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CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST LOLA MONTES

... CHARG IGAMY AGAINST LOLA MO Some considerable degree of excitement was manifested in the vicinity of the London Marlborough Street Court on Mon- day afternoon, in consequence of its having been rumoured that the above celebrated personage was in custody, and to be brought up for examination on the charge of havi intermar- tied with Lieutenant George Trafford Heald, of the 2d life guards, her ...

COURT MARTIAL ON COMMANDER PITMAN

... Fourth Day, Friday, August 31. Lieutenant Graham, the prosecutor, and Mr Elliot, the witness, complained of the length of the cross-examination. Commander Pitman requested, with consent of the prosecu- tors, that as part of the evidence was in print, the publication might be continued ; but the court determined to adhere to their former decision. Mr Elliot was cross-examined by Lieutenant ...

ROYAL MID LOTHIAN YEOMANRY CAVALRY

... ROYAL M LOT MANRY CAVALRY TH. On Friday the annual review of the yeomanry cavalry of this county took place, on the sands at Portobello. For five days previously they had been out at drill, and went through their evolutions in a highly creditable manner. The corps numbered about 300 gentlemen, consisting of five squadrons, the Edinburgh, the Barnton, the Dalkeith, Dalmahoy, and Masselburgh. ...

VISIT OF THE COUNT AND COUNTESS DE NEUILLY TO THE LORD MAYOR

... On Thursday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress were honoured with a visit from the Count and Countess de Neuilly, st the Mansion House. At the request of Louis Philippe, the reception was as private as it could have been made under the circumstances ; but notwithstanding the peremptory orders of the chief magistrate to his domestics, it soon became known in the vicinity of his ...

THE GAME LAWS

... TI als GAME LAWS From the late honr at which the meeting on this important subject separated on Wednesday night, we were unable to give so full a report of the speeches as we would otherwise have done. We now supply the speech of Mr Wilson of Glassmount, Fifeshire,on moving the second resolution :-— Mr Wilson said, I have heard of a writer on heraldry who maintains on evidence, I suspect ...

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... BY ELECT ELEGRAPH. LATEST NEWS Evenine. The Hibernia arrived in the Mersey at half-past six She brings 21 passengers and a semi-weekly mail. She left New York on the 29th, and brings advices from New Orleans of the 27th ult. The growing crops of cotton in the south continues very un- favourable, and under any contingencies it must be very short. The market for cotton remains as previously ; ...

CANADA

... (From the Montreal Trantcript of March IS.) The quettion of the payment of the rebel elaimt 1837 and 1838, at amended Mr Boulton, ha* patted the A»- tetnbly with the Ministerial majority ia the houe, although many of their supporter* had previooily asked leave of absence—it ia a*eerted, know not with how much of truth, for the purpoM of evading a vote they were bound not to retract. yet were ...

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—Jan. 15

... OURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH—Jan. 15. THE QUEEN V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER. BAPTISMAL REGENERATION. The Attorney-General moved for a writ to be directed by the court to the Archbishop of Canterbury, calling upon him to inquire into the truth of a certain plea upon the record in this case. This was a qaure impedit by the Crown against the Bishop of Exeter for refusing to induct a gentleman, called Gorham ...

JULLIEN'S SECOND CONCERT

... JULLIEN’S SECOND CONCERT A numerons and fashionable audience again assembled on Monday evening to witness the second performance of Jullien’s band, and to hear Madame Persiani once more ere her depar- ture from England. The entertainment opened with Herold’s overture to “ Zam- pa,” and which might be said to go off like a bottle of cham- paigne. The slow movement was taken if anything a shade ...

JURY COURT

... PRiDAY DEc. 28, NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND ¥. C. H, FORBES, Esb. This case, embracing the inquiry whether a promssory-note was duly protested, came on for trial to-day, the pursuers being the National Bank of Scotland, and the defenders Henry Charles trial :— Forbes, Esq. of Kingairloch. The following were the issues sent to “It being admitted that Ronald tenant of the farm of Glengalmadale, ...

GLASGOW SPRING CIRCUIT

... This court was opened on Monday by the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Wood—E. F. Maitland, Esq. Advocate-Depute. A number of petty cases were disposed of, chietly thefis, after which Thomas Macintosh, collier, residing at Baillieston, was placed at the bar, charged with culpable homicide. From the statement of Mr Mackenzie, counsel for the prisoner, it appear- ed that the pannel had, in the month ...

TUESDAY. THE LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER'S DINNERS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

... THE LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER'S DINNERS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. RAMPLING v. THE KIGHT HON. LORD BELHAVEN. A curions case, arising out of the dinners given in 1847, by Lord Belhaven, her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner, in Holyrood to the clergy of the Established Church and others, during the meeting of the General Assembly, was tried to-day in the First Division of the Court of Session, before ...