his salary for life, and also to present him with a piece of plate of the value of 100 guineas. 19. John Hendry, late tacksman of the corn mill at Kirkmichael, is apprehended and imprisoned in Ayr jail, on suspicion of having committed an extraordinary complication of crimes throughout Carrick. On Tuesday se'ennight, one of the men employed in cutting a road through the ruins of the castle of Dingwall, the stronghold of the Earls of Ross, found a massive gold ring, set with a single large diamond, six feet beneath the surface. Although it bears no inscription, yet, from the workmanship, it seems to have been made in an age when the arts were in their infancy. The diameter is nine-tenths of an inch within, and one inch four-tenths when measured over. 20-Melancholy Shipwreck.-The brig Leander, Fish, 236 tons per register, of and for Shields, from London, in ballast, being driven northward by the late furious gales, found herself embayed in the dreadful storm from S.E. in the night between the 4th and 5th inst. and soon after struck, about one A.M. on an outer rock in that dreadful part of the coast at Longside, near Slains Castle. The vessel being thereby thrown on her beam ends, fell with her gunwale under a shelving rock on the main-land, on which, at this awful moment, two of the crew jumped, and had with difficulty only just secured themselves, when looking round, they found their unfortunate vessel, with all left on board, eight men and a young woman, had totally disappeared. Left in this nearly hopeless situation, the survivors, Andrew George and James Durward (young men, and the only two on board unmarried), clung to the rock, exposed to all the horrors of that most tempestuous and dreadful night, in vain expecting the dawning day to bring the prospect of their deliverance; for, on the return of day-light, they found themselves under an impending precipice of prodigious height, from which there was hardly a possibility of their being seen from the land, or of their escaping from their perilous situation but by the ocean, into which, after passing the day in a state of despair not to be expressed, the poor seamen, although much exhausted, threw themselves, and swimming round a point, got to an accessible point of the steep cliff, and with the greatest exertion gained the summit in the evening. Commission of the Peace for Fifeshire. The names of Dr Charles Stuart of Dunearn, and Mr James Stuart, younger of Dunearn, which were omitted from the last Commission of the Peace for the county of Fife, owing to the Lord Lieutenant not recommending their names to be inserted in it, were, a few days ago, restored by the special order of the Lord Chancellor, who was at the same time pleased to desire, that it might be understood that he conceived the rule to be, that a name once inserted in the Commission ought not to have been omitted without cause shown to the Great Seal, of which the Lord Chancellor would judge for himself, after due and just investigation. 24. Burgh Reform.-From the Scotsman.-List of such of the royal burghs of Scotland as have, within the last six months, openly espoused the cause of Reform, and voted resolutions, condemning the practice of self-election, with the total population of each, according to the census of 1811. 10 Ayr..... ...... Lanark............5,667 Annan.............3,341 Montrose.........8,955 Sanquhar........2,709 .6,291 25 Wigtown.........2,711 .5,750 Whithorn........1,935 Aberbrothock..5,280 Elgin....... .4,602 28 Peebles.......2,485 Dysart.5,506 Inverury............907 15 St Andrews......4,311 Total population379,360 List of royal burghs which have not hitherto moved in the cause of Reform. Banff...............3,600 North Berwick.1,727 15 Kirkcaldy. .....3,747 35 Kirkcudbright..2,763 20 Queensferry..... 558 Total population102,233 From this statement it appears, that of the sixty-six Scottish royal burghs, twentyeight, or nearly one half of the total number, have voted resolutions in favour of reform. And it also appears, that the population of those burghs which have taken measures for the abolition of the practice of self-election, is to the population of those which have not expressed themselves on the subject, nearly as four to one. As the above list is interesting in a statistical point of view, from its containing an account of the population of the different royal burghs in this part of the kingdom, we shall add an additional list of some other principal towns, not royal burghs, with their population, according to the same census. Population. ....3,755 ..3,082 ...9,929 .2,214 Population. ............. 