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31. At 126, George Street, Mrs Alexander Clapperton, of a daughter.

Lately, At Ayr, the lady of W. F. Clarke, Esq. Bengal Civil Service, of a son.

-The Lady Sussex Lennox, of a son.

MARRIAGES.

July 1, 1830. At Ellichpoor, Captain J. B. Puget, of the Hon. East India Company's Madras European regiment, son of the late Admiral Puget, to Mary Anne, third daughter of the late Hon. William Erskine, Lord Kinedder, one of the Senators of the College of Justice.

Oct. 28. At Dublin, James Stewart Shanks, Esq. late of Edinburgh, to Miss Eleanor Anne Jones, of North Anne Street, Montjoy Square.

Nov. 2. At the Manse of Pitsligo, James Brodie Spottiswood, Esq. to Ann, eldest daughter of the Rev. Alexander Farquhar, minister of Pitsligo.

5. At Edinburgh, William Miller, Esq. of Monk Castle, Ayrshire, to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the late Admiral Donald Campbell, of the royal navy of Portugal.

7. At Anne Street, Mr James T. Mackay, hat manufacturer, Edinburgh, to Jane Denholm, daughter of the late W. D. W. H. Somerville of Fingask, Esq.

10. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Charles Waldie, Dunfermline, to Margaret Marshall, daughter of Mr James Horn, writer.

-At the Manse of Kinnoul, the Rev. James Cruickshank, minister of Turriff, to Mrs Margaret Touch, relict of the Rev. John Falconer, Tate minister of Fyvie.

At Fingask, Mr John Dumbreck, W.S. to Euphemia, daughter of Charles Kinnear, Esq.

12. At Letham, Dr M. Malcolm, to Mrs Duguid, widow of the late Lieut. W. Duguid, of the Marine Service.

16. Francis Simpson, Esq. of Plean, to Elizabeth Sutherland, daughter of Mr Alexander Dallas, W.S.

- At Boig, Mr John Dick, stationer, Ayr, to Jessie Thomson, eldest daughter of the late John Gemmel, Esq. of Boig.

18. At the Friends' Meeting House, Edinburgh, William Johnson, umbrella manufacturer, to Margaret, second daughter of William Howison, draper there.

19. At Dunfermline, Mr Robert Robertson, merchant, to Susan, youngest daughter of Mr George Spittal.

23. At Cowsland, Mr A. D. Barclay, to Miss Shand.

25. At Delgatty Castle, the Rev. Hugh Gordon, of Monquhitter, to Frances Gardiner Inglis, youngest daughter of the late Henry David Inglis, Esq., advocate.

Captain Deans, of his Majesty's ship Childers, to Miss Charlotte Sophia Stewart of Glenbuckie.

27. At the Pavilion Brighton, Lord Viscount Falkland, to Miss Fitzclarence. His Majesty gave the bride away. She was dressed in a dress of British lace, and the Queen was splendidly attired in a dress of British manufacture.

29. At Cameron House, county of Dumbarton, C. Villiers Stuart, Esq., 12th Royal Lancers, youngest son of the late Lord Henry Stuart, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Captain J. R. Smollett of Bonhill, R.N.

30. At Edinburgh, Walter Riddell, Esq., second son of the late Thomas Riddell, Esq., younger of Camiestoun, Roxburghshire, to Elizabeth Riddell, only daughter of the late Colonel MacLachlan, of the 10th regiment of foot.

Dec. 1. At Mossburnford, John Paton, Esq., of Crailing, to Ellen, only daughter of William Elliot, Esq., of Harwood.

3. At 2, London Street, John Gibson MacGregor, to Jane, daughter of the late Rev. Alexander Stirling, LL.D., minister of Tillicoultry.

-At Melville Place, Mr James King, Duddingstone Mills, to Catherine, youngest daughter of Colin Logie, Esq., late of Gray's Mill.

7. At Edinburgh, by the Rev. Dr Buchanan, Mr George Trotter, Stacks, to Grace, eldest daughter of Richard Young, Esq. St John Street.

-At Irvine, the Rev. John Wilson, minister of Irvine, to Marion, daughter of the late Geo. Pagan, Esq.

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7. At 26, Castle Street, Captain Mitford, R.N. to Margaret, daughter of James Dunsmure, Esq., secretary to the British Fishery Board.

8. At Edinburgh, Mr Henry Harvey, Charlotte Street, Portland Place, London, to Janet, daugh, ter of Mr Andrew Grierson, Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

9. At Pilrig House, the Rev. John Paul, one of the ministers of St Cuthbert's, to Margaret, eldest daughter of James Balfour, Esq. of Pilrig, W.S.

Mr William Henderson, veterinary surgeon, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth, third daughter of Mr Fleming, Hatton Mains.

