... I FURTHER CONFESSION OF TEE CONVICT REID. YoR;, DEC. 31.-Yesterday morning a respite of the sentence of death passed upon Michael M'Cabe, at the late Yorkshire winter gaol delivery, upon his conviction, along with Patrick Reid, of the murders at Mirfield, was received from the Secretary of State by Mr. Noble, the governor of York Castle. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Jackson, M'Cabe's solicitor, ...

... TO THE EDITOR O TILE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. In his speech on the rum duties on Monday evening (I 7th), whilst arguing the case against protection to British and Irish distillers, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is reported to have stated, that the whole sum lost by decreases on spirits in Scot- land did not amount to more than 33 hundredth parts of a farthing per gallon, being exastly one-third ...

... HiGfl COURT OF JUSTICIARY. The court resumed on Monday at ten o'clock. The first case appointed for trial was that of James Mathew- son. Helensdale, near Lerwick, who was accused of theft and prison breaking, but as neither the accused nor the witnesses had arrived from Zetland, the case was postponed. ?? ASSAULT. Archibald Burke atlas Macdonald was next placed at the bar, charged with ...

... COMIMIISSION COURT-YIESTERDAY. I SENDING UP BILLS OF INDICTMENT AGAI ' Alit. C. G. DUFFY, UNDER THlE TREASON FELONY ACT. Shortly after their lordships had taken their seats in court this morning, it was intimated that the crown counsel were prepared to send up bills against Mr. Duffy, before the county grand jury; and the Solicitor-General having come into court, and the county grand jury ...

... | BANRUPT COU T-YESTERDA\Y Wi> meP COAvU 1R ?? . (BeCore Mr. Commissioner Macan.) I'.IPO flTATN' CASE. 12 re Robert drntie, e Baronklopt. There was a meeting in this case for the proof of debts, choice of assigneei end examination of the banukrupt. Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, Q.C., eitlh Messrs. Aridesmon. and Lee as agents, appeared for the petitioning creditor, and the Banlk of Ireland; Mr. ...

... (Frown ?? New York Xation.) The delay of Mr. Daffy's trial by the government is con- firmed by the last news. For some time more that delicate frame and energetic mind are to fret and fade in a fktid so]i- tary cell in Newgate, to which even his nearest relatives are rarely admitted, and then only in the presence of some odious pimping policeman. Poor fellow! now, indeed, he is a true martyr ...

... DUBLIN POLICE-YESTERDAY. COLLGr.E STREET OFFICE. CHARGE Or FonG)ERy.-Yesterday a young man very well dressed, who gave his napne as Charles Victor Picard, was brought up in custody of the detective police on a cbage of having forged several bills on officers belonging to different regiments, and for having passed said bills to TIMr. Harris, jeweller, of Suffolk street. Mr. Semple ap. peared as ...

... I DUBLIN POLICE-1YESMRDAY. . HEAD OFF!ICE. A boy named Christopher Toole was charged before the magistrates of this office, by a person named Peter Kinsella, with having committed a brutal assault upon hll on the pro- vious day. The complainant stated that on Sunday, as he was passing along Blackball-row, some boys threw stones at him; and when ho approached them, for thes purpose of ...

... t ?? ?? ROS'7UTIONS'' A;MSSION COURT-YESThRDAY. The Judges took their seats on the bench shortly after ix o'clock. The Queen v. Charlea Cavats Duj1Q. Immediately after their lordships arrived on the bench Mr. Duffy was ordered to be placed at the bar. He appred to be in good health and spirits. DEMURRER TO THNE INDICTMENT. Before counsel proceeded with the arguments on the de, murrer put in ...

... RECORDER'S COURT-YESTERDAY l Tbo Right Ron. the Recorder sat for the trial of prisoners and traversers. T wo boys, named John Byrno and John Duffy, were in- dicted'for n bur'glary nod robbery in the house of Mr. Carthy, Werburglh-stroet. Mr. .Baldwin, Q.C., appeared for the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence that on the night laid in the indictment the prisoners broke into the house of ...

... I THE OC1A1RTIST TRIALS. IN LONDON. - . - ~ , ~ . x whn have beenI Iii the Old Court the trials Of thle ?? 1sn 11v recently aretduo he charge of sedition were commenced on1 Frdy Tehrt ae ken was -that of George Sniell, P2, describcd as a shoemaker, who was indicted for having uttered a seditious speech on the 28th of July, at the Chartiat Hall, in Webber-street. The Attorney-General, Mr. Wesby ...

... DU LIN POLICE-YEsTEIRDAY. EXCfTANE-COURT OlFiCE. Yesterday Sir. Cahill attended at this office as counsel on the part of SInS r mueS Icormick, printer, of Christ Church- place, who was summoned by Chas. Hovenden, one of the Inspectors of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, charging you that at Christ Church-place, in the said district, on the 9thi and 10th days of January, 1848, at a certain ...