1

28. At Olmedo, in Spain, in consequence
of wounds received by him in an action
with the French, Lieutenant William Lock-
hart, of the 16th light dragoons, son of the
late Rear-Admiral Lockhart.

Nov. 6. At Edinburgh, Mr R. Brown,
writer to the signet.

-

12. William Ormiston, Esq. of Hagburn.
At Jedburgh, Captain William Or-
miston, late of the Honourable East India
Company's service.

At Leith Mrs Jean Mirrelees, widow
of the late Wm. Robertson, Esq. of Canada,
and mother to John Ogilvie, Esq. of Mon-
treal.

At London, Captain Donald Denoon,
in his 69th year.

13. John Boyes, Esq. of Walboll.

At Inveresk, Sir Alex. Purves, of
Purves, aged 74.

18. At Drum, Robert Cathcart of Drum,
writer to the signet, in the 40th year of his
age, and was buried on the 21st of Novem-
ber in the vault at Glencorse church. He mar-
ried, in October 1797, Anne, eldest daughter
of John Cadell of Cockenzie, by whom he
left one son, and seven daughters. Diligence
and ability had placed Mr Cathcart at the
head of his profession, and, for some time be-
fore his death, he had become Partner in the
House of Archd. Constable & Co. Few in-
dividuals have been more generally and justly
lamented: indeed, we cannot better express
the character of this excellent man, than by
giving at length the following paragraph,
which appeared in the Caledonian Mercury
soon after his death: "If the regret of friends
"and acquaintances be generally accounted

"a fair standard of departed merit, the
"character of Mr Cathcart has a just claim

to lasting esteem; for we may safely af
"firm, that no man's death ever called
"forth, from those who knew him, a more
"general expression of unfeigned arrow.
"Nor was this universal feeling of sympa
"thy more excited by the extensive useful.
"ness of the character, thus suddenly
"snatched away, than by the personal
"qualities of the man. His plain and un
"ostentatious manners, and the extreme
"gentleness of his whole deportment, en-
"deared him to every one with whom he
"had any intercourse, either of friendship

66

or of business. He was a firm believer
"in the great truths of Christianity; and
"his belief, far from being of that specula
"tive kind which lies dead in practice, ani-
"mated him in the discharge of all the
great duties of life; and, giving new vi

66

66

66

gour to the natural instincts of his own
"amiable disposition, shone forth in deeds
"of active benevolence. Every plan for
"the relief of the unfortunate he was zer
"lous to encourage, and was himself ever
❝ foremost either with his personal exertions
or with his purse; insomuch, that his
"life was the ornament of his profession.
"He possessed a sound and practical un
"derstanding, if we may be allowed the
"expression, conversant alike in the details
" of business and in the studies of a vel-
"educated Gentleman. It is proper that
"such a character should be made known,
"not as an act of vain justice to the dead,
"but as a portrait for the living to imitate
" and to admire."

ABERDEEN, review of
the history of, 207
Agriculture, &c. of Dum-
fries-shire, review of, 611
America, view of political
society in, 363-Statisti-
cal view of the United States
of, 575

Anecdotes of the Sicilian
Court, 334-of an itinerant
preacher of the 15th cen-
tury, 358-of Dr Johnston,
598 of the late Dr Gil-
bert Stuart, 660
Anster Fair, a poem, review
of, 540

Antiquities of Banffshire,
740 of Sutherlandshire,
928

Artists, jealousy of, 84
d'Artois, Count, biographical
sketch of, 107
Balfour, Sir Andrew, me-
moirs of the late, 409
Bamborough Castle, descrip-
tion of, 811

Banffshire, antiquities of,740
Beggars' opera written in
Edinburgh, 84
Begging, account of an in-
stitution to be formed in
Edinburgh, for the suppres
pression of, 762
Ben-Nevis, narrative of an
excursion to, 341
Biographical sketch of Ge-
peral Mack, 105-of Count
d'Artois, 107-of General
Mackenzie Fraser, 183
of General Mackinnon, 329

of the late Bishop Hors-
ley, 745-of James Elph-
inston, 840-of Mr Smea-
ton the celebrated engi-
neer, 909.

