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FRASER OF LO AT.
The family of Fraser is of Norman extraction, though
Its origin is peculiarly darkened by fable. The reign of
Nl4leolm Canenore has been assigned as the era of their
settkaicnt in Scotland: fabulists have not, however, been
wm.tiog to carry that event as far back we the reign of
A,63itir. The first Fraser who appears in charters is Gil-
be: tde Feuer, in the time of Alexander I. In the reign
of Alexander 11. Bernard Fraser flourished as Chief in
Tweidale, in which district Oliver Castle was the family
residence : and the stem from which successive tnigratiems
ee'rried the name to Inverness and Aberdeen shires. Sir
s:iinon, called Pator in the records of the time, to distin-
Fu:sh Wm from his son and successor, inherited the pos-
sessions of his father Ike-nerd: we find him acting a
distingniehed part on the political arena of the day. His
name occurs among the " Barons" by whom Alexander
11. got the succession to the throne of his grand-daughter
acknowledged, 5111 February, 1203. Ile left two sons, Sir
Siuten his heir, ancestor of the Lord Fraser of Loyal, and
Sir Alexander, Chamberlain under Robert the Bruce, the
ioredecessor of the Fraser of Cowie, now Lortls of Salmon.
Wine the severe struggle in which the ambition of Ed-
ward 1. involved Scotland, these brothels were ever fore-
snest at their country's call. Ist. Sir Simon the elder, in
eN.jitnetion withJohis Curnine of Badenoch, gained the
ha: tie of Itoslin, in February 1303; and he and Sir Wil-
liam tVallace were expressly excluded in the Great Coun-
cil of St. Andrews, from the general amnesty given to the
Scots; but neither exile, imprisonment, nor seizure of his
estate. could shake his devoted loyalty. At the battle of
Tletliven, King Robert the Bruce was Mein. dismounted,
as l Is often replaced, by the intrepid valour of Sir Simon ;
lie saved his Monarch's life at the expense of his own, for
bein,s, taken prisoner by David de Breghyn, he was put to
Meth on tub September 130 e, at London, under circum-
stances of horrible barbarity. No refinement of cruelty
(as we learn from M.Westminder) were !nought too severe
for a man so determined in his hostility to the views of the
English Sovereign. 211. Sir Alexander merriest Mary Bence,
sister to the King. and was killed at the battle Duplin,
August 1332. The eldest son of Sir Simon, likewise of
the same name, was captured at an early age by. the
English and sent to France; but he sueeeedell in joining
his former come ades, rand tlistinpehheel himself both under
Bruce and David 11. the latter of whom confirmed to him
the grant of the estate of Lovat, gifted to his father, and
which had fallen to the Crown on the forfeiture of Sir John
Bisect, anno 1242.
I letter., ft out their founder, the Chiefs of Lovat are always
called Machimie, that is, Simpson, or son of Simon ; as
reeve Machitnie-There, son of the Great Simon, Sir Sinion's2
&tighter:: carried his south country estates into the families
of Hay of Locherwart and Fleming of Biggar, ancestors of
the Marquis of Tweedale and Earl of Wigtoun. Three
descents brought the Chieftainship and possession to Hugh,
docamentt d in an indenture with Lord Fenton, 3d March,
1316, as " Lord of the Lovett." Ile married Janet Fenton,
but the marriage articles prove his title to the property
i...71/eee his union, in opposition to those writers who would
derive his right from his wife, as heiress to her mother, a
daughter of Bisset of Lovat. Equally inadmissible hiss
been tho :dtempt to engraft the Lovat title by marriage with
Mary, daughter of the Bisects. Record notices but finer
41Ru4hters of that House .-1. Mary, married to Gregory
Je Crant, whose sons witness an agiccment in 1235, with
the Diehop of Moray ; 2. Mary ; S. Cecilia • and 4. Vain-
ileu,thters of Sir John Bisset, last of Lovat, 1258, all
married ; the first to David de Grahame, the second to
Wm. Fenton of Beaufort, the third to Sir Andrew de
Hosecho. Hence neither of these ladies could have allied
lheruselvee, as is pretended, with Sir Simon Fraser; and
She three crowns never were the Bisset's anus, but arms et*
commies!, granted to the Lovats on the marriage of Julia
Revs, niece of Robert Bruce, with Simon Fraser, son of
the ;neat Sir Simon. " Hugo Female de Luvet" had a safe
conduct to King James at Durham, 14'23. Ile was
one of the hostages on the King's return, 1421. It
was admitted in a law-suit for the title in 1730, that there
never was a patent of the dignity ; but it is likely the
family were ennobled in James First's reign, at a period
solve fluent to 1430. By a deed, dated 26th March 1539,
Hugh. sth Baron of Lovat, resigned his lands and honours
Vito King jamen Fifth's own hands, and obtained a char-
tel. settling both on his heirs male for ever. On the death
of Hugh, 11th Lova, without issue male, the title and
estatet*reverted to his grand-uncle, Thomas Fraser, of
Beaufort, as the first collateral branch ; and in July 1:3o,
etc Court of Session rightly adjudged the same to his Fen,
Captain Simon Fraser, as his hen male under the deetina-
Sion. in 1539, in a competition with the grandson of Ilug,lt,
11th Lord. Of this last Lord Lovat it is now needless to
speak ; his actions and death are alike well known. Ilie
son, the late Hon. General Fraser, obtained a restoration
of tine family estates, which be placed under a strict entail
on the respective branches from their comnion anctstor.
