... P OLICE MEET1NG. Monday, September 2. PRESENT-MeaEsS W. Matthews, Rose, A. C. Matthew, Henderson, Old- man, Machray, J. Simpson, W. Chalmers, Topp, and Wisely.- Convener LESi e in the Chair. lit OLDMAx suggested that the old plan of diecusing the minutes reriatim should be adopted. Under the present system4 things were very apt to be forgotten altogether. The Board, however, considered the ...

... SIGH COURT OF JUSTICIA~Y. R1.- a.. . CHARORC O5V 'irROR. On Mondpy weeLk, John Balfour, shoemaker. residing In Caa murder of E niz inr was out to the bar, charged with the murdr o ~iiabeh Dckson or' 133tfonr, his wife, on the night of the V7, th (.S.attrday > or morning of the 181b Auguist ia~t, by a'riiing her with a lnammer or poker, or sonme other instrument, a severe blow on tier head. or ...

... lferonlrln, Jetty I. SRnDRsUor..-.The Dean of Guild; Treasurer; Convener Leslie; Messrs W. Matthews, Rose, Connon, Henderson, A. C. Matthew, Old- man, Smith, W. Chalmers, J. Simpson, W. Simpson, Topp, Adam, and Torrie. The Pnovosr, Preses. A letter was read from Mr James Leslie, the Superintendent,Intimat- ing that he had been appointed to another situation, and resigning his present office ...

... |-. SHER!F CRIMINAL COURT. Yesterday, Sheriff Muanitt held a Court for the trial of Criminal Cases, when Jeans Iias or Gtenn, residing in Oliver's Court,Upperkirkgate, was placed at the bar, charged with ninedifferent acts of falsehood,fraud, and wilrul imposition, committed dilring the months of Februit4, lflarch, and April last. The mode panel adopted for carrying these frauds into effect, ...

... SCOTTiSH PftISON~. 'We have received the ninth report on the prisons of Scotland, Nor- thumberland, and Durham, addressed to the Home Secretary, by Air Frederick Hill, inspector of prisons. It Is gratifyingto: see that there is-a decrease of about 6 per cent. ijn the number of prisoners in Scot. land duringthe last year. In the Year-ending June, 1843, the average was 2449, while at the same ...

... 'o r i - - V -__ -E P OLICE MEETING. Fridayo July 19. The Commissioners held a special meeting, tids afternoon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the appointment of en Inspector. There were Drsent-The Provost in the chair; the Dean of Guild * Messrs Webster, Topp. Rose, (idman, Wisely, Chalmers, Simpson, Adam, Mitchell, Leslie, Black, Torrie, Henderson, Matthews, Rennie, Matthew , ...

... ATilOCIOUS JUDICIAL. MURDER iV THEC LAND O LIBERRTY.I Ooe readerst gpe familiar with the case of the young nian recently t( c~ndemned to be It!nog In the rUltird States, for ardinz a young female d io escape from the tyr4anny of her master. Although itis now explect. ed that the execration gEnd disgust which has been excited over all En-. 'r rope by the barbarity of the senstenice will be the ...

... SHERIFF CRIMIAL COURT. I On Friday. a Sheriff criminal Court wS held here, before Sheriffs MURRAY and WATsoa. The first case that came before the court was that of W'illiarn Oilvy, farm-sersant, lately residing at Banks, in the pariah of Fyvie, IndltedW fee haFing stolen, from a store-h ouse on the premises of William Iron- side, maerhbant at pgrnstde of Petty, where the prisoner was In ...

... A special meeting of the Commissioners of Police wan held on Monday, for the purpose of farther considering the proposition to buy up the Old Gas Company's Works for behoof of the community. At the commencement of the proceedings, a Letter was given in from Messrs John Gibb St Son;, Civil Engineers, to the effect, that doubts hav-- log bean expressed, at a former meeting of the Board, as to ...

... I UR. MURDER NEAR ET CALDER. I' . - - _ D . -- A * *__ Jese Bryee, the ailegedpertetnorf the atroclousmuirder it West Calder. was, as statd In Onr' lastt apprebendcl In the vIeIn ItIy of DUm- frie, on Friday. Ele was biought to Edinburgh on Monday,anlao in the Calton jal. TheiSbjoled Part ISof hi pen dsinowre supplied from the office of the DumJ W , 9urier_ e The story of his apprehension is ...

... (From the hfercury.) Mr Wallace, the member for Greenooli, on Tuesday evening, moved for a commission of inquiry Intotbe conduct of the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Wood, at the Glasgow Spring Assires. The Hoeuse not only saw no grounds for this extraordinary alternative, but by the manner in which the question was allowed to drop, significantly marked its dis- approval of the interference of ...

... I C4a1TRT OF SESSION-IMPoRTANT UECISION. {AS~s-idped frees the Scottish Jurist.) The late Sir Alexander Hannerman, Hart., by a deed of distribution executed by him in ISIS, in virtue of renewed powers contained In a previous settlement oi his whole heritable and personal estate, provided lbat the free residue of his estate should he divided Into twenty-four parts-thirteen or which should bea ...