Blairstone house, descrip-
tion of, 403
Bonaparte family, 688
Books, sale catalogues and
auctions of, in Scotland, 596
Dec. 1812.

Books, anecdotes of the pri
ces of, 676
Bradley and Craufurd tried
for forgery,,115
Brazil, description of the
diamond mines of, 582
Bridges carrying on or com-
pleted in the Highlands of
Scotland, 38

Brydson, Thomas, review of
'his observations on prece-
dence, 444

Buchanan, Rev. Claudius,
extracts from his Christian
researches in India, 25,
109

Buenos Ayres, origin of the
revolution in, 486, 577
Caithness, improvements car-
rying on in the county of,
835

Caledonian Horticultural So-
ciety, proceedings of the,
282, 653, 893
Caraccas, state of society in
the, 417-earthquake at
the, 592-description of
the city of, 609 -
Carey's Craig Phadric, &c.
review of 777
Charities, on the abuse of,
360

Chateaubriand's travels, ex-
tracts from, 97, 101, 102
Chemistry, memoirs of the
progress of, 6, 86, 168,
295, 327, 408, 485, 620,
656, 774, 812
Chronological account of re-
markable occurrences du-
ring the year 1811, 11
City, on the means of pre-
serving the peace of the,
360

Civil List, report of the
committee appointed to en-
quire into the expenditure
of the, 899
Clarke's travels, extracts
from, 493, 666, 671, 932

Coilsfield house, description
of, 483

Confucius the Chinese phi-
losopher, specimens of the
maxims of, 356
Constantinople, present state
of the Seraglio at, 493-
Greek manuscripts at, 671
Crimes and punishments du-
,ring the last two years,
general view, of, 915
Currant wine, receipt for
making, 838

Dangers and disasters at sea,
review of, 691
Dead sea, description of, 101
Diamond mines of Brazil,
description of the, 582
Drawings in water colours,
observations on Mr Wil-
son's, 164

Drummond, Wil., of Haw-
thornden, remarks on the
character and writings of,
770
Earthquake at the Caraccas,
592

Edinburgh, thoughts on the
improvement of the police
of, 84-reflections on the
mode of maintaining the
police of, 194-institution
for relief of incurables at,
279-Lancastrian school of,
441-institution for the
suppression of begging in,
762-conduct of the Ma-
gistrates of, in times of
public distress, 818
Elcho Castle, description of,
651

Elie house, description of,571
Elphinston James, biogra
phical account of, 840
Epitaphs in the Scots kirk
burying ground, Liverpool,
324

Espoz y Mina, the celebrated
Guerilla Chief, account of
the late Don Francis, 436
Eruption

Eruption of the Souffrier
mountain in St Vincent,
587

Farming, Scottish, observa-
tions on, 931
Fashionable education, ef-
fects of, 89

Faults and virtues, on the
comparatively small, 337
Finances of Great Britain,

general view of the, 737-
of Ireland, 738-England,
739-Scotland, ib.

Fine arts, memoirs of the
progress of the, 6, 86, 168,
295, 327, 408, 485, 620,
656, 774, 812, 894
Fishing in the Solway, modes
of, 688

Fort-William,examination of
the college of, 845-cata-
logue of literary works re-
commended by, 851-of
works printed, 853
Fox, Mr, critical remarks on
the most eminent Greek
poets by, 30

Fraser, the late Gen. Mac-
kenzie, biographical account
of, 183

Friendship,observations on, 9
Gay, Mr, anecdote of, 84
Greek manuscripts at Con-
stantinople, 671
Greek poets, critical remarks
on the most eminent, 30
Guerilla, account of a cele-
brated, 436
Harbours carrying on or
completed in the Highlands
of Scotland, 38
Highlands of Scotland, roads,
bridges, and harbours in
the, 38

3

Highland Society of Scotland,
proceedings of the, 4, 113
Hill, Professor, review of his
lectures, 284

