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Mat 47T HN B UVRTtSERROXBURGHSHIREJIBT ORDER OP THE STANDING COMMITTEE.Andrew Plummer, Efq; Shcriff-depute of the county of\Selkirk, reprefcnted to the Meeting, that the eounty of SclXTRACr of a Meeting of the Juftlccs of the Peace,; kirk had always been joined with the cou: Commifltoners pf Supply; and Landholders of the with regard to Militia: That, although he h:county of Roxburghhas not had an np-oimty of Roxburgh, held at Jedburgh, on Tuefday the 15th portunity of taking the fontimcnts of the Gentlemen of thatof April X794i for the purpofe of taking into confideration a county collcclively, yet, from his knowledge of them, andplan of augmentation of the Forces for Internal defence,fromthe converfation he has had with fome of them, he has)Present,His Grate the Duk of RoxburghWilliam Oliver of Dinlabyrcnot the leaft doubt but that they will molt willingly come forward with their proportion of men and money, agreeably teu to the coiohn Rutherfurd of Fdgerftoilthe plan fubiuittecounty of Roxburgh.wharles Kefr‘of Buchtriggthe1 he Meeting unanimoufly approve of the propofat made by : Sherift-depute of Sclkirkfhire, and reqneft him to informEGeorge Douglas of CaversAdam Orilvic of HartwoodmyresThomas Elliot-Ogilvie of Cheitersthe Gentlemen of that eotmtyf on the 30th .of April, that I iwill readily agree to the motion.e Shcriff-depute of Selkirklhirc, accordingly reported theSir William Eliott of Stobs, Bart.Sir John Scott of Anorum, Bart.WifHanr RMiot of'Harwoodabove motion to a very numerous meeting of that* county onthe 30th of April, who unanimoufly approved of the fame.William EUott of Borthwickbraeand appointed Alexander Pringle, Fdq; of Whiiebank,* andSir. Henry Hay Macdougal of Makerilon, Thomas Tullohof F.IUeitounBart.Adam Ogilvic, Efq; of Hartwoodmyres, to be members 0the Standing Committee on their part.Sir John Scott of Ancrum, qnd Sir William Eliot of Stobs•vWalter Scott of RaeburmmWilliam Stbbald, jun. of PinnacleThomas Waugh of Hagbtirhfignitied to the Meeting thtir rcadinefs tp accept the command of two- of the troops of Light Cavalry propod to be raifedby the fecond rcfolution of this meeting, incaft* the fame! bRobert Walker of WoodenGeorge Waldie of HeiidcrfydctGilbert Kliotf of OtterburntGilbert Ker, jun. of Gatefhaw John Kuthrrfurd Air.flie of Samiflown vice Admiral John Elliot Sir-James Vrirglo of Stitchcll, But, . Rear-Admiral licl:fonmeetingfhould be accepted by Government. It was moved by Sir Janies. Pringle, and unanimoufly agreed to, that they fliouldl C .receive the thanks of this meeting.The Prcfes produced a letter from the Earl of Ahcrtim; ie-|hgretting that nothing but his having accepted tbe clt;£nmandqf a trojp of Light Cavalry in Mid Lothian j' ihould have pre-Charles ICorr of AbboinileArchibald Douglas of AdderiloTfc-•iVented him from offering his fervices to this county, laful alfoattending the meeting. It was moved by Admiral LIHot, and unanimoufly agreed to. That the thanks of this meeting beDavid Simpfon of KnowAndrew Plummer of Middlcflcadtranfrnitted to his Lordihip by tiie Prefes tor his attej^iom The Duke of Roxburgh moved, feconded by Sir* Henrywiifiam Oli-tSHay, That the thanks of this meeting be given toAlexander Pringle of WhitebankCnarles Riddell of MufclecCharles Scott of Wooll% 4mies Fair of X.ongleevcr, Efq. of Dinlabyre, Sheriff-Deputc of the County, and Prefes of this meeting, for calling them together, and for the order and regularity with which he had conducted the bufinek(Fair, jun. ot Longlec William Smail of Carflnhi!!of the day.