... rATAL QUA3RL SW THE -BOO'UG. At the Soufhwark Police Court, on Monday, Edward Lamb, ?? salesman in the Borough Market, was charged, before Mr. Fenwick, with causing the death of Alfred How, alias Howard, by striking him in the eye with an umbrella. Mr. Besley, barrister, defended. John Blackman, a salosmanu in the Borough Market, said he occupied a stand opposite that of the accused. On the ...

... John Lupton, 38, a sailor, of 211, Abbey-street, Bermondsey, was charged, at the Thames police- court, on Friday, with indecently assaulting Susanna Bailey, a girl of 14 years, living at 240, Tabard-street, Borough, while travelling in a rail. way carriage on the District railway, between the Monument and St. Mary's (Whitechapel) stations. --The statement of the girl (who had been for a month ...

... Mr. Hicks resumied his inquiry, at the Star and Garter, Church-road, Battersea, on Friday, into the circumstances attending the sad death of Miss Jessie Rogers, aged 24 years, a governess, lately residing with her parents at Era house, Surrey- lane, Battersea, who committed suicide by taking sixpennyworth of laudanum on the 12th inst. At the opening of the inquiry evidence was ad- duced ...

... I COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED. At the Richnmond petty sessions, onl Wednesday, Bliabeth Vincent, of 84, Sey. mour-street, Edgware-road, Marylebone, was charged, on remand, with attempting to murder Major Isaacs, M.P. forWal- worth, on October 8 last, at 110, Church- road, Richmond. The court was crowded to its utmqst ?? prisoner was brought from Holloway gaol. Upon her arrival at Richmond railway ...

... ?? F j'2C: &77 :MOGMIM. Adhiressing the county grand jury at the Newew'tle- J ?? Assizes, on' Monday, Mr. Justice Grantham refelred to the recent discussion on short sentences which hld arisen in coasceuence of his remarks at the last Liverpool Assizes. Whilst he claimed for himself and his brethren of the bench every desire to deal leniently with first offeaders, or those wrio were in- ...

... TLEE CEE W MUSDIEZ. Richard Davies, the elder of the two prisoners in Knutsofrd Gaol on the charge of murdering their father on the highway near Crewe, has written a letter to his mother, entreating her to speak the actual truth as to the treatment she and the family received from the murdered man. The prisoner Richard stated that they determined to murder their father because of his bad ...

... LATEST PARTICULARS. The awful murder of the little girl Amelia Jeffs is still shrouded in doubt and mystery. During the week the Mayor, Mr. F. Smith, who has taken great interest in the case ; Mr. C. C. Lewis, the coroner; the Rev. Canon Scott, and others have several times been down, and every fresh incident has been exhaustively debated. One of the most perplexing questions was whether the ...

... The Intermediate Sessions of the Peace for that part of the suburbu in the outskirts of London now denomi- nated as thc New Middlesex sessions, were held yes. terday at the Sessions house, Guildhall, Broad sanctusry, Westminster. ANteoYoSQ LEADIrs.-William John Glasg, who had been committed from Highgate petty sessions for inde- cently alnoving ladies wheni he had pestered them for coppors ...

... Now sTREET. ESCAPE FBOROM A WORnEHOtIsE.-WViliam Shail, 12, was charged before Mr. Vaughan with begging at cab doors in the Strand. He was further charged with vilfully damaging five squares of glass at the Public Baths in Endell-street to the extent of .4. The boy was arrested on the charge of begging, and was sent to the St. Giles's Workhouse. It was now reported to Mr. Vaughan that after ...

... IrM ;-.P KWA'TD Z LfAs .-13L THE CHARGE311I1 OF ATTEMPTrEED MURDER. At the Riehusond Petty Sessions, Elizabeth Vincent, of 54, Seymour-street, iuigiare-road, MIarylobone, was charged ou remanldl with attempting to munrder Major Isaacs, M.P. for Valwortth, onl October 8 last, at 110, Church-road, Richmond. The proceedings excited great interest, and the court was crowded to its utmost capacity. ...

... A WXXED DWVORCE SyiT. In the Divorce Division, before the Right Hon. the President, the case of Styles v. Styles and Jackson Was heard. Mr. H:. A. Forman,who appeared for the petitioner, said that the suit was that of the husband, an engi- neer, for a divorce by reason of his wife's misconduct with the co-reepondent. Mr. Styles had been pre. viously married, and obtained a decree nisi against ...

... ?? - 4 THE INQUEST. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SCARF. ANTECEDENTS OF THE DE- CEASED. Mr. C. C. Lewis (Coroner for South Essex) opened an inquest on Monday morning, at the King's Head public-house, West Ham-lane, into the circumstances at'ending the death of Amelia Sarhh Jeffs, aged fif- teen, whose body was discovered on Friday morning in the attic of an empty house, No. 126, The Portway, Wrest Ham ...