... 4 I EWcIN.D I , TUISDAY-(Before Sheriff SMIE). SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A MASON.-Peter Ros, a mason, from Forres, was charged with having, on Saturdy, 7th August last, on a public road, assaulted John Hislop, also a mason, residing at Pilmuir, by strikng him a severe blow on the bead, whereby he was elled to the ground and rendered unconscious for several hours. He pled not guilty, and Mr Burnett ...

... m i, . . . .1 1 d* . ! '%. I , * . ., ' : , 'B; t! W Nidx: . i woiDns & co. t|This tion iaIed bjGeorgo Nicol, engiewfitter, I' Rb ie, Wyndbberdeen, Mgainst Messrs Wordie * gsi Co;;ra~lway cafletg in Aberdeens concluding for pay- i rnett ot~l!SO i latiurauc damages for the death of 1v his~v~'n1sObl~fth June:lagt 'the parsuer's son, between. Se four.aw five yesre of ae west away somewhat ...

... This ~was anl notion at the Ai~tan~eo Jams iofa ,tha r~idiii at Albyn Cottage. Ellenu, against the School -n Board gof Ellon. The petition concluded for the sum grea~t] Iof £100, 1-ing loss and danmage sustained by the per. has b suer, the d~efenders having unwairrontably and illegally speak (Sbrisdhm from the situation uf teacher at the cases ;'Public School of Mlimi by at letter of dlate ...

... AUSTRALIA, lie A PARLIAMENTA1RY CRISIS. lhe TRAGEDY IN AN. OPEIA-HOUSE. a Mnyruuitmv, August 10 (via San Francisoo). The now P'arliameont abssombled on the 22nd ultitiro. d. After thn clection of Atlo Speaker, Ir Grahamn Berry on the followieg day gave notice of a motion of want or oh confidence in tiro Ministry, notwithotanding nn intima. ut tion that the Governor would open Parliament on le ...

... HUNTLY POLIOE COMMISSIONERS. This Board met in the Stewart Hall Buildings on 83iD Alondiy evening-Ar Legge, Senior Magistrate, in the wa chair. sta DAMAGES. hiT The Clerk reported that all the information possible an( had been procured with the view of coming to a deci- oht sion on the claim made by Alr Spence, manufacturer, I a in respect of damage caused to a field of turnips belong. Gr, ing ...

... 1'JrEOAE lIiERE?yCAS??? op wR?' ^ ,ij . ./ -: .- . : .t -'I . At A~ meetiug o£ thb Gonrock l~~nited P by Iterian congregationl last night it was PrS o£l leave the U.- P.- body and to callthsvi x-Macrae; who was recently Suspended forh C.to become their pastor. A letter OX he>)3 from'the Rev.: Mfr Mcrae statiug fith t be for the benefit of the Conlgregatj0 1 al P should nlot :remain~ in Gourock ...

... a, At Westminster, on Saturday, Thomas Heatheote, i, an unlicensed waterman, was charged, before Mr goD'Eyncourt, with stealing a barge, value £400, the T. iproperty of Mr Charles Bates, barge-owner, of Ash- bill n 1 burner Gardens, Chelsea>. Mr Bates said he was a ps b3arge-owner and contractor; the prisoner was en- gaged to take charge of a barge called Who'd 'A: have Thought it, as ...

... 'cor- hFIR;ST DIVISIONT-TUESDAY. the- - sish- THE CAEOINBANK. the PE:TITION FOR REMfOVAL 0? THE CALEDONLAN BANKINsG this COMPANY FOR LIST OF CON'TRIBUYTORIES OF THE rays CITY OF GLASGOW BASKE. the This petition was debated somze time since, after by hearing which the Court took time to consider their r'to judgment, which was given to-day. ity. The Lord-President said that this wras a petition ...

... TH~E RIOTE RS BEFORE THE POLICE COURTS. TO In connection with the series of disgraceful party .soi-disturbances which took place in the central and Ateriast soiuthern districts of Glasgow on Saturday night, a itreatnumber of prisoners were brought up at the Police meeting Courts yesterday. At the Central-before Stipendiary lira were Gemmel-the first case called was that against Lt of the James ...

... SINGULAR IRISH OUTIAGE CASE. The Ttizes' Dublin correspondent writes, under date ! - September 13:-' An inquiry was hell yesterday at ! f 'S Cookstown, County Tyrone, into a curious charge pre- cc ferred against Mr Smith. eub-inspector of constabulary. hi or lby a laboureri named Al'Guirk, resident in the town. t The Iomplaint vas that the sub-inspector entered his at t |.house at eleven ...

... ABF?IYEEN SMALL ?EBP OOURT. .? 1- FItI iOSPV4E1 i GRAVS~o~. SherEozzie'Thomson-gao judgment~ on tairday ip is ionaw~behaaeardona^Tlrrsay-at' Fkiday. p.Tle action~wasat the instance .of Mids Eilizs4beth Jack *, Gtrn, residiing at 20 &3ino~nt .$treet,:A@beideen-, wio sued'James x Ewen, drec~utor of the~e late John MI'Dade, for~ thee 'sum of' £l'2 being the'jpriecf a-f moo meet which the ...

... ABERDEEN SHERIFF CRIAINAL COURJ{T FRIDAY-(Before Sheriff TTsONrSON.) RUSTIC PRANKS. - Alexander B katite (14), farry servant, Upper Mdenniote, and ('hlties Gordon (18), farm servant, residing at Cairncoullie. Lecebel-Cushnie, were charged with having, on the 13th instant, within. the barn at the Farm of Elph-hillock, conduoted them- selves in a riotousanddisorderly mrtawer, uscd threaten- ing ...