... IA I BrsirswonC BREWESV. Tomssoy.-In the Chancery Division yesterday-before Mr. Justice Rekewich-Mr. ltenshaw, Q.C., on behalf of the defendant in this action, moved to set aside, or refer back, a report made by the special referee relating to loss sustained by the company in consequence of one Jamnieson. a ?? of the defendant, having refused to deal with them. Counsel said that the matter was ...

... A HEAvY Danixx-a's DWATEr On Saturday afternoon the City Coroner (Mr. L Bradley) held four ?? first enquiry related to the death of Alfred Cope(55), lodging at 76, OxfordStreet. a blacksmith's striker. The deceased was formerlyin the army, and be bad served in India for thirteen years. He was accustomed to drink more than was good for him, and on Tuesday night be went to his lodgings in a ...

... BIRXMrGfIN PO LESW T yrs'nrm AT. M-.~fr esi osoeS)) Vrt LutUoiv- f !;.Cadea JtOXH4, ?? Au auni 17anT AT YEW S de SfloNTp~5 dairis, labourer, was charged wt seainagiaik man,, coat nvsr4 andl mackatina. Litanawt-i rofi Necw Street Siation, on Saturdn.Tep010A ranious to find an owner for the arilsanthacue. ws. remaonded until Thursday.' lohe~lie.that the pr ifwsisoner tned a rb1 down.ve frim ...

... BIRMLN\GHIAM POLICE COURT. YsTEsltDn.-Bejforc Mcessrs. CGeleore fr c -Phivlils, cad Poe-cp. HAiceousiNG TmEnx-s cy\ LscExs,,F7 ?? Flower, licensed victualler t ill house, New Summer Street. wa - an .r1-ic Section 10 of the Prevention of Crimes Actlr cv ing thieves by allowing themn to meet on ra0°.r at his house, knowing them to Iu olt ir Ernest Hil appeared in suplrt of ah and Mr. Parfitt ?? ...

... BIrRMI-GKAM POLICE, COURT. TEs ?? Mr-. Cohioc (S Up.), Sir John Holder, Meres. Marri&, Witi-eAec, ad Cotmarhr. ]3BRrTrAxs AS LT, ON A s - f Hgin (2) wire-drawer, -was bronght up on remand charged with inflicting grievus bodlly harm upon Emma Cox, his sister, 5 Court, 2 house, Heneage Street, on the 7th ?? prosexutrix statbd that she. had twice pro- secuted her brother for assanlting her. On ...

... BIR=INGHAM POLICE COURT. YESTREDAY.-BCeOLc Messrs. CoZmorc (Sup.), Goodman, A. Baker, PFaton, anti Wainnvriqht. As INDrSUREarT Wnt¢.-George Coombes (361, fitter, 6 Court. 6 house, Angelina Street, was charged with violently assaulting his wife.-Tbe two have lived apart for some time, prisoner having deserted his wife. On Wednesday he returned home, and on Mondav he wvent out and met some ...

... EMRMINGRAM POLICE COURT. YzSTnRDAY.-Before Messrs. G'obnore fSltp.) and Marris, end SY J. C. Holder. CAUcMT Ix r'a Act-- Henry Johnson (25), 14, Her- bert Road, Selhy Oak, was drned 21s., or in default twenty-one days' imprisonment, for stealing 10)b. of meat from the stall of Abralham Barrnfield, at the City Meat farket, on Satulrdar.-Thie prisoner was cautzured hy Inspector Wiltshire, who ...

... A4- AsrScIuous ACT2 OF PAPLILMEST.-At the County Court, yesterday-before his Honour, Judge Ingbharn-Mr. H. Granlger Prior, solicitor, Rugby, or behalf of Alice Butler, proprietress of the New Hotel, Weedon, appealed against `he' Registrar's taxation of costs in the case heard at the last Court in which Messrs Bilbie. Hobson and Co., of London, sued Miss Butler to recover £53 odd for lighting ...

... Ysrsnar.mi-,Before Messrs. Cohaore (SUt), and Sl., and :rs. Leech. and Warden. LrsT TEHE Navr TO JoIN TE AREMY.-Alfred Blunt (19), 3 Court 4 house, Colemlan Street. vas ebarged witbl attempting to desert from THM.S. Prince George, abi Portsmoutlh by enlsting in thearmy in Birmingham. It ?? stated that the accused was on leave from his ship,' and on Tburbday morning he went to the recruiting ...

... M1IDLAND RAILWAY RATES CASE. I JUDGMENT. The case of Daldy and Co. v. the Midland Railway Company came before the Railway and Canal Conmmission sitting at the High Court of Justice, London,' yesterday. Present Mr. Justice Wright, Sir Frederick Peel, and Viscount Cob- ham. It was an application made by Messrs. Daldy and Co., coal merchants, aki-ng the Court to declare then entitled to a rebate ...

... iIM31KINGIIA.M POLICE COURT. na q-, if. .11 JMaeawn, ?? and Dr. Wa~rden. ?? 2Tses Pl'xssr'.-George Yates, Ernest Berrow, WilHamn Searlea, arid Harry Stanton were charged with cn .ausing an obstruction for the pipurose of bettsng.- Y ates was receiving bets -nChrotte Street on Wecdnes- day 'kirni in Villa, Street, Sceare in Newhall Street, anci itanto-n in ...

... ALLEGED EXTENSIVE VICTIMISWiG OF I TRADESMEN. At the Victoria Courts, yesterday, before Mr. T4 by. Colmore (stipendiary), Archibald Freeman, m stylishly-dressed young. man, describsd as a comnris- sicn agent, of 210, Holloway Head, appeared to answer several charges of obtaining goods by false ?? was alleged that for some time the Prisoner has been victimising tradesmen aU over the city. His ...