13. At Renishaw, the seat of Sir George Sitwell, Bart., Richard Wildman, of the Inner Temple, Esq., second son of the late James Wildman, of Chilham Castle, Esq., to Marianne, youngest daughter of Craufurd Tait of Harviestoun, Esq.

14. At Stewarton, John Brown, Esq. of Craighead, to Marion, youngest daughter of the late Robert Duncan, Esq. of Brockwell-muir.

- At Greenock, the Rev. Alexander J. Scott, A.M., of London, to Anne, third daughter of the late Álan Ker, Esq.

At Edinburgh, Mr Thomas Borthwick, Bristo Street, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Mr James Colston.

16. At 67, Great King Street, the Rev. George Kennedy, of Kilconquhar, Fife, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late John Ainslie, Esq., Edinburgh.

At 5, Great King Street, John Bell, Esq., of Kilduncan, W.S., to Anne, eldest daughter of the late Charles Young, Esq., merchant, Leith.

18. At London, Colonel Sir Alexander Dickson, K.C.B. and K.C.H., to Mrs Medows, relict of Evelyn Medows, Esq., of Conholt Park, Hants.

At London, W. T. Egerton, Esq., M.P., to the Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ely.

22. At Airleywight House, Perthshire, John Maclaurin, Esq., W.S., to Grace, daughter of Jas, Wylie, Esq., of Airleywight.

At 12, Buccleuch Place, Alexander Livingston, merchant, Edinburgh, to Helen, eldest daughter of John Murray, Esq., Contentibus.

22. At his house, Albany Street, George Birrel, Esq. late of the Hon. East India Company's ser vice.

23. At the Manse of Whitehill, Grange, the Rev. Hugh Douglas, Lockerby, Dumfries-shire, to Ann, third daughter of the Rev. John Prim rose, Grange.

At Munich, Henry Francis Howard, Esq. second son of Henry Howard, Esq. of Corby Castle, Cumberland, to the Hon. Sevilla Erskine, fourth daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Erskine. At Edinburgh, Mr William Blakemore, grocer, to Mary, daughter of Mr Jas. Carmichael, Tax Office.

27. At 16, London Street, John Dalrymple, Esq. Hon. East India Company's Service, to Margaret, second daughter of the late William Cooper, Esq. Fraserburgh.

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At Grangemouth, John Dawson, Esq. Carron, to Jean Glen, youngest daughter of the late Andrew Mackay, LL.D.

28. The Rev. Peter Petrie, A.M. of Leith, to Janet Hume, eldest daughter of the late William Lawrie, Esq.

30. At Brow, James Grierson, Esq. of Quendale, to Elizabeth Sinclair, daughter of the late W. T. Craigie, Esq., merchant, Leith.

- Captain Edward Twopeny, 78th Highlanders, son of the Rev. Richard Twopeny, rector of Little Casterton, to Elizabeth Deborah, eldest daughter of the late John Burnett, Esq., Judge Admiral of Scotland.

-Edward Henry Cole, Esq., eldest son of Stephen Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Cole, to Mary, widow of Lord Henry Seymour Moore, and daughter of Sir Henry Parnell, Bart.

Jan. 5. At Carphin House, Fifeshire, Robert Wedderburn Beatson, Esq., of the 72d regiment, Bengal army, to Helen Hay, second daughter of the late John Raitt, Esq. of Carphin.

8. At Glenbuckie House, Perthshire, Robert Stewart, Esq., Captain in the Hon. East India Company's Service, Bengal Establishment, to Anne, eldest daughter of Captain Duncan Stewart of Glenbuckie.

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8. J. H. Neild, Esq., M.P., to Lady Elizabeth Ashley Cooper, youngest daughter of the Earl of Shaftesbury.

-At Dunfermline, William Innes, Esq., surgeon, to Sophia, only surviving child of the deceased Mr John Hutton.

-At Craigends, the Right Hon. Lord John Campbell, to Anne Colquhoun, eldest daughter of the late John Cunningham, Esq. of Craigends.

11. At Hendon, Middlesex, the Rev. J. James, second son of T. James, Esq. of Lydney, county of Glocester, to Elizabeth, daughter of W. Wilberforce, Esq. of Highwood Hill, Middlesex.

12. At Edinburgh, Thomas Galloway, Esq., of the Royal Military College, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Professor Wallace, of the University of Edinburgh.

13. At Edinburgh, Thomas Bruce, junior, Esq., W.S., to Matilda, daughter of the deceased Thomas Gloag, Esq., of Chapelton.

-At Derry, Captain Robert Sinclair Hay, R.N., second son of Robert Hay, Esq., of Charterfield, East Lothian, to Jane, eldest daughter of Andrew Knox, Esq. of Prehen, in the county of Derry.

18. At 4, Claremont Street, William Tasker, Esq., writer in Perth, to Agnes, third daughter of Mr Archibald Marquis, Kenmore.

