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Edinburgh, Dec. 12

... eDiliburffl), Dec. 12. HlGII COURT of YUSTICIR2- Monday, came on before the High Court f Jufticiary, the trial of Andrew Holmes, ?? ufed of breaking into the fhop of Philip j tylor, fpirit dealer, Lawn-market, on or . ;ut the night between the 9th and ioth of arch laff, and flealing from thence 701. in caih and notes-of breaking into the fhop of Alexander Livingflone, grocer, Crofscaufe. -to ...

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 ...

t~iutoUl), Alp 30. H

... IGHH COURT OF JUSTiCIAXY. Monday, came on before the Court, the trial of William Butler, private in the Pem- broke(hire Fencible Cavalry, accufed of the murder of Serjeant Owen Jenkins, of the fame regiment, on the 8th of March laft, at Haddington. The pannel pled zzotgzgity, and the CourE pronounced the ufual interlocutor. After the examination of witneltes, the Solicitor General fummed up ...

EDINBURGH, July 29

... E D INB UR G H. JytI 29. HIGHS COURT OF JUSTICIARY. . ' Thurfday, came on the trial of Patrick Anderfon, Officer of Excife in-the parifh of e Cruden, and county of Aberdeen, indi&ed I at the inftance of his Majefly's Advocate for I murder; he having, on the xpth of Decem- t I ber lafi, in a fcuffle with John Kennedy, and Philip Kennedy his brother, wickedly and t I feloniously flabbed and cut ...

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 ...

ADMIRALTY SESSIONS

... z ftJ.. . V tL& A± I ' 1 ?? J taJ~ALJ . 1. Seiozrday, Dec. 20. ,: - Jsan Prevot, a Frenhi',;boy;y appa1e tic .not more than 17 -or l8 years of age, wasgin diiaed, for that he, on the ifi day ?? 1797, oq the high feas, Within the joritic? tion , the Admiralty-of -England;-'fMni .ivifly, and of his malice aforethought,- did. kill, and murder James Wilcox, Cap'tain tf, the Lady Jane Shore. Upon ...

Law Inteligence

... Lato COURT OF KING's BENCH. The Court Friday, M1ay 3. The Court vwas crowded at a very earny hour, in expecation that ft!ntence htold ?? ,affed on Lord Thanet and Mr Fer ifoo, fn- the riot at Maidstone, of which thes 1V lately found guilty on a trial at bar. The defendants attendd, d.nd, after a addrefs from each, in wihich they difrcla;- all intention of preventing, or pervcr juflice, ...

Law Intelligence

... Eatu 5ntelligeler, COURT or KING's BENCH. COMBIONATION Or SHOEI\I.KEtS. Monday laft, an adion tvas tr-ed beforr Lord Kenyon, wherein feveral swafter lhoe- makers prosecuted their journeymsen for sn- tering into an illegal combinati6n to force as, increafe of wages. It was flated that there were 30,000 journeymen in this fociety.- The combination was fully proved againft the defendants in this ...

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 ...

Law Intelligence

... )LAVO gntelligenm . CCOURT or KING's BENCHi l the Kiiig v. William OWdPeld. Mr Juflice Affidurlt obferved, that the . defendant had been tried and found guilty s upon an Indicament, charging him with hav t ing kept an open G(rumiig Houfr, and fiffer- C ing perfons of all descriptions to refort there- ; to for the purpofe of playing at unlawful e games. The learned Judge faid, he had at- 0 ...