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COURVOISIER'S CONFESSION OF GUILT

... 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- ...

SCOTS APPEALS

... 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 ...

JURY CASE

... TOClIfEVEV FISIIINGS. On Saturday the Gth a Jury, which had been summoned for thefturth time, was impannelled at Kinross, before the Sheriff, to trv the question be- tween James Jardine, Esq. civil engineer, Edin- burglh, Commissioner under the act of Parliament for the partial drainage of Locileven, and Mr Wil- ?? Reid, fishmonger, Stirling, to ascertain the da- mages done to the Lochleven ...

ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT

... 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 ...

THE MURDER OF LORD W. RUSSELL

... TIEE MURDER OF LORD W. RUSSELL. aE-EXAMIIATI'ON o0 COUnVoISrnR AT nOW STRlEET ON SATURDAY. On the bench with Mr Hall and the other Magis- trates were the Earl of Mansfield and several other noblemen and gentlemen. _1Ir Ilobler was in attendance to conduct the case forh the prosecution, and Mr Flower appeared for tile prisoner. 'Mr Wing, the Duke of Bedford's solicitor, was also present. Thie ...

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT

... ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THIE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT. FURT515R PDARTICU2I,11S rno`I IO-sr. ,V'S PAPERS. Since the apprehension of Oxford, every means have been tried for the purpose of ascertaining when, or from whom, it vas likely he had procured the powder and bullets with which the pistols were loaded which lie fired at the Queen and Prince Al- bert on the day of the attempted assassinattonl ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... On Monday the Court disposed of the following caMes:_ Eliza Deans, lately residing in Pleasance of Edin- burgih, pleaded Guilty to a charge of theft, aggra- sated by previous conviction, and was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. ROiBBElRY NEAR no NESS. Ihenlry Guidge, or Ilenry l)rummnond Gudge. seiool- master, lately residing at Corbiehall, Borrowstoun- ness, was charg-ed ...

POLICE COURTS

... MA\NSION Mousr.-On WVednesday an Irish round- faced, vigorous-looking bricklayer's labourer, was brought before the Lord iayor, charged with hav- ing, with the corner of his hod, broken a window in Tower Street. Mr Glover, the complainant, said that at half-past nine o'clock, as the defendant was talking to a per- son wbo looked as if he also cptnie fromn over tie wa- ter, the former poked his ...

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJESTY

... ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJI:STY. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-June 22. The Judges having appointed this day for the trial of Edward Oxford, charged with high treason, the greatest anxiety was manifested to obtain orders of admission to tie Court. Iong before the usual time for commencing business tie Court was crowded to excess. Soon after nine o'clock 'Mr Sergeant Arabin took his seat on tire ...

ATTEMP'T TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT

... ATTEAMPTr TO ASSASSINATE IhER MA- JESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT. On Thursday afternoon, lr Pelham, the Solici- tor, engaged to defend Oxford, received through the penny post, a letter in the prisoner's hand writing, of which the following is a verbatim copy:- D NewgaaeI Jane i8, 14t. M iy dear Sir-H'Lve the goodness to nrite in Lord Normanhy, anl avk hina to let rne have some bonks to read-sulch as ...

COURT OF EXCHEQUER—June 1

... COURT OF EXCHEQUER-June 1. (Siltings in Banco, before LORnD ArrNCEa*.) SPECIAL PAPER. THlE EDINIBRClSIT, LEITIT, AND NEHIIAVEN RAlLWAY COM1PANY to. IIIllBLEWHSITE. This was all action brought to enforce the pay- ment of' a call upon certain shares held by the de- fendent in the rail way, the declaration in which was in a compendious form given by the act of incorpo- ration. To this the ...

THE MURDEROUS ATTEMPT ON THE QUEEN

... T HE MURDEROUS ATTEMPT ON THE QUEEN. (From the Ecen ing laper.9 of 'of VZsdOjY.) The *west end of the town has been quite in a state of excitement during the day, and the onlv topic of conversation has been the attempt of yesterday evening upon her Majesty's life. When the miscreant was taken to the Gardi- ner's Lane station house, he said, I am very sorry I diti not kill the pair of them. ...