Glasgow Courier. — 1861-04-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

DEAR.) CHARGE OF MURDER.  Margaret Knox or MMonigal, wife of William M'ldoingal, minor, Airdrie, was charged with the crime of murder, in so 'far as on 13th February last she assaulted her daughter, aged four years, and threw her into the Ryat Linn dam or reservoir in the parishes of Neilaton and Meanie, and shire of Renfrew, the propeity of the Glasgow Water Commiasioners, and did drown the said child; or with having strangled her, and afterwards thrown the body of the child into the said reservoir. The prisoner pleaded guilty of culpable homicide, and the plea having been accepted she was sentenced to penal servitude for life. Lord Deas, in passing sentence, said that nothing but the idea that the prisoner bad been labouring under temporary aberration of mind through destitution could justify the acceptance of the plea of culpable homicide. William Thompson and George Bryce were charged with breaking into the house of Alexander Smith, farmer, Longhill, in the parish of Lanark, and assaulting him and his wife, and stealing £lO, a silver watch, &c., and with brandishing a knife, and intimidating the said Alexander Smith and his wife. Thompson pleaded guilty to the crime of theft, and Bryce pleaded not guilty. The case went to trial, and they were found guilty as libelled. Thompson was sentenced to fifteen years', and Bryce to ten years' penal servitude. Hugh Rogan, James Macdonald, and John M`Ginnes were placed at the bar, charged with assault and robbery, in so far as they did, on 28th September last, In R close in St Andrew's Street, Glasgow, assault James Deans, gamekeeper and molecatcher, and rob him of a pocket-book, three El bank notes, and Os in silver money. The prisoners pleaded not guilty; but after trial, they were found guilty as libelled, and were sentenced to ten years' penal servitude each, Thomas Andrew, James Morrison, and John Murphy were charged with theft, and Philip M'Gown, and Marjory Hamilton or M•Gown' were charged with reset of 'theft, in so far as, on the sth or 6th January last, the said Thomas Andrew, J 611104 Morrison, and .ro h n Murphy, broke into the warehouse in High Street occupied by Messrs John Millar & Son, drapers, and stole various pieces of silk, seveTal silk dresses, handkerchiefs, &c. ; and in so far as the said Philip SM/own, and Marjory Hamilton or M'Gown, did reset and receive the stolen property libelled, knowing the same to have been stolen. The charge was aggravated against Thomas Andrew, James Morrison, and John Murphy by previous convictions of theft. Theprisonerspleaded not guilty, and the case went to trial, and the jury found all the prisoners guilty as libelled, and Morrison and Murphy were sentenced to ten years, and Andrews to eight years' penal servitude ; and M'Clown auci his wife were sentenced to fifteen months' imprisoument each.  John Hogg pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft by bousebreakiugand opening lockfast places , as also falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition ; as also forgery, and uttering a bank cheque on 9th February last. Alter trial the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Peter Devlin and John Carey, who were found guilty on the previous day of theft, were sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment each. The Court adjourned till to-day at ten o'clock. TUESDAT, April 23. (Before Lord