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HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... The Court met on Tuesday, Mlien tha following cases were brought forward for trial. Pete), Coiwmiek and David Robb, charged with stealing I quantitv of sheet lead from the roof of a houso in the Njewv Buildings, North Bridge, both of sehem pleadel Guilty, and being previously ceonvitetd of theft, Corniek was sentenced to 12 months, and 11obb to nine months in Bridewell. James Martin was ...

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT—November 25

... VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT-Novemlllwr 25. Bt5EADAL.BANE V. CS5ANDOS. Tire Vice-Cbancellor gave judgment this morning in tilig impnrtant case. Hisi Honour, at great length, weit through the facts of the irase. In the year 1834, thle IMI; rquis of Breadalbane died, and upon his death a Ito- N ite.a ,f mulriplepoinding was instituted, wherebY all per- el sons claiming upon the personal estate of the ...

THE LATE TITHE AFFRAY

... T1E INQUEST. An inquest w ns held on Saturday before James ?? Brien, Esq. Coroner, and a Jury composed of four Pro- testants and eight Roman Catholics, on the body of Richard Hudson, vbho lost his life in the late unfortunate tithe affray. Several witnesses having been examined, an adjournment took place till Monday. After a few cursory renmarks, in the absence of three of the Jury, Dr Barter ...

ON THE ENGLISH CRIMINAL CODE

... ON THE E9GLTSHI CRIMINAL CODE. ON T HE UNULIAZI U1s-eisa - (From Atkinson's Irelond in the 19 th 6Cediry. London, 1833.) In the progress of the Author's descriptive tour of Donegal, he had a conversation with Captain Hart ( son of the late General Hart, one of the representatives for that county), which ap- pears to have given rise to he following reflec- tiolls: The sentiment (of Captain Hart ...

LONDON POLICE

... 11,t~ma'a~ctoiEEAx ExTEwrsavE Pi,uNI)Pa~rn-IIeE~Y ~,d Bell, alias Steteart, a. dashing-dressed half pay Captain, rre and most relcal onc~,was fitnally examined on ,no numerous charges of felony committed at taverns, lodg ing-bouses, billiard-roams, &e. and the office was crowd he ed %vith witnesses. It appears from the testimony of a nil number of witnesses, that, on the 26th July, the ...

JURY COURT—March 16

... JURY COuRT-Mar'ch 1. NIVEN V. TIT UTNION CANAL COMPMANY. d In this c'se Mrs Nihell, a sick nurse, residing in Efill- bivrgh, sought to recover dainllges rrom the Canal Coam- pany for severe personil injuries whiirh she sustained by t ge rtlrgrl f:-Uts. teflige-cL. or msis-san-grent -,f the servantlf the defe`ilers who haid charge of tlre draw- - lidge No. 2 onl the Canal, where the ...

LONDON POLICE

... LONDON POtlCS. HATTON GARDEN-ErXTAORDINAar CAhl.-| yesterday Mrs Sarah Cliamberlhne, a lady residing at No. 1, Suffolk Place, Lower Road, Islington, was brought from the station-house, and placed at the bar, charged by Mr Charles Merritt, poulterer, of No. 2, tower Street, Islington, with having stolen a fowl, his property. Mr Merritt being sworn, stated that yesterday (Mon- day) morning, at ...

COURT OF THE ARCHDEACON OF MIDDLESEX

... COURT OF THE ARCHDEACON OF M1IDDLESEX. QUAXrEBS' PRTIlrZOIT'S-ADi't' AGA1OSOT THEDBAT.D. ai1 This e*an ii proceelding hy Mr Thromas Adey, one of be thir Chorch inrder'is of the parish of Allhollows., Lon don B W;ll, on the port of the parish, ;tgainst Mr Srnmuel an Tilioliald, of Bishopsgate Street, a member or tdir So- C ciety of Frienlds, to compel him to take oIpen0 himself the office of ...

MURDER OF THE CAPTAIN AND CREW OF THE CLIO AT PARA

... I |IURMDE OF TflE CAPTAiN AND CREVW OF ,1~ 7 lTE CiaO AT IPA. ?? Mtalj'sty's ;hip Ricehorso list nrrived Rt Ho ita -l v locs frn; Peru, having nn biart the s sle sarsiver o thle crew of the brig Clio. The man, a hocse ,lattie ?? x t ariler Paton, gives the folltiwing melancholy staie- - I sailed front Liverpool on the th of Aagrrst lart, s in tilre bir Cliol of MoetriLse, ?? John Reerl, ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... A .-n h Iirnulit lieforc the C On 11lorr va, two * ases were brouight befire the Court, each of them puossessing no inconsiderable degree of sin- gir;rity anot interest. The first was the case of Tho~nas IW'ig7it, charged with stealing a mare, xith sedrlile and biridle, from Thomas Hartr detaler in old clotbes, and residing in the Corgato of Edinh borgh, on 27th January last. The owner of the ...

DISTRESSING MURDERS AT THE FEJEE ISLANDS

... By the arrival at Edgartown, of the ship Cyrus, Captain Hussey, from the Pacific Ocean, we have received the melancholy intelligence of the murder of three officers and three of the crew of the whale ship Awashonks df Falmouth (United States), at the Fejee Islands. The names of the officers kill- ed are Prince Coffin of Nantucket, captain, Alex- ander Gardner, of do. mate, and - Swa in, of do. ...

SCOTS APPEALS

... ?? - - r --At House of Lords, May 9. iC uloquio of Breadalbanne v. Mlarquis of Chiandos, et Tue al.- Itriea presented by the appellant to put off the C losing of atheappeal, and a counter petition of the re- tim Ffoolents read and referred to the Appeal Committee. B TieCarnrrnirtee to Meet on Tuesday nextr.. time Sir IV. C. Anstrother e. Mrs Anstruther.-Petition S ertieoted by the appellant to ...