... I THE PEML C SSION REPORT.] [irom the Spectator.] The report of the Special Commission on Parnelism and Crime will be quoted as conclusive in favour of its - own view by each of the parties in the great contest. E Nevertheless, we do not suppose that it will be without effect. It will have a great effect in supplying a solid basis of fact upon which those who are not already corn- mitted to ...

... ERECTION OF BULDINGS CONT I i TO BYE-LAWS. __ In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday-before Mr. Justice Denman and SMr. Justice Wills, sitting as a Divisional Court, the case of Hopkins and anotherr. the Smnethwick Local Board came before the court on appeal from a decision of Baron Pollock, who tried the case ,with a special jury at the last Staffordshire Assizes. -The plaintiff Hopkins is ...

... EMBEZZLEM-ENT BY THE SECRETARY. A warrant bas been issued for the arrest of Philip Henry Clark, Florence Villa, Church Road, Moseley, on a charge of stealing about £350. belonging to the Borough of Birmingham Loan Society (Limited), of which he was the ' secretary. - It appears that the annual meeting of the society was held at the offices, 1, 4, Edmund Street, on Wednesday, and for the ...

... I - . 5.VORCESTERSHIRE ASSIZES, These assizes were commenced yesterday, at, the Shire- mnal. Worcester, before Mr. Justice Hawkins. The following were sworn on. the County Grand Jury :-fr. G. W. Hastings, M.P. (foreman), Sir R. Harington, General Sir .John Hawvkins, AMr. J. H. Crane, Mr. 31 Berkeley, Mr. T. Rowlve Hill, Mr. R. Woodward, iMr. J. V. Hornyold, Colonel Norbury, Mr. A. M. Chance, ...

... YEsEn AY.-Bafore Hta Eonoir Judpe ChOamers. A RUNxNIG-DOwN CASz.-An action was brought by Edwin Ward, Bull's Head Digbeth, omnibus proprietor, against Harvey Burman, Weatheroak Hill, hay and straw dealer, to recover £13. 10s., damages to an omni- bus caused by defendant's negligence. Mr. Dorsett (instructed by Messrs Green and Will ms) appred for the plaintiff, and Sir. Bickley (Buller, Bic y ...

... YEsTzRDAY.-Before Messrs. Hid, Johnson, Grigths, Stringer, and Weiss. TREE ALLEGED FRAUDS BY A Wcwr.-Maria Owen, married woman, lodging in Park Street, Birmingham, was charged, on remand, with attempting to obtain 5s. from Frederick Cooper, metal-spinner, 10, The Retreat, Aston, by means of false pretences; also on the 27th January 5s. from Henry Kirby, 2 Court, 10 house, Gate Street, Saltley ...

... I THE BISHOP OF LTCOLN'S TRIAL. Sir Walter Phihlimore, in resuming his argument yesterday in the Lambeth Library-the Court being constituted as before-further contended for th legality of altar-lights, which had been in use -. Western Christendom since the time of St. Jerome, an. had, as Cranmer's works showed, become the common use. He dealt at length with the injunctions as bearing on the ...

... BImDGHA _COUNTY COuRT. YuTsrnDA.-Before His Honour Judae OCfsAers. Stut.Y V. MASTSMH-An action was brought by Ernest William Twiss, Corporation Street, to recover £11. Os. 3d. from William Augustus Barber, cabinet- maker, Colmore Row, for work done. Mr. Dorsett appeared for the plaintiff, and Mir. Stubbins for the ?? plaintiff was formerly employed as a clerk by'the defendant, and on December ...

... Wicer COAssOc COOLLIERY CorPAn.-Yesterday in the Chancery Division, on the application of ItE. Farwell, Mr. Justice Kay gave liberty to restore the petition in respect of the West Cannock Colliery Com- pany to the paper for Saturday next. LsErrna AMn OmrEs v. DzEBANL.-In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday afternoon-before Mir. Baron Pollock and Mir. justice Hawkins-the case of Leitner and ...

... THE SAYAGE ATTACK ON THE POLICE. At the Birmingham Police Court, yesterday-before the Stipendiary (AIr. Colmore)-John Bostock (20), 3 Court, Little Ann Street, brasscaster, was charged with resisting the police in A1cester Street; with violently assaulting Police-sergeant Betts, by breaking his jaw; - and also with wilfully breaking several panes of glass.- Poiice-sergeant Betts stated that on ...

... THEATRICAL DIVORCE CA'.I In the Probate arnd Divorce Division, yesterday, Sir . James HaIen had before him the ease of Darbishire v. Darbishire and Baird. It was a petition presented by the husband, Mr. Francis Darbishire, praying for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the miscon- duet of his wife, an actress professionally known as ?? Agnes Hewitt, and for some time lessee of ...

... . - , , .1 WARWICK. A FATSE DECLAnRATION. - t the County Police Court, yesterday, Henry Williams was charged with ma'king a false declaration in order to enlist in the Royal Artillery.- It appeared that the prisoner had been rejected at Budbrook Barracks, but had afterwarda joined, by means of false statements, at Coventry. In October last he was discharged from gaol for vagrancy. He informed ...