... IMPORTANT JlUIGMENT REG ARDING AEPRENTICES. Yesterday the Conrt of Appeal, consisting of the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Lindley and A. L. Smith, had before them the case of Corn v. Matthews, which was the appeal of the plaintiffs, who are pottery manufacturers at Longport, Staffordshire. They had as an apprentice to the pottery printing a minor named Herbert Matthews, of Stoke-upon ...

... EXECUTION OF YiACRE. The execution of Andrew George MacRae, for the murder of Annie Pritchard, took place yesterday morn- ing at Northampton Gaol, Billington being the execu- tioner. After it w3a known that the appeal to the Home Secretary on behalf of the convict had not bad the result' of obtaining a respite, Mrs. MacRae, the wife, and Mr. George Redgrave, the uncle, had interviews with the ...

... I WLV AcPTON QUARM - SESSIONS. The quarter sessions for the borough of Wolverlbamp- ton wer held yesteday, before Mr. F. A. Bosanquet, QC. (the recrder3. The calendar contained the names of fourteen ?? Taylor and Alfred South- wick. two boys, pleaded guilty to stealing three fowls, the jwoperty of Alfred Hi1 and two fowle, the property of' the prisoner Taylor's mother, They- were' each ...

... BIRMINHGHAM POLICE COURT. YESThRDAY.-Before Messrs. Comore (Stip.), Harding, Parkes, Payton, and PovweU. A CASE FOR TffH Smssloms.-Edward Green (56), fitter, Great Russell Street, was committed to the sessions on a charge of stealing a mailcart belonging to John Walker, Wheeler Street. A COUrAGEoUS SERVANT GiaI;.-Alfred Millett, joiner, of Staniforth Street, was charged with stealing a coat ...

... , A sensational will case will shortly come before the Russian Courts (says the Standzrd St. Petersburg correspondent), which is already attracting a great deal of attention, owing to the high rank and connection of the principal accused. This is the Count Salagup, rapre- sentative of one of the oldest true aristocratic families in the empire. His father, the latecount, was distinguished as a ...

... Sir F. Jenne resumed the hearing of MrA McKerrow's petition for a divorce from her husband, in the Divorce Court, ?? was called on behalf of Miss Sheoherd, the case against all the other interveners having been dismissed. Sarah Ann Barrow, of 9, Waterloo Street, Brighton, said she let apartments. Miss Shepherd came and enquired for rooms in October, 18,1s for a gentle- man. The rooms were ...

... I BIR3JIGH-AM POICE COURT. SATURDAY.-BeI-Cfo lfess. J. D, Goodman, G. B. Lloyd, M aion, and Falws. CAxsusNWSs.-John Brookes (27), cabinet-maker, Mill Lane, was charged with stealing a puaeo containing s Sd. belonging to Mrs. Taylor, of 98, Stanhope Street. n :Friday afternoon prosecutrix ws in Spice Street, and she placed her pane8 on a parcl whicb was in her umbrla. The prisoner, in passing, ...

... I DAMAGES £200. Yesterday morning, Mr. R. 0. Heath (Under Sherit for Warwickshire) and a jury sat at the Victoria Courts, Birmingham, for the purpose of assessing damages in an action brought by 5etta Hanman, spinster, Kidder- miniter, againsb George Day Turton, carpet dye', also of Kidderminster, for breach of promise of marriage. £:1,0OO. damages were claimed. Mr. Hugo Young and Mr. JO. Lea ...

... YnmAsy.-Before Messrs. Colnore ?? HW, L , Lord, Barrows, and Powel. Anacnl WxNOw SMAssMa-Alfred Henry Vanx (371 32, Tennant Street, was charged with breakmng into the shop of John Hodgetts, 37, Constitution Hill, jeweller, and stealing three silver watches, one metal watch, and a number of gold wedding ?? stated that his shop was securely locked on the night of the 11th inst. Shortly after six ...

... YnsnmnAr.-Before 3Messs. H0, Assefl, Cooper, and1 Johnson., THE ALLEGED MNSLAUG7IJR AT EXiDycvTON.-ohn I'ostans, gardener, 7, White Street, Sparkbrook, was charged on remand with causing the dea th of Samuel Wood. at Erdington, on the 26tb ?? half-past two o'clock on the afternoon of that day the prisoner and two other men, one of whom was the deceased, were heard quarrelling. Wood ...

... EXAMDATION OF COMPANY PROMOTERS. kt the London Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, the adjourned public examination of the promosers, directors, and others connected with the National Securities Cur- ratio (Limnited), in liquidation, was oceeded with before Mr. Registrar Emden. It Will e reembered that on the last occasion Mr. E. J. Pillers, soliuror, Bristol, Mr. Theophilus Gullick, of Bath, and ...

... TRE LGNDON ANCARHISTS- ACON BY THE FENCH OUCR:' [Rev4er'S Si-lZ Se-it& v PAis, March 5.-A contraband Anarchist pam. 'phlet, which as been'secretly- transmitted .to the Anaidbiste by their London confrere8, has just -come into my ssion It bears the names of .Chares Malato, E. Malesto, Franz 1ickeu,. Lucien-Wail, and' Charles -Frublingdof, .and contains some ex- oremeoly. interesting ...