Weeks, T. Southampton, upholsterer. Wilcox, W. Bristol, warehouse-keeper.

Wilson, E. Wellington-street, Strand, upholsterer. Willey, J. Throgmorton-street, coal-merchant.

Wood, W. Sanderson, and J. Sanderson, Nicholaslane, Lombard-street, insurance-brokers. Yeoman, B. Heyford Frome, Somersetshire, ba

ker.

DIVIDENDS.

Cameron & Bisset, agents in Dunkeld; by W
Wedderspoon, writer in Perth.

Cushny, William, merchant in Aberdeen; by
Alexander Webster, advocate there.
Gibson, William, jun. merchant in Edinburgh;
by John Lockhart, writer there.
Jamieson, Peter & Co. clothiers in Glasgow; by
Alexander Cuthbertson, accountant there.
Lyall, George, of Kineff; by the trustee, No. 45,
Northumberland-Street, Edinburgh.
M'Donald, W. & Alex. merchants in Edinburgh;
by Thomas Robinson, merchant there.
Smith, James, late of Farthingrash; by Young
& Goldie, writers in Dumfries.

Smith, James, & Sons, sometime bankers in Brechin; by C. & A. Thomson, writers in Montrose.

Died at Leith, on the 25th Jannary, the Rev. Robert Dickson, D.D. who for thirty-eight years discharged the ministerial duties in the Parish of South Leith. In Dr Dickson we may safely assert that the Church of Scotland has lost one of her brightest ornaments, whether regarded privately as a gentleman, or viewed in the more interesting light of a minister of the Gospel. In private, there were few who conducted themselves with that happy propriety that can enable the pastor to maintain a free intercourse with his flock, with a friendly courtesy and domestic familiarity, and at the same time to preserve the clerical character and the dignity of his profession undiminished;-a constituent ingredient in a pastor's character, that cannot but be regarded as of very delicate and difficult attainment. It was no small proof of Dr Dickson's good taste and judgment, that, while he could maintain social intercourse with his flock, he never forgot the order to which he belonged, for his intercourse never extended nor continued so far as to lower one whit the ministerial character, nor diminish the influence of the truths which he taught. But it was not merely the affability of his manners, the urbanity of his temper, or the suavity of his disposition, that distinguished him in private life-but it was what may be considered the lovelier trait of any-an unofficious and unobtrusive spirit of benevolence that glowed in his breast, which, while it prompts to the relief of the distressed, seeks not any gratification from public notice, or popular applause. Indeed, there were few philanthropic institutions or objects of want

that came within Dr Dickson's notice, that were not liberally supported, or whose wants were not munificently supplied; and while he derived that latent felicity of mind which such actions never fail to produce, he had also the pleasing reflection, that they were performed independently of secular advantages or public esteem:-a benevolence which must be allowed to constitute the very elements of true charity and genuine philanthropy. We do not mean to particularise those silent and unostentatious acts of benevolence which were indeed identified with his whole life, and will be perpetuated in the minds of those who were the numerous objects of them, with feelings of the deepest gratitude. As to his character as a pastor and a preacher, we apprehend, without speaking invidiously, that the Church of Scotland can produce few examples where the dignity of the man, and the humility of the preacher, were so happily concentrated as in that of Dr Dickson. There was, indeed, in his appearance an imposing majesty which gave force to his instructions, yet so natural and unaffected, that one would have thought that it emanated more from the spirit of devotional piety, than from any physical advantages he possessed, for

"At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place."

