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LOCAL INSTITUTIONS— LAW.
BUEGH COURTS.
The Bailies, Judges. — The Town Clerks, Legal Assessors.
PRINCIPAL COURT
Held in the Burgh Court Hall, on Friday,
at 1 1 o'clock, in cases of debts, &c,
exceeding 40s.
Summer term, from 12th May until
10th July.
Winter term, from 12th November
until 11th March, and occasionally during
the vacations.
POLICE COURTS
Held every lawful day, r-t 10 o'clock, in
the. Police" Office, South Albion Street,
Glasgow ; and in the Police Offices of
Gorbals, Anderston, and Calton lespec-
tively.
DEAN OF GUILD
Sits every alternate Thursday, at 11
o'clock, in the Burgh Court Hall.
Dean of Guild, James Hannan.
FROM THE MERCHANTS.
P. Clouston, sub-du. I T. Richardson.
D. Anderson. | John King.
FROM THE TRADES.
Robert Craig. John Dykes.
James Wilson. John Morrison.
Assessor, Arthur Forbes.
Superintendent of Streets, Buildings, and
Pavements, John Carrick.
Officer, Wm. G. Crawford.
WATER BAILIE.
Principal Bailie, James Watt Macgregor.
Depute, Robert Gait.
The Bailie of the River Clyde holds a
Court in the Court Hall, Robertson Street,
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
at 10 a.m.
COUNTY COURTS.
SHERIFF
Sits every day for criminal and summary
business.
Ordinary Court, Wednesday.
Small Debt Court, Thursday.
Sheriff, Sir Archibald Alison, Bart., Ad-
vocate.
Substitutes, H. Bell and G. Skene.
Sheriff-Clerk, J. Drysdale.
Depute-Clerks, James M' Hardy, Jas.
Gibbons, and Alex. Pearson.
Joint Procurators-Fiscal, George Salmon
and William Hart.
Auditor of Accounts, P. T. Young.
Translator and Interpreter, Jas. Assolari.
Macers of Court, John Allan and William
Calvert.
Sheriff-Substitute for the Upper Ward,
John Neil Dyce.
Depute-Clerk, Alexander M'Intyre.
Fiscal, Stephen Gray.
Sheriff-Substitute for the Airdrie District,
Archibald Smith.
Depute-Clerk, John Laing.
Fiscal, John M'Donald.
Court held at Airdrie on Tuesdays.
COMMISSARY.
Commissary, Sir Archibald Alison, Bart.,
advocate.
Commissary-Deputes, H. G. Bell, G.
Skene, James Veitch, and John Neil
Dyce.
Commissary- Clerk, C. D. Donald, 37 "Vir-
ginia Street.
Depute-Clerk, C. D. Donald, jun., 41
Virginia Street.
Procurator-Fiscal, G. Salmond.
Offices, County Buildings, Wilson Street.
Court held at Glasgow on Wednesdays
and Fridays.
Court held at Hamilton on Fridays.
Sheriff-Substitute for the Middle Ward,
James Veitch.
Depute-Clerk, John Leslie.
Fiscal, Thomas Dykes.
Court held at Lanark on Tuesdays.
Procurator-Fiscal, George Salmond.
SHERIFF SMALL DEBT COURT,
For the recovery of Debts not exceeding £8. Gs. 8d., sits every Thursday at 11
o'clock forenoon, and has jurisdiction over the whole of Lanarkshire. The Defenders
are cited before this Court on an induciae of six days; warrants to arrest on the de-
pendence are issued ; the decree may be extracted, and arrestments used upon it in-
stantly; and it may ha enforced, in all cases, by poinding and sale of the debtor's
effects, ten free days after its date. In case of the debtor removing to a different
county, the decree may be enforced against him there, on being endorsed by the
Sheriff- Clerk (:f the county to which he removes. Judges— Sheriff and Sheriff-Sub-
stitutes of the County.
Kate. — The Act authorising Imprisonment for Small Debts expired in 1840.