... MURLDER. - . - Wednesday evening a dreadful murder was committed in Drogheda, upon a man named Laurence Cunningham, a mason. A butcher, named Philip Cunningham, charged with having committed the fatal act, was immediately after taken into custody, and underwent a long investigation before the mayor, Major Fairtlough, and Alderman H. B. Fairtlough, at the termination of which Philip Cunningham ...

... We last week gave the prelimitnary proceedings at these de, Sessions. We now furnish a report of the various trials of the prisoners, and appeal cases, which came before the Court. The following M~agistrates were on the bench. ' Co. PHILIP GELL, Esq. Ubairman. id Lord Cavendish, M.P. E. N. Hurt, Esq. te, Lord Watermark, M.P. F. G. Goodwin, Esq. P lion. G.'),Vernion, M.P. John Radford, Esq. Sir ...

... MANSIONHOUSE.-JAasES CANT, a very Methodistical- looking fellow, and WILLIAMn CLARKE, were put to the bar under the following circumstances, previously to the statement of which Cant begged that the persona who had charges against them should be examined separately. Mr. John Robert Greeo, a merchant of Bristol, stated that several men in business had been the victims of the schemes of the ...

... BULL POLICE. I - . . FRiDAY.-John IFood, a sweep, charged with assaultinlg a persolN in the Markct.place, the preceding even- rin, mand creating a disturbance, was dislcarged 'with a freprimand. A woman named Daty, was brought up in custody of a watchminan, who stated that he heard a girl cry out mnurder,'' it the stiect the preceding evening;-he trent in the direction fruln shence the cry ...

... EXTRAORDINA RY CASE. A MAN CONVICTED FOR QUOTING THE SCRIPTUR EST A PRIEST. - (From the GalwayAdvertsser.) - At the Petty Sessions of Newport Pratt,.county Mayo, the Rev. James Hughes, P.P. brought a chargeagainst the steward of the Clergyman of the parish, for speaking'to him on the King's high road, and quoting ist Timothy, 4th chapter, Ist, 2d, and 3d verses. There was a full bench of ...

... I. ~ LJCENSING SESSIONS. I Yesterday the first sessions, under the new licensing act, was held in Green-street. The Recorder, accompanied by Aldermen Darley, Tyndall, Lamprey and Cole, took his seat upon the bench, at ten o'clock. The first application was that of Mr. Barlowe, for a li- cense for a house in Derizille-street. A witness was called to prove the service of the notices required by ...

... COLLEGE- STaET.-Counsellor Walsh appeared to prefer informations against the captain of a ship, named G.ant, for having maliciously attempted to rtn down his boat, which was sailing in the bay. It appeared that the captain was coming in with his vessel whilst the complainant, attended by a boy, was in a smaaU boat which was resting at anchor. When the vessel was approaching, the complainant ...

... CORPORATION INQUIRy, STRABA4NE, Onl Saturday last, the commnissioners, Messrs. Moody and Pigot, took their seats in the Conrt'thouse of Strabane, ,to in- qacre ,into the state anid affaiyrs of that corporation. We hive learned that the greater portion of the respectable inha- bitants and peopleirn trade of Strabane had been Summoned to give evidence onl the subject, and we must Say, ett tile ...

... AdcCDnET AT THE KiNG's COLLEGE.-On Wednesday afternoon; a dread- ful accident took place at the King's College. As the masons Wefe rerhoving several large blocks of stone, which had just been landed by the contractor upod a temporary platform over the river, in frout of the east-wing terrace of Somerset-house, one of the principal timbers of the platform gave wAy, and five of the workhlen ...

... Since the examination at Marlborough-street before Mr. Chambers there have been three meetings of Mr. Barnes's creditors. The first to express their unshaken confidence in his integrity; the second, to submit to them a statement of his affairs, which4ere proved to be in a very flourishing condition, and to nominate trustees, to whom au assignment of his effects might be made for the protection ...

... I ,EETING OF POLICjE COMMISSIONERS. I The Comniissiorlers of l'olice fo, the tOWn otf Diaicnnes- ter, pursuant to public noticc. held a geueral meeting for tlc des~patch of business, oil AVednesd ay morning, at thle Tow n-Hlall, King street. WV. 11 AY I NES, Esq., one of thle Constables, presided. T'he accounts of tlit! OlinitioSlmers', anio1unting to the suil of £2,087 8s. 1ld., wire laid ...

... CORPORATIGN INQU ay re- The commissioners appointed to inquire i ns, of municipal corporations throughout he nt tie 4 ned actively engaged in' that most necessary inyqthe an- from the skill, industry, and zeal with whieat ta- speaking, they have discharged their impett yet ox. so far as they have gone, we see no reason to do5. his there will be ample materials to justify the no re- of a ...