-At Skibo, Robert Browne, Esq., to Miss Dempster of Skibo.

24. At Inner Leven, David Anderson, Esq., commander, R.N., to Jean, daughter of the late David Anderson, Esq., of his Majesty's Customs.

The Rev. Robert Machray, A. M., Perth, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late John Young, Esq. of Bellwood.

25. At 93, George Street, Captain Francis Blair, R.N., to Miss Catherine Cheape.

Feb. 1. At Edinburgh, the Rev. John M'Gilchrist, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Mr James Gray, Edinburgh.

Lately, At London, the Earl of Jermyn, eldest son of the Marquis of Bristol, to Lady C. Manners, daughter of the Duke of Portland.

-At London, Captain Augustus Wathen, of the 15th, or King's Hussars, only son of Major Wathen, of Cadogan Place, to the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Jane Leslie, youngest daughter of George William, late Earl of Rothes.

-At London, H. W. Chichester, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Miss Isabella Manners Sutton, daughter of his Grace the late Archbishop of Canterbury.

-At London, Thomas Thomson, M.D., Stratford-on-Avon, son of the Rev. John Thomson, Duddingstone, to Caroline Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Robert James, Esq., Bedford Place.

DEATHS.

March 24, 1830. At St Peter's, New Brunswick, John Anderson, eldest son of the late Mr Peter Anderson, merchant, Edinburgh.

May 22. At Calcutta, of fever, Mr John Archibald, one of the Hon. East India engineers, aged 24, son of Mr John Archibald, merchant, Burntisland.

June 30. At Prince of Wales' Island, the lady of Robert Fullerton, Esq., governor of that island. Aug. The lady of Captain Andrew Balfour Clapperton of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta, Bengal.

On board the Belzoni, on their passage to the Cape of Good Hope, of a putrid fever, Letitia, Charlotte, and Latham, the beloved children of Lieut.-Colonel Thomson, Royal Engineers.

3. At Burampore, Percy James Leith, Esq., captain in his Majesty's 49th regiment, and eldest son of the late Lieut.-General Sir James Leith, K.C.B.

Sept. 3. At, Quebec, Dr George Montgomery,

M.D.

-4. At Laurel Hill, Trinidad, Ashton Warner, Esq., Chief Judge of that island.

5. At Golden Vale, Jamaica, Mr Francis Kerr, second son of the late Charles Kerr, Esq., Calder Bank.

6. At Serampore, East Indies, Miss Helen Mack, only daughter of the late Mr Joseph Mack, solicitor at law, Edinburgh.

11. At Sultampore, Benares, Mary Glen, eldest daughter of Colonel Harry Thomson, aged 17 years.

21. At London, J. M. Arnott, Esq. of New Burlington Street, to Georgiana Elizabeth, widow of Captain Donaldson, R.N.

-At her house, 7, Richmond Place, Edinburgh, Mrs Alison Spence, aged 73, after a long and severe illness, which she bore with Christian resignation, much and justly regretted.

Oct. At Leghorn, the Right Hon. Lady Forbes. 5. At Paris, Mr Joseph Donaldson, from disease brought on by over exertion and fatigue in the late revolution. He was a native of Glasgow, and well known as the author of "The Eventful Life of a Soldier," and "Scenes and Sketches of a Soldier's Life in Ireland," where he has recorded, in a very graphic manner, his early life and adventures by flood and field."

10. At Kilmuir, Isle of Sky, Lieutenant Soirle Macdonald, at the very advanced age of 106. He has left three children under 10 years of age.

11. At Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, the Hon. Richard John Uniacke, his Majesty's AttorneyGeneral for that province.

23. At 11, Royal Crescent, Wilhelmina Jane, fourth daughter of the late Day Hort M'Dowall, Esq. of Walkinshawe.

25. At Lerwick, aged 26 years, Grace Robertson, daughter of Andrew Duncan, Esq., Sheriffsubstitute of Shetland.

26. At Irvine, Mrs Julia Montgomerie, widow of James Montgomerie, Esq. of Knockewart. 27. At Antigua Street, Mrs Baillie, widow of Menzies Baillie, Esq., merchant in London.

28. At 6, Manor Place, Alice, eldest daughter of the late Rev. David Wauchope, rector of Warkton.

30. At Woodend, near Keswick, in her 90th year, Margaret, widow of Mr Thomas Douglas. -At Edinburgh, Mrs Emma Monteith, wife of Alexander Earl Monteith, Esq, advocate.

31. At 49, Northumberland Street, Miss Isobel Gray, daughter of the late William Gray, Esq. of Newholm, aged 85.

-At 17, George Street, Miss Catherine Lillie. -At Presmennan, parish of Stenton, Mary Mathieson, in her 100th year.

