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COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE

... 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 ...

POLICE COMMISSION

... On Monday there was an adjourned meeting of CoM. missionera of Police. Mr M1iller in the chair. Air M'AULAY read drafts of addresses to her Majesty and Prince Albert, which were agreed to unanimously, and directed to be transmitted in the usual form. It was agreed, on the motion of Mr Ridpatb, that Alessrs Cassels, Duncan, Wright, and Reid, form a de- putation to wait on the Committee of ...

EXTENSIVE FORGERY UPON THE BRANCH BANK OF ENGLAND AT LIVERPOOL

... Liverpool, Tuesday, Sept. 20. A case of extensive forgery upon the Branch Bank of England in this town came on for hearing at the Police Court to-day before Mr Rushton, sti- pendisry M1agi strate, and Mr Houghton, one of' the members of the Town Council. The individual charged with the offence is a young man who Ila. scarcely attained his 20th year, and is most respect ably connected. His name ...

A NOBLEMAN CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING

... On Monday last, amongst the persons charged before Mr Broderip, at the Thames Police Court, was Stephen Moore, Viscount Kilwortb, elde~t son of Earl Mountvashiel, on a charge of smuggling, or rather having unlawfully in his possession 2t1b. of foreign manufactured tobacco, for which the duty had not been paid. Mr Few, of Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, his Lordship's solicitor, attended with ...

GLASGOW CIRCUIT COURT

... FRIDAY, SetT. 23. Christian Nish or Doyle, and Hugh Doyle, aceused of coining seven base balf-crown piecee, ten one shilling pieces, and with having the moulds for the sanme in their possession, pleaded Not Guilty. The case went to trial, anm, after the extmination of witneseen, both pannels were founti Guilty, and received sentence of transporta.. tiwo for the period of their natural lives. ...

CORN LAW PETITIONS PRESENTED TO HER MAJESTY

... A very interesting return bas just been published of the number of petitions and addresses presented to her Majesty from public meetings, Town Coun- cils, Conferences, or other bodies, for the repeal of the corn laws, from the 1st of January 181 to the close of the session. From this return it appears, the total number of petitions presented was 624, and to these were attached 746,044 ...

GLASGOW CIRCUIT COURT

... Frirlay, September 16. Robert Glover, ironfoender, Greenork, pleaded Guilty to the crime of bigamy, in so far as on the 16th of June 1830, within the mange of Kilmarnock, he syn Iowfully married by the late Rev. Dr Ml'Kinlay to Jenn A'Cs.. bray; and ale0 on tite 30th of April 11341, at Green- eck, did enter into a matrimni,;al connection with Euphemia Miller. Counsel for the prisoner urged, by ...

CROWN COURT

... Liverpool, Aug. 12. PROCT ER AND OTHERS V. TtlOREUBLN. Thit was an action to recover tile siim of L.397 on a vassel and cargo insured by the Forth Insurance Conm- pany-the ship having gone on shore, and sastained considerable damage. Mr Compton opened the pleadinge, and Mr Knowles detniled the case to the Jury. The plaintiff, he said, ?? James Proctor, wa a wine merchant of Liverpool, a ...

GLASGOW JURY COURT

... September 16. P Airs Ann Currie or Sempie v. The Glasgow the Insurance Company, the A case in which the following are the iesuee, came on of for trial to-day, in a room adjoining the Justiciary Go Court Hall, helore Lord M Kenzie and a Jury:- shr In the cause in which Mre Anne Coroningmiane Curri- tha or Semple, relict of Samuel Gordon Semple, mere Ur chant in Glasgow, and others, are pursuers ...

CLERKENWELL POLICE

... CLERKENWErLL POLICE. Three young sweeps, named Smith, Read, and Horsley, were placed at the bar in their sooty attire, charged with a non-comprehension of the precise difference between 7nessz and tuasm, in having helped themselves rather liberally to a loin of mutton, a goodly-sized rasher of bacon, and about a pound of fresh butter, from a safe ?? in the area of the house No. 4. Belinda ...

POLICE COMMISSION

... An adjnitrne d me edtig wag iel en Mhoniloay, Mr S. CampbeCampbell in the chair. The report (if tile Committee Oa Frinte d an Fryday t at ated, that they hi d investigated n he various varinues t remitted to themed; artanog others, the illinatioln ac. e. counot for the ile ie Sput pip in front of the office, which t amiounted t o L.5 7 5. an d was rtat nthtbiriset b by antt meeiingof of the Co ...

COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE

... Yesterday a specie1 mneeting of the Coatrn mitoners S1; Was heili for thle purpose of frixigi the rate ofrassess- forJ meat for the current year. David Smiti, Esq. in thle I) chair, er Sir Mrr1TILIt Mover, that in terms of the reruns rrserrrstionof theCommittee, the assessment should X be laid at Is. 4d. per pound oin rents of L.10 and 37 upwsrds, and 8d. per pound on all rents helow, P LAr ...