tions, according to the Scotch form of procedure; the former endeavouring to show that the death of the deceased was not caused by his own hand, that the prisoner had ample motives to the deed, and that the short distance of the spot where the body was found from the places where the prisoner had called that evening, rendered the question of time of little importance; the latter admitted the existence of motives, but argued that the prisoner, if he really had perpetrated the crime, must have contemplated it before he effected the insurances, which the evidence circumstantially disproved; that there was not the slightest evidence, direct or circumstantial, to connect the prisoner with the deed.

The Lord Justice Clerk, in charging the jury, said if this were a case of murder, according to the indictment, it was certainly the most atrocious one that was ever brought before that Court. At an early period of the trial, however, he had taken up the im

pression that, unless there were more evidence brought than appeared likely, there was not enough to infer the guilt of the prisoner or to substantiate the fact that a murder had been committed. Since hearing the whole case, that impression had been strengthened and confirmed. He, however, could not relieve them from the responsibility of judging of the case for themselves, and they would, therefore, form their own opinion on the evidence, and return their verdict accordingly.

The Jury, after an absence of about 10 minutes, returned into court with a verdict of "Not Proven," by a majority.

The Lord Justice Clerk asked whether the difference of opinion was as to "Not Proven" or "Not Guilty?" to which the Foreman replied that it was between "Guilty" and "Not Proven."

The verdict was heard with much indignation by the persons in and about the court, and the accused was conducted from the court with difficulty.

I.

PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS.

AN Act to explain and amend an Act

of the last Session relating to the Duties of Assessed Taxes, and to authorise Justices of the Peace in Ireland to administer Oaths required in Matters relating to Income Tax.

II. An Act to apply the Sum of Eight
Millions out of the Consolidated Fund
to the Service of the Year One thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four.
III. An Act for raising the Sum of One
million seven hundred and fifty thousand
Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Ser-
vice of the Year One thousand eight
hundred and fifty-four.

IV. An Act for punishing Mutiny and
Desertion, and for the better Payment
of the Army and their Quarters.
V. An Act to admit Foreign Ships to the
Coasting Trade.

VI. An Act for the Regulation of her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on shore.

VII. An Act for extending the Time limited for putting into execution the Act of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Years of her present Majesty, for the better Management and Control of Highways in South Wales.

VIII. An Act further to amend an Act relating to the Valuation of rateable Property in Ireland.

IX. An Act to authorise the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales.

X. An Act for granting to her Majesty additional Duties on Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades, and Offices.

XI. An Act to amend the Laws relating to Ministers' Money, and the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act.

XII. An Act for raising the sum of Sixteen millions twenty-four thousand one hundred Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. XIII. An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Militia of the United Kingdom. XIV. An Act to continue her Majesty's

Commission for building new Churches. XV. An Act to empower the Commissioners of the Admiralty to construct a Tunnel between her Majesty's Dockyard at Devonport and her Majesty's Steam Factory Yard at Keyham, and to acquire certain Property for her Majesty's Service.

XVI. An Act to amend the Act of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Victoria, Chapter Sixty-one, and the Act of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Victoria, Chapter Fifty-four.

XVII. An Act to make further Provision for defining the Boundaries of Counties, Baronies, Half Baronies, Parishes, Town Lands, and other Divisions and Denominations of Land in Ireland for Public Purposes.

XVIII. An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen and the more effectual Manning of her Majesty's Navy during the present War.

XIX. An Act for facilitating the Payment of her Majesty's Navy, and the Payment and Distribution of Prize, Bounty, Salvage, and other Monies to and amongst the Officers and Crews of her Majesty's Ships and Vessels of War; and for the better Regulation of the Accounts relating thereto.

XX. An Act to repeal an Act of the Fiftythird Year of King George the Third, Chapter Seventy-two, and an Act of the Eighth Year of her present Majesty, Chapter Twenty-one; and for making Provision for the Appointment and for

Remuneration of a Stipendiary Justice for the Division of Manchester in the County of Lancaster, and of Clerks to such Justice and the Justices for the Borough of Salford; and for other Pur

poses.

XXI. An Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year One thousand

eight hundred and fifty-four. XXII. An Act to enable the Collector General of Dublin to levy Money to repay a certain Outlay by the Corporation for preserving and improving the Port of Dublin in and about repairing the Quay Wall of the River Liffey, and for future Repairs thereof, and for repairing and rebuilding Bridges over the said River. XXIII. An Act for raising the Sum of

Six Millions by Exchequer Bonds and
Exchequer Bills.

XXIV. An Act for granting to her Ma

jesty an increased Rate of Duty on Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades, and Offices.

XXV. An Act to amend the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1852. XXVI. An Act to assimilate the Law and Practice existing in Cases of High Treason in Ireland to the Law and Practice existing in Cases of High Treason in England.

XXVII. An Act for granting certain ad

ditional Rates and Duties of Excise. XXVIII. An Act to alter and amend

certain Duties of Customs.

XXIX. An Act to alter the Duties of Customs on Sugar, Molasses, and Spirits. XXX. An Act for granting certain Duties of Excise on Sugar made in the United Kingdom.

XXXI. An Act for the better Regulation

of the Traffic on Railways and Canals. XXXII. An Act to facilitate the Apportionment of the Rent when Parts of Lands in Lease are taken for the Purposes of the Church Building Acts. XXXIII. An Act to place Public Statues within the Metropolitan Police District under the Control of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings.