His discourses, though they occassional. ly displayed acuteness of intellect and pro, fundity of thought, were in general characterised by those fair, candid, and prac tical views of theology, which he was enabled from extensive scriptural research,

a vigorous understanding, a chaste nervous style, and a deep energetic manner of expression, to bring home, on all occasions, with conclusive evidence and forcible efficacy, to the hearts and understandings of his hearers; and when to this is superadded that thorough knowledge of the various windings and reces. ses of the heart-that power of probing the diversified and complicated operations of the mind, and the different motives to action-that intimacy with local manners and vulgar prejudices-that deep and extensive acquaintance with the different forms and gradations of human conduct, which are either nurtured by habit or produced by education-by means of these valuable endowments, and by the aid of a strong judicious judgment, he was fully capable of presenting his biblical elucidations in a manner that could rouse the conscience of the sinner by a demonstrative exposition of his actions, and guard the faith of the good from the pollutions of an ensnaring world. On Sacramental occasions, there were probably few men who could so successfully identify the tone of the voice with the sentiments he conveyed, so as almost to make the thought harmonious with the expression, and melt the heart with a force of feeling, and an energy of sentiment, whose effects were sufficiently demonstrated by the deep anxiety and breathless attention of his auditors. On these occasions it may be truly said, that he was unrivalled, both as to the manner in which he conducted the duties of the solemn ordinance, and the effect which it produced. We need dwell no longer on this interesting topic, as we are persuaded that we cannot express one sentiment which is not at

present in unison with the feelings of the very numerous and respectable community over which he presided for the space of thirty-eight years. The deep regret depicted on the countenances of the multitudes who lined the streets through which the mournful procession of his funeral passed, as the slow solemn peals murmured from the venerable spires, was, indeed, evidently indicative of the emotions of those who felt as if they had lost a father. Nor was the general gloom and sorrow less observable on the following Sabbath, when they assembled in the house of prayer. The service of the fore noon was conducted by the Very Reverend Principal Baird, (with whom he had been on terms of friendship for nearly half a century,) from Hebrews vi. and verse 12., when the Reverend Principal, after a suitable discourse, took an opportunity of presenting his mournful audience with an ample and interesting delineation of his character; and, in the afternoon, service was conducted by his much-respected colleague (Dr Robertson), from Psalm xxiii. ver. 4., who very delicately and feelingly alluded to the loss which he and the congregation had sustained by the death of his much-lamented fellow-labourer, with whom we understand the greatest cordiality and unanimity had subsisted for nearly twenty years. So great was the respect paid to the memory of their departed pastor, that not only did the whole church and congregation, along with the constituted authorities, members of session, and the different incorporated bodies, appear in deep mourning, but even the vessels in the harbour and docks displayed, during the day, similar emblems of sorrow.

BIRTHS.

1823. Dec. 21. Mrs Fraser, of Ford, a daughter. 23. At Preshaw House, county of Hants, the Right Hon. Lady Mary Long, the Lady of Walter Long, Esq. a son.

24. At Rasay House, Mrs M'Leod, of Rasay,

a son.

26. At Eaglescairnie, the Lady of Major-General the Hon. Patrick Stuart, a daughter.

27. At 35, York Place, Edinburgh, Mrs Reid, a

son.

14. At the Manor House, Wood, Shropshire, the Lady of William Hay, Esq. of Drummelzier, a daughter.

17. At Eastbourne, the Lady of Sir C. Dalrymple, a son.

18. Mrs Morehead, wife of the Rev. Mr Morehead, Edinburgh, a son.

The Lady of H. G. Leslie, of Denlugas, a son. 19. At Lasswade Hill, the Lady of Captain R. B. Edwards, a son and heir.

-At Stair House, the Lady of Major Orr, ason. -The Lady of John Nicol, Esq. of Few, a son

and heir.

21. At George's Place, Edinburgh, the Lady of Wm. Mackenzie, Esq. of Strathgarve, a daughter. 22. In Dundas-Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Ivory, a daughter.

Jan. 22. At Ninagh, Ireland, the Lady of James Dempster, Esq. M.D. a son.

23. In Grosvenor Place, London, the Lady of Charles Drummond, Esq. a son.

24. Mrs Lockhart, 25, Northumberland-Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.

27. Mrs Smith, 13, Hope-Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.

Lately, at Lochbuy House, Mrs M'Laine, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

1823. April 26. At Sincapore, Alex. Morgan, Esq. late of the Hon. Company's service, to Maria Frederica, youngest daughter of Thomas William Fing, Esq.

