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croft, Esq. author of Hugh Trevor, the Road to Ruin, and a number of other plays, novels, travels, translations, &c. Mr Holcroft was for a considerable time an actor in Covent Garden i heatre.

son of the late Alexander Bruce, of Kennet, Esq.

.I 27. at Edinburgh, Mrs Sarali Chancellor, wife of vir Robert Sayers..

28. At Edinburgh, Alexander Munro,"

March 23. At Kelso, James Potts, Esq. Esq. Agent for the Bank of Scotland.

23. At Millton, near Fort George, Mrs Mary Cuthbert, telict of Francis Knowles, Esq. aged 79.

23. At Balfracks, Alexander Menzies, Esq. of Balfracks.

23. At Edinburgh, Mrs Hamilton, wife of Dr James Hamilton, jun. Professor of Midwifery.

24. At ditto, Mrs Jackson, spouse of James Jackson, Esq. Chamberlain of the city of Edinburgh.

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25. In the Episcopal Palace, in the Close of the Cathedral Church of Litchfield, the justly celebrated Mrs Anna Seward, This lady was the author of Louisa, a novel, a Monody on Major Andre, a Life of Dr. Darwin, and of various other productions. She was in the 66th year of her age. Few women ever exhibited more strength of intellect, or more delicacy of taste. Her poetry is particularly distinguished by beauty of imagery and vigour of sentiment. has some times been thought affectedly elaborate; but her pictures are never indistinct, and the whole is always exquisitely finished. In critical acumen she was always unrivalled, and no latent excellence nor defect could escape her observationshe had the poet's taste and the poet's eye. In her moral temperament there was no ill nature, no maliginity; nothing selfish, nothing base. She was generous without ostentation; but she was generous in the extreme. She was fond of praise; but she was liberal in bestowing it. Her friends were very numerous, and they composed no small part of the virtue and genius of the times. Taste so refined, sentiments so elevated, affections so glowing with kindness, and worth so void of guile, have seldom been conveyed, in the person of the same individual, to the silent tomb.

25. At Dumfermline, Mr James Whyte, supervisor of Excsie.

25. At Easdale, Mr Alexander Campbell, of Barravurich, aged 80.

25. At Crieff, James, second son of William Stewart, of Ardvorlich, Esq.

25. At Aberdeen, Miss Catharine Richardson, daughter of the late Lieut. Richardson, of Mortlach.

26. At Edinburgh, the Right Hon. Christina Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Kin

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26. At Annan, Mr George Clapperton, jun. surgeon.

27. At Kennet, Alexander Bruce, fifth

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28. At Relugas, Susan, infant daughter of Thomas Lauder Dick, Esq. younger of Fountainhall.

29. At his seat, of Writtle, in Essex, the Right Hon. Robert Edward Baron Petre.

29. At Edinburgh, Mr William Sibbald, architect, and overseer of public works for the city of Edinburgh, much and justly regretted.

29. At Humbie, in the 87th year of his age, Mr Peter Dudgeon, late farmer at Bankhead, East Lothian.

29. At Leith, Mrs Sibbald, mother of the Rev. Dr William Sibbald, one of the ministers of Haddington, and of the Rev. John Sibbald, minister of Kirkmabreck.

29. At Perth, Mrs Margaret Moncrieff, relict of the Rev. George Murray, minister of the gospel at Lockerby, aged 70 years.

30. At Picardy Place, Miss Janet Clerk, second daughter of John Clerk, Esq. of Eldin.

31. At Drumsheugh, at an advanced age, Mr James Maule, factor for the Earl of Moray, a situation which he had held for 55 years.

31. At Forfar, John Ritchie, Esq. one of the oldest Masters in his Majesty's navy. Lieut. Col. Charles M'Lean, late of Kinlochaline.

Lately, at Plymouth, Nicholas Vincent, Esq. Admiral of the White, at the advanced age of 86 years. He was made a Post Captain in the year 1747.

