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Oct. 12. Mrs Elliot of Borthwick-brae, a fon.

13. At Invergowrie house, Mrs Charles Stewart, a fon.

Mrs Ofwald of Auchincruive, a fon. 26. The Countefs of Breadalbane, a fon. 27. Mrs Anderson of St Germains, a fon. Nov. 4. Mrs Gray of Carfe, a fon.

7. Mrs Browning, wife of Capt. Browning, of the Cambridgeshire light dragoons, of a fon, 9. Mrs Forbes Mitchell of Thainston, a Son.

16. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Sir S. Egerton Liegh, a fon.

24. Mrs Hawthorn Stewart of Physgall, a fon.

27. Mrs Mackay of Scotstoun, a son.
30. Mrs Macdowall Grant, a fon..

DEATHS.

At Jamaica, Brigadier General Stephen Howe, Colonel of the firft Weft India regiment, and M. P. for Yarmouth.

On his paffage to the Weft Indies, Major R. H. Malcolm, of the 27th regiment.

On his paffage home from the Weft Indies, Capt. Alexander Stewart, of the 54th regi

ment.

Lately at Bath, Captain Wm Watfon, aged 70. He fignalized himself much during the American war, and took no less than 127 prizes from the enemy.

At Bermuda, Mifs Craufurd, only daughter of the late Patrick Craufurd of Auchinames, Efq; by Sarah, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Hugh rith Lord Semple, deceased.

At Bermuda, of the yellow fever, Mr James Dalrymple, Midshipman on board the Thetis frigate, fecond fon of Sir John Dalrymple, Bt. one of the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland.

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In America, Mr John Miller Advocate. In the Weft Indies, Brig. Gen. Archibald Campbell.

Lately, at Bridgenorth, Shopfhire, David Caldwell, at the advanced age of 107 years. He was born in the army, in the fhire of Ayr, and ferved as a drummer in the reign of King William, and a foldier under Queen Anne. He had refided at Bridgenorth for the last 70 years of his life, and retained his faculties to the laft day of his life.

Lately, Anne Keighly, aged 100, of Hun. flet, near Leeds. She was mother, grandmother, and great-grand-mother of 253 children. She was carried to the grave by 12 great grand-children, and near 100 attended her funeral,

At Kirkofwald, Cumberland, Mary Threlkeld, aged 97. She supported herself by la. bour to the left.

At Little Berkhamstead, Herts, Jane Collins, aged 102, a poor induftrious widow, who, a very few days before her death, walked 4 miles, carrying a basket of vegetables below her arm.

Sept. 1. At Dreghorn houfe, Mrs Trotter, relict of Archibald Trotter, Efq; of Bufk.

At Dundee, John Haliburton, Efq: of Muirtown, Infpector General of his Majef ty's Stamp Duties in Scotland.

2. At Leith fort, Lieut. John Foggǝ, of the royal artillery.

3. At Greenhill, Mifs Katharine Watfon, daughter of the late Dr Watson, Principal of the United College of St Andrews.

4. At Barrack in her 80th year, Mrs Gordon, relic of Alexander Gordon, Éfq; of

Barrack.

7. At London, John Mofsman, Efq; of Canaan.

9. At Alva, Mr Robert Willon, late of Park, in the 94th year of his age.

11. Capt. Wm Brifbane, fon of Admiral Brifbane, and late of the Aurora.

12. Mifs Eleonora St Clair, only daugh ter of the late-Andrew St Clair, Efq; of Her mandfton.

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At Fort George, Dr John Maclaren. At Bath, Benjamin Roebuck, Efq; late merchant in Sheffield.

13. The Hon. Thomas Lyon, brother of the late, and uncle of the prefent Earl, of Strathmore.

14. Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bart. of Coul, Major-General in the fervice of the Eaft India Company.

15. At London, Colonel Archibald Campbell, late of the 2d battalion of the royals.

16. At Edinburgh, Lauchlan Mactavish, Efq; Deputy Surveyor of the Window Tax, and an Enfign in the regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. He was interred with military honours; moft of the corps attended the funeral.

