The Scotsman, Wednesday 28 February 1849, p. 2. An account of Edinburgh’s Police Commission records that criminal officer James McLevy had been ill and was awarded a gratuity. The following is the relevant passage, not a transcription of the entire multi-topic report.
Extract from the Police Commission report
From the minutes of the Watching Committee it appeared that M’Levie, the active criminal officer, has been for some time past suffering from illness, and the Board after paying a high compliment to M’Levie for the manner in which he had uniformly discharged his duty, unanimously voted him a gratuity of L.8.
Historical context
The gratuity was £8. This 1849 report provides evidence of McLevy’s ill health well before the arrangements for reduced duties agreed in 1860. It should not be confused with the earlier gratuity reported in 1844 or his retiral arrangements in 1860. The clipping does not identify the illness.
Source: The Scotsman, 28 February 1849, p. 2, Police Commission report. View the original clipping in the research collection (access may depend on Drive permissions).
