Glasgow Courier. — 1863-12-24 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TUESDAY.  David Allison was convicted of assaulting a widow, named -Jane Paul or Duff, at the Serpentine Walk, Kilmalcolm Road, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.—Mary White or Fay pled guilty to the theft of four £5 bank-notes, end five £1 bank-notes, from the possession of a cattle dealer, and was sent to prison for 12 months.—William Smith and James W.Kay pled guilty to breaking into the house in Stirling's Road occupied by Walter Finlay, and stealing a large number of articles of clothing. Smith was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and deliay to prison for 12 months. Mary Docherty and Rachael M'Gee or Wallace pled not guilty to the theft of a five-shilling piece, two half-crown pieces, and two one-shilling pieces. After trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty as against the prisoner Docherty, but found the charge not proven as against Wallace. Docherty was sentere.ed to four years' penal servitude.—William M'Cormick and William M'Cue were charged with having stolen from the warehouse in Virginia Street occupied by Wemyss & Stewart, commission agents, sixteen pieces of silk, measuring about 1745 yards. M'Cormick pled guilty, and M'Cue not guilty of the charge, Evidence was led at great length, after which the jury returned a verdict finding the charge as against M'Cue not proven. He was accordingly discharged from the bar. lit'Cormick was sentenced to three years' penal servitude Daniel Glen was charged with the reset of the stolen articles, but having absconded and failed to appear, he was outlawed.—John Emans and James Paterson were convicted of theft and reset of theft. Emans was sentenced to four years' penal servitude, and Paterson to four months' imprisonment —William Hartley and John Duffy were convicted of having stolen from the person of William Binnie, underground oversman, a silver watch, and sentenced, Hartley to seven and Duffy to three years' penal servitude. The Court then adjourned.  On Tuesday while three boys were riding in a milk cart belongingtoWm. Mblndoe, dairyman, Garscube Road, in Possil Road, and while driving quickly, the cart upset, and the horse falling on one of them, John Harrigan, aged 6i years, he was killed on the spot. At a meeting of the Reformed Presbyterian congregation of Laurieston, on Monday for the purpose of electing a minister, a unanimous call came out in favour of Mr Andrew Sytnington, preacher of the Gospel, son of the late Professor Symington of Paisley. On the evening of Sunday. the wife of Mr David Robb, butler, at Garscube House, East Kilpatrick, committed self-destruction by drowning herself in a mill-dam in the neighbourhood of her dwelling. It is reported that the unfortunate woman's mind has of late been considerable impaired. The Elizabeth Cann, bound from Clyde for Halifax with pig iron, which had gone ashore on the Argyllshire coast, about a mile west of Toward Light, on the 18th inst., was got off on Sabbath afternoon. and brought up to Greenock. She will require to discharge, and be docked for repair. The person Doyle. who was apprehended on the suspicion of being concerned in the murder of the unfortunate woman Mrs Laffy, at Newarthill, has been liberated from prison. The guilty party is understood, to be a pensioner, who, since the morning of the murder, has not been beat d of. _ . . _ . . _  On Friday niv,ht, John Dykes, Esq. of Woodburn, Clerk of• Supply for the county of Lanark, was entertained in the New Town Hall, Hamilton, to a complimentary public dinner, on the occasion of his re-election to the office of Chief Magistrate, and in recognition of his numerous services to the burgh. We regret to learn, from intelligence received in town on Friday, that the fine emigrant ship Grasmere, Captain Turner, from the Clyde to Southland, New Zealand, with a general cargo, was driven on the Ship Rock, near Ballyferries, about eight miles south of the entrance to Belfast Leigh, and there remains full of water. All the passengers, who numbered 125, as well as the crew. were landed in safety. The Grasmere left the I iver on Monday week, but in consequence of the severe gales, was obliged to take refuge in Lamlash Bay, where she remained till Thursday, when she left in company with the large outward bound fleet. The cargo, valued at abont £6OOO, has been destroyed in consequence of the casualty.