The Circuit Court Is Still In

sesaion, and since our last ssuo lias disposed of a number of jury cases. Egbtrt Wike vs. Wilson Ambrott - An ejectment suit, the Defendant claiming title under a deed from some person personating White, resultud n a verdict for Plaintiff. We believo that two other cases on the Calendar, tmnight by the saine Plaintiff, the verdict in the above case. Edward S. JewM 01 L,oi Frear - Au action for Stander. Verdict of six cents I ge, carrying with it the same amount of costs. Eiward S. Jewett t. Aha Freer - Another slander uit, with verdict of no cause of action. Not a profitable investment. Lyman Turner c. James Lawrena - Action íor labor, etc. Verdict, for Plaintifi of $38 75, not enough to pay costs " by a long shot." John Lovtry of. Ely Coek - To recover for a horae sold. Verdict for Plaintiff of $35.46, and not much made at that. ïeeterday, Perry and Nancy Preston vJohn and Polly Sunburg - aiiother slander suit, was on trial. No criminal cases have been tried by the jury since our last, but the following prisoners have plead gnilty : John Lee. - To an information for Burglary. Ja. Campbell - To an information for Burglary and Larceny - breakiug into and robbing & stote at Saline. Mehetabel Maiiee - To an information for Larceny from a dwelling house in the day time. Sentences have not yet been passed. JC2L The first lecture of the course tefore the Students' Lectu e] Association. was ■delivered in the M. E. Church, on Saturday evening last, by Prof. Evans. Despite the inclemency of the weather thechuroh was fllled to its utmost capacity. The subject was "Pomptii ." and it was so handled as to gain and retain the interest of the large audience for a longer time than is usually occupied by an evening's lecture. The lecture was illustrated by charta or diagiams, giving correct representations of some of ihe most notable exhumed buildings of the bnried city, among tliem the one which Bulwer describes in his popular novel as the palace of Glaucus. - The second leclure of the course will be delivered at the same place, to-niorrow-etreuing, at 7% o'clock, by Dr. John Todd, luLhor of " Th Students' Manual," and other well known Iwoks. The subject announced is, "Life as seen at its Morning and Evening," nd we may predict a fine treat. íOu The house ot Thomas F. Hill, Biq , on Fourth Street, corner of Liberty, was ntered on Saturday niglit last, by some niidnight psowlers, and raoney and vaiuables to a lurge amoiint carried off. Twostudonls ïooming there missed their pocket books next morning, and the same luck iiappened to a friend of Mr. Hill's who was paying him a visit. The lalter, however, was more fortúnate than unfortunate, his main dposit not being founcl. The raoney taken araounted to nparly 100. We have not heard the Talue of the misaing watches, ololhing, etc, estiniated. Tlm family were none of hem arousd by the operators. Our citizens wil] all have to be on the watch, as these outrages are becoraing too frequent to be greeable. p Geokge S. Akmstiwng, of Lodi, died on Saturday moniing last, having been poisoned by eating very heartily of Tomato Catsup made in a copper bolr, and allowed to remin therein two or thvee days. Other Biembers of the faiuily detected an unpleasant taste in the Catsup and did not eat freely of it. House wives can not be too cautious in using copper kettles for cooking purposes, Better ignore them altogether, and use porcelain ware. BP The number of students regis, tered in the aeveral depardnents of the UniTfrsity up to Wednesday noon, was Literary 2S4 Law 342 Mdical 420 Total 1026 Total nuraber catalogued last year, 953 - This large increase must certainly be highly fiattering to the several Faculties of the in-titution.