At 3, Meadow Place, George Brunton, Esq. At 54, South Bridge, Mrs Margaret MacDowall.

Nov. 1. At Wentworth House, Yorkshire, in her 13d year, the Viscountess Milton. Her ladyship was Charlotte, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Dundas, father of the present Lord Dundas. -Lieut. Colonel Buchanan, Royal Engineers, Chatham.

-At Edinburgh, Mr William Lindsay, aged 36. -At 12, Salisbury Place, Newington, Mr Alex ander Macritchie, late confectioner in Edinburgh. 3. At Chichester, Lieut.-Colonel William Brere ton, aged 78.

-At Dumfries, Mrs Johnstone, relict of James Johnstone, Esq., physician, Moffat.

5. At Stonehaven, the Rev. John Ballantyne, minister of the United Associate Congregation there, in the 51st year of his age, and 25th of his ministry.

7. At 20, Annandale Street, Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Mr Adam Spense, Leith.

-At Bo'ness, Mr Stephen Bell, of the Excise, second son of the late Thomas Bell, Esq. of West

erhouse.

-At Swinton House, John Swinton, Esq. of Swinton.

8. At the Manse of Oathlaw, the Rev. Lewis Littlejohn, minister of that parish.

9. At Broadley, Banffshire, in his 87th year, Mr William Grig, senior, some time residing at 25, Pitt Street, Edinburgh.

10. At Farnham, in the county of Surrey, Lady Charles Kerr.

-At the Manse of Hownam, the Rev. James Rutherford, in the 84th year of his age, and 57th of his ministry.

-At Perth, Alex. Stewart, Esq. late of Huntfield in Lanarkshire, in his 70th year.

11. At the Rhu, Argyllshire, Major Colin Camp bell, Argyll militia.

12. At Portobello, Mrs Margaret Meldrum, relict of David Wallace, Esq. of Balmeadowside, Fife.

14. At London, James Buller, Esq. chief clerk to the Privy Council.

14. Mr3 H. Wight, 7, South Charlotte Street. At Edinburgh, Barbara, eldest daughter of the late William Callender, Esq.

-At Helensburgh, after a severe illness, the ingenious Mr Henry Bell, the practical introducer of Steam Navigation into Europe.

15. At Gateside, Kirkliston, Mrs Hill, aged 75. 17. At Leith, James, second son of the late Mr James Wood, merchant there.

- At Old Meldrum, Mr Alexander Bruce, late Supervisor of Excise, aged 69.

18. At 29, Great King Street, Eleanor Julia, youngest daughter of M. N. Macdonald, Esq. aged nine years.

At London, the Rev. George Greig, minister of the Scots Church, Crown Court, Covent Garden. 18. At the Spa, Gloucester, aged 32, Susanna Maria Conally, relict of James Conally, Esq. of Elm Park, county of Dublin.

19. At Moncreiffe House, Sir David Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, Bart.

-John Forbes, Esq. of Welwyn, Hertfordshire, second son of the late General Gordon Forbes.

20. At the Priory, near Acton, Colonel Peacocke, late of the 3d Guards.

At Westminster, James Chalmer, W.S., in his 89th year.

Esq.

21. At Taybank, near Perth, Miss Rankine, aged 85 years.

-Anne Houstoun, fourth daughter of Robert Davidson, Esq., Professor of Law in the University of Glasgow.

22. At Birmingham, James, eldest son of John Neill, Esq., 17, Carlton Place, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh.

23. At 2, Salisbury Square, Mrs Margaret Kinmonth, aged 89 years. She held the situation of matron in Gillespie's Hospital for 23 years.

24. At Crakaig, Sutherlandshire, Major William Clunes, late of the 50th regiment.

-At Kircudbright, Mrs Margaret Gordon, spouse of William Ireland, Esq. of Barbey, stew. ard-substitute of the stewarty of Kircudbright.

26. At Pau, Basses Pyrenees, Anne, daughter of Thomas Bruce, Esq. of Arnott.

Suddenly, at Castle Bernard, the Earl of

Bandon.

27. At Cheltenham, Admiral Robert Montague, Admiral of the Red.

- At Edinburgh, Thomas Greig, Esq. of Navity, Fifeshire.

28. At Cheltenham, Margaret Georgina, second daughter of Archibald Kelso, Esq. of Sauchie, Ayrshire.

-At 31, Broughton Street, Mrs Thomas Goodsir, aged 77 years.

At Juniper Green, Mr James Milne, late haberdasher in Edinburgh.

29. At Gorgie Park, after a few days' illness, Robert Smith, at the advanced age of 91 years. He has left a widow, to whom he was married in 1762.

30. At London, Henry Walter Bury, second son of the Right Hon. Lord Tullamore.

Dec. 1. At Nice, Sir Robert Williams, Bart., M.P., of Fryars, Anglesea, in his 66th year.