Aug. 15. At Madras, Lieutenant George Story, of the 19th native infantry, to Hannah Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late William Wotherspoon, Esq. Edinburgh.

Dec. 5. J. P. Robinson, Esq. of Camden-Street, London, and Meltonby, Yorkshire, to Mary Ann, only daughter of John Scott, Esq. late of Edinburgh.

13. At Fermoy, Richard Wharton Myddleton, Esq. Captain in the 71st light infantry, only son of Robert Wharton Myddleton, Esq. of Grintule Park, in the county of York, to Frances Penelope, only child of Lieutenant-Colonel Watson, of the same regiment, and of Lessingham, in the county of Lincoln.

18. At Brora, Sutherlandshire, William Robertson, Esq. to Miss Gunn, eldest daughter of the late Rev. James Gunn, minister of the parish of Latheron, Caithness-shire.

20. At Newburgh, the Rev. Jamieson Johnston, to Jane, second daughter of the late Rev. David Hepburn.

25. At Paisley. the Rev. Josias Wilson, of Drogheda, to Mary, daughter of James Carlisle, Esq.

30. At Glasgow, Charles Berry Blyth, Esq. late of Buenos Ayres, to Miss Robina Hannah Auchinvole, youngest daughter of the late Gilbert Auchinvole, Esq.

- At Knocknalling, John Alexander, Esq. younger of Mackilston, to Barbara, third daugh ter of David Kennedy, Esq. of Knocknalling.

1824. Jan. 1. At Edinburgh, John Carfrae, Esq. to Miss Isabella Park, second daughter; and on the 16th current, Robt. Fyshe, Esq. of Galashiels, to Miss Helen Park, eldest daughter of the late Henry Park, Esq. of Legerwood.

5. At Stenhouse, John Kennedy, Esq. of Kirkland, to Agnes, eldest daughter of James M'Turk, Esq. of Stenhouse.

6. At Charlotte Place, Glasgow, Alexander B. Seton, Esq. to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late George M Nish, Esq. merchant, Glasgow.

7. At Shieldhall, William Montgomery, Esq. of Annick Lodge, to Susannah, youngest daughter of the late John Anderson, Esq. London.

9. At Windsor-Street, Edinburgh, James Usher, Esq. writer, Edinburgh, to Miss Mary Gray, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Gray, minister of Broughton, Peebles-shire.

12. At Burnside, Mr Robt. Grieve, writer, Edinburgh, to Marion, eldest daughter of William Rolland, Esq. of Burnside.

-At Paisley, Mr James Kerr, manufacturer, to Jane, only daughter of the late Wm. Pinkerton, Esq.

14. At London, Alexander Bannerman, Esq. of Aberdeen, to Margaret, second daughter of G. J. Guthrie, Esq. of Berkeley-Street.

- At St Mary's, Lambeth, Adam Wilson, of Finsbury Circus, Esq. to Martha Teresa, second daughter of Wilson Lesher, Esq.

20. At Aberdeen, William Irvine, Esq. at Towie, to Harriet Ann Stuart, relict of the Rev. George Grant, late minister of Mortlach.

22. At the Parish Church of Eye, in the county of Hereford, Edmund Pollixfen Bastard, Esq., of Kitley, Devonshire, and M. P. for the county, to the Hon. Anne Jane Rodney, daughter of the late and sister to the present Lord Rodney.

-At Edinburgh, Lieut. William Hope Smith, of the 4th regiment Madras native Infantry, and eldest son of Rear-Admiral Smith, to Eliza, youngest daughter of John Wilson, Esq. of Cumledge, Berwickshire.

-Robert Fulton, Esq. Dubbyside, Fifeshire, to Helen, only daughter of the late Major J. Fo

theringham, of the engineers on the Madras Establishment.

Jan. 22. At Aberdeen, Major Henry Jas. Phelps, of the 80th regiment, to Mary, youngest daughter of D. Grant, Esq. of Drumminer.

