bridge; John Robertson, teacher of music, of a silver watch, two gold seals and a key, a retired acceptance, an accepted bill, a twenty shilling note, a silver sixpence and fourpence in copper, an umbrella, a cane, a tuning fork, and a pen-knife;-and for assaulting, on the 14th August, near the Hirst, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow road, to the imminent danger of his life, James Calder, residing at Shotts Iron Works.

The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. An objection was stated by Mr M'Cormick, to the relevancy of the indictment, but it was over-ruled by the Court.

with a soldier, who informed him that two men, answering the description he gave, were a little way forward. Chalmers pushed on, and overtook them when about half a mile past Holytown, and entering into conversation with them, offered them a cast in his cart to Glasgow, which was accepted. When they came to the toll at the end of the town, they proposed to get out, but he persuaded them to continue with him till they came to his quarters in the heart of the town where they all went into a room to take a dram together, and where they reccived a visit from a party of police offi

James Calder-About two o'clock in the morning of the 14th of last August, when on his return with two carts from Glasgow to the Shotts Iron Work, was attacked on the Hirst, near the Kirk of Shotts, by two men; Calder was asleep at the time in one of the carts, which was empty, and received several blows before he could get up to defend himself. Having, however, got out of the cart, he made a resolute defence, and his dog assisting him, the assailants became intimidated, and walked off without obtain ing any plunder. He identified Muir as one of the two men, having distinctly seen him, but he could say nothing as to Mudie. Calder had thirty pounds of his master's money upon him at the time. He was so severely cut and bruised, that he kept his bed four days, under the attendance of a surgeon, and it was fourteen days before he could do any work.

Calder's evidence displayed much coolness, moderation, and good sense; and he receiv. ed the marked compliments of the Bench for the intrepidity he had shewn in defending himself, and protecting the property of his employers.

Calder, after his severe beating, proceed ed with his carts about half a mile farther, till he came to the house of one of his neighbours, Robert Chalmers, farmer at Hirst, who was next adduced as a witness in Conrt. Chalmers was already up, preparing to go to Glasgow that morning with his cart; and, upon seeing the condition of Calder, and hearing his story, he immediately took him into his house, and put him to bed, sent off for a surgeon, gave directions for carrying home Calder's carts; and, having obtained a tolerably accurate description from the injured man, of the appearance of his two assailants, he set off with all haste in his cart to Glasgow, determined, if possible, to secure the persons of those who had injured his friend. Having beat up every public house on the road, without receiving any intelligence of them, he at last met

the other two, dispatched a messenger for, on his entering the house.

This witness also received the marked approbation of the Bench, for the spirited resentment he shewed to the cause of an injured friend, for his sense of public justice, and for the address with which he effected his purpose.

The rest of the evidence on this count was not important.

Mr Robertson, music-master, identifed the prisoners as being the same men who robbed him, on the 3d of August last, de the banks of the Monkland Canal, after knocking him down, by a violent blow on the face with a bludgeon, and then kicking and bruising him on various parts of the body. Mr Robertson was particularly decided as to Mudie, as he had an excellent opportunity of looking in his face, Mudie holding him down by the throat with both hands, while Muir robbed him; he also swore positively, that the pen-knife found in Muir's pocket, on bis apprehension, was the one of which he had been rebbed that night.

Mr Peebles swore, with equal confidence, to the prisoners being the men who robbed him on the Kirkintilloch road on the 31st of July, after striking him severely and knocking him off his horse-he also identi fied a watch and hat found on the prisoners, as being his property, of which he was rob bed that night.

Other corroborative evidence was adde ced, after which the Jury was shortly ad. dressed by Mr Home Drummond, the Depute Advocate, on the part of the Crown; by Mr M'Cormick, Advocate, for Mudie; and Mr Thomson, Advocate, for Muir; and the Lord Justice Clerk charged with his usual ability. The Jury being a short time enclosed, returned a verdict of guilty, against both, on all the three charges

The Lord Justice Clerk, with much feeling, addressed the pannels to the following purport:

