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CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICIARY

INVERNESS, OCT. 10, 1801.
THE Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here
yesterday by the Honourable the Lord CuLLEri.
Andrew Fraser, late Clerk to William Inglis,
Esq. merchant in Inverness, was brought to the Bar;
—The indkiment charged him with the crimes of
falsehood and fraud, aggravated by their being com-
mitted under trust by a confidential clerk or servant,
by triaking false entries in the books of his Consti.,
went, in order to cheat and defraud him of his mcf.
ney. 'lt charged also his fraudulently obtaining
money under a false pretence, and embezzling and
secreting the funds of Mr. Inglis, to a very great

extent.
The Prisoner's Counsel stated no objeCtion to the
relevancy of the indiament, but contended at great
length, that the case was of such a nature, resolving.
into a question of accounting between the parties,
which requited a full investigation of the books of
the Company, and that the time which had been
allowed since the service of the libel, had not been
sufficient to enable the Prisoner to prepare for his
defence. It was answered. on the part of the Pro-
secutor, that the case.as stated in the indietment
could by no means resolve into a question of ac.
counting. That the ads of fraud charged were all
committed. in the course of the year t Soo, and sub.
sequent to a balancing of the books by Franc on
the Ist of March said year. It was also stated,
that, supposing the question was more complicated.
than it really was, the Prisoner had every opportu.
nity allowed him, and the fullest time for making
every investigation necessary for his defence. That
he had been repeatedly called on while the precog.
hition was going on before the Sheriff, to come for.'
ward and take inspection of every book that he
chose to ask for. That this happened as far back
as the beginning of August last, since which time
the Prisoner, who was fully certiorated of the na-
ture of the charge that was to be brought against
him, might, down to the very day of the trial,
have availed himself of the indulgences which were
granted him, in order to enable him to prepare for
iris defence. That in fa% the Prisoner had for days
previous to the trial, -examined and taken written
memorandums from the books which were shewn
him. In these circumstances the Counsel for the
Prosecutor stated, that he would not consent to the
delay now- asked. •
Lord CULLEN, after hearing the Counsel on both
sides at great length, continued the Diet to next day,
in order that he might have time to consider the
demand made by the Prisoner, which then appeared
to him, for the reason stated by the Prosecutor, to
be attended with some difficuliy. His Lordship,
however, after fully considering the written pro-
ceedings referred to in the libel, and the nature of
the demand .made by the Prisoner, •as . well as the
apparently complicated nature of the case, was dis:
posed to allow the Prisoner further time to prepare
for his defence. He accordingly', this day, pro-
nounced the following interlocutor :—" The Lord
Cues. F. a having heard Parties Procurators at great
-length noon- the libel and defences, in respect the
Paned has averred and offered to prove facts and
circumstances strongly tending to exculpate him
from the charges contained in thedibel, in case of
further time being allowed to him to bring such
proof ; therefore, in hoc storm dismisses. the libel
and Pannna from the B.is, reserving to the Prose.
cutoi to bring his libel of new before any compe.
tent Court, as accords."
His Lordship, in pronouncing this judgment, took
occa.ion to make several observations upon the se-
rious nature of she charge exhibited against the Pri.
soner ; and in a very strong and impressive manner
adverted to the character of the late Mr. William
Inglis, by whose death the Town of Inverness lost
a most active, and spirited, Magistrate, and his
friends and the community at large, a highly vahia.
ble and worthy rnari

From t7)e LONDON C A2E.TTE, Off. zo, ISot.

