... I INQUESTS IN DERBY. - At the Town Hall on Wednesday, Mr. R. XT. iH Whiston-acting in the absence of the Borough Coroner, Mr. Close-held three inquests. A CHILD'S DEATH. The first was concerning the death of Annie Harrold, aged eight months, the daughter of Geo. Harrold, of 17, Green Street, a labourer in the em- ploy of Messrs. Haudyside and Co.-The father of the child stated that it had been ...

... POLICE _ -: ; --ES- . . |~-PO ICKI:.NEW&.. ?? . {1 py IERBY '¢OUTY' POLITEI 'CO)Ugi.' id Fri y. -Before the Ront W.- M. Jervi, e ndlWA. 0 at .CVOpestseke,: and W. Malaleu, Eisqrs. Frank- v ama, carrier, of Hiltonr was summoned 'ss-for havingfio light on his dray on the liighwa'jat e Etwall after dark, on, the 15th Dec. Police-con- f stable Dickson proved ths case, and defendant was fined 2s.- ...

... : D] BYS(IJRE QUARTER 0 k ZESS IONS - . lThL- sessions were held if.hte hC .sunty'.`iBi abl- Derby,. on Wednesday, - Tourn $Mosy, Ad., . piesi iiig. Amon, the othdi` magistrati prp ent were Sir-Henry Wilmot, V.C., . CB.Sir J.tG. N: Alkeyre, Sir AlfredHislasin,. the HGn. W. hI. Jervis, and J. SLia, J. H. Woolley, J. D. Wraggi J. fHall, C. 'E B. B.Bwles, 3. Canner, J. L. P. B ar- ber, A. B. ...

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... POLICB NEWS -.OBY BOROUGH POLICE COURT. Saturday.-Before W. J. Piper and W. Legge, a Esqs. r Henry Bond was charged with using obscene t language in St. Michael's Lane last night. Ho t was swearmg at his wife, and he now told the a Bench that he was aggravated by his wife dtink. ing while he was at work and neglecting to get his meals ready. Fined 5s. and ?? D Newham, a Castle Donington man, ...

... DRBy R A,.zft ?? -A:Sessiofts we iheld i b 2I| (h6e'Rtiborder,'-U ;Off-SH 'Etbeigo h-i :. ..The'llowing'gentlemeniwere otw ipdin: the i Grand J ~y:>Messus.e.^A At }d~lqE{FfK W7. Barts, leH.. AIlmbon, A. SiinpA. JWaker, F. P. Odp'estaka 4k' Innes, T. Hlllsj'A. W. Clem- son, I. Saw jun L. Simpson, S. Beanett, jun., A. Baun, .T. oore, C. Dereske, G. H. Sale, A. H. Smait, H. Sherwin, A. Brown, ...

... PUBLIC-HIOUSI P'tOSCUTIONS IN DERBY. I .. . . . .. I .. .. . - -a I ?? -- At the D'erby Borough Police Court on Thurs- day morning, before R. Jefferson and R. Hudson, Esqrs., two cases under the licensing laws were heard. The first one was against John Hydes, landlord of the Crown Tavern, St. Mary's Gate, for selling drink to it man named Joseph Bates, and his wife, who live next door, during ...

... Sir William MacCormac, the eminent surgeon, writing on December 16, gives the following graphic description of the medical work following upon General Bullcr's reverse at the Tugela River in the current number of the a Lancet : We arrived at Chieveley station about 1.30 p.m. yesterday. We found the station occupied by a hospital train under Major Brazier-Creagh , R.A.M.C. , and every one ...

... 5Ht. KEXSITS CRUSADE. PROTEST TO THE BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL Mr. Kensit has entered upon another activ 6 campaign. In a letter to the Bishop of Southwell he refers to his protest at Christ Chnroh, Belper, and conolndes : — Now, my Lord Eishop, I call upon yon to do yoor daty, and stop tin Romanising praollies which have distinguished this and other churches in your diocese, especially at Derby, ...

... The weekly meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday, the Rev. H. R. Rolfe presiding. The other members present were Mrs. Waters, Mrs. Grundy, the Revs. A. E. Trior, F. J. Adams, and J. Birks, Messrs. Dare, George, Banks, Mil- lington, Blount, F. P. Copestake, Jen-am, F. ( Carter, J. Gallop, T. Morgan, S. Hall, Hardy, , J. Nutt, T wells. Inncs, Parr, J. Totter, E. Brown, , Purcell, G. Dean, ...

... Messrs Alfred Mansell and Co., the pioneer auctioneers m the midlands to sell cattle by live weifiht, have held their first sale of the year. Re- cent high prices of beef brought together the la-crest company of buyers seen at these sales for soma years past, all in quest of cattle sufficiently forward to finis- in the shortest possible time. Buyers tried to be cautious in their biddings on ...

... BURTON-ON-TRENT AS A COUNTY BOROUGH. On Tuesday Colonel W, R. Slack, RE., one of tbe Local Government Board Inspectors, held an enquiry at the Burton Town Hall concerning the application of the Corporation for Burton to be Constituted a county borough. Mr. Cripps, QC- Mr. Etherington Smith, and the Town Clerk (Mr, Whitehead) appeared for tha Corporation ; and Sir, G. A. Fitzgerald, barrister, ...