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DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.

Patrick Miller, Esq. of Dalswinton.

ORDINARY DIRECTORS.

James Walker, Esq. one of the Principal

Clerks of Session

John Marjoribanks, Esq. banker

David Reid, Esq. one of the Commissioners

for Fisheries, Manufactures, &c. in Scot-
land

Adam Rolland, Esq. advocate
George Kinnear, Esq. banker
Robert Wilson, Esq. accountant
Donald Smith, Esq. banker

Robert Dundas, Esq. writer to the signet
John Irving, Esq. writer to the signet
Andrew Bonar, Esq. banker

John Dundas, Esq. writer to the signet Henry Davidson, Esq, writer to the signet

EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS.

His Grace the Duke of Montrose
The Most Noble the Marquis of Douglas
The Right Hon. the Earl of Kellie
The Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow
Robert Clerk, Esq. of Mavishank
Archibald Douglas, Esq of Adderston
Sir Patrick Inglis of Cramond, Bart.
General Sir David Dundas, K. B.
Alex. Keith of Ravelston, Esq.

Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster,

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At Paisley, Charles Fraser, Esq. of Fairview, county of Down, Ireland, to Ann, second daughter to the late James Orr, Esq. of Thornly Park.

12. At Edinburgh, Mr Peter M'Niven, writer, to Christian, eldest daughter of Mr Fletcher Yetts, Castlehill.

At Dundee, Captain James Wright, of the 31st regiment of foot, to Hannah, second daughter of Mr John Ogilvie, writer, Dundee.

13. At Leith Links, John Drysdale, Esq. to Miss Sceales, only daughter of Adolphus Sceales, Esq. merchant there.

14. Major Napier, of the 43d light infantry, to Caroline, the youngest daughter of the late Honourable General Fox.

16. At Edinburgh, Major-General the Honourable Alexander Duff, second son of late Alexander, Earl of Eife, to Miss Anne Stein, youngest daughter of the late James Stein, Esq. of Kilbagie.

At Edinburgh, John Fullarton, Esq. late of Jamaica, to Elizabeth, third daughter of the late James Dunn, Esq.

At Kirkcudbright, Ralph Hardie, Esq. writer in Edinburgh, to Miss Agnes Blackie, daughter of the late Mr Robert Blackie, merchant in Kirkcudbright.

17. At Paisley, Mr John Murray, Quarter Master, Ayrshire militia, to Miss Euphemia Pyper.

18. At Edinburgh, Alexander Somerville, Esq. wine merchant, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth Monro, eldest daughter of the late Major John Muuro, in the Honourable East India Company's service.

19. At Anstruther, Mr Robert Forbes, writer, Kinross, to Ann, youngest daughter of Alexander Tennant, sen. merchant there,

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20. At Edinburgh, Mr George Maccleish, brass-founder, Canal Street, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter to Mr George Adams, Edinburgh.

23. Mr Archibald McNab, merchant,

Glasgow, to Jean, daughter of Mr John Lilburn, upholsterer there.

26. At dinburgh, James Cunningham, Esq. Thirlestone, to Miss Robina Cunningham, daughter of the deceased Mr Alexan der Cunningham, Selkirk.

27. Mr George Learmonth, builder, Edinburgh, to Isabella, daughter of Mr George Anderson, baker, Greenŝide Place. 30. At Glasgow, Mr Alexander Colquhoun, to Miss Mary Colquhoun.

31. At Know head, Perth, Mr James M'Laren, merchant in Glasgow, to Isabella, fourth daughter of Henry Bannerman, Knowhead.

April 3. At Edinburgh. by the Right Reverend Bishop Sandford, Mr John Henry Horn, artist, of London, to Miss Mary der, Thistle Street.. Alexander, daughter of Captain Alexan

Lately, At Maryfield, Lieut. Thomas Stewart, of the Royal Navy, to Beatrix, eldest daugther of the Rev. Donald Mackenzie, minister of Fodderty.

