Glasgow Courier. — 1847-04-22 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

XVI., without- -one tha excuse whieb may be urged on behalf 01'44 presui  ten*  monarch.  Without exposing °Aim- Avhs to the charge of we cannot offer any positive opinion on the prol  )bable  con--4  sequences of this grand experiment in practical  politic it 'nay  We can only hope that for the interests of hi be successful, and that no complications will  , Banellie or Johnstone, charged with issuing, or having in possessiow, base coin, pleaded not guilty. She was, however, found guilty, and having been previously convicted, was sentenced to seven years' transportation.  flitan'Dunn, jun., was charged with the wilful murder of WilFell Dunn, his brother,' on the Bth of February last. The ..eto of this ease were stated in- our -columns at the time it occurred; and will he fresh in the recollection of our readers. Mr. Logan defended the prisoner. The prisoner pleaded not guilty as libelled; as the offence was committed under provocation, and trithout presneditation, but pleaded that he wait guilty of culpable homieide. The plea was aecepted. Mr. Logan addressed the court in mitigation, stating that the case was of a most melancholy nature, as the offence was committed whilst the prisoner was in the act of defending his father and mother from the attacks of the deceased, who had been in the habit of ill-using his parents; the prisoner was using the knife at the time, or had been using it a short time previously, and having it in his hand, he unfortunately made a fatal use of it. Lord Cockburn, in passing sentence, said it was a case of a very painful nature, but which, from being a charge of murder, had been admitted as one of culpable homicide, and that by a man whose character was unimpeaeh4, and therefore he had a right to consider it was unimpeachable. The prisoner said he interfered to protect his parents, but as it had been stated that the deceased had been in the habit of 111-using his parents, it was a great pity that the prisoner hadnot protected them by the law and the police, instead of the way-in which he did. The act of homicide had been committed deliberately, for he was sorry to say that it was not by a single stab that death was caused; for he found from the indictment that there -lere three stabs, one on the head, one on the hand, and one, which was the immediate cause of death, in the chest. The character of the prisoner, and the provocation which had been given, all contributed to make the Court anxious to consider the ease as favourably as possible, but it was a most serious ease, and they were bound to uphold the law—they were bound to protect 'persons' lives—they were bound to protect people even from the Intervention of a brother by the use of a mortal weapon. The ease would have warranted a sentence of transportation for life, but taking all the circumstances into consideration, it must be a pentence of transportation, and for along period, viz., fifteen years. : Gavin Scott, charged with theft, being habit and repute, was tentenced to fifteen years' transportation. Janet Kerr alias M'lntyre, charged with housebreaking, aggravated by her being previously convicted, pleaded not guilty. After the case going to trial, the panel was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. Alexander Wright and John Anderson were charged with the crime of theft by housebreaking, with previous conviction. Anderson pleaded guilty, and Wright not guilty. Anderson was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, and Wright to seven years' transportation. This finished the business of the day, and the Court broke up about six o'clock.  poaur