Holy land, narrative of Dr
Clarke's journey through,
932
Horsley, the late Bishop, bio-
graphical account of 745
Human form, on the beauty

of the, 657, 820
Husbandry, improved sys-
tems of, in Scotland, review
of, 367

Iceland, review of travels in,

43-present state of lite-
rature in, 190, 265

Improvements making in the
county of Caithness, 835
Inconstancy, observations on,

9

Incurables, institution at E-
dinburgh for relief of, 279.
Inhospitality, on a certain
species of, 15

Johnson, Dr anecdotes of,
598

Jones, Sir Harford, his in-
troduction to the king of
Persia, 270

Ireland, customs prevailing
in, during the reign of Eli-
zabeth, 197

Juggernaut, rites observed
at the Indian temple of,
109

Law, remarks on the consti-
tution and procedure of the
Scottish courts of, 937
Ladies, account of distin-
guished French, 33—of Ma-
dame du Deffant, ib.-of
Madame Geoffrin, 34-of
Madame Necker, 35
Lancastrian school, present
state of the Edinburgh, 441
Largo house, description of,
163

Lectures on Jewish history,
&c. review of, 284
Letter written by her pre-
sent Majesty when Prin-
cess of Mecklenburgh Stre-
litz, 438

Letters of Horace Walpole,
751

Life and manners, observa-

tions on, 9

List of remarkable Scottish
trees, 430, 683

Literary Scotsmen, fate of,
499-of Isaac Ritson, ib.-
of M'Donald alias Mathew
Bramble, 500-Logan, ib.
-Robert Heron, 502-
John M'Diarmid, 503
Literary intelligence, 53, 131,
213, 293, 372, 453, 543,
618, 702, 782, 812, 940
Literature in Portugal, 854
Love letter, original one, 777
Lunatic asylum, progress
made in building the Edin-
burgh, 165

Lundin, description of the
house of, 731

M'Intosh, Hugh, tried for
robbery and murder, and
condemned, 249
Mack, General, biographi
cal sketch of, 105
Mackenzie, Sir George, re-
view of his travels in Ice-
land, 43-extracts from,
190, 265
Mackinnon, biographical ac
count of the late General,
329
Macneil, Hector, review of
his Scottish adventures,127
Magistrates of Edinburgh,
remarks on their conduct
during the time of public
distress, 818

Manners, life and, observa-
tions on, 9

Manufactures, memoirs of
the progress of, 6, 86,
168, 295, 327, 408, 485,
620, 656, 774, 812, 894
Manufactures at Paisley,
progress and present state
of, 755, 822
Marriage, considered as suit-
ed to the different profes
sions, 897

Mawe's trav., extracts from,
486, 582

Maxims of Confucius the

Chinese philosopher, 356
Memoirs of the late Sir An
drew Balfour, 409
Modern nobility, history of
422, 504
Moncrieff, Sir H. extracts
from a sermon by, 441
Montague, the late Edward
Wortley, anecdotes of, 821
Morier's travels, extracts
from, 270, 273, 277
Natural history, monthly
memoranda in, 7, 85, 167,
283, 406, 484, 574 652,
735, 812, 892
Natural philosophy, review
of Playfair's outlines of,
857

New river near London,
description of the, 673
Newspap., Scottish, account
of, 898

Newton, character of the late
Lord, 36
Observations

on Scottish

farming, 931

inhabitants of, 103

from, 603

Painting, singular mode of, 8

Paintings,

Paintings, observations on
the fifth exhibition of, in
Edinburgh, 246, 346
Paisley, progress and pre-
sent state of manufactures
at, 755, 822
Palermo, description of, 334
Pamphlets, origin of, 676
Pantomime, general view of
the principles of, 925
New Parliament, list of mem-
bers from Scotland, 815
Persian Court, amusements
of the, 273

Persian Diplomacy, 277
Phenomenon in musical
sounds, on a, 659
Picts, remarks on Pinker-
ton's etymology of the, 654
Pitkaithly house, account of,
and its mineral waters, 243
Planting, on the advantages
derived from, 428
Playfair, Professor, review of
his outlines of natural phi-
losophy, 857

