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LORD MELVILLE.

The acquittal of Lord Melville from the charges of High Crimes and Misdemean ours, by the House of Peers, on the rath of June, has afforded general satisfaction to the people of Scotland. On Monday the 16th, several houses and shops were brilliantly illuminated in Edmburgh, the New Town, George's Square, &c. Some of them had the words "Melville and Innocence" beautifully displayed. Though the streets were very crowded with people of all ranks, the greatest propriety and decorum prevailed. The popular feeling would no doubt have been more generally expressed, but for the publication of the following caution by the Lord Provost and Sheriff.

"Information having been received, that many of the inhabitants of this City and Suburbs are desirous to testify their joy on the acquittal of Lord Melville, by illuminating their houses; but his Majesty's Solicitor-General for Scot and, in absence of the Lord Advocate, having communicated to the Lord Provost and Magistrates of the City, and Sheriff of the County,-"That from information received hy, him,, it appears that these are apprehensions of riot and disturbance in the city, in case of an illumination upon the acquittal of Lord Melville:The Lord Provost, Magis trates, and Sheriff, however desirous the citizens may be to illuminate their houses on the above occasion, do hereby recommend to them to abstain from that mode of testify ing their joy at this time.

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While they congratulate their fellowcitizens on the honourable acquittal of that distinguished Statesman, by the highest Tribunal of the nation, and participate in the general feeling of happiness on that occasion, they trust that nothing will he done to injure the property or persons of individuals, which the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Sheriff are determined to protect.

Council Chamber, June 16th.

Same day the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council, unanimously voted the following address to Lord Viscount Melville, which the Lord Provost was reques.. ed to sign and transmit.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY LORD VISCOUNT MELVILLE, &c.

MY LORD,

We the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council of the City of Edinburgh, being met in Council, beg leave to convey to your Lordship our warmest congratulations on the honourabie issue of the solemn trial/ to which you have lately been subjected. Connected intimately with your Lordship

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for a long series of years, and attached to you by many ties, we have participated deeply in your feelings on this interesting occasion. Though our long experience of your patriotism and incorruptible integrity in the management of public business, give us sufficient reason to be satisfied that you were innocent of the charges preferred against you, yet, when we consider the weight of talents and authority with which you had to contend, we could not divest ourselves of all apprehension for the safety of your reputation; and therefore a sentence of your Peers, formed on the fullest investigation, and absolving you completely from all the charges exhibited against you, has communicated to our hearts a sentiment of the most lively joy.

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The proceedings which this sentence has terminated, however distressful at the moment, have raised your Lordship's character in the public estimation, and will, we trust, have the effect of transmitting it with increased lustre to posterity.

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Your personal conduct, as the Member of an Administration, which for twenty years upheld the existence and glory of Britain, has been exposed to a most severe scrutiny, and the result, honourable alike to you, and to the justice of our country, has demonstrated, that during the whole course of that period, the splendour of your talents have been equalled by the cleanness of your hands, and the purity of your principles.

Signed at Edinburgh, in name, and by appointment of the Magistrates and Council, on the 16th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and six years, and the Seal of the City is hereto affixed.

WM FETTES Provost.

The following Address was likewise voted to Lord Melville by the Convenery of the Trades.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY LORD VISCOUNT MELVILLE, &c. MY LORD,

We, the Convenery of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh, beg leave to offer to your Lordship our heartfelt congratu lations on the honourable result of the trial which you have lately undergone before the highest tribunal of our country. Their sentence, acquitting your of all the charges brought against you, has afforded infinite satisfaction to us, who have all along had a deep interest in your feelings on this trying occasion.

From the moment that the Commons adopted the resolutions upon which these charges were founded, our firm conviction

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in the unsullied integrity of your principles, left us no other anxiety, than that an opportunity might be afforded to you of vinThe dicating your injured reputation.

final judgement of the High Court of Parliament, formed on the most deilberate consideration of evidence, and with the aid of the united wisdom and legal advice of the Judges of the land, has furnished the most decisive testimony of the purity of your character. We trust, therefore, that many years of a life, hitherto so successfully devoted to the service of your country, yet remain to be employed with equal honour to yourself, and advantage to the

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Tuesday the 17th the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council gave a grand entertainment at Fortune's to a number of the principal inhabitants, on account of the acquittal of Lord Melville.They also gave two guineas to the prisoners in the tolbooth, to-drink his Lordship's health.