-Suddenly, at his house, 21, Somerset Street, London, of apoplexy, the Right Hon. Hugh Elliot, late Governor of Madras, in his 79th year, and in the general enjoyment of good health. -At Muckhart Cottage, Helen Hutton, wife of John Coventry, Esq.

-At Leatherhead, Surrey, Andrew Wood, Esq., aged 73.

At Brunstain House, Mrs Margaret Tailour, in her 101st year.

-At 12, Queen Street, Mrs Allardice, aged 66. 2. At Netherley, Mrs Silver, wife of G. Silver, Esq. of Netherley.

At Leith Walk, Mr Richard Clark, upholsterer.

3. At Lossiemouth House, on the 3d inst., Lady Margaret Stewart King, widow of the late MajorGeneral Francis Stewart, of Lesmurdie, county of Banff.

-At London, in the 74th year of his age, John Crowder, Esq. of Hammersmith, Alderman of the Ward of Farringdon Within, and late Lord Mayor of London.

4. At Hamburg, Mrs William Gibson.

5. At Forfar, in her 44th year, Mrs Elizabeth Watt, spouse of Mr William Adam, merchant there.

5. At Eskside, Musselburgh, Isabella, daughter of the late Thomas Farquharson, Esq.

-At Linden Lodge, near Lasswade, Miss Catherine Mackenzie, daughter of the late Kenneth Mackenzie, Esq., W. S.

At 1, Drummond Place, David Geddes Paul, third son of Robert Paul, Esq., W. S.

-At Falkirk, Mrs Patrick Renny, sister of the late Bain Whyt, Esq., W. S.

-At Seaside House, near Leith, Miss Barbara Heron.

-At Peebles, Isabel, only surviving daughter of Mr Walter Steel, senior.

-At Southampton, Rear-Admiral Stiles, in his 79th year.

9. At 32, Buccleuch Place, Mr James Brown; builder.

-At Port Glasgow, George Lang, Esq., M.D. At Stromness, Orkney, Thomas Robertson, merchant there.

At Edinburgh, Ebenezer Gilchrist, Esq. of Sunnyside.

-At 7, Grove Street, Mrs Helena Brown, only surviving sister of the late Captain Joseph Robb.

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At the Manse of Avoch, in the 73d year of his age, and 44th of his ministry, the Rev. James Smith, minister of that parish.

10. At Edinburgh, Peter Hannay, the eldest son of James Ogilvie Mack, Esq., S.S.C.S.

11. At Auchtertyre, county of Forfar, William Watson, Esq., in his 72d year.

-Suddenly, at East Tuddingham, in the county of Norfolk, in consequence of a fall from his horse, the very Rev. the Dean of Hereford. 12. At 37, Arthur Street, Mr William Boyd, macer, Court of Session.

-Mr James Milne, farmer, Bluecairn, Roxburghshire.

- At Edinburgh, on the 12th inst., Alexander Baillie, Esq.

-At Nigg, Ross-shire, Walter Ross, Esq. of Nigg.

13. At London, Mr George Anderson, late mer chant in Edinburgh, in his 66th year.

11. At Edinburgh, Mrs Grace Buchan, relict of the deceased George Leslie of Cobarty, Esq. 15. At Haddington, Mr Alexander Brook, merchant.

16. At Hope Crescent, Patrick Plenderleath, Esq., in his 85th year.

-At Huntlyburn, near Melrose, Miss Isabella Ferguson, eldest daughter of the late Dr Adam Ferguson, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.

17. At his house, 2, North Charlotte Street, Dr Coventry, Professor of Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh.

At Glasgow, James Russell, Esq., of Woodside, late Colonel in the Stirlingshire militia. 18. At George Street, Glasgow, Mrs Orr. -At Hampstead, Mrs Hill, widow of Law. rence Hill, Esq., W.S.

-At Huntly, Captain John Gordon, Achanachie, late of the 95th regiment.

19. At Salisbury Place, Newington, Dr John Duncan, physician, in his 71st year.

Mr James Break, brewer, Pleasance. 23. At 8, M'Dowall Street, Mrs Rachel Reid, aged 61.

At Bath, Major Fielding, of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers, in his 39th year.

-At Lasswade, William Gordon, Esq. 24. At Edinburgh, in the house of his son-inlaw, Mr Robert Allan, farmer, Middleton, in the 65th year of his age.

At Kirkwall, the Rev. John Dunn, one of the ministers of that burgh.

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William Eastwood, Esq. wool-stapler, Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

25. At St Ninians Manse, Mr C. Greig, preacher of the gospel, and eldest son of the Rev. C. Greig, minister of St Ninians.

-At Wood End, near Chichester, the Right Hon. Lady Louisa Mary Lennox, in her 92d year, widow of the late General Lord George Lennox, and grandmother of the present Duke of Richmond.

