Glasgow Courier. — 1858-10-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

CHILD BY A LUNATIC. Postage stamps have been introduced into Spain. At the Perth Circuit Court, which was opened on They are square in shape, and the colours are pink, Thursday by the Lord Justice-Clerk and Lord Ivory, green, and brown. Within a circular border is a Donald Cameron was chmged with murder, in so far as representation of the head of Queen Isabella. The on the 19th of June last, in a wood leading from Strath- values of Spanish postage stamps are I id., 20., burn turnpike road through the village of Trochry, in and sd, the parish of Little Dunkeld, he did assault his son, aged two years, and did seize hold of him by the legs, A grotesque notion of Charinares about the and did lift him off his feet, and li(1 swing him round Atlantic cable is the ascription of the failure to the and (lash his head violently against the ground, by which Americans, who, according to the caricaturist, have he was mortally injured, and soon afterwards died. A mistaken the tail of their favourite sea-serpent for plea of insanity was advanced by Mr Munson, the the real article, and accordingly we have the creacounsel for the prisoner. Dr Malcobn, consulting physi- ture's tail coming through the roof of the electrician's cian to the General Prison, Perth, in the lunatic ward of hut, where the latter is convulsing the animal with which the prisoner had been confined, stated his-belief in his shocks, the head of the serpent, who is in fearful his insanity, and that he labours under the impres- rage, being seen miles away, his mouth distorted sion of immediate conversations with the Deity, and with anger at the impudence of man. In another cut that he sits in the window with a great blaze of light shining on him. The prisoner states he is aware he Neptune is using the Atlantic cable for a swing, to dashed his child to the ground, but believes he is not the great delight of his merman courtiers. dead, and that he is living with his mother at Trochry, - and is surmised that he does not visit him. His reason -for dashing the boy to the ground was to get quit of a spirit sitting on his head. He believes that he himself had been bewitched by a woman at Murthly, and that she is an evil spirit, and induced him to throw the boy down. When the indictment was served upon him he believed that it was a letter from God. Dr. Jas. Thomson, resident surgeon in the General Prison, who had seen the prisoner daily for the last week, corroborated the evidence of Dr. Malcolm, and stated his firm belief that there was no simulation on the part of the prisoner. The Court entertained no doubt that the prisoner was not a fit object for trial, and ordained him to be kept L in the prison of Perth until her Majesty's pleasure be , known  Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland. Bntish Linen Company. Commercial Bank of Scot National Bank of Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Aberdeen Town & County Banking Co N. of Scotland Banking Co. Dundee Banking Co Eastern Bank of Scotland Clydesdale Banking Co City of Glasgow Bank Caledonian Banking Co Central Bank of Scotland  300,485 429,096 293,521 183,000 416,034 328,392 438,024 480,106 326,383 374,880 506,746 266,332 297,024 417,882 220,530 454,346 547,180 214,062 70,133 129,033 69,115 154,319 I 178,402 68,435 33,451 42,231 27,722 33,636 37,382 20,175 240,685 315,472 140,293 72,921 264,451 224,495 53,434 65,903 34,315 42,903 52,394 29,892  111GH