Star.
London, England, 1828-12-27 00:00:00

GLASGOW JUSTICIARY COURT, Dic. SS.

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Two Get tletnen at Fkiri.ce quarrelled about whitt.
was the be ter port, Ta.so or Aviosto. They iought, and
one despeiately amenities, the other...o My dear Sir."
vied the conqueror. 1 a*k iyou a thousand pardons; I
confess I never read either of those poets." 4' You and
1 are in the same piedieament r answered the other.
On the night ot the 18th. as the gamekeeper* and
assistants (wren in number) of John Wilkes. Etq. rf'
Elmclorri, Essi-z. %ere on the look tint fur radios.
they fell in with a desperate gang. but finding they
were too numerous to hazard an attack, they retirei to
the village fur a reinforcement, and having recruited
Veen patty so as to make their number amount to
twenty, they again went in pursuit of the gang, who its
the intermediate time had helped themselves to a cote.
sidee able quantity of game. The poachers, upon seeing
the gsanickeeper and his party, immediately bid th em
defiAnte, and drew together in regular order to repel
any attack, telling the keeper that game they had conic
foe, ancl game they would have. Most of them had
LtNs. the rest stakes seven or eight feet long. and aloe
thins .broad chalk marks on the hoots of their hats.
A ":44 having bt en shot by one of the beepers, w
ina)antly resented by the gang, when a desperate scum
en•ie3,*tind as there weir not less than thirty of the
poachers, it ended in the Iv eper and his assistants get.
ging the worst of it, mid being compelled to re be, but
lint before one of them had a collar-hone be -ken, t*o'
et, agar each. others their teeth knocked out, broken
!wail., rim &wine of the poachers were likewise mulch
irjured. One of the gang has since impeached all
comrades, and warrants having been issued, eleven cf'
them v ere committed os Tse‘day to Newpott ga I
fur te-eiamisatioo, by Lad rietybcouke aid (Aber

