Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1870-01-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

GUISBROUGII POLICE NEWS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18TH.  Bore the Rev. O. J. Morehead; C. C. Oxley and T. Coiling, Raqrs.  Robert Wilson, of Guisbro', labourer, was charged by Sergt. Newsom with resisting and assaulting him at Ouisbro', on the 17th inst. Fined 3s 6d and 6s 6d costs each,. and cautioned.  Robert Johnson and William Burton, both bricklayers, Salthurn, were charged by P.C. Bowser with being drunk and riotous at Saltburn, on the 11th inst. Fined 5s each, and Si 6,1 each costs.  Jane Falkingliam, a girl, was charged with throwing a stone at another girl, 11 years old, named Mary Matilda Pattison, and cutting her head severely. Mrs Falkingham appeared along with her child, and was severely censured by the Bench for having given her child bad advice; and the girl having admitted the offence, was fined 3s and 76 costs, Mr Morehead stating that he would have fined her 1.1 it he had had his own way. Wdliatu Gloniell was charged by John Julys'', of Kilton, gamekeeper, with trespassing in pursuit of game on land the property of J. T. Wharton, 13=q. , on the sth inst., at Kilton. Ordered to pay 7s 6d costs, and cautioned. Ralph Agar, of New Matake, fanner, was charged by P.C. Hardy with allowing his horses to str.y on the highway there on the llth inst., and being an old offender, he was fined ss, and 9s costs. . .  George Backion, a boy from New Marske, was brought up by P.C. Hardy charged with rnealing two pieces of wood, the property of J. and J. W. Pease, listirs., from the Upleathaut mines on the 17th inst. The boy's mother appeared, and was severely repri n.mled by the Bench for allowing her children to take wood home, lie was discharged with a caution. John Was', if Staithes, 6sliesman, was brought up in custody of P.C. Bowser on suspicion of stealing a pair of Wellington boots bound by a boy at Saltburti, ou the 16th inst., but was discharged, ther, being no else against  Meetings of Volunteers in different parts of the country are beteg hem to oppose Mr Csrdwell'a volunteer beheme. At a meeting of Scotch Volunteer oflicers at Edinburgh, on Friday alternoon, the uew arratigerneuts were discussed, aud a committee was appointed to consider the points submitted by he War Office, and to report o another meeting. On Saturdiy there was also a large meetiog of the commanding officers of the Soffordshire Volunteer Ale Corps, at which the Earl or Lichfield preincled. There was a long discussion on the proposed changes given in the circular of the National Rifle Association, and resolu• tions were passed strongly opposing the whole of the alterations.  An extensive robbery of silks, satins, and other valuable goods has taken place at the warehouse of Messrs. Leaf and Sons, GIL' Change, and its perpetrators were discovered in a somewhat curious manner. A young woman named Grantham went to the Albany Station and reported a robbery of jewellery, which she said had taken place at her house, and that she suspected a man named " Willie Davies" Something occurred which led the officers to detain her, and she then produced 64 pawnbroker's duplicates, representing a total of £159 received on goods pledged, which all turned out to be stolen from Leaf and Suns., Davies was salesinau of the firm, and a letter in his handwriting was produced on Monday at the Mansion House, in which he informed his correspondents that "business was improving !" Davies and Grantham, who it appeared had lived together as man and wife, but had quarrelled, were reminded by the Lord Mayor.  A desperate attempt to murder a sweetheart df• was investigated on Tuesday last, at the Marylebone Police-court, Oa Monday evening week, the door bell of a house in Upper Avenue-road, St. John's Wood, was rung. A girl named Hughes, who was servant there, went to answer the suininous, when slie was selzed by a telegraph clerk named Cox, who, after a scale, attempted to cut her throat with a r.ixor. Her screams brought assistance, and she was rescued, after a desperate struggle, by a young man who was iu the house at the time. An incised wound, three or four inches long, was inflicted below her throat, her struggles having prevented it taking effect elsewhere, and a second but slighter wound under the jiw near the jugular vein ; one of her hands also was much cut. She lost a great deal of blood, but is not dangerously hurt. Cox had been courting the young woman for some time, but they had quarrelled, and she refused to be reconciled. He was remaeded.