Earl Harcourt is appointed Master of the Horse to the Queen, in room of the late Earl, his brother. Sir Charles Sedley is appointed Master of the Robes to the King, in room of Earl Harcourt. The Hon. West is appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber to his Majesty, in room of Sir Charles Sedley. Foreign Office, April 29. The King has been pleased to appoint the Marquis Wellesley, Knight of St Patrick, to be his Ma jesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Ple nipotentiary to his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the VII.; and has been pleased to direct him to reside in that character at the seat of the Central or Supreme Junta in Spain. Fes a esit To appoint Frederick Lindeman, Esq to be his Majesty's Consul to the province of Batavia, in the Portuguese dominions in South America. April 15. Ad Bath, John Thompson, Esq. eldest son of Ross Thompson, Esq. of Lawrencetown, county of Down, to Helen, youngest daughter of John Robertson, Esqo of the Crescent, Bath. 17. At Dalvey, James Dick, Esq. chief Magistrate of Blairgowrie, to Ann, only daughter of John Spalding, Esq. of Dalvey. 21. At Leith, Mr Alex. Macfarlane, merchant in Leith, to Ann, daughter of Mr William Thorburn, merchant there. 124. At Glasgow, David Connel, Esq. to Isabella, daughter of John Alston, Esq. 25. At Edinburgh, Mr Fortune, of the Tontine Tavern, to Miss Helen St Ledger Gillies, daughter of the deceased Mr Archibald Gillies, minister of St Monance, Fife shire. 28. At Edinburgh, Mr Wm. Henderson, merchant, Leith, to Elizabeth, only daugh ter of the late Captain Peter Couper.. 28. At ditto, Mr Alexander Cuming, Bo'ness, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr James Gardner, apothecary in Edinburgh. 28. At ditto, Wm. Mouat, Esq. advocate, to Miss Cunningham, only daughter of the late Capt. Alex. Cunningham, of Pittarthie. 28. At Kingston, East Lothian, Lieut. Nisbet Glen, royal navy, to Miss Cun ningham, daughter of the late Mr William Cunningham, jeweller in Edinburgh. > $ 28. At Dunfallandie, Perthshire, James Ferguson, Esq. late of Hanover, Jamaica, to Miss Eliza Macdiarmid, only daughter of Mr Duncan Macdiarmid, in Kynachan! May 1. At Edinburgh, Dr Woodman, of Bognor, Sussex, to Matilda, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Linning, minister of Lesmahagon? 2 At Moorfarm, Mr George Stedman, writer in Edinburgh, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Barclay, Esq. Sheriff-sub stitute of Ross and Cromarty. 6. At London, Captain George James, of the Scots Greys, to Lady Frances Hay, sister to the Earl of Errol. 18. Ats Campbelton, Captain Butler, of the Clifton Irish revenue cruiser, to Mary, daughter of the late Bailie Colin Campbell, of Campbelton. 35 8: At London, William Milner, Esq. eldest son of Sir William Milner, Bart. to the Hon. Harriet Bentinck, daughter of Lord Edward Bentinck. 19. At Edinburgh, James Cathcart, Esq. merchant in Leith, to Mary, eldest daugh ter of Capt. James Walker, of the Hon. East India Company's service. 9. At Strathmashie, John McPherson, Esq. Dalchully, to Christian, second daugh. ter of the deceased Allan M'Donald, Esq. of Gellovie. 16. At Portobello, the Rev. John Fer nie, minister of Dunfermline, to Agnes, daughter of the late Mr James Tait, wri ter in Edinburgh. 16. At Rothesay, Mr Archibald M'Lea, of the Customs, to Miss Janet Stewart daughter of Robert tewart, Esq. Rothesay. 17. At London, the Hon. G. Lambe, to Miss Le Jeune, a ward of the Duke of Devonshire. " BIRTHS. . ·April 14. At Leadciune, Inverness-shire, Mrs Draper, a daughter 22. At London, the Countess of Selkirk, a son and heir. 22. At Bath, the Lady of G. B. Brown, Esq. of Knockeñaloch, a daughter. 22. At Eslemont House, Mrs Gordon of Hallhead, a daughter. June 1808. At Pondicherry, Lieutenant Charles Duncan, of the 7th regiment of native cavalry, only son of Mr Alexander Duncan, clerk to the signet.. Sept. 22. At Calcutta, Capt. David Dunlop, of the Mornington Indiaman, third son of the late Mr. David Dunlop, Loans, Ayrshire. Oct. At Breda, Sir David Nicolson, Bart. He is succeded in his title by Lieut.