26. At Ayr, at house of Mr Taylor of the Academy, Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late John Bramwell, Esq. manager of the Mines at Wanlockhead.

-At Caledon, Robert Crothers, aged 103; has

ving preserved his faculties unimpaired to the last. He married twice, the last time at 85, and the last wife had eight children. Two of these were born after the husband of the woman was upwards of 100 years old.

26. At Portobello, Margaret youngest daughter of Mr Thomas Proudfoot.

27. At the Isle of Wight, where she had gone for the recovery of her health, Miss Agnes Horsburgh, daughter of Thomas Horsburgh, Sheriffclerk of Fife.

28. At Edinburgh, aged 79, Dame Jane Dunbar, relict of the late Sir George Dunbar of Mochrum, Bart.

At Banff, Mr Stewart Robertson Souter,

aged 21.

29. At 28, London Street, Miss Ranken.

30. At 39, Nicholson Street, the Rev. James Smith, senior minister of the Relief Congregation, College Street, in his 62d year.

At Cotterton of Lethen, James Dunbar, Esq. R.N., in the 88th year of his age.

At Kirkaldy, Mr James Bell, formerly of the Royal Navy.

At Stronmagachan, the Rev. James MacGibbon, one of the ministers of the Collegiate Church, Inverary.

51. At York Place, Charles Wightman, Esq. of the island of Tobago, aged 80.

-At Portobello, Mrs Hay Hall, relict of the deceased Rev. James Hall,'minister, Lesmahagow. Jan. 1. At Andover, Captain Donald Fraser, aged 72.

2. At London, Henrietta Maria, Marchioness of Ailesbury,

At 37, George Square, Alexander Thomas Graham, son of John Graham, Esq., advocate. -At Buthwood, John Denholm, Esq., late of Quebec, in Canada.

3. At Union Cottage, Canaan, near Edinburgh, Tobias George Smollet, Esq.

-At Edinburgh, Mrs Lillias Bennet, daughter of the late Rev. Mr Beunet, Polmont, and relict of David Clark, Esq.

-At Edinburgh, Mrs Honey, widow of the late Rev. John Honey of Blairhall, minister of Bendochy.

4. At Chesters, in his 80th year, Thomas Elliot Ogilvie, Esq. of Chesters.

5. At Bedshiel, parish of Greenlaw, Mr James Houtson, tenant there, in his 75th year.

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At Belmont, near Ayr, Archibald Montgomerie, Esq. of Stair, brother of the late Earl of Eglinton.

At Aberdeen, Deacon Alexander Watson, tailor, in his 87th year. Mr Watson was possess. ed of considerable poetic talent, and was well known as the author of that popular national song, "The Kail Brose of Auld Scotland," but it is not, perhaps, so generally known, that, besides several pieces of inferior note, he was also the author of that truly original and humorous song called "The Wee Wifiekie."

At Edinburgh, Mr William More, baker, 9, East Register Street.

7. At Abernyte, the Rev. Alexander M'Killop, schoolmaster.

-At Linlithgow, Mr Alexander Baird, tanner, in his 94th year.

8. At Portmoak Manse, Anne, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr Hugh Laird.

9. At 4, Baxter's Place, Mrs Rachel Scott, wife of Mr Hugh Mitchell.

-At Ayr, Captain John Shaw, late of the 76th regiment.

10. At Edinburgh, Mr John Brown, merchant. -At 6, Beaumont Place, Mr Cornelius Murray, royal marines.

11. At Edinburgh, in her 83d year, Mrs Helen Ritchie, wife of Mr Walter Brunton.

-At Libberton, Mr James Steele, schoolmaster, of that parish, aged 57 years.

13. At Ayr, Captain Alexander M'Coskrie, in his 94th year.

At Shrub Place, Helen Lewins, wife of Andrew Snody, Esq. S.S.C.

14. Mary, third daughter of Adam Gordon of Cairnfield, Esq.

At his house, in Heriot Row, Henry Mackenzie, Esq. in the 86th year of his age. This eminent literary character, and venerable citizen, so well known as the author of "The Man of

Feeling," and many other productions, had been confined to his room for a considerable time past, by the general decay attending old age. We cannot but with feelings of regret, notice the departure of almost the last of that eminent class of literary men, who, above fifty years ago, cast such a lustre on our city. In that delicate perception of human character and human manners, so correctly, so elegantly, and often so humorously delineated in the numbers of "The Mirror" and "Lounger," where Mr Mackenzie was the chief contributor, as well as in his other works, and in his general views of the great principles of moral conduct, there have been few authors more distinguished. The elegant society in Edinburgh, well known in former days by the name of "The Mirror Club," consisted, besides Mr Mackenzie, of several gentlemen who were afterwards Judges in the Court of Session, viz. Lord Bannatyne, Lord Cullen, Lord Abercromby, Lord Craig, and also Mr George Home, and Mr George Ogilvie. The first, now Sir William Bannatyne, a venerable and most accomplished gentleman of the old school, is the only survivor.