sigdisuats. •

Yesterday forenoon our extra Court of Astiaiary
was opened here by the Hon. Lords Gtootas and AL.
LOWAY. Gifu. SMYTH!, Esq. officiated as Deputy Ad-
vocate. This additional Court was rendered necessary
by the vast number of delinquents for trial, particularly
in the winter months of the year. The new Act au•
thorizing this extra Court was brought in by the LORD
ADVOCATIL some time ago, but this is the first time that
it has been acted upon. The Rev. PATRICK MaFan-
LANE, of St. Enoch's, acted as Chaplain. Several of
the Jurymen were esemited as being above 60 years
of age. and two were fined in 100 merks Scots, for not
attending. The first case called was,
Andrew Ninuno, weaver, charged with breaking into
a washing house, at Linside, Paisley. on 7th Septem-
ber last, and stealing therefrom several linen shirts, and
divers other articles, aggravated by being habit and
repute a thief. The panuel pleaded Guilty. and was
adjudged to transportation for seven years.
Robert Glen, accused of breaking into a warehouse
at Ferryfield, Dunbarten, on 24th August last, and ab-
stracting from a lockfast desk 201. in notes, and one
pound in silver, pleaded Guilty. His Counsel spoke
favourably of his previous good character, and pro-
duced written testimonials to that effect, alleging at
same time that he was cf weak mind, and had a wife
and family. Lord Gillies said that housebreaking and
theft could not be visited with less punishment than
transportation. Lind Alloway acquiesced, and sen-
tenced the prisoner to transportation for seven years-
Join Williamson, iniieted for forging a letter of
guarantee, oa 27th O:tober, with the intent on of im
posing on Messrs. Hays and Co. wine merchants, Hut-
ches ir's-stree, pleaded Guilts'. and was adjudged to
transportatio t for sever' years.
Robert Stevenson, rat ca cirer, and John Tempkton,
marhle-cutter, accused of stealing, on the 11th ut N v.
last, f om a garden at Baiskivan, mar Paisley, tau bee
hives or biceps, with the honey and bees contained
therein, aggravated with committing a number of s
lar thefts on same day. Templeton v. as or t'raed for
not appearing, and Stevenson pleaded Guilty. Mr.
Russell, who was Counsel for the prisoner, stated. that
the punnet had been for many years its t' e service of
his count y —this was his first crime, and till this of-
fence he had supported an unimpeachable character.
Lord Galles, after a few rematkc, adjudged him to con-
finement in the Bridewell of Paisley for nine months.
Sarah Orrin Johnston, or Sarah (krill, accused of
stealing a gallon of whisky and a copper measere from
a spirit cellar in Stockwell-street, on 21st of October
last ; e was also charged with being habit and re •
pute a thi-J, 'leaded Gui.ty, and was sentenced to
transportation for seven years. The prisoner declared,
on ge tog from the bar, that it was too-severe a punish-
ment to suffer for stealing a little whisky.
Josses Sproull and Charles Antall. indicted for theft
or reset, inasmuch as City did steal from a house, in
Broomielands, Paisley, on 11th September, several ar-
tides of wearing apparel, and three shillings in money,
or did' reset the same, knowing them to have been
-stolen. Sproull pleaded Guilty to the theft, and Small
to the reset. The former was sentenced to transporta-
tion for seven years, and the latter to confinement in
the Br idewell of Paisley, sot twelve months.
Thomas Winally pleaded G.iitty to the theft cf se-
•eral articles of wearing apparel, from a bleaching
green, in Oanber last, aggravated by being habit and
repute a common thief. -He was adjudged to seven
years transportation.
Peter Deavis, manufacturer, Paisley, indicted for re-
set, inasmuch as he did at various times, betwixt Bth
February and 30th July last receive and reset 100 lhs.
f bilk, and 1,000 bobbins filled With silk, or thereby,
the property of Harvey, Brand, and Co. merchants,
Gl.egow, pleaded Not Guilty. It appeared, from the
evir'ence adduced, that Harvey, Brand, and Co. have a
silk factory at Blackhall, near Paisley, and that one of
their werikers stole the silk, and the prisoner bought it,
knowing the same to have been stolen. The prisoner
was a silk carton crape manufacturer, and easily dis-
posed of his goods without the least suspicion, till the
thief was discovered, when detection of the prisoner's
guilt of course followed. The Jury found him Guilty.
and he *as sentenced to transportation for 14 years.
James IVatt, alias Keeky, charged with stealing from
the house of Walter Gow, Calton, on 27th O:t. last a
silver watch and appeudages, pleaded Guilty. Sentence
seven years transportation.
Alexander 111') ean, for theft, was outlawed.
Robert Hay, charged with assaulting John M•Lin-
toch, on the Airdrie Road, on 23.1 September last, and
striking him several severe blows on the head,eaded and
knocking him down, to the injury of his person, pl
Guilty, and was sentenced to confinement in the jail
of Glasgovi for three months.
Alexander Waddell, sen. Alexander Waddell, jun.
messengers in Airdrie, and James Strathern, sheriff
ufficer, accused of violence and oppressions inasmuch
as they did on the 10th of October apprehend Henry
Galloway, weaver, a person s f weak mind, threaten him
with violence, pretend they had a warrant against
hint, search his person, and afterwards drag him to
Airdrie lock up-hotoe, and there incarcerate him, after
stripping him cf every par t of his dress, except his shirt,
ple4aeLl Net Guilty. After a short tiial, the Jury found
the pan. els Guilty. Ser t rice deferred.
The Court, at seven o'clock, adjourned till Tuesday.

Toesday night the bleaching•grounds of Mr. Bennet,
of Wits's Abbey, were ente. est and several yards of
printed muslin stolen.
'lle fore part of last week was occupied by the work-
men in widening the orifice made in the market place
of this town, to try it swing water can be obtained. On
Thursday last the auger brought up a quantity of emits
Softer than any that has been met with for some months.
When dry it resembles Ore both in colour and sub.
His-ce; This ewnded for two feet in depth; after which
am ther peculiarly hard stratum *as found, the bed of
whit h was four inches deep; and on Saturday there was
another change into a white material resembling chalk.l
The pre ent week will be principally occupied in widen-
ing the orifice by drills, so as to allow the descent of
the auger.--Boston Gazette.
Tuesday, the 9th in.tant, George Brewer, a young
'man, 19 years of age, seivant to Farmer Gunning, of
Woolley, near this city, whilst assisting his father iii
felling an Ash tree, was unfortunately knocked down by
the fall, and before he could rise the tree actually rolled
over him, and broke nearly every bone in bis body, and
yet, strange to say, he fingered in most excruciating
paip for 48 hours before death put an end to hi, suf
feting 4.--tfath Jularaal.
nor thuts :ay I.lnnight a distressing affair occurred
at Filkiik. An'old woman, who is taken care of by a
female friend, had been left alone in the house for a fen
minutes; during which, it appear', the poor woman
approached the fire, which qisickly enveloped her in a
blaze, and before'assy assistance could be rendered, she
was so shdckisigly drat all hopes of Id; *ere
sit is mad.