... THURSDAY, MARCH 21. BEFORE MR. STEWART, STIPENDIARY UAGISTRATE. ALLEGED FRAvDS Ox Lzwzs's.-Two respect- ably-dressed men, named Charles Lowrey and Alan Hillier, were charged with defrauding their employers, Messrs. Lewis and Co., of PRanelagh- street. Mr. Entwistle appeared for prisoners, and Mr. Cornett, who represented Messrs. Lewis, stated that although prisoners were charged with theft, it ...

... THE NIGER CO-MPANY AN\D ITS CRITICS. THE CHARGES OF OPPRESSION7 AND N A MURDER. Civ , Alengthy reply to recent criticisms has been P issued by the Roval 'Niger Company, Chartered vivi and Limited. The council, after noting dig( Ii that thev' have elected Sir George Taub- Pep ; ?? to the governorship, and the Earl C i of Scarborough to the office of deputy-governor, neit s. observe that, in ...

... ti AWPRIMA FACIME CASE MADE OUT. a} There was only a small attendance of the bh public at the London GuildhaU on Thursday w when the hearing of the charges against the E directors of the Liberator and other companies ji was resumed. The Official Receiver, further hI cross-examined by Mr. Atherley Jones, said at aW the time Hobbs and Co. went into liquidation the Ic building on the Salisbury ...

... BOOTLE POLICE COUTRT. S-ATTDY. MAReiR 2-. d SATURDAY, MARCH 23. V; BEFORE MESSES. G. Y. TICKLE AQND W. E. C UMY. Le ., ALiGaED TMEFr FOMr THE SIcfanR SEW:7Y 7 MIciAHLS CoxPAzy.-Frank Bos worth, a resn> . )f ably-dressed man about 30 years of age. who laidn w sided in Benedict-street. Boot'e, was eharzed n-.z4 stealing £19 from the shop -No. 97, Stanlev-.roa. Le Prisoner was in the employ of ...

... SCME AT A FLINTSHIRE INQUEST. so The adjourned inquest on the body of & child a named Herbert Butter, son of Agnes Rutter, a or Coanah's Quay girl, who was 16 years of age last s October, was held at Broughton Workhouse, on iSaturday, before the Flintshire coroner, Mr. W. il Davies. At the opening of the inquiry the Fore- e man (the Rev. Mr. Brown) protested against the el late arrival of the ...

... JIY1~IL~ L I A . Z . T m-- L~~iL-70:' SIMS' _ THUR- DA:-, ARC .: ?? _ `IUOWN COURt., f - . - -a :03 TFO IE LORUD C iF JIJL- .3 THEMANSLAUGHTERATprIBRLANI - Rohbert Atbertoi {My barber,'who Wbd ben :- found guiltjof thym. hu~r of Rober 0 r Fexru~ry, lad to receive etence. Evidence Ihaing e give a tbe g ch er o the prisoner, he kotdship said that ho the daj in 4i on tbe-aaxd t d~e~ed m wn went ...

... a MONDAY, MARCH 5. . i BEFORE ARI S. BRIGHOUSE, COUNTY CORGONER 4 DEATH OF A SCUNTER.-In the Harlech Castle H. otel, County-road, Walton, touching the death n w of a man named Charles Hughes, 52 years of age, . ; who lived at 50, Eleanor-street.-Jane Hughes, 2 wife of deceased, said her husband was foreman a shunter in the employ of the Cheshire Lines Corn- mittee, at Walton Station. She last ...

... ST. IIMES CORPORATION ( ANND LOCAL RATES. 11 0., GOVERNMENT INQUIRY. tc inP At St Helens Town Hall, yesterday, Mr. E. 6n in P. Burd, one of the inspectors 'of the Local ink- Government Board, held an inquiry into an ap- an, plication by the St. Helena Corporation for a l red provisional order to amend local Aots so as to pro- : led ad nd for the mraiing of money expended by the Di I ...

... LIVERPOOL POLIO COURT. ?? . CORT L - - MONDAY, MARCH 1U BSTEWART, STWS3DARY MAGISTRATE. CHARGE 01' Arraxrn TO PoCK Pocrrss-. Two respwetble-loking men, who gave their names a8 Thomia Pecker and William.Wiliama, were charged with attempting to pick pocks i n j Lime-street on Saturdzy. ?? Holmes stated. that he,. in 6oinpany.with Deteo- tive Pritohard, watched the-prisoners for a con- siderable ...

... LIVERPOOL - ASIZES. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. GM W COURT, h lMrORA TME LORD ORV JV4TICL th TME PATAL ASSAULT AT LIRPOOL. 1, Ellen Brsan ?? hawker, who on the pie- es ?? day had bee found gu'lt' af the a.n- he saughter of aW Ann hMullerkey, at Holly- id street, Liverpool, by striking her on -the head I th e wee brrought up to receive sea- 01 x~onc- u- ffi-ship said -it was Teported to se him that ...

... At, the \Ves.t Ridin-g .Assuizes, LTeds. on llondiy, be- fore Mr. Jusitioe Cliarls, the Cacs, of Betts nd ianotter v. i4mb, fo- libel], excited a} grlat :niloiiit. of interesot. This wraS :UI action brought by .1Ba I. ?? aiid (korIgI' Siarlelii. wvho art- tIn' trustees of tin-t Leedsand li (bee-l Friendly s-kt.ity, wniosel headquarters toe at Mlan- chester, to rcove'r dainagas for libel ...

... LIVERPOOL WORKIOUs. | - I THE ALLEGED SCANDALS.: EXTRAORDINARY SCENES. r Mr. J. Picktball presided over the weekly meet-. b ing of th3 Liverpool NVorkhouse Committee held i ,'yesterday morning at the Brownlow-hill, Work.- house. The Vestry Clerk (Mr. H. J. Ha fer) read the following communication from the Local Govern- S ment Board, under date February 28 :-Sir,-I e am directed by the. ...