... RIAILWAY RATES INQUIRY. WILTSHIRE EVIDENCE. Thewitnesses before the Railway Rates Commia- sionert yesterday included Mr T, E. Rednman, secretary and one of the managers of Messrs C. and T. Harris, bacon curers, Caine, Wilts, who said that that firm paid £20,000 a year in railway rates for pigs consigned to them, and for bacon after it was cured. The proposals of the companies with regard to ...

... I TIHE INQUEST, The inquest on the body of Miss Bessie Davis, a nurse at the Bristol General Hospital, who was drowned near Hanham mills, while boating with her sweetheart on the Avon, on the 2nd instant, was held yesterday by Dr E, M. Grace, at the Elm Tree inn, Went Hanbam. The first witness called was Dr W. H. a. Newnham, house surgeon at the Bristol general Hospital, who stated that the ...

... BRISTOL. POLICE COOURT. YESTERDAY. Magistrates ?? F. F. Fox, and Mr W. P. Hudden, STEALING A DING. MaryWorkman, described asadomestic servant, was cbarged with stealing a ring value 36s, the property of Thomas Henry Miller. Proseoutor, a jeweller, or 4, Dolphin street, said that on Monday prisoner came to the shop at about half-past three In the afternoon, asking to look at some wedding rings. ...

... A terrible tragedy occurred at New York on Sunday. Ieaac Jacub, a Hebrew pedlar, after murdering a truckman named Rogozinmki and dangerouslyiujur. ing Mrs Rolfozinski, committed suicide. Ile lured Ilogozinski to a stable under the pretext of looking at a sick horse, and there shot him in the heart, OQa of the motives alleged for the crime is, that Rogoziinki had beggared Jacob by law suitS. ...

... ?? tYESTERDAY. Meaietrates present-MeesraeW. Gale Coles (chairman), C. Bill, B. Bennett, and H. T.Coles. E3LOPED WITH HIS WjFE'S COUSIN. Henry Vickery was summoned for deserting his wife. Mrs Vickery stated that she marvied the defendant on the 5th of April. 1877, and there had been one ohild of the nearris ge. They lived at Long Ashton. Oa the 4ib of- epts ibr, 1888, he eloped with her cousin ...

... On Monday, at the Croydon borough toliae court, John and Annie Stanley, husband and wife, were charged with being' drunk and disorderly, using obscene lagn dge and asauliting Polioe-Constable Nelmes, 220 W., while in the execution of his duty at Queen's road, Croydon; and the woman was-farther charged with attempting to rescue the male prisoner. The constable stated that at fiveminutes to ...

... SATURDAY. Magistrates preeent-1w'-7, 7[erbcrt Thomas and J. FauIler. _ AFTER msjivc nuNTHS. William Bull, a young man, was cbarged with stealing £10, the money of Henry Payne. Mr A. W. Taylor (from the office of Mr P. R. Evans) defended. Prosecntor didnotappear. It was mentioned thatlast July two other men were brought up and discharged, the prosecutor baving received back his money. Mr Taylor ...

... MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT CASN. DtncAN V. DIXON AND OrHERS.-This case, which raised an important question of the jurisdiction of the English Ord Scotch courts in matters relating to -mairiage settlements, came before Mr Justice Keke- vich in the Chancery Divison of the High Court of Justice on Saturday, The subject matterof the aotion was a marriage settlement, or marriage contract, dated on the ...

... In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday, the case of the Waterford Steamship Company (Limited) against the Abercarn Coal Company (Limited) was resuruid before Mr Justice Denman and Mr Justice Wills, sitting as a Divisional Court, It wasaan action to recover damages for the alleged breach of a con- tract to supply a large quantity of coal. At the trial before Mr Justice Charles, at the ...

... BRISTOL, POLICE COURT. AJ~b*,J U tflJ U zJJ~X tJX.S LI V UA YESTE11DAY, Ald§istfates ?? F. F. Fox and W. P. 13ndaens~ A HARBOUR NUISANCE, - U.eorgeMarlow, Jas,.Stewart, Patrick Neville, and John 'aah, all boys, on remand, were charged with stealing brass taps from: the: steamships lona and Martesr- One-ot the.- witbnessea complained' that'- Bristol was worse than other places through these ...

... ALLEGED BIGAMY AND DESERTION. In the Divorce Division, yesterday, before Sir James Hannen, the case of Kalbitzer v, Kalbitzer, was heard. This was a-wife's petition for dissolution of marriage, on the ground of the alleged bigamy and desertion of her ?? colour sergeant residing at Kingsdown, near Box, Wiltshire. Mr Maloney, who appeared for the petitioner, stated that the parties were married ...

... TOTAL Loss MUTUAL STEIMS1IP INBSULANO COmPANY iv. 'BATT.-Yesterday, in the -Caurt of Appeal, the Lord Chief Justice, the. Mater of the Rolle, and Lord Juntice Fry disposed of an appeal nf the defendant from -the Judgment of Mr Justice Mathew and Mr Justice Wills on -a special case stated by Cqmtat' Jfohn .SquireoCastle, -nautical, assessor, of Sidoup, in the county of Rent. The plaintiffs are ...