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TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... I TOWN COUNCIL piOCEEDI;GS. Tihe Council taet on Tuesday at the usual hour-the Lord Provost i-a the chiir. '!,11E _1VATrn.1 co(rr. On the minutes of last meeting having been read, the Lord Provost rose and moved, that the part of the minutes which had reference to the vestinz of the Old and New Water Coin- panies in a public trust should bc rescinded. At the time Treasurer Thomnsonl made the ...

THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF THE FRENCH

... THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSIRATE THE KING OF THE FRENCH. The following particulars are from tie JoutrnatdesDebluts: | Yesterday afternoon the Roval Family had made a pro- menadc, after a hunting party, Which bh'd lasted until near five o'clock. The King, Queen. Prince.is Adelaide, the Prince and Princess of Salerno, and the Dnchess de Netnours, were in a char-a-banc. The Duke de Ncinours and Prince ...

POLICE BOARD PROCEEDINGS

... at_ A 1 {_ - -. - _I - A ?? - tyne, The usual meeting of the Board was held yesterday-Mrr. is to George Ross, in the chair. An autograph Jotter from Aichard Cobden, Esq., 3.P., in reference to the addre~srecentlyforward- uoused to him by the Board, was read and ordered to be engrossed trops in the minutes. The following is a copy mentou Manchester. 31st July, 1846. t :aule, Sir,-Will you do ...

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—Sept. 25

... INSOLVENT IDEB13TORS COURT-Sept. 25. nq Rz JOHN MACLEOD. WI This insolvent applied for his discharge. There was no op- co position. The Learned Chief Commissioner, upon looking through Of the insolvent's schedule, made some inquiries as to how his ra debts were contracted, and what had become of the large C amount of property which he hpd obtained from various m tradesmen. 11 The insolvent, in ...

COURT OF SESSION—SECOND DIVISION

... COURT OF SESSION-SECON-D DIVISION. Sus-pension and Interdict-Jourx ToD, Esq. W.S. v. Esix- ?? AIND ANVIE ERA.ILWAY COMPANYY This was an application, at the complainer's instance, for in- terdict against the Edinburgli and Hawick Railway Company carrving their railwv.y across his approach in the manner they now proposed. In the plan lodged with the Sheriff Clerk-, in compliance wvith the ...

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... A special meeting of the Town Council wvas held Oi Thurs- day, for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposal to transfer both the Edinburgh and the Edinburgh'and Leith Water Companies to a public trust. The Lord Provost pre- sided. The Chairman explained, that he had called the meeting in consequence of a correspondence which had taken place be- tween the two Water Companies, in ...

GLASGOW POLICE BOARD

... On Monday night, at seven o'clock, an adjourned meeting of the Police Com issioners, was held in the Board Room, within the Police Buildings, to receive a report of the Committee on the Municipality and Police BiEl, now before Parliament, and for other business-Mr. James Wilson in the chair. WATERING TEE STREETS. On the motion of Mr. DUnCAN, seconded by Mr. PATON. it Was agreed that four ...

JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT—GRANTON PIER ACT

... JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT- GRANTON PIER ACT. On Tuesday last, a complaint was broughr before Captain 33oswall of 'Wardie, and amother of her Majesty's Justices, at the instance of Mr List. Procurator-Fiscal for the Public in- terest, and as acting under a Commission from his Grace the -Duke of Buccleuch, in refermnee to contraventions of the ?? Pier Act. against the Captain or M1aster of the ...

QUARTER SESSIONS

... The Justices of the Peace for the city held a general quar- ter sessions on Thursday. In consequence of the new regula- tions which the Magistrates recently laid down for the granting of licenses, and the great number of appeals which had on that account been taken, the crowd of persons was so great that it became necessary to adjourn the meeting from the Council Chambers to the court room of ...

ADMIRALTY COURT—Dec. 1

... ADMIRALTY COURT-Dec. 1. THE MATCHLESS. This was originally a cause of collision. The action was brought by the owners of the Joseph; and at the hearing, the court, aided by Trinity Masters, pronounced in favour of the claim. A reference was then made to the registrar and mer- chants to assess the amount of damage. In their report they disallowed various sums claimed by the owner of the Joseph, ...

BANK ROBBERY AT BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

... B ANK ROBBERY AT BER1IICK-UPON-TWEED, (iFromz Me Times.) c Considerable excitement was caused at Bervwick-npon-Tweed, t on Fridaiy morning last, bv a rurmour, confirmed by subselquent inquairy, that thei premises of the North of England Joint-stock Bank, situate in Bridge Street. had been entered and robbed of a f consisleralre sum of money. The bank at Berwick is a branch establishumenit, ?? ...

EVIDENCE ON THE GLASGOW MUNICIPAL AND POLICE BILL

... EVIDENCE ON THE (TLAS4OW MUNICIPAL AND I POLICE BILL. Tv *3USE OF CooxxoxgCONNITaOXTEE ONH LARGOOW M1UKI. it CIPAL POLICE AND STATUTE LABOUR BILL. ?? Mr. HATTER tin the Chair. (Continued~r franm the I-lerald of' the 71/I inst.) i 0 S. Mr. RoiBERT IVAsLrEncalled -examined by Mr. MION-TEITR. :o Are yisa at present onle Of the Magistrates of Gorhals P-I am S A You have been twice a Magistrate of ...