... . In the Queen's Bench Division, yesterday-before Mr. ?? Hawkins and a special jury-Mr. Alfred Pitts, a licensed victualler of the Bakers' Arms, Commerc-ial Road, Landport, iortsmoutb, sued the Rev. Charle3 Joseph, Baptist ni nisttr, of Southsea, formerly of IBirmingham, to recover damages for slander. The I defendant pleaded a denial that he spoke the words cunr- nlinr~ ot orspoe ternwit th ...

... HEAVY PENALTY FOR DEFRAUDI fG A RAILWIAY COMPANY. At Rugby Petty Sessions, yesterday, Robert Hop- wood Percy Hutchinson, a gentleman residing at Husband's Bosworth, near Rugby, was summoned for travelling on the London and North-Western Railway without a ticket, and with intent to defraud. There were five separate summonses against the defendant; in respect of uffences alleged to have been ...

... BIRTINTGHABI POLCE COURT. YESTERDAT.-BCfore Messrs. Colecorc (Stip.), Fisher, and Tangpie. Tiss'r Or BRAsS-OASTINOs.--ThOnaS White, brass- caster, was fined 21s., or twenty-one days, for stealing a shillingworth of brass-castings. the property of his employer, Mr. Matthew 2. 2Iolden, of 3t, Lombard Street. CHASRGE OF ILLEGAL PAMwxING.-Jobn Brewster t35), watch-reDairer, living at a lodginz ...

... THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT KNOW LE. Mr. Christophers (the coroner for Sourth Warwick- shurel held an in quest at the Greswolde Arms, l nowle, on Saturday afternoon, concerning the death of Bridget Gavin, aged seventeen, domestic servant, and \ ijiet iris Greaves, aged two years and eight Ilioniths, who were found drowned in che Birmingham and Warwick Canal on Thursday, under circurista uces which ...

... YxsTEDrAT.-Before Mfessrs. Colonere (Stir.), Harris, f CrdIbry, and-. White. a ROBBERY AT A Pc3eLC-gOUSE.-James Street (31), e striker, of Essington Street, bras charged with having v stolen 6s., the money of Edward Pilley, landlord of the i Islington Vaults, 2, Sheepcote Street.-Prisoner was a drinking at the Islington Vaults on Wednesday morning, s and Mrs. Pilley saw him lean over the bar ...

... LORD QUEENSBERRY AND OSCAR WTLMDi.. CHARGE OF LIBEL. The Marquis of Queansberry (53), residing at Carter'g Hotel, Dover Street, was charged before Mr. Newton; at Marlborough Street Police Court, London, on Satur. day, on a warrant for publishing a certain libel concern- -inz one Oscar Wilde, at Albeinarle Street, on the 18th of February, 1895. Mr. . 0. Hunmphreys, solicitor, prose- cuted, and ...

... BIRMINGHAM4 POLICE COURT. YESTESRDAY.-Bcfort Messrs. £'ofMore (Sfip), Ma-rris, Miridem~ore, Ladev, and G'riffifks. Ssioc1s OnduGo AGALNST A- CQABnAN.-Albert Ford (42), a cabnan living at 24, St. James Street, Lozells, i was charged with causing the death of Mary Buffery I (54), married woman, oE Cliveland Street.-Late on I Saturday night the accused, whilst driving down New- I town low, ...

... BTRMII-GHAMCOUNTY COURT. BIRMINGHAM COUNTY COURT, YESTE3tDAY.-Before His Honour Jindge Choiimer, Teaz r;x-Dzrrzcnrvxs' DIspcLE.-Walter LES. Blizz4,d of Victoria Chambers, Temple Row, insurance broklr' anpeared to a judgment summons for failing to ?ir. 8s. 4d. costs, ordered by the Divisional Curt to paid to William Painter, of 25, Lee Crescent. er. detective inspector. Mr. Robtin3 appeared tor ...

... BIRAING HAMi POLICE COURT. YcrsTEntAn-T?;So~o ?? Coieior'c (Stig.), ?? I -i.iki'ri~s, o~rigixsb..N, r:?nd Lsxfflozi RtUxNIxN iNTO A PotiCtlAS.-Sarnuel Jones (24i, brasse ori.er of t hat loes Henri treet; was charger with stalnll' fo-ur- pairs of sockis frozn outside the shop of ai.1ia '.'ayliss, o:f 11,J. Aluoster 6treet.-The man snat;:hed the socks fron a gas-brarlket and ran straight into ...

... TRAtNSFER OF LICE NSES. A special sessions for the transfer of licenses was held yesterday. at the Victoria Courts; Messrs. Cook and Hlarris beiug the mag;strates present.-Mr. Alfred Hayes, tlhe secretary of the Midland Institute, applied, on behalf of the council of thar body, fur the grant of a Music. siuging, and dancing license. In answer to the Bench, he explained that the institute ...

... WYARIKSHIE ASSIZES. qerscr,-jenmia, ha8yward (41). for bigamay by wIt1 dwin John Jenkins, at Aston, on Lb c.was sntenced to: awceek's hard Ou.- frseln£2.blng-ing to the male , tile tra'M w~haio houeqo theyeoe1wr aco't oferL -ussuth. sooemot' hard Ireema on-J ~ (tal (22), ishborirer wa2 sentenced to etmoths har lbour for stealing a bare telonging C -e~'eo X 0dcok.ati Nardley, on 17th January. ...

... THE FATAL ACCIDENiU AT SALTLEY SIDING3. The City Coroner (Sr. 0. 1'snftert'nl held an enquire at the Victoria Courts, yesterday, couceruing the death of William Cook (56), who lived at31, High-ate 'errace. Highgate Roadcand who was in the employ of the Midland Paitway Company as an inwpector-guard.-A son of the dfeceased stated that his lather bad been in the employ of the railway company ...