The general satisfaction with which the honourable termination of the impeachment of Lord Melville has been received, was no where more conspicuously mani fested than in the town of Leith. The Officers of the Battalion of Royal Leith Volunteers gave an elegant entertainment on the occasion, at Younghusband's Tavern, to the Magistrates and many respectable Gentlemen. At seven o'clock the corps paraded in full uniform in Bernard Street, and fired three volleys in honour of this happy occasion. The men were afterwards regaled with a plentiful supply of Calvert's entire, which was drank with repeated cheerings to his Lordship's health. After dinner a number of loyal and appropriate patriotic toasts were given. The tavern was most brilliantly illuminated, and the conpany rose from table at a late hour to witness a grand display of fire-works.

On the 18th, a very numerous meeting of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh was held in their hall, when the following resolutions were unanimously voted, viz.

1. That the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melville having, with labour the most indefatigable, talents the most splendid, and integrity the most uncorrupted, devoted above forty years of his life to the service of his country, the greatest part of that time in stations under Government the most exalted and efficient, and at periods the most critical and momentous; as he had enjoyed the confidence and highest approbation of his Sovereign, is entitled to

the gratitude and applause of this Company, in common with every good subject.

2. That this Company, with every sentiment of attachment and respect for his Lordship, and uuder the grateful recollec tion of his many and important services to them, to the city of Edinburgh, and to the nation at large, did participate most sincerely in those feelings which must have been excited in his breast by the heavy and (as now appears) unfounded charges brought against him, originating in a misapprehension of his character and conduct, whereby his Lordship was exposed to a great degree of obloquy and suffering, before the justice of his country, by which he was at last protected and exculpated, afforded him an opportunity of being heard in

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3. That this Company do most cordially congratulate Lord Melville and his country, on the result of this prosecution, in his Lordship's complete acquittal, whereby a new proof is given of the admirable structure and unspeakable value of the British Constitution, of the dignity and justice of the Supreme Judicatory, and of the protec tion and security enjoyed under them by every British subject.

4. That a Copy of these Resolutions be transmitted by the Master to Lord Viscount Melville, and that the same be published in the Edinburgh and London Newspapers.

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R. SCOTT MONCRIEFF, Master. The Convention of Royal Burghs, which met at Edinburgh the 7th of July, also voted an address in similar terms to Lord Melville, in answer to which the Lord Provost has received the following letter from his Lordship :

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LONDON, 12th July 18c6.

"My Lord-I am this moment favoured with your obliging letter, conveying to me the address from the representatives of the Royal Burghs of Scotland. The sent rents it contains are highly ratifying to me, not only on account of the very respectable body from whence they come; but because I receive them as the general sense of a great class of my countrymen and fellow subjects. I have no words adequate to express the deep sense i entertain of the repeated marks of attachment which have been called forth by the recent events so interesting to my character and feelings. I trust to your Lordship's goodness to make known to the Members of the Convention the impression which their kindness has excited in my breast; and it shall at all times give me infinite satisfaction, when I am able, by any exertions of mine, to contribute to the happiness and pros

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MARRIAGES.

At Bombay, D. D. Inglis, Esq. of the civil establishment, to Miss Money, daughter of the late W. Money, Esq. of Walthamstow, Essex.

At Bencoolen, Francis Salmon, Esq. Master Attendant at that settlement, to Miss Ann Salmon, niece of G. Salinon Esq. formerly Governor of Bencoolen.

At Bengal, Captain James Achmuty, of the Artillery, Commissary of Ordnance at Cawnpore, to Miss Mary Fearon, late of Edinburgh.

April 28. At Chateau Margo, Philip Frederick Tinne, Esq. Secretary for the colony of Demerara, to Miss Rose, daughter of William Rose, Esq of Mountcoffer.

June 9. At Strathaird, in the island of Sky, Lieut. John Nicholson, younger of Claggin, to Miss Isabella Macallister, daughter of Alexander Macallister, Esq. of Strathaird.

16. At Aston, Shirley Perkins, Esq. of Sutton Colfield, Warwickshire, barrister at law, to Mrs Walker, widow of the late Capt. William Walker, and eldest daughter of Charles Sharpe, Esq. of Hoddam Castle, Dumfries-shire.

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At London, W. Sloane, Esq. to Lady Gertrude Howard, daughter of the Earl of Carlisle.

19-. At dîtto, Osborne Markham, Esq. son of the Archbishop of York, to Lady Mary Thynne, sister of the Marquis of Bath.

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At ditto, the Rev. Charles Richard Cameron, eldest son of Dr Cameron, of Worcester, to Miss Lucy Lyttleton Butt, youngest daughter of the fate Rev. Dr Butt.

24. At Edinburgh, Thomas Duncan, Esq. of Demerara, to Miss Helen Grant, daughter of the late John Grant, Esq. of Kinc.-dine O'Neil.

