... An adjourned meeting of the Commissioners of Police was held on Monday-Bailie Macfarlan in the chair. A good deal of discussion took place connected with the billeting of soldiers in the suburbs of the city; the most important part of which was an announcement that, from the balances accumulated in the hands of the llilletmaster, no locality assessment will lie necessary next year. With ...

... THE LAST CAPITAL PUNISHIMENT. (1Ao-m a Corresmondent' (.;row a Correspondent.) We have again to record, that the last sad punish- ment has been inflicted on a human being; that a fellow-creature has been hanged with the intention, and oh ! may the hopes be fulfilled, of more fully impressing on us the borror that should result on beholding crime, and the better to prevent its re- currence. We ...

... (The Duke of Wellinotvo's evidence veoncluiled from ort our per Of Thurnsday las~)sls Hl;e your Grl ea ever turn~ed in youjlro ind whether there might not ILe a ?? of romards, either of lie. i. newsor or of increase of poly, thlat might tend to maratntirs to the discipline of thle aernr, rofid thereby render cerpo- ral ponishinent less frequrent ?-With respect to a sye- 011 tern of reward, I ...

... House of Lords, April 18. Edinburgh Water Company v. Wau.h, Nelson v. f Farioh.-Petifions of the respondents for further time to lodge cases, read and referred to the Appeal Committee. Sir John M. Mackenzie's Estate Bill.-Read a second a time, and committed for Tuesday the 26th inst. We understand that it is in contemplation to turn t the remains of the statue of William III. at Dublin to some ...

... AYR. This reverend Court commenced its sittings at Glas- gow on Tuesday, in the usual place of meeting, the F Preslbvtery House. Thil- Court took up an appeal from the Paisley Pres- , bytery, il relation to the reception of a report from a I Committee, appointed to report on the sermon preached by the Rev. Dr Fleming of Neilston on the induction of the Rev. Mir Stevenson, with shut doors. It ...

... ?? STBRE~-t.e A G.s.v Dxrctveax-1i5E Laura Srnither' anda Miss SuA G, Jo ene, aprofedlys insts came before the Bendh, thee first as coarplniuant, and the latter as. dfrendantp, int a stageof aseaut olt.aotamn g bythe artie lodged inthe Samuel hoube,in Wardmer Stree. Mis Suan, n thetwo air ackcultivatipg tlgnthe art of tit arlou and Miss Laurain the roam abivedeotringl her enegiodgraes to the ...

... SHERIFF COURT.-INTIMIDATION. On Saturday week a case of intimidation, arising out of til recent distalrainces at St Rollox, was investigated before Sheriff Allison, in the Justiciary Court Hill, 3 Glasgow. The prisoner was a labourer, namied Aialcol;ih A'Intines, who some two or three years ago was employed ir in Messrs Tentiant's works, and aho, at the late strike, signalited bimself as a ...

... IR EL AND. MYSTERIOUS CASE OFr MJluDER.-Onfl Monday last, an inquest was held at Cork of' the body of James Sullivan, found in the river near the Castle of Blackroek ; and on the day following, an inquest was held on the body of Johanna Butler, supposed to have met, her death in consequence of her hus- band, Stephen Butler, having plunged a red hot poker into her neck, between the jugular vein ...

... b On Alon day, the Circuit Court of Justiciary was open. - ed at Aherdeen by the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Gd- 'f ?? lones, Esq. Advqcate-Depute. y The following cases were disposcd of by the Court Georgc Abel-theft, two previous convictions-1S Y months' imprisonment inBridewell, ,The Lord Justire Clerk, in reference tn this sentence, h begged to state, that the expense of such confinement ...

... VI entTt, Oct. 12, 1855-H-_ has been or lered to Delhi on command with the regiment, to be present at the execution of the Newab Shan- sooddeen, for the murder of Mr Fraser. I remain- ed here, and it was expected there would have been a rescue, riot, &c. ; but the aid of four regi- ments of infantry, one regiment of native cavalry, sappers and miners, skirmishers, irregular horse, Fiez Mehomed ...

... CornT OF COMMON PLEAS. GOilTAlSIA1., AlJRi. 14. (Brfore Level CliefJustire Tindarl ander Spectrrl Jurry.) JMPORTANT TO slePl0WtiERaS-YATES V. HSIMIt. In this case the plaintitf and defendant nere both part owncrs and eaptains of vesoels, the fornaer of the SesoS- tris biirque, of 460 tons; and thro latter( of th]o Gazolle schooner, of 120 tons. The Sesostris was outivard bound. for India, and ...

... JUSSTICIA.RY. *~ I . .. 0 f P'SPRTH, APR1L 12, 133f. c The Circuit Court of Justiciamy was opened here ttles day at ten o'clock. The Lords Justice Clerk and Gillies I presided ; Cosoin Innes, Esq Advoiate-Depute. The following cases were summarily diejinsed of:-t Peter M'gregor, theft, transpoltation for seven years. t Wm. Douglas ann Archd. Paterson, housebreaiking : and theft, Douglas seven ...