3,946! High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh. On Wednesday came on the trial of the Reverend Joseph Robertson, minister of the Leith Wynd Chapel of Ease, in Edinburgh, and William Pearson, spirit-dealer in Canongate, accused of falsehood, fraud, and forgery, and of celebrating unlawful marriages. The pannels pleaded Not Guilty, and the trial proceeded. After having examined a number of witnesses on both sides-Mr Drummond for the Crown, Mr Maitland for Mr Robertson, and Mr Pringle for Pearson, severally addressed the Jury, when Lord Gillies summed up the whole in a very able manner; after which the Jury, without leaving the box, unanimously found Robertson guilty of clandestinely celebrating the marriages libelled, and both the prisoners guilty of feloniously using certificates of proclamation of banns as genuine, knowing them to be forged. Next day Lords Succoth and Reston having delivered their opinions on the case, Lord Gillies, who presided, after addressing the prisoners, sentenced them both to three months' imprisonment in the jail of Canongate, and Mr Robertson thereafter to be banished Scotland for life, in terms of the statute, and Pearson for the period of fourteen years, with the usual certifications. 26. Ross-shire.-In consequence of the notice in the Inverness papers, a numerous and respectable meeting of the members of the Ross and Sutherland-shires Highland Society, clad in the complete costume of their respective clans, took place at Tain on the 19th inst. After fixing on a code of regulations, whereby it was resolved, not only to revive the dress and language of their forefathers, but also to establish a fund for some benevolent purpose, and agreeing, that the society shall in future be denominated The Ross, Cromarty, and Sutherland-shires Highland Society;" and after ballotting several gentlemen as members, elected office-bearers for the ensuing year. Daring Robbery. On the night of Friday last, about eight o'clock, Peter Mair, carrier betwixt Blackburn and this city, was, on his way home, attacked by three villains, near the village of Tollcross. Two of them seized him, and laid him prostrate upon the foot-path, while the other searched him; but not finding what he wanted, he went to the cart, and discovered his great coat, which contained a pocket-book, with nearly £200 in bank-notes: without offering any violence to his person, the robbers made clear off with their booty. It is somewhat singular, that although the carrier had about £2 in silver upon him, and a silver watch, no attempt was made to deprive him of these articles. It is therefore probable, that the robbers had previously known of what property he was possessed, which we understand belonged chiefly to weaving agents. The Jury Court proceeded on Wednesday to try the issue, in which Andrew Forgie, weaver in Dunfermline, eldest son of Andrew Forgie, spirit-dealer there, was pursuer, and John Henderson, excise-officer in Dunfermline, was defender. The issue sent from the Second Division of the Court of Session to the Jury to try, was, "Whether, on the evening of the 27th, or morning of the 28th of September 1816, or about that time, the defender did, in the Bridge Street of Dunfermline, or the neighbourhood thereof, violently assault, and cruelly beat and bruise the pursuer, to the effusion of his blood, with a pistol, or otherwise, or whether the pursuer did first assault and strike the defender." The damages were laid at £1000. Mr John Clerk addressed the Jury for the defender, and Mr Jeffrey spoke in reply. The evidence having been summed up by the Lord Chief Commissioner, the Jury retired for about half an hour, and returned a verdict for the pursuer.