-Col. William Nicholson, 72d regiment, Deputy Adjutant-General at Madras, 19. At Calcutta, John Walker, Esq. 28. At Ingeram, Madras, James Fuller ton, Esq. in the civil service of the Hon. East India Company, and sixth son of the late William Fullerton of Carstairs, Esq. At Nundydroog, East Indies, Hugh B. McGhie, Esq. Capt. in the 1st, or Royal regiment of foot. At ́ Penang, universally lamented, James Scott, Esq. one of the original settlers and principal fourers of that valuable colony. Nov. 22. At Christianstadt, St Croix, Thomas Rutherford, jun. merchant, Sheffield, eldest son of the late Andrew Rutherford, merchant in Jedburgh. Dec. 4. At Calcutta, Mr Samuel Paterson, manager and partner of the extensive ship-building yard of Gilmore and Co. there, second son of the late John Paterson, Chapchessan, Wigtonshire. 14. At Allipore, Major George Downie, commanding the Calcutta native militia. 18. On board his Majesty's ship Julia, on the Leeward island station, West Indies, of the epidemic fever, aged eighteen years, Mr William Quarrier, purser of that ship, and youngest son of Mr Daniel Quarrier, Musselburgh. March. At Easterice, in Norway, Thomas Muldrup, Esq. late his Danish Majesty's Consul for Scotland. At Jamaica, Mr John McKenzie, surgeon, youngest son of the Rev. William McKenzie, minister of Tongue. 7. At Berbice, aged 36, David Hutcheon, Esq. surgeon to the forces there. April 2. At Lumiar, near Lisbon, of a typhus fever, caught in the service of his King and country, in the 23d year of his age, Capt Alexander Ker, of the 43d regiment of foot, son of James Ker, Esq. of Blackshiells. 4. Lieut. Archibald Hamilton, of the U. nicorn frigate, son to Archibald Hamilton, Esq. of Glasgow. He was killed by a cannon ball, off the isle of Oleron, while gallantly leading an attack by the boats of the fleet, on a similar, but superior force of the enemy. 4, Át London, after a short illness, Mr Ralph Hunt, son of the late Mr Alexander Hunt, merchant, Dunfermline. 12. At Girvan, Margaret Campbell, aged 99. She had 10 children, 70 grand chil dren, and 40 great grand children, some of whom are upwards of 20 years of age. She retained her faculties until within a few days of her death. 14. At Aberdeen, Mr George Dawson, teller to the Commercial Bank. 17. Mr John Richmond, nurseryman, Leith Walk. 18. At Duddingston manse, Mrs Isabella Ramsay, wife of the Rev. John Thomson, minister there. 18. At Leith, Mrs Scougall, wife of Mr George Scougall merchant, Leith, and daughter of Thomas Edington, Esq. Glasgow. 19. At Falkirk, Mr John Crawford, merchant there. 20. At Greenock, Mr Hugh Irvine, late of Berbice. 21. At Edinburgh, Mrs Ann Jean John Shairp,relict of the Rev. James M'Conichie minister of Crawford. April 24. At London, the Rev. Dr Do nald Grant, in the 72d year of his age. 24. At Greenock, Mr George Lancaster, merchant there. 25. At Achany, county of Sutherland, aged 90, Mrs Munro, dowager of Achany. 25. At Edinburgh, Lady Suttie, widow of Sir George Suttie, of Balgone, Bart. and second daughter of the late Hon. William Grant of Prestongrange, one of the Senators of the College of Justice. 26. At Milimount, Ross-shire, Colonel Robert Mackenzie, of the Hon. East India Company's service. 26. At Edinburgh, aged 68, after a short illness, Major-General Alexander Mackay, Deputy Adjutant-General to the forces in North Britain, which appointment, and others on this Staff, he has held, with the strictest fidelity and highest credit, for thirty years. 26. At his house, Fyffe Place, Leith Walk, Capt. John Roberts, late of London, in the 76th year of his age. 27. At Leith, David Allan, Esq. collec tor of excise. 28. At Kircudbright, Robert Dalyell, second son of the deceased James Dalyell, late of Barncrosh. 28. At Tower Bridge, near Blarney, Ireland, Robert Walsh, aged 100 years and 4 months. The whole of this long period he spent as a bachelor, and enjoyed all his faculties to the moment of his dissolution. 28. At Edinburgh, Mrs Katharine Bowie, spouse of Mr Dumbreck, of the hotel, St Andrew's Square, very much regretted. 29. At ditto, Mrs Grizel Bartholomew, relict of Capt. Henry Steel, aged 84. 29. At Glasgow, Mr John Strang, spirit merchant. 30. At Edinburgh, Mrs Lucy Ruddiman Kerr, of Morristone, spouse of John Ruddiman Kerr, Esq. 30. At Dundee, Mrs Ann Oliphant, spouse to the Rev. Mr Taylor, Perth. At Kilmuir, in the isle of Skye, to the inconsolable loss of his family, and sorrow of his friends, Norman M.Leod, Esq. late captain in the 71st foot. He was repeatedly wounded in the service of his king and country, during the late American war. At Peterhead, Mr William Scott, junior, merchant there, to whose public spirit the increase of that place is much indebted. Lately, at Edinburgh, Mrs Blacklock, widow of the Rev. Dr Blacklock. At ditto, Mr Thomas Rattray, late of the Navy Pay-Office, London, aged 74. May 1. At ditto, John, youngest son of John Reid, Esq. Advocate, aged seven months. 