... COUIRVOISIER'S CONFESSION OF GUILT. After the verdict was returned on Saturday even- ing, a report was circulated that the prisoner had confessed the murder, and, upon inquiry, it was' found to be correct. it appeared that while the exn- minations were going on at the house of Lord Wil- 1iam Russell in Norfolk Street, after the murder, the attention of lr Howser, the solicitor for the pro- ...

... CASE O THlE STUDENTS. After an investigation, in which the Presbytery were engaged for five days, from 10 A.M. till near q, midnight, this case was unexpectedly brought to a close on Wednesday the 25th instant, bv a resolu-L tion to refer the whole matter to the General As- b sembly. In the course of the business, a dissent and com U plaint was taken to the Synod by MIr Nairne and Sir C D. ...

... STIEIBFF COURT. IsIProTAITv Dncc~sros.-Aen action, involving a rather important principle, was decided in the Sheriff' Small D~ebt Court, Glasgowv, on the 14th silt. The circumstances of the c ase are these :-On the 5th of September last, a person took out a ticket at the office of the Glasgow, Paisley, Iilmarnock, and Ayr Railivay Company here, to be conveyed to Ardros- sen by the trains ...

... PRESi'TERY 01F DALKEITIT. CASE 0' cCitiCTo1N. After an adjournment of an hour, on Friday last, the Presbytery again met and took up the case of Criclhton. At a recent meeting of Presbytery, the veto act was applied against the presentee, when a small majority exercised their veto. Upon this the Presbytery proceed(ed to administer the solemin tle- claration, requiring all who had given their ...

... COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-April 27. THIE QUETEN V. FEAltGUS O'CONNOR. The Attorney-General having appointed this day for calling up Mr Feargus O'Connor to receive judgment for sedition, and for the publication of seditious libels, of which he was convicted at the last Assizes at York, the greatest anxiety was mani- fested to be present, and the Court was much crowded. The Judges having taken ...

... CIRCUIT COURT-ABERDEEN. The Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here on Wednesday last by the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Atoncreiff-RI Ilatidyside, Eaq. Advocate- Depute. John Simpson, farmer, charged with forgery, isas outlawed for non -appeiwrance. Jean Adams, who pleaded Guilty to eight charges of theft, was sentenced to seven years' transporta- tion. John Milne, of theft, to twelve ...

... SCOT'S APPEALS. ;Hoeuse of Lords, June :3 Ewirv a. Challners-Yesturnlay the joilginent of their L, rrlshir) in tuis cause of the 13th July 1837, as atmennd- ed ol tihe 14th August 1538, was re-coasidered. ard tarth r amendfell hy aeding at the end thereof the fillotv- v wilrd :- Nut esceecling tne hundred anol Jiltf oil oilns ?? sot the jujl~grne t, ais antonitled, ordered to be vi llvred ...

... T[T.1I? l'ULVL OFFICL V Dan.?neur. GASI 111e '.11 ?itlllX1, AT ? Sn m en Whee jet, it neil nell, h ?? . of \Vnilittgtiin, ? I'll Si idlit' ?? ? ill ?? if till 9 CI.Sil, ?? blent to ?? Ci siilieitiir* ?? the 4 IIOIIF Ir f it njlpeitl CI ft oto the CVi?llfl? I ?? 1'i ?? itt Aster of the ve?ei. till' It ?? Ill ' Ii itliCS9Q?, thit lit the i?,th ?? Till gi oi? aloft. A ?? 11.1 CCI Ci lii P I ic ...

... TIlE TRIAL OF '.IT)ADE LAFFARGE IN I FRANCE. . . . At seven in the morning of the 15th, all the ave- nues to the Court at Brives were as much crowded as on either of the precding days, and the seats as- signed to the ladies quite ris full, although the Court did not sit till eleven o'clock. The President delivered the judgment of tire Court seriatimiz. After recapitulating w ith great m i- ...

... SCOIS APPEALS. La~~lan v. ~ ?? of Lards, Jslv 20.: Laiiiar V S~ij~h.- Up!jiao tile Lord Cisnvoflor taikin,, Iii, se11, on thle ?? thk oimrning, lie inquired if thep cnlltsi'i inl tide ti'e eec'r it, aitendmice. upon tthitch Mr C: .1i.Andlerson fo-r the appeiiiout. itni Mr Peethietton for Ri he rcpitidentr. :plicarei itt ill ftar. 'rie L.,rd Chaneelh icqtin-d i,he ~itheir, f'i ' t 'eveot .1 of ...

... ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO ASSASSI- NATE THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT. (Froee ihse Times.) About six o'clock yesterday evening the Queen and Prince Albert left Backingbam Palace by the garden gate opening upon Conlstitution Bill. 11er Majesty and the Prince were seated in a very low German drotschky, followed by the equerries ii waiting, Colonel Buckley and Sir Edward Bowater, andl tile usual ...

... WEiDNESIDAY, JANUARIYV . 6. Tile Court met to-day, volen the case of George Jef. P frey, PIlice Superinienilent of Cniton, Glasgowi, vhichi mi hal been cetitied from the Gl agow Circeit, s as callL. tv : but as the Clout t i hed to bave timc to con.di er tibo :ie ieaii, it Was postponedi till the 221 init. tr. Jiuhn Orr plalded Giiiy ti a Charge of rerk less driv. fi( iog on the Kiliarn.ck ali ...