Quarter Sessions

The attention of the court was occupied for a considerable time yesterday in hearing the continuation of the case of the Queen vs. Thomas Donnelly, Wm. Donnelly, Michael Donnelly, Dan Keefe and Wm. Atkinson, who were charged with assaulting Wm. Thompson of Biddulph Township in the month of January last. The facts were fully set forth in these columns at the time the assault was alleged to have occurred. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the accused were discharged.