-Damages £70. High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh. Wednesday came on the trial of Patrick Main, George Stewart, George Aitchison, and John M Nicol, prisoners in the jail of Edinburgh, accused of theft and housebreaking. One of the pannels, Stewart, died in prison since his indictment was served upon him. A woman of the name of Jane Connal was also charged in the indictment as a resetter; but a certificate was produced from a surgeon, on soul and conscience, stating, that owing to her having been, within a few days, delivered of a child, she could not with safety be removed. John M Nicol, having failed to appear, was outlawed. The diet against Jane Connal was continued. It appeared, that a gang of these boys, from ten to sixteen years of age, had lived and slept in the house for a considerable time. There was produced along with one of Main's declarations, a letter he had contrived to send out of the jail to a boy of the name of Cameron. It was as complete a flash production as ever was produced, and only intelligible to the gang. In his declaration, Main fully explained the meaning of all the flash words. Attached to the letter were three verses of a flash song. The Jury returned a verdict, unanimously finding both pannels Guilty of the crimes libelled, but Aitchison not guilty of being habit and repute a thief. Thereafter, the Chancellor of the Jury stated, that the Jury, by a very great majority, almost amounting to unanimity, recommended Aitchison to mercy. a Lord Gillies stated, that this was a most melancholy and distressing case; for it was lamentable fact, that the greater part of the crimes committed in this country were by youthful depredators, of which the numbers who had of late appeared at that bar were most woful examples. Lord Hermand proceeded to pass sen tence of death upon the prisoners, when a scene of the utmost distress presented itself. The prisoners cried most piteously, and when desired to stand up, they fell down below the bar. After some minutes delay, -they were supported by the police officers; and Lord Hermand, after a suitable admonition, in delivering which he seemed to be extremely agitated, and was often interrupted by the cries and lamentations of the prisoners, sentenced them to be executed at Edinburgh, on Wednesday the 29th day of April next. 30.-Friday, the sitting Magistrate in the Council Chamber sentenced Alexander Aitchison, Jacob Wagner, George Hardie, George Macqueen, George Thomson, and Duncan Mackenzie, to be confined for sixty days in Bridewell, at hard labour, for stealing a quantity of articles from the shop of Mr Alexander Spence, goldsmith, Bank Street. The above culprits are all young boys, some of them not exceeding ten years of age; and the whole have formerly been in Bridewell, some of them not less than four times. This strongly shows, that this mode of punishment is disregarded by the young depredators in this city and neighbourhood. 14.-A bill of suspension and interdict, at the instance of James Stuart, Esq. younger of Dunearn, and others, proprietors in Prince's Street, against the completing the road from the Earthen Mound, presently forming through the Park, in front of Prince's Street, towards the public markets, having been lately presented, the Lord Ordinary on the Bills appointed the bill to be answered. Answers for the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh having been given in, Lord Bannatyne, upon application from the suspenders, agreed to hear counsel upon the question of interdict; and on Monday, upon hearing Mr Cunningham as counsel for the suspenders, his Lordship observed, that it was unnecessary for Mr Laing, on the part of the city, to state any thing, as his Lordship was disposed to refuse the interdict, which he did accordingly, but passed the bill quoad ultra. APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. I. CIVIL. 1 Foot. Ensign J. Dixon to be Lieut. by purch, vice Hendrick, prom. 12 Feb. 2 8 20 32 43 48 58 68 J. Stoyte, from h. p. to be Ensign, vice Grant, dead 11 do. A. Graham to be Ensign by purch. vice Dixon 12 do. Surg. B. Sandford, from h. p. 83 F. to be do. Surg. vice Roberts, cancelled Lieut. W. Hunt to be Adj. vice Imlack, res. 26 do. Lieut. D. Vans Machen, from h. p. 75 F. to be Lt. vice Briscoe, superseded 5 March Hosp. Assist. J. Clarke to be Assist. Surg. vice Gardiner, 14 Dr. 12 Feb. Lieut. W. Havelock, from 43 F. to be Capt. by purch. vice Haines, ret. Ensign R. W. H. Drury to be Lieut. by purch. vice Havelock, 52 F. 5 March Halford to be Ensign by