XXXIV. An Act to enable the Courts of

Law in England, Ireland, and Scotland to issue Process to compel the Attendance of Witnesses out of their Jurisdiction, and to give Effect to the Service of such Process in any Part of the United Kingdom.

XXXV. An Act to repeal certain Provisions of an Act of the Fifth and Sixth

Years of her present Majesty, concerning the holding of Assizes for the County of Warwick.

XXXVI. An Act for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by secret Bills of Sale of Personal Chattels.

XXXVII. An Act for establishing the Validity of certain Proceedings in her Majesty's Court of Vice-Admiralty in Mauritius.

XXXVIII. An Act for the Suppression of Gaming Houses.

XXXIX. An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes respectively.

XL. An Act to continue an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for extending for a limited Time the Provision for Abatement of Income Tax in respect of Insurance on Lives.

XLI. An Act to continue the Poor Law Board.

XLII. An Act to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike Roads in Ire

land.

XLIII. An Act to continue an Act of the Seventeenth Year of her present Majesty, for charging the Maintenance of certain poor Persons in Unions in England and Wales upon the Common Fund.

XLIV. An Act for regulating and main

taining the Harbours of Holyhead, and for vesting them in the Admiralty. XLV. An Act to amend the Dublin Carriage Act, 1853.

XLVI. An Act to continue certain Acts

relating to Linen, Hempen, and other Manufactures in Ireland.

XLVII. An Act to alter and improve the Mode of taking Evidence in the Eccle siastical Courts of England and Wales. XLVIII. An Act to authorise the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Special Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales. XLIX. An Act for the Settlement of Claims upon and over the New Forest. L. An Act to continue an Act of the Twelfth Year of her present Majesty, for amending the Laws relating to Savings Banks in Ireland; and to authorise Friendly Societies to invest the whole of their Funds in Savings Banks. LI. An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders made under an Act of the Fifteenth Year of her present Majesty, to facilitate Arrangements for the Relief

LVI. An Act to make further Provisions in relation to certain Friendly Societies. LVII. An Act to amend the Law relating to the Appointment of Returning

Officers in certain Cases.

LVIII. An Act to continue certain Turnpike Acts in Great Britain, and to make further Provisions concerning Turnpike Roads in England.

LIX. An Act to allow Verdicts on Trials

by Jury in Civil Causes in Scotland to be returned although the Jury may not be unanimous.

LX. An Act to amend an Act of the

Twelfth and Thirteenth Years of her present Majesty, for the more effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. LXI. An Act to authorise the Application of a Sum of Money out of the forfeited and unclaimed Army Prize Fund in enlarging and improving the Royal Military Asylum.

LXII. An Act to extend the Benefits of Two Acts of her Majesty relating to the Constitution, Transmission, and Extinction of Heritable Securities in Scotland. LXIII. An Act to continue the Poor Law Commission for Ireland.

LXIV. An Act to amend an Act of the last Session, for extending the Public Libraries Act, 1850, to Ireland and Scotland.

LXV. An Act for further continuing cer

tain temporary Provisions concerning Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in England. LXVI. An Act to continue the Exemption of Inhabitants from Liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property to the Relief of the Poor. LXVII. An Act to facilitate the Purchase of Common, Commonable, and other Rights by the Principal Officers of her Majesty's Ordnance.

LXVIII. An Act to provide for the Application of certain Stock purchased with

Monies which arose from the Sale of

Part of the Land Revenues of the Crown in Ireland.

LXIX. An Act to indemnify Local Boards of Health as regards rating for the Repair of Highways under the Public Health Act, 1848.

LXX. An Act to enable the Trustees of Portland Chapel, Oxford Chapel, and Welbeck Chapel, in the Parish of Saint Marylebone, to augment the Salaries of the Ministers of the said Chapels.

LXXI. An Act to amend the Law concerning the making of Borough Rates in Boroughs not within the Municipal Corporation Acts.

LXXII. An Act to provide for Payment of the Salaries of the Sheriff and Sheriff Clerk of Chancery in Scotland. LXXIII. An Act to amend the Acts for the Regulation of Joint Stock Banks in Scotland.

LXXIV. An Act to render Reformatory and Industrial Schools in Scotland more available for the Benefit of Vagrant Children.

LXXV. An Act to remove Doubts con

cerning the due Acknowledgment of Deeds by Married Women in certain Cases.

LXXVI. An Act for the Formation, Regulation, and Government of Convict Prisons in Ireland.

LXXVII. An Act to provide for the Mode of passing Letters Patent and other Acts of the Crown relating to India, and for vesting certain Powers in the GovernorGeneral of India in Council. LXXVIII. An Act to appoint Persons to

administer Oaths and to substitute Stamps in lieu of Fees, and for other Purposes, in the High Court of Admiralty of England.

LXXIX. An Act for further regulating the Sale of Beer and other Liquors on the Lord's Day.

LXXX. An Act to provide for the better Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scotland.

LXXXI. An Act to make further Provision for the good Government and Extension of the University of Oxford, of the Colleges therein, and of the College of Saint Mary, Winchester. LXXXII. An Act further to improve the Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster.

LXXXIII. An Act to amend the Laws

relating to the Stamp Duties. LXXXIV. An Act to extend the Provi