... Before JoHNs BELL CROMPTON, Esq. and other Nagistrates. Robert Watson, aged 24, Peter Byr.ne, aged 25, and thomas Brown, aged 24, charged with stealing out of a dwelling-house at Risley, one bible and one brass curtain band, the property of Sarah Skeavington. It appeared from the evidence that the parlour window of the prose. cutrix was left open on the 14th April, about one o'clock, when the ...

... DEI VY CIAERLMAS SESSIONS, 1leld ot 1he Gui'ldhall, ora Tuesday, Ovlober 31, 1838, btefosr J'Oly 114LG IUY, Feq. Recordcr. The Court oyened at ten o'clock with the usual formali. ties. The LEC ?? RrcounEs addressed the tcntlemen o: ,he Graud Jury (of tybich WIc.LiA.S GiaisoN, --Gent. vwao Foremani) in reference to the calendar. The cases were niot such as reqtired from hith any especial ...

... BOW-STREET. VIOLENT CONDUCT OF THIC CEHARTISTS AT EXETFit-HALL.- Arthur Dyson, a bookbinder; Thomas Farrer, a house-painter; Ebenezer Brinkkman, Edward Harris, upholsterers; John Brad- ford, musical instrument-maker; Henry Bailey, no trade; James Godfrey Elworthy, a bootmaker; and Samuel Wadding- ton, bootmaker, were brought up in the custody of several con- stables of the F division, charged ...

... COURT OF COMPENSATION. The Recorder and the Lord Mayor sat on Friday in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, to bear the cause White v. the Corporation of the City of London. This case arose out of the rebuilding of the Royal Exchange, and was for compensation for the plaintiff's interest in the wellknown Edinburgh Castle, Sweeting's-rents, two shoos adjoining,and the Griffin public- house. Mr. ...

... GUILDHALL. Jains Ssiith, a labourer, about 50 years of age, was brought before Sir C. Hunter, charged with behaving indecentlv to Maria Garton, aged 15, in a pew, at St. Andrewv's Church Ho1. born, during divine service, on Sunday ?? Euck- moaster, the churchwvarden, stated the nature of the case, and said he should press the charge against the prisoner, because of late, several other ...

... - I .- . - . . - Mvs. ANNE PL.UNKETIT V. CHARLES HEArON-Mlms ANNE I'r.uNrsswCT v. Tim EAsRL or Bs.RsANoGos.-liefore a jury of the tenants of the Duke of 13uccleuch, at the Cavendish Arms where Mr. W\ightman sat as the steward's assessor. ir. Watson appearing as counsel for the Earl of Burlington, and Air. A lar- thiror Mrs. PlUnk-ett. Mr. NlarLtin addressed the jury for the plaintiff. lie ...

... I .-4 TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. In my last letter I ventured to assert that the poor .aws were not charity-that the poor had no independent or absolute right to relief, nor the ratepayers such a right to manage their own affairs, as to entitle them to the absolute management of the rate, or of those for whom it was raised. The most diffi- cult class of opponents with whom the supporters of the ...

... HIGHS COURT OF JUSTICIARY. The Court met yeterday, vhan the first prisoner brought tp was John Crombie, who had been convicted of theft, on confession before the Circuit Court at Aber- deen, on 22d September 1825, and was then sentenced to eighteeen months' confinement in Bridewell there, but had made his escape from that prison on 30th Sep. tember 1835. The prisoner admitted his identity, and ...

... COURT OF SESSION-SECCNjD DIVISION. On Saturday the quesiiron olairil is been for some s tinme og91ited between the Minictcrs 1n I the Mlagistrates' of Edi brargh, was decided in ti e Ceort of Session. It way be remembered that, rorae ti-ne ago, the Tovn Co ucil, at the instaace of tbo Leith Ielrk Canianit- sialo, resolved to expend tule sour of 1_2j0t e n repairs for Leith Harbouer, to make ...

... FaCIAY, JA. ?? 11. Dnnaldl 1 Lean and Arehiliald Ilogla were cnnvicted of househl eakiteg nnti theft, mggravated by pretillt. con. viction. TIhe priavrters verv mere hol bs; but 31 Lean, it appeared, ha-l been for five rears. and Blogle fur two yl-arn, balbit and reptut, thieve4. They were sentenced lo seven year.' tranteporlvatln. On receiving sentence, AlLentit reqieested leave tol speak. I ...

... CITY CIIURCH SEAT RENTS. COURT OF STLSSION-Nov. 21. Cr.AcPRl' TOiv 1111I OTHRni- tV. THE 1tMAGISTRtATES Of Ent~laultil. Thie impotrtantt provenslvit ving keen adlvisteo thistin)rt on eca-e. the ?? iadgrement 'Pat pionounceit hy Lord Nlinercoiff, Ordinarv :- ot The beret Ordittary having cein-iilerecl the clocei riroorit. ?? berkvd yrartio pr~ tioiratcor. thvereon nod hrav jagi thereafter ~cai ...

... SHERIFF'S JURY COURT, PAiSLEY. Tur P.AISLsE- ATEUtT ll'PANY v. ..JAMES GItIIA-M, Esq. of Fereneze. Tihis important trinl eonmmencell om Thursday the 4th instant, anid terminatetd on niuesdeay tile 9tli, at hialtf-iist eleven at ziight. 'lre ?? day of the trial was occupied by tie elIellmICI of' tlhe bar addressing thle Court, andl In' thie Julry anid Sheriti afterwards visttlig the grounil inl ...