Glasgow Courier. — 1861-02-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

PAISLEY.  The treasurer of the Infirmary acknowledges receipt of £2O, as a contribution from the workers of Messrs J. &J. Clark & Co., Seedhills Thread Works, in aid of the institution.  On Friday there was stolen, from three lockfast chests in a stable loft, at the farm-steading of Brownsfield, near Paisley, a bank pass-book, containing entries for £32 on the City of Glasgow Bank, 5s 8d of money, two silk handkerchiefs, and a prize silver medal. The thief appears to have got into the stable unseen, when the men were at work in the day time.  An ordinary meeting of the Presbytery of Paisley was held on Wednesday, Mr Robert Graham. Kilbarchan, moderator. Mr Wilson said, in accordance with the resolution of the Presbytery at their last meeting, a copy of a minute which he read had been sent to the respected widow of the late Dr Robertson. Mr Macgregor, of the High Church, Paisley, obtained three months leave of absence to visit the Holy Land. Mr Wilson read a report of the committee of Presbytery in reference to the proposed division of the parish of Eastwood into two parishes —Eastwood and Auldfield. A motion made by Mr Lees that the boundaries pointed out by the promoters should be approved of exclusive of Shawlands, and all without the burgh boundary, was carried. The Presbytery adjourned till the first Wednesday in April.  On Monday, at the Sheriff Criminal Court, before Mr Sheriff Campbell and a jury, James Clark, omnibus driver, residing at Blackfriars' Street, Glasgow, I was charged with having, on the 29th of December, committed the crime of culpable homicide, he being then driver of an omnibus or other carriage drawn by five horses, from Busby to Glasgow,. did culpably, recklessly, and unlawfully drive the sail omnibus or other carriage and homes along that part of the turnpike road leading from Clarkstone, past New Cathcart to Glasgow, which is situated 140 yards, or thereby, or other short distance, to the north of Glasgow side of the Sheddins of Cathcart, or junction of the turnpike road with the public road leading from Cartnunnock to Glasgow, in the parish of Cathcart and shire of Renfrew, whereby one or more of the said horses, or part of the said omnibus, or other carriage then and there came in contact with the person of Alexander Shirley, then omnibus guard to, and residing with, Duncan M`Gregor, spirit murchaut and omnibus proprietor, in or near Stockwell Street, Glasgow, and residing in or near Charlotte Street, Glasgow; and the said Alexander Shirley was struck and trampled on by the feet of one or more of the said horses, or in some other way to the complainers unknown, struck and injured by the said horses and omnibus or other carriage, or one or more of them, on or near the belly or other part or parts of his person, and in consequence thereof he was so mortally injured that he died within two hours or thereby or some she'd time thereafter, and was thus culpably bereaved of life or killed by the said James Clark. The Sheriff summed up, and, after a careful investigation by the jury, they returned a verdict of not lkmilty. The prosecution was conducted by Mr D. Macfarlane, Procurator-Fiscal, and the prisoner was defended by Mr David Campbell, writer.