At St Petersburgh, Sir Robert Ker Por ter, to Princess Marie Scherbatoff.

DEATHS.

Aug. 21. 1811. On board his Majesty's frigate Galatea, in the 17th year of his age, Thomas Hay, midshipman, youngest son of William Hay, of Russel-square, Aberdeen.

William Crooks, of the Honourable East September 1. At Calcutta, Lieutenant India Company's 23d regiment of native infantry, son of the late William Crooks, Esq. writer, Ayr.

7. At Trippassore, John Balmain, Esq. of the Honourable Company's service, se-, cond son to the deceased James Balmain, Esq. Commissioner of Excise.

23. In Jamaica, Mr David, Oliphant, son of the deceased Mr David Oliphant, merchant in Edinburgh.

December 6. At Cape Town, Qlof Godlieb De Wet, Esq. President of the Justi ciary Court of the Cape of Good Hope.

13. At Fishkill, in America, John HenHe was at the derson, aged 102 years. battles of Culloden and Minden, and at the taking of Quebec, after which he settled in America.

16. On the passage home from Jamaica, Lieutenant James Robinson, royal navy, second son of George Robinson of Clermiston, Esq. writer to the signet.

19. At Irvine, aged 70 years, Anna Hamilton,

Hamilton, daughter of the late Charles
Hamilton, Esq. of Craigelaw, and wife of
John Peebles, Esq.

19. At Camistimveg, Mrs Isabella Campsell, spouse to Captain Norman M'Leod, of that place.

Feb. 24, 1812. At Hopeshill, John¡Walker, Esq. of Blairton, aged 72.

25. At Glasgow, Mrs Sarah Caddy, wife of Mr William Ainslie, and eldest daughter of the late Lieut.-Col. Caddy, of the royal engineers.

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At Kelso, much regretted, Mrs Lockie, wife of Mr Andrew Lockie, nurseryman.

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2. At Dundee, aged 81, Mrs Geekie, relict of the late Provost Geekie, of that

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At the Manse of Glencorse, Mrs Jean Gordon, relict of John Innes, Esq. of Leuchars.

At Fortrose, Mrs Matheson, sen. of Bennetsfield, aged 78.

3. At Leith, in the 84th year of his age, Mr James Young, late brewer, there.

At Elgin, aged 10 years and 6 months, Ann Margaret Grant, fourth daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel A. Grant. At Cameron House, Dunbartonshire, Augusta, youngest daughter of Captain

Mr Thomas Anderson, shoemaker, John Rouet Smollet, of Bonhill. aged 63.

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At Edinburgh, Miss Winifred Hairstens, daughter of the deceased William Hairstens, Esq. of Craigs.

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At Newark on Trent, Mr Walter Carswell, of Paisley.

28. At Edinburgh, Mr John Archibald, merchant.

29. At Edinburgh, Miss Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of the late Rev. John Anderson, minister of Stronsay.

At Edinburgh, Jane, only daughter of the deceased William Rawlinson, Esq. of Graithwaite, Lancashire.

March 1. At London, in his 81st year, Maxwell Garthshore, M. D. F. R. S. and A. S. M. R. I. the oldest member of the

London College of Physicians, and a subscriber to all the literary and charitable institutions in London and Edinburgh. As a physician his loss will long be remembered by the numerous poor who daily availed themselves of his gratuitous and experienced advice; as a benefactor to society, and the philanthropic friend to the young o inexperienced, his death is even still more to be deplored.

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4 Elizabeth Frances, youngest daughter of William Boswell, Esq. advocate

At Edinburgh, John Graham, teind macer, and one of the macers of the Court of Session.

5. Mrs Anne Home, daughter of the late Hononrable George Home, and wife of Mr Thomas Turnbull, Leith Walk.

At Edinburgh, George Peter, the infant son of John Campbell, Esq. tertius, W. S.