19. At Kilmarnock, Dr William Morris aged 85.

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20. At Kenfington, John Ford, Efq; ViceAdmiral of the Blue.

22. At Farehani, near Portsmouth, the Rt Hon. James Lord Cranftoun, a Captain in the Royal Navy, and Captain General of Grenada, in the 42d year of his age. He married in 1792 Mifs Elizabeth Montolicu, fifter of Lady Elibank. Having no iffuc, he is fuc ceeded by his brother George, a Lieutenant Colonel in the army.

25. Mifs Margaret Carnegie, eldest daughter of the late Alexander Carnegie, Efq; of Balnamood, in the 83d year of her age.

27. At Edinburgh, Mr John Medina, limner, aged 76. He was grandfen of Sir

John Medina, an eminent hiftorical and portrait painter in this country in the end of last century. With him ends, in the male line, the name of Medina in this country.

29. At Coates, near Edinburgh, the Rt Hon. and Rev. John Earl of Glencairn, in the 46th year of his age He married in 1785 Ifabella, fifter to the Earl of Buchan; leaving no iffue, it is uncertain who will fucceed to the titles, there being feveral claimants, v. 53. p. 100.

28. At Berwick upon Tweed, James Wood, Efq; aged 75.

Mrs Martha Williamfon, daughter of the late Mr Jofeph Williamson Advocate, relict of the Rev. Mr Muchet minifter of Stirling, and widow of Mr Murray of Ayton in Fife fhire.

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Andrew Robertfon, Efq; of Blackwells, aged 77, late Provost of Dingwall.

At Aberdeen, Captain James Skene, in the 69th year of his age.

30. At Monymusk, Sir Archibald Grant, Bart. of Monymusk

OЯ. 1. at Bath, in the 76th year of his age, the Rev. James Fordyce, D.D. a native of Aberdeen, and educated in that University, his first promotion was to be one of the minifters of the collegiate church of Brechin, afterwards he was minifter of the parish of Alioa, from which he had a call to be paftor of a refpectable congregation in Monkwell ftreet London; thus accepting a dependent, in place of an independent living, which we believe he had cause afterwards to repent. He was a refpectable clergyman, and an animated preacher his Sermons to Young Women were much admired, and went through feveral editions; but want of health had deprived the world for many years of his public labours.

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Sir Edward Bannerman, Bart.

4, At Edinburgh, Mrs Moubray, wife of Mr Moubray of the General Poft Office. 5. At Summerfide, Eaft Lothian, James Knox, Efq;

6. Henry Stark, Efq; of Taiffes.

Duncan Forbes Mitchell, Efq; of Thainfton, third fon of the late Sir Arthur Forbes of Craigievar, Bart.

- Lady Dafhwood, fpoufe of Sir Henry Dafhwood, and fifter-in-law to the Counters of Galloway.

7. At Caroline Park, Sir John Stuart of Allanbank, Bart. in the S2d year of his age. He entered Advocate in 1737, was many years Sheriff of Berwickshire, afterwards Solicitor for the Stamp Duties in Scotland, the emoluments of which he enjoyed to his death; George Buchan of Kello, Efq; has the furvivency.

Mrs Elliot, fpoufe of Mr Cornelius Elliot, W. S.

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Dr John Cantly, Phyfician in London. 12. Mrs Barbara Balmain, fpoufe to Adam Pearfon, Efq; Secretary of Excife.

13. Mr Charles Gordon, fon of the late John Gordon, Efq; of Balmoor, W. S. 14. Sir John Hopkins, Kat. and Alderman of Caftle Baynard Ward, London.

The Rt Hon. John Lord Ballenden, Heritable Ufher to the Exchequer in Scotland. Dying a widower, without iffue, it is uncertain who fucceeds to the titles and Hereditary Ufhership; probably both may fall into the family of Roxburgh, to whom he was prefumtive heir.