DEATHS.

1823. June 4. At Fort William, Calcutta, Major John Cleland Guthrie, 44th foot, son of the late Col. John Guthrie, of the Hon. East India Company's service.

13. Lost at sea, from on board the Hon. Company's ship Vansittart, Mr William Montague Duddingstone, only son of the late Rear-Admiral William Duddingstone.

29. At Barrackpore, in Bengal, Ensign George Downie Cullen, of the Bengal army, son of James Cullen, Esq. Stockbridge, Edinburgh.

Aug. 5. At Calcutta, Capt. John Pearson, of the ship Ŏgle Castle.

30. At Madras, of the cholera Morbus, Mr Jas. Hannah, Midshipman of his Majesty's ship Alliga tor, aged 21, eleventh son of the late collector Hannah, Elgin.

Sept. 6. At Kingston, Jamaica, after a long illness, the Hon. George Kinghorn.

24. At Demerara, Francis Mackenzie Fairbairn, son of the late Mr Fairbairn, of Berbice.-His father and two brothers had fallen victims to the same climate within the last sixteen months.

Oct. 3. At Mobile, near New Orleans, America, Mr James M Nair, second son of the late Rev. James M'Nair, of Slamannan.

12. At May's Pen, island of Jamaica, Donald M'Lean, Esq.

19. At Graham's Town, Cape of Good Hope, Lieut.-Colonel George Sackville Fraser, of the Cape corps, second son of the late Mr John Fraser, Rhives, Sutherlandshire.

28. At the Cape of Good Hope, E. S. Montagu, Esq. late Persian Secretary to the Government at Calcutta.

Nov. 2. At Demerara, Dr William Wallace, of Three Friends.

30. At Bath, Mrs Anne Gordon, widow of Major George Gordon, of the 2d West-India regiment, and mother of the late Major George St. Leger Gordon, of the 8th West-India regiment.

Dec. 2. Robert Vyner, Esq. of Easthorpe, Warwickshire. This gentleman was out shooting on the preceding day, and while getting through a hedge, the trigger of his gun caught against a branch of it, when the piece unfortunately went off, and lodged its contents in his body.

9. At Woodis, near Dalbeattie, William Robison, aged 92. His spouse, Anne Mundel, died a few weeks before him, aged also 92; who, during the time she lived, saw no less then seven generations pass into the land of forgetfulness before her.

11. At Siena, Miss Janet Brodie, daughter of the late William Brodie, Esq. of Amisfield Mains. 15. At Nice, the Hon. and Rev. Thomas Alfred Harris, son of the late and brother to the present Earl of Malmesbury.

16. At Hamburgh, Geo. Thomson, Esq. aged 74. -At Kilmarnock, Mrs Mary Cunningham, relict of the late Captain Archibald Cunningham, of the Ayrshire light dragoons.

17. At Edinburgh, Mrs Mary Richardson, wife of Peter Couper, Esq. W. S.

18. At Irvine, Argyllshire, the Rev. Alexander M'Intyre, son of the late Dr Joseph M'Intyre, minister, Glenorchy.

-At Paris, in the 54th year of his age, the Right Hon. Henry, Earl of Barrymore, Viscount Buttevant, Baron Barry, of Olethan and Ibaune, Baron Barry of Barry's Court, originally by te nure and writ of summons, premier Viscount in Ireland; succeeded his brother, the seventh Earl, in March 1793.

-At Corstorphine Hill, in the 78th year of her age, Mrs Agnes Blaikie, spouse of Mr Jas. Mackie, Corstorphine Hill.

19. At Springhill, Euphemia, wife of John Peter, Esq. merchant, Dundee.

21. At Banff, Alexander Wilson, Esq. late of Calcutta.

22. Elizabeth Wood, wife of William Waddell, Esq. merchant, Leith.

-At Kilconquhar, Fife, the Rev. James Dick, minister of the United Associate Congregation in