... TRIAL OF THE ILLUMINATIONS. A MEETeNG of the Illumination Commkibtte-Bajilie T2 IM'HARDY, Convener-Was held. on Friday evening, to wit- g neSS some experiif leflte in illuminating the Town House and al Cross. A cluster of variegated lamps had been bung out at S one of the windows of the Town House, and another cluster it of four round one of the lamp-posts of the Cross. b Baillie M'HAEDY ...

... COURT OF SESSION-FIRST DIVISION. '5-- ,w Monceay, Dec. 29. n- CLYDESDALE BAS1IC V. NORTH BRITISH MAIL. sk THIS was a case at the instanes of the Clydesdale Banking th Company and George Readman, manager, on behalf of the xY eaid joint-stock banking company, carrying on business in d Glasgow, and elsewhere in Scotland, against Charles Gunn, a' printer and pablisher of the Nforll Rr~i~sle ...

... CIRCUIT, OURT OF JUSTICIARY. TEE llltoe iittui Court of Juaticiary was hold on Thuro,`.ay~Loi'do Neaves and Doss presiding. The counsel Bc wit4'int titIti'at' were-For thea Crows, Messrs G. H. Thorns ice and A. Anderson; for the prisoners, Messro Middloton hi Rettie, J. D.Fordyco, J. B. Nicholson, W. A. Brows, C. us 0.. Spsittal, T. H, Orphoot, J. B. Balfour, A. AsIcor, A. C. tie Seller, ...

... CHANGES IN INSURANCE OBFICES DURING THE YEAR 1862. No fewer than thirteen life assurance offices have ceacsed,t during the past year, to enjoy a separate eRietence, in addi- tion to the Globe,-which is on the point of amalgamating all I with the Liverpool and London,-the Argus, which it was to - attempted to carry to the Eagle,-and the United Kingdom, no which has been amalgamated with the ...

... T E first statutory meeting of the County Prisons Board 9 was held on Wednesday-Sheriff Watson presiding. i THE NEW BOARD. I Mr BURNETT, County Clerk, read the lists of members t elected, vih.-By the County-The Earl of Aberdeen; Mr I Irvine of Drum, Convener of the County; Mr Leslie of I Warthill, M.P.; Mr Gordon of Fyvie; Mr Thomson of Banchory ; Mr Gordon of Pitlurg ; Major Innes of Learney; ...

... COURT OF BESSION-FIRST DIVISION. Tkeursday, June 11. DEAN & SON AND THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND BIANRING CO. v. THE ALFOsD VALLEY RAILWAY CO. Teis case was reported by Lord Kinloch upon issues. The summons is at the instance of Messrs Dean Ac Son against I the railway company, and concludes for payment of 216,125 for work done in the employment of the defender in con- nection with a certain portion ...

... SpRING CIRCUIT COURT. IfFIF Spring Circeuit Court of Justic! arY was openedain the Cenr~O~eS yestedy snriga e o'olook -Lords as, C 5vtndAramillaflpresiding~. AdvocatesDP5OJi5 e ~~~~cbrchton ad Francis Doss. Clerk of Ccvart-Jamois thb .Aiken. Counsel within the bar-ittesera Sketon Mddleton em Betie 3 B Ncosone, John B. L. Birnie, W. A. Brown, T J D. FordYco, C. Grey Spittall, T. H. Orploot, Alx ...

... BANKRUJTPTCY COURT. f P 111T- ql-liTP~l W7A'qn-T. (flccs'nc SSE~irrO WATSON.) 0 Saurmday, Oct. 3. is In thea Sequestration of William Cruielishlank, farmer, Hare-I .0 moos, Mlonqouhitter. i5 Prs' -Jehln Webster, Advocate in Aberdeen , 1- arent for the Trestee, along with tlie Trustee, aI 1.Edward Mortimcer, solicitor in Banff; and Wus. i if Hunter, advocate in Aberdeen, agent for James dl U- ...

... a (Before Sheriff WATSON.) je 5 i Friday, Juice 19. to In the sequestration of JoHw REID, Farmer, Ardler. pR 0 PRESENT-Mr W. L. Reid, Advocate, Trustee on the BEi a ~~~~~~~Estate. The bankropt deponed that he had commenced business P4 ae joi-nt-tenant with his brother en the farm of Tollafraik ; a' Band in 1852 remneved to Ardler, with a eapital of £2210, and IN a a like earn borrowed. About ...

... POLICE COMMISSIONERB. Wednecfsdap, Dec. 16. p rA MsEETING Of the Police Board took place Ithis day-the g I Lord Provost in the chair. 0 t PB3SHNT :-The Dean of Guild; the City Treasurer; U. Convener Thomson; Messrs M'Hardy, Donald, ~' M'Donald, 'Urquhart, Thomson, Keith, U'Lach- ri Ion, Stirling, Airtb, T. Gordon, Cook, Humph- ras rey, Sangstor, Sherar, andi Rose. V THE WATeR WORKS, 3 Two ...

... (BEFORE SHERIFF WATSON.) v Tuesday, February 10. C THIS day compeared John Forbes, farmer, Tornagaun, C Strathdon, who, being sworn, deponed, in replyto questions by Mr A. Fletcher, writer, commissioner on the sequestrated a estate, that he succeeded his father in the farm in 1840. b He had no money when he commenced to farm, and he as- a sumed his father's debts, He never kept books, only ...

... - - - m - - - - 1 - - - a(BFoRn SllEnirr WATSON.) Safurdcdas, Jun. 17. LO IN the Sequestration of DUNcAN M'RAE, Merchant, Peter- te head. .d At the Adjourned Examination to-day, the sederunt was al the same as on 12th inst., reported in our last, except Mr i is Alexander, P1torhead ; present also, Mr Brace, Solicitor,- it Peterhead. ? In reference to the former examination, which was now l ...