6. At Alexandria, Mr Neil Mactavish, late village schoolmaster there.

P. Orchard, Esq. in four successive Parlia At Hartland Abbey, Devon, aged 73, ments representative of the borough wf Callington, and for many years Colonel of the North Devon regiment of militia.

At Parkfoot, near Dumfries, Mr James Smith, farmer, aged 40 years.

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At Chichester, in the 86th year of his age, Captain Robertson, late of the marines, uncle to the Countess of Dundonald. was the oldest officer in his Majesty's service, his first commission having been dated in the year 1740. He was universally respected.

7. In London, Duncan Forbes Mitchell, Esq of Thainstone.

At Gardyne, near Arbroath, Mrs Elizabeth Lyell, relict of Alex. Lyell, Esq. of Gardyne.

At Edinburgh, Maria Hungerford Offley, yonngest daughter of Major-Gen. the Honourtble John Crewe.

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8. At London, after an illness of only three days, Sir William Langham, Bart

At Edinburgh, Robert Young, Esq. son of the late Rev. Mr Robert Young, minister of the Gospel at Benholm.

At London, the Hon. George Melville Leslie.

At Haddington, Mary, youngest daughter

daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel Bathe, 15th regiment of foot.

9. Mrs Helen Pitcairn, widow of the Reverend Mr Alex. Brodie, minister of Carnbee.

Blackness.

Robert Gowan, the infant son of George M'Niesh, Esq. merchant in Glasgow.

ant of the counties of Anglesey and Staf ford, keeper of the castle of Carnaervon, ranger of Snowden Forest, and Vice-Admiral of North Wales, Pembrokeshire, and Carmarthenshire He had long been in a

Alexander Gibson Hunter, Esq. of declining state of health. The death of this nobleman was hastened by an unlucky event which happened a few days ago. Two of his servants were helping him to walk from one room to another, and one of them quitted his Lordship's arm in order to shut the door; the /other servant had not strength enough to sustain hismaster singly, and they both fell; in consequence one of the Noble Lord's ribs was broken, and he lingered till the 13th, when he was released from all mortal sufferings. His Lordship was born June 18, 1744, and married, April 11, 1767, Jane, eldest daughter of Arthur Campugne, Dean of Clonmacrois, in Ireland.

10. At Whitemoss, near Kilbride, Wm. Carnegie, Esq. much regretted by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. At Newmill, Mr James Innes, formerly of Maislie, in the 83d year of his age.

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At Little Kerse, Christian, third daughter of Mr George Galbraith, of Blackhouse.

11. At Hammersmith, John Philip de Loutherbourg, Esq. one of the oldest members of the Royal Academy.

At Errogy, aged 78, Mrs Ann Fraser, relict of the deceased Captain John Fraser of Errogy, and sister of the late James Fraser, Esq. of Gorthleck.

3rs Agues Crocket, wife of Mr William Muirhead, of Deanston, much regretted.

12. Miss Mary Carfrae, daughter of the Reverend Dr Carfrae, minister of Dunbar.

At Glasgow, Mr John Ballingall, merchant there.

13. At Dumfries, Mr Joseph Thomson, aged 68, late of Kirkmahoe, much and justly regretted.

At Lethangie, Robert Greig, Esq. jun, of Lethangie

At Kirriemuir, Mrs Isabella Àlexander, wife of Mr Thomas Alexander, surgeon, royal navy.

Robert, eldest son of Hugh Fraser, Esq. of Stonyfield.

At Hamilton, Mr David Rigg, aged 96; he had been a member of Hamilton Kilwinning Lodge, No. 10, for 62 years. As a mark of respect to his memory, his funeral was attended by the brethren of that Lodge, and the Hamilton Lodge No. 307. The procession was numerous and respectable. The number of spectators was uncommonly great, not less than 3000, and all conducted in a superior masonic style.

At London, the Earl of Uxbridge. His Lordship was in his 68th year. He is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son, Lord Paget, now Earl of Uxbridge. His Lordship was Lord Lieuten

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At Doune, Mrs Helen Macfarlane, wife of Mr James Stewart, merchant. 17. At Blackheath, aged 75, Lieut-Gen. Thomas Davies, of the royal artillery.