16. Victor Armedus Maria, King of Sardinia, and Duke of Savoy born 1726 a widower. He has left nine children among it which are, Charles Prince of Picdmout his heir, married to the Princefs Mary Adelaide, fifter to the late French King; Mary Jofepba, married Compt de Provence, now King of France; Mary Therefa, married Compt de Artois, brother to the late King of France, now living in the Abbey of Holyrood House, at Edinburgh.

19. At Westmill, the Hon. Alice Ballenden, fifter of the late Lord Ballenden

Daniel Turner, D. D. many years minifter of the Scots church at Woolwich. 20. The Rev. William Hoyden, minister of the parish of Penpont.

At Ardgowan houfe, Sir Michael Stewart, Bart. in the 84th year of his age. He was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in the year 1735. He is fucceeded in his title and eftate by his eldest fon, John Shaw Stewart, Efq;

21. Mifs Blair, only daughter of Charles Blair, Efq; of Down houfe.

22. Rev. David M'Clellan, minister of Beith, in the 74th year of his

age.

26. At Edinburgh, Sir Benjamin Sinclair. He is fucceeded by his only fon, now Sir John, in the East Indies.

30. At Eglintoun Caftle, the Rt Hon Archibald Earl of Eglintoun, a General of his Majefty's forces, Colonel of the 2d regiment or Royal North British dragoons, Governor of Edinburgh Caftle, and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Ayr. His Lordship was twice married, and has left two daughters. He fuccceded his brother in 1769, whe was unfortunately killed by Mungo Campbell, an officer of cxcife, in a fcuffie, vol. 31.

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P. 557. 613. An ample fortune, with the title, goes to Col. Montgomery, M. P. for Ayrshire, Col. of the 3d regiment of fencibles, and deputy governor of Edinburgh castle. The ancestor of this noble family came over with William the Conqueror, and commanded the right wing of the army at the battle of Haftings. His defcendant, Sir John Montgomery, at the battle of Otterburn in 1388, took, with his own hand, Lord Percy, after he had killed Earl Douglas, and mortally wounded Earl Murray, and for his ranfom made him build the Caftle of Dunnoon, which was the chief refidence of the family for many generations.

The Queen Dowager of Denmark.

Nov. 1. At Stirling, Mrs Jean Finlayson, relic of the late Wm M Killop, Efq; of Welthaugh.

2. At Dunfe, Dr James Hall, physician. Rev. James Lindsay, minifter of Kirklifton, in the 85th year of his age.

4. At London, Kenneth Mackenzie, Efq; of Cromarty.

At Glasgow, Mrs Crawford, widow of the late John Hunter Spreule Crawford, Efq; of Cowdenhill.

5. William Ann Douglas, Efq; younger of Strathendrie.

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19. Edward Bearcroft, Efq; M. P. for Saltash, Chief Justice of Chefter, and one of the King's Counfel.

At Bervie, near Forres, the Lady of the Hon. Lewis Duff, brother of the Earl of Fife.

27. Gilbert More, Efq; merchant in Aber-¡ deen, in the 78th year of his age.

Captain Maitland Sharp, of the Marines. Mr Wm Anderson, writer to the fignet. ! The Rev. James Paton, minifter of Tor phichen.

At Hackney, Mr Bowler Miller, aged 71, the oldest clerk in the Bank of England. Alexander Anderfon, Efq; Banker, London. PREFERMENTS.

Sir Walter James Warden of the Mint. Earl Carhampton to be Commander in chief of the forces in Ireland.

General Lord Adam Gordon to be Governor of Edinburgh Castle, vice Earl of Eglinton, deceased.

Lieut.-General Charles Rainsford to be Governor of Tinmouth, vice Lord Adam Gor don.

Colonel Edward Morrison, of the Coldftream Guards, to be Governor of Chester, vice Rainsford.

Major-General George Nugent to be Cap

- At Goodwood, in Suffex, her Grace the tain of St Maw's Caftle, vice Morrison. Duchefs of Richmond.

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10. John Macdonald Kinnier, Efq; Comptroller of the Cuftoms at Borrowftounnefs.

