... In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Pearson, a case relating to the Birmingham Brewery Company icas ?? was a summons on the part of a guarantee society, who were sureties for Mr. Idwin Hooper, for some time official liquidator in the winding up of the Birmingham Brewery Company, to be present at the taking of the accounts against the ...

... ITHREAT TO MURDER MR. GLDSTONE, ie At Bow Street Police Court1 London, a man ving the name of John Norris Sanders, aged 5 , of 11, 1 ityndall Buildings, Gray's Inn Road, described as e. waiter, was brought up in custody charged with sending a letter threatening to murder Mr. Gladstone.. Chief Superintend- I Yent Williamson, of Scotland Yard, watched the case. ,L -Inspeotor Lansdowne deposed ...

... GRAND COMMIrTEE ON LAW AND JUSTICE. tio COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL BILL. fea The Standing Commnittee of the House of Commvons on ad, s, Law met again yestberday, and further pr-ocecded weith tire in conan eretion of the Court of Criminal Appeal Bill ; Mr. dis Sc-ster Boothl in tire chair. pei Thc amendment of the Attorney-General, which gives a thil new trial in case of thle non-production of ...

... Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. S. Poole, coroner for North Warwickshire, held an inquest at the Yew Tree publio- house, Witton Road, Aston, on the body of George Edwin Carter, aged 42 years, -warehouseman, of Hawthorn Place Upper Sutton Street, Aeton, who was found drowned in the Birmingham and Fazeley (aaml.-The widow of the deceased said she last saw her husband at five o'clock on Wednesday ...

... LAW CAS .E 110WARD r. TTIE UsloN' BANK, oP BlflsttVo ,a5 -I Court of Appeal, yestcarlsy-before Lords jut t' Cotton, andi Bowvss--jssdlenent, was li~j's' 1, IDowardi v. the Lsios hlansl of Birmingha 0''a cz'e ~ which were concluded 0t ?? 19th isnst. kt sti ass- the trial before Mr. Justice Fry resultced in l plaintiff, for 7153. for i-ho dishonosirin ofatss A~sr~ hins on the hank , hut aL ...

... The Quarter Sessions for the County of Stafford were opeded yesterday, at Staff ord, by the Chairman, Mr. T. F. Twuinloss. Thle following gentlemen qualified as meigietrates--- Mlesers. A. Nicholson (Leek), Wi. 2. Though (Leekc), E. A. Worthington (Leeik), J. Chadwick (Tamworth), WV. M. Ellis (Perry Barr), and T. E. Herbert (Swinne~rton). The, (Grand Jury wore sworn ccs followse :-Messrs. T. L ...

... SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BIRMING- HAI TRAD ESMAN. At the Birinitigbamt Police- Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Hill (depuity-stipendiary), James Jones, described as a draper, of Stecilhsou Lane and High Street, wais charged under the Bankruptcy. and Debtors Acts with certain offences in the matter a~ proceedings for liquidation in- stituted by himi. Mr.. Loxdcale W~arren (instructed by 'Messrs. ...

... ASTON POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. Before Mes.srs. 1-fill, 'oodncsan, and Collins. TnsasT BY SiRVANTs.-Harriet Davis (19), domestic servant, who resides at West Bromwich, was charged with stealing on the 14th inst., 'l,4b. of tea, %4lb. of butter, three packets of dry soan, and other articles, of the value of .3s., the property of her employer, Thomas Neville, baker and confectioner, High Street, ...

... TH E WALTHAMSTOW TRAGEDY. T . . ?? ?? .. I.. ?? The Law Times says:- The conviction of William Gouldstonefortheonurderof his flre children at Waltham- stow was inevitable when his case was tested by the law of insanity, as laid down by the judges aud approved by the House of Lords in DI'Naughten's case (10 Cl, and Fin. 200; I C. and K. 130). It was there decided, and it is still the lawv, ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF INTER- CEPTlNG BETTING TELEGRAMS. At the Manchester City Police Court yesterday-before m I3r. Headlam, ?? Lockwood Lamb and John Edwin Garside, telographists at the Manchester Central Telegraph Offlie, William Brittain, pulslisher of the M atester s.ening Mail, and Henry Hulme, chief iT oornpositor ill the sporting department of the same paper, fr were charged, the two ...

... TuE BIRMINGHAM VINEGAR BREWERY COMPANY (LIOIITED) V. HEII)MMfANS.-This ease wag heard yester- day, before Baron Pollock and a special jury, in the Queen's Bench Division.-Mr. Jelf, Q.O., and Mr. John Rose appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Cohen, Q C., and Mr. Rose Innes for the ?? plaintiffs claimed £600. damages for breach of contract with reference to the supply of certain vegetables for ...

... THE WHALLEY WILL CASE, oni- Tics hearing of the case of Priestman v. Thomas and rk- others, Iin which the principal question is whether the ing document of which probate had been granted as the -will of thle late Jarines Whalley was~or niot a forgery, was resumed yesterday morning before Mr. Justice Maniiity and a sjpecial M Henry Whsalley Pricetman, the plaintiff, again went sor icto tics ...