Glasgow Courier. — 1853-10-06 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

BEFORE LORD COWAN.  Andrew Waugh pled guilty to the theft of a quantity of wearing apparel, in March and April last, from various houses in Paisley, aggravated by having bean previously convicted of theft. Sentence—six years' penal aervitude.  Elizabeth Muir was found guilty of the theft of a gold pin from the person of Hobert Stewart, residing in Edinburgh, when in High Street of Glasgow, on the 25th April last, aggravated by previous conviction. She was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. Rose Ann Connor pled guilty to the theft of some wearing apparel in July last, from the house of Joseph Hyndman, Paisley, and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.  John Broadly or Brailey, and Thomas Laud)lan, pled guilty to the theft of a number of brass articles and bottles, in April laA, by breaking into the cellar occupied by Archibald Douglas, manufacturer, situated in Greoulaw Place, Paisley Road, aggravated by previous conviction. They were each sentenced to four years' penal servitude. Catherine Bell pled guilty to breaking into Camp_ sale Bay Cottage, Itoseneath, occupied by Matthew Bell, and stealing therefrom £8 Its 3,1. She was sentenced to IS months' imprisonment.  Edward Dorcherty was chargedjwith baying, on the 4th of June last, attacked and assaulted Peter M`Col. gon, a labourer, in the passage leading to the house occupied by him, and with striking him with a hammer on the head, whereby his skull was fractured, and he was otherwise bruised and wounded, to tim effusion of his blood and danger of his life; and also with assaulting Mary Murray or Short, a widow, by which she was severely hurt and injured. The prisoner pled not guilty. Evidence was led at considerable length both for the proseeution and in exculpation. The jury returned a verdict, finding the prisoner guilty of the first charge as libelled. He was sentenced to four years penal servitude.  William Fellows and Ann Gardner or Fellows, pled guilty to stealing a silver teapot, a silver cream Jug, eighteen silver spoons, and six toddy ladles, and a quantity of napery, Ste. from the house of Mrs. 11.1`Gown, situated in West Rt;stent Street, on various occasions, between the let of June and the let of September. They were sentenced, the former to four years penal servitude, and the latter to twelve niotiths3 Imprisonment. William White pled guilty to the theft of a pair of trousers in July last, from a paling in Hartfield Street, off Parliamentary Road, Glasgow, aggravated by previous conviction, Sentence—four years' penal servitude.  --.1-o.hn Webster pled not guilty In stealing a jacket on the 10th of August, from the Bowling linen `-',..1?!"1. High Street, Dumbarton, hut was found guilty, and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. The charge was aggravated by previous convictions, James Gentles and Rehm°, Graham or Leitch were found guilty of stealing a silver watch and appendages, In silver money, from a house in Back Lane, by previous. convictlo%nalof theft Paisley, aggravaL7'. They were sentenced, Gentles to four yea-',.!' servitude, and Leitch to 13 months' imprisonment. William Stewart pled guilty to various charges of falsehood, fraud, and wilful Imposition, as also theft, and was sentenced four years' penal servitude. Cornelius Rogan was charged with the crime of culpable homicide, as also assault, aggravated by previous conviction, in so far as, on the 16th of August last, when near the Custom-house, Greenock, lie attacked and libsaulted the deceased Robert Ralston, cooper, residing in the Highland Close, Greenock, and did strilFe hiin on the breast and other parts of his person, and did knock or force him over the said quay, so that he fell from a height of four feet into the water below, in consequence of which be was drowne.i, or otherwise bereaved of life. Toe prisoner pled not guilty, and the cane went to trial. Evidence having been led at considerable length, the Advocate-Depute addressed the jury for the prosecution, and was followed by hr. :Macpherson, who conducted the defence. Lord Cowan then summed up the evidence, and the jury retired. After an absence of about half an hour, they returned into Court, Sliding the prisoner guilty or assault, but not of the charge of culpable homicide. Sentence—three months imprisonment. Peter Connelly was charged with having attacked and assaulted Lawrence Aliehan, labourer, when in Back Street of Renton, parish of Cardross, on the 29th May, and with stabbing him with a knife to the effusion of his blood and danger of his life. Panel pled not guilty, but after trial was found guilty. Sentence was delayed. 'The Court' theu adol!rpe t helf-pmd six o'clock till . , nine nest morning.