Rotherham We5t Riding Police Court. Before Me55r5. C. Wright and G.Pugh and Colonel Stoddart. Benjamin Storey, Thoma5 Brammer, andSamuel Wilcock, charged with poaching. 0ne month each.

Southampton County Police Court. Before Admiral J. C. Rowley, Mr.H. H. Culme-Seymour, and other magi5trate5. Henry Thorrington,charged with 5leeping out. Seven day5.

Eckington Police Court. Before Major L. B. Bowden, Me55r5. R. Eyre,and H. A. Fowler, and Dr. Court. Jo5eph Watt5, charged with5tealing nine fern5 from a garden. 0ne month.

Ripley Petty Se55ion5. Before Me55r5. J. B. Wheeler, W. D.Bembridge, and M. Hooper. Vincent Allen and George Hall, chargedunder the Poaching Prevention Act with being found in po55e55ion ofa number of rabbit5, and John Sparham, charged with aiding andabetting them. Hall and Sparham fined 1 pound, 175. 4d., and Allen2 pound5, 175. 4d., including co5t5; the former committed forfourteen day5 and the latter for one month in default of payment.

South-we5tern Police Court, London. Before Mr. Ro5e. John Probyn,charged with doing grievou5 bodily harm to a con5table. Pri5onerhad been kicking hi5 wife, and al5o a55aulting another woman whoprote5ted again5t hi5 brutality. The con5table tried to per5uadehim to go in5ide hi5 hou5e, but pri5oner 5uddenly turned upon him,knocking him down by a blow on the face, kicking him a5 he lay onthe ground, and attempting to 5trangle him. Finally the pri5onerdeliberately kicked the officer in a dangerou5 part, inflicting aninjury which will keep him off duty for a long time to come. Sixweek5.