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their crop in consequence, because they were in the habit of 

 putting most of it into the barns. Cross-examined These barns 

 were of feal and stone, and had some holes in them by way of windows 

 and doors ; he is certain there were not five barns left. Witness took 

 down his barn himself, as he preferred doing this to allowing Mr. Sellar 

 take it down, which he said he would do, if not done by witness. On 

 Saturday he heard of the allotments for the tenants being ready, and 

 was to remove on the Tuesday, as Mr. Sellar would allow him to 

 remain no longer. Witness did not leave his house till it was taken 

 down on Thursday, on which day his wife, who was unwell, fell 

 through the roof of the house. At this time Mr. Sellar was not present ; 

 when witness saw him with the party, he thought that the law of the 

 country was changed. 



1 3th, Murdo M'Kay, in Rhinovie : The barn, house, and kiln in 

 Ravigill, belonging to the witness were thrown down in June, 1815 ; 

 there were eight or nine barns, and as many houses demolished in Ravi- 

 gill ; one kiln and two barns were left at desire of Mr. Sellar. John 

 M'Kay, Hugh M'Kay, Charles Gordon, ^Adam M'Kay, Donald 

 M'Kay, as well as the witness, sustained loss in their crops, in conse- 

 quence of the want of their barns. By the custom of the country, 

 these bams belong to the outgoing tenant till he thresh out his crop. 



Some other witnesses were called, but rejected in respect that they 

 were erroneously described in the list served on the panel. 



I4th, The Reverend David M'Kenzie, minister of Farr, identified the 

 notice given to the tenants in Strathnaver, at the set in December, 

 1813, founded on in the indictment. Witness explained it to the people 

 in Gaelic. He was employed by William Gordon to write Mr. Young 

 about the allotments for the tenantry, but does not know whether this 

 was before or after the term day. Mr. Sellar was in company with the 

 witness in the house of Robert Gordon of Langdale ; they talked of the 

 tenants, and Mr. Sellar simply observed they were dilatory in removing, 

 to which the witness rejoined that the allotments were not ready on the 

 very day of Whitsunday, and this prevented them from removing. 



1 5th, William Young, Esq., identified the notice to the tenants in 

 Strathnaver, which was explained to the people, at the set in Decem- 

 ber, 1813, in Gaelic, by the preceding witness. It was the intention of 

 the witness to have had the allotments ready early in spring, as 

 mentioned in the notice, but the plan of proceeding is this : The number 

 of the tenants to be removed is first ascertained before the allotments are 



