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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 ...

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. ...

POLICE COMMISSION

... - I., . I . I A meeting of the Board took place on Monday, the Lord Provost in the chair. His Lordship mnover, that the Board should aid the efforts of the House of Refoge in freeing the streets of vagrants. After several of the members had observed that the whole tlhymen ought to aid itt this dutr, it twes resolved ira the- mean tine to au- thorise one of the daymel to aid the purposes of the ...

CHARGE OF SHOOTING SEVEN PERSONS

... I On Friday last, a considerable degree of conster-c nation prevailed in the neighbourhood of East Dork- ing, at a place called Wootton Hatch, in conse- tc quence of several persons having been seriously d wounded during the time they accompanied a party W who were engaged in playing what is termed * rough a music, in the vicinity of a house inhabited by a man named Brennan, a gardener to a ...

JURY COURT

... Stromness IHarbour-Riglht of Pablie to Sea Shore in. Marine Towns. SMILLIE V. BROWN. A case of much public interest to our maritime, arind especrial]v our northern friends, occupieil the Court and a Jury on Mlondiy, relative to a public lan ding place (in the well frequented harbour of Stromncs$, in Orkney, where so many British and foreign ships resort on their passage to and from the laltic, ...

LONDON POLICE

... All it AryzrEtifD PtaitoNisrAFiboa JitAOVSYAtt'Uo Man- the Sidon goose, Mhary Nieholls was charged' by Mary Sivel- a r now vith having committed a vileant. assault. 1'he complainaiut stated, that sho adll tha defendant the lodged in the same house, nnd had always been on good tha terms until Saturday evening. when the defendant start- ed uip like a mad woman, and tore away the complain- L.! ...