... TIHE CUSTOMS' DEPARTMENT-FRAUDS UPON THIE REVENUE. It must be readily conceded that when investiga- tions are carried on relative to abuses in any of the public departments, in a secret manner, any report orsuch abuses, made through private sources, may be at times subject to misconstruction, and doubtless partial contradiction. We were therefore prepared for a host of communications denying ...

... ,nd Chester, Wednesday evening. we The Special Commission issued for the trial of `ae the prisoners charged whith the commission of aer cffente i variouspat of Chieshire, during thle re-, ley opened this afternoon with the customary formali- BY ties at Chester Castle. Tue Judges appointed to ' try the prisoners aire Lord Abinger, Sir E. IH. Al- rtb derson, and Sir C. Cressw'eli. They arrived ...

... On Wednesdri, the Spring Circuit Court of Justicinry was held nc Abperrien hy Lords Moncreiffand Ceckburn. DavirI Milne, E~q. Adverate-Deitute Fifteen cases came he'ore the Conrrt, chiefly theftsr ind bousebrenking. Three individuals were outlawed for not nppearing. Sentenes nof imprisonment for va- riens periods were prronnunced against five; four were sentenced to transportntion for ten, one ...

... ADMIRALTY COURT-Feb. 14. ono aM TtlACULATOC9ALVAGE. TiTs cane a claim an the part Of ho nme omgci rserrt Ie- loang ton a ingack named the Endceaour, fir salvage services al nleged by them tic have beers r rendred ti Phil- martuina, ut a foreiga brig of 220 tons, from A msterdam to Meoaani unitNplaa, wahich tihey had rescued, recording to their statootement, team a mituatoitn of extro are d ...

... BURGLARY, EXTENSIVE ROBBERY, AND GALTTEmpED MURDER. (From the Weorceser Chirousile.) r It is our painful duty to record the particulars 3 of a daring burglary and robbery, accompanied with brutal violence, perpetrated in this county s, yesterday se'ennight, which, but for the merciful ly interposition of Providence, might have been D. equally dceadful in its results with the atrocious murder ...

... COURT OF SES5ION-V!IIST DIVISEON. COSE OF 5!tiOitATiOtO rl lAW. 13th january 1649. Rolseot lleasltloson andi etilere, ngnioot tbe Contrihutorrn to the Widows' Scissine of theo Society of Solicitosi in the Supremne Couxrts o~f Serslusnd. In 1784. ?? ogeisto or solicit-.rs adn istedl to prnctice in the Supreme Court', in *irtue of certoin nct. of sede- runt, entered into an private benefit ...

... COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-DuBLIN. (fBlEORtE TUE CHIEF JUSTICE.) ELLIS ?? BPO 5;N. This was an action to recover L.280, claimed to be due by the defendant to the plaintiff for his pro- fessional and other services. 3 r NAPIER stated the case. The parties in the action were both attorneys; and, some time since, when Mr Brown. the defendant, became assignee to a Mr William Hammond, lie employed Mr ...

... The following coases were diitposeri of on Monday :- tit Samuel aMichael, formerly of London, and afterwards lo of Edinburgh, Was charged With falsehood, fraud, end wilful imposition, in having represented himself as Peter ta~ M'Donald, merchant, Edinburgh,, to A-r Holloday, ce hardware merchant, Birmninghnom, and Writte ano order an to him for twvo boxes of medals, value L.31 If3s. ; and hii ...

... COMIMISSIONERS OF POLICE. On Monday there was a meeting of tire General Commissioners of Police-WLLioLtn TULLIS, Esq in the chair-to fix the estimates for the current vear. Considerable discussion took piece on a mo- iion to redure the estimated expense of the watching force by L.250, and which was adopted by seventeen to eight. The following suons were agreed to for the year from Whitsunday ...

... APPRFI-IENSION OF THlE CREIW OF TrlE BRISK SCIIOONIMR, ON A C(ARGE 01F PIRlACY. rIlistol, Feb. 1. The Falmouth letter, whici reached the Coin- mercial Roomis lhst e eoin,, toetlher with notices posteld at lcIyl's, havinig givele us n tice that tle aliooner Brisk, onl the 25th ultimo, during the tern- ritrary almir'tne' otl shore (if the capta'n , lhad leen cot utfi hr v. igil at Fatmoutl), ...

... TUESDAY, MARCHt 8 - The LooD PnovoST inl the Chair. The Council fixed the first Tuesday of April for the election of the city's representatives in the en- suing General Assembly. PROF)ES SSIHI5P Or CIVIL HISTORY. A communication from the Feculty of Advocates, containing a leet for the election of a Professor of civil History, was then read. The names in the leet were those of J. F. Ferrier, ...

... ADMdIRALTY COURTv-January 22, Tnt V tNt-CtOLLISION Thie o an acion, ailready tried, by thle owners of thle Alsen, a Norringian vessel, against the Vernon, Biritish East Indianian, for riatege (lone by roilisiron. Onl 13th I inst, the Trinity Musiaters who assisted the Court were of optinion, that th' ertlision was causedi Iy the, Vernon en- item', that no bin aro whatever inns attributabile ...