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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 ...

COURT OF REQUESTS—October 28

... COURT OF REQUESTS-October 28, MASTER SLENDTEPR AND HIS BooR OF SoNNETS.-A bi very sentimental, and withal, very consumptive-looling g' young gentleman, about twenty years of age, wearing a round blue jacket, and his shirt ceollar turned down l ttl Byron, was summoned before Mr Commissioner Dubois, by a bookbinder named Harrison, for payment of the sum of six shillings. eE What do you say to ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... - On Alonilv, Johna Bell, farm sernt, acusdof roormier, in so far on, on thre 211th July I83fif in atr nip field on the farm of Seims, in fth nutd boills f East Calder and Kirknewton, and county of Ellinhur la, t lie assaultedl John Kerr, form servant, an trc him a I violent blow on thue forehcad with a line, whichfle ii Kerr to thle ground, anod lie in consequeflco Itilg~idthedPd - far seven ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... HIGH COHRT OF JUSTICIARY. ?? . .1 .. + ?? - tIt~L,5I LUSJULXI VJ On Thursday, Robert ilenrdersonr, accrused ofthe crime of rape or assault, pleated Isot Guilty. This case leas conducted with closed doors; but we understand the facts to he nearly as follow :-The pannel (a Chelsea pen.. Rioner), a married man, with a wife and family of two children, residieg in Torryburn, Fifesbire, was in the ...

SIXTEENTH WARD FO POLICE

... SIXTEENTH WARD OF POLICE. s - Il - I _ - I.- .r r In this Ward, which for two years past may be i said to have had no Police representation at all, Mr i George Munro, solicitor in the Supreme.Courts, comes forward as a candidate for the sffrages of the rate-payers against Mr Scott, accountint, who,. dur. - ing the above period, has been nomisiall/Y the Gene- ral Commissioner. Of the ...

COMMISSIONERS OF POL

... ICE. A meeting of the Commissioners of Police was held on Monday, Mr Sheriff Duff in the chair. A discussion took place in regard to the proposal foi- exchanging the present Police Office for the premises in t the Higlh Street, occupied by the Commercial Bank. The estimated value of the Bank property is L.8000, and that of the Pslice L.i'00, and the meeting, on : - division of 10 to I1, ...

SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT

... SHERIFF CRIVIINAL COURT. Yesturiley, a f CrinitIal Cosrt r was tell here by A Nit mIESV Must- IIAY, Esq. or Murrrayslull, Sherilf oft' Abeldeetisilire. Mtrjrtel DluCiste, hatter, was pat to th1 bar, accusedt of assault- hag anid stabbitng his wife. It aip teatrted that, tt tile thoic the Is- 'f saiult took pilace, the pastel hadl the knsiie stilt which lie hillicteil the wottil, in his haoiil, ...

THE COURT OF CHANCERY versus THE HOUSE OF LORDS, AND THE COURT OF SESSIONS

... THEr COUrPT Of CIHANCERY T1111' HOUSE CLV LORDS, AND 'IHE COURT Or SESSION. Tit BR EADALBA5,'E CA USE. ?? Novomber 1836. I'e have more than once retired thi s cause. Some of our re aders may recollect, that it arose out of the hiyg g personul estate of te h late A laarnuis of Bread albane, who left personal funds CindePandeni of his entailed estatcs) to the amount ff neatly L.4y0,000. After ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... HIGH COURT OF SUSTICIARY. .. I ., _ ax_ .. 7^ ln nint ThCc ?? erore occupied on MDIoday in henringColua. sel on legral queslions raised in several cases certified from the laet Circuit Caurts-and in suspensions. The dis- cussions were chiefly interostinfl tn tbe legil profession. One of thlecases teas that of lies Cobb or Fairweuthler, from Dundee, -llich our readers will remember has been ...

LONDON POLICE

... LONDON POPICE. CHARGE Or CHILD STEALiNG.-David Stalkar, ahoy Wge~q 3.year, a native of Scotland, seas, at the Thames P~e~fl~ceohargs with~ steeling Ri C~.Claringbould, a boy aged 8 years, from the toiiwni ARiier, where his disappearance has created excitement and distress. Mr Banks, the steward of the Harlequin steamer, be- longing to the General Steam Navigation Company, stated that the town ...

POOR LAWS, AND RURAL POLICE

... POOR LAW',, AND RURAL POLICE. I , . ). - ?? i ?? Elie ( pro w, i/he ff,,efrhm n.) ir T'1' (Suilt pL4IO LI st0lllily 1' ['i)ble th tii Iliseittild I cra of the IRefulu atio ll. Sudcety xwaS thell, as iiJmv, (di Si j(hitpil, nild evilry thing turile'd (lilt of its AvI Thu land iiims overvill, Avith ilimillic,'tills told 1,01) Fol, :1 ti III 0 t II n St v II o (It' It I It, ?? LI 1-11 ov wi t ...

VICE CHANELLOR'S COURT—NOV. 22

... VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURTNov. 22. t REAlALBANr . C1A5NDOSi In thle course oF the mo rning, Al, Kni-lh1it- rn~e the general business of the Court, to ilnformn his Honour, that a letter had just been placed in his hands which hadl been received from Scotland by the pliintiff's solicitor t this cause. It was obvious frem thle contents, the Cocrt of Seseion entertained a strong misapprehension %ith ...