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London, England, 1823-12-30 00:00:00

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COURT OF SESSION, 4EDINBURGH, DEC. 22.
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Thursday Week t young man, who had been under
the necessity of pursuing a proceis of calla bonorura,
in order to obtain his liberation from prison, was granted
the benefit which he anticipated, under circumstances
which render the decision of • considerable importance
to all merchants, and particularly to those of our own
city, who are often too indulgent to young Gentlemen
in the waytt:dalising them credit. - The young man had
COMO tO a our University at the age of 17 years,
upon a very fair allowance from his relations for his
education and maintenance. His habits, however, were
rather extravagant, and in about three years he had
contracted debts to the amount of £350 or £4OO. of
which about £4-S was to a jeweller, and at least four
times that amount to different merchant tailors, some
of whom had also taken cautionary obligations from him
for the bills of his juvenile companions. After an ineffec-
tual attempt towards a compromise, the jeweller put
him in jail, and had kept him there since February last ;
and there being still do signs of relentment on the part
of hisinoarcerators, he was advised to bring a process
of cessio bonorum. When the case came before the
Court, appearance was made for the jeweller and one
of the tailors, who maintained, that as the pursuer had
contracted debts to a most unwarrantable amount, and
for articles which he ought to be able tosive some ac-
Cabin" of, be should be refused the benefit of the cessio
and particularly until he should say 4hat be had done
with the jewellery. The pursuer's Counsel staled the cir-
cumstances on his client's behalf, which we have al-
ready mentioned, And argued, that however gay and
imprudent the pursm.nught have been, yet the con-
duct of the defenders Was much more blameable, in
having given credit to such an amount to a minor stu-
dent, and for articles too of a description, and to an
irtent, whiCh they ought to have been aware he could
not require, and ought not to be indulged with. The
articles could not be satisfactorily accounted for, and all
the -pursuer could now ado was to grant a disposition
eausium honor:on, in which he was willing, if the Court
should-think proper, to grant a special conveyancito a
right of succession to some property, which it was pig-
bible would
..very soon be hib
The Cowl; however, would not sanctiotthis special,
conveyance, but unaaimously granted the cessio, at the
same ,time signifying the strongest disapprobation of the
*- hole ciniduct of the defenders.
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AMU COURT OF JUSTICIARY, DECEMBER
The Court met this morning at the usual hoer, when
Catherine Paterson was brought to the bar, accused of.
the murder of Margaret Bahr!, or Dunlop, in her Mirk
bObse, -on the Booth Bridge, on the night of the 111111,',
or morning of the 12th of August last, by inflictitit
her head and body certain wounds, of which she
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-the Ifith.of October following. The indictment eat.
mined another charge, namely, thbt of assaulting,
striking, and maiming the said Margaret Baird, and
severy wounding her, to the great effusion of her
blood, -and imminent danger of- her life. - Paterson
pleaded Nat Guilty.

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It appeared from the evidence, that on the night in
question, a number of men and women were in Baird's
house. which was a notorious one, in the South Bridge,
with an entry from Niddry-street ; that a quarrel took
place among the women, several of whom were drunk,
and after much gross and abusive language, they !rad re-
course to blows. The prisoner Paterson, in a paroxysm of
rage and,passion, dashed several culinary articles through
a window, by which the kitchen received a borrowed
light from Mrs. Baird's bed-room. In this bed-room,
Baird and two other' women were star.ding at the time,
and the former was first struck on the side by a tea-boiler,
thrown by Petersen, and afterwards cut on the cheek by
a wash-hand basin. Paterson, after this, sallied from the
kitchen, armed with a smoothing-iron, and meeting
Mrs. Baird in the passage, struck her a blow with it,
which laid open her skull. The police were called in,
vilio disarmed the primmer, and took the whole party to
the Police Office. Mrs. Baird's wound was tkere dressed.
by the of the establishment, and she was sent
- women being next day sea-
tar sement in. Bride well ftirriot-
, the police surgeon, Visited
.d although he thought the
urged lb' te go to the
would havi beencarefully
4lecied this advice, and con-
cise/ on bec disgraceful 'ocCu-
lantana liquors, to which she
*;a.fortnight before ske died,
in lier hocise, and was
on the decasion. Several of
undelgone their punishment
. afterwards, and found her in
though still complaining of the
days before her death, Dr.
found that a slight erysipelas
place, which gradually be:f
wed by delirium and death.
__ time the wound was given
dangerous, and he thought with
lave been healed in four-
ayx , opinion that the woman's ha-
bits of indulgence in the use of spills,* was calcalatedsto
lalla me the wound; and produce that. dangerous appear-
*nee which it latterly assumed: Dr. Newbigging, who
elting with Mr. Lizars had examined the body of the
deceased, read a certificate prepared by them both at
the time, and which ascribed Mrs. Baud's death to'

by the surgeon of the estahlii
lo4k;o. het house, the tither I
team to.shirty dais' confine
ing * sin fighting. Dr. Black,
4TO. 'id the nest daY; ,
liAti • *as not dangerous,
pril'OErthary, where it s
tre. . the, however, negl
iemp tr. : „some tithe to can
- and in the use of spa
littichaddieted. Abouti
.4 rqteroved that she had a
dilibT, Eidanced heFeelfea
her companion, Who had un
'Vrtdeivell, visited her aftei
Viiirinit good health, thoug
wosirid 'to her head Tea. i
EVte.t)igitift saw her, and foi
eiliOlfrpmation had taken ;
came worse, and was"follow
r tilei* stated, that at the
'did wit appear to be dank
good stteattnent it might 13
teen days; ht was also of CO

rysipelis, but stated that it was iMiSossible to say cc
. . - *hat. came the erysipelas had proceeded.— r,
A .as what be had now beard in evidence, he could not rn
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--y that' the blow on the head *as the occasion of the in
'. tilin's death, though it alight have laid the founds- Di
. ~, -an of the disease of-tvhich 'she died. Erysipelas might fr
avec taken place without' the blow ; but if there was D,
Jr.. y rislc 'attending the-omnd; indulgence in intoxica. &
~.. • on, orotber irregularities, was eiltamlf the very worst fe
. , treatment which could lutie been given' to it. . - • of
- mails evidence, die.toNtIADVOCATIII gave up the di
-• • • 13f *lnhaler; at ho'had'*lnebeerf able to connect DI
the .cieith of-the Nieman sbith dtiblose*itiously given, ici
::.. so ClOseiyas to ask dieldiTifor averfliet on this charge. 6
;:,4 HE bailtvef, coategdedr, int -the mitiatr 'Charge in the G
.• :',' rent warsdfleiefuly established Th'evidefite.. ' - ii
• Illbb-Juiy, dlibek being addressed by the LcihnJuartc a
eT•latit;•altd•Witlikatr retiring fivitts their box, fhtind the :01
pblosief-eltiiltir if tbsi:assauleMoo cf, mad the was A
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