1. At Alloa, the Rev. Thomas Waters, in the 74th year of his age, and 41st of his ministry there. 1. At Dumfries, Mr Peter Primrose, aged 81. 2. In Moss Side of Rothiemay, where he resided near 70 years, James Gordon, at the advanced age of 98 years. 4. At Lauder, Mr John Thomson of Blainslie, late merchant in London. 4. At Edinburgh, Claud Alexander, Esq. of Ballanıyle. 5. James Dick, Esq. of Pitsherro. 6. At Banff, Capt. David Cumming, of the Royal Marines, aged 71. 6. At Edinburgh, Mr John Ramage, merchant, Lawnmarket. 7. At dittó, Mrs Margaret Mercer, rea lict of Mr James Knox, Charles Street, aged 75. 7. At Cromarty, Mr William M'Glashan, merchant there. 7. At Edinburgh, Agnes, third daughter of Thomas Henderson Esq. merchant. 8. At York, aged 80, Alexander Hunter, M.D. FR.S. L. & E. and Physician to the York Lunatic Asylum. He practised nearly 50 years in that city, with the highest eminence. 8. At London, Henry Knight Erskine of Pittodrie, Esq. 8. At Hamilton, James Clark Hume, in 30. At Achichork, Applecross, Mr John_fant son of Dr John Hume. M'Kenzie, tacksman of that place. 30. At Newington, near Edinburgh, Miss E. Reid, sister of Mr James Reid of the Exchequer. 30. At Edinburgh, Mrs Isabella Cowlie, spouse of Mr William White, Smith, At Castle Mary, Viscountess Longue ville. The Right Hon. Charles Fulke Gre ville, second brother to the Earl of Warwick. At Paris, Mr Payne, bookseller, of the Strand, London. At Leominster, aged 90, the Rev. Sir John Dutton Colt, Bart. 8. At Edinburgh, Mrs Katharine Auchenleck, relict of Mr James Cargill, merchant, Edinburgh, aged 89 years. Eustatia Courtenay M Conichie, infant daughter of William Shairp, Esq. of Kirkton. 9. At Bath, Walsh Porter, Esq. He had on the preceding evening desired his valet to order the post chariot to be got in readiness by five o'clock on the following morning. The man attended his master' order, and, on entering the room, found him dead in his bed. His death is supposed to have been produced by the bursting of an - abscess which had formed in the liver. May May 9. At Dublin, Dr Plunket, an eminent physician. 9. At Glasgow, Mrs Robina Cross, wife of Dr Peter Wright, physician. 10. At London, Mrs Pitcairn, in the 80th year of her age. 10. At Exmouth, Miss Janet Mansfield, eldest daughter of the late Captain James Mansfield. 11. At Calderbank, George, third son of George Munro, Esq. of Calderbank. 12. At Leith, Mr Thomas Gladstones, merchant there, aged 76. 13. At Morrison's haven, Mr George Gordon, potter, having completed his 81 st year and second month, after a life of indefatigable industry. 14. At his house at Fulham, in the 78th year of his age, the Right Rev. and Right Hon. Beilby Porteus. Lord Bishop of London, an official Trustee of the British Mu seum, a Governor of the Charter house, Dean of the Chapel Royal, Visitor of Sion College, and provincial Dean of Canterbury. This truly pious and learned Prelate was a native of Yorkshire. His father, who is said to have been a reputable trades man, gave him a good education, at the grammar-school of Rippon, under the Rev. Mr Hyde, from whence he removed to Christ College, Cambridge. 14. At the manse of Southdean, the Rev. William Scott, minister of the gospel there, in the 72d year of his age, and 48th of his ministry. 14. At Glasgow, Miss Ann Tennent, daughter of Mr John Tennent, brewer. 15. At London, Charles Graham, youngest son of the late Charles Graham, Esq. of Fenchurch buildings. 15. At Glasgow, Miss Mary Macdowall. 15. At Dryhope, Mr John Dalgliesh. 16. At Eastfield, near Leith, Macduff Hart, Esq. 16. At his house in the Abbey Hill, Mr William Morrison, late of the Annexed Estates Office. 17. At Linlithgow, in the 89th year of his age, Robert Clarke, Esq. of Woodside, many years Provost of that burgh. 18. At Edinburgh, Mrs Anne Hamilton, relict of Dr John Harvie, physician in London. 1S. At Kirkcudbright, in the 81st year of her age, Mrs Mure, of Livingston in Galloway. - TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Caledonian, N.,-Several pieces of R. G., M. F. C's corrected verses, -M. B. E.-W. M. W.-Glotianus.-J. C., will probably appear in our next, or an early number. |