... A circumstance occurred some time ago at a circuit court as of justiciary in Scotland, in the presence of a judge whose nt peculiarities of temper and manner were more than com. ma pensated by his many excellent and amiable qualities. bc Their lordships bad just met, and were proceeding to in- da vestigate rather an interesting case, when their delibera- fo s a tions were interrupted by a ...

... THTE PRVZSS-GANG; AND IMS i'ICTITS. Thle lwhole Gani eontinue to go oil miuch in their o0d wqv, and whatever 'erorilef mny take place in othlel niatters, tihe Gang seem f9 imperivious to anm a]teorttion or amendnient as the Poor Laws, the Coril Laws, or any other bad law. In fiaet the press (olistitiltes a. very ?? anrl primary part oftihe -'riuptiOn oild olpreqsioli which in1fliet so many aid ...

... , rhe hour of midnight is approaching, but ere it comes I III have departed from this busy scene, called life, and be gettful alike of its brightness and its shade, its joys, its :rows. I kqow that when I am found bloody and unsightly in bed, there will be wonder and many surmises-I know it the world, too, will express the same thing; and it is t I may be judged rightly that I devote the ...

... THE EVER-TO-BE-EXECRATED WIIG POOR LAW BILL. I ?? . . I . I . - - fe Tule bill to continue the Pont Law Commission fora time ric to he limited, and for sthe farther amendment of the laws th relatin~g to the ploor in Bi-ad'wlichl is now before, us, fol~ly proves the determination of Government to throw So away thre Lsi2,,odut pon this question. It contains 43 do clauses, etdarging at well as ...

... o E~'00V 'FS maLWW ' .THE PRESENT POLICE. ASNDl :THE ?? COVIB-RY OF -MUROE31RRSL -- Nfiiie4s of .peopib are now costany praising . :t~ls pregtt system-df pblire in the mtrd)olis. JiA, #rfifd jtizies 04t ?? : '1W t Ol (lid Wile#Jf nrtit,e tin\, eh~abit 6t~exioh kg.tnittte ~iireeibn to be catching, for numbers of others fall in with 3tl11 praise.; and in ?? of GConmos such prdise is. ~not a.t ...

... The case of John Eyre, Esq., who, though worth up.I wards of thirty thousand pounds, was cenvicted at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to transportation, was rendered more memorable by the opportunity which it gave Junius to impeach the integrity of Lord Mansfield, who rwas sup- posed to have erred in admitting him to bail. An anecdote is related of Mr. Eyre, which shows in a striking manner the ...

... A very pretty, very dashing-looking girl, twisting her little fingers about in a tight white glove, is brought before the sitting magistrate. Magistrate: Pray, Mademoiselle Julia, why do you re. fuse to pay the 99 francs MI. Baudimont claims from you ? Julia: Because I don't owe them, as be has not kept his part of the engagement. I'll tell you the whole story, sir. I am, by trade, a burnisher ...

... BOB BARRINGELlS BEST. 3 Well, reafder, we don't kuow whether yoi. kiewv th -Bob Barringer or vot; if you did, yo ig lia -e j beard our: story from him; if' not, we shall h ive tic e Of > pleasure ofeiilightenirg you. In any case, Bob Nas .en six feet t.yo of as ugly humnanlity at's you' d wish to jb knockup the good loolks.o ta double quan, l. Eut ji t B ]ob wvas a staunch, thrl e-bottle ...

... TWICE AS MucH IN THE IliHT.-A corrupt magistrate had the two parties concerned in an action up before him to be examined. The plaintiff presently gave him a hint of fifty pieces of money forthcoming in case the award was in his favour. The defendant, who had his eyes about him, had quick intelligence of what was going on. and doubled the bait. The magistrate soon determined the cause, and, ...

... A PRACTICAL JOKER PUNISHE D. An old coal elenhr, who Lad made a great deal of money by retailing cuals, and living in a rery penurious Wvy, eon- ceiving that he had at last sufficiemit'o enable him to lauee off business, and live like a girtlenian,.bt ut hinself a ne4t villa luu dne country, to whichb he:retiredt; but stieh is the force of habit, that (to the grets annoyance of his-fanmil, who ...

... )y LAW AND ?? Pray, my lord,' said a gentleman to of late respected and rather whimsical judge, ' what is the I- distinction between law and equity courts ?? ' Very little 1y in the end,' replied his lordship ; ' they only differ as far ta as time is concerned. At common law you are done for at it once; in equity you are not so easily disposed of. The for. Ig mer is a bullet, which is ...

... VICT(.D }2 IGP() CON fae PTj, ISTIMEN'Ol f, A., x:, LaI. I I ] r that measure, the abolition of capital punislurierit Iiad, been proposed, not in reference to >thie cacte 1 t tbese fcnrr ministers who fell fiom tilhe 3Tuileries to Viinceanues,--bpf with respect to the first highway ro7 te;, whose. crirne had affibded the opportlitiy-- wini respect to one of those wretches wv1hm we cnely look ...