very short. Sept. 11. At his house of Greenlaw, aged solicitation of the Duke of Devonshire, 84, Charles Ross, Esq. Mr Fox consented to remove from his 12. At his seat at Dulwich, in his 7180 house in Pałace-yard to the Duke's seat at year, the Right Hon. Edward Thurlow, Chiswick, to try the effect of a change of Lord Thurlow of Ashfield in Suffolk, one air. The alarming symptoms, however, aof the Tellers of Exchequer, a Privy gain recurred, and a repetition of the operaCounsellor, and formerly Lord Chancellor tion became necessary, which was accorof England. His Lordship's illness was dingly performed by Mr Cline with much The day before he died, he skill on the 31st of August, when about was in his ordinary health, but towards the seven quarts of water were drawn off, and even complained of an uncommon chill next day arly the same quantity. Mr ness; and, by advice of his friends, took Fox-again obtained some relief by these a warm drink on retiring to rest. In the operations; but in a few days, a languor and morning his servant found him dead and general debility of the intestines ensued. cold. His Lordship never was married ; He became gradually more weak and lanthe title (being to his own issue male) is guid, till Saturday the 13th, at six o'clock thus extinct. He is succeeded in his estate in the evening, when he expired without by his nephew Edward Thurlow, Esq. son a struggle. (A sketch of the character of of the late Lord Bishop of Durham. His this illustrious State sman is given in this Lordship was an able lawyer, and a bold Number, p. 651.) and forcible pleader. His reputation as a 14. At Glasgow, Walter P. Meikleham, Judge stood likewise very high; and tho' youngest son of Dr Meikleham, Professor his manner was often rough, yet his talents of Natural Philosophy in the University of commanded the respect of his country. Glasgow. 13. At Chiswick-house in Middlesex, the At Edinburgh, Mrs Henrietta Sinseat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, clair relict of Captain Benjamin Moodie of the Right Hon. CHARIES James Fox, his Milsetter. Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign 15. At Edinburgh, Mrs Stewart, spouse Affairs. Mr Fox's complaint was the drop- of David Stewart of Stewarthall, Esq. wrisy, which bafled the skill of the most emi ter to the signet, and daughter of Robert nent physicians. The first operation of Ramsay, Esq. merchant in Leith. tapping, on the 7th of August, afforded 16. At Montrose, Alexander Smith, some temporary relief; and at the pressing Esq. late of Rosebank. 28 o 63 635 29 o Price of Stocks. Prices of Grain at Haddington. 3 per cent 1806. Wheat. Barley. Oats. | Peale 1806. Stock. Omnium. Consols. s. d. s. d. so d. sod Sept. 5. 51 O Sept. 1, 221 ; 16; 7 pr. 1625 2h o 20 I 2. 480 8. innen 29 0 1 27 01 20 19. 47 0 27 O 21 15.220 1,718 26. 48 o 29 0 28 o 20 22. 6 62 Prices of Oat, Peuse, and Barley Meal, in Prices of Grain per quarter, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh Market, per Peck. Pease & Barley 1806. Oatmeal. Meal. 1806. Wheat. Barley | Oats. Pease. Bolls. ' Price. Bolls. | Price. d. d. d. d. Sept. 1. 1 70 84 / 36 42 22 31 18 171 13 II 8. i 70 80 / 36 43 20 24 40 56 9. 154 18 176 84 13 15. 70 84 38 45 44 57 16. 18 171 20 13 13 30. 