... uUll 3lectfon iIpetitfon. On Thursday, the 15th instant, the following eleven members were constituted a committee, for the pur- pose of trying the merits of the petition Frederick Dundas Archibald Hastie Geo. Alfred Muskett J. R. Ormsby Gore Hon. Charles Langdale Samuel White Cornelius O'Brien Sir George Strickland Nicholas Fitzsirnon Lord Viscount Adare. Sir WV. L. Young I The list was ...

... M, URDEROUS AFFRAY BETWVEEN ENGLISH AND IRISHMEN, One of the most shocking affrays between parties of men of disterenit countries took place on Monday and Tuesday cvenings last, at the village of Pens'ortsssu, near Preston; on the second day the combatants, in number from 600 tr 800, were arned, not only0 with bludgeons, but also with guns, pistols, knives, scythes, &c. and it appeared that ...

... LIVEUPOOL MIDSUItMMER SESSIONS. These Bessions commenced on Monday last, at 10 o'olock, in the Sessions-house, Chapel-street, before James Clarke, Esq., Re- 1 corder. The calendar contains the namesof eighty-two prlsoners for felony and twentythree for misdemeanours and assaults.- The following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury:- William Nicol, Esq., Foreman. William Nixon, - Thomas ...

... MURDEr s On Monday afternoon ah inquestwas held before H. H. Statham t Deputy Coroner, to iiquire into the death of Thomas HaUigan, I a laboerer residing in Canning-street, who was stabbed on Sun-r if day morning last, shortly after coming out of a public-house in1 Vauxhall-road, and died almost Immediately. A man, named James Higham, was in custody charged with the commission of the offence. ...

... SHEIRMFF CRIVUINAL COURT. 'Yest erday, a Crim inial Court wits ried litre ibt Art Rot.% Pe M IrrunnA', Esrj. of.Mu rmyshaill, Sherenif' of Abaerdeenshir ir. Ceti FiRAUD~ ANT) IMOIT I p O N'u. CollI Tire first prieatitr part to ?? bar %irs finr'r7 jilrr Smith, lbubrirer, residling tour Piuradtcir WellIs, accused ler' of ralsr'Irroi, frauor, rald rilful ?? in liaviug weickedlly, tira ...

... DEI VY CIAERLMAS SESSIONS, 1leld ot 1he Gui'ldhall, ora Tuesday, Ovlober 31, 1838, btefosr J'Oly 114LG IUY, Feq. Recordcr. The Court oyened at ten o'clock with the usual formali. ties. The LEC ?? RrcounEs addressed the tcntlemen o: ,he Graud Jury (of tybich WIc.LiA.S GiaisoN, --Gent. vwao Foremani) in reference to the calendar. The cases were niot such as reqtired from hith any especial ...

... HIGHS COURT OF JUSTICIARY. The Court met yeterday, vhan the first prisoner brought tp was John Crombie, who had been convicted of theft, on confession before the Circuit Court at Aber- deen, on 22d September 1825, and was then sentenced to eighteeen months' confinement in Bridewell there, but had made his escape from that prison on 30th Sep. tember 1835. The prisoner admitted his identity, and ...

... COURT OF SESSION-SECCNjD DIVISION. On Saturday the quesiiron olairil is been for some s tinme og91ited between the Minictcrs 1n I the Mlagistrates' of Edi brargh, was decided in ti e Ceort of Session. It way be remembered that, rorae ti-ne ago, the Tovn Co ucil, at the instaace of tbo Leith Ielrk Canianit- sialo, resolved to expend tule sour of 1_2j0t e n repairs for Leith Harbouer, to make ...

... CUTTINO AND STABBING- George Washington Maldree, a man of colour, aged 23, was indicted for stabbingand wounding Calvin Smith Hudson, with intent to murder him upon the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of Egland. In another count the prisoner was charged with intent to maim and disable ; and in the third count he was charged with intent to do Hudson some grievous bodily ...

... MIDDLESEX GENERAL SESSIONS-Jan. 2. EX.XTRAORDINARY SCENE. s After the petty jury had been sworn, and the fis e prisoner givern them in charge, one of them, named ?? Wilson, residing in Old Street Road, adrfesirn the Chairman, said: Sir, I sdhbuld like to knowr *ho ist'o indemnify me for my loss of time and trouble in attedl- ins here ? The Chairman (to the Clerk of the Indictments)..-Go on ...

... D|UBLN POLICE-yru TERDAY. I COLLEGE-ST9vEET OFFICE. 4 A DELICATE IrSINUATiovo. Catherine Hegan, a younge woman of preposessing exterior, appeared be4fore the ma- ( gistrates at this office, to charge a young man, in servant's livery, natned Thomas Hopkins, with an assault. The complainant stated that she had been in the service of Captain Nolan, of Pickwick Lodge, Sandymount, until the last ...

... LA4W INTPLUfCENC.V flOLL'S COURTM.YamT EnDA- .. Fiaecane'Y. M'Na7aaZ0 a Mr. O'Brien applied for further time to answer the bill, p as the plaintiff, by his amendments, required th e production of a very ancient deed, which'the defendant was unable yet ti to procure, being at this ?? detained by the gout in n Eneland, where be wvas on his parliamentary duties. h. 'jhbe plaintiff's solicitor ...