nd it carried by a confiderable majority, Not." The moderator was appointed. @gnify this refolution by a letter to the

ommittee.

Glasgow, Jan. 31. p. m. The fynod's ommittee met; prefent nine minifters wo elders. Execution of fummons pro ertio was produced against the two witeffes refiding within the bounds of the welbytery of Giafgow. Neither of them ppeared. A letter was produced from ne of them, fignifying, that though he id not take upon him to deny the legaliof the court; yet as several diffents, otefts, and appeals, had been entered jainst it; and as there was a numerous, (pectable body of clergymen on each le, neither of whom he wished to offend, I begged therefore to be exeufed from ppearing as a witnefs, till the appeals ere difcuffed, and the legality of the art fully afcertained. This letter was lowed to be ingroffed into the minutes. The commiffioners appointed to attend be prefbytery of Edinburgh were heard › excule for not having fulfilled this apaintment, and their excufes fuftained. * the fame time information was given the committee of the tranfmiffion of se extract of the fynod's fentence to the refbytery of Edinburgh, and of the fate f their requifition there; which informaon was appointed to be ingroffed into the inutes.

The moderator reported, That he had ritten, according to appointment, to je moderator of the prefbytery of Irvine, quiring an extract of their prohibition a the witneffes; but that no answer had een as yet received: That he had writm likewife, according to appointment, 1 the Reverend witnefs, and member of at prefbytery, who had not declined eir authority; and had received a letfrom him, which was read, and in fed, inclosing the prohibitory deed of nat prefbytery, and fignifying that he italy dilapproved of it. The gentleman intelf being occafionally in town, thought A proper to wait upon the committee. Oserving him prefent, they were doubtat frit whether to receive him as a joage or a witness, the members of his *-fbytery being members of the comatre; but he himself declining to fit in The former capacity, he was heard in fupfort of the reasons alledged in his letters, * not giving evidence in this caufe. He terefented, That he had confidered him at as excufed from this, by the letter he

had received from the committee; and begged to be excufed, as he was but a fingle witnefs, and had a particular concern in the caufe. He represented the delicacy of his own peculiar fituation, the light in which any forward conduct in bins would be viewed by the world, and the obedience due to his own prefbytery, the extract of whose prohibition he had produced. The committee having confider. ed and debated on these reasons, unani-` mously agreed to over-rule them, and. ordered this witness to be fummoned pro fecundo to a meeting to-morrow forenoon. P. S. Feb. 1. a. m. Prefent the fame members who were at the former meet.. ing. Execution of fummens was produ ced against the witnef; who being called, compeared. The letter in the Scots Magazine, figned A. B. was read to him. He deponed, That he had received a let-ter fome time ago at the prefbytery-dinner in Irvine [xxix. 175.], directed to himself, nearly the fame in fubftance, and figned by Mr Ferguffon, with a few lines added at the end, which he believed to be his hand-writ: That the Appendix was not fubjoined to this letter: That the letter, by his permiffion, was read to the company. He was afked by a meinber or two, If Mr Ferguflon's health was drunk on that occafion? and, after fume hesitation, anfwered in the affirmative; but that it was at his the deponent's defire. This question was not adopted by the committee, nor inferted into the mi nutes. The letter itself being demanded, he delivered it up, with the direction on a leparate bit of paper; both of which were marked by the fubfcription of the moderator and clerk.

The committee finding many difficulties thrown in their way, by the non-compearance of the witnefs, the interdict of the prefbytery of Irvine, and the refufat of the prefbytery of Edinburgh to examine the witne fles in their bounds, agreed to proceed no further in this caufe; and declining to judge in it as a committee, referved to themfelves power of judgement elsewhere. They appointed their moderator to lay a fair copy of their proceedings before the next fynod at Air, together with the original letters and papers in this procefs; and in the mean time prohibited their clerk from giving out extracts of their minutes to any perfon, even to Mr Ferguflon, who having declined their jurifdiction, was not to be confidered as a party before them.

MAR

MARRIAGES.

Jan. 1769. In Ireland, William Murray, Efq; to Mifs Catharine Hamilton, fecond daughter of the Viscount Boyne.

12. At London, Robert Campbell, Efq; of Afknish, advocate, to Mifs Yates, young. eft daughter of Mayle Yates, late of Maghull in Lancashire, Efq; deceased, and niece to Sir Jofeph Yates, one of the Judges of the court of King's-Bench.

19. At Edinburgh, Mr James Frafer, Writer to the Signet, to Mifs Spalding, daughter of Alexander Spalding, Efq; of Holm.

26. At London, Edwin Sandys, Efq; eldeft fon of Lord 8andys, and member for Westminster, to Mrs King, of Finfhamstead, Northamptonshire, a widow-lady.

Dec. 14. At Bath, Pryfe Campbell, Efq; a Lord of the Treasury, and member for Cardigan.

Jan. t. Thomas Broderick, Efq; ViceAdmiral of the White, of a cancer in his face. 2 In Black Friars, Mrs Goodluck, aged 108 years.

3. Near the Westgate, Newcastle, Anne Moulter, aged 103 years.

4. The Rev. Mr James Meyrick, known to the learned by his tranflation of Tryphiodorus, and his elaborate notes on that ancient author.

