Circuit court intelligence

William Lees, convicted of theft and assault, as mentioned before, received sentence of transportation for seven years, and David Kemp, convicted of theft, was sentenced to eighteen months confinement and hard labour in Bridewell.

William Strath, cattle dealer in Boghead, parish of Fyvie, accused of theft and assault, pleaded Guilty to the indictment, and was sentenced to a year's hard labour in Bridewell, and ordained to find caution to keep the peace for two years thereafter, under a penalty of 600 merks Scots.

William Forbes was indicted for the murder of John Allan, apprentice ship carpenter, on 16th March last, by stabbing him in the side with a pen-knife, on the road leading from Aberdeen along the Spittal to Old Aberdeen.  A number of witnesses were examined for the Crown, and several in exculpation of the pannel.  The Jury found, by a plurality of voices, the libel not proven; whereupon the pannel, after a suitable admonition from Lord Pitmilly, was dismissed from the bar.

William Hay, accused of theft, was upon his own petition, consented to by the Depute Advocate, banished from Scotland for life, under the usual certification.

The last trial before the Court was that of John Garden, alias Shockey de Garden, accused of three several acts of theft, and of being habit and repute a thief.  After the evidence had been gone through on the part of the Crown, the Advocate Depute restricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment, and admitted that the charge of habit and repute had not been proven.  The Jury, after deliberating for a few minutes, returned a verdict, finding the first charge not sufficiently proven, and the Pannel Guilty of the two last; whereupon he was sentenced to be transported beyond seas for seven years.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 24th April 1816.

William Forbes & Mary McDonald committed to Bridewell

In a scuffle in the Spital, on Sunday the 10th March current, John Allan, Ship Carpenter, received a Stab in the left side with a pen knife from William Forbes, Apprentice Watch-maker; in consequence of which, the said John Allan died on the morning of Friday last.  Forbes has been committed to prison, to stand his trial at the ensuing Circuit Court of Justiciary.

Mary McDonald, for Theft, was on 21st March current, committed to Bridewell for Three Months, and banished the Burgh for life.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 27th March 1816.

Leases in Foveran

VALUABLE FARM, MEAL MILL, AND TWO

CROFTS, IN THE COUNTY OF ABERDEEN,

AND PARISH OF FOVERAN,

ENTRY AT WHITSUNDAY FIRST.

To be Let, for such a number of years as may be agreed on,

THE FARM of MILL of MINNES, as possessed by Alex. Catto, consisting of about 115 Scots Acres: great part of the infield is improved, and inclosed with Stone Dykes; and being in the vicinity of Newburgh, where Manure can always be had, and Produce disposed of, the rest can be improved at a moderate expence.  The Mill, which has a constant supply of Water, and a great Fall, may be converted to different branches of Manufacture; and may have a Public Kiln annexed to her, which would be convenient in that part of the country.

Also, Two CROFTS, a large PARK, and Rough MOSS (adjoining the Parks of Tillery), as possessed by William Christal and John Allan, (to be joined in one Possession), consisting of about 40 Acres.

Good encouragement will be given to able and industrious tenants.

Offers, in writing, will be taken in till the middle of February, by John C. Hunter of Tillery, where further particulars will be known.

James Leslie, ground-officer, will shew the marches.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 8th December 1813.

Sequestration of John Allan, Banff

ADVERTISEMENT.

IT is requested, that all those who are indebted to the sequestrated Estate of JOHN ALLAN, Leather Merchant in BANFF, by bill, account, or otherways, will pay the same to James Watson, Merchant in Banff, the Trustee for the creditors, immediately; otherways the trustee will be under the necessity of prosecuting for payment.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 24th June, 1812.