1812. Barom. Thermom. Rain. | Weather. Tu. 2 8 9 8 35 April W. 39 09 26. M. N. 26 29.7 39 39 0.2 Rain Th. F. 28 30.24 41 47 29 30.24 42 47 3 29.95 42 630.25 5 30.I 35 52 Clear 7 30.25 36 45 0.02 Snow 8 30. 9 29.78 52 66 0.15 1910 210 23 12 29.65 47 59 0.06 13 29.64 49 62 14 29.72 46 62 19 30.2 4.2 45 Clear Sa. 27 4 134 40 23 30.3 43 55 0.01 Showers 24 30.25 49 58 0.2 Rain MOON'S PHASES FOR JUNE, 1812. Apparent time at Edinburgh. D. M. H. Last Quart. 2 57 2 aftern. June 4. King George III, born 1738. 5. Duke of Cumberland born. 21. Sun enters Cancer 15 m. past 3 afternoon. THE Scots Magazine, AND EDINBURGH LITERARY MISCELLANY, FOR MAY 1812, THIS Description of Broomhall, the seat of the Earl of Elgin. HIS elegant mansion, the residence of one of the most distinguished families in the county of Fife, is situated near the sea coast, a few miles to the west of Inverkeithing. It is of recent erection, and the situation happily chosen. It belongs to the parish of Dunfermline, of which Lord Elgin is one of the principal heritors. The property to which this house is attached is remarkable, as containing the most copious supply of the valuable commodities of coal and lime that is known to exist in this country. The bed of lime is situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the house, and runs parallel to the sea, about a mile in length, and from 20 to 50 feet in breadth. It had been worked from a very remote period; and the village of Limekills, situated immediately to the east of Broomhall, had received its name from the exportation of this article. The works were never carried, however, to any thing ap proaching to their present extent, till the time of the late Earl of Elgin. That nobleman, eminently distinguished both for worth and talents, saw the importance of which they were susceptible, and resolved to spare no pains or expence in cultivating this source of wealth to his family. He spent L.14000 in erecting the necessary machinery; he formed nine large draw-kilns, a harbour, waggon-ways for conveying the stone from the quarry to the kilnheads; and he built, immediately to the west of Broomhall, a village, which received from himself the name of Charlestown. This expenditure, judiciously laid out, was amply repaid. The great demand for lime, for the purposes of building and agriculture, secured an am ple ple market for all that could be pro While he lived, duced. The quantity now drawn The blessing of them that were ready to from the mines amounts annually to from 80 to 90,000 tons, the value of which is above L.10,000 sterling. The seams of coal are situated some miles inland, in the vicinity of the town of Dunfermline, and are attached to the lands of Midbalbridge, Clunie, Luscar, and Rosebank. They were not originally the property of the Elgin family; but the present Earl, actively following up the system of improvement which had been begun by his father, purchased them, in order to secure materials for working his lime quarries. He then formed, between his coal and lime-works, a rail-way, of four miles in extent, the first example given, in this country, on any great scale at least, of that very important improvement. This field coal contains upwards of 9000 square acres, and includes seams of all the species that are found in the country. perish came upon him. Now, WILLIAM GILLESPIE, Merchant, from Crossmichael, Galloway, North Britain, who was unfortunately drowned, in the Mersey, On the 3d day of August, 1800, Ætat. 24. If youth or beauty could disarm the grave, Ne'er then, ill-fated youth, thou should'st have died, Ne'er hadst thou sunk in Mersey's cruel |