The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-07 00:00:00

GLASGOW AUTUMN CIRCUIT.

GrAsa ow, FRIDAY.—The Glasgow Autumn Cir-
cuit Court was opened in the beginning of this week
by Lords Colonsay and Cowan. Numerically speak-
ing, the calendar is a heavy one, comprising 101
cases, in which 129 persons are implicated ; and at
the same time there is an increase of aggravated cases,
including deaths by violence, and injuries by cutting
and stabbing.
Yesterday the Court over which Lord Colonsay
presides was occupied till a late hour at night in the
trial of an Irishman named Archibald Hare, charged
with the murder, at Blantyre Works village, of a
man named Ronald M'Gregor, by stabbing him in
the belly with a knife. He was found Guilty, and
sentenced to be hanged in Glasgow on the morning of
Thursday, the 23d of October current.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
and some four or five associates, who are all either
colliers or iron paddlers, came to the village of Blan-
tyre Works on the night of the 16th of August, and
having partaken of a quantity of whiskey, sallied
forth to the street. The prisoner, who is an Orange.
man, and excited by the Wiseman controversy, com-
menced exclaiming, "To hell with the Pope and
Popery, and if there is any Popish b— here let him
turn out." While in this excited state James
Agnew, a dyer, was accosted by the prisoner, who
asked him if he was a Roman Catholic. The man
replied he was not. The prisoner then said,
"If you were a Catholic I would rip you
up and let your puddings out." The prisoner then
insisted on Agnew giving him the Orange grip, which
he was unable to do; but, finally, he got rid of him.
Meanwhile Ronald M'Gregor, who was spoken of by
the witnesses as a quiet peaceful man, came out upon
Blantyre-street to seek his nephew, when he encoun-
tered the prisoner, who, without any provocation, was
seen to plunge a knife twice Into M'Gregor's belly,
so that his entrails hung out, and from the effects of
which he died in a few days. The prisoner on his
way home boasted to his companiuns that he bad
stabbed a man, and that " he bad used Jack," which
is understood to be a cant name for a knifeor poinard.
The man who was thus murdered was not a Catholic
after all. After a lengthened trial, the jury brought
in a verdict of " Guilty of murder," and Hare was
sentenced to death as above recorded.

Before the same Court, Peter Brown was charged
with murdering his wife, in Great Hamilton-street,
Glasgow, by kicking her in the lower part of her
belly to the great effesion of her blood and subsequent
death. After a long trial the jury brought in a ver-
dict of " Culpable homicide," and yesterday morn-
ing the prisoner was sentenced to transportation for
life.

There are still a number of aggravated cases to try,
which may be principally attributed to the great
numbers of the lower class of Irish who have of late
years congregated in and around Glasgow.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Oct. 2:—

ASSETS.

Cash in hand ...

... f. 498,203,767 18
... 127,534,212 0
1,096,919 57

Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due ••• ••• •••
Bills discounted, but not yet due, of
which 10,754,627 f. Oc. were received
from the Branch Banks ... ... 34,091,337 72
Bills in the branch banks ~. 62,206,569 0
Advances on coins and ingots... ... 208,800 0
Ditto by the braneh banks ... 2,071,000 0
Ditto on French public securities ... 8,160,954 10
Ditto by branch banks... 3,267,756 0
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0
Ditto on the loan of 75 millions ... 50,000,000 0
Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0
Rentes, disposable funds ... 42,590,368 53
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds ... ... 12,952,725 74
Hotel and furniture of the Eli 4,000,000 0
Real property of the branch banks ... 3,533,211 0
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0
Ditto branch banks ... ••• 108,000 0
Expenses of administration of the Bank 293,209 13
Ditto at the branches ... 235,721 0
Miscellaneous ... 140,136 43

f.91G,894,737 45