Police of Edinburgh,thoughts
on the improvements of the,
84-reflections on the mode
of maintaining the, 194
Portugal, literature and li-
terary societies in, 854
Railway, description of the
one from Kilmarnock to
the harbour of Troon, 3-
Advantages to be derived
from one between Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 817
Receipt for making currant
wine, 838

Remarkable occurrences du-
ring the year 1811, 11
Remarks on the character
and writings of Wm Drum-
mond of Hawthornden, 770
-on the conduct of the ma-
gistrates of Edinburgh in
the present time of public
distress, 818

Roads carrying on or com-
pleted in the Highlands of
Scotland, 38

Robberies committed in E-
dinburgh, trial of John
Skelton for, 169-of Mac-
donald, Macintosh, and Su-
therland, 219

-

Rome, progress made in
clearing the ruins of, 761
Rose Selby, history of, 179
Ruins of Sparta, description
of the, 97-of Rome, pro-
gress made in clearing the,
761

Russia, description of the
country from Smolensko
to Moscow, 731
Russian government,account
of the steps taken by it for
the civilization of its sub-
jects, 917

Science, memoirs of the pro-
gress of, 6, 86, 168, 295,
327, 408, 485, 620, 656,
774,812, 894
Scottish adventurers, a no-
vel, review of, 127
Scottish news and daily pa
pers, account of, 898
Scotland, satirical description
of, in 1659, 203 view of
the political state of, 290-
on the topaz of, 432
Self-Indulgence, a novel, re-
view of, 449
Seraglio at Constantinople,
present state of the, 493
Singer, Dr, (see agriculture,)
&c.

Sinclair, Sir John, review of
his improved systems of
husbandry, 367

Skelton, John, trial of, for
robbery, 169

Smeaton, Mr, the celebrated
engineer, biographical ac-
count of, 909

Small, James, account of his
improvement, in agricultu-
ral implements, 260
Solway, modes of fishing in
the, 688
Souffrier mountain, erup-
tion of, 587
Sparta, description of the rú-
ins of, 97

Spottiswoode, Dr James, re-
view of the life and death
of, 123
Strathmore, account of tu-
muli in, 425, 489
Stuart, remarks on the pre-
judices entertained against

the House of, 21
Stuart, Dr Gilbert, anec-

dotes and letters of, 660
St Vincent, volcanic erup
tion in, 587
Sutherland, Neil, trial of,
for robbery, 249
Sutherlandshire, antiquities
of, 928

Syrian churches recently >
found in the heart of India,
account of, 25

the Talkative man, 10
Thom, W. review of his his-
tory of Aberdeen, 207
Threave Castle, description
of, 83

Topaz of Scotland, observa-
tions on the, 432
Tour from Valencia to Tar-
ragona, journal of a, 403
Trees, remarkable Scottish,
430, 683

Troy, visit to the plain of,
666

Tumuli, or laws, in Strath-

more, account of, 425, 489
Tunis, present state of, 603
Vaccine establishment, re-
port of the national, 571
Varieties, literary and mis-
cellaneous, 7, 84
University of Edinburgh,
proceedings relative to elec-
ting a Professor of Hebrew
in the, 507-Documents in
favour of the Rev. Alexan-
der Murray, ib.-of the
Rev. David Dickson, 533

of the Rev. Alexander
Brunton, 534-State of the
votes, 539

Volcanic eruption in the sea,
593

Walpole, Horace, letters of,
751

Wernerian Society, proceed-
ings of the, 16, 123, 206,
282, 326

Whytt, memoirs of the late
Dr Robert, 17
Women, character of, 7
Works,'new, published in E.
dinburgh, 53, 131, 213,
293, 372, 453, 543, 618,
702, 782, 802, 940

POE

Address to an owl, 375
Arnot, Hugo, epitaph on the
late, 784

Buchanan, Geo. 14 pruden-
tial maxims written by, 55
Byron, Lord, extracts from
his" Childe Harolde," 376
Campbell, Mr Archibald, on
the death of, 135
Dunara, 783
Epitaph on Neil Gow, 544

on the late Hugo Ar-

not, 784
Gow, Neil, epitaph on, 544
Guyan, Sir, a romaunt, 942
Habby's Howe, verses writ-
ten at, 704

Helga, prologue and epilogue
to the tragedy of, 134
Horribilia, 703

POETRY.

