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HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... *.On Thursday the Court mtet, when W illiami M112ttly or AllC'aily, was placed at the bar, chargedl with leasing, aS on ?? day of May last, assaulted, strurk on the head, and krnocked down, to the effusion of-blend, ken- if. ne~dy O'Neill, hawker, within the' house of the said a Kennedy O'Neill; in Storey's Alley, Leith ; farther, at. A thea same tims and same place %wits, in like manner, as- ...

COURT MARTIAL ON CAPT. A. WATHEN, FIFTEENTH HUSSARS

... COURT. MARTIAL ON CAPT. A. WATHEN, . FIFTEENTH HUSSARS. MONSDAAY,. i)C. 23. Colonel Lord Brudvnell in opening his case, express- ed his deep regret at being erntpelledl to appear as the prosecutor of an o.uiver under his comnand b lut that. owever unwilling to do so, his Lordship felt that he should not. be conscientiously discharging the duties of the *ornmand entrusteA to him fur the ...

POLICE BOARD

... e An adjourned meeting of this Board was held y)eter- dav, Mr MAInnes in the chair, to consider the following ;. motion of Mr Losgan relative to is TE NEW POLICE ML:_ f That the Committee of the Board be now dis. - charged, and the former small Bill Committee be re. -appointed,, with the addition of Mr William Scott- and --Mr William Miller, and with the fall power of tle Board h to ...

CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... CIRCUIT COURT; OF JUSTICIARY. UJtIKUVLt LIVUnr.. .1U - ?? GLASGOW, THURSDAY, MAY 1. . . Jin7cs St} arig was accused of having, in July last, de- posited in a wooden box, four pounds of &~npownder, -with a quantity of-phosphorus and turpentlne, so arianged as to be calculated to explode immediately on the box being opened; and of having sent it with a proper directioe to Mr Alexander Galloway, ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... On, Monday the Court met for the first time since the Autumnl vacation; the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor- General mere both present. Three females, all reputed and previously convicted thieves, swere successively brought to the bar, and hav- ing pleaded Guilty, were each sentenced to transporta- tionaftar seven years, viz: -Jane Douglas, alias Scott Jane Douglas orl Murray, for stealing ...

STIRLING SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT

... STIRLING. SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT. . I . A ., . t wa1 I -O. On Saturday the 22d ult. Altxanler Steuart, James 9rornv, Thomas Wilson, ar.d Pobert Neil, all apprentice calico printers in'the fhttory of J. G Adams. Esq. at Denovan, were tried hefore the Sheriff, and faund Guilty of stolestation, obstruction, &c. aggravated by the pri. sonters having hurnt a quantity of asafttida in the a. ...

LONDON POLICE

... ._ _ Do t a c o _ . MaNesaino HousE.-Alexander Brennan was brought up for final examination upon charges offorgery. A num- ber of respectable tradesmen whom the prisoner was said to have defrauded ofilmoney by means of forged checks were in attendance. It was stated that he went into the shop of Mr De- lolme, n watchmaker, and procured a watch from him, which he was to return if the party he ...

COURT OF CHANCERY—May 29

... ?? vcM a- F. COUORT OF.CjHANICERYMaY 28. t.'uvrti Us lsti.a5,Js: *1-0. ?? LjAYy tt'Ji.itY5 CHAMliTV. The- Aiorney-Geaerealv. Shore. Tle- LorW- Chancellor asked AMr Ro1L, one0 Of the Counsel in-this appesi, whether it had ever nceutred~ to aity of-the prifties or their Counsel, that, if they pressed this appeal in this Court or in the l-ouoe al Lords. it might ?? out in the end that the fun ds ...

ATTACK ON THE ENGLISH FISHERMEN BY THE FRENCH

... ty A Coroner's inquest has been hbld at Jersey, which re has brought in a verdict of wilful murder against the wit ?? Frenchnman who shot Burnet. The following are the N, as pat ticulars of the affair, as they came out in evidejeoe g- Ad U- Ori Monday morning, the 1'0th instnot, the Froilic of Ch ?? uatb, George Burnet *uister, sailed from Jersey 50 dc for the oyster~ground on the opposite ...

COURT OF KING'S BENCH—May 13

... COURT OF KING'S BENCH-lay 3. if This action ees - brought by Dr Sheridan, a literary geitlsman. to recover L 101f? fn address t eho was ers' Is of Weestminster, writtcn ffor the defendailt, arlto ted tie i, siroits, some time since, when it ?? &epected 'that Sir s, F. Burlsett would betcalled to the Peernge, -f 's f ir as .cnnDidate~or the honour of representing the City g o t, Westmi Vnstr ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... ;. - I Ac_. .- - _ . ?? M a I _ Mary Fidler, aecused of stealing II stillings from a house in Anchor Close, Edinburgbh, arrnravated by being bhabit and repute a thief, pleaded Guilty, and was sen. tenced to seven years' transportation. John. :Watt and Johns Young,- two boys, ple.4dhd : Guilty to a charge of breaking into a house in Queen Street, Edinburgb, and stealing therefrom a silver ...

IRELAND

... I IItk ND. ) I TRIIAL AND) CG)ND)E.1NATION OF A, I tile G~fEN'rLENAN. their A (civil war onl a sinai] stale has boen some waith moth In) pi~ogress in a part of the 'comirav of Line- a Ok risinigi (tiat of a contention foii the possession ?? oa small aitd einhi'rrasseti property, Sihit-b 1as terl M ntoiated by the senticelie of death being uw tided h-,i v agai nst bilej of thte ri val ]eleaders ...