... YESTERDAY. Before Messrs Obed Hlosegood and J. Swaish. FOUR MONTHS FOR INTENDED FELONY. George Shaughnessy, aged 21, a suspected person and reputed thief, was charged with loitering about in certain highways with intent to commit felony. P.C. Lerway stated that at nine o'clock on the pre- vious evening he was in Park row, when he observed the prisoner come down Tyndall's grove and stand on the ...

... I nI rORTANT INSUlRANCE CASE. _- _ _- _ r__ . . .l! ?? _ I s _ _. . _ ._ _ _ _ A ease of much interest to insurance agents has just been decided in the Court of Queenl's Bench. JIlbe Prudential Assurance Company was compelled to ?? (n action against one of their agents to re- cover a hallance oif account in accordance with the terns of their agreeneut with him, After an eK- lanustive ...

... Torn lacey, music hall agent, carrying on business at Waterloo road, London, stied Miss FIeo Banks, an artist, at Southlwark police court, London, yesterday, to recover £7 commission due on an engagement procured by him for the defendant. The plaintiff's case was that he secured the defendant an engage- ment to play the part of principal boy in the pantomime Aladdin ant the Theatre Royal, ...

... 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 ' ...

... YESTERDAY. Before Messrs Mark Whitwill and Fenwick Richards. D CAuGhT IN TRE ACT. Edward Looney, 17, was charged with theft. At seven o'clock yesterday morning he went into the sweet shop of a VMrs Wells at 1, Co~llego place, St. Augustine's, rnd took 9d worth, of French nougat. He was captureda by a daughter of the proseoutrix, and,-aot having a good character, was sent to gaol for 21 days. ...

... YESTE;I1DAY. Before Messrs A. Robinson and J. H. Woodward. DRtIVRRIS iN TROtUBfLE, John Holbrook, 21, was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and trap, in Wells road, Totterdown, on Saturday evening. Ihe man had been before the court on a previous occasion on a similer charge, and the magistrates inflicted a fine of i0s and costs, or in default 14 days' imprisonment. Joseph ...

... YESTERDAY. C IDefore Judge Austin ?? J. WV. S. Dix. ; ..A. LIRE SAVED . tt At Edward Thomas, 64, was fined 5s and cost3' for a ?? drunk on Saturday night. The evidence was f. ii that the defendant, who lives at 121, Oroliard stfreet, 0] L, was drunk and fell overboard from a vessel ia the .r harbour. I-e narrowly escaped drowning, but was e if rescued, and as he refused to go home he was ...

... . . -U IMM;DTI A X7 . . \ . YESTERDAY. Before Mlessrs Henry Hippisley\(in the chair) and' - C. V. Daubeny.-g APPLICATIONS. Ernest Beake; on bebalf of the Ashton Gate' Brewery 'Company, appliedior a license to begranted r to 'Henry George Simmons for the Ried Lion inn, Bishop Sutton. . The Eanch grantbd the npp ication. a - lr Corbonld, 'on. behalf of. thq Welton Brewery .Cornpany, also~applied ...

... Before Messrs A. Robinson and F. N. Tribe. POCKET PICKING-AT TEMPLE HEADS. James Slilsom, 21, was charged with stealing a purse containing i6s lid from Anne Duckelt, of 12, St. Luke's road, Totterdown, at Temple Meads Railway Station. Mr Dart (Osborne, Ward, Vassall & Co.) prosecuted, aud Mr * Watson appeared for thi prisoner. Mr Hart informed ?? magistrates that on Saturday, December 3rd, on ...

... xas.h 'vu ww vvi r~ . TilE IOLII C OC;UIIT PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday, At the Bristol police Court, before Alderman XW. AV. Jose, William Rogers, hoot manu- facturer, of Kingaswood, was charged, on remanld, with various offences under the B1nklrruptcy Aci. Mr W, H. Brown prosecuted on beli.if of tl e trustee in bankruptcy (MIr H. WV. Freshwator), am.d Mr Douglas Metcalfe (istructed by 3i, J. w. ...

... v*q1;TvnnAV YESTERDAY. Before Alderman Jose and Mr J,-1,.llowell. AT'VEM1'TED 'TO rGltOY. Thomas William Beer, 17, -was charged: with forgiug an endorsement.upon. areceipt and:acknowv- ]ledgment of a Payment of. m oney by wvay of an order for £470, ith intent thereby to defraud. Detective q spector Robertson said teat when defendant was plpaced in the dock. at the police cow ,-and- ch arged I ...

... YESTERDAY. 13efore Messrs J. Curie pnd W. W, Tribe. CHAR\GE ?? G;ANMrlll.le. Heury Pcad, 19, and Alfred ThoMnas Newman, 11, vere charged with gamblingu PtO. idyall, B'12, gave evidence showing that on Sunday he caught the defendants, who were two of a group, playing banker on the pavement in Steel House lane, Everybody using the footpath had to move for their convenience and they indulged in ...