At Hampstead, Robert Smith, Esq. of Aylesbury, Bucks, to Miss Mary Susannah Watson, second daughter of Sir James Watson, Knt. late one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bengal. A

25. At Pirn House, William Scott, Esq younger of Raeburn, late of Prince of Wales island. to Miss Susan Horsburgh, eldest daughter of Alexander Horsburgh, Esq. of Horsburgh.

26, At Bromley, Andrew Wedderburn, Esq. to the Hon Miss Louisa Eden, fifth, daughter of Lord Auckland,

27. At. Woodside, James Crawford, Esq jun. merchant, Port-Glasgow, to Miss Sa rah Russel, eldest daughter of David Rus sel, Esq. of Woodside, merchant in Glas gow.

July 2. At Alresford, the seat of Lord Spencer Chichester, the Hon. William Bligh, brother to the Earl of Darnley, to Lady Sophia Stewart, daughter of the Earl of Galloway.

3. At London, Sir Wm. Abdy, Bart. to Miss Wellesley, eldest daughter of the Marquis Wellesley.

- At William Henderson, Esq. of Newhall, to Miss Jean Reid, daughter

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July 3. At Edinburgh, H. Davidson,
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Thomas Chisholm, Esq. of Amerslaw, Nor-
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15, At Urrard, Mrs Alston, a daughter 17. At Inverness, the Lady of Alexander Macdonell of Glengary, Esq. a son and heir, 17. At Darnhall, the Hon. Mrs Oli

5. At Ballantyget white, daughter of phant Muarry, a daughter.

Mr George Brown,
Leith, to Miss Jean W
Mr Thomas White, farmer there.

8. At London, Lord Viscount Milton, son of Earl Fitzwilliam, to the Hon. Miss Mary Dundas, fourth daughter of Lord Dundas. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr King, in Lord Dundas's house, Arlington street.

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At Dundee, Mr David Sandeman, of the Shore-dues Office, Leith, to Miss Margaret Baxter, daughter of Mr Thomas Baxter, baker, Dundee.

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1805. Aug. 25. Near Seringapatam, Mr Alexander Dalziell Campbell, surgeon of the 12th regiment of foot, son of the late Mr Patrick Campbell, Royal Bank, Edinburgh.

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At Chunar, Captain James Berry, of the 15th regiment of native infantry, on the Bengal establishment.

At Calcutta, Mr Tho. Doig, youngest 16wo! 9b son of Mr John Doig, merchant, Dundee. BIRTHS. -,TM gled to f At Dinapore, Dr Gardiner, of the June 13. At London, the Lady of John Bengal Establishment, and Lieut. Stewart, Erskine, Esq. a daughter.datA 2 to 3d native cavalry. 14. At Cluny, Mrs Colonel Macphers son, a son. pri shu to

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20. At London, the Lady of Charles Barclay, Esq. of Harley strect, a son and heir.

24. At Dalkeith House, Lady Caroline Douglas, a daughter.

26. At London, the Countess Cowper, a son and heir, who will take the titles of Viscount Fordwich, Baron Wingham.

29. At ditto, the Countess of Chiches ter, a daughter,

—. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Maxwell Gordon, Esq. writer to the signet, a son, 30. Mrs Duff of Hatton, a daughter. Lately, at Paisley, Mrs Fraser, wife of Mr J. Fraser, Manager of the Theatre, there, a daughter, being her eighteenth child.

July 4. Mrs Duthie of Mount Plea

sant, a son.

7. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Major Tulloch, of the Inverness-shire regiment, a daughter.

9, The Lady of Robert Steuart, Esq. of Alderston, a son and heir.

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M Dec. 19. In India, Capt. John Spink, Field Paymaster of the army under the command of Major-General Jones.

1806. Jan. At Calcutta, after having taken his passage for Europe, Major George, Welsh, of the first regiment of native cavalry, an officer who distinguished himself greatly in the campaign under Gen. Lord noH SIT Lake. doba

5. On his passage from Bengal, Andrew Gardiner, Esq a senior merchant on that establishment.

15. At Fort William, Mr John McDowall, in the civil service, Ceylon, son of James McDowall, Esq Glasgow."

April. 17. At Kingston, St Vincent, James Bannatyne, Esq. eldest son of Mr Bannatyne, St Calniac, Isle of Bute.

1 18. At Kingston, Jamaica, Mr Andrew Rowand, formerly of Glasgow.

Mav. 3. At Tobago, William Forbes, Esq. of Culloden estate in that island.

