The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-21 00:00:00

SCOTLAI\TD.

Williuln
I'terson was last • -week tried ;in the
High Court of Justiciary? Edinburgh, on a charge
of having murdered his wife by poisoning It
was proved by two medical men, that he had ap..
plied to both to assist lion with the fileans of de-
straying his wife. A small majority of the Jury
returned a verdict of—Not Yroven. Loan JUSTICE
CLERK, however, expressed his fikll conviction of
the guilt of the in.ad. Lord G/LLIES and Lord
SuccoTH,did the sainc'; all, however, forbearing
to iHipe'ath: ale verdict, w 1 (.:11 they. ce!:side;-ed•as
,conscientions one on. the .part of theJuty, how..
ever different from- their own opinions. LORD
JUSTICE CLEatc, before -the prisoner was dismissed
from the bar, admonished hint in the most jai..
pressive manner to repent of his guilt, of which
his Lordship finally declared that he had Hot the
least doubt.

About three o'clock of the afternoon of Monday
last, a duel-was fought between two Gentlemen
of this city, near to Caroline Park. intimation
of theiy intention being given to the Sheriff, a
-warrant was issued for their_ apprehension ; but
,befoie the 'officers could reach the ground, the
parties had interchanged shots without effect._.
They and their seconds were, however, taken in-
to custody ; and, on inquiry into the circum-
stances of the case, the cause' of quarrel appeared
so unsatisfactory, and the whole proceedings of
those concerned so very strange, that besides or-
dering them to find security to keep thes_peace,
the Sheriff fined both principals and seconds in
25 guineas each, and ordered the same to be ap-
plied for behoof of the Lunatic AsYlum, as l.Ang,
from it§ nature, an institution 'best entitled to a
fine derived. from such a source.—(lidint-urgh.
Courant, Feb.lB).

Yesterday Monza's Penn jcook. and. Alexander
Knight,
,hite carters -in Causeyside, found
by the High Court of Justiciary,. on the 9,th nit.
of -robbing Janos Brown'and John Taylor, ou the
highway leading from this city to iThisselburgh,
were executed at the %vest end at the tolbooth,
pursuant to their sentence..--/bid).

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.

EXAMINATIONS, DIVIDENDS, &c,

D. and A. Munro, inerchants, Olaspw, to be examined in
the Sheriff-clerk•'s office there, 23d Fcbruary.and 9th March,
at 11.

John Clark, grocer, Part-Glasgow, to be exaihined'in the
Sheriff-clerk's office, Paisley, i!A Mitrclot 14.
John Anderson, builder, ,Vary Place, Stectsi)rPge"-, to be
examined in the Sheri -clerk's Unice, Edinburgh, 17t11 Fe-
bruary and 3d March, at 1.
Robert Brown, merchant, Leith, to be examined in the.
Sheriff-clerk', office, Editiburgb, /Stli February and. Hit!'
March, at 1.

.•
, David Betsoo, of Meikle Beath, merchant, Dunfcrm'ine,
to be examined in the,Sheriff Court-house there, 28th Fe-
, hruary,and 14th March, at 2. .
Creditors of John Lawrie, shoemaker,- Sanquhar, meat in
Whighain's Inn there/ 4d March, at 12.
Creditors of James Gird Wood and Co. quarriers and stone
dealers, Crosshili,near Glasgow, meet in the Office of 2114 Ewan
and Rallingall, writers there, 24th Februar, at 2.,
States of the affairs of John Wright, jun. manufacturer,
Gla4gow, lie with the trustee—No dividend.
Creditors of Alexander Macdonald, late merchant or shop--
keeper, Inverness, will receive a dividend from'AleNander
Cumming, merchant there, 9th March.
Creditors of Samuel MurVay, merchant, Creetown, \raj re.,
Ceive a final dividend from the trustee, in Nl‘Laggan's Inv,
Creebridge, 18th March,
Creditors of James Brown, late merchant, -Ayr, will re-
tviva a dividend from James Willison, merchant,• Glasgow,
2d Marah. .