... PE'TTY SESSIONS. BLLsarior.-These weekly sessions were held yesterday in the Bad hoot Courthouse before Messrs. Henry Turner, R.M. (presiding); Thomas O'Hare, J.P. -William Davies, J.P.; and Robert Harpur, J.P. Sergeant Hawthorne summoned Patrick Markey, Corrinlshego, for having been drunk and disorderly in King Street on the night of the 25th ult. A fine of 5s and costs was imposed in the ...

... ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. . tOCAL GOVIctNiT.NT BOAPD I'QUIRY. Yesterday Mir. R. Agnew, Local Government Board Inspector, held a sworn inquiry in Antrim Workhouse into certain irregularities alleged to have taken place in connection with the last milk contract. Amongst those present in the Board- room during the proceedings were-Dr. John J. Adams, JP. (chairman of the Boardi; Messrs. David Dickey ...

... TUE TRANSVAAL RAID. IT ACASO TE OF ARTERD COMPLANY fFI COMPROMISING 'ETELEGRAMS. P Ram'oIA, W Drrsn:CTv.-A series of telegrams, which were put in as evidence on Monday last at the trial of the members of the reform committee, have now been published, and have caused a sen- sation. Some of them were in code, but were deciphered by means of a key which was found in the 'baggage of Dr. Ja meson ...

... BELFAST CUSTODY COURT-SATUCDAY. Before Messrs. F. G. HeDVER, R.kM., and CaInS. MILoRsNas, J.P. LARCENIES. Consiable M;Donnell charged William Brown with the larceny of a clock, the property of Ellen Bell. .Prisoner-s exulanation of the theft was that it. Was a joke. The clock was pawned for Is 6d. He was discharged under the First Offenders Act. Janus and Alice Smith %were cllhtagedl by Con- ...

... Yesterday, at noon, the coroner (Mr. E. S. Fin- nigan) and a jury held an inquest in the Recorder'.' Court on the body of a. child named Abei Chap- man. aged one year. who bad died suddenly on WVedriesdity mornig, at 7U, Brookfield dtreet Ilcad-Constabie Thomapson conducted the inquiry. AtaLrI C2hapman. deceised's mother, .aid the child sias .lways deilicate, and had been in t.a Union Il- ...

... I SATURDAY.-Before his Honour Judge FIrZGIBBON. Mr. Henry M. Crawford, registrar, was in attendance. DEFENDED CIVIL BILLS. LABERS V. M'GRATH. This suit was brought by Henry Labern, Jenner Road, Stoke-Newington, London, manufacturing perfumer, against Wm. M'Grat', ?? Street, Belfast, hosier, to recover the sum of £3 14s 54, for goods sold and delivered and daxe by a settled account. Mr. G. H. ...

... LAW NTOTLChi.-THIS DAY. (Ftrom the Legal Diarre' HE.l. COU[t ...

... I ANTeM. -The monthly petty sessions court of this towII was held yesterdary, the magistrates pre- j I sent being Messrs. ?? B. Murray, J.P. (in the Ichair); Bernard A. iMesnan, J.P.; and Philip C. ICeagh, BWM. James WVilson. Sanine Gray, and, T lonizos Aggie were each fined 10s 6d and costs for I being drunk in charge of horses and carts. The coucolaiinants were Head-Constable Craig and Con- ...

... BELFAST CUSTODY OOURT-YESTIRDAY. Before MIessrs. F. G. HODDnnt, R.M., and DvnID Coarsrcrr. J.P. ASSAULTS. A man named Barklie was put2 forward in custody of Constable Hill chairged with assaulting his wife's grandmother, his mother-in-law, and his wife in Marchioness Street. Mr. D. F. Spiller prosecuted in the polike cases. When arrested the prisoner said he was sonry he had not given themn ...

... POLICE INTEUVLI(ENCE. BELFAST CUSTODY COURT-YnsTIwDAY. Before F. G. liHoi)Dal, R.M.; and JALMES ASSAULTS. Bernard Counully was planed in the dock, chargcd svith ?? and asiauiting his wife U.l Zdth mst. Mr. D. Yf'. hpliier prosecuted. Prinoner struck his , wie a b:o: on the back itnh 1is 1iwe. and baid he nould tee ?? liie us soon. tis hiS bail \%aS l). It waS inOL theC ?? Sint ?? for a ?? ...

... LAW NOTICES-THIS DAY. (From the Legal Diary.) HA.M COURT OF APPEAL IN TRETLAMD. O'Callaghan's trests, 1; Coyne v. Tweedy, 2; ?? and FEy, tenants, Bor, landlord, i; Rose v. Rose, 4. ROLLS. Comnrissioners of Lunatic Asylums and Hennessey, ox- parte Heoanssey, 1; Keowu v. Keown, 2; Carte v. Wil- son, 3; Muashll's ?? and Truasee Relief Act, es-parte OSullivan, 4: Cowan v. Cowan, 5; Lowry v. ...

... THE SHAN OF PERSIA ASSASSINATED1. ARREST OF THE MURDERIER. THE SITUATION AT TEHERAN., TRHEMAY, F=IDAY, 6-58 P.M-The Shah was this afternoon entering the inner court of the Shrine of Shah Abdul Azim; six miles south of this city, when he was shot at by a Sayzed and slightly wounded. No other particulars have yet been re- ceived. A later telegram says the assassination of the ! Shah occurred at ...