Glasgow Courier. — 1861-10-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LORD JORTICE-CLERE.) THE KELVINNIDE COAL PIT ACCIDENT—CHARGE OF CULPABLE HOMICIDE. _ .  Alexander Laird was again placed at the bar. The evidence for the prosecution being finished, the panel's declaration was read. Exculpatory evidence was next pro. produced, after which the Advocate-Depute for the Crown addressed the jury, and Mr Miller for the prisoner. The Lord Justice-Clerk reviewed the whole proceedings of the evidence, and at the conclusion indicated that had proper caution been exercised the catastrophe would not have occurred. The jury then retired, and were absent for half an hour, returning by a majority a verdict of guilty as libelled, but, in respect of his excellent character, recommended him to the leniency of the Court. The Lord Justice-Clerk, after a few pointed remarks, limited the sentence to four months' imprisonment. Henrietta Hislop or Hyslop pleaded not guilty to the thest of 2s 6d, a leather purse, a penknife, a pawn ticket, and three violin strings, from the person of James Erskine, hot-presser, and also of a purse containing 20 pawn tickets trom the person of Robert M`Millan, slater. After evidence had been led the first charge was withdrawn, and she was convicted of the second, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. Margaret Wilson was charged with theft of a silver watch from the pocket of a grocer and victualler in a close in Suffolk Street. She pleaded not guilty, but after evidence had been led she Was convicted, and sentenced to two years' iniprisonment in Perth Penitentiary. Margaret M'Donald, Margaret Grant, Margaret Shields or Lindsay, and Bridget Hoggaii, were charged with having attacked and assaulted Hugh M'Lachlan, and robbing him of ten shillings it. silver money. After hearing proof the prosecutor restricted the charge to robbery or theft of seven shillings, and the jury unanimously found the prisoners guilty of robbery as libelled. They were sentenced each to six years' penal servitude.  (Before Lord Ivonv.) Win. M'Cue and Janet Stewart were charged with theft of a silver watch and a gold Albert chain from the person of a clerk while in a close at Terrace Road, Greenock. They pleaded not guilty, but evidence havnig been led, a verdict of guilty as libelled was returned against the female prisoner, and of not proven in the case of the male prisoner. The Advocate-Depute sail that considering that the female prisoner bad not been before convicted of theft, and that her case was taken up for the purpose of throwing light on the guilt of the other person, he felt it his duty not to move for sentence against her. Both prisoners were dismissed from the bar.  Edward M'Ketina pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault, committed by him on the person of Agnes M'Cafferty or M' Kenna, his wite. He was found guilty, and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, the first six with hard labour. John M'Farlane was charged with bigamy, in haying contracted tnarrisge with Elisabeth More, residing at High Possil, in the parish of Maryhill, well knowing that his former wife, Mary Mem or M'Farlane. to whom he was married in Plll3 in Perthshire, was living at the time. He pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, the first six months with hard labour. Peter M'Quaile am! John Sinclair were charged with robbing, in a close in Oswald Street, John Fraser, a mason, of a silver watch. The prisoners pleaded not guilty, but lifter trial they were convicted, Mal M.QUalle was sentenced to twelve years' and Sinclair to four years, penal servitude. Alexander Barr was found guilty of stealing a wheelbarrow trom a house at Shawlands, and was sentened to four year's' penal servitude. John Young, alias John Boyle, alias John Gallscher, was charged with theft of a number of joiner, tools from the workshop of John Paton, joiner at Cadprhill ; second, of a number of articles from a stable in Love Street, Paisley; third, of a pick, a saw, a oorsacky, from a briokfield at Csledonia Street, Paisley; fourth, of a barrow from a courtyard in Duntocher. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The second, third, and fourth counts of the indictment were withdrawn, but he was convicted of the first, end sentenced to ten years penal servitude. Alfred Kennedy pleaded not guilty to the theft of a film wet& from the pomp of Patrick OlKei/l, a la _ bourer, in Main Street, Rutherglen. The evidence broke down, and Lord Ivory directed the jury to return a vet, diet of not proven, which was aoeoraingly done. The Court then adjourned till Monday morning. --The Court reeumed on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. (Before the