The Week.

property belonging to him of every description disposed of in all parts of the house . Tho prisoners were remanded for a week . ——In the Court of Criminal Appeal , on Saturday , a somewhat curious question was decided . A person named Robinson became the pretended purchaser of two dogs , which he sold , aud applied the money to his own use . He was tried for obtaining money under false pretences , and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude . The question to be decided was , whether the dog was " a chattel . " Tho Court decided that it was not , and

quashed the sentence , at the same time expressing surprise at its severity . At the Straud theatre , on Friday night , several young gentlemen conducted themselves in a disgraceful maimer . AVhen Mrs . Selby made her appearance on the stage , and before she had opened her mouth to speak , they threw at her a large funeral wreath , such as in Franco is placed upon corpses . Notwithstanding that she was much shocked , aud the audience manifested great indignation , another and a larger wreath was thrown . Their expulsion was then demanded and effected ; and their cards were obtained . Mr . Selby has since written to the public journals

that ho has received an apology from these individuals , with which he declares himself satisfied . -A few days ago Mr . Coward , of the Morning Post , brought an action for false imprisonment against Inspector Baddely . Tho evidence showed that Mr . Coward had been subjected to very improper treatment at tho Islington police station . Sir Richard Maync has suspended the inspector for a week , without pay , aud has reduced a Serjeant , who appears to have been the most culpable , to the rank of constable . An important case under tho extradition act came before the Bow-street police magistrates on Mouday . Henry J . Davidagainst

, whom proceedings have been pending since 1 S 57 , was charged with having forged a bill for £ 1000 sterling , in tho name of a wealthy merchant of Now York . The fraud was committed on a Mr . Kcau , now iu America . Tho magistrate decided that tho evidence was insufficient to justify his sending the prisoner to New York , but he would detain liirn until Mr . Kean came over to prosecute . An application to bail the prisoner was acceded to , but sureties to a very heavy amount were

required . A horrible aflair has taken place at Newcastle-on-Tyne . A butcher named Scott , iu company with three other men , entered the house of a woman named Tulloch . A quarrel ensued , which resulted in the cruel death of Scott , who appears to have been treated by the woman and her brother , Matthew AVilson , iu a most brutal manner . At a coroner ' s inquest , ou the body , held on Saturday , the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against these two persons . A conference on the pew system was on Tuesday held in Manchester , but it does not appear to have had any definite results . A proposal for bringing a bill iuto

Parliament , securing existing rights , but designed "to check the pew system , " was made , but fell to the ground . The action brought to try tho right of the Garrick Club to expel Mr . Edmund Yates will be tiled at tho sittings after the term before Lord Campbell aud a special jury . The matter excites much interest in literary and other circles , and various witnesses , including Mr . Charles Dickens , will be examined . Mr . Edwin James , Q . C ., will conduct the case for the plaintiff ; the Attorney-general will represent the defendant , who is tho secretary of the

Garrick Club . A deputation from the AVoolwich local board of health waited upon Lord Hardinge and Sir B . Hawes at the AVar-office on Saturday , relative to the refusal of the Government to pay taxes for the quarters occupied by military officers . It appears that in consequence of such refusal the local board of health has refused to permit the public roads to be opened for the purpose of supplying gas to the artillery barracks aud the military academy . After some discussion , Lord Hardinge stated that he was favourable to the payment of a fixed sum in lieu

of a rate , and such a course he should recommend Goneral Peel to adopt . On Thursday " a Protestant demonstration " was held at AVestbourne-grove in connexion with the Wesb London Protestant Institute . This meeting was held in consequence of " the aggressive attitude " of the Roman Catholics in that locality . In other words , several powerful local organisations connected with the Roman Catholic Church have recently sprung into existence , and excited the apprehensions of Mr . Kimiaird , Canon Stowell , aud their evangelical colleagues Mrs . AA ordsworth , widow of the poet , died on Monday night the 17 th instant . The Registrar-General ' s return for the last week shows a high rate of mortality .