... INQUESTS IN BIRMINGHAM CHioRNIc ALCOEOLISM. The City Coroner (Mr. 1. Bradley) held four inquests yesterday afternoon at the Victoria Courts. The first case investigated was that of Jeremiaji Gibson, eabman, of Berners Street, Aston, who, having been addicted to drink, last Wednesday fell on the dust preventer in front of the fire at his home, and burned his band. The injury took bad ways, ...

... : TA:.SESSIONS., . \YARWIOKSWI~T. TheEbian Sestjions for thiscouraty Were opened at Dngda&e Q.i.resided, and 'there were also Pren Mar. W. P. Dinkin's (deputt eba~irman), Lord Jeigh, the Hon.Dadley Leigh ib Olonel C eldcott~ messrs. S. Co~ve Jones, B. Petre R B.amedn, J F; ?efllhrd4 F.t Stkager 'Liathes, A. nini S. T. Wackrill, J. W. b Ryland, It. 0.. Lloyd, S. Flvel, J5. Taunton P.~ S. ...

... THE KIDDERMINSTER BURGLARY CONTSPI4RCy. At the, Worcester Quarter Sessions, yesterday-with- Mr. J. W. Willis Build in the chair-the Court resumed the hearing of the easels agaitist the Kidderminster mien which bad occupied the whole of the previous day. On Mondaiy the esse dealt with concerned the theft of a large 'quantity of 'jewellery from Chesterfield, -and rereiingth jweilery knowing it ...

... BIRMINGRHAM POLICE COURT, YESTERDAn.-Befere thie &pendiory (Mr.. T. M. Col- mere), Messrrs. A. Bakcr, Payterhonse, Payton, and Wainwirh2.t: Way HiE DEmrzmxD.-Maybrock Cole (23), of Upper Dean Street, wae charged with being a deserter. On Movnday he juarrelled with his wife, and the good lady in her anger proclaimed to the neighbours the fact that he was a deserter., Sergeant Clarke (A 11) was ...

... STRONG MEN ON THE BENCH.' bar. Justice Wills is one of the strongest as well as .one of the rost distinguished en on tbe Bench. Be is seventy-one years old, yet he iY still an ardent moun- taineer, and a walker whom few young men could equal. . Year after year he bas spent his holiday in Switzerland, and has ascended most of the mountains which are in favour among expert elimbers. Afewr ...

... YZM=DAY.-Before His Honour Jidge*J V orn Fomxm XEIrua LIxG ThoR or OF Coum.-Arthur Jordan, fruiterer, of Bolton Road, Small Heath4 appeared before his Jlonomr to answer for sending to a debtor a document, printed on blue paper, which, in the words of his Honour, was a most obvious imitation of documents issued from the Court.-Replying to his Honour, Jordan said he did not know who had filled ...

... YmTsaRw.-eBfaore. Ness ra. Colnore ?? Stone, Poweth Barrows, and Lord. A WOULn-Bx Smcrnsm.-John McDonald, a man living in Brearlev Street, was. charged with attempting to commit suicide. A fortnight ago he was before the Court on a chuatge of having attempted to take his life on the railway. A little later, so the evidence showed. he re- peated the rasn act in a differenit form, jumping ...

... L Ea7v FrIxE FOC CRUELTr.-At the City Police Court, yesterday, George Hudson, oil and colour merchant, Charles Street, was fined £1B5 anad costs (2s. bd.) for cruelty to a, horse, by causing it to be worked while in an unit condition, the fine to be reduced to £2 On the defendant satisfying tbe police that the animol had beeu destroved. CHASBER Oi CoMaMacL.-A monthly ineeting of the Chan ber ...

... . A SAD CAs3.-At the Police Court, yesterday, James I Wilbamns (26). a native ofE G0sprt, .now of. no fixed I ibde, an~d Matilda Thomlinson LiS), reelding at a ,lad hag 130nse in Church Street, Oldbury, were charged wiits stealing a lamup, clock, coat, and other articles, value IOs., the propertyo9i Jseeph Downs cart-si, Lime Street, Smethwick. on the 26th of December. It appeared that ...

... MtE DASTON MURDER. MISS MASSET AND MISS GENTLE Among the apphelttr.oda aehe:rh London Police Court, yesterday, was Miss Gentle, the nurse who had chargeof the child Manfred Louis Masset, for whose murder Miss asset 8 DOW lying under sentence of death. &.Uss Gentle asked for advice as to what she was to do with reference to the disposal of S few belongings of the child. Mr. -Sime, Miss Masset's ...

... IH 33IRMIINGAM. MGISFm IN X,.,0 .tIMEEAT -H, ,ING .i. !, Tbean al:meeti.ngof the Ju s ofthe Peace forhed u cit ?? :was held: yestedy at ' ictoria e Corts, Thes : Lordayot' : GMilC. Ble)' pde. and the magistrts p et were Sir- arae Swer,, ; Messrs. A. Cl:inain ?? Hi;ll W. Harrti, T. S. :Fallow4s,,FC. (llvton. G. B. Lloyd, J. ~.LCdrd ?? H Stinger, f. Po 3. aeows W. IL. Ludlow, C. .Waillis, G.e F. ...

... THE FRENCh STATE ' TRIAL. SENTENCES AND ACQuITTALS. flett TelegrCUam.] PAns, Janunr-, 4.-On the resumption of the publec hearing oi the conspiracy trial to-day AL Filiers read the decision of the Court acquitting M. Godefroy. Sabran de Fel de Vaux, Barilier, and Dubuc, and finding MIT. DNronlkde, Bifet, and Guerin guilty of the charge of conspiracy. The acquitted shook hands with tihe three ...