purch. vice Drury do. Capt. P. Macdougall, from h. p. 11 F. to be Captain 19 do. do. 15 5 March 1818. Assist. Surg. W. Gardiner, from 20 F. to be Assist. Surg. vice Hickson, dead 12 Feb. William Elton to be Cornet by purch. vice Lane, prom. 69 do. Gent. Cadet J. E. Muttlebury to be Ensign, vice Weir, prom. 19 Feb. 16 James Cannon to be Cornet by purch. vice M'Dougall, prom. 73 do. 17 Lieut. A. B. de C. Brooke, from R. Horse Gds. to be Capt. by purch. vice Supple, 74 ret. 26 do. Gent. Cadet J. F. Woodward to be Ensign by purch. vice Dixon, cancelled do. Capt. W. Brownson, from h. p. 23 F. to be Capt. 26 do. Lieut. W. Black, from h. p. to be Lieut. 25 do. 12 do. Spooner 6 March James M'Douall to be Cornet by purch. C. F. G. C. Ricketts to be Ens. and Lt. 1 Foot. Lieut. J. Stoyte, from h. p. to vice Bothamley, dead 5 March be Lieut. J. Jeffries, from h. p. to be vice Miller, dead 10 Feb. Lieut. 11 do. 88 77 Lieut. J. Wilson to be Capt. by purch. vice Rogers, ret. 5 do. Ensign J. G. Rogers to be Lieut. by purch. vice Wilson do. H. Massingberd to be Ensign by purch. vice Rogers do. John Gibson to be Ensign by purch. vice Smith, ret. 12 Feb. 12 Feb. Major G. W. Walker, 59 F. to be Dep. Adj. Gen. in Ceylon, with rank of Lt. Col. in the army, vice Erskine, dead 5 March 1818 Dep. Inspec. W. W. Fraser, with temp. rank, to be Dep. Insp. of Hosp. Hosp. Assist. D. Williams, from h. p. to be Hosp. Assist. to the forces in Birmingham do. Assist. Surg. F. Sievwright, from h. p. € W. I. R. to be Supernumerary Assist. Surg. in the East 19 do. Assist. Surg. B. Campbell, from h. p. 25 F. to be Sup. Assist. Surg, in the East Indies do. Assist. Surg. T. Napier, from 95 F. to be Sup. Ass. Surg. in the East Indies 26 do. Assist. Surg. J. Ligertwood, from 12 F. to be Sup. Assist Surg. in the East Indies do. Assist. Surg. A. Sinclair, from h. p. Sicilian Regt. To be Sup. Assist. Surg. in the East Indies. do. Indies Lieut. Mitchell, from 9 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Mahon. h. p. 49 F. Rogers, from 30 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Steuart, h. p. 11 F. Hill, from 45 F. rec. diff. with Lt. Reed, h.p. Armstrong, from 48 F. with Lt. Heard, 55 F. Davidson, from 89 F. with Lt. Noble, h. p. Worsley, from Rifle Brig. rec. diff. with Lt. Crawford, h. p. 45 F. Campbell, from Rifle Brig. with Lt. Brockman, h. p. 84 F. Farrar, from York Chass, with Lt. Sutherland, h. p. 1 F. Imlach, from 2 F. with Lieut. O'Brien, h.p. 87 F. Walsh, from 3 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Sterling, h. p. 42 F. Ross, from 26 F. with Lt. M'Niven, h. p. Dowling, from 77 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Marshall, h. p. 4 F. Nott, from 80 F. rec. diff, with Lt. Archer, h. p. Colls, from 2 W. I. R. with Lieut. Grassi, h. p. York Lt Inf. Vol. Ensign Penniger, from 70 F. with Ensign Sherburne, h. p. 1 F. Powell, from 43 F. with Ensign O'Donnell, h. p. 27 F. Hart, from 74 F. with Ens. Gore, h. p. 9 F. O'Brien, from 20 F. rec. diff. with 2d Lieut. Douglas, h. p. 21 F. Quarter-Master Ross, from 68 F. with Quarter-Mr Macbeath, h. p. 62 F. Assist. Surg. Sheppard, from 80 F. with Assist. Sur. Regan, h. p. 93 F. Resignations and Retirements. Major Supple, 17 Dragoons Hames, 32 Foot Rogers, 77 do. Massey, R. W. I. Rangers Cornet Miminack, 4 Dragoon Guards Ensign George, 75 Foot Smith, 88 do. Digby, 97 do. Trousdell, 4 W. I. Regt. Appointment Cancelled. Ensign Dixon, 75 Foot Surg. Roberts, 1 Foot W. E. Parry Robert Boyle H. P. Hoppner R. P. Littlewort Thos W. Moffett W. Ellison J. B. P. Chichestea George Robinson Fras Ormond G. W. C. Courtenay Wm Robertson R. B. Reed R. B. Fenwick C. Carpenter S. Hopkins James U. Purches Carnation Confiance Eden Ferret J. Trivick J. M'Dougal William White William Newnham Surgeons. Henry Hall Dorothea R. Power Curlew Doterell G. T. Appleton Drake G. Millard F. Ruckert Grasshopper Harlequin Iphigenia Isabella George Beckwith Spartan Wm Shepheard Ditto Vere Gabriel Ditto W. B. Weekes Royal Marines. Capt. E. N. Lowder 1st Lt. W. J. Stewart A. Dunlop 2d Lt. W. Calamy L. D. Woore W. Gowdy R. Holmes J. Patrick B. East Liverpool Queen Charlotte John Campbell Alexander Bernard James Smith George Sibbald W. K. Hooper James Benifold Robert M. 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