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WHITEHALL, JAN. 21.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, to appoint, Geo. Douglas, Esq. Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of dam Gillies, Esq. appointed a Lord of Session.

WAR OFFICE, DEC. 30. 1811.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, to appoint the following officers to take rank by brevet as undermentioned; their commissions to be dated 1st January 1812..

Lieutenant Generals Sir Paulus Æmilius Irving, Bart. George Harris, Richard Vyse, William Viscount Cathcart, K. T. Banastre Tarleton, Sir Hew Dalrymple, Knt. Gordon Forbes, John Floyd, Oliver de Lancey, Sir James Henry Craig, K. B. James Stuart, John Whyt, Andrew John Drummond, John William Earl of Bridgewater, William Maxwell, George Earl of Pembroke, K. B. John Earl of Chatham, K. G. Alexander Campbell, William Morshead, Francis Dundas, Alexander Ross, H. Francis Needham, and Henry Pigot -to be Generals in the Army.

Major Generals, Sir Stapleton Cotton, Bart. Samuel Dalrymple, William Johnstone, Rowland Hill, Hon. William Stapleton, Denzil Onslow, Sir John Murray, Bart. Hon. Charles Hope, Sir George Pigot, Bart. Frederick Maitland, John Leveson Gower, Martin Hunter, John Lord Elphinstone, Richard Earl of Donoughmore, Hon. John Abercromby, Sir W. Carr Beresford, K. B.-to be Lieutenant Generals in the Army.

Colonels William Raymond, Terence O'Loghlin, George Murray, James Kempt,

rank) Wilhelm de Dorenberg (with tempo, rary rank) Henry Chester, Evan Lloyd, Matthew Sharp, John Lindsay, D. L. Tinhing Woddrington, Richard Blunt, Henry Bayly, Richard Hulse, Francis Slater Rebow, George Stracey Smith, Hon. E. M. Pakenham, Henry M'Kinnon, Sir Thomas Richard Dyer, Bart. Robert Rollo Gillespie, Henry Conran, Joseph Baird, William Wheatley, William Henry Pringle, James Hare, Oliver Thomas Jones, Philip K. Skinner, and Andrew Ross—to be Major Generals in the Army.

Jan. 4. 1812.

Lieutenant Generals Anthony Farring, ton, and Ellis Walker-to be Generals in the Army.

Major General William Twiss-to be Lieutenant General in the Army.

Colonels Flower, M. Sprowle, of the royal artillery, William Borthwick, do.; C. N. Cockson, do.; William Johnstone, of the royal engineers, and John Burton of the royal artillery-to be Major Generals in the Army.

Robert William Duff, Esq. of Fetteresso, has presented Mr John Stirling to be minister of the parish of Peterculter, vacant by the decease of the Rev. Mr George Mark. He has also presented Mr John Bower to be minister of the parish of Maryculter, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Mr William Paul.

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22. At Edinburgh, Mrs Wm. Miller,

a daughter.

23. At Ashkirk Manse, Mrs Hamilton, a daughter.

25. The Lady of Colin Mackenzie, Esq. Advocate, jun. of Kilcoy, a son.

The Countess of Oxford, a son. 29. Mrs Allan, Charlotte Square, a son. Mrs F. Gordon, a son.

31. At Levenside, the Lady of John Blackburn, Esq. a son.,

The Lady of Hope Steuart, Esq. of Ballechin, a daughter.

Lately, at Quebec, Lady Prevost, a son. In Cadogan Place, London, the Lady of David Scott, Esq. a daughter.

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The Right Hon. Lady Lucy Taylor,

MARRIAGES.

Dec. 16. Mr James Muir, surgeon, Paisley, to Miss Margaret M'Farlane, eldest daughter of Daniel M'Farlane, there.

At Dumbarton, Mr Robert Mackenzie, Jun. writer, to Miss Elizabeth Anstruther Campbell, youngest daughter of the late Niel Campbell, Esq.

At Hutton Bank, James Cunison, Esq. of Jerviston, to Miss Jessie Bryson, daughter of John Bryson, Esq. of Hutton Bank.

17. At Lincluden Cottage, Thomas M Meeking, Esq. of Miltonish, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late John Morin, Esq. of Ellisland.

At Edinburgh, Mr Archibald Mackinnon, merchant, Catherine Street, Edinburgh, to Jean, second daughter of Mr William Moffatt of Damhead, near Edinburgh.

18. At Shutterflat, the Rev. Andrew Symington, Paisley, to Jane eldest daughter of Robert Stevenson, Esq. of Shutterflat.

20. At Beech-hill, the Reverend John Halket, minister of Cupar Angus, to Grace, second daughter of Charles Hay, Esq. of Beech-hill,

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At Atcham, the Rev. James Craig, of Dalserf, Lanarkshire, to Miss Dixon, of Atcham-Grange, Shropshire.

26. The Reverend Daniel Struther, minister of the Relief Congregation at Waterbeck, to Miss Isabella, daughter of Mr William M'Craith in Cloneyard, parish of Colvend.