Ordnance-Office, 02.7ber to, rSot.
Corps of Royal ErTi,tar,;,
Captain-lieutenant Henry Evatt to be Captain, vice Tames
Stratton; deceateid. Dated 0 Clober TT, IEOI.
First Lieutenant John Handheld to be Captain-Lieutenant,
vice Evatt,'promoted.' Dated as above.,
Second, Lieutenant Peter Wade to be First Lieutenant, vice
Handfield, promoted. Dated 4 above.
• /#5,--office, 00. ze, aos.
ad Regiment of Dragoons' Adjutant J. We Barton, from the
halfepay-Of the late Lancashire Fencible C.ivalry, to be
Cornet, without purchase, vice Leatharn, who declines.
ed,Ditto, Ass4tant-Surgeon Hermen, from the Oath
.Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, 'vice West, deceased..
4th !Attie Captain lames .Charles Dalbiac to be Major, by
purChase, ogee- Dalton, who retires. Lieutenant John •
George ;.Dalbiac, from the xtth Light. Dragoons, to be
Captain, vice-l. C. Dalbiac.
7th Regiment of Light DragoonS,'.Charles Lovelace, .Gent.
to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Wilde, promoted.
18th Ditto, Robert Blades, Gept. to he Cornet, by purchase,
vice Moore, proMoted...
nth Ditto, Lieutenant elcihrt Montague Jackson, from the
led Foot, to be Curvet,vice.-Ridout, deceased.
art .Ditto, to be Cornets, Ensign' W. nin .from the
"7.4th_Foot, by 'purchase, Nice Hayes, promoted. Fairlie
.•
Mured•Chnstie, .G eine without purchase., Geogre Sang-
seine, .Geirr. by purchase, -xice Dowson, promoted in the
6oth
icelthtreatn; Regirdent• of Foot Guards, Vachell,
Gentetcylse Eneiglei without purchase; vice Roberts', pro- '
-rooted.
Toth Regiment of Foot, Benjamin Sullivan, Gent. to be
Ensign, by niireJaase, vice Lamphier, promoted in the S6th
Foot: • Henry :Edward.Addison, Gait, to be Ensign, vice-
3'a hoer, deeeased. • •--- •• - • -
nth Ditto, to be Captains, Captain-Hastings Fraser; froth.
the '4th FOOt, vice Bnckeridge, who exehaMes. Captain-
. Lieutenant • IN.qcliolas .k,ustace,. vice Whillie, . deceased.
Ca plain- Lieutenant John Macleod,
,Without purchase,-
. vice Young, promoted in the Mtelaygorps.
To be Captain-Lieutenant, Lieutenant john Macleod, from
• the 77th Foot, vice E!astace. - •
ko be Adjutant, Seejeant-Major----..-7 Jagger, vice Shawe,
who resigns. . . .
loth Regiment of Foot, Ensign Martin Haeliind-Bypeefrom
the 76th Foot, to be Lieutenant, yi'ecfs,Nixon, deceased.
Georee Stewart, Gent. to he Etisignewithouf purchase,
vice Shadtbrth, promoted in the zoth Foot. •
33,1 Ditto, Captain James Todd, -from the led Foot, .to be
Captain, vice -Cketsverel, Who erehanges..,
jSth Ditto, Lieutenant john Walker to be Captain. Lieute-
nant Stephen PreralJgast to be Captain.
To he Lieutenants, without purchase, Ensign Luke Westley
White, vice Walker: Ensign Hippie Edgell, vice. Pren-
dergast. Ensign George Nfoeeley.
44th Ditto ,• Lieutenant Abernethy Graham- to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Bayley who retires. - •
65th Ditto, Henry Caldwell Streattield, Gentetb be Ensign, •
by purchase.
6 te Ditto, Samuel .Colkett,. Gent: to be Ensign, by. pur-
chase, vice Swahili( n, promoted. •
76th Ditto, •Ensign leeetieni Leach to be Lieutenant., by
urchase, vice Dawnay, ~who retires. Luau.:.Laxson
Carruthers, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Bradley, removed to the Royal garrison Battalion., -
IrSt Ditto, Lieutenant J: M. Armstrong:to be
__Captain, by'
purchase vice Fitzgerald, who ;retires. Cornet Charles
Talbot,lronethe 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant,
. by purchase, vice Armstrong. • -
3rl Ditto, Captain 'John Chetwood, from the 33d Foot, to be
Captain, vice Tc,dd,who exchaoges. Ensign John Montague
Jackson to be Lieutenant, by purchase,. vice Todd, pro-
meted. Ensign Henry Hooper to be 'Lieutenant, without
pttichase, vice Jackson, removed to the Loth Light Dragoons.
To be Ensigns, Thomas Hooper, 'Gent. by purchase, vice
Jackson, proinote.i. "lames Johnstone, Gent, vice Hooper,
promoted. lohn Montague Jackson, Gent. without pur-
elute, .
74Th Ditto, to be-. Captains,. Captaio-Lieutenant Hastings'
Fraser,- without purchase. Lieutenant Andrew ,Hastings
by
purchase, Vice Hughes, who "retires; Captain Mark D. ,
Buckeridge, from the tath Fcot, vice.- Fraser, wrib
charges. Lieutenant Kirby Dalrympl; by purchase, vice
' Buckeridge, 'who retires-.
'rw,be Captain-Lieutenants, Lieutenant Hugh ASutherland,
from the_ 73d. Foote vice Fraser. Lieu reliant H. Macdonald
Murray, by ptinjiese, vice •Sutherleild, retires.