By tete decease of the General and his brother without
ivsee, the succession of this illustrious house and its honours
opened to Thomas Alexander Fraser of Lovett and Strichen,
the• male heir and representative of the family, being
lineally descended from Thomas Fraser of Knockie (second
actrinf Alexander eat Lord Lovat) who acquired the estate
eatStrichen in the year 1319. Mr. Fraser married on the
£th August 1s TI, Charlotte Georgina, eldest daughter of
Sir George Jerninghaie, Raft., now Lord Stafford, and has
issue.—lnverncss Courier.

ArT/10111r1 Or TUE fiCOTCII NOVELC—We bare often
beard the works of the Great Unknown (as a certain
torious author is humorously termed), quoted on points of
instory and manners, but we were not aware till lately that
these works might be quoted in our courts of law. In the
you. se of a trial at the late assizes, for concealment of preg-
nancy. Mr. Nl`Niel, the Counsel for the prisoner, ars ivsl.
that although no express declaration of her condition had
-been made to any of the witnesses who had been called by
the prosecutor, yet it was fairly presumable that such a
disclosure bad been made to the woman's parents, whom
she was proved to have visited frequently during her preg-
nancy ; and he contended that the prisoner was the more
entitled to the benefit of this presimptien, as by tho law
of Scotland parents were inadmissible witnesses for their
children, and he hail not therefore presumed to offer them
for his client. With reference to this part of the prisoner's
case, and in his very eloquent address to the Jury, Lord
ilermend said, with nutch warmth, " I reject my friend's
taw. I say that in such a case, a parent would be a good
witness, and I ant sure that the learned gentleman would
.not have 'templet' to put either of the prisoner's par arts
that box, if their testimony could have been of servize to i
l,is client. Can he have forgotten the case of Ellie I)..aus
in 1736? If parents and sisters were not admissible sit-
u-saes under this statute, is it to be believed that the great
lawyers of these days, both on the bench and at the bar,
wattlrl have allowed Jeanie 1/eaus to be examines] as a
v.:therm ? I say No, gentlemen. The prosecutor would
'have interposed, and the Bench would have paused ; hat
witnors was admitted without question en either aide,
although it was known that her evidence was to be decisive
of the awe. Here then is an instance, gentlemen, where a
rear relation was admitted, and I tun sure many wore
traght be found." This part of the address excited some
merriment at the bar, but it was admitted that his Lord-
ship's opinion were perfectly sound.
Six gentlemen have already began canvassing for the
vacant Rectory of at: Peter's Cornhill, vacant by the death

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of the Eve. Mr. Roberts. . credit In InelnlV.lCVT:Wirvllimry 1ia.a......• •.-. •.--. __ __ _ ._. ..
An accident, which might base led to very serioas, if and II . Wolstriholtu ? This W 3.1 strongly in favour of his et...it. , ',"•,".':-.,F3'`,"' A. 'li 7.77, 7 =
if he nut intended a fraud what !wed of estidorpo Joey+, ~,,,,i I, ihn.....„ •.oti wt ti.. t-aiter-ii-s-nc;rt-. and blow me up." sae nsu may re Imo us.. awarr..,, - -, -
not fatal consequences, happened yesterday morning. oppo- mire some lenient ponishment. --
Jambs i' Nl'hy use such 111416.3 WlWllillely, when.• it' fraud were ; -1-14 C, Wert roily coomittai to New Esta
site ltfr. Jutsnm•s, of Whitt-chapel Market. A cart, he- oontemplatal, it could have been so ntuch.better .etretted tsr tic,: i 31r. Danville in consideration of the mother. Iteegzell to decline 4.,
Fe stntNA7IOX.—VCSManY Th•••'• Fmfer, • carrier. apt pfmeuin, when the worthy 31agistrate t. 3IsensLAXD, Etal.)% DIED.
) the 6th Inst. at her lodgings is Gloucester. Mm. Emilia,J.ge'
longg to Mr. Newton, of Paul-street, very heavily /Wen insolvent himself. aho might htme atet..-ioried if he tlutught proper, i Teat?... on a sti-nooroi to lingua the complaint orbit employer Mr.
atter a suitable admonition, dismissed the woman. Davis, aged 33, daughter of the late Wm. Davis, Esq. of it i-
with a log .of tnabogany, said to weigh two was an
three and no more be heard et'? ft we. ways difficult to deal trim : si,:iiss tiarthner, ksther cutter, of :Co. 62. Red !Am.:meet. Close. lirockworth, Gloucestershie.