288 38 13 11 S. 22 29 18 17 TO CORRESPONDENTS. Dr Macleay's Communication, and Malcom M Dominie, will appear in our next. Creeto, and J. M. will not suit our Miscellany. Register of the Weather for Oct. : 730 Verses Addressed to Mary, 776 High Water at Leith for November, ib. Dirge of the departed Year, by 7. Description of the View, .... 731 Some Account of the Settlement of Lines occasioned by reading Cooper's Important Discoveries in Educa. On the Changes which time has ef Historical Affairs, fected on the face of the Country -Capture of Buenos Ayres, in the West Highlands of Scotland, 739 -Miranda's Expedition, Character of the most eminent Scots America, Writers of the present day, 743 -Russia, Anecdotes of the Life of Mr Fox, jb. --Failure of the Negociation for Reflections on a Stand of Hackney Peace, Coaches : By Sir John Sinclair, · 754 ---Lord Lauderdale's arrival in Lon. Vindication of Dr Beattie from an Attack in the Literary Journal, 755 Political Reflections, I. Sir Willium Forbes's Life of Dr -Dreadful storm at sea, . 760 - Shipwreck of the Famaica fleet, ib. II. Scott's Ballads and Lyrical Pie -Officers at Maida, New Works published in Edinburgh, 769 -Important law Case, Scottish Literary Intelligence, Literary Intelligence, English and --Proceedings of the Circuit Court Celestial Phenomena for November, 773 Game Laws, Memoirs of the Progress of Manu. - Volunteers, factures, Chemistry, Science, and -Schoolmasters, 774 –Magistrates and Council of Edin. Song, Cannie wi' your blinkin', ? Song, Tune“ My love she's but a Prices of Stocks, 776 Prices of Grain per quarter Corn Ex- Song, Tune-" Ye banks and braes Prices of Meal at Edinburgh Market, ib. State of the BAROMETER, in inches and deci mals, and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER, in the open air, taken in the morning before fun-rise, and at doon ; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from Sept. 26. to October 25. 1806, in the vicinity of Edinburgh. M. 47 55 1806. Barom. Thermom. Rain. Weather. Sept. N. In. Pts. 26 30.09 57 65 Clear 27 30. 52 62 Ditto 28 29.95 50 65 0.02 Showers 23 29.9 53 60 Clear 30 29.95 53 57 0.05 Rain 01 29.94 54 61 Cloudy 2 29.95 41 *60 Clear 3 29.71 0.85 Rain 4 29.8 53 57 Clear 5 29.85 54 61 Ditto 6 29.9 50 55 Ditto 7 29.91 50 54 Ditto 8 30. 5262 Ditto 9 30.1 49 57 Cloudy 10 50 62 Ditto 11 30. 51 55 Ditto 12 29.9 51 60 Ditto 13 29.81 39 60 Ditto 14 29.5 50 59 Clear 15 29.61 52 54 Ditto 16 29.5246 53 Ditto 17 29.5 53 Ditto 18 29.41 45 Ditto 19 29.3 42 50 Ditto 20 29.25. 38 47 Ditto 21 29.1 42 51 0.15 Rain 22 29. 44 44 0.11 Ditto 23 29.2 32 47 Clear 24 29:3 32 50 Ditto 25 29.1 47 0.05 Rain High Water at LEITH, Morn. Even. Daysó H. M. H. M. Sa. 1 6 18 +6 46 Su. 2 7 15 7 42 M. 3 8 9 8 37 Tu. 4 9 2 9 27 W. 5 9 53 10 18 Th. 6 10 44 11 9 Fr. 7 11 34 11 29 Sa. 8 0 25 Su. 9 0 51 i 18 M. 10) 1 45 2 12 T'u. 11 2 40 3 8 W. 12 3 35 4 2 Th. 13 4 29 4 56 Er. 14 5 20. 5 47 Sa. 15 6 11 6 35 Su. 16 6 58 7 21 M. 17 7 42 8 1 Tu. 18 8 25 8 46 W. 19 9 6 9 27 Th. 20 9 47 10 8 Fr. 21 10 29 10 50 Sa. 22 11 12 11 35 Su. 23 11 59 M. 24 O 23 0 48 Tu. 25 1 14 1 41 W. 26 2 9 2 38 Th. 27 3 7 3 36 Fr. 28 4 6 4 35 Sa. 29 5 4 5 32 Su. 30 6 0 6 27 30. 43 50 ? 55 MOON's PHASES. For NoveMBER 1806. Apparent time at Edinburgh. D. H. M. Last Qurtr. ' 3. 3. 15. even. New Moon, 10. 11. 28. morn. First Qurtr. 18. 7. 8. morn, Full Moon, 26. 1. 47. morn. Quantity of Rain 1.23 November 2. Duke of Kent born, (1767.) 3. Prss. Sophia born, (1777.) 8. Prss. Aug. Sophia born, (1768.) 11. Martinmas. 12. Session sits. 25. Duke of Gloucester born, (1776.) 30. St Andrew. THE |