12. At Edinburgh, Mr John Paterson,, Printer in Edinburgh.

Mifs Smollet Rouet, only child of John -Smollet Rouet, Efq; of Auchendennan.

13. At Kirkton, Mt John Whyte, late purfer of the Taunton Caftle Eaft Indiaman. 15. At London, Capt. Fortefcue, of the 15th regt. of foot.

16. John Orrock, Efq; of Orrock.

18. At London, the Moft Hon. Thomas Thynne, Marquis of Bath, Groom of the Stole, Knight of the Garter, and one his Majefty's Privy Council. He is fucceeded in titles and eftates by his fon, Viscount Weymouth,

M. P. for Bath.

In the Affembly at Durham, Sir Wm Dick, Bart. of Preftonfield, Major of the Mid-Lothian fencible cavalry.

Mr Robert More, preacher of the gospel, to be minister of the parish of Oldhamstocks.

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Aderdeen-George More, Efq;
Arbroath-David Balfour, Efq;
Ayr-John Ballantine, Efq;
Burntifland-George Ledingham, Efq;
Dumbarton-John Denny, Efq;
Dundee Alexander Riddock, Efq;
Dumfries David Staig, Efq,

New Galloway-Hon. John Gordon."
Kirkaldy-George Morgan, Efq;
Perth-Alexander Fechney, Efq;
Haddington-Alexander Maitland, Efq;
Lanark John Bannatyne, Efq;
Stirling-John Gilchrist, Efq;

Prices of Grain at Haddington, Nov. 25.
Wheat, 28s. Barley, 25s.
Oats, 16s.

Peafe, 155.

Beans 14s.

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Report of the Weather

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864-6

PATENT FOR CANAL LOCKS.

ON the 2d of Auguft, the fpecification of a patent was enrolled in the Petty Bag Office, by John Luke Efq; of Treviffes, in the county of Cornwall, for a new mode of lifting, drawing, and conveying loaded and light boats out of one canal into another, instead of the prefent mode by means of locks. The invention confifts of an inclined plane, running from the furface of the upper to that of the lower canal, with a fyftem of machinery at the upper end of it, by which the boats are drawn up and let down the plane. The machinery confifts of a water-wheel, that is turned by a stream let in upon it from the upper to that of the lower canal, with other wheels connected therewith, and with the rope that paffes over a pulley, and connects with the carriage in which the boat is placed alfo of a loaded veffel, called a tun, which affifts and regulates the machinery, and which moves up and down a correfponding and parallel plane, but in a direction oppofite to that of the boat. In cafe of a scarcity of water, the principal axle of the machinery is fupplied with a hand-turn, which is of fuffici ent power to answer the purpofe of the water-wheel. The contrivances for lifting up and letting down the carriage of the boat, from the water furface of one canal to that of the other, is fimple, and well calculated for the purpose.

AN EFFECTUAL CURE FOR CORNS.

BATHE the part, if not inconvenient, in warm water, and apply an ivy leaf, which had been previously steeped for twenty-four hours in vinegar. Repeat the fteeped leaf each day, till the corn is eradicated, and the space it occupied becomes fmooth, which in most cafes will happen in a week.

DEATHS OF PERSONS OF RANK OR EMINENCE IN 1796.

JAMES MCPHERSON, M. P.-Abbe Raynall-Sir William Chambers-Sir Hugh Pallifer-Lord Somerville-Robert Burns, the poet-Profeffor Thomas Reid-Earl of Mansfield-Viscount Falkland-Hon. John Forbes, Gen. of marines-Sir George Howard-Sir Robert Pigot-Lord Alva-Earl of Eglintoune-Lord Dreghorn-Lord John Cavendith-Earl of Glencairn-Lord Cranstoun-Lord Hervey-Lord Ballenden-Lieut. Governor Trapaud— Alderman Picket, &c. &c.

ERRATA.

Page 725, col. 2. line 9. from top, read Athol for Errol.
Page 793, line 7, from top of col. 2. read Good for Gordon.

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