The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1850-06-05 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

PAISLEY POLICE COURT.—Bailie Phillips, sitting Magistrate. May 25.—Bridget Boyle was charged with the theft of a pair of women s shoes from a house in Stevenson Street on the 17th of May. She pled guilty, and nes sent twenty days to 1 risen. Monday —James Christie, shawl cutter, was charged with brutally assaulting and striking his wife and daughter in his own house on Sunday last. Christie pled guilty, and was fined in 155., or ten days imprisonment. John Stevenson, boatman, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting a poor woman, by throwing her off the pavemsnt on to the street without provocation. The prisoner admitted his guilt, and was fined in 155., or ten days imprisonment. Margaret Kenney or Ferguson, and Mary Tasney or M'Glachlin, two well known characters, were charged with the theft of a quantity of wearing apparel. This case was reported to the fiscal for prosecution. Wednesday.—Agnes Turner, a street pest, was charged with being drunk and standing on the river side directly opposite the jail, calling to the prisoners confined therein; and also with throwing herself into the water, either to commit suicide or escape from the watchmen who were taking her into custody. Turner pled not guilty, but after proof was sentenced to sixty days' imprisonment —.James Donney, labourer, was charged with assaulting and striking his wife and stepdaughter, and also with being drunk and behaving himself in a disorderly manner in his own house, sentenced 61) days' imprisonment —Bridget Connor charged with the theft of various articles from a house in Moss Street, and with previous conviction for theft. The prisoner denied the charge, but on investigation it WAS fully proved, end she was sent twenty days' to prison.—John M'Cill, a boy about twelve years of age, was charged with the theft of a bag, containing thirty-five shillings, from the office of a coal merchant in Canal Street. M.Crill admitted the theft, when the Bailie, in consideration of his age, and that this was his first offence, sentenced him to twenty days' imprisonment. —Friday.—James Ramsay and James Evans, were charged with attempting to rescue a prisoner from the police, and also with assaulting the officers who took them into custody. Both prisoners pled guilty, and were fined in forty shillings each. On Friday, the 17th instant, a great number of the inhabitants of Fort-Ellen, island of Islay, turned out to give John Morrison, Eq., Lourin, two days' cutting of pests, for the interest he showed in keeping up the working men's wages, at a recent meeting of the gentlemen belonging to the island, with a view to hreak the wages. In order to pay back his kindness on that occasion, 407 turned out to the moss, headed by two pipers, and also two flag bearers, when they commenced sad finished the work with great spirit and vigour. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison appeared on the ground about twelve o'clock, and were greeted with hearty chi ers, when he invited the whole present to an excellent dinner in the manager's house, at which he himself presidal. The evening was afterwards spent with great hilarity, the company breaking up about 11 o'clock, all highly pleased with the proceedings.