... On Monday, the quarterly statutory' meeting of this Board wtas held in the chlamber of the Board, Scuds Albion Streer-Bailie I Stewart in the chair. A The minutes of last meetingweere read lnod approved of. n COoOO5TTEE ON; LtIlHTtIO AND CLEANSING. v A reference made by this committee in regard to a claim for -a £29 for watering the streets of Andereton threel years ago, was,t on thle motion ...

... 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 ...

... SHERUF COURT. The first ordinary Court after the Christmas recess, was held yesterday in the Hail, County Buildings, when John Thomson Gordon, Esq. Sheriff of the county, took his seat on the bench for the fiest time. The Court was very fully at- tended by the solicitors who practise before the bar of the Sheriff. On the entrance of Mr Gordon, about half-past ten, all who were present rose and ...

... SHOCKlN?G MURDER. Two dreadful murders were committed at Stanfield Hall, Wymondha m, Norfolk, the residence of Mr Jermy, the recorder of Nonvich, on Tuesday night. At half-past ten o'clock, a man, masked, called at lr Jermy's house, and asked for him. Wht.n Mr Jermy appeared at the door, the man fired at him; and on Mr Jermy's son rushing to his father's assistance, he was also shot in the ...

... House of Lords, Monday. Their Lordships heard appeal cases to-day. The Lords pre- sent were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and Lord Kenyon. They proceeded to bear the residue of the argument for the appellant in the case of STIRLING a. SI0RAY AND OTHERS. This-appeal from the decree of the Court of Session in Scotland arose out of a note of suspension presented to the Court appealed from ...

... e MJlLXJILt YVtlk.I!),. An investigation, of avervycurions nature, has recentlv occupied is the attention of the police authorities, involving the peace of a 0 highly respectable family in Dublin. The facts of the case are as e follows:-A married lady, residing with her husband and family s in a fashionable part of the city, about three ycars ago received Is an anonymous letter, couched in the ...

... DREADFtTL MASUEflR AND MUTILATION. (Frrom the Times.) iluntingford, Hsrts, August 30. On Thursday evening last, between 6 and 7 o'clock, a child oF William Game, servant to Mr. Greg, of Coles Park, Westmill, was found dead in the lodge occupied by its parents. The rnother and one daugfiter were absent gleaning, and left William Game, a boy nine years old, to take carn of his three sisters, ...

... 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 ...

... MASS IIOUSES AND MURDERS. (.Dubli;n Mafdi.) It is a fact, not unworthy of notice, that the Roman Catholic chapel of the parish was the rendezvous appoint- ed for their meeting by the conspirators against the life of Mr Uniacke Bailey. And there they met on the day of their diabolical attempt. Thence they adjournied to im- brue their hands in a fellow-creature's blood. When we met, said the ...

... HIGH C')RT OPF JUSTICIARY. IrONDA-Z, Nsov. 27. The court met this morning at ten o'clock, the judges pre- sent being the Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Moncreiff, and Lord Cockburn. CHIARGE Or CStILD XURIDE.. Alexander Matson, an engineer. residing at Hil.housefield, parish of North Leith, was charged with the murder of his il- legitimate child, John Matson, at or near Granton Qnarry, on one or ...

... .IMFl RT4NT PG0O LAW CASE. RICE V. CITY PARISH, 0L4ASGO. This action was raised in the Sheriff'Court, Glasgow, in July 1846. Widow Rice had three helpless children; she resided eight years in Glasgow. and her children were barn in Glasgow. She asked relief for her.children, but was refused, and told she would be sent to Ireland. Hence this action. Sheriff Alison, after a long litigation, ...

... ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. On Wednesday, at Wymondham, the coroner and jury again assembled to resume their inquiries relative to the murders at Stanfield Hall. Robert Smith said-I am twelve years of age,: and reside with my mother at Bethel. I have lived with Mr Rush dur- ing the last twomonths. 31f occupationwastoscaretprows, and I have littered some straw on the footpath leading from the dwelling ...