... At the police court, on Saturday, before Messrs Miu]lins, Barstow, Brown, and Hunt, Andrew Deek ins, residing in the Moorland road, was charged with attempting suicide by taking an overdose of laudanumnon December 26th. Dr Carey said he was called to the prisoner's house on the afternoon in question, and found him sitting In the back room. Mrs Deekins informed him that her husband had taken ...

... THE IVIVELSFIELD COLLISION., e INQUEST IN LONDON. At Guy's Hospital, London, yesterday, an inquest was hold on Alfred William Giles, 28, William Draper, (0, and Fernand Henri Arts, 64, who were killed with three others In the railway collision at Wivelsfield Station, on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Line, on Saturday week, between the Newhaven boat train and the Brighton Pullman ...

... Bristol Police Cout; YE'STEIIIDAY. II Before Alderman Fox and ?? J. HI. Howei, lSORDMEILY SEAAM'., Charles Thompson, 19, and VWfil]iam Cooper, 24, were charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting P.C. 119 A on Sunday afternoon. The evidence was that the prisoners, who are seamen, were drunk and disorderly in King street, and when P.C. 119 spoke to them Cooper set upon him and ...

... AIr George Clother, undertaker, of Chatham, and one of the original members of Chatham To= Council, hanged himself in an outhouse on Sunday night, Ho had attended the Congregational Church in the evening. POWDER EXPLOSION. A terrific explosion at noon yesterday at Messrs Curtis and Harvey's Faversham powder works caused great commotion in the town. It is stated that a charge exploded, blowing ...

... YESTEBID AY. Before Messrs S. S. P. Sambourne (in the chair), C. A. Kemble, and H. Hippisley, IICENSI33i BUSINESS, The transfer of the license of the Hunters' Rest, Glutton hill, for which an application was made from the representatives of Henry Moore to Mrs Jenkins, was refused, owing to the administration of the estate not having been taken out, Upon the application of Mr J. E. G. Sandford, ...

... Bristol Police Court YESTERDAY. Before Alderman F. F. Fox and Mr J. H. Howell.3 TES CLUITON LIIBDL CASE, George Stainer, a middle aged gardener, of Church street, Bedminster, answered an adjourned summons -having been charged at the first hearing with maliciously publishing certain libels, knowing thenz to be false, against Charles Joseph WhItbyt a medical practitioner, and also with inciting ...

... n ?(1-1 Bristol A.- 'i YESTERDAY. Before Mr J. H. Howell and Major l i m.- A ?? Nr IMI .ST;'lR, Henry flowe, C2, was charged with h:c: Bedminster. The case was proved against 1 , P.C. 15 B. Supt. Croker said the prisoner 1:- head bandaged and one arm in splint, I l- wvere taken off at the police station, and it m; that he had nothing the matter eithcr with ;- - or his head. The magistrates ...

... !SOMERSET QUEARTER SESSIONo IEiection of Chairman. The Epiphany Quarter Session for the county of Somerset was held at the Shirehall, Taunton, yester' day, when the magistrates present included the Earl of Cork and Orrery, K.P,, Lord-Lieutenant of the County; the Rlight I-on. Sir Edward Fry, the Eight lon. J. IV, Mollor, QO.C, 3NIX., Mr G. D. Warry, Q.C., Mr C. Ei. I. Chadwyck-Healcy, Q.C., ...

... APOLOGY BlY D)EFINDANT. Yes torday, at the Dristol police court, before Messrs J. WX. Arrowsmith and \1. J. Davis, George Stainer, a middle agod gardener, of Church street, lBedminster, answered an adjourned Summons- having been charged at the first hearing with maliciously publishing certain libels, knowing them to be false, against Charles Joseph Whitby, a modica I practitioner, of Clifton, ...

... J I A case in which considerable Interest has been aroused in the neighbourhood of Thornbury was beard at the police court yesterday by the Hon. R. Rodney and Mr W. Callimore. It was a charge against Harry Sturge Young, a brewer's traveller, of Rudgeway, of havingadministered a noxious drug to a young woman named Ethel Lippiatt, also of Rudgeway, for an unlawful purpose. Mr F. Treasure, of ...

... ABseNTr JtRYxEN FiNED. The Quarter Sessions were held on Monday s in the Town Hall before the Recorder (Sir G S Baker, Bart.), who was acoompanied by the f Msyor (Councillor T Goaman) and Mr E Trapnel]. Tberewere no cases for trial. On the names of tho jnry being called it a was found that Mr C l'earse, *prinier, of i AlIhalland-street, and Mr W Fool, surgeon. d. dentist, were not present, and ...

... gO TAUNTON .MATRIMONIA.L CASE. At the Taunton Police Court on Vef nesday Charles Quick, seaman in the Navy, anis belonging to H.M.S. Fembr.ke, formerly stationed at Devonport, and now at Chatham, appeared in answer to a summons charging him. with* neglecting to maintain his wife Louisa Qaick.-'Mr 0 P Clarke appeared for the ?? wife, who Lave her 1 evidence in a voluble manner, swnted that she ...