At Enfield, in his 73d year, Richard Gough, Esq. well known in the literary and antiquarian world.

At Brompton Row, Miss Eliz. Johnston, of Carnsalloch.

Lately, at Edinburgh, Mr Duncan M Farlane, late session-clerk, New Kirkpatrick. Lately, at Chester, James Bond Muir, only son of the deceased Mr William Muir, merchant in Grenada.

Lately, at Kelso, Mrs Bogue, relict of Mr James Bogue, farmer at Kelso.

April 2. At Banff, Mrs Amelia Begbie, relict of Mr Jas. Stewart, merchant, Banff. 2. At Lamberkin, aged 15, Miss Margaret Miller, much and justly regretted. 6. At Edinburgh, Mr James Tait, of Toxside.

6. At Armadale, in Skye, John Alexander Graham, Esq. Chamberlain of Skye, and late Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Leith volunteers.

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April07. At Stitchel House, Sir James Pringle, of Stitchel, Bart. in his 84th year - 8. "At Colchester, Mrs Moffat, wife of Wm. Moffatt, Esq. Paymaster of the 2d battallion of the 79th regiment, and daughter of Alex. Govan, Esq. of Greenhill.

8. At Wick, Mr James M Phaul, merchant there.

9. At Edinburgh, Mrs Jean Loch, relict of Mr Alexander Murray, printer, and daughter of the deceased John Loch, Esq. of Over-Carnbee, Fife."

9. At Dumfries, aged 93, Mrs Jean Hay, daughter of the deceased John Hay, Esq. Inspector-General of the Customs in Scotland, and relict of Mr Archibald Malcolm, one of the town-clerks of Dumfries.

10. At London, Dr David Pitcairn. 10. At Greenock, Lieut.-Colonel Henry George Johnston.

13. At Edinburgh, Mr Robert Welsh, son of Robert Welsh, Esq. of Collin.

14. At ditto, Miss Martha Stevenson, daughter of the late Alexander Stevenson, Esq. of Montgreenan.

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14. At ditto, Mr Cathcart Boyd, former ly examiner of Salt Duties for Scotland. 17. At Dumfries, Mrs Copland, relict of Alexander Copland, Esq. of Kingsgrange.

20. At London, Earl Harcourt, miany years Master of the Horse to her Majesty. His Lordship was in his 73d year, and is succeeded by his brother William in his tiiles and estates.

22. At his house in Canongate, aged 66, after a few days illness of an inflanimation in his breast, the Rev. Dr Andrew Hunter: of Barjarg, Professor of Divinity in the Unversity of Edinburgh, and one of the Ministers of the Tron Church.

22. At Edinburgh, Mr James Robertson, Solicitor at law.

Capt. Towry, of the Navy, and one of the Commissioners of the Transport Board. John Bazely, Esq. Admiral of the Blue, aged 69.

At Dublin, the Right Hon. John Monck Mason, at the age of 84.

At Battersea, Alexander Champion, Esq. one of the Directors of the Bank of England.

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At his seat, Brynbela, Denbighshire, Gabriel Piozzi, Esq. husband of Mrs Piozzi, formerly Mrs Thrale.

A Charlton House, Miss Emily Carmichael Smyth, youngest daughter of Dr Carmichael Smyth.

At London, Mrs Ross, wife of Alexander Ross, Esq.

SCOTCH FIARS-Crop 1808.

Fast Lothian. Wheat, 48s. 7d.-Barley, 31. 32d-Oats, 27s. 5d.-Pease, 29s. 6d. Mid Lothian-Wheat, 47s. 6d.-Barley, 30s.-Oats, 24s.-Oatmeal, 28s.-Pease and Beans, 30s.

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PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX ANTA TILDEN FOUNDATI

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SCOTS MAGAZINE,

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Edinburgh Literary Miscellany,

FOR MAY. 1809:

With a Map of the Seat of War in GERMANY.

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