—Afpecd to unanimoufly The fubfcription-papers-were immediately figure! by all theLandholders prefcnt, when upwards of Sixteen hundred PoundsAndrew Elliot of GrermvellsCaptain Robert Scott of kot. bank Robert Davidfou of Pinnae IchiilI -I was immediately fubferibed, th^ particulars of which, together •1 with the names and fubferiptions of the abfcnt LandholdersJDr. James Watfon of Muirficldmm v v# 4 m %i#v m i /iwho fhail fign the fame, fhall bc^publiflied as toon as the pro-1ames Potts of Jedburgh ame«? Turnbull of Ureer.houfeper returns are made to the Cleric appointed by the Committee toTccfive them,iSi* George Douglas having Gommunicn^ed the’ foregoingohn Biller well, Provoit of Jedburgh ohn Rutherfurd of MofsbumfordMinutes to Mr. Dundas, received an anfwer, dated Whitehall,ayrh A pi il 1794, of which the following is an extract:.ir Henry Hay, proxy lor Sir George Douglas of Spring-1 tc I tod no time in laying your letter, with its inclofure he-woodpark, Bart, and the Hon. George Buiilie of Jer- Tore the King; and it is with greiit plcafwre I .qbqy his Ma-vifwood. .# I jeftyT commands in informing you, that his Majefty, viewing’William Olive*, Efq; of Dinlabyre, P'refes. - [With very great i’atisfu Ction this pfoet of the lovul lenrirnentslt;binWhitehternala)largehis official capacity, to take die liberty of calfftrg them togc-1 'Ihe above Minutes .are publiiued at the dcftta of. thether, for the purpofe of fabmltting it to their molt fcriou*]btartuing Committee, confideration. * •t » •JOHN RUTHFRFURD, PreiK.The above-mentioned plan having been accordingly read tothe meeting, and its great importance duly weighed and con-fUered, it appeared to them, that the third article of faid plan,county of Kincardine.^HE Convener of the County of Kincardine, by particular defire, requdls the Noblemen, Freeholders, Com-crccommciiding the railing_of Volunteer Fencible Cavalry, of Supply, Jutticesof the Peace', and other Heri-‘11Be paid bv G'.vgrnment, for the general defence of the county, fectned more peculiarly adapted to the in hind fit ua cion oltots of the Oowny, to mt*'t at Stonehaven on Saturday thef1the county of Roxburg h.'l’he following RESOLUTIONS were therrtfpp4rth June next, to coniider pf the r.™fures for the INTERNAL DEFENCE oOf Palopting[JO UNIthe prefert emergencythe CPUmen-TY- inftMchljeJ I.agreed to:and vtunerr.cully lq________v ...1 hat In theprefcntfcohjuii^ure', when'we arei(bigned)ROBERT w: DUFKcengaged in war with our old and implacable enemies, who, after overturning every principle of Tchgiouatid’property'atFettfrfflbi Ztth*SAl'EOF HOlJStHOijU FURNI'I URE,r% 4 4 V \ m W T A k li A 14 III ^ | j * v m 11 ^ m W wm+ • ^ y ^ • t T • ■ 4 ,home, are endeavouring to introduce their fyftetns of Athuifm, I Horfis* Convjy Pnji Cbaifcxy Far?iiing Ute'){filiy Fr.fAnarchy, a'nd Confufion, inx thefi: kiu^tdums, •and to plungrITo be Son©by publit roup at Livingston Inn, on rhurtus into thofc unheard of calamities v/i:h which they have o-% • •tcrwhchned their own unhappy country, it becomes our duty,ntrvas well dlfpoftd fubjedls,' to evince, by ftbf4ant'iai o$'rrs, ouiday 29th curt;HE-whole HOUSEHOJ.D FURNlTUREJ Horfe.