... LAWFORD',( GATE POLICE COURT. \'ESTE RDAY. Before his l;race the Dllke of Bleaufort, )[eOssrs C. 11. Pope, I!, 'fothill, K. Robiison, and A. Shipley. , A LAT Y IS I1011. FIlenry ligwood. 40, was charged vith being 00 the premises or thle Black Horse inn, Warniley, for an ?? prpose. His preseneu there towards midnight on the 2ud January was clearly proved, and it was shown that lie had paid a ...

... ILME A LLEi.{Ef) THEFTS AT| i LUN D Y. At the DWeoutiusdrtcrhessioniOiL Wve aosrkiY -before Mr. W. }f, litiv andl GoloDet' Lucas-James Biding, di~iver, (r!Y QAzir piadea r0to grailty to chaprg au Z 2slg betwvean the l1t Augnst-and 25th 'Sbptember, 1897, 14l71bs of cl-pper stnamll, piping. value- £16, f'rou the n recuied liop SlidadO,' at hitndy I sland .MMl [lawke (inistructPd byv MI r. ...

... BRISTOL COUN-TY COURT. '1 |'YESTERDAY. C I Before his Houour Judge austin. |D01PtTL' ABOUT \MACItLNERY. _ Row Ai yND (h Foor TAND Co. v, If. B. MILSO'I;N-M t . E. Weatherly (instructed by Mr A. Fedden) appeared for the plaintif's and MYr D. Ifetcalre (in~tructed by Mr King) represented the de'eit I dant. Tthe case was of a somewhiat corrplicattel character. Piaiutitf claimed as the amount of ' ...

... SOIERSET WINTER ASSIZE, The IVinter Assize for the county of Somerset will commence at the Shire hall on Thursday next before Mr Justice Bigharn, a newly appointed judge. The criminal business is comparatively slight, but there are several civil actions. These, whichl will not be begun before Saturday, include a libel case. The following have been committed for trial:- Fanny Bodman, 33, ...

... YESTERDAY. Before Alderman F. J. Fry~and Mer . IRobinson. LRET OF'F' WVITII A CAUTION. James Reece, 9, Bertram J. Kirby, 12, John. Georga Goodland, 15, Charles Ward, 14, Jolhn Eddoles, 15, Thomas HIeory Headford, 15,worc charged on romnand with stealing a number of cocoantts and a wooden ball, the property of a showman named Doone'. The evidence given at thb previous, hearing was to the effect ...

... ThE WICKl MURDER. Sunday olosing durhsg the present Parliament. The invitations to the meetlng have ?? heartily endorsed by ?? of the ehurclles and of the temperanee organisations in ?? eity, as well as by sev(ral ol the mtlgistratos. Alderman llowell I)avies wi]l preside, and tlle prineipal speakers will I)e SIrs Ormlston Chant and i\k Arnold F. flills, of I.mldon, while lbe I evs T. C. ...

... WVITS QUARTER SESS1ON.. This session was opened at the Assize Court, Devizes, yesterday morning. Baron Ludlow, of lIdylvoed; prosided. NEW MNIASTRATES. The followiqg gentleroon qualified as magistrates eiid. took theiri seats oi the 8flbch :-M-r T: ?? o Riedman, Castle Housos,' Caine li, Meredith- I! Meredith Droivn, of Nonsuch, lBroinham, Chip- penhamn andfilr IV. Nelson Haden, or Trowbridge. ...

... YESTEIfI)AY. |i ileforo Ucasrs F. J. Fry and E. Robinson, A 110 I' IN':Otili. I ti Clement iradley, 15, of Old Bread street, was clargecd b lliti stealing Is 71, bolonging lo Lonisa W1ilm1l wife of *t'a a shopkeeper, of Lite PatBBC, St. Philip's. It was statedC( that on the previous afternoon tile boy bought an orange HI at lie ?? shop, anid all erwaids Ir Willillot hi eoard the jingl e of ...

... S AD A[.TRIM\IONIAL. CASE, IN |EXETER. TltllI'lN bVoN'l'tIPS' RIJPIltISON ?? A ND S EPAR TT [ON. AL lic Lx]i. r ?? Court on Atondlv- hsefcrn the EMigh Worsipful the Mayor ?? l Pople), Messrs. W. Tremlett. and ?? .B. Varv'ell -Henry Webber, coach trimmer-, of Nolh-street, was charged on a, warrani; witi anssaulting andl using thr eats of personal violence towarlds his ?? wiff (ESther We')her), ...

... BRISTOL QUARTER SESSION; - - ~ ,+ 41- A general quarter session Was Ojpened at thle Gujldhall yes5terday before the) Recorder (Mr E3. -1. Castle. Q.C3), whoI was acocomlpan~ied onl thle bnenh by th8 Mayor(Sir B., 1-. Syies). The following Ivere sw ornonth grand jury ;-Mefssrs II. c. Perry, 115 WN. Verrier, i. M1. JaccsonA ~B.colthilrat, B. Arm- strong, wNt. H. arris, wv.P.. F rices, D. N., ...

... HORSE 'WARRANTY CASE AT I I :EXBTER. A DAWLJSli D]EFENDANT, At the Exeter County Court on Wednesday - -before his Honour Jndgoe Edge-the case of Wheatoll v ChaEfe w-as heard. It was ene in which Mi~r. ?? T. Wheaton, plaintiff, horse dealer, of Paris- street, sued Ir. W. A. Cha:Ee, cea Tmerclant, of 3Dawlish. for £16, the balnace due on the sale o' s. horse. Mr. A. Ui. Dunn appeared for the ...

... METE-lU9.R. A WICK10(. A Market Gardener Stabbed. Mysterious Affair. The sensational news was telegraphed from Wick -a hamlet near Wa'rmley-last night of a murder of an old lman at seven p.m. in his cart by an unknown person, reported having gone to Puckle- clhurch. Inquiries bring to light a case surrounicded with mysteries, to which there seems no immediate solution. The murderer was ...