... - -- tot _ * CONFESSION OF A MUPRDER IN HIS YOUTH. PAISLEY, Thursday. Id To-day the execution of John Thomson, lately b se convicted of the murder, by poisoning with prusaic acid, of in a girl, named Agnes Montgomery, a millworker, in Eagle- Pi re sham (a village about ten miles south of Glasgow). and the at murder of another person, took place in Paisley. From the C id heartless manner in ...

... HULL CASES AT LIVERPOOL A S SIZES. Mr. JsMES, Q.C., on Thursday, requested Mr. Baron deac Bramwell, the presiding judge, to fix a time for try'nl of a cause from Hull, Razinee' and others v. Fuessey, when~ Coat his lordship replied b~e had a good mind to say ho would larg, not take it at all. A Hull case had no business there, and Mr. JAMES -It is here, my lord, thos Thee JUDGE-But what ...

... I HULL PoLcI CE COu r. THURSDAY, APRIL 1. THREATENING MR HALLETT.-John Moat, a ship- wright, was charged with using threats towards Mr James Hallett.-Mr Pettingell prosecuted. Mr James Hallett was examined, and stated that on Tuesday night, about nine o'clock, the prisoner came to his house aud told the servant that he wished to see Mr Hallett. When Mr Hallett came to the door, prisoner, who ...

... DOUBLE MURDER NEAR TAUJNTON. M - ?? ?? - _ _ _ - - Discovery was made on the morning of the 14th inst., .f toe barbarous murder of an agedI coople, at Tbe Cottage,about four m ilesfromy Tauitn. ' Te Cottage, aheelhouseue was occupied by Buulinall, aged 72, and Ilii nwife. The former was well known in Bridgowater is a pig-jobber. He had arranged to attend Bridgewater miarket on Wedneg(lay, ...

... FRIDAY. PUSHING A BOY OVERBOARD.-John Bowden, a young : lad, was charged with disorderly conduct. On Thurs-I day afternoon the prisoner, and another boy named Win. f Thompson. were on the Corporation pier plying for hire to carry a gentleman's carpet-bag. The complainant was the first to go up to the gentleman, when the pri- soner came up and pushed him away, and fie fell over 1 the side of ...

... FRIDAY. John Benson, a sailor, was charged with stealing a Guernsey jacket, the property of Miles Holmes. Prose. outor belonged to the sloop John, of Hull, and a few days ago engaged the prisoner to assist in discharging a cargo of salt. Prisoner slept on board one night, and left the next morning; after he had gone the Guernsey was missed. Information was given to the police, and prisoner was ...

... LULL POLL 0 CoURT. . I . _ ?? . . ?? William Ellerington and Jacaesleintc r ,dd 'on a charge of stealing a quantity osuaadprrves. Al were again brbught up and orrlrd.ofidtosrties tc in Mle for six months. 1 *John Cuathbert Pattison, reuneddo acsg'of te stealing jewellery from Manchestr a gi hogt up, and a Manchester police-const l en n~ed. ~il ance, he was handed over to him., C SATURDAY. 9 ...

... e ~~~FRIDAY. Frits Sohumaker, a German, was charged with steal- ing a Guernsey frook, ile property of Walter Drew. 0 Proseoutor keeps a shop in Mytongate, and yesterday! iprisoner was seen to take the Guernsey from the shop door and make off with it. A chase was immediately aset off, and prisoner was apprehended near Fish-street corner with the Guernsey in his possession. .Com. mitted for ...

... TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. Leede. Wednesday Evening. GENTLEMEN,-Allow me a line in your paper to call the attention of the authorities to the necessity of a snore vtqilanit superintendence of the police on duty at the Town Hell. These men seem to have little conception of a policemau's duty. I observed, yesterday morning, as the company arrived, several persons had very narrow ...

... :7 _ - . 1 11 . -I _ ._ AT nri; We bsould be glad to know how a plain man of commouihouesty and judgment would answer the question which was last week decided bythe Irish Court of Chancery, arising out of the following facts. A Roman Catholic policeman of the name of O'ALEY I married, some years ago, a Protestant girl, ELLEN JAzi;esoN, and had by bersix children, of whom the eldest is now ...

... THE ALLEGED DEATHS AT LEEDS. So 'Y ?? the contradiction given in the Mercttrg Of pia 1 Tuesday, to the report that three deaths had Occurred in Biu Water-lane, Leeds, from the effects of arsenie contained inla 'y lozenges purchaaed in the Bradford Market-placos, orn Satur- A re day night week, the police of Bradford have made careful t o. inquiries in Croft-street, in that town, where the ...

... The Michaelmas Fessions for the West Biding, si which were commenced at Kiiareebro', on Monday last, V were continued at the Leede Court-house, on Tuesday and yesterday. The Hon. E. Lascelles presided, arid the fol.N lowing Magistrates were prepent :-1tev. J. A. Rhodes, J. m1 P. Tempest, Eoq., J. Caiverley, Esq., N1. i.. C. Stansieled, In Esq., H. W. Wickhami, Esrp, M.P., J. T. Wharton, Esq., ...