... 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 ...

... CoUnT OF Qurss BEDCzc, WESTzNuSTuR, FPRDAY. WKOOLNER AND OTHEaRS V. Ton.-Neotwit1standing the notoriety of the facts connected with this case, it seems to be desirable in consequence of its importance to restate the principal circumstances out of which the action has arisen. It appears that in September last, a scheme was projected for making what was i called the Direct Exeter, Plvmouut, and ...

... CIRCUIT COURTS OF 3UUSTICIARy ionl ST IRLIN G. 'ck Wednesday, April2 eis the The Spring Circuit Court was opened here this da 22teRgh . ~or, Ron. Lords lustice..Clerk and Wood. Charles Baillie, Esq., pi the Adv'ocate-Depute. di. ed Alex. M'CnlloCIV was erarged with acolpable homicide, in so far' VC saty as on the 19th Of i M ehj`on the road between Alma8and Stirling, 'am be did rciilidcilnl ...

... TtE:SDAT, APRIL 14. The Lord Provost in the Chair. 'ROFE5SSORSHIP Or AttATOPT. The Council Chamber was crowded to excess by students and others interested in the election. Mr Melville said. he had been requested by Mr Spence, to withdraw his name as a candidate. In doing this, Mr Melville said, he only expressed his own feelings and those of a num- ber of his colleagues, when he said, that if ...

... A meeting of the General Commissioners of Police was held oe Monday-Bailie Gray in the chair. THE LATE FIRE IN THISTLE STREET. A minute by the fire engine committee was read, which stated, that having carefully investigated all the circumstances attending the fire in Messrs Stevenson & Co.'s premises, they were unanimously of opinion, that there was a sufficient sup- ply of water at the time; ...

... * AtLOTAIENT LAW. f ;1-- ~ at- .. 1. s . I I . * (ram the Railway Heraid.) e Considetibg the question as one of comnmerei&l expe- diency, iirespective of the legal points involved in the cane of persons applying for shares being liable for the amount 3 of theck-posits ona ti number allotted to them, we might antidfpate the Iaiiot serious results to flow from the altered circustaincese Urier ...

... CIRCULrr COURT OF JUSTICIARY. STIRLING, APRIL 22. Tihe Spring Circuit Court vas opened here this day by the Right Hon. Lords Justice-Clerk and Wood. Charles Baillie, Esq. advocate-depute. Alex. M'Culloch was cliarged with culpable homicide, in so far as, on the I 9th of March, on the road between Alloa and SLirling, he did recklessly and cuipably fail to attend properly to two laden carts, ...

... QUART1ER SESSIONS-PU.IC iOUSES. Oa Monday an adiourner meeting of the justices of peace of the city was held in the Council Chambers for the purpose Ct taking into consideration a declaration submitted by Bailie IDuncan, thlat no person who shall hereafrer obtain a certifi- cate for the sale of exciseable liquors, shall onivorking days open bis premises before six O(Cloclk in the mornirg, nor ...

... C.AS Or M1t, POiLO. Thle UTnited Associate Prcslytery of Kirkaidv met in MrI Miin'ss 5ssiOfl-lOillse on Tucdsdia. Thle Kev. W. M. Hallev of Markinch moderator. There w-as a full attendiance of mem- bers. Among other bsiuless Mosers Hallev and Jolmston re- ported. that as a depuiation from2 the Pre1svterv, they had visited tile Relief Preslyetery of Dysarrt, and had been most cordially received ...

... INVETRESS CIRCUIT COURT. 'T'he Circuit Court was opened at Inverness on Monday, by Lord,1 Mtael enllie an-d Medwyn-David uMare, Esq, Advocate- Der, v. assisted by Mr Boyle. John,_ Iacdonald 'sas placed at the bar, charged with culpable honinide, having acsnultued John Campbeil, labourer, Lochyside, ;iarish of t;ilinalie sw ith such violence, that he died shortly after- wards. Froom the ...

... TOWYK COUNCIL PROCEEDIN-GS. TCE5DAY, APRIL 28. The Lord Provostin lhe Chair. A letter was read from 'Mxr'oodsir, accepting the Profes- -sorship dF Anatomy in the -t nivorsity, and expressing a hope -that be would be ?? to discharge the duties of the chair in a gaanner that woutld be to the advantage of the stadents andtbe reputatiori of the Universitv. It was remitted to the College co mrttee ...

... On Monday last, the following eases were disposed of by Sheriff ~ Bell and a Jury:-c lessie Anderson pleaded guilt* of stealing two breshes, a saw, t a bile,. and a bed cover, from the house of her father, Alexander b Anderson, a wright, residing at Fioniesten, aggravated by having besri previously convicted of theft. Sentence-S mncrths' imprison- t Merit. s A4gnes Shaahaspleaded guilty, first ...