... INQUESTS IN BIRMINGHAJ. The. City Coroner (BIr. Oliver Pemberton) held an inquest at the Victoria Courts, yesterday, touching the death of John Groom, aged 84, who had lived with his wife at 19, SaItley Street, and who died at his residence on the 13th iust.-Mrs. Smallwood, who lives near the deceased, said that for the last six months she had attended to the deceased and his wife. On January ...

... INQtET IN RBANGHAEL Several inquests were held * yesterday before the Coron (Mr. Oliver Pemberton), at the Victoia CoUrtL The first related to the death of Merd Chatwin (29), of 17 Court, I bouse, *ee Bank Road, who died on thb ZOth ult, under circsmstances which renoered `an engury desirable. Tbe husband te that he had four chifdrei living, but his wife had had four miscariages during tlsid ...

... THE AOTIIN Y ADIVI4Clk . 7 case~ r~tnr~obro4~l inaucdin -theiA APUee Btch TvM66 oi B~8itdy, ?? r o a ui ked on Satudiy Thei pI W Af , kg,fi ~ Owif e~ 6rw ?? io r;ecoe? arei5., th6 anoutit ,Of tbr ,e imtaliemta 0of at. WyoancqEMO a, 1rJufijn_ V he Iaite hustn. pu ber anoldter cys .otib P oiily , m eo n& 4 Peic ' cle loi~e,~id ibtWS8 r ther 4ofd the hr pelt~inth~X eitenn ?? -lie ~ ~ ~ ~~~b ...

... BIRMMGaAM POIUCE COURT. d Y3T AY.-BfOfC MalEss. COhme (Stip),. POcI-k 'a 2uce, Tangye, Hart, Jacobs, Shaanmn wid Grtffith& -A ALEGED ILLEtAL PETON By A PWrNiROEB.- fe Walter Clarence Carter, pawnbroker, Aston Street, was ue smnmoned for unlawfully. detaining a sewing machine it belonging to Emma Hawkins, of Arsenal Street, Small. ir Heath.. Mr. Dale ?? stated that: ile she bought the sewing ...

... YESTzEDAY.-Beore His Hanour Judge Crlmers. A ConIuxCcxous. BANBUrPT.-Mr. Parfitt, repre- senting the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, applied for an order of committal against William Watkins, keeper of the Reservoir Tavtrn, Earlswood. Mr.: Adcock appeared for the bankrupt.-Mr. Parfitb stated that on the 9th inst. a bankruptcy petition was presented against the respondent, and Mr. Woollett, ...

... YETERDAY.-B efore Menra. ByBay, &malwmood, WWR, and EBawrds. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.-Stephen Rooke, 10 Court, 7 house, Park Lane, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 27th inst.; and William Rooke was charged with assaulting Police-oassable Boultonm-The first-named prisoner was found drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in Park Lane, on Saturday evening. When Boultxn took him ...

... EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS. i [Reuter's Speciao Servic.] ILTA, July 25.-The Court-martial on the survivors e of the Victoria was resumed at a quarter to ten this morning on board her Majesty's ship Hibernia. Lord Gillford, flag-lieutenant of the Victoria, was re-! called and interrogated by the Court as to the manner in which the T.A. system of signalling, invented by Admiral Tryon, was worked. ...

... COUNTY QUARER SESSIONS. ?? iWARWICKSHIE. ie .The Eater Sessions were held at the Shire Hal, 4d Warwick, yesterday. Mr. J. S. Dugdale, Q.C., ps- e- sided; and the following were sworn on the Grand s- Jury:--Messrs. G. M. Bird (chairman), It.Holtom, C. a. W..Arnold, F. Baston A. H. Callaway, S. Graves. C. ss Hancock, J. Higgs J. Lee, A. Malsbury, S. E. Mar- of shal,. V. New:Ina, J. Shepherd, G. ...

... DISTRICT NIEWS. NVEST BROMWIClH. yoiar TaixgOz f-Yesterday, at the Police Court, -Wlliam Tidmau (10) and Joseph Gilbert (10), both of ,urWVn s Fold, Lyng Lane, were charged with stealing a . titv of wheat, of the valne of is., the property of %e Great Wesern 3ailway Company, on the 10 h inst. bir. 1y. J. Boult=n, who prosecuted, pointed out that *rhre bid been several thefts from the Great ...

... INQUESTS iN BIRMINGHAM. ST'ICIDE AT THE INFIRMARY. Yetccday afternoon, Mr. Pemberton (coroner) held an ;i~;esn at the Victoria Courts, touching the death ef I a--rck Relly (53), wvho died at the Workhouse Infirmary Ci: Iuesdav from the effects of injuries caused by deesased throwing himself over a balcony at the i. ?? Silleuce, a sister at the infirmary, ?? dil'(ased was saffering frota ...

... Da mote WEST BROMWICH. DEATx Im Om BuR:Ns.-YeaterdaX an inquest was held by Mr. E. Hoorer, at the Law Courts, concerning the death of Alfred Tarr (2), son of John Tarr, puddler, Witton Lane, Hill Top.-On Thursday morning Mrs. ;Tarx lef the boy playing with another child, aged four ' years, in one of the lower rooms whilst she went upstairs. A few minutes later she heard screams, and iupon ...

... I BIRMINGHAM COUNTY COU. I YSTRDAT.Y-BeforCSir Henrp Jab Burford Hancock. LANDLORD AND TeNAt-An action was brought by Joseph Williams, Yardley Road, metal dealer, against C. Richard Haynes, 46, Carlton Road, Green Lane, hanlier. to recover £5. 17s. 6d. for a quarter's rent of a house, in Blakelaud Street, let to defendant at a rent of £23. 10s. a year. Mr. Hugo Young (instructed by Messrs. ...