Impromptu, 864
Leyden, Dr John, stanzas on
the death of, 56-ode on
the death of, 136
Lines written on Mr R. A's
copy of Gray's poems, 214

to Miss Eliza R—, 215
to a skeleton, ib.
intended for the tomb
stone of Miss Eliza Gordon
Keith, 544

on the death of Miss
M-g-t St-a-t, 784
Love pastoral, 216
Loughrig Tam, 454
a May morning ode, 622
Monody on the untimely
death of a young lady, 374
a Morning hymn, 624
Nelson, a dirge, 864

Abercromby, General,thanks
of the Lords voted to, 137-
and of the Commons, 138
Abbott, Right Hon. Charles,
elected speaker of the new
Parliament, 948-9
Administration, discussions
respecting a new one, 545-
6-7-8, 551-2-3

America, attempt to dismem-
ber the States of, disavowed
by ministers, 458, 461
Appeals-Lady Essex and
Mary Kerr, v. trustees and
legatees of the late duke of
Roxburgh, judgment af-
firmed, 218-Wauchope, v.
Lady Essex and Mary Kerr,
judgment affirmed, ib.
Rankin, v. Campbell, judg
ment affirmed, ib,-Lady
Essex and Mary Kerr,'v. Sir
J. Innes Kerr, judgment af-
firmed, ib.-Earl of Elgin,
v. M⚫Lean, judgment affir-
med, 297
Auchmuty,

-

Sir Samuel,
thanks of the Lords voted
to, 137-and of the Com-
mons, 138

Bennet, Mr, his motion res-
pecting flogging negatived,

378

Brand, Mr, his motion for a
reform in Parliament ne-
gatived, 462

Bristol election, troops em-
ployed at, 708, 711
Brougham, Mr, his motion
respecting Admiralty droits
rejected, 140, 225-and on
the orders in Council, 299
-statement respecting flog-
ging, 378-his motion on
the orders in Council with-
drawn, 626-opposes the
leather tax unsuccessfully,
630, 708.

the Budget brought forward
by Mr Vansittart, 627
Burdett, Sir Francis, his ad-
dress in answer to the
Prince Regent's speech re-
jected, 59-his motion for
abolishing flogging in the
army negatived, 300-on
the state of the nation not
seconded, 712

Caithness, petition from the
freeholders of, 142
Caledonian Canal, £.50,000
voted to the, 302
Canning, Mr, his motion in
favour of the Catholics car-
ried, 620

Catholics of Ireland, peti-
tions in favour of, 459, 460
-against, 377, 457, 459
-majority in favour of, in
the House of Commons,620
Commons, House of, vote
thanks to Lord Minto, Sir

S. Auchmuty, General A-
bercromby, &c. 138-Pro-
hibit distillation from grain,
139-Vote a Household to
the Prince Regent, ib. 140,
142-Grant the Navy and
Ordnance supplies, ih —
Debate on the Droits of the
Admiralty, ib.-On Eccle-
siastical Courts, 141-Vote
£1250 to Captain Manby,
ib.-Debate on the state of
Ireland, 219-On the East
India Company's affairs,
220-Vote thanks to Lord
Wellington, 220, 460-
Appoint a Committee on
the civil list expenditure,
220-Debate on relations
with America, 221-Vote
£.2000 per annum to the
Eart of Wellington, 223—
and a monument to Gen.
Crawfurd, 224-Navy and
army estimates discussed.
and office of Paymaster of
Widow's Pensions voted use-
less, 224-5-Debate on the
state of the nation, 225-
On the orders in Council.
299, 461, 626, 629—Ex-
pel a member, ib.-Debates
on flogging of soldiers, 502,
378 Grant £2,000,000
to Portugal, ib. - Vote
£.36,000 to the Princesses