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found him in a paroxysm of passion, kicking the astonished official of the taxoffice
out of doors !
Mr. Cooper, who, on the death of his second wife, married a third time, had
in all a family of seventeen children.’ He resided
in the upper flats of the corner land, looking into the High Street and
North Bridge. This property was bnilt by Mr. Cooper jointly with his friend
Mr. Weddell, whose shop was on the ground floor.
He died in December 1818.
KO. CCLXVI.
THE ARTIST UNDER EXAMINATION
BY
SHERIFF PRIN GL E,
WITH THE PURSUERS,
BELL AND RAE, SITTING BEHIND.
WHEN the two preceding Etchings made their appearance, BELL and RAE
were so highly incensed that they raised a prosecution against the artist, and
obtained an interdict, prohibiting the publication of the Prints. While the
process was pending, Kay adopted his usual method of retaliation, by publishing
the “ Examination,” which represents him before the Sheriff, with the prosecutors,
“black in the face” with rage, seated behind. As the truth only had been
set fort,h-the fact having been established that Bell did bet and carry the
waiter on his back-the parties found they could do nothing further in the
matter. Mr. Innes had the good sense not to interfere.
The Sheriff before whom Kay is represented as having compeared was
JOHN PRINGLE, Esq., son of Robert Pringle, Esq., of Edgefield, one of
the Senators of the College of Justice.’ He was admitted a member of the
Faculty of Advocates in January 1763, and succeeded the late Baron Cockburn
as Sheriff-Depute of Edinburgh in June 1790. In January 1794 Mr. Pringle
was appointed one of the Principal Clerks of Session. This situation he held
till his death, which occurred at Edinburgh on the 14th of February 1811.
One of the daughters of Mr. Cooper was married to Mr. Livingaton, well known in the commercial
world.
He pawed advocate 4th July 1724;
was appointed Sheriff-Depute of the county of Banff in 1748 ; and wan raised to the bench 20th
November 1754.
’ Lord Edgefield was the son of Thomaa Pringle, W.S.
He died on the 8th of April 1764.
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