6. At London, Charles Sackville, Duke and Earl of Dorfet, Earl of Middlesex, P. C. His Grace was born Feb. 25. 1710-11, and in November 1744 married Mifs Boyle, only daughter and heir of the Vifcount Shannon in Ireland. His Grace is fucceeded in title and eftate by his nephew, the Hon. John Frederick Sackville, fon of the late Lord John Philip Sackville, and the Lady

Frances his wife, daughter of the late J Earl Gower, whofe feat in parliament the county of Kent is thereby vacated.

10. At Duddingston, in the 85th year his age, Patrick Haldane of Gleneag Efq;

12. At Dumfries, John Stewart, Efq; Caftlestewart.

13. At London, in an advanced Archibald Dunbar of Newton, Efq;

14. Mrs Mead, mother-in-law to J Wilkes, Efq; By her death 100,000 I. volves to Mrs Wilkes and her daughter.

16. At Edinburgh, Mrs Margaret M ray, daughter of the deceafed James M ray, Efq; of Philiphaugh, Lord Regifte Scotland, and one of the Senators of college of Juftice.

At her house at Bodmin, in Cornw Mrs Anne Richards, aged 103.

At Barcelona, Col. Butler, aged 95. was many years in the Imperial ferv and a relation of the late Duke of Ormo At Kilkenny, Mrs Catharine Motley, ged 112 years.

At Dumcrief, near Moffat, Mr John V liamfon, the discoverer of Hartfield Spa. In Plunket-ftreet, Dublin, Bridget To aged 103 years.

19. Mrs Dreghorn, widow of Allan Dr horn, Efq; of Ruchill.

20. At Edinburgh, of a few days illn Mifs Jeanic Campbell of Shirvin.

25. At Newcastle, after a lingering illn in the 81st year of his age, Mr John Wh printer, who, by clofe application to b nefs, acquired a handfome fortune with fair character. He was the oldeft printer England. He went from York to N caftle in 1708, and was the first publisher a news-paper north of Trent, which he gularly continued under the title of Newcastle Courant to this time. In 1688 father printed the Prince of Orange's m fefto in York, it having been refufed by the printers in England, and for which was fent a prifoner to Hull Caftle, where was confined till the place furrendered. was afterwards rewarded, by K. Willia appointing him his Majefty's fole prin for York and the five northern counties.

26. At Edinburgh, Mrs Esther Jollie, dow of Mr George Cuningham, furgeon Edinburgh.

29. Mr William Callender, merchant, one of the prefent bailies of Edinburgh. P. S. Feb. 2. At Edinburgh, Mr Peter die, furgeon in that city.

2. At his house at Staumore in Middlet aged 82, Andrew Drummond, Efq; ban London.

3. At London, advanced in years, La dowager Litchfield, mother of the pre Earl.

review of the prefent ADMINISTRATION 57-64. Objections to the C-r in C-f 60. Sir W. D.'s defence of that nobleman 61. Reply, with a charge a gainst Sir W. 62. Sir W.'s defence of himself ib.

earing of SWINE profitable 64. ford's defcription of the COPPER-MINE at Ecton Hill, Staffordshire 65. Franklin's method of fecuring buildings, &c. from LIGHTNING 68.

Choughts of a layman concerning PATRONAGE and PRESENTATIONS: An extract from that pamphlet 70.

FITRUCTIONS to members of parliament, from the citizens of London 76. from Norwich 17. Difclamation of thefe 80. Ludicrous instructions 81.

Cook's method of INOCULATION 81. İMERICAN PAPERS, &c. New-York af fembly's addrefs to the Governor 90. Iaftructions to the New-York reprefentatires 91. New-York refolutions 92. NewYork affembly diffolved 93.

COOK's powerful effects of fimple remedies

70.

Sir W. DRAPER's pacific propofal 94. Anfwer ib.

Ne

NEw Books, with remarks and extracts. Four perfons ftarved 96. The rights of the colonies confidered ib. Shall I go to war with my American brethren 97. ville's 14th fatire of Juvenal imitated 98. POETRY. On retouching a picture 93. Epigrams by J. Robertson ib. Modern pa triotifm 99. On the oppofite characters of a popular gentleman ib. Woty's addrefs to Health ib. Infcription under an hour-glass 100. Garrick on his fiting in parliament ib. On Lady Ch. Finch ib. Song in imitation of Shenftone ib. Ant and the Grasshopper ib. HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. The fummary of the public affairs in 1768 continued 82. Foreign affairs 101. North-American 104. Weft-Indian ib. Eaft-Indian ib. English 105. Scots 107.

LISTS, PRICES, &C. 110, 11, 12.

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prefervation of its rights, and willingly extends the refpect due to the office of a good prince into an affection for his perfon. It naturally fills us with refentment to fee fuch a temper infuited or abufed. In reading the hiftory of a free people, whole rights have been invaded, we are interefted in their caufe. Our own feelings tell us how long they ought to have fubmitted, and at what moment it would have been treachery to themfelves not to have refifted. How much warmer will be our refentment if expes rience fhould bring the fatal example howe to ourselves!

The situation of this country is alarming enough to route the attentio of every man who pretends to a concern for the public welfare. Appearances jo lify lu

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