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OLD BAILEY—JAN. 30

... OLD BAIL-EY-J.v. SO. The sessions having ended, the Recorder pass- ed sentence on the prisoners convicted during the sessions. When Cashiman was asked by the Cierk ofAr. raigns what he had to say why sentence of death should not be passed on him, according to law, lie put in the following statement My Lorn-l hope you will excuse a poor friendless sailor fur occupying your tine. 1-hd I died ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... BIGH COURT, OF JUSTICIARr. _- . _- , - - - . -1 . - t _ x- - - It This morning came. on the trial of John Morris, or Mori- o son, accused of'perjury. [Ahe pannel had been adduced as a a witness upon the rial of John3lark, alias Watters,who 'Aras , lately executed at Edinburgh, for robbing Mr Allan, farmer e at Pentland, on the high road betwixt Edinburgh and Liber- ton; and in the course of ...

ARRESTS AT GLASGOW

... AlUIESTS AT GLASGOW. . I_ ' _L_ _L ?? d On Saturday niht, about eleven o'clock, d eighteen men were taken up under a: Sheriffs r warrant, in a small public-house at the head of n the Old Wynd, Glasgow, and lodged in jail for r examination. It is understood that they are t charged with having met for treasonable pur- poses. On being questioned as to the object of their meeting, they declared ...