14. At 48, Minto Street, Newington, William Thomson, Esq. of Westbarnmains, late banker in Edinburgh.

15. At Edinburgh, Wallace Isabella, eldest daughter of George Robertson Scott, Esq. of Benholm.

16. At Fisherrow, Janet Scott, wife of Mr David Whitelaw, senior.

Scott.

At 1, South Charlotte Street, Mrs Andrew

17. At London, Ellen, the wife of Thomas Legh, Esq. M.P., of Lyme Hall, Cheshire.

-At Nelson Street, Edinburgh, Miss Inglis, daughter of the late Dr James Inglis, physician in Lanark.

18. At Edinburgh, Mrs Catherine Sandeman, relict of Mr Robert Ferricr, formerly minister of Largo, Fife, aged 76.

19. At 81, Prince's Street, Miss Bruce, sister to the late John Bruce, Esq. of Falkland.

At Edinburgh, after a painful illnes of seve ral years, Nathaniel Gow, the well known Scottish violinist, and composer of many national airs.

20. At Inverness, Mr James Gray, merchant, and, on the 22d ult., Mrs Jean Wilson, or Gray, his wife.

- At Frognal, John Thomas, Lord Viscount Sydney, in his 67th year, uncle to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry.

21. At Wooler, Robert Cupples, Esq. surgeon, R. N., and late surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at Madras.

- At Dean Terrace, James Watt, son of James Gibson, Esq. M.D.

- At 18, Hill Street, Miss Katharine Mont gomery.

23. At 25, Stafford Street, William Pitcairn, Esq. -On the 23d ult., Horace William, Loid Rivers.

At Reading, Lieut.-Colonel Balcomb, late of the 1st or King's Dragoon Guards.

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24. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Andrew Lothian. At 34, Drummond Place, Charles Haldane, Esq. eldest son of James Alexander Haldane, Esq. Edinburgh.

At Liverpool, on the 24th ult., Thomas Dunbar, Esq. second son of the late Sir George Dunbar of Mochrum, Bart.

Lately, At Walthamstow, Essex, Sir Robert Wigram, Bart., in his 87th year.

At Blackheath, Major-general Sir Charles Philip Belson, K.C.B.

-At Zapiquira, near Bogota, Colombia, Alex. Duncan, Esq., late of the Island of Grenada. -At London, Elinor Anne, fourth daughter of J. N. Macleod of Macleod, Esq.

The Right Hon. Morton, Lord Henley, G.C.B., in his 79th year.

At 38, London Street, William Young, Esq. At his house, Glasgow, aged 63, John Reid, M.D. &c., well knowa in the literary world for his philosophical pursuits, and who taught, at varicus times, students in no less than twenty-six languages.

-At Clifton, in his 91st year, Lieut.-General Bright, late of the Royal Marines, and many years commandant of the Plymouth division.

THE LATE DR THOMSON.

It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we announce the death of this eminent public character and learned divine, which took place about six o'clock in the evening of the 9th of February. Dr Thomson assisted in the forenoon at the ordination of Mr Ritchie to be pastor of St Luke's parish, Demerara. He afterwards took a part in the discussion of Mr M'Caig's case at the Presbytery. He left the Presbytery Hall about five o'clock, proceeding along Prince's Street to his house in Melville Street; Mr Burn Murdoch met him there, and accompanied him home. Having arrived in front of his own house, he turned round suddenly, just as Mr Murdoch was leaving him, as if to say something he had forgotten, but instantly fell back senseless on the pavement. He was immediately carried into the house, and Dr Sibbald, of Hope Street, was sent for, who bled him in the arm and juggler vein, but without effect. Drs M Whirter, Newbigging, and Abercromby were also sent for, but all their efforts to restore animation were wholly unavailing; the Rev. Doctor never spoke after he had fallen, and ex pired in about an hour.

[THE FOLLOWING SKETCH IS FROM THE PEN OF THE REV. DR M'CRIE.]

During the excitement caused by the sudden death of a public man, cut off in the prime of life, and in the midst of a career of extensive usefulness, it is easy to pronounce a panegyric, but difficult to delineate a character, which shall be free from the exaggeration of existing feeling, and recommend itself to the unbiassed judgment of cool reflection. Rarely has such a deep sensation been produced as by the recent removal of Dr Thomson; but in few instances, we are persuaded, has there been less reason for making abatements, on the ground of temporary excitation, from the regret and lamentations so loudly and unequivocally expressed. He was so well known, his character and talents were so strongly marked, and were so much of that description which all classes of men can appreciate, that the circumstances of his death did not create the interest, but only gave expression to that which already existed in the public mind.