QUartcrs wss paF.:IIA Claie to the pavement, when sudden- l''''' eml robber ;—*" tit.' I''''' eh'''. sett! ore en's 41i''Pe"t " I 4:l"rt'"*".e:L.WORSHIP-STREET. On the 7th inst., Maria, the wire of J. P. Vincent, Esti. of I'.
- '- - ' ' ' dn•abt such state:liens; al impzobabte bat here the imptobability 1 Ste. Itarthoer raid, that in consequence of the small rmmber of Yesterday, Edward !lamb brougt t • for final 'n•
Is one cf the wheels was brol.en by the superineumbent was losenetl by looking at the condom' of the instdvmt. whit coufit I jotirazyuten celerity% in the London trade, they lead thought proper non snit fully oon imittedon awaschs„ d highway relgexramy ien3d cob's l"fi-it.lds•
weight, and the log .I. il with a tremendous crash on the not have obtained the property of Mr. Flitting for any ireivroper, ito -toter into their ow.i private arrangements without any regard to .on the 30th ultimo. in the 79th year of his ar•
a munlerous assatilt on a woman niugued.:Dreiv. The partiCulars Re
ttist inarßobte°rth' Cowan. late of the Ito ^1 Scotch (treys • in whir •
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pavement. Its Mullen to weight overthrew the cast and murk less any frladttlerit porpcse, sea who eontmo,d to pay I tit, jkrre, Dr ev::V.Calt.l,:o Of tilOW ptrsons by whom they were em- have already beta published. The parties ware bound over to Regiment he served with diatinguishid tnerit, for die. ytry lor
shaft horns, which •stisteincd some injury by the fog. ow- burdreds of p. vends dyeing the very pealed when he woe ommh.tii yloyetl. At. eft ot those arrangements went to prevent tee masters prosecute. /levied of upwards of forty-three years
in to the Itt :Ivy rain, few, paasernsera were passing near the tift'f tm
clgweise m"Tel:nwelasthietrvile,triuhld;fwateltiessrmitt ts 7 pl,nning talon. spn..-eatie.s..uud
_stiou.sud_.tbat not mote than two lads .••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••= On Friday night last, Mrs. Skerritt, wife of \Valiant Fiv Sle•
wits eaoce ect stu.ohl bt tolerated. in oar On, establishment no matter it= extol-
plate, and providentially there were none at the spot z had to be made; that 11:14 completely rebuttal by the evidence Of their aiV,.. :Van two 1001116 rglt the friends of s boy, LOOM enni- p tied to"'
Two gentlemen had their pockets picked by some of the ci.n. Estrotfi Laatt.tulteutitte,. and only daughter
it vio„oit maps,a.
there been any, they must have inevitably beet] crushed to, oter -.Loom, Mr. MilL The whole question here wag, did the to. pisinatit was desirous of Layieg as an appreatice, were about to light-fingered tribe, at the Concert, at Newcastle Theatr 'vl
retired
death. Such an enormous weight ought not to have been solvent obtain those goods under false pretences: an& in the neat bind Ithn, wlteo •1i..• ;ourneynicii hewing
.it. nude use of the most on Tuesday The deceased was in her 70th year •
evening, but not, we understand, to any con- husband of 1 sudden illn • and ileirrit'al• ".
was 1"4•''•
place, dhl he erne from his creditors ? lie (Mr. lleatm sttritordinary tier.:::. unitol with persuasion, so that the lad's tea. siderable amnunt. A suspicious character was taken _ .... .-,. -
placed on the cart, which-was not construct.. 4 for the con-
et all the probability led to • dillertnit coneloston -rd of that um* were iiill.l,:ed to ahatulou the r
veyance a tiinla:r. Too much care cannot be taken in the ;111°r -ht. 1 his client would had the fullest ben • ••'
• . *lg'i 4ew
ofI) opposition, n
ila• etenni etl not to be custody is the veatibule of tie theatre, and on searching Illtill- WATER TIIIS DAY AT CONDI./N BRIlai!
be such a destructive species lit re. h• •
solved to ortkmt the point with them ;in the course of hist week he - - - -•-
earriag: of lleavY anti unaneidY masses, as any neglect may tiejranot havebeen a
ponce;
but
let
it
be
re,nenethtbem. Lie. nii.,,,~immere. pot down
prom .uf must s:rious consequence to the public ge- I' bar* introduced him to Mc Kiplinc; that he dealt wi:h him had a boy articled to hint. and on Saturday last tint journeymen in which he had, doubtless, filched from so many unluckY 'Printed at THE TIN PRE , try rWGsaalsa
ter-rally. . to the amount of hundreds, and that Mr. Kipling, up to this mu. the cer.cera, to s uian, told the 10ICII'r.n that they arouhl not work a imliyidualt, Were founil.Durham Clarolich. . 101, titrand, and published by R. Caution, saw lime
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