28. At Sheriffston, Adam Longmore, jun. Esq. of Exchequer, to Ann, only daughter of the late John Forsyth, Esq. of Deanshaugh.

30. At Dumfries, Mr William Fisher, to Christian, youngest daughter of Mr John Barclay, Scotlandwell.

31. At London, Thomas Buchanan, Esq. to the Honourable Catherine Abercromby, youngest daughter of the late Sir Ralph Abercromby.

Jan. 1. 1812. At Leith, George Forsyth, Esq. master of his Majesty's ship Venus, to Miss Ann M'Lagan youngest daughter of William M.Lagan, Esq. late of Donavourd.

3. At Paisley, Lieutenant John Hen ning, to Miss Alicia Berry.

Lord Palmerstone, to Miss Sulliyan; and Lawrence Sullivan, Esq. of Pontsborne Park, Herefordshire(the bride's brother) to Miss Eliza Temple, Lord Palmerstone's sister.

6. At Arniston, Captain Cochrane, royal navy, eldest son of vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. B. and Governor of Gaudaloupe, to Miss Ross Wishart, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Ross, Bart.

At Wigton, Nathaniel Nelson, Esq. of Springfield, to Miss Barbara Agnew, second daughter of Nathaniel Agnew, Esq.

At Glasgow, David Jeffery, Esq. architect and builder, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late George Kenniburgh, Esq. merchant.

Mr Andrew Marr, piano-fortemaker, to Elliot, youngest daughter of Mr Robert Clark, cabinet maker, Edinburgh.

10. At Bridgend, Mr John Scott, plumber, in Edinburgh, to Marion, only daughter of the late Mr Thomas Purvis, Earlston.

DEATHS.

March 4. On the passage from the Isle of France to Madras, Lieutenant George M'Kenzie Grant, of the Hon. East India Company's service, and son to the late Dr Grant of Inverness.

August

Angust 22. In the British camp near the city of Batavia, Lieutenant Kenneth M Kenzie, (third son of the late G. M'Kenzie, Esq. of Pitlundy,) of the 5th regiment of Bengal native infantry, and Assistant Deputy Commissary General with the armies serving against Java, under the command of his Excellency.

27. At Fort Cornelis, Batavia, (Island of Java), Dr John Leyden. This gentleman accompanied Lord Minto, in his expedition to Java, for the purpose of acting as interpreter to his Excellency, and of aiding him in forming those arrangements by which the property of our new colony was to be secured. Thus has been lost to his friends, to his country, and to mankind, in the full vigour of life, a character who was amply qualified to delight and enlighten the world. "He went to India in 1802; he was employed a short time before his death in translating the gospels into various Oriental languages. To his other attainments, Dr L. added that of poetry; and it is no small honour to him to have been associated with his countryman, Mr Walter Scott, in preparing for the press, the work by which that gentleman first became known to the world as a poet, viz "The Ministrelsy of the Scottish Border." But the work by which Dr L.'s poetic fame is most likely to be established, is entitled, "Scenes of Infancy, descriptive of Teviotdale," which was written on the eve of his departure for India.

At Bombay, the Honourable Jonathan Duncan, Governor of that Presidency, where he was long and deservedly 'respected.

Sept. 14. At Shrewsbury, United States, Major-General Green, one of the early pro moters of the American Revolution.

October 18. At Dantzic, Baron Alexander Gibson, in the 83d year of his age, for many years his Majesty's Consul there.

At Bartholomew, Samuel Rowley, Esq. Admiral of the Blue, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's squadron on the Ja

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12. At Lisbon, Brigadier-General Colman, in the Portuguese service. His death was the consequence of fever and debility, brought on by exertions in his profession too great for his constitution. He was buried at Lisbon, on the 14th, with distinguished military honours. His funeral was attended by all the Portuguese regiments in garrison, and all the English General and Field Officers of our army in that city, including Generals Leith, Sir Stapleton Cotton, Peacock, Stopford, &c. the death of this very amiable and respectable gentleman and excellent officer, the valuable place of Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons becomes vacant.

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At Leven, in the prime of life, after long and painful sufferings, Mr Andrew Brown, surgeon, most sincerely regretted. At Roucan, Mr James Kelton,

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At Dumfries, John Callender, aged 102. He was in the service of George II. as a non-commissioned officer of marines for several years in the East Indies, in his younger days, and afterwards as a soldier in the 30th regiment of foot, in the West Indies and Gibraltar.

13. At Dumfries, Mr William Comrie, Supervisor of Excise.

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At Loanhead, James Reid, Esq. late manufacturer, at Sciennes.

At Edinburgh, Richard, son of Mr George Irvine, one of the Masters of the High School.

At May Park, aged 91 years, Sir James May, Bart. of Mayfield, in the county of Waterford, which county he represented for 48 years. He was grandson to Lord Besborough, and nephew to Poer, Earl of Tyrone. He is suceeeded by his eldest son the present Sir Edward, M. P. for Belfast, aud father to the present Marchioness of Donegall.

