Feb. 4. At Tirhoot, in Bengal, John Morison, Esq. M. D. of the Hon. the East India Company's service, to Miss Anne Sloane, second daughter of the late Major Sloane, also of the service of the Eas India Company.

22. At the house of Duncan Campbell, Esq. Patna, Bengal, Henry Middleton, Esq. of the Hon. Company's service, to Miss Mary Anne Ochterlony, daughter of Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, Bart. K. C. B.

July 19. At Edinburgh, by the Rev. Henry Garnock, Mr Thomas Pringle, to Margaret, daughter of the late Mr William Brown, farmer at Papple, East Lothian.

Sept. 3. In the Protestant church of St Pierre's, in the island of Guernsey, Thomas Williams, Esq. eldest son of Captain Edward Williams, royal navy, to Eliza Helen, eldest daughter of the late MajorGeneral Andrew Hay of Montblairy.

15. At St Mary-la-Bonne Church, London, Mr C. F. Smart, to Miss Caroline Collis, daughter of F. W. Collis, Esq.

At Annfield, near Stirling, Mr William Galbraith, writer, Stirling, to Miss Christian Littlejohn, daughter of Provost Littlejohn, Stirling.

At Wigtown, John Black, Esq. writer, Wigtown, to Susan, youngest daughter of Dr Robert Couper there.

21. At the manse of Westray, Robert Pringle, Esq. of the Excise, Orkney, to Miss Eliza Oliphant, daughter of the Rev. Spence Oliphant, Largo.

29. William Brown, Esq. merchant, Glasgow, to Miss Jean Wilsone, daughter of Charles Wilsone, Esq. surgeon.

Oct. 8. At Tweedmouth Church, Lieut.

James Wood, royal navy, to Jane, eldest daughter of Captain James Nesbitt of Spittal.

10. At Edinburgh, Mr William Tennant, of the Custom House there, to Ma rion, only daughter of the deceased Captain Robert Gairdner of the Hon. East India Company's artillery.

13. At Hawkhill House, Thomas Kay, Esq. merchant, Rotterdam, to Miss Henrietta Sophia Cassels, youngest daughter of the late Andrew Cassels, Esq. of Leith.

14. At Edinburgh, Robert Cadell, Esq. bookseller, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Archibald Constable, Esq.

-At Linlathen, Charles Stirling, Esq. merchant in Glasgow, to Christian, daughter of the late David Erskine, Esq. clerk to the signet.

- At Ealibus, in Islay, Duncan Mackenzie, Esq. surgeon of the Hon. East India Company's service, to Ann, youngest daughter of Samuel Crawford, Esq.

16. By special licence, at the lady's house, in Montagu Square, London, RearAdmiral Sir Philip Durham, K. C. B. to Miss Henderson, daughter of Sir John Henderson, Bart.

By special licence, at the house of the Countess Dowager Delawar, at Bath, Lieutenant-Colonel D'Arcy, of the royal artillery, to Lady Catherine Georgina West, daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl Delawar.

At Linlithgow, Mr Andrew Simson, writer, Glasgow, to Clara, daughter of Thomas Spens, Esq. Collector of Excise, Linlithgow.

At London, Edmond Antrobus, Esq. nephew of Sir Edmond Antrobus, Bart. to Anne, only daughter of the Hon. Hugh Lindsay, of Plaistow Lodge, and niece to the Earl of Balcarras and Countess of Hardwicke.

16. At Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Alexander Renny, Esq. of Riga, to Harriet Tempest, youngest daughter of Robert Blakiston, Esq. of Sunderland.

At Carlisle, Charles Tawse, Esq. writer to the signet, to Sarah Harriet, only daughter of the late John Connell, Esq. of

Carlisle.

Esq. captain in his Majesty's 46th regiment of foot.

21. At London, the Right Hon. Lord Selsey, to the Hon. Miss Irby, youngest daughter of Lord Boston.

At Netherplace, Glasgow, Patrick Reid, Esq. of Hazleden, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Robert Hay, Esq. Netherplace. 27. At Stoney Hill House, Thomas Martin, Esq. writer, Edinburgh, to Jane, only daughter of Francis Anderson, Esq. writer to the signet.

At the Manse of Lanark, Alexander Gillespie, Esq. of Sunnyside, to Miss Jane Menzies, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. Menzies, minister of Lanark.

-At Paisley, William Lowndes, Esq. of Arthurlie, to Janet, second daughter of Adam Keir, Esq. banker.

