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28. At Bognor Rocks, Sussex, Stephen Cossar, Esq. of Millbank street, Westminster, only son of the late Walter Cossar, Esq. Comptroller of Excise in Scotland.

At London, Samuel Bosanquet, Esq. Deputy Governor of the Levant Company, and a Director of the Bank of England.

- At Honiton, in the 81st year of his age, Mr Francis Aberdeen, late of Lancaster court, London.

States of I anguedoc, and Commander of the Order of the Holy Ghost.

5. At Elgin, Alexander Brodie, M. D. a gentleman equally distinguished for his professional knowledge, literary acquirements, and urbanity of manners.

6. At Paisley, Mrs Isabella Dods, wife of Mr Alexander Davidson, lecturer in nasural philosophy.

6. At Clifton, Mrs Carnegie Fullerton

- At Aberdeen, Mr Murdo Downie, of Kinnaber late Master in the Royal Navy.

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At Kenture, in the island of Islay, Mr Archibald M'Duffie, late of the island of Jamarca.

July 1. At London, the Lady of Hugh Stuart, Esq. son of the late Sir John Stuart of Allanbank, Bart.

1. At Edinburgh, Mr John Clapper-, ton, writer, second son of Mr Geo. Clapperton, writer to the signet.

2. At Arngibbon, Perthshire, in the 77th year of his age, Mr Thomas Forrester of Arngibbon.

2. At Libberton, aged 17 years, James Ruthven, only son of Mr Robert Ruthven, merchant, Edinburgh.

2. At Perth, aged 76, James Stewart, Esq. late of Derculich.

2. At Poyntzfield, Cromarty shire, Geo. Gun Munro of Poyntzfield, Esq. niuch and generally lamented.

4. In the bloom of life, on his passage from London to Leith, and when within three hours sail of that place, Lieut. Colin Thompson of the 6d regiment. He was interred at Leith with military honours.

5. At London, aged 85, Arthur Richard Dillon, Archbishop and Duke of Narbonne, Primate of the Gauls, President of the

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7. At Gribton, Miss Goldie, daughter of the late John Goldie of Craigmuie, Esq.

7. At Edinburgh, Mrs Janet Colquhoun, relict of General John Campbell of Barbreck, and aunt of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, Bart.

7. At Sanson House, Miss Mary Dundas, eldest daughter of Lieut. Gen. Francis Dundas.

9. At Edinburgh, Miss Elizabeth Hunter, daughter of the late Dr Hunter, one of the ministers of St. Andrew's.

10. At Dunse, aged 81, Mrs Janet Nisbet, relict of Mr John Mein, surgeon there. . At Ayr, in the 86th year of his age, Mr William Murdoch, merchant. 11. At Leith, Mr George Harper, merchant.

12. At Edinburgh, the Hon. Miss Barbara Gray, sister of Lord Gray.

13. At London, Major General James Bannatine, of the Bombay establishment.

13. At Dumfries, Miss Mary Denniston, eldest daughter of Mr John Dinniston.

At Mansfield House, New Cumnock, Andrew Thomson, Esq. of Mansfield and Castlemains.

19. At Innerkeithing, aged 93, John Cunninghame, Esq. of Balbougie, advocate.

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A most extraordinary pamphlet has just appeared, from the pen of our correspondent who signs himself Thule, in which he grievously complains of our conduct, as editors, towards him.-A very few words will be sufficient to justify us, and to shew that he has been treated with a degree of indulgence, beyond what could reasonably be expected. His charges are three, 1. Our reluctance in receiving his first communication. 2. Our absolute rejection of his last. And 3. Our having called him a Zetland landlord.

As to the first paper he sent us, we do not hesitate to say, that in suppressing it, we were doing a favour not only to the public, but to Thule himself. Nothing resembling it, we are persuaded, was ever written since the creation of the world; for, besides being wholly devoid of common sense, it bore no relation whatever to the subject in question, nor seemingly to any subject *. All we could make out was, that it contained a most vehement and abusive attack, against certain mysterious characters, who were accused, not as might have been expected, of calumniating the Zetland Landlords, but of other crimes the most dreadful and diabolical that human imagination can conceive. There run through it indeed a sort of wild poetical imagination, which rendered it some hat amusing; but we could not venture to amuse our readers at the expence of real and living characters. On our returning these effusions, which seemed written too much under Lunar influence, an offer was made to write another paper, which the respectability of the channel through which it came, induced us to accept, though we had strong reason to suspect, that confinement and low diet would have formed a more salutary regimen. But we then distinctly stated, and repeated in every successive stage of the business, as our decided principle, That all counter-statements upon matters of fact which appeared to him misrepresented, would be readily admitted; but that there must be no personal abuse. Yet upon this ground we were obliged to reject another paper. But when a third was presented, containing some portion of common sense, and matter of fact, we not only received it, but were at great pains in correcting the grammar and spelling, so as to make it fit to appear before the public. 2. We rejected his last. And for this no apology can be necessary to any one who can take the trouble to read a few pages, keeping in mind the principle which we have stated above. It is somewhat singular, that the only motive which Thule can contrive for our supposed maltreatment of him, is the desire of filling our pages with any kind of matter, however indifferent. Now there is no doubt that, had we allowed the controversy to go on, we might, for months to come, have filled with it the whole correspondence part of our magazine, with great ease to ourselves, though to the infinite annoyance of our readers. 3. We have called him a Zetland Landlord. We certainly had reason to think him so, and in hastily making up the title, it struck us as tending both to make the communication more respectable, and to authenticate the facts. It offered also a kind of excuse to the public for the insertion of so singular a communication. Nor did it ever occur to us as possible, that, by the writer of the article, this could be considered as such an injurious appellation.

We can most decidely deny his ridiculous allegations of a concert between us and P. N. The present editor, though he esteems that gentleman's talents, has no personal acquaintance with him beyond a few accidental meetings. As to any accidental delays, they have been entirely owing to the great extent and variety of business carried on by the publishers; or to the necessity of occupying the Magazine with more important matter.

*If Thule considers himself as injured by this representation, he has an easy mode of justifying himself, by favouring the world with a perusal of these curious and original effusions.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

J. H. M., A. R., F., Dr Couper's poem, Daphnis., W. H., J. A., Specimen of Anacreon, C. 2, Mentor, L. are received.

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SCOTS MAGAZINE,

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Edinburgh Literary Miscellany,

FOR AUGUST 1806:

With a Plate of the proposed TUNNEL under the FORTH.

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