... 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 ...

... At the BDrglem County Court, yesterday, Mr. Bad- deley applied to his Honour Judge Jordan to grant a new trial of an action heard at the last court, in which the question of the custom in the potting trade with regard to the mixing of glaze formed an important feature. Mr. Baddeley explained that Melssrs. Harrison and Son, colour manufacturers, Hanley, sued Messrs. Sadler and Co., ...

... I ~ WORCESTERSBTRE ASSIZES. I YswTRDAT.-Before Mr. Justice Hawkins. THe ?AsSLAUGHTEEt AT BSAAL HEAnT.-John Weston, of the Electric Tavern, Balsall Heath, con- victed on the previous day of the manslaughter of William Evans, a jockey, on December 20, was brought 6pto receive ?? Lordship said that the senoe was a very serious one, and but for the circum- stances that the jury recommended him to ...

... Covini-rwR MicaxiST Co. v. Tax Csarso CYcs Co.. -In the Chancery Division, yesterday. before Mr. Justice Chitty, Mr. Bousfield, mentioninganmotioninthe above action, said an order had been agreed upon which would dispose of the action, the defendants undertaking not to use any tubing except such as was purchased from the Climax Company, the defendants also pauing the costs, including the costs ...

... BIRMINGHAMIPOLICE COURT. YESTrnDiA.-Bcfore5 _fessrs. Colmure ?? Brame, ancd Ryland. SwsnDunG A CosPNErDERAT-Samuel Greenland (25), baulier, Frank Street, was charged on a warrant with stealing £7- belonging to a former ?? the fair at Bristol a nice little scheme had been concocted to victimiss an intended horse-buyer. In the process, one of the plotters had to band over £7: to the accused, as ...

... BIRMINGHAMPOLICE COURT. YEsTEEDnAY.-Bcfore Messrs. Colmore (Stip.), A. Chram- lirlain, G. B. Lloyd, F. B. Goodman. andu Brasm. ALLEGED LoNG-FRMs FEAUDs. - George Jackson, 55, Newtown Row, provision merchant, was charged with obtaiing goods by false pretences.-'risoner, it appears, has been in Birmingham about three months, and during that time has kept a shop at the address given above. ...

... A CAREER OF FRAUD. At the Aston Police Court, yesterday-before Messrs. Hill and' Peyton-Maria Owen, described as of no occupation, and living at a lodging-house in Park Street, Birmingham, was charged with attempting to obtain 5s. from Frederick Cooper, caster, 18, The Retreat, Sutton Street, by means of false pretences, on Friday last. 3 Prisoner is a woman of strong build, and when placed in ...

... WORCESTERSBTRE ASSIZES. *YS= DAY.-Before Mr. Justie Hawkims. A FORCED POLICr.-Thomss William James, alias Thomas William Jameson, alias Frank Gibson (72), ] engineer, of Inglebv Street, Birmingham, and previously of Aston, pleaded guilty to obtaining from Charles Roughton the sum of Se. by means of a forged policy, I purporting to be issued by the Prudential Assurance Company upon his own ...

... | TEE EXTRAORDINARY LUNACY CASE. The enquiry commenced by Sir Alexander F. Miller, QO., Chief Commissioner in Lunacy, on Thursday, at Canterbury, concerning the alleged lunacy of Mary Ann Jones, spinster, commonly called Mrs. Jones, was not concluded till after two-o'clock yesterday morning. The enquiry was held pursuant to an order of Lord Justice Fry, dated January 27, 1890, made on the peti ...

... At the Birmingham Police Court, yesterday-before the Stipendiary (Mr. T. M. Colnore)-Geurge VWood- cook (30), St. George's Brewery, St. George Street, Summer Lane, retail brewer. wse charged with violently assaulting and unlawfu'±lj wouuding a man named Wil- liam Teakle by striking him or the head with a hammer, on December 17, 1889. The details of the case have already been published, the ...

... I (By Tdlegrap.) A TERRIBLE CRIME. [lFioM A COofsoNDENLT.1 NEw YaYR, February 14.-Mr. Theodore Thomas, the best known of American musical directors, and the director of the finest orchestra in the United States, is engaged to be married to Miss Rose Fay, daughter of the Rev. Charles Fay, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr, Kniffen and Miss Purcell, who were arrested in connection with the killing ...

... YESfBDAT.-Before MUesss. Coss70re (SIip.), HiU, end e *. I& l 7 Stono e A POOn Excussm-Thomas Ivers, 1, Dale End, was d summoned for being drunk at the Royal Exchange Inn, ' on the 23rd ult.-Defendant: I was not drunk. I got a G punch on the jaw, and that knocked me drunk.-Mr. Barradale: A blow would not make Fou drunk.- i Defendant: At any rate it knocked me giddy.-Detec- i tive-sergeant ...