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HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... The Court met on Tuesday at 10 o'clock. The judges on the bench were the Lord Justice-Clerk, Lord Mackernzie. and Lord IMedwvvn. As this was the day on which it was fixed that the Chartist trials Fhould commence. the Court was crowded to ex- cess. Among those present we observed Lord Dunfermline who was accommodated with a seat beside their Lordships on the bench. TEE CRARTIST TsrA LE. James ...

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 ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... 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 ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... HRIGH COURT OF JUSTICTARY. ZtRE CUEAttTIT TRIALS. thi The, Court met on 'Monday. the judges present being thle lord go! ?? Monr-reiff, aind Lord Mealaxn, and, orab iT) to thle ?? come to 0On Fridlay, entered upon tbc trial1 of One ha cavd e NC Clvirtist cases connected with this neighbourhood. me Cout wlas nelt so crowded as the nature of the case wrould base gpr led us to expect- adGrant. ...

MUNICIPAL POLICE BOARD

... On Monday, the usual weekly meeting of the Board was held in the Commissioners' Hall, Police Buildings-the Lord Provost in the chair, The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The fortrightlv accounts wvere then examined, and passed. The ?? stated that he had received a letter from -Mr. H-lenderson, stating that there seemed to be some misunderstanding with regard to the letting of ...

THE NEW POLICE ACT—SPIRIT DEALERS

... THE NEW POLICE ACT-SPIRIT DEALERS. A meeting of wine and spirit dealers was held yesterday in I Mr Paxton's tavern, Royal Exchange. Mr James Anderson, spirit dealer, Rose Street, was called to the chair. Mr Brown, secretary, read the report of the committee ap- pointed at last meeting, which contained a statement and queries submitted to counsel (John Inglis, Esq.) for opinion regarding the ...

THE IRISH STATE TRAILS

... TilE IRisE STATE TRIALS. Wiare not underrating the 'dankerons character of the crime or the amountof misebief which the Irish rebels might have done.: Tite farce might have turned into a tra- gedy, and an ocean of bloodmight easily have been shed to satisfy the humour of a few silly boys. There are ma things, however, to be taken into account in dealing wi't crime. The penalty-is not merely ...

HIGH COURT OF JUSTIC

... IARY. it __ VV WIz- ~l~t\I Ie- TETE CHARTTST TRIALS. ie The Court met to-day at ten o'clock. Edinburgh, Thursday. 'd It having been resolsed on Tuesday that the objections raised t, the relevancy of the indictment in the case of Cummings, the e. Chartist, should come on for debate to-day before the full bench, dv all the Lords of Justiciarywere present, namely, the Lord Justice ch lerk, Lord ...

IRELAND

... I I COJPRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-Nov. 18. The Attorney-General having asked until this morning to consider the errors assigned by Mr S. O'Brien, and the other prisoners, yesterday, before he put in his joinder in error, and the court also having intimated that judgment, would be de- livered in the case of Mr Martin, all those gentlemen were ac- cordingly brought into court about ten o'clock. The ...

IRELAND

... __ I COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-DUBLIN, c SATUrDAY, NOV. 25. - GOGAllTY IN; 15RR1Z V. THtE QUEZEr. L Mr R. A. Stritch appeared as counsel for thle plaintiff in t error, Patrick Gogarty, and moved that he should be admitted t to bail, and that the scurity given by him be measured, and i also that a ha6ears coipus be issued to bring up his body for thle r purpose of admitting him to bail. He moved ...

MUNICIPAL POLICE BOARD

... -1- th, -M- , mpptinv of the 1 On Monday the ordinary weekly meeting of this Board wav bald in the Po'ice Buildings--the Lord Provost in the chair. The minutes of Iastmeeting were read and approved of. SALA RIES OF OFFICERS WHEN INDISPOSED. The Committee on Officers and Watching reported that they had considered the subject remitted to them respecting the pray- ment of salaries, dluring the ...