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THE BOND STREET BURGLARY

... TIZZ BOND STREET EUZGLARY. SENTENCE ON RECEIVERS-YESTERDAY. At the County of London Sessions yesterday Samuel Clarke, 28, labourer; Joseph Swinson, the younger, 27, dealer; and Joseph Swinson, the elder, 45, dealer, were indicted for having feloniously received a quantity of jewellery belonging to Arthur Pitson. The case arose from a burglary at a jeweller's shop, from which over £2,000 of ...

WEALTHY LADY'S DEATH

... INQUEST AND VERDICT. At Chelsea Town Hall, Mr. Drew recently opened an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Bliss Florence Jane Handford, thirty-four, of inde- pendent means, the daughter of the late Mr. Charles Eandford. an Australian merchant, who died at 25, Cheyno-walk, S.W., after, it is stated, an operation had been performed upon her. On Wednesday Dr. Herbert Spencer, ...

ALLEGED CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH

... ALLEGED CONCEALRENT or BIRTH. On Monday, at the Enfield Petty Sessions. Mary Ann Fawcott, 37, was charged with attempting to conceal the birth of a child. The evidence for the prosecution showed that the prisoner was until recently employed as cook in the household of Mrs. Philip Twells, at Chase. side House, Enfield. On the morning of Saturday, July 18 last, the prisoner pleaded that sha ' ...

THE MODERN MARRIAGE MARKET

... LINE OF THE DEFENCE. At Bow-street on Tuesday the charge of fraudulent conspiracy against five men in connection with The World's Great Marriage Association was further investigated. Counsel for the defendants stated that it was proposed to subpoena a large number of ladies of considerable means, and also certain of the association's male clients, who had concluded marriages through the ...

CHARGE OF ROBBING A PRIEST

... cUHAnGE OF nOBBING A PnIMST. At Westminster Police Court on Wednesday Matilda Lewis and James Brown, a negro, described as a stable- man, were charged on remand with stealing a watch, value eleven guineas, from the Rev. Patrick O'Brien, Roman Catholic priest, at Ashley-plaee, Westminster, on the early morning of Deeember 28. The Prosecutor now attended, and said that early on the morning of ...

COMPLAINT AGAINST A HOSPITAL

... COXUZLAlT'2 AG*AZlST A 2OMZPITA-. At the King Henry the VWII. Tavcrn, Lambeth, on Wednesday, SIr. Schroeder held an iniquiry respeAt. ing the death of Mr. William Edward Broadway Read, aged forty-fouryears, a gentlemau of indlepon. dent means, lately of Basingstoke, who died in St. Thomas's Hospital. Constable S. 8taniforth, 309 El stated that ie found the deceased lying on the footway of ...

BETTING BY A PAUPER

... SETTING MY A PAUPEZ. A case which produced much amusement was heard at the Birmingham Police Court on Thursday. A pauper, sixty-five years of age, was charged with absconding from the Birmingham Workhouse. He was found sleeping in an outhouse, and in court he explained that he had made a book in pence on the Manchester Steeplechase. One of the horses most frequently backed was Lady Helen, who ...

ELECTION PETITIONS

... HAGGERSTON. The trial of this petition was continued in the Queen's Bench before Mr. Justice Wright and Mr. Justice Bruce. It was presented by Mr. W. P. Cremor against his successful opponent, Mr. Lowles. On Ioe day Mr. Lowlos, respondent, was examined, and Stated that the question of his candidature was nat raised till November, 1802. He gave evidence as to his connection with the Haggerston ...

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A BRIDE

... MARRIED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. At the Thames Police Court, on Monday, a respectably.dresoad girl, named Ellen Britton, 17, married, of 26, Blackthorn - strect, Bromley, was charged with attempting to commit suicide; and Samuel Britton, 39, a muliatto, and described as a ship's cook and huusband of the above, was charged with assulting his wife, Constable John HIills said at half-past twelve ...

POLICE INSUBORDINATION

... POLICE X21STMOBDINATT011. A statement has been circulated during the last few days as to serious iiaumborriination among a sectimi of the ronstabose stationed At Bow-street Police Statiol. It was alteged that thirty men hal been suspended for cutting an o'licor's tunic, in consequence of tyrannous eondurt and orders on the part of certain officials. A reporter Consequently aside ?? as to what ...

THE CAB DISPUTE

... We are informed that proceedings are contemplated In the High Court against certain officials of the Cab- drivers' Union who iare alleged to have interfered and caused commercial injury to certain cab proprietors, and that writs will be issued claiming an injunction and damages. A CONFERENCE PROPOSED. The Executive of the Cabdrivers' Trade Union have issued the following invitation to the cab ...

ST. GEORGE'S PETITION

... When the inquiry in connection with the recri- minatory charges brought by Mar, Harry Marks against Mr. Benn was resumed on Monday, PElmer Rumsey, whose Tote in favour of Mr. Marks was questioned, ar.ppared before the Court and applied for permission to tako a position as fireman on board a steamer sailing to Gibraltar. Baron Pollock told him lie might go on being intformed bv ilumsey that the ...