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Edinburgh, Jan. 23

... VEI? CbMItr9i), 50- 23- HIGH COURT of _USTIC11R r Stvne time ago, Thomas Muir, day ia- ctlurer in Dalkeith, was tried upon a charge 0' rsu'der, and the Jury returned a verdidt iioengr him Guilty of L'ulpable Homicide.- ?? this verdid it was pleaded in arreft of judgment that no fentence could be paffed ttlced~n, as culpable homicide was not charged in :hct indiament. To this it was anfwered, ...

CHARGE of TREASON

... CHARGE of TREASVON - . 1 - !, -. , ,1 1., The Privy Conil tet on Thurfidayo at ihy o'clock, and with an arduous folicitude not only to inquire further into the crimes vf the perfons at prefent accutfed, and others applre- f hended, charged with being guilty of fimiar e offences againft the State, continued their - fitting till five in the eveninp, in bearin g of evidence and weighing eveiy ...

Edinburgh, Feb. 1

... C73fittimb, Seb. i. TRIAL of RIOTERS in lFFESHlRE. acc On Monday lafl, Robt Williarnfon, [hoc nc maker in Markinch, David Mathelon, wright Vi in Coalton of Balgonie, John Drummond, *n, t.iior in Dalginch, Selah Hannah Lckoth ;Ne Greig, reliding at Brunton, and Anne Xfil- mc liamfon, refidling in Kennoway, were tried before the Sheriff of Fife, for riotoufly refill- Th ing the execution of the ...

Law Intelligence

... JLRIM ptelligellre. , On. Tuefday was tried before the Court-of King's Bench, an affion for damages brought by Mr Rickets againft Mr Taylor, M. P. for feducing the wife of the Plaintiff. This cafe was attended with feveral aggravating circumflances. It appeared the Defendant was a man hackneyed in the ways of vice, and kept a houfe for the fedunfion of tradef- men's daughters, and other men's ...

EDINBURGH

... ED INB URG IT. COURT oF SESSION. Ion The Lords of Seffion, in their capacity of he Commiffioners of Teinds, have lately decid- Po] ed a queftion of very general importance, tee both to the landed intereft and the clergy o fG this country. f In a variety of proceffes of augmentation f Bnd locality of ftipends before the Court, the de two following queflions had occurred, firl, al where rents at ...

Edinburgh, Jan. 18

... ClUnbuffl), 3fail. i S. HIIGH COURT of YUSUCIYRY. Monday, came on before the Court, the trial of Angus Cameron, archite& at Weem, I- and James Menzies,jun. merchant there, ac- a; cured of fedition, rioting, and mobbing.-A 2 After hearing counfel, the Court found the o4 libel relevant, but on account of the time it A was foppofed the trial would take up, it was adjourned till Wednefday forenoon ...

Law Intelligence

... aiw- ptetgence, 7 - __ .P ?? - _ - - 1 9 GUILDHALL, London, Feb. 28. r SI7TINGS bc fore LORD KEN21oN armd a SPECIAL YURr of MERCHAN. a The KING V. SINCLAIR. This profecution was instituted by M. de Calonne, late Minifler of France, againft Colonel Gordon Sinclair, for wilful and cor. rupt perjury. In the year 1792, the Profecutor and De- fendant were at Coblentz, in the fervice of the French ...

ON Friday last the Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here, by the Right Hon. Lord

... abet'bem. OI Friday laf}. the Circuit Court of Jufficiary e Vsopened here, by the Rigit Hon. Lord ox , 'I s - -It .11 I 11 L, Mctlhvcn. The followi'ng -vas the bulinefs of of tbis circuit. ,l John Cumming, private foldier in the Argyle Of rencibles, accufed of a rape. The Jurv found Of the libel not proven, and he was confeqiuently er difrlifftd. Ie James Beattie Shed, alias Seed, fervant at ...

COURT MARTIAL

... C O U R T MI AR d T 1A -L. The proceedings of the Court IMartial n held latelv in Edinburgh Caffle, which were e tranfmitted to his Majefiy, have now been ; made public. They are of conmiderable I lcngth, but their fuibfiance is briefly as fol- k lows o The Articles of Charge exhibited againC Capt Tohn Cameron, of the North Fencible P ighlanlders, wsere, unjufliflablyand falfe- t iy acufing ...

Edinburgh, March 13

... binLbur4i0, Sated 13. --r ~ I T~VCIMITr COURT of SESSION. On Friday, the Court determined a caufe of considerable importance, which has been feveral years before them, refpeaing the Eflate of Ramornie, in Fife. This caufe originated in the fervice of Mr George Heriot, calling himfelf the lawful fon of Enfign George Heriot, next brother to the late William Heriot, Efq; of Ramor- uic, and ...

Law Intelligence

... ?? Law 3intelligtIlcr. The Rev. Dr. Scott v. Thomeas JWhte, Ffq. This aaion was brought by the plaintiff, who lives near Leeds, againa the defendant, who is a Captain in the Ayrthire Light Dra- goons, in order to recover dansages for the defendant fpeaking certain words defamatory of the plaintiff's character ; and was tried at York Affizes, on Tuefdav the 20th of March injfant, before Mr ...

HIGH COURT of JUSTICIARY

... HIGH COURT of JUSTICl4IRT. IrFriday, Dec. 12= TRIAL OF GEORGE MEALMAKER, Cleaver in Dundee. Wednefday, the Couit proceeded in the trial of George Mealmaker. The following is an abifrat of the indiftment againfi him. George, &c. Whereas it is humbly meant and complained to us, by our right trufty Robert Dundas, of Arnifton, Efq. our Advocate for our intereft, upon George Mealmaker, weaver in ...