tI •' historical chronicle. 



Vfere several officers of the the last circuit Court of Justici- 

 guards, and some men of very ary at Glasgow was read over, 

 higli characters and credit. and afterwards his own judici- 



i:i;ter they had secured ' all al confesion and declaration, ac- 

 thiy found in the above house, knowledging that he was the 

 they proceeded a little higher same James Plunket. 

 Tip the street, to the house of j Their lordflups then delive- 



Mr ii^ , a place de- red their opinions, purporting, 



dicated to the like sports ; but I that nothing remained with the 

 the alarm having been given ' court but to appoint a day for 

 by some chairmen who had . his execution, in terms of the 

 Seen the businels at the former ■ former sentence 5 and, though 

 place, when the worthy ma- ! they were not tied down to 

 gistrate and his party arrived, ' grant a specific number of days, 

 the house was quite empty j ' in this case, between pafsing 

 but the tables at this, as well ! sentence and ordering the same 

 as the other place, were brought ' to be put in execution. The 

 away, with a great number of time fixed for his execution 

 cards, dice, (Zsc which were was therefore appointed to be 

 yesterday afternoon taken in n Wednesday the nth of Janu- 

 can, irom St Martin's street ary next, to take effect at Glas- 

 to St jaines street, about one gow. the place where the crime 

 •'clock, and burnt opposite |was committed. 

 the respective houses from | On Tuesday a cause was de- 

 iWiiich thty h:;d been taken, to jj:ermined by the Court of Sef- 



sion, which will settle a point 



the great satisiaction of his 

 ft ■, ip, and about fi\'e hun- 

 d( of the cr-aille, v. ho had 

 afst ibled on the occasion. 

 It -as four o'clock before they 

 were all consurcfd. 



One oi the gaming-tables 

 bui.it on dtvioay; in St James's 

 street A'as of curioits and ex- 

 quisi , woikr.r.-,.'-L.Ip, and cost 

 L. i^o. 



On I uesday , .cc^ . ; 5. tue high 

 Court of Justiciar r::r-,t, accor- 

 ding to aojjurr.TCi. I -A Mca- 

 day. 



James PlunVet w^ir put to 

 the bar, the se.- .ence c;" '.tath, 

 pronounced against b 



ipun which a judgemejit was 

 much wanted. 



The question was fliortly 

 this, whether the proprietor of 

 a dog was liable for the da- 

 mage done by Wm ? Several 

 months ago, two dogs went in- 

 to a liieep fcld in I..eith links, 

 in the night time, and killed a 

 number of iheep. The pro- 

 prietor of the ibeep brought 

 an action against the owner of 

 ihe dogs for an indemnification 

 • i his lo(s. After various pro- 

 cedure, tlidr lordlhips found, 



ac the pioprietor of the dogs 



by was liable for the damages they 