%loyalty to our King, and our HUuchmeiu *0 that happy Contti-lkinds.HarmTa, Poft Chuifcs, and Fanning UteuUU 01 allctut inn, which has been handed clown to tf* by our anreilors, flyand which we an* determined so dcUvu ovcr pare and unul-The roup will begin at nine o’clock forenpun preclfe-WII.LIAM ROBl-.R l'SON, Audtioneer._ _ _ _ 7 * ». 1ttered to our poftrrity.'. . • *RuU-vfit II.—That in conformity to tlufe fentiments, theN. B. Thomas4 Fairbairn having given up-the Inn at’Li-vmptlon, removes’ to MIiyCAi.UbR by the Ift JuAe'nVxttwhere be will carry on the St ill-yard Buiinefs as formerly Or1Landholders of the county* of Roxburgh fba l taifeTwo I roopslders will be received and punFtu^lty attended-to.’of Fencible G'avalry, agreeably to the third article of the a-hbovc-mcntiotud phn top internal defence ; which troops lhall confdt of not Iris’than Fitty Mtn each, or fcrvcduring thiSALE OK STOCKING, AND FURNITURE.There is to be Soi.n, by Public ronp, at Buxlie, near Trdnentwar in any purt of Grct Britatu which his Majtfty;may thinkproper to order them.Refohtd' U!:— Fhct a^the tatting of the tibmre RcfolutionTon Saturday tile 31 It May cufrcnt,HE Whote S’TOCRING on tfic Farms of Buxlic 4andinto effect, will be attended wi;h acnnfi(tc.r;;hle expencc. it isthe un-unnious opinion qC the 1-andholucrs afltmf.lcd utth:Mecrinvj, that-ihc* Line ought to be defrayed by of eight montli.s. qefs of kin-ir rcfpei^ivc ppopertiex withjncounty .of Roxburgh,; no refoUtiofl of this Mre ingcan bind tlofr who art abCent, that fubfeription papers fhouh*_ Whitehoufe, confining of ‘HorfOff, Cows, and Labouring Utenfilf, fe\ncral good Carts with Harncfsj all forts of Houfe-hold Furniture, viz. Tables, Chairs, Beds, Shcet^ and Blankets, Table Linen, Kitctwn-Furniture*c. *A good eight-day Clock..The roup to begin at ten o'clock.OAKbe imnndiatt.ly made* Pin. in order .that all the lain*liokkrsTobeSot.b at Ocutfktyrk, near Crieff,who may adhere totthefe Rt-foUuions, asw^flthofc who are, nciit sLarge Quantity of fine OAK BARK, of this y xifs pro-r\ duce. and in the higheft order. -Thofe wifhing to pur-,their propofals, per ftone we%ht, to Alex-)writer toM uviuai a • 'J* ^ % TFfq; of Cav\ r;s—ChHides Vo;c, Lfq; of Wool!—ThorMurrayin the propufals, let thlt;*is dent 1 tided bo mentioned.Sdki.vkfliire-r-any three oftln rti to be a quovum, be a ft^ndingbter foi mayugipg the. funds, and carrying the above rcfolutions into efflCowCONtO RSANTED IMMEDIATE!.Y, FOR ' BUILDING A1, . , IiR I DOE wr the RtVKR SOU 1HESK, near FIN-H.VVl'N. and ANOTHER over the NORAN, near to Ne-tln.r Care 11 on, and for making Turnpitc a NtW I.ine-Pf Road,of tRcfohed V.—Thjit the Prefcs.bc requeued to tranfmi^ a copy from Forfar by Finhuvtp and Brcclun,to North Water Bridge,foregoing minutes to Sir George Douglas, Barr..;,f a diftance of ubout 18 miles.’' Forpartlculars enqufry may be SpringwofKlpark, their Reprefertative in Parliament to be mace at Mr Skene, ofhktne, at Carcfton, Mr. Cruick eommunicated by him to \lr. DutkLs, one ot kuMajtfty’s ot itracathrc* Mr. Ftrricr, of Elk-mouut, all near Brichcn,tor at John bkvwright, writer there.ruickfhank,Principal bccrctariei of State.
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Tue, May 27, 1794
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