Tube Lieutentin, Ensign James Moote, xice .Prendergast,
deceased. Ensign Robert Neilsen, by vice
rymple, promoted. Eningit .Allen • William Campbell,
be purchase, Nice Mre-rey, paenoted. Ensignßobert
M'l'vlurcle, by purchase, vice Dyce, promoted.
Tn be Ensigns--lignes,Moore, Gent. without perchase. WI
Hill Wallace, Cent. 'vice J. Moore. Wm. Moore, Gent.-
fiy purchase, vice Campbell, promoted. Quarter-l'ilastcr
John Wilson, 'troin"thnz7th Light Dragoons, by --14urchase,
vice Wallis, removed to the z7th Lielit Dragoons. 'James
Miller, Gent. by purchase, vice'Wilton, 'promoted Iht.
FoeL Martin Morris, Gent. by.. purchase,' vice
M'Murdo, promoted. HiigliMonro, Gent. by purchase,
vice charlten, who retires.-
75-h In.:ianent of Foot, Robert Henry Dick, Gent. to be
ensign, without perehase, vice Sale, who resieus• Tenn
Pitcher, Gent. to be Ensign, Without purelteee vice Tur-
ner, superseded, never having j 04100...
76th Ditto, Ensign Geofge Wilton Smith, fro 4 .the 75th.
Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Philpot,.pro=
.muted. EnSign Ralph Coon to he Lieutenant, by put.
eliase;vice'Tuckor, promoted in the zed Foot
7'o be Ensigns—jpohn.Antill,,Gent. with gut purchase. vice
-Byne, promoted -in the roth Foot. John He..ry
• Gent. without purchase, vice Butts, who declines. Bur-
ges Camac, Gent,. by purchase, vice Coxon, promoted.
77th 'Ditto, Captain_Lieutenant Creighton Mac Rae to be
Captain, without purchase. Lieutenant john Campbell
to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice MaC Rate. . Captain-Lieu-
tenant John Campbell. to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Mac Rae, who retires. Lieutenant Charles Mackintosh
to ne-Captain-Lieutenant, vice Campbell.
To be Lieutenants—Ensign RoberteNorthcote, from the 78th
Foot, Pict Moncriefle, defieased. Ensign Charles Kil-
• sham, without purchase. Ensign Andrew Meldrum, from
the 78th Foot, without.purehase, vice Macleod, promoted.
in the rzth Foot. Ensign Sir George . Bari.
from the Both Foot, by purchase, vice Douglas, who re-
tires.
To'be Ensign—Witliam Porter, Gent. vice Kilshaw.
78th Ditto, Ensign John KUiloch to be Lieutenant, vice Mil.
ler, deceased: Ensign john Hay to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice; Macandie, who retires.
To be Ensigns—George Wilton Smith, Gent, without pur-
chase.
Mac Dougall, Gent. by purchase, vice. Smith, promoted
in the 76th Foot. John Mackenzie, Gent. without pur-
chase, vice Northcote, promoted in the 77th Foot.
To bi Adjutant—Lieutenant John Hay, vice Wishart, who
resigns.
To •be Quarter- Master--=Quarter-Master-Serjeant Duncan
Macrae, vice Macclgugal, syp resigns.
Both Regiment of Fotot, Ensign lames Morisset to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Kearns, deceased. Ensign Robert Daslintood-.
to be Lieutenant, . without purchase, vice Howard, pro-
moted in the 9th Foot. Philip ltawson-Stepney, Gent. to
befinsign, vice Morisset. Harness, Gent, to be
• Ensign, vice Dashwood.
84th Ditto, Captain-Lieutenant Walter C. Williams to be
Captain, vice Robinson, deceased. Lieutenant Richard
• Horton to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Williams.. Ensign
Mathew Burns,: from the Scotch Brigade, to be Lieutenant,
vice Horton. Ensign James Jenkins to be Adjutant,-vice
Dale, who resigns.
E6th Ditto, Lieutenant :Lauchlan M'Laurin to be-Captain,
. by purChase, vice Hall; who retires. -
To be Lieutenants—Ensign --George Stephen Mackay, vice
Stuart deceased. Ensign Thomas Lamphier, Born the
- loth Foot, by purchase,. vice Grant, promoted. Ensign
John Wilson, from the 74th Foot, uy ptirchase; vice
I,l4l,attrin, promoted.. Ensign Lit gi Massey, vice'M'Neill,
deceaSed. •
. To be Ensigns—Philip Jenny, Gent. without purchase, vice
• Campbell, promoted in the. Scotch Brigade. Emilius
Felix Smith, Gent. by pnrchise, vice Stuart, 15romoted.
olte'oert Paton, Gent. Without purchase, vice Massey, pro,
, moted. Henry Steel,. Gent. without purchase, vice D'Agui-
',. lar, who iesigns.
-Scotch Brigade, Lieutenant Cosmo Gordon to be Captain,
byliurclutee, vice. Ferrite,. promoted .
•
To be Lieutenants-,Ensign Frederick Campbell, from the
56th Foot, vice Black; deceased. Ensign Willi* Baird, by
purchase, vice MeArthur, who retires:- Ensign John Tate,
by.pitrehase, vice Gordon. •
To be Ensigns James p rant, Gent. without purchase, vice
eßliensepromrieed in the 84th Foot. John Gtiodhenr, Gent.
by purchase, vice Baird

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