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Memorial of the Right Honourable the LORD PROVOST, MAGISTRATES, and COUNCIL, of the City of EDINBURGH, charging Sir James Colquhoun, Henry Erskine, Sir Henry Moncrieff Wellwood, and others as suspenders.

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Memorial of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, Baronet, and others, arguing that the Magistrates of Edinburgh have no right to raise water-duty without Parliament's consent.

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Memorial of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, Baronet, and Others, arguing that the Magistrates of Edinburgh have no lawful authority to impose thirlage on the inhabitants of the city

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Respondents oppose petition seeking interim rent adjustment, arguing Commissioners have lawful possession under prior agreement with predecessor and statutory authority.

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Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal appeal against an interlocutor finding them liable for quarry possession without proprietor consent, seeking reversal or relief.

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Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Grant, asking the Court to permit interim payment of 500l. yearly rent for his quarry at Redcastle, pending appeal outcome.

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Jane Arundell St Aubyn seeks divorce from Captain Charles O'Bryen on desertion and adultery, backed by her testimony and witness accounts from hotel-keepers and a lodger who heard his confessions.

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Jane Arundell St Aubyn’s memorial claims the Commissaries wrongly compelled her agent to reveal confidential communications, violating attorney-client privilege and undermining divorce proceedings’ integrity.

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Memorial of Thomas Newte, Esq. arguing that the law of nations requires the English law to govern this marriage contract, not the law of Scotland.

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Memorial of Mrs. Marianne Homfray, arguing that the Commissary Court's new regulation on divorce collusion is inapplicable and contrary to law