... THE NEW COURT OF BAHERUPTCY. The law of bankruptcy established by the Con- solidation Act, 1849, and by Lord Westbury's Act of 1861, expired on Friday. Saturday commences the new system created by tbe Act of last session. Dmuing the last eight years the average number of petitions in the London Court has been about 3,500 a year, consisting of a very small proportion of creditors' petitions, of ...

... ' The General Quarter Sessions for the county of Durham commenced yesterday morning at the County Courts Durhams. The following gentle- mcnl wore sworn on the grand ?? Broevis, Hartlepool; William Bryson, Darlinhgton; george Reynard Cookson, Chester-le-Street ; Robt. 5rofton, Bishopwoarsnouth; Thomas Dawson, mlaftley; John Henry Garbntt, Cockerton ; Alfred 1t'shinson, Bishopwearmouth; George ...

... DUERHAM GENERAL SESSIONS. TUESDAY, JAN. 4. L (Beore IJ'. BJrdwn ,il IV. Andersen, eSVs.) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AT SACRIISTON. John Collins (40), Michael Burke (35), and Michael Goley were indicted for having inflicted grievous bodily harm ?? Jamenes McNastery, at L Secriston, on the 9th October last. Mr Meynell prosecuted, cud Mr Wright defended. Goley and Burke were found guilty of an aggravated ...

... THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATLON OF MISS GARDINER. The BIayo Consltitiction furnishes the follow- ing additional particulars respecting the at- tempted assassination near Ballyeastle :- At the time the attempt was mnade on Miss H. Gardiner only two of the domestics (a mansei vant and a maidservant) were with her, c cir- cumstanco which may have been know,, andl which may have encouraged the ...

... SMOIIE PROSECUTION AT DARLINGTO.i. I Yesterday, at the Darliangton Police Court, befire tho Mayor and Mr Aldermaian Bownana, three uo- seontionas fori 101e-sconesuiption of slmoke wire brought forward. The first case heard was that of Messrs. Henry lease and Co. Mlr E. J. Dom appeared for thls Darliligton Board of Mealth, weo instituted the prosecutioC, cand stated that he wae instructed by ...

... REPORTED' CONSPIRACY AGAINST TH, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. The Phare tic la Loire cohtaius the follow-. big:- Letters from St. Petersburg state that a vast l couspiracy Las been discovered against the life G of the Czar. The centre of action of the con- spirators was the city of Odessa. The pupils l of the University Papich and Yeremichew are principally inoulpated. In order to carry out their object ...

... THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER A CAP- TAIN AT SUNDERLAND. I COMMITTAL OF TfE PRISONER Yesterday, Jos. Chick, steward of thc scrow- steamer Frraitlin was ?? in custody e before the Sunderland Borough Bench, charged with attempting to murder Captain Thomas Sandy, of the Alexaaderr Adam. Mr Dixon prosecuted, and Mr M. Barker defended.-Cap- c tain Sandy, the first witness, said he was at Mr Lear's, 17, ...

... WEDNESDAY, JAsN. 5 t (Before J. L. Wharton, Esq. (chairman), A 'LVilli- son, IV. Anderson, John Fawcett, J. F. tEhU I tin(I M. HIcadlam, Esqrs-) The Court resulneci at ten o'clock, fo; the Ili posal of the remainder of the eases, cosiasting A seven clulinal eases and one appeal. THE saiELD IrOW EOnaseuY. George Wiliuiiseu (S8), ilitimln, lxPtt' ClIttl n-- t ;xitl-t.i n swvatch, alltitse, ...

... THE CLAIMANT TO AN EARDOM CHARGED WITH FELONY. Mr. Edwin Cadmrian, of Wcstbourne, an ilde- pendent gentleman, and claimant to the title and estates of the Earldom of Newburgh, appeared on remandll at the Sheffield Town Hall on Wednes- day, charged wvith felony. There was a full bench of magistrates, and the case excited great interest. Mr. Barker, barrister, appeared for the proske- cuticn; ...

... CuRIouS MURDER CASE. A very remarkable murder trial has ?? ended at St. John, in the province of New Brunswick. The accused, wio has been found guilty of the murder of his mistress and his child, was a leading architect of that city, a young married man held in the highest estima- tion, whose reputation was unblemished, and was rapidly I-accumulating wealth. His name is John A. Monroe. Last ...

... A shocking attempt to commit a double mur- der was made by a prisoner, confined in one of the Garrison cells at the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, on Thursday. A soldier named John Harris, aged 23, a gunner in the 7th Battery, Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, was confined in No. 2 prisoners' cell, Main Guard, for disobedience. He.was placed in the cell at 12 o'clock on Wednesday, perfectly ...

... Henry Codrington, the negro omnibus driver, is now under restraint in the Union Workhouse at Tranmere, his mind apparently being deranged by the sad occurrence which led to bis wife's death. He has made two attempts to escape. from the workhouse, and on the second occasion wounded himself rather seriously in the endeavour. On Sunday morning he was allowed to go out in the garden. in front of ...