... CRIKE IRELAND. The report on. the Criminal and Judicial Statistics of Ireland states that, excluding the charges determined under the Criminal Law and Procedure Act (under which 839 persons were proceeded against), the total number of criminal offences and charges during the year 1839 was 238,887, or 505 0 per 10,000 o the estimated population, against 236,050 or 4941 per 10,000 of the ...

... THE AWLLEGID DEATH FROM VIOiLNCE AT KINVEL Mr. W. H. Phillips (coroner) resumed the inquest yesterday, at the Stewponey Hotel, Kinver, touching the death of Thomas Angel, a wagoner, whose dear occurred on the 15th inst. under circumstances already reported. John Minshull, also a wagoner, has been under arrest on a charge of causing Angel's death, and he was present at the enquiry, but was not ...

... I B14MLNGHAM POLICE COURT. YESTZDMAT.-Before Mr. Ccznwore (Stip,), Sir James I rSa'er, Messrs. Hwkes, EUiS, and Brames . SINSCGULAR CHARGE os TzFT.t-ohn Lewis, tool- 4harpener, was summoned for stealing several articles between July and August this year, the property of Messrs. Mcterdie and Thompson, millstone makers, t Pershore Skreet.. Messrs. Beasle and Co. prosecuted; and Mr. Dorsett ...

... THE ACTION AGAINST A SALT UNION PROMOTEmo Tle case of Capper v. Maconochie, the previous proceedings in which have been reported, came before Mr. Commissioner Kerr, in the City of Lcionh Court, on Friday. The plaintiff Mr. Thomas Capper, is the proprietor of the Shirleywich Salt Works, North- wich, andseeks to recover £29. 15s. from the defendant, for salt supplied on the alleged authority of ...

... WARWICK. AsssA1T BY A BasnIGHAx YouTHn-At the Borough ?? Court, on Manday-before the Mayor and other ?? Barber, aged fifteen, braes-filer, of Warstone Street, Birmingham, was brought up in custody charged with assaulting a youth named Parsons of Warwick, on Saturday night last Prisoner pleaded not guilty.-P. rosetor stated that he was walking along Coto End with another lad, when prisoner, who ...

... ADJOURNED ICENSING SESSIONS. HANLYr.-The adjourned annual licensing meeting for this borough was held yesterday, the justices present beinsgMessrs;. M. ?? (mayor), G.Ridgway, J. Warner, It. E. Naratnore, S. Cole, G. P. Bradford, J. i Shirley, and T. C. Moore.-The Court first dealt with the cases adjourned from the annual sessions on account1 of previous convictions, or the dilapidated ...

... IMYSTERIOUS DEATH AT BROMSGEROE. I An inquest on the body of Mr. W. lo Fiuney, baker and f:our dealer, of Aston Fields, was opened by Iir. E. Docker, coroner, at the Dragoon Ian, Brocusgrove, yes- terday evening. Mr. F. Corbett, of Worcester, watched the proceedings on behalf of the widow and family.- Mr. Charles Blakeley, colliery proprietor, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire, stated that the deceased ...

... DISTRCTN E WS WEST BROMWICH. BOmOUGH POLICE COURT.-Yesterday, at this court, John Hogg (63). of Walsall Street, milk salesman, was charged with indecently assaulting Dora Bennett (4), -n the 8th inst. Mr. J. S. Sharpe defended. Susannah Bennett said witness, her husband, and the child, which they had adopted from the workhouse, lodged with the defendant. On the date named the child was left ...

... THE MURDER OF MR. BEN WELL. [Rester's Telegram.3 WoosTocs, September 25.-The resumed pro- ceedings in the Bireball trial this morning were attended by as large a crowd as ever, a feature specially worthy of note being the large attendance of ladies, most of whom, however, appeared prompted more by curiosity than by sympathy with the prisoner, who maintained his cool and collected demeanour. ...

... YzS'raAr.-Before Messrs. Hrdinq and NeUZefd&L TRAii PaoswcDTcoq. - Frederick Lissimer 134), 2, Florence Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham, was fined 5s. and costs for failing to produce his ticket on the Handsworth portion of the Birmingham Central Tram- w.ay Company's route when requested. Defendant said tha~t he had paid for his ticket once. When asked to pay he refused, and would not give ...

... WARWICK. Tg ItroN As5Ym.DiD. Wynter irceero) held an inquest .at the County Aslm atn ter ?? body of an inmate named JAne Perks, rste -aN;arwvick tradesman. Deoesed, who wm con-1 c:reaot. 3nd would shortly have been discharged, herseelf ith a eord from a beam in the lavatory, ratr trying to strangle herself on Friday morning. sj~e ilerthge medical superintendent of the asylum, tw 5 actwas ...

... SATrun.v.-Bcfore Messrs. J. D. Goodmnaii, J. B. T Lloyd, Manton, and Johnson. ImIrunEr TuTEFT.-Hugh Ruane (18), Birchall Street; 1 John Metcalfe (17), Bracebridge Street; and John Roach 1 (18), Heathmill Lane, were charged with ?? a Thursday afternoon last Ruane and Roach entered the shop of Mrs. Biddulph, 7, Alcester Street, and asked for f a halfpenny turnover. Prosecutrix produced a boxT ...