16. At Edinburgh, aged 67, Mr Joha Donaldson.

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At Howden, Hugh, second son of Dr Gregory, physician in Edinburgh. At Falkirk, in the 19th year of his age, Mr Gray Wilson, son of the Rev. Dr Wilson.

17. At Edinburgh, Mrs Kennedy of Underwood.

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At Kello House, Elizabeth, young. est daughter of George Buchan, Esq. of Kelso.

20. At Edinburgh, Mr Daniel Lamb, builder, aged 65 years.

21. At Dublin, Dr Hall, Lord Bishop of Dromore. Dr Hall was only consecrated Bishop of this see on the preceding Sunday.

The Hon. Lawrence Pleydell Bouverie, third son of the Earl of Radnor. 22. At St Ninian's, Mr William Niven, late merchant in Glasgow.

23. Mr Peter M Killer, for many years well known in Carlisle as a drover. While driving some beasts at Stanwix, apparently in good health, he fell down and instantly expired.

24. At Maybole, the Rev. James Mather, of the associate congregation there. As the pastor of a church, he was faithful and diligent; as a subject of the state, loyal and patriotic; as a Christian, circumspect, inoffensive, and pious.

25. At Eppling, Sir Thomas Coxhead, formerly M. P. for Bramber, aged 77. 26. At Blenheim, her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough.

At Greenock, George Christie, Esq. Agent for the Bank of Scotland there.

Mrs George Williamson, Parlia ment Square.

At Barnes Common, Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones, Esq. Bart. M. P. for Shrewsbury.

27. At Houston Mill, in the county of East Lothian, in the 93d year of his age, the celebrated Andrew Meikle, inventor of the improved threshing mill; and at Knows Mill, on the 29th ult. his son George Meikle, who invented the water wheel, erected at Blair Drummond.--To the Meikle family, Scotland, and the agricultural world in general, are much indebted. The mill for making pearl or hulled barley was first introduced by them into this country. The Water Wheel at Blair Drummond will always remain a lasting monument of their ingenuity; and the improved threshing mill may be safely pronounced the most valuable implement in the farmer's posssesion, and taking all

its advantages into consideration, the greatest agricultural improvement that has been introduced into Great Lritain during' the present age. Andrew Meikle has left two children behind him, a son and daughter; and it was a great consolation to him, in his dying hour, that he was enabled to leave them in comfortable circumstances, by the voluntary donations of his grateful countrymen.

28. At Foswell Bank, Colonel John Henderson of that place.

29. At Leith, Mr William Robertson, shipmaster, aged 73.

30. At Edinburgh, Mr William Thomson, printers-joiner.

Dec. 1. At Abdie Manse, the Rev., Robert Thomas, minister of Abdie.

5. At Aberdeen, in the 59th year of his age, after a tedious illness, the Rev. Dr Gordon, one of the ministers of Aberdeen, &c.

At Montrose, Miss Agnes Gardner, daugther of the deceased David Gardner, Esq. of Kirktonhill.

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At London, the Right Honourable Lady Huntingfield.

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13. At the Manse of Croy, in the 22d year of his age, Mr Alexander Calder, preacher of the Gospel.

EXTRAORDINARY MORTALITY.At Society, near Queensferry, on the 10th Dec. Isabella Mennell, aged 3 years. On the 11th Dec. William Miller Mennell, aged 7 months. On the 13th Dec. Mary Mennell, aged 7 years, and Margaret Mennell, aged 5 years, son and daughters of William Mennell.

16. The Right Rev. Dr Charles Moss, Bishop of Oxford, Chancellor of Bath and Wells, &c.

His Lordship had the misfortune to break a blood-vessel some time ago, from the effects of which he never recovered.

17. At Aberdeen, George Tower, Esq. several years a respectable magistrate of that city.

18. At Glasgow, in the 81st year of his age, the Reverend George Thomson, formerly preacher of the Gospel there. At Burnside, George Lorimer, Esq.

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Also Earl of Doncaster and Lord Tyre dale in England, Knight of the Garter," Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Edinburgh and Roxburghshire, Governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland, &c.-His Grace was born in 1746, and succeeded his grandfather in 1752. He was the only son of Francis, Earl of Dalkeith, by Lady Caroline Campbell, eldest daughter of John, the Great Duke of Argyle. In 1786, his Grace married Elizabeth Montagu, only daughter of the last Duke of Montagu, by whom he has issue, Charles William, now Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and Henry James, Lord Montagu, and four daughters; viz. the Countess of Courtown, Countess of Home, Marchioness of Queensberry, and Countess of Ancram ; all of whom have families.

His Grace is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son, Charles William, Earl of Dalkeith; who married Harriet, daughter of the late Viscount Sidney, and has several children.

His Grace succeeded at an early age to a princely fortune, which gave him the means of indulging his natural disposition to public spirit and private liberality, to which purposes, accordingly, a considerable part of his immense funds were known to be applied. He was exceedingly affable in his manners; and what deserves to be recorded of a person so greatly exalted both in rank and fortune, was generally accessible to the poor. As a landlord, his liberality was well known; he was easy of access, and always ready to take an active part in any scheme of benevolence and hu manity.

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