Farm lease in Banchory Ternan

FARM TO BE LET,

IN THE PARISH OF BANCHORY TERNAN.

To be Let, for 19 years,

THAT part of the HIRN, presently possessed by Alex. Thomson; it contains about Fifty Acres of Arable Land; Forty-two Acres of which are inclosed with Stone Dykes.  There is a commodious Dwelling House and Offices on the Farm.

Entry may be had at Whitsunday first.

Apply to William Burnett, at Woodhead of Crathes.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 11th June 1817.

Alexander Thomson, Portgordon

NOTICE.

ALEXANDER THOMSON, Merchant in Portgordon, having executed a trust deed for behoof of his whole Creditors in favour of Mackie and Mackay, Aberdeen; - Notice is hereby given to those having claims against him, to lodge the same without delay, with the said Mackie and Mackay; - to whom all persons indebted to him, will please make immediate payment of their accounts.

Part of the Stock belonging to the said Alexander Thomson, (consisting of HABERDASHERY and GROCERY GOODS) will be sold by public roup, in Henderson's Sale-room, Aberdeen, on Wednesday the 13th day of March, 1816.

Aberdeen, Feb. 20, 1816.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 6th March 1816.

Tarland Wright Friendly Society

The Annual General Meeting of the Tarland Wright Friendly Society was held on Friday the 3d of June.  After collecting quarter pennies, and examining the funds, which were found to be in a flourishing condition, the following Office-Bearers were elected:-

JOHN ANDERSON, Master;

JOHN MUIEL, Depute Master;

John Smith, treasurer; William Nicoll, boxmaster; William Donaldson, Alex. Esson, stewards; John Middleton, Alexander Thomson, John Clark, James Henry, John Skene, assessors; John Gauld, clerk; John Clark, officer.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 6th July 1814.

Trial of Alexander Thomson

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

Monday came on, before the High Court of Justiciary, the trial of Alexander Thomson, alias John Laurie, a private in the Aberdeenshire regiment of militia, accused of uttering bank-notes, knowing the same to be forged notes.  He was indicted on five separate charges, but evidence was only adduced in support of four of them.  After examination of a number of witnesses, two declarations were read, which he emitted after being apprehended; in the first he said he was a drover of cattle, and got the notes at Berwick; in the second he said that he was a soldier in the Aberdeenshire militia, and that he found the notes, with a pocket-book, near Dalkeith.  He was apprehended in the house of a Mrs Dudgeon in Edinburgh, and when searched (besides those above charged) there were found in a small pocket-book, concealed between his foot and stocking, six one pound notes, which were all forgeries. - The Solicitor-General addressed the jury, in a very able manner, for the Crown, as did Mr John Wood, in an excellent speech, for the prisoner.  The Lord Justice-Clerk then summed up the evidence with his usual ability and candour.

The Jury returned their verdict next day, by a plurality of voices finding the libel NOT PROVEN; and after a very suitable admonition, the prisoner was dismissed from the bar.  The Lord Justice-Clerk said, that he did not usually animadvert on the decisions of juries, but he could not help in this case, saying, if he had been one of the Jury, he certainly would have been one of the minority, as he never saw a clearer proof in that Court; in this opinion Lord Hermand concurred.

Counsel for the Crown, Mr Solicitor-General and William Boswell, Esq.; agents, Messrs James and Charles Bremner, writers to the signet. - Counsel for the prisoner, John Wood, Esq. and Samuel McCormick, Esq.; agent, John Tait, tertius, Esq. writer to the signet.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 16th September 1812.

Robert Fraser, fish merchant

NOTICE

IS hereby given to all those who have Claims or Accounts against the deceased ROBERT FRASER, Fish-merchant, Port Gordon, to lodge the same, with affidavit, in the hand of William Murdoch, Port Gordon, Clerk to the Trustees, on or before the 9th of June 1812, or they will have no part of the composition.  Likewise, a Meeting of his whole Creditors are requested to attend at the house of Alexander Thomson, vintner, Port Gordon, on Tuesday, 16th June next, at the hour of 12 o'clock noon, to receive their dividends.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 13th May, 1812.