Those who saw Dr Thomson once, knew him; intimacy gave them a deeper insight into his character, but furnished no grounds for altering the opinion which they had at first been led to form. Simplicity -an essential element in all minds of superior mould-marked his appearance, his reasoning, his eloquence, and his whole conduct. All that he said or did was direct, straightforward, and unaffected; there was no labouring for effect, no paltering in a double sense. His talents were such as would have raised him to eminence in any profession or public walk of life which he might have chosen-a vigorous understanding, an active and ardent mind, with powers of close and persevering application. He made himself master in a short time of any subject to which he found it necessary to direct his attention, had all his knowledge at perfect command, expressed himself with the utmost perspicuity, ease, and energy; and, when roused by the greatness of his subject, or by the nature of the opposition which he encoun tered, his bold and masterly eloquence produced an effect, especially on a popular assembly, far beyond that which depends on the sallies of imagination, or the dazzling brilliancy of fancy-work. Nor was he less distinguished for his moral qualities, among which shone conspicuously an honest, firm, unflinching, fearless independence of mind, which prompted him uniformly to adopt and pursue that course which his conscience told him was right, indifferent to personal consequences, and regardless of the frowns and threats of the powerful.

Besides the instructions of his worthy father, it was Dr Thomson's felicity to enjoy the intimate friendship of the venerable Sir Henry Moncreiff, who early discovered his rising talents, and freely imparted to him the stores of his own vigorous and matured mind, and of an experience acquired during the long period in which he had taken a leading part in the counsels of the national church. Though Dr Thomson was known as a popular and able preacher from the time he first entered on the ministry, the powers of his mind were not fully called forth and developed until his appointment to St George's. He entered to that charge with a deep sense of the importance of the station, as one of the largest and genteelest parishes of the metropolis, and not without the knowledge that there was in the minds of a part of those among whom he was called to labour, a prepossession against the peculiar doctrines which had always held a prominent place in his public ministrations. But he had not long occupied that pulpit, when, in spite of the delicate situation in which he was placed by more than one public event, which obliged him to give a practical testimony (displeasing to many in high places) in favour of the purity of Presbyterian worship, and the independence of the Church of Scotland,-he disappointed those who had foreboded his ill success, and exceeded the expectations of such of his friends as had the greatest confidence in his talents. By the ability and eloquence of his discourses, by the assiduity and prudence of his more private ministrations, and by the affectionate solicitude which he evinced for the spiritual interests of those committed to his care, he not only dissipated every unfavourable impression, but seated himself so firmly in the hearts of his people, that long before his lamented death, no clergyman in this city, established or dissenting, was more cordially revered and beloved by his congregation. Nothing endeared him to them so much and so deservedly as the attention he paid to the young and the sick; and of the happy art which he possessed of communicating instruction to the former, and administering advice and consolation to the latter, there are many plea sing, and, it is to be hoped, lasting memorials.

Dr Thomson was decidedly evangelical in his doctrinal sentiments, which he did not disguise or hold back in his public discourses; but he was a practical preacher, and instead of indulging in abstruse speculations or philosophical disquisition, made it his grand aim to impress the truths of the gospel on the hearts of his hearers. Attached to the Church of Scotland from principle, not from convenience or accident, he made no pretensions to that indiscriminating and spurious liberality which puts all forms of ecclesiastical polity and communion on a level; but in his sentiments and feelings he was liberal in the truest sense of that word; could distinguish between a spirit of sectarianism and conscientious secession, never assumed the airs of a churchman in his intercourse with dissenters, cooperated with them in every good work, and cherished a respect for all faithful Ministers, which was founded not only on the principles of toleration and good will, but on the conviction that their labours were useful in supplying the lack of service on the part of his own church, and in counteracting those abuses in her administration, which he never scrupled on any proper occasion to confess and deplore. It is well known that Dr Thomson belonged to that party in the Church of Scotland, which has defended the rights of the people in opposition to the rigorous enforcement of the law of patronage; and in advocating this cause in the Church Courts he, for many years, displayed his unrivalled talents as a public speaker, sustained by an intrepidity which was unawed by power, and a fortitude which was proof against overwhelming majorities. Of late years, he has devoted a great portion of his labours to the defence of the pure circulation of the Scriptures, and the emancipation of the degraded negroes in the West Indies; and in both causes he has displayed his characteristic ability, zeal for truth, and uncompromising and indignant reprobation of every species of dishonesty, injustice, and oppression. His exertions in behalf of the doctrines and standards of the Church, against some recent heresies and delusions, afford an additional proof, not only of his unwearied zcal in behalf of that sacred cause to which he devoted all his energics, but of his readiness, at all times, to "contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints."

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