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ABERDEENSHIRE
ABERDEEN
SLATER'S
PUBLLC BUILDINGS, &c— continued.
POLICE COURT,
Municipal Buildings.
Judge — Sitting Magistrate
Procurator Fiscal — George Cadenhead
Clerk— Depute Town Clerk
ABERDEEN HARBOUR OFFICE, â– 
Regent Qua}'.
Commissioners— The Lord Provost, the Bailies, the Dean of Guild, the
City Treasurer, the Master of Shore Works, 11 Town Councillors, and
12 elected Commissioners
Secretary and Clerk— William Gordon
Collector and Treasurer — Peter Riddel
Resident Engineer — William Smith, m.jvj.e.
Superintendent of Works — James Pirie
Dock and Harbour Master— Joseph T. Willctt
Assistant Dock Master — Thomas Lute
Captain Pilot and Berth Master at Lower Quays— "William Clark
Assistant and Keeper of Pier Light and Flag— John Davidson
Superintendent of Meters, Harbour Rails, and of Carters and Carriers
of Coal— -John M'Lean
INCORPORATED TRADES,
Trinity Hall, 153 Union Street.
Patron — Rev. Alexander Spence, d.d.
Convener — David Byres
Master of Trades Hospital— Andrew Robb
Factor for Hut Widows' 1 Fu nd— Alexander Nicholson
Treasurer for the Widows' Supplementary Fund — James Berry
Joint Clerks dc Assessors— David Stewart & John Thomson, advocates
Housekeeper— Miss Barbara Macpherson
Converter's Officers — Andrew Ramsay & John Mitchell
Trades. Deacons. Boxmasters.
Hammermen Marshall Watt Samuel Fyfe
Bakers James Wood Robert Meff
Wrights & Coopers David Allan George Howie
Tailors George Rezin Alexander Mavor
Shoemakers Alexander Forsyth James F. Gordon
Weavers Alexander M. Byres David Byres
Fleshcrs George Rose David Milne
OLD ABERDEEN.
MAGISTRATES.
Pro vost— Professor J. W. H. Trail, m.d.
Bailies— George Sinclair, Thomas Forbes, George Thomson, & Professor
George Pirie
Merchant Councillors— William Milligan, D.D., Professor Christie,
William Tough, Principal Pirie, Hugh Henderson, Professor Donald-
son, John Clarke and Thomas Ferguson
Trades Councillors— John Arthur, Alexander Walker, George Sinclair,
W. W. Clark and Alexander Connon
Treasurer — Rev. Dr. Trail
Procurator Fiscal — Vacant
Town Clerk— Georgo Grub, ll.d. advocate
Cashier - W. J. Middleton
Officer— John Kilgour
POLICE.
The Magistrates and Town Council are, cx-officio, Commissioners
of Police.
Town House, Old Aberdeen.
Clerk of Police and Collector — W. J. Middleton
Treasurer— John G. Dawson
Officer— William Lonie
INCORPORATED TRADES.
Patron— The Very Rev. Principal Pirie, d,d.
Convener— John Arthur
Master of Hospital — Alexander Walker
Cashier for the Court— W. J. Middleton
Clerk— George Grub, ll.d.
Officer — Leslie Nicol
Trades. Deacons. Boxmasters.
Hammermen David M'Hardy ..... .John Arthur
Wrights and Coopers . .James Clark William Davidson
Weavers Alexander Walker . . . .John Mitchell
Tailors William Edmond W. M'Kessock
Bakers and Brewers . , George Grub G. Stables, junr.
Fleshcrs and Fishers . .James Smith George Rae
MERCHANT SOCIETY OF OLD ABERDEEN.
President — Dr. Gordon
Vice-President — John Arthur
Treasurer — George M. Clark
Clerk— Dr. Grub
Officer— A. Masson
WOODSIDE.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Senior Magistrate— David Littlejolm
Junior Magistrates— David Smith, William Hutton, Alexander Will,
James Milne, George Farquhar, Charles Strachan, James Paterson,
A. M. Hendry, William Rcid, John Walker & George Mackenzie
Clerk — George Farquhar
Treasurer — James Murray
LEGAL DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICIARY.
The Circuit Court of Justiciary for the counties of Aberdeen, Banff and
Kincardine meets at Aberdeen four times a year, in the months of
January, April, Juno and September, for the trial of criminal cases by
one or two of the Lords. Appeals in certain civil ctvscs from the inferior
courts are also heard by this court,
SHERIFF COURT OF ABERDEEN, KINCARDINE & BANFF,
County Buildings, Castle Street.