William Muir and William Mudie—It is
DOW

The

now my painful duty to pronounce that sentence which the law of Scotland, from the earliest period of its existence, has affixed to the guilt of which you now stand fully convicted, by the verdict of an unanimous and intelligent Jury. You stood this morning at that bar arraigned with the heinous crimes of robbery, committed on two several occasions, and, as has been justly observed by my brother, crimes highly aggravated by the severity of the assaults you made on the persons you robbed. In addition to these, you stood charged with the wanton and unprovoked assault committed on a carrier; and I am sorry to observe, you have adduced not the smallest evidence in exculpation of your conduct. Considering the heinous nature of your crimes, and the dreadful consequences resulting to society from them, which would be the utter destruction of all peace and tranquillity, it is a painful duty I have this evening to perform in pronouncing the awful sentence of death. There is, I regret, no prospect left you of mercy at the hand of man. I am at present acquainted with no circumstance which could induce me, consistently with my duty, and even in justice to the public, to apply to the only fountain of mercy in this country. coolness and deliberation you shewed in your atrocious doings, and the systematic way you went to work, give me strong reason to suspect that you have fatally deviated far from rectitude, and followed too long a vicious course.-Almighty God and your own consciences alone know the real extent of your guilt. I have no wish, nor is it my intention to aggravate the keen distress you are at present labouring under, for the guilt you have unhappily contracted is more than sufficient to justify the awful punishment about to be awarded. The days of your sojourning here being now numbered, let me, in the most earnest manner, implore you to think, with true seriousness, of your eternal condition; and from the bottom of my soul, I conjure you not to waste your valuable moments in the idle, hopeless prospect of mercy. I recommend to you the duty of applying, with the utmost diligence, resignation, and true contrition, to your eternal prospects. Almighty God, in his holy religion, has taught us, that the most hardened and aggravated sinner may, on a proper and fervent application for pardon, be forgiven. Through the merits alone of our Saviour Jesus Christ can we entertain these hopes. I therefore earnestly implore of you to be truly diligent in this great work of repentance, and to avail yourselves of the labours of the Ministers of this city, who will give you every aid. I am happy to observe, from your

present appearance, you are none of those hardened offenders, who, short as my prac tice has been, have come before me. And I would fondly flatter myself, that the few words I have addressed to you, will make a deep impression on your hearts. Be once more exhorted to apply with earnestness to God for his forgiveness to you, and for his grace and acceptance; that, before you are called out of this world to another and more awful Judge, you may find favour with God. It is now my duty, painful as it is, to pronounce the sentence of the law, that you be executed at Glasgow on the 17th November, and may Almighty God, of his infinite goodness, have mercy on you."

The pannels were extremely agitated during this very impressive speech; and Muir fainted when taken back to prison.

This finished the business of the Circuit at Glasgow.

Stirling, Nov. 2.

The proceedings of the Circuit Court here, which was opened on the 16th ult. by the Right Hon. Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Succoth, not having yet appeared, the following is a short account of the trials which occupied the attention of the Court :

Alexander M'Keggie, James Hastie, and Harry O'Neil, were put to the bar, accused of robbing a salt-dealer of ten pounds Sterling. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoners. The Court, under the special circumstances of the case, sentenced M'Keggie and Hastie to eighteen months imprisonment in the jail of Stirling, and O'Neil to twelve months imprisonment, and, after these periods, to be set at liberty.

Alex. Nimmo was afterwards brought to the bar, accused of forging a certain writing. He was found guilty, and sentenced to six months imprisonment in Stirling jail; and, on the 5th November, to stand on the pillory of the town of Stirling, from twelve mid-day till one afternoon, with the following label on his breast :--"For using and uttering a forged and falsified writing, knowing it to be forged."

There was no other criminal business before the Court, which finished the Western Circuit.

Saturday morning the 6th of November the guns of the Castle were fired and the bells of the city were rung in honour of the victories obtained in Germany. On Monday evening the city was brilliantly illuminated. Suitable devices in variegated lamps were exhibited in front of the Royal Exchange, Parliament-house, Bank of Scot

land

land, Custom-house, the New Club-room St Andrew-square, the Lord Provost's house, Charlotte-square, &c. &c,; but ow. ing to the unfavourable state of the weather their brilliancy was much obscured. A variety of transparencies appeared in different parts of the city, which in general were well executed, and had a fine effect. bands of the 1st Norfolk, Northampton, and Antrim militia, and 1st regiment of Royal Edinburgh volunteers, met in the assembly rooms, George's-street. They went off in different directions, playing fayourite tunes the whole time.

The

On Tuesday the 9th Nov. about seven o'clock, George Hastie, son of John Hastie, labourer, residing at Bellmount, on the Glasgow road, about two miles west of Edinburgh, when going from his father's house there, and before he had got to the high road, was attacked by a man, who presented a pistol, and demanded his money, which being refused, a struggle ensued, in the course of which the pistol went off, whereby George Hastie was so severely wounded in the thigh, that although he got back to his father's house, unfortunately, from the loss of blood, he died there that night, or early next morning. It is to be regretted that, from the confusion those concerned were in, no notice of this unfortunate affair was given, either to the Policeoffice, or to those acting under the Sheriff, until yesterday forenoon; since which period, every exertion has been made to discover the perpetrator, though hitherto without effect.

On the 27th of October the freedom of the city of Edinburgh was conferred on Vice Admiral Otway. He struck his flag on the 10th of November, and was succeed. ed in the command at Leith by Rear Admiral William Johnstone Hope.