28 At Edinburgh, James Ivory, Esq. advocate, to Ann, second daughter of Alexander Lawrie, Esq.

30. At London, the Rev. Percival Spearman Wilkinson, son of Thomas Wilkinson, Esq. of Witton Castle, Durham, to Sophia Mary, only daughter of Captain Anstruther, nephew of Sir Robert Anstruther, Bart. of Balcaskie, formerly of the 77th and 62d regiments.

Lately-At Chelsea, John Sim, M. D. of London, to Anne Eliza, eldest daughter of James Clark, M. D. F. R. and F. A. S. of Dominica.

DEATHS.

February 10. At Bombay, in Colonel Smith's camp, Major Alexander Campbell, of the 9th regiment, Bombay native infantry, (son to Mr John Campbell, Surveyor of the Customs at the port of Perth.) He was unhappily killed by his horse falling with him, when on a party enjoying the sports of the field, of which he was passionately fond.

March 21. In camp at leegaum Tokely Berar, Madras, in the prime of life, Captain Angus M'Lachlan, of his Majesty's 2d battalion 1st (or Royal Scots) regiment of foot, sincerely regretted by his brother officers.

April 16. At Amdangah Factory, Jes sore, India, Mr William Gibson, indigo planter, son of the late Mr Peter Gibson, writer in Ayr.

July 7. At Montserrat, in his 80th year, Dr Alexander Hood, Speaker of the Assembly, and 44 years a Member of that House, a gentleman of great reputation in his profession, and of much respectability in society.

19. At Roseau, in Dominica, Mrs Margaret Thomson, daughter of the late Secretary Thomson, of the Excise for Scotland, and widow of James Bruce, Esq. late Governor of Dominica.

August 10. At St John's, Antigua, after four days illness, of the yellow fever, Ebenezer Pattison, in the 22d year of his age.

14. Of a fever, at Burleigh Castle estate, island of Tobago, Mr James Hutcheson, son of John Hutcheson, Esq. of Fulbar Renfrew.

18. At Charlestown, South Carolina, after three days illness, Mr Alexander Caw, late merchant in Leith.

21. On his passage home from Trinidad, Mr George Gardner, fourth son of Mr Harrie Gardner, merchant, Edinburgh.

31. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, James, eldest son of Mr James Ferguson, merchant in Aberdeen, in the 28th year of his age, much and justly regretted.

September 14. At Inveroasly, in Sutherlandshire, Mr John Reed, formerly of Prendwick, Northumberland, aged 40.

21. At St Petersburgh, Duke Jules de Polignac, well known for the distinguished favours with which he was honoured by Louis XVI.

25. At Muirbank, Miss Buchanan.

At Hermitage Place, Leith Links, in the 85th year of her age, Mrs Christian Kellie, relict of Bailie William Robertson, merchant, Leith.

3. In Marischal Street, Aberdeen, Mrs Bannerman, aged 64.

4. At Dundee, James Steele, Esq. late from India, Surgeon of his Majesty's 52d regiment of foot.

6. At Nantes, in France, after a long and distressing illness, Charles Byron, aged two years, the only son of James Wedderburn and the Hon. Lady Frances Wedderburn Webster.

7. At Kirkaldy, Mr William Whyte, in the 74th year of his age.

9. In the 11th year of his age, George, the sixth son of Mr Samuel Philbrick of Great Dunmow, Essex. The cause of his premature death originated at school, from a

dangerous practice, to prevent which, the strictest orders should be given, and most rigorously enforced: we allude to little boys endeavouring to carry on their backs those larger than themselves. In doing so, this youth received an injury in the hip, which brought on a wound, with which he suffer. ed for many months, and, notwithstanding every medical assistance was resorted to, in the end it proved mortal. This may be received as an useful caution by schoolmasters and parents, and it is hoped will be properly attended to.

10. At Glasgow, Andrew Macnair, Esq. in the 74th year of his age.

At Cookstown, Ireland, of a typhus fever, Mrs Glasgow, relict of the Rev. John Glasgow, late of Colerain.

11. At Dundee, Miss Thomson, Miln's Buildings; who, for many years, conducted a seminary for the education of young ladies in Dundee, with great honour to herself, and usefulness to the public. Miss Thomson laboured for a considerable time under her indisposition, but endured her distress with truly Christian fortitude, and bowed to the will of Heaven with the most pious resignation. She has bequeathed the following donations for charitable purposes-To the Orphan Institution, Dundee, L. 19, 19s.; the Kirk Session of Dundee, L. 19, 19s.; the Female Society, Dundee, L. 10; the Society for the Indigent Sick, Dundee, L. 10; the Dundee Infirmary, L. 10; the Lunatic Asylum, Dundee, L. 10.-Total, L. 79, 18s.