II. At Madeira, James Murdoch, Esq. one of the oldest British merchants resident on that island.

148. At Tortola, on his way to Britain for the recovery of his health, John Brander, Esq. of the Island of Grenada.

19. At Brimstone hill, St Kitt's, where he commanded, Brig. Gen. Sir Richard Basset.

28. On board his Majesty's frigate Renommee, Capt. Sir Thos. Livingston, off Carthagena, on the coast of Spain, aged, is years, Charles Forbes, midshipman, youngest son of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, Bart. of the wounds he received in tion in cutting out a Spanish schooner under the town of Torre de Vieja. See Naval Intelligence.

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19. On his passage to St Petersburgh, Mr Andrew Syme, shipmaster in Leith. 29. At Zwoll, in Holland, James Erskine, Esq.

29. At Madeira, in the prime of life, Mrs Hoome of Argaty, Lady of David Monro Binning, Esq.

Lately, at his seat, Cornwall, St Elizabeth's, Jamaica, James Cooper Wright, Esq. much lamented.

Suddenly, the Hon. Edward Shippen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in the 78th year of his age.

June 4. Robert Stevenson, Esq. of Alleys ank, Rutherglen.

4. At Stirling, Mrs Susannah Graham, wife of Capt. Edington, 1st Royals.

10. At Edinburgh, Miss Margaret Paterson, youngest daughter of the date RevRobert Paterson, Biggar.

13. At Aberdeen, in the 75th year of his age, Mr William Littlejohn, merchant, and late one of the Magistrates of that city.

14. At Aberdeen (where he had gone to enjoy the benefit of his native air,) in the 27th year of his age, and 3d of his ministry, the Rev. James Smith, A. M. minister of the Associate congregation, Bolton.

14. At Cheltenham, in his 43d year, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Bart. of Brayton House, and Isell Hall, both in Cumberland; the last of the male line of one of the most ancient families in that county.

14. At Newcastle, aged 81, Mr Ninian Walker, a truly honest and independent minded seaman, who had visited most parts of the globe, and had been engaged in many perilous adventures. He was a native of Fifeshire; was pressed in 1745; and on board the Happy Janet, of 20 guns, was in pursuit of the Pretender in most of the creeks of Scotland. He afterwards served on board the Cambridge 8 years, without ever being on shore; was at the capture of Guadaloupe in 1758, and at the memorable siege of the Havannah in 1761, when the Cambridge lost 125 men in 20 minutes before the Moro Castle. He had the yellow fever with several other's of his ship, and was the only one that recovered.

15. At Binny, Miss Magdalen Stewart, daughter of the deceased Robert Stewart, Esq. of Binny.

15. At Falkirk, Mrs Robina Henderson, relict of the late Mr Peter Henderson, writer there, in the 89th year of her age.

16. At Edinburgh, Miss Katherine Don, daughter of the late John Don, Esq. and sister of Lieut Gen. George Don.

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At Dublin, Captain John Kennedy, late of Springhall, District Paymaster in

Dublin.

At Pitkaithly Wells, Mr James White, merchant in Glasgow.

At London, Mrs Goodenough, relict of Dr Goodenough, and sister of Lord Vis count Sidmouth.

19. At Struy,Hugh Fraser, Esq. of 3truy.

20. At Kentish town, near London, Dr Samuel Irving, physician on the Staff. 20. At Dunse, aged 78, Mr Robert John

son.

20. At Montrose, Mrs Catharine Christie, spouse of the deceased Alexander Chris. tie, Esq. merchant there!

20. At West Fortune, in the 84th year of her age, Mrs Beatrix Jonkieson, relict of the late Mr Patrick Dudgeon, farmer at Drem, near Haddington.

At Brighton, Richard Allen M. D. 21. At his seat in Kent, Lord Sondes, in his 53d year.

21. At Dresden, in his 76th year, his Royal Highness Francis Xavier, Prince Royal of Poland, Duke of Saxony, and uncle of the reigning Elector; during whose minority he actedas Regent of the Electoral States.

22. At Borthwickbrae, Catharine, the infant daughter of William Eliott Lockhart, Esq. of Borthwickbrae.

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24. At London, of a few days illness, aged 20, the Lady of Robert Pringle, Esq, younger of Stitchel, and daughter of the late Lieut. Gen. Macleod of Macleod. The untimely fate of this truly amiable young lady, cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, is deeply lamented by all who knew her.

25. At St Andrew's, Joseph M'Cormick, Esq. Advocate.

25. At Gala House, John Jameson, Esq. late merchant in Leith.

26. At Wemyss hall, James Wemyss, Esq. of Winthank, in his 85th year.

26.At Manse of Tongland, aged 53, the Rev. Alexander Robb, minister of that parish.

27. At Warriston, Thomas Mure, Esq. of Warriston.

28. At

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