The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

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SCOTCH CIIICIIIT INTELLIGENCE.

GLASGOW, SEPT. 19.—Tbis day the Circuit Coact
as opened here by the Honourable Lord. °lilies and
uccoth.—allan ifildros or Noon, accused of passing
s note 10s. value (being a forged one) of the Bel-
fast BAN, is the premises ofJanses Campbell, tertius.
'1 be unfortunate woman was at times very much con-
vulsed, and said, 'bat she bad been deluded into the
commission of the crime of which shows. found guilty.
During the trial the prisoner was more than once

urged to plead guilty, but she refused.
. sindrew ifilfay. mariner in Greenock, accused I
attacking and assaulting the Magistrates and officers
of the law, in Greenock, on the 19th April last, by
commencing a fire on the streets, composed of barrels,
yatcbmen's boxes, boats, and other combustibles, and
of having attacked several respectable and peaceably
disposed inhabitants, pleaded Guilty, and was sentenced
to be confined twelve calendar months in the Bridewell
of Greenock.

JUSTICIARY COURT, PERTH• Sart. 20.

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The Circuit Court was opened here yesterday by
Lord JUStiCOCLItiIi sad Lord PITIIIILLT.
John #PPhersots, for theft, and being a habit and
repute thief, was sentenced to trsasportadoa for 14

years.
George Rider, a poor old grey-leaded Ann, pleaded
Gritty of sheep stealing. and wu seesawed to six
month's imprisonment in the Forfar jail. •
Thomas Prat. from Culls, in Fife, pleaded Guilty of
culpable homicide. and was senteaced to one month's
imprisonment in the Caper jail.
MUMMA or A HUSBAND ST MIS WITS.
Margaret Tinder!! or Shartiewortli, Montrose, was
indicted for the murder of her husband, Hairy Shut-
tiewortb, by striking him on the head with a poker,
on the 27th or 28th of April last. The panel having
pled Not guilty, a great *timber of vitamins were ex-
amined for the Crown and for the defence. I■ the
coarse of their examination evidence was led to prove
that the prisoner wu the worse of liquor upon the oc-
casion in question.' Mr. Maconochie, for the Crown,
and Mr. Thompson. for the prisoner, bavieg lidiressed
the Jar!, the Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evi-
dence. and the Jury were charged to return their ver-
dict this morning at ten o'clock. The Court met this
day accordingly, and the Mg gave in their verdict,
s. guilty of Murder."
The prisoner was sentenced to be executed at Mon-
trose on the 2d November.
JUSTICIARY COURT, INVERARY, Barr. 11.

This Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here
yesterday by the Rt. Hon. Lord Succoth.
Dewitt' Rankin, from Appin, was put to the bar,
charged with the crime, of lubber'', committed on
the person of Donald M'Phie, at Auchnacon of Glenco,
by taking from him a twenty-pound note, some silver,
and a variety of papers and documents. The panel
pleaded—Not Guilty.
San-. 12.—The trial of Hawkins extesded to ayes,/
unusual length:having occupied the time of the. Court
yesterday from eleven o'clock in the forenoon till mid-
night. The Jury, after being addressed by his Ma-
jesty's Advocate-Depute on the part of the Crown, and
by Mr. Fletcher on behalf of the panel, were charged
by Lord Succoth. They were then enclosed, and or-
dered to return their verdict this forenoon. When the
Court met, the Jury gave in their verdict, finding, by
a plurality of voices, the panel Guilty, but strongly re-
commending him to mercy. Mr. Fletcher, as Counsel
for the panel, objected, in arrest of judgment, that
the date affixed to the verdict was the llth of Septem-
ber, whereas it was notorious to the Court that the
Jury had not been enclosed till past 12 o'clock at
night of the 11th, and that the date of the verdict be-
ing thus a false date, no sentence could pass upon it.
—After some discussion, Lord Succoth certified the
case to the High Coat t of Justiciary at Edinburgh.

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