... GLASGOW 'CIRCUIT COURT. This Court was opened on Thursday last, by Lords Meadowhank and Moncreiff-James Craufurd, Esq., Advocate-Depute. The Court sat also on Friday Saturday, and lMonday, and disposed of a number of' cases, none of which, however, possessed the slight- est public importance, except the following:- Helen MI'Donald was placed at the bar, accused of murdering her own infant, a ...

... On Thursday the 26th ult. the followving Issues el were tried before tire Lord Justice Clerk and a Jury, c ill the cause in which James lMenzies, writer in Edin burghl, was pursuer; and Stevenson & Company, s printers, and Crombie, solicitor in Edinburgh, were il defenders:- i It jeting ad rnited tlhat an actioin lependei lo-foire the Ie Boilie of i1(ilyrond, at the instanse of tihe defendern, ...

... 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 ...

... TRIAL OF JOHN FI1O.T. rnsnAY-tOURlTH DAY. Matthew Willialml sitwel, thlat on the night o! Novemher 3. lie Cet Frost a.ul others at tlie Royal Oak. Iie bad also attended a (liartist lodge at Argoed onl Saturday night, at the liouso of' William Williams; lie paid 5d. as did others, anid l as enl- rolled and called over as one of tell ielli over whom was a Captain ; oil Sunday lie tet at the ...

... SIXTH DAY-THlE ascrENCr. conl Their Lordsliips took, their seats at nine o'clock vyil precisely. the Sir Fiumaniircir POLLrOCKr-May it please your tati Lordships and Gentlemen of the Jury, it is now my tiot duty to address you on behalf' of' the prisoner, Mr thil .John Frost, and to state to you what is his answer to dot this charge. that has been made against him. My sar Learned Friend, ...

... HIGH COURT OF JUST'ICIARY. ?? RIDAsY. JANUiAnS. 10 DirIr ikvlcljrrlIr, acoc dcr Iii theftbty menens of houee- frireaiknr. ulth thle Usual riggravattons, pleadetd Grirlre. atnd -ces setrnivedr to trarrsirrotatirn- for seven years.' Chafrles, Burt, engra~vr, Pialeade Guilty to tittering as oneline it oneflO p. und note ina the Cqintral Monk, knoiw. iog the same to lbe forged. Seoterice ...

... Tit lose of Lorilo, Januarv 17. Thea fllowsing is the norder il jwhich thie appents lvhi,-h have been set down for hearing sarld in the Cru-e lint : Sir John Hay, BDirt. v. F. rier, et e cnn. H.lime o. p rinle, et e co i. Prinrgie v fl(;nc, ?? erosq appel. r Preston v. Vi cool it li lville, first appeal. Preston v. Viscount Melville, second appeal. di ;recent & Company v. Forth and Clyde Canal ...

... COURT OF SESSION-SECOND DIVISION. Rc sGNATIrON OF LORD GLENLEE. On tire Dean of Faculty entering the Second Di- vision of the Court of Session on Tuesday last, Thle LORD JUsTIcE Cuarca spoke nearly as fol- lows :-My Lord, notwithstanding the length of thie in whichi we have been occupied in tl;e First Division, I feel confident, with the entire concur- rence of your Lordships, the Bar of ...

... PUBLIC MEETING-PETTY CUSTOMS. On Monday a meeting of the inhabitants of Leith, called by Provost Reoch On requisition, was held in the Exchange Sale Rooms there, to petition Parlia- ment against the bill brought inlby the City of Edin- burgh fbr a commutation of customs. Tlhe PROVOST having, on the motion of Mir Johin Watson, been called to the chair, read the requisi- tion and notice of ...

... SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY BUSINE| IVTTTr(AVNJ PETITIONS. -, January 24. Glasgow Bridewell-Petition for b referred to the Select Committee on petitions far pri, bills, Crichton Charities-Petition for bill; referred to r-s Select Committee on petitions for private bills. Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes-Peritionfor.bil referred to the Select Committee on petitions for pt e bills. BILL. January 24. ...

... The Commissioners of Police held a meeting on Monday-Bailie Grieve in the chair. The question of erecting-new buildings on the site of the present Police Office was remitted to the Area Committee, to ascertain what buildings could be erected on the vacant space of ground in their pos- session. Some routine business from the Paving Commit- tee having been disposed of. Mr M'AuLrry said, that the ...

... The following case was brought before the First Division of the Court, and decided on Tuesday last (the 28th), and as it is impoitant in various parti- culars, we have thought it right to give our readers the following report of it:- rlST DnvisioN' 28T'r JTANYUAnV 1840. Tnr EDINUnRGu.I AND GLASCow1 RAMWAY CONI- PANY-Pursuers. Against Vitl,-tL- ILL, Esq. of Hillwood-Defenlder. This was an ...