Andrew Cullen, late serjeant-armourer in the 21st regiment, was executed here an Friday last, pursuant to his sentence, for the murder of his wife. He was conducted from the prison to the place of exection by the Magistrates, constables, and a party of the 93d foot, followed by an immense concourse of spectators. Prayers having been offered up by the Rev. A. Fraser, and the Rev. D. Martin, in which he most fervently joined, he was launched into eternity about a quarter past two. During his confinement he manifested deep contrition for his past offences, and acknowledged the justice of his sentence. Cullen was a man of a very strong mind, and his ingenuity as a me chanic might have rendered him a valuable member of society, had not his predilection for drinking, which brought him to an untimely end, proved an insurmountable ob stacle to the regular prosecution of many excellent designs which he had partially carried into effect.

Alex. Watson, shopkeeper in Merkinch, the reputed father of the child for whose murder Isabel Johnston was tried and ac quitted at the last Circuit Court, was found drowned in the mouth of the river, on Wednesday last. He had manifested symptoms of mental derangment for some time past, and particularly since the execution of Cullen.

The Senatus Academicus of the Marischal College of Aberdeen, have conferred: the degree of Doctor in Divinity on the Rever end Hugh Laird, minister of Portmoak, and also on the Rev. Hugh Jamieson, ministar of the Associate Congregation, and master of the academy at Linton, in the county of Haddington.

At

At a general meeting of proprietors of the London and Leith Old Shipping Company, held in the Exchange Coffeehouse, Edinburgh, on Monday 25th inst. the following gentlemen were elected "office-bear

ers:

DIRECTORS.

J. Crawford, Esq.
P. Hodge, Esq.
R. Hall, Esq.
G. Carstairs, Esq.
T. Thomson, Esq.
A, Anderson, Esq.
Those marked thus

J. Anderson, Esq.
W. Christie, Esq.
J. Dudgeon, Esq.
J. Ainslie, Esq.
* W. T. Craigie, Esq.
D. Gourlay, Esq.
are new Directors.
John Crawford, Esq. Chairman.
Patrick Hodge, Esq. Deputy.
John Black, Manager, Leith; Hugh
Veitch, Secretary; John Tait, Cashier; An-
drew Lawrie & Co. Managers, Leith and
Berwick Wharf, London; Thomas Hay,
Agent, Edinburgh; and R. & J. Grieve,
Agents, Glasgow.

Alexander Henderson, Esq. Baron

Bailie of Cannongate.

Andrew Dickson, Esq. Baron Bailie of Easter and Wester Portsburgh. William Ramsay, Esq. Captain of the Orange Colours.

APPOINTMENTS.

[From the London Gazette.]

Whitehall, Sept. 15. The Prince Regent appointed Sir Rupert George, Bart. James Bowen, Esq. the Honourable John Douglas, John Harness, Doctor in Physic, the Forbes, Esq. to be his Majesty's CommisHonourable Courtenay Boyle, and John sioners for conducting the Transport Service, for the care of Sick and Wounded Seamen, and for the care and custody of Prisoners of War.

Charleton House, Oct. 5. This day the Right Reverend William Lord Bishop of London, was sworn a Member of the Most Honourable Privy Council.

Whitehall, Nov. 2. The Prince Regent granted to Lieut.-Gen, Sir Thomas Picton, K. B. &c. permission to accept and wear the insignia of an Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword, with which his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal has been pleased to honour him.

Nov. 6. The Prince Regent granted the dignity of a Baronet of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Hon. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Knt. late Lord Chief Baron in England, and to his heirs male.

the Duchess of Bedford, a son, which lived only a few hours.

ter.

At Ealder Bank West, the Lady of William Brown, Esq. late of the iland of Nevis, a son and heir.

10. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Sir John Heron Maxwell, of Springkell, Bart. a son. Mrs Gordon, of Manar, a daughter. 17. At High Wycombe, the Lady of Sir Howard Douglas, Bart. a son.

July 1. At Buenos Ayres, Mr John M'Niele, merchant, to Donna Pasqualla de Las Talegas, with a fortune of 400,000 dollars.

Sept. 20. At Leith, Captain Patterson, of the Royal Artillery, to Miss Sophia Curry, daughter of the late Roger Curry, Esq. Royal Navy, of Little Hampton, Sussex.

24. At Currie House, Robert Sayers, merchant, Edinburgh, to Margaret, second daughter of Walter Brown, Esq.

Oct. 2. At Stoke Newington, James Graham, Esq. advocate, to Miss Matilda Robley of Stoke Newington.

4. At Hutchisontown, Robert Douglas, Esq. Honduras, to Margaret, daughter of the late Mr William Watson, at Abbotsinch.

14. At Barnstoun Church, John Stevenson, Esq. 6th dragoon guards, to Catharine Isabella, only daughter of David Hay, Esq. of the same regiment.

16. In Prince's Street, John Taylor, Esq. to Miss Harriet Bunbury, second daughter of the late Abraham Bunbury, Esq. Captain of the 62d foot.

18. At Edinburgh, H. Palmer, Esq. Lieutenant 75th regiment, to Miss Jane Campbell, daughter of the late James Campbell, Esq. of Foottie Green in the county of Stirling.

At Aberdeen, John Miller, Esq. Trinidad, to Miss Henderson, only daughter of the late Captain Henderson of Newton