysis, and it was found to contain 40 per cent, of water. Mr ...

... WORCESTERSBRE ASSIZES. YPsrDAY.-Before Mr. Justice Hawkins. T1s FocGED POUCY AT BALSALL HEATH.-Thomas William James (72). engineer, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to obtaining two sums of 5s. and £1. respec- tively by means of a forged policy of life assurance, was brought up for ?? Lordship said that on Tuesday prisoner feigned insanity, but enquirnes bad been made which convinced him (the ...

... BIRMINGHAM- POLICE COURT. YmsrTEnDAT.-Beforc the Sfapendiary (Mr. Coimore), COU71aenCr Clayton (M1a-yor), Aldermn Cook, adud Mr. Parsons. A SALVA&TIONTST IN T1ouBmt!-41fred Simister, a. Salvation Army captain, was summoned for causing an obstruction on the 9th and 16th ?? 53 E said the defendant and a number of other Salva- tionists were holding a meetin- in Oxford Street on the 9th inst. He ...

... YExTzzDAn.-Before iifessr. Coirwre (Stip.), A. Chogs- raleie G0, H. Lloyd, Barrow, and Goodman. THE WAY or TaA.ssezaEssons.-Georgo Parish (27), no fixed abode, was charged on remand with stealing clothing from the lodging-houses he ?? in January the accused went to live at Mrs. Ann Thornas's, 55, Ruston Street, and cn the 9th of that month he disappeared, taking withn him an overcoat belonging ...

... i THE NEWCA.SThE-NDEP.-LYDE SLANDER - CASE. In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday, the bearing of the case of Briggs i. Griffith was resumed, before the Lord Chief Justice and'a special jury. The plaintiff is a silkmercer and draper at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and a magistrate and town councillor of the borough; whilst the defendant is a solicitor practising in the same tows, and also a ...

... INQUESTS IN BIRMINGAM. An inquest was held yesterday-before Mr. Hawkes, the Birmingham coroner-on the body of Reuben Dug- more (38), a coachman, in the employ of M&x Tidinarsh, Stanmore Road. Mr. Tanner watched, the case in the interests of the ?? Slater, coachman to Mr. Hill- of Portland Road, said that on Monday week the deceased borrowed a saddle for him till his master should buy a new one ...