Sheriff — John Guthrie Smith, advocate
Sheriff Substitute— 3 'ohn Dove Wilson & William Alex. Brown, ax. A.
Honorary Sheriff Substitutes— Georgo Grub, ll.d., William Yeats and
William F. Hogg, advocates
Sheriff and Commissary Clerk for Aberdeenshire - David Littlejolm
Siieriff Clerk Deputies — William Murison, Robert G. Shirrcffs and G.
B. Michie
Sheriff Clerk Depute at Peterhead — R. Maitland
Procurator Fiscal (Aberdeenshire ) — Charles Duncan, advocate
Assistant Fiscals — Charles Wilson & Henry Peterkin
Audit'ir— George D. Rutherford
Bar Officers — William Richardson & Thomas Coleman
Keeper of Court House — William Richardson
Court Days— Ordinary Roll at Aberdeen, Wednesday & Friday
Small Debt Roll— Thursday
Debts Recovery Roll — Friday
Court Day at Peterhead— Friday
Court Day at Stonehaven — Wednesday
SHERIFF SMALL DEBT & CIRCUIT COURT.
The Ordinary Small Debt Court at Aberdeen is held on Thursday,
weekly, during session of the court, and once during vacation
The Circuit Small Debt Courts are held at Huntly and Turriff once
every three months, and Fraserburgh last Friday of every mouth in
session. W. Murdoch, Huntly ; William Ingram, Turriff ; and James
R. GrantjFraserburgh, are the persons who respectively issue summonses,
&c. to be brought in these courts, and a clerk from Aberdeen officiates
JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT,
County Buildings.
The Quarter Sessions are held on the first Tuesdays in March, May
and August, and last Tuesday in October. Special Sessions are
occasionally held.
Clerk — James A. Sinclair
Clerk Depute— William Murison
Procurator Fiscal — George Cadenhead
JUSTICE OF PEACE SMALL DEBT COURT,
County Buildings.
The Aberdeen District Court sits every fortnight on Monday at 11 a.m.
for trial of Small Debt Cases under £5 — by G George IV., c. 48.
Judges— Any two Justices of the Peace.
Clerk— James A. Sinclair
Clerk Depute — William Murison
Bar Officer — William Richardson
DISTRICT AND DEPUTE CLERKS.
Aberdeen — William Murison
Alford — Francis Stephen
Ellon — George F. Raeburn
Garioch — James Munro
Fraserburgh — John Proctor
Huntly— W. Taylor
Turriff — William Ingram
Old Deer— John Walker
COMMISSIONERS OF SUPPLY OF THE COUNTY OF ABERDEEN.
Convener — Alexander Forbes Irvine, of Drum
Chairman of Finance and Advice Committee— William Ferguson, of
Kinmundy
Clerk of Supply — James Forbes Lumsden, County buildings
Collector of County Rates— Alexander Cochran, 152 Union st
Auditor— William Milne, c.a. 147 Union st
Chief Constable— -Major John Ross, County Police Office
HER MAJESTY'S PRISON,
Lodge Walk.
Chairman — Alexander F. Lrvine, of Drum
Clerk to Visiting Committee— Charles G. Downie
Chaplain— Rev. John Patrick St. Clair
Governor — John Rutledge
Physician — J. C. Ogilvie Will, m.d.
Matron — Elizabeth Stewart
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MESSENGERS-AT-ARMS.
Aberdeen — John Milne, 16 Adelphi, Union st
Peterhead — James Selbie
Fraserburgh — William Rushmore
SHERIFF OFFICERS.
Aberdeen — David R. Hendry, John Milne, James Young, William Dickie,
& James Reith
Banchory Ternan — William Brebner
Banff— John Morrison
Crudcn — William Rue
Ellon — Alexander Thomson
Fraserburgh — William Rushmore
Fyvie — Robert Cormach
Huntly — James S. Martin
Inverurie — John Dawson
Keith — George Taylor
Kildrummy — Charles Cow
New Pitsligo — John Brown
Peterhead — James Selbie & William Scllar
Turriff — Joseph George
Tarland — J ames M'Hardy
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY.
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN,
Old Aberdeen.
Chancellor— The Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.G., d.c.l.
Vice- Chancellor — Principal Pirie, D.D.
Bee tor —Alexander Bain, ll.d.
Parliamentary Representative— James Alexander Campbell, Esq. LL.D.
Principal — William Robinson Pirie, d.d.