... THE1 ?? At the Preston Police Court, on Thursday after- noon, ML J. A. Bell, chemist and druggist of that town, and well known throughout the north of Eug' land as the maker of two curious mixtures, called Indian brandee and Indian whiskee, was charged with having gold a certain liquid containing naethylated spirit, whereby he had rendered him. self liable to a penalty of £50, and also ...

... COVERT( OF SESSION-FRIDAY, January 12. P111hZ DIVISION. Te Giosmocs RancouR TR;USTEES X, STanwAEan MRD OTHERFS. 'Thirs wvas an action of declarator, the object of| which vwas to have it found that the pursuers had tight to a certain piece or strip of ground situated along the shore at Greenock. RAn ntion of removing bad been previously raised by the defenders against the pnxsuers, and had been ...

... DEAN OF GUILD COURT.-YESTERDAY. The following petitions were granted:- David Ritchie, merchant, Glasgow-To erect a dwelling-house and offices In Park Circus and Park Street 3t. Matthew Burnside, flesher, Glasgow-To erect one double and five single tenements of shops and dwelling-houses In Oswald Street, Bridgeton. Messs Finlay & Tanahill, carpet manufacturers, Glasgow-To erect a one-storey ...

... At Portsmouth, on Saturday, Benjamin Eve, seaman armourer on board her Majesty's ship Excellent, was committed by the burgh msgi. strates to Winchester Jail, for trial on a charge of having, on the 12th lnst, wilfully murdered Caroline Simmonde, a woman of loose character, at her resi. dence, No. 2 Hereford Street, Landport. On the day previous the jary, at the coroner's inquest held on the ...

... DISTREkSTIG. CASE OF SHIPWRECK. LOSS OF TEsEBE LIVES. (From the Dundee Advertiser) During the fearful gale which swept over the coun- try on Sunday morning, a most distressing case of shipwreck, involving sad loss of life, occurred off our coast opposite the village of West Haven, anduearly a mile north from Caruoitid._ The vessel lost was the EChooner Isabella of Seaham, commanded by Captain ...

... COURT OF SESSION?THI1?SDX?? Jaff?3ry Ii. yIRST DI iISION. KBox x, MACABT2U5B The pursuer in this case was, on 13th September. an inmate of the Poorhouse of Monkisud, and the defender a member of the visiting comnmittee df said Poorhouse. The present case, which came before the Court to-day on a question as to the adjustment of Issues, wase an ?? of damages (1) for an assault alleged to have ...

... A REMARKABLE DIVORCE CASE A remarkable case was before the Divorce Court on Saturday. A Mr. Hyde, who is said to combine the duties of a dissenting minister with the editorship of a provincial paper, sued for a divorce from his wife on the ground of her adultery with a person named Woodmansee. In early life both parties were Mormons, and were married in Utah by Brig- ham Young himself and Ur. ...

... TRIAL OF AN AMERMCAN OFFICER FOR NEGLECT OF DUT'Y. AI general court-martial has been held at the Navy Departre;nt, Wasbington, to try Commodore Craven of the United ?? ates Navy, on the charge of failing to do his utmuost to overtake and capture i or destroy a vessel which it was his duty to encoun- ter. The specification, as the Americans call it, of the charge was to the effect that ...

... BRUTAL M.URDER IN- SHOPSH1RE.. (Provo the MaChester Veranier.} On Tuesday morning, a mean was arrested in Wolverhampton, and afterwards brought up at the Petty Sessions, charged with the murder of Edward Edwards, aged 18, the nephew of Mr. Meredith, miller, Diddlewick, about eight miles from Bridg. north. Mr. M~eredith's mill standes about 40}0 or 500 yards from his house. It was the young ...

... COURT OF SSION-tWDE3iD, J!,iulry 10. FlllB' D-IT1815. t ?ry,.-Huali b poB P ovAL oF ?? In this case, which weas a Ptition for the removal V of a trustee and the appointment of a factor on the t traet.estate, the usual intimation and service had I been made, but no ansWer` had been retarned- . One of the paies to whom such intimation bad been e: made was a minor, acd counsel for the petitioner ...

... TEl CREW OF TH JAVA. (Before Captain MARTIN, ILN., J. N. BFn-esn, and T. EL TABBAqT.) Queenstows, Wednesday. Twelve seamen of the ship Java, of Glasgow(now at this port, in a damaged state), named Whitford, Boyd, Sawyer, Broad, Guthrie, M'Neil, Hutton, Harris, M'Geary, Gemmil, Thompson, and Sharpe, were yrosecuted by Wm. Orr, master of the vessel, for repeated disobedience of his lawful ...

... MURDER ON THE H?rv-3w moalnga in consequence of heavy wsetr. At that time the crew ofleisted of DMr. Trecthillsthe master; Thomas Pickard, mabte; Willlam Nzbend Samuel Brawnwableaeamen; and b b.about SI) oE the crew, who left Rngland i o her, was ashore sick, k; the hospitaL at Fays], and the Briifh Cnfl~ a'l- St, 5-G464jie oeiit -o-abar jsia lih4 plac& o-Portqtmo. mm#n, ar:AboaMx, about ...