to promote thefe good endeavours, if focieties were formed in different parts of the kingdom, whofe obje&t should be to fupport the laws, to fupprefs feditious publications, and to defend our perfons and property against the innovations and depredations that feem to be threatened by those who maintain the mischievous opinions before alluded to.

Thefe opinions are conveyed in the terms-The Rights of Man-Liberty and Equality-No King-No Parliamentand others of the like import; all of them, in the fenfe impofed on them, expreffing fentiments in direct oppofition to the laws of this land, and fome of them fuch as are inconfiftent with the well-being of fociety under any laws whatfoever.

It appears to us, the tendency of thefe opinions is, that we are voluntarily to furrender every thing we now poffefs; our religion and our laws; our civil government and civil fociety; and that we are to traft to the formation of fomething new, upon the principles of equa lity, and under the aufpices of fpeculative men, who have conceived ideas of perfection that never yet were known in the world; and it appears that the miflionaries of this fect are aiming at the overthrow of the prefent fyftein of government and fociety, by infufing into the minds of ignorant men caufes of difcontent adapted to their various ftations; fome of which caufes are wholly imaginary, and the reft are fuch as infeparably belong to civil life; have exifted, and ever will exift, under all forms of government; cannot be removed by any change, and will be aggravated and multiplied a hundred fold by the change proposed."

"We do hereby resolve,

1, That the perfons prefent at this meeting do become a fociety for discouraging and fuppreffing feditious publications tending to difturb the peace of this kingdom, and for fupporting a due execution of the laws made for the protection of perfons and property.

adly, That this fociety do ufe its beft endeavours occafionally to explain thofe topics of public difcuffion, which have been fo perverted by evil defigning men, and to fhew, by irrefragable proofs, that they are not applicable to the ftate of this country, that they can produce no good, and certainly muft produce much

evil.

3dly, That this fociety will receive with great thanks all communications

that fhall be made to it for the above purpofe.

4thly, That it be recommended to all those who are friends to the established law, and to peaceable fociety, to form themfelves, in their different neighbourhoods, into fimilar focieties, for promo. ting the fame laudable purposes.

5thly, That this fociety do meet at this place, or elsewhere, every Tuesday and Saturday.

6thly, That thefe confiderations and refolutions be printed in all the public papers, and otherwife circulated into all parts of the kingdom.

SCOTLAND.

His Majefty has been pleased to order a donation of 5000l. towards the building of the new College of Edinburgh.

The Merchant Company of Edinburgh have refolved to increase the provifion made for their widows and decayed mem. bers 50 per cent. The funds of the Company are in fuch a profperous state as to authorife this measure.

Some time fince, Mr Ramfay of Barnton gave the British Wool Society the free pafturage of Cramond Ifland, which is excellently adapted for the Shetland breed of fheep.

The Earl of Moray has made an offer to the Society, of the Island of Inchcolm, for a fimilar purpose.

In confequence of the failors at Leith having refused to navigate the veffels unlefs an advance of wages was given them, a meeting was held, Nov. 17. in order, if poffible, to accommodate their differ ences-Prefent, the Rt Hon. Thomas Elder, Lord Provoft of Edinburgh; John Pringle, Sheriff-depute of the county of Edinburgh; William Douglas and Patrick Hadaway, Bailies of Leith, and a great number of the merchants and fhipmafters in Leith. The meeting agreed to give the following wages to the failors in Leith, viz.

1. The run to London, in place of Three Guineas, shall be 41. 158. in full of wages, loading or unloading.

2. The run to Hull, 31. in full. 3. The run to Newcastle, 21. 108, in full. 4. All other runs to be in proportion to the above.

5. The monthly wages, in place of 30s. fhall be 21. and the failors to pay Greenwich money, and to be at liberty to pay poor's money to the Trinity Hospital or not as they pleafe, but in case they

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don't pay, to have no benefit from the funds of that boufe.

6. The wives at home to get 10s. of monthly money out of their hufbands wages.

7. That the monthly wages fhall continue until the veffels are difcharged by the crew, in full of all demands.

The Right Hon. the Lord Provoft of Edinburgh, the Hon. the Sheriff Depute of the county of Edinburgh, and the Magiftrates of Leith, having fettled the above wages with the unanimous concurrence and approbation of the merchants and shipmafters in Leith, required and enjoined every failor in Leith immediately to return to his duty, and behave in the moft peaceable manner, with certification, that if, after this date, they should be found affembling in any tumultuous manner, or ftop or impede any perfon whatever in the execution of his duty, they would be profecuted and punished in terms of law.

In our laft, p. 516. we took notice of the numerous focieties which were form. #ed for the purposes of political reform, ftyling themselves, Friends of the People. A general meeting of delegates from the focieties in and about Edinburgh was held in James's Court, Nov. 21. of whofe proceedings the following account has been published in the newspapers.

A Convention of Delegates from all the focieties of the Friends of the People in and about Edinburgh, convened Nov. 21. at Lawrie's Large Room, James's Court. The meeting, upon feeing Capt. Johnfton (Chairman of the general Affociation) come into the room, was opened by an univerfal expreffion of the wifh of the delegates that he would take the chair; but the Captain, in a handsome addrefs, having ftated his reafons for declining the honour at prefent, and having propofed Mr Hugh Bell, brewer, the convention unanimously appointed him Prefident.

It was alfo unanimously agreed, upon the motion of Mr Muir, that the thanks of the convention fhould be returned to Capt. Johnfton, for his fteady, ardent, and patriotic exertions in the cause of freedom, and in the affociation of its friends.

Col. M'Leod, in a fpeech of confiderable length, having given the mott expli

cit declaration of his unalterable determi

nation to fupport and profecute the declared refolutions of the Friends of the People for an equal reprefentation in

parliament, and a frequent election of commiffioners to parliament :-the delegates unanimously expreffed their heartfelt pleasure in his patriotifm, and returned him their grateful thanks.

The convention afterwards elected William Skirving, Efq; of Strathruddy, their fecretary, and Mr James Denholm, writer in Edinburgh, to be his affiftant.

The delegates having verified their powers, and elected committees of declaration, of organization, and of correfpondence, to meet on Friday evening, and report on the several matters to be laid before them against the next fitting of the convention,—

Thomas Muir, Efq; younger of Hunterhill, rofe, and having fully ftated his reasons, moved, that this convention do agree to a general convention by delegates from all the affociations in Scotland, and write circular letters for the opinion of all the affociations relative to the fame. The motion was univerfally embraced and applauded, and the thanks of the houfe voted to Mr Muir for his able affiftance this evening, and for his important fervices to the affociation at large.-Capt. Johnston next moved, that the two following refolutions be adopted; and the fame having met with reiterated applauses, were ordered to be published in all the Edinburgh and Glafgow newspapers.

Refolved, Ift, That any perfon or perfons, belonging to the Affociated Friends of the People, if found guilty of rioting, or creating or aiding fedition in the country, his name fhall be expunged from the books of the fociety.

Refolved, 2dly, That any perfon, act ing properly, who may be perfecuted and oppreffed by the arm of power, be protected by the society to which he belongs.

The thanks of the houfe were then unanimously expreffed to their worthy Prefident, for the very able and orderly manner in which he had conducted the important bufinefs of the fitting,

At the fecond meeting, Nov. 28. Mr Muir was elected vice-prefident.

MARRIAGES.

April 17. At Mafulipatam, