... BREACHI OF PROMIS1E. tS BE STILL, 8AD HEA.RT. . s' In tho Queen's i3nch Division on Wednesdly - before Mr. AlustiePlilloy- Miss Kate Sinclair aseied Mr John lHacklett, a veterinary seurgeon, l(o reeover damages for breach of promise of r marriage. The defendlant origrinally denied tiho proumie, bht the main defence was that irhe promiso was of a conditional nature with redwild to an event ...

... SINGULAR DIVORCE SUIT'. I In the Divorce Division on Tuesday, before Sir Francis Jeune, Mr. George Blake, auctioneer, Llanelly, sued for a divorce from his wife, Mrs. Annie Lamberb Blake, because of her alleced adaltery with Ur. George Waddell, colliery proprietor, and M r. Frederick Nelson Powell, solicitor, brother-in-law of the petitioner.-Mr. Blake was married on Sep- tember I5th, 1885, ...

... 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. ...

... 'Yhe general Qarter -Sessions of the Peace for thie County of Devon was };ield at the Castle of Exeter an Tuesday, before his H our Judge Edge, wole, v was accompanied 0 J It Bench by the following justices s - Lord Coleridge, Colonel Ivalcott, Colonel Lake, Makjor Gardener, Major Dunning, the bev NV D Pitian, Dr Ash. Alessrs Airatson F D Fulford, IHiggs, It Moraboad, Inshrt-Tei-ry, C A HI A ...

... SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE LANDLORD. At the Ereter Police Court this morning- before Ur R R M Daw, Mr T Liascotb. M1r A Bowden, and Mr J W Petherick-William Evaans, of 6, Silver-place, Blactkboy-reai, was summoned for being drunk on the licensed premises knovw as the Snn Inn, Sur-street, on Wednesday last,to which, ho pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s inclusive. Roger Squire, vendor, of ...

... I BREACII OF PROMISE SEQUELI NORTH DEVON LOCAL PREACHEU'S BANKRUPTCY. John Henry Sleeman, late farmer at Halwill t} a bttnkrupt, was on Trnesday at Barsstaple ,j, further examined by Mr. A. F. Seldon, repre. senting Miss Densham, who obtained a Tl verdict by consent of £300 for oreach of C promise at a recent Asseiz. At the previous gr examination debtor a initted he lra c oompro- gr mised ...

... II'ORTANT BILL OF SALE CASE. Wicxj.,Ns(App11cant)v. SuLucIroURGII(Respondent)P -Yesterday the Court of Appeal consisting of Lords S justices A. L. Smith, Cbitty, and Collins, had before them the appeal of the respondent, from an order of 31 r Justice Dlay, in Chambers, tinder the Bill of SaDes Act, 1882. It appeared that the plaintil, a wvidow, residing at Westbourne house, Bristol road, ...

... SERRIOUS CHARGEE OF ASSAULT I AritllrrTTTFD. A OUARD ACQUITTED. PiJOCEEDINCiS AT LONG ASHTON. At tre long Ashton police court yesterday, beforc Nler-rs Aritonry Gibbs (in the chair), in. T. Colea, F . e. Swaunn, . Weatherly, and Major Thorne, John Ilice, a unrd in) tie employ of thhe Great Western Railway Company, was charged with assaulting Elmz Hrendy, a married womian, of Air Balloon [aria, ...

... Y1EETICR DAY. llefore his lonour .1 Ldge Austin, I i-owrANCL Ol' W'In'TEX A(GRIuElME:NPis, MN'EmES v. Hi ?? action arose out cf tho partnershlip of lhughes and W'eelks, builders awt contractors. Mr F. E. Neatirerly (instructed by Mr' Pershouse) appeared for the pinitiffl, who is ithu widow of Mlr Weelks, nnd asled for a partneroriip account from Bir Hunghes, wvho wlas represented by Mr E. W. ...

... 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 ...

... BRISTOL B3ANKRUPTOY COURT. YESTERDAY. Before the Official Receiver, Mr E. G. Clarke. FIRST MEETINGS. MINNiE ScUDAMORE, of 6, Carolina row, King square, shopkeeper, wife of Joseph Scudamore, carrying on trade separately from her husband.- The liabilities amount to £107 11s 7d, and the de- ficiency is explained at £102 15s 1ld. According to the observations of the Oflicial Receiver, the debtor ...

... 13L 1J LAC ~L T I 1- ant, JOlNATPiAN CARR AND Co. V. Tim B.Urn 61v.; J ?? NI) Coin;: Co.-In the Chancery Division of tihe Iigh Court of Justice, before Mr Justice Gehl c ieh, a rmotion in this action was mentioned, Tiho notion is brought by tho plaintifls, who are cloth manufneturers on the banks of the Avon at iath, to restrain the Gas Light and Coske Comnpanv flon) discharging any eflinent ...