... The following cases came on before Sheriff Speirs and a t jury on Thursday:-Robert Glass was charged with having stolen from the person of a gentleman, on the North Bridge, on the night of the tenth of December or following morning, the sum of Ss. 3d. Secondly, with entering the premises of N P. & C. Gray, watchmakers, in Bank Street, by breaking a c pane of giass, and stealing property of ...

... COURT OF SESSION-FIRST DIVISION. CASE OF ST IAUL'S CHURCH. This case, which is at the instance of Miss Agnes Hunter, Newington, against the Presbytery of Edinburgh and others, was before the First Division about two months ago, when counsel were heard on certain specialties in it. different from the case of the Glasgow Church Building Society, which, it will be remembered, was de ided in ...

... (From she Dundee Courier.) This unhappy person has been visited during the week by 'several clergymen, with whom he has 'ivilling-lyioined in devo- tional exercises, but the near approach of the termination of his existence has not abated his firmness; and, as far as we have learned, no confession of the crime of which he was con- victed has yet issued from his lips. On M1ondav morning the ...

... The court met on Thursday, at half-past one o'clock, to pass sentence on Ronald Gordon. found guilty of the charges of theft as stated in our last. Mr Neaves said, hie had nothing to state to the court in mi- tigation of punishment, except that he hoped the court would take into account the whole circumstances of the case and the history of the prisoner, which he thought might satisfyv the ...

... PEEBLES-SIIIRE RrGISThATION Cou'tT. L. OUrTANT DMr stN AGfAL.'ftN IF'CT~tIOUS VOTE$. Sheriff Napier p$esided in this court for five dayz, commen- cing with the 3d cart. during fvhicb time the court has been occupied vrith a very searching examination into the right of between 100 and 200 of the voters, formerly on the register I to continue on the roll. The sberiff has now expunged nearly 150 ...

... It is with regret, that we have to record another of those daring outrages which have of late been the disgrace of our city. On Thursday night, about twelve o'clock, a gentleman who resides in Broughton Place was knocked down on his way home, in the lane which branches off from the east side of Elder Street, and robbed of his watch and five pounds. Se was felled to the ground at once by a ...

... TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDIXGS, TuESDAY, JUNe 1. Bailie Duncan occupied the chair, in the absence of the Lord Provost, wvho is still in London on business coneeted with the city. ROYAL Inreasiltr. A deputation from the managers ofthe Royal Infirrnarv introduced to the Council, consisting of Charles Baillie r Was ndvocate-liebard Mackenzie, Esq. *N.S.-Janne o Bsq ?? Mfaxwell Inglis, Esq. W.S. for the ...

... HIGH COURT OF JUSTIGCARY. The Court met on Monday, the judges present being the Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Mackenzie, and Lord MNedwvn. Agnes Meek or Petrie pleaded guilty to stealing a cloak from a house in the Covgate, aggravated by previous convic- tions, and was sentenced to seven years' transportation. John Wood, Robert HIaig, and William Grant, were found guilty of breaking into Marine ...

... 000t7R OF SE:SStOor-nplesr DIII:- The rec7laimling notes against t~he twvo judgfments pronounlced inl tisis case by Lord Robertson cam~e on for discussion on tuesday. before th~e First Divisinn of the Court of Session. It w~as agreed to ta!ke the reclaimning note at the instance of the Fresbytery of Edinburgh frst. The Presbytery, it will be recollected, presented a note of ?? and interdict to ...

... SHERIFF CRIMINAt COVRT. On Thursday, Michael Kenny was tried for stealing from a field near Dairy Bridge, from a locked chest, some masons' implements. Having pleaded guilty to part of the charge, he was sent to prison for three months. James Auld, confee. tionor, was charged with fraud and wilful imposition, com- mitted in some transactions between the Operative Confec- tioners' Association ...

... TOWN COUNOCh PR.OCEEDINGS. TUESDAY, jnuxs 29. The Lora PROVOST in the Chair. Before the regular business was entered upon, his lordship begged to be allowed to supply an omission which he had in- advertently overlooked at last meeting of Council, when refer. ring to his proceedings in London in connection with the affairs of the city. He had intended to have adverted to the valuable services ...

... A meeting of the commissioners of police was held on Monday. The Lord Provost in the chair. THa SUPERINTENDENfS SALARY. Mr Moxey, theclerk, read aletter from MrHaiuing, request- ing that his salary might be increased, and stating that when he applied for the office of superintendent the allowance was L.350, though it was reduced to L.ao0 on his appointment. He also gave a list of the salaries ...