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THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. I

LIVERPOOL ON THE IRISH CHURCH.

THE CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST…

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.FRANCE.I

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. - .…

THE ELECTORAL DISTURBANCES…

I PRUSSIA.I

I(BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)

EXPLOSION AT A LONDON THEATRE.

IEXTRAORDINARY MISTAKE IN…

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EXTRAORDINARY MISTAKE IN THE SEX OF A CHILD. A case of a very singular character was heard before the Bristol magistrates, Messrs. F. Terrell and T. Canning, yesterday. Daniel Williams was brought up under a war- rant charging him with having neglected a bastardy order, his indebtedness being about 16s. Mr. Clements, from the office of Mr. Clifton, appeared for the defence, and raised an objection to the effect that the order made on defendant was to contribute 2s. per week to the support of the bastard male child of Jane Vulture, and the child she now produced and swore to as the one for which the order was made was a female. The warrant under which the defendant was apprehended was also made out for arrears for a bastard male child. Mr. Williams produced the original information upon which the defendant was first summoned, and showed that the woman, Vulture, then swore that the defendant was the father of her bastard male child, which was born on the 9th of November, 1866. At the hearing of tho summons the woman also swore that the child was a male, and the hearing being adjourned she swore the same thing at the second hearing. Mr. Williams said the information and the two statements made on oath were signed by her after being read over to her. In answer t. this, the woman denied that she used the word" male" in reference to the child, and said she always stated that it was a female. She further denied that the statement was read over to her before she signed it, and she contended that the mistake was made by the clerk who took the infor- mation and the depositions. The defendant had been paying 2s. per week towards the child's maintainance for upwards of two years. Mr. Bird, the magistrate's clerk said the eh ad no alternative t to dismiss the The de- fendant was summoned for arrears due for the mainten- ance of a moJe bastard child, and the woman had just sworn that the female child in court was the one in respect of which the money was due.—The Bench dismissed the case.

SANGUINARY DUEL BETWEEN YOUTHS.I

SWANSEA COUNTY COURT.—YESTERDAY.

BRISTOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.…

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j CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS _'i-;-…

IA CLERGYMAN IN THE CENTRAL…

THROWING VITRIOL ON A GIRL.

THE GREAT CONVENT CASE.'

I OXFORD COMMEMORATION WEEK.

CARDIFF.

NEWPORT.

HAVERFORDWEST.