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IMPORTANT JURY TRIAL

... . , .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, W1LLOX AND POPE iVcrest PARiRaLL. This Case came On for trial before Lord Ivory and a spe- c ,lsl jury, in Aberdeen, onl Tuesday the 4th current, and C Occupied the Court up to the afternoon of Monday last, the It 17th-a length Of time which we believe to be quite uin pa- ii rasleled in the history of jury trials, and which, in ot1a lr respects, is one of the heaviest ...

SHERIFF COURT, BANFF

... SHERIFF COURT, BANFF, I - -i MRIe-POACcInNG. On Monday the 24th ult., the following parties were brought before the Sheriff of Banffshire, at the instance of James Rose EsqI solicitor in fanif,; Law-Agent in that County for his ~race the Duke of Richmond, accused of trespassing under tho Act 9, Goo. IV., chap. 39, viz:- John Bremner, sen., Jeon Bremner, jUn., and William Bremsner, all residing ...

THE CHARTIST TRIALS

... THECHARTIST TnIALS. ON Monday, Ernest Jones. was put -upon his trial at the. Central Criminal Court, charged with sedition, attending an illegal meeting at Bonner's Fields on the 4th of June, and' r with riot. Mr Sergeant Wilkin iAddressed the jury for the defendant, an& the jury found him guilty of all the counts . except the last, that of riot. X The defendant was immediately ordered into ...

HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS

... The Harbour Commissioners met on Wednesday last- The Lord Provost in the chair. The PROVOST reported relative to the progress of the em- bankment at the end of Market Street, and to'the dredging in the lower part of the Harbour. The works, he said, were progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. 200 feet of quay had been built, 110 feet of which were 9 feet high, while 90 feet were nearly ready ...

SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT

... im A criminal court was held on Wednesday last, before Mr of Sheriff Davidson and a Jury, when the following cases e came on for trial. es THEMT Hemanj' Winyss and' Peter adI'G'Tchlan were chlfgTil wvith Ahaving a rp1wlen iato the house in-Long Aire, occupied by , MrsGordon and Mr Massie Advocate, and'Atolen a cocG Dn and two hens belonging to Sirs Gordon-aggravated in the an tase of the ...

SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT

... The following cases were tried, on Friday, before Sheriff o DAVIDSON and i Julnry:- r 1. James Phemister, ship carpenter, charged with two s several acts of theft, pled guilty. Sentenced to eight months N in jail. 2. Robert Tait, heckler, charged with two several acts c of theft, pled guilty. Sentence, eight months in jail. s 3. John Learmonth, mason, charged with an aggravated e assault upon ...

POOR LAW CASE

... A case of disputed settlement IelaY ocurred between the parishes of King-Edward and Mlonquhitter, which yossesses some features of general interest to Parochial The circumstances were these:-A shoemaker, of the name of John Stewart, died in Aberdeen in December last, leaving a wife and three dependent children. The Taepec tor of Aberdeen, upon application, exteuded needful susten- tation to ...

SHERIFF SMALL DEBT COURT—Jan.27

... I HERIFF SMALL DEBT COURT-zmn. 27. IMPORTANT TO LANDLORDS, TENANTS, AND CREDITORS OFP TENANTS. L t. cOW I E S O N. This case was tried here on Thursday. Law, the pursuer, is proprietor of Vs house and stable in Aberdeen; and Con- non (the defender Cowieson's debtor) was indebted to the. defender £6, for which he held a decree. Some months ago the defender caused an officer to poisd the tenant ...

TRIAL BY JURY IN IRELAND

... 0 . | 0 . 0 (FSromx tX >Tmes.)' ' '' is Itwial by jryadapte telaeoeistry mactate ofrebellionl.' Is it adapten for.poitioal-esesinacrisis like that of IrelandI That is the question whicI rmost people are asking, and an-' s verufgwfoihemselveewitlrresaect t o Ireland. For some months past it hassbeen thought strange, that to the ordi- nary process andl; the ord nay forms of law should be left ...

THE CHARTIST PETITION

... THE CHIARTIST PETITIOX. }tIS monster manifesto having been referred to the Committee of the House of Commons on public petitions, that body made a special report on it to the House, on .Thursday last. It will be borne in mind, that Feargus 4 OWPonnor affirmed that the number of signatures amounted to 5,706,000. Now these, accurately counted, amounted to 1,975,496! ! A large proportion were the ...

POOR-LAW CASE

... I . I i _ T .zI THOMSON V. LINDSAY. Tins case, the pleadings in which were heard last week, came on before the First Division of the Court on Wednes- day, for advising. Trhe LonD PESI DENT said-N otwithstanding the way in which the implications in this case hatve been discussed, both before the Sheriff and in this Court, it is most certain that there does not arise the question whether or not ...

ALLEGEND ALTAR DENUNCIATIONS IN IRELAND —RESCRIPT FROM ROME

... ALLEGED ALTAR DENUNCIATIONS IN IRELAND -RESCRIPT FROM ROTME. The Dulilin Evening Post of Saturday says :- The followr- ng mot important cornmnnication-issued. as will be seen bygthe icsomnmand of Pope Pius the Ninth-has been receives from the E~ternial City : Circular addres~ed by the Hloly Sece to some, if not all. of the Catholic Prelates of Ireland. (TmAYSiATeON.) Mlost Illustrious and ...