... JURY COURT-SECOND DIVISION. The lard Justice-Clerk and a jury were engaged on Thurs- day and Friday, in hearing a jury trial, in which Mr James Methuen, fishcurer, Leith, was pursuer, and Messrs James Brown, accountant, and Alexander Sinclair, Edinburgh, as trustees and commissioners of Sir George Sinclair of Uibster, Bart., and the said Sir George Sinclair, were defenders. The nature of the ...

... t the MONDAY, MAr 20. i also The Court met to-day-present, the Lord Justice-Clerk, night presiding; Lord Cockburn, and Lord Ivory. 000, IiOUSEDREAXING AT HADDIN'GTON. other John Johnston or Parker, and James Kelly or Scott, were ; any indicted for theft by means of housebreaking: in so far as, on lirec- the night of the 5th, or morning of the 9th of March last, they ch a fbrcibly entered the ...

... APPEAL LICENSE COURT FOR {THE COUNTY. The Justices of the Peace for this county met. in Quarter- Sessions, on Monday, to hear and determine upon such ap- peals as bad been made from the decisionsof ?? Justices. _ in regard to the granting of licenses. In so far as regarded appeals within the Edinburgh Police bounds, but beyond the jurisdiction of the Magistrates, there were eight appeals with ...

... This Court met on Monday; The Judges present being tihe Lord Justic-Cierk, Lord Mackenzie, and Lord Mon- creit}: John Brown Bishop pleaded guilty to various charges of forgery and utaelo ig forged writings, as also falsehood fraud, and wiltful impzsitiun; and wvas sentenced to seven years' trans- portation. Janet ailregor or n egg pleaded ?? to having stolen several articles froin a Louse in ...

... The action raised against ;Mrs fdrray of the Rumbnling Bridge Inn, to which we have before called public attention, was tried in the Exchequer Court on the 24th ultirno. The great demaznds upon our columns daring the sittings of the Assem- blies, prevented us from giving that publicity to the case which its importance demands; but we are happy in now hav- ing it in our power to record the ...

... HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARy. SVSPENSION.-SLEIGH & fUSSELL ?? OXSEr. The note of suspension in the case of Mr W.C. Sleigh English barrister, arid Mr Thomas Russell', irononger in Edinburgh, to have the sentence passed Upon thier in the Police Court on Wednesday the ?? April latt set aside, on the ground that the libel did not specify cir canstanees sunficient to support a charge of breach of the ...

... MURDER OR CULPABLE HOMICIDE AT P RESTONPANS. Tihe inhabitants of Prestronpans were thrown into some ex- citement on Tucsdlay morning b the rumour of the death of a woumaln from a blow by helr husband-given in a fit of jea- lousy-a report wwhich unhappily turned out to be correct. The nnfortunate victim and her husband, named George M&Kiniav, a collier by trade, were born and reared in the vii- ...

... Houe of Lore', June i5. The House mnet this mornioig to proceed with the appeal cases. Lord Brougham sat as Deputy-Speaker, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor. The other Lords present were Lord Farnham and Lord Ilchester. BAIS V. THlE WRITREAVEN AND FURtNESS RAILWAY COMPANY. It will he remembered that on Tuesday a preliminary objec- tion was raised in rlsis case as to the formal ...

... HIGH1 COURT OF JUSTICIARY. The Court met on isMonday, the Lords present being Lord Cockburn, Lord Wood, and Lord Ivory. Agnes White or Paton and Agnes Wilson were placed at the bar, accused ot theft-aggrayated by being habite and repute, and also previously convicted-by leaving stolen from the pocket of Esther W ilkinson or Walls a purse, containing a sovereign, a pound note, and somce silver ...

... IMPORTANT CASE TO SCtIOOLM1AST-RSA-Fcrg. IISCn % tors of Kirkpatriek-Durham, Dlstof-iesShirc. Tilis very- portant case was decided by tle First Divn-ion Yesterday. DoW three judges were present. Lord Cuninghauie being an lien tor, declined judging. XWe are only able at present to gi v a brief notice of the points at issae, the chief of whi ch rel ,ted to the validity of the sentences of tile ...

... TIlE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. COURT 01' SESSIOtN-FIRST DIISION. 'IIE WZSMV ANt) COL:NL55 ?? TUE CALEDOSLAS COMPATNY. On Tuesday this case was before the first Division of tbe Court of Session. It carme ?? the Court in the shape of a petition fl-ou the Wishaw and Coltaness Railway Company, and others, for the appointment of a judicial factor, on the ground that the Caledonian Company had failed to ...

... nTnr, OF THlE 1'ltLUOxhn 1Q70 AT 7 fl, irAL CRIM~lINAvL ('01:1JT. On Tsursdaiy, at the Central Criminal Court, Rohlert Pate was indicted for an assault on the Queen. The Attorney- General5 Sir J. Romillv, the Solicitor-General, MIr Weilesleoy, m Mr Bodkinr and 3Ur Clerk pro-euted, N1h1ile Mr Cockburn _ nd ',Ir Iludd(lestotlie defended tbe prisoner, who seemed quite - composed, and not at all ...