At Edinburgh, Mr John Lauder, surveyor of taxes.

At Buckingham house, London, the Most Noble the Marchioness of Buckingham. Her Ladyship was the daughter and heiress of the late Robert, Earl Nugent; was married to the Marquis in 1774, and created Baroness Nugent, in 1800, with remainder to her second son Lord GeorgeGrenville Nugent Temple, now Baron Nugent, of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. To do justice to her great and splendid virtues and merits, would far exceed our limits. Her numerous acts of charity and benevolence alone will be sufficient to endear her memory to all who survive her.

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At Haddington, in the 101st year of his age, Mr Peter M'Intyre, late farmer at Monkrigmains. Mr M'Intyre joined the Pretender's army in 1745, and was severely wounded with a bayonet at the battle of Culloden on the 16th April, 1746. At Mauchlin, in the 98th year of her age, Mrs Elizabeth Balfour, widow of Dr Patrick Wodrow, minister at Tarbolton. At Wimbledon, near London, the celebrated John Horne Tooke, Esq, aged 78.

20. At Ayr, Mrs Kathrine Bannatyne, spouse of Mr David Ewen.

At Almarie Close, Arbroath, James Leitch, Esq.

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At Cochney, Miss Hamilton, of Barns.

1 Alex. Sinclair, Esq. son of the late Sir John Sinclair of Murkle, Bart.

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At Bridgend of Dunbeath, Captain John Sutherland, aged 69 years, who, in the year 1759, entered his Majesty's service, under the immortal Gen. Wolf; serve ed with him at Louisburgh, and the siege of Quebec, and at Montreal under General Murray, after which he served five years as Lieutenant in the Duke of Gordon's fencibles, and nine as Captain in the horse volunteers.

21. At Edinburgh, Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr John Swanston, merchant.

At Edinburgh, the Rev. Christopher Tait, minister of Kincardine, in the 69th year of his age, and the 40th year of his ministry.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Elizabeth Barclay, wife of Captain Stewart Barclay, of the royal Perthshire regiment of militia. 22. At Skipness, Caroline, the daughter of Robert Campbell of Skipness, Esq.

At Aberdeen, in the 34th year of her age, Mrs Thomson, widow of the Rev. Patrick Thomson, late minister of the gospel at Tough.

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At Inverness, Mrs Margaret Aird, ralict of Major James Mackenzie, of the East Ross local militia.

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At Moffat, Mrs Carruthers."

At Banff, Mr Alex. Deckar, writer there, very justly regretted.

At Alnwick Castle, in her 28th year, the Right Honourable Lady Julia Percy, second daughter of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, deeply regretted.

27. At Berwick, after a lingering illness, in the 46th year of his age, William Campbell, M.D.

28. At Haddington, Mr James Grieve, much and justly regretted. Possessed of uniformly agreeable and inoffensive in his a mild and peaceable disposition, he was

deportment. He was sincere and constant in his attachment to friends, a cautious and prudent adviser, and always communicative of whatever he thought useful and good.; Diligence and industry, justice and fidelity, were prominent features in his commercial transactions. Liberality of sentiment, meekness, gentleness, and candour, charity and goodness void of ostentation, were qualities which adorned his Christian profession.He never swerved from the sound princi ples which he early embraced, and which supported him during his short but painful illness, and under the influence of which he died with the calm composure and serenity of a Christian. He was an affectionate husband, an indulgent parent, an' agreeable companion, and a kind friend.

At Row Manse, the Reverend John Allan, in the 75th year of his age, and 51st of his ministry. It is remarkable, that this is the first time the parish of Row has been vacant since the year 1719, Mr Allan and his father having served the cure during 93 successive years.

At Edinburgh, Mr William Dickie, 23. Mr Walter Reid, tenant at Erox Secretary to the Caledonian Insurance

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