12. William Harkness, Esq. of Dublin, an eminent merchant, and a Director of the Bank of Ireland.

14. At the Manse of Anstruther West, after being delivered of a son on the 6th, Mary Dickson, aged 31, wife of the Rev. Andrew Carstairs, much and justly regret

ted.

At Colinton, Mrs Jamieson, wife of Mr Thomas Jamieson, farmer there.

At Tayfield House, John Berry, Esq. of Tayfield, in the 93d year of his age.

15. At his seat at Melchburne, Bedfordshire, the Right Hon. St Andrew Lord St John, Baron St John of Bletsoe. His Lordship was the 13th Peer in succession of that name, Baron of Bletsoe and Baronet. The family were summoned to Parliament in the first year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Lord St John represented the county of Bedford in Parliament for 25 years, previously to the death of his brother, whom he succeeded in the Peerage. He has left a widow, daughter of Sir C. Rous Broughton, Bart. pregnant, and a son, who succeeds him in his title and estates, of five years of age.

At Kelso, Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford, late of Birsielees, Roxburghshire.

At Helensburgh, Captain James Booth, R. N. after an illness of about three weeks.

16. At Montrose, Mr George Smith, in the 81st year of his age.

Suddenly at his house in Conduit Street, Hanover Square, London, John Barclay, Esq. surgeon, in the 58th year of

his age. At Edinburgh, Miss Mary Harvey, daughter of Mr W. G. Harvey, Battle, Sussex.

17. The Rev. Robert Stirling, minister of the parish of Dunblane.

-At his house, Amelia Place, Brompton, the Right Hon. John Philpot Curran. Mr Curran was one of that galaxy of talent which arose almost from obscurity, and illumined the Sister Island within these last fifty years. With a mind richly cultivated, and a flow of wit rarely equalled, Mr Curran remained for some time after he was called to the bar in comparative retirement; but his was not a spirit destined to be inactive, and his genius towering above that of most of his contemporaries, burst its way through these great obstacles to merit-indigence and want of interest. The celebrity which his first forensic displays procured him, soon removed the one, and supplied the other. This reward of his early efforts stimulated him to further; and, in the prime of his life, his unrivalled eloquence placed him in that situation at the bar which is often considered the ample reward of nearly a whole life of exertion. As a senator, Mr Curran was more distinguished for sallies of wit and humour than for genuine eloquence. He possessed more the art of annoying his Parliamentary opponents by sarcastic and pointed retorts, than of meeting them by argument or declamation. At the bar, however, his talents had their full scope. This was the sphere where he shone unrivalled, where he seemed to be endued with more than human powers. It was truly said of him, that no advocate ever made the cause of his client so much his own. He entered into it with as much zeal as if he was pleading for his own life; and to his credit it must be owned, that his rare combination of talent and of zeal was in most instances successful. In 1806, Mr C. was appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland, a situation in which he particularly distinguished himself for clear and correct decisions. He held that office until 1815, when he was succeeded by Sir Willian M Mahon.

18. At Belfast, Serjeant Alexander Cameron, Piper-Major of the 92d, or Cameronian Highlanders. His merits as a performer on the Highland bagpipe were generally acknowledged, but they could not be duly appreciated but by those who felt the inspiring effects of his animating strains on the toilsome march, or amid the thunder of the battle. He served in the Peninsula during the whole of the late war, and by his zeal attracted the notice of several officers of high rank. Lieutenant-General Sir William Erskine, in a letter to a friend after the affair of Rio del Molinas, says, "The first intimation the enemy had of our approach, was the piper of the 92d playing Hey Johnny Coup are ye waukin' yet. To this favourite air from Cameron's

pipe, the streets of Brussels re-echoed on the night of the 15th of June, when the regiment assembled to march out to the field of Waterloo. Once, and once only, was this brave soldier missed in his accustomed place in the front of the battle, and the occasion strongly marks the powerful influence which the love of fame had upon his mind. In a London newspaper, a very flattering eulogium had appeared on the conduct of a piper of another regiment. Our gallant musician, conscious that no one could surpass him in zeal or intrepi dity, felt hurt that he should not also have gained this flattering distinction, and declared, that "if his name did not appear in the newspapers, he would no more play in the battle field!" Accordingly, in the next affair with the enemy, Cameron's pipe was mute! Some insinuations against the piper reached his ear. The bare idea of his motives being misunderstood was torture to poor Cameron, and overcame at once the sullen resolution he had formed of remaining silent in the rear. He rushed forward; and, not content with gaining his place at the head of the regiment, advanced with a party of skirmishers, and, placing himself on a height in full view of the enemy, continued to animate the party by playing favourite national airs. For the last two years his health sensibly declined. He was afflicted with an asthma, which the blowing of the bagpipe tended to aggravate. Notwithstanding, he could not be induced to resign his favourite employment, but continued till very lately to play "The Gathering" for the daily assembling of the regiment. His remains were attended to the grave by several officers, all the non-commissioned officers, and the grenadier company, to which the deceased belonged.

18. At her house, Frederick Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Anne Johnson, late of Canonmills.

19. At Old Aberdeen, Mrs Rose, widow of the Rev. John Rose, late minister of Udny.

At Glasgow, Miss Agnes Crosse, daughter of the late Robert Crosse, Esq. merchant in Glasgow.

20. At Portobello, James Stormonth, Esq. of Lednathy, writer in Edinburgh, in the 86th year of his age.

In Frederick Street, Miss Crockat, daughter of Archibald Crockat, Esq. late of New York.

At his house in Chester Place, Pimlico, Mr Raymond, the intelligent and active Manager of Drury-Lane. He was seized with an apoplectic fit early in the morning, and lay in a state of insensibility (motionless and speechless) till the moment of his death, which was gradual and with

out pain. Mr R. was a native of Aberdeenshire; and it is to his credit that he wrought his way up to the professional eminence which he enjoyed by his own unassisted efforts.

21. At Cowhill, Alexander Key, Esq. wine merchant, London.

22. At Bonington House, Lanarkshire, Lady Ross Baillie of Lamington.

23. At Kelso, in her 90th year, Mrs Agnes Ballantyne, relict of the late Mr David Ballantyne.

24. At Woolwich, Colonel Philip Riou, only surviving brother of the late Captain Edward Riou, of the navy.

-At Glasgow, Mr Humphry Barbour, merchant, aged 74.

25. At Mrs John Weir's, North Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Euphemia Elphinston, relict of the Rev. Duncan M'Lea, minister of Inverhulin.

In the 25th year of her age, Frances Philadelphia, daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Hotham, of the Coldstream guards, and sister of the present Lord Hotham.

26. At Edinburgh, Alexander Stenhouse, Esq. M. D. much and justly regretted.

27. At Frogmore, near Windsor, after an illness of five years, Esther Jane, relict of the late Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Mrs S. was the youngest daughter of the late Newton Ogle, D. D. of Kirkley, in the county of Northumberland, Dean of Winchester, &c.

Lately-At Tunis, in the prime of life, the celebrated archæologist, Count Camillo Borgia.

At her house, Graham Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Cleghorn, widow of Mr Thomas Cleghorn, farmer, Turnhouse.

At Dalgetty Manse, Miss Margaret Scott, second daughter of the Rev. John Scott, minister of Dalgetty.

In Hart Street, Covent Garden, Mrs Emett, aged 80, a native of Plymouth Her first husband, George Sutherland, served King George II. at the battle of Minden. Her two husbands and children have served their country upwards of a hundred years, chiefly in the British navy.

At Bow-wood, the scat of the Marquis of Lansdown, Mr Broad, for nearly forty years steward in the Marquis's family. Being out in the park on the day preceding, with a party of ladies and gentlemen, he found a dead adder, which he took up in his hands, and opened its n.outh, to shew where the poison of the creature lay; in doing this, however, the subtile matter communicated to a cut in one of his fingers. On the next morning, Mr Broad was found dead in his bed, with every indication of his having died from the effects of the poison, the arm being much inflamed.

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. Remarks on Mr West's Picture of Death on the Pale Horse, and of the Descriptive Catalogue which accompanies it... ...403

On the Political State of Algiers, the Effects of the recent English Expedition, and the best line of Policy in regard to the Barbary States; with Observations by an Italian Gentleman, recently returned from Captivity in that Country, (Communicated by Professor Playfair.)406 Anecdotes, Historical, Literary, and Miscellaneous, (Continued) On the Employment of Funds destined to Charitable Purposes in Edinburgh: -Watson's-Thomson's.

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Remarks on the Present State of Science in Edinburgh... Ancient Circles of Stones discovered under ground, in the Parish of Creich, Fifeshire, (with an engraving)...........423 On the Laying out of Pleasure Grounds in Scotland. Remarks on the Greek and French Tragic Drama:-Comparison of the Hippolytus of Euripides with the Phedre of Racine...............

Recent Instances of Torture by the Use of the Pilniewinks

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Account of Funds and Expenditure connected with the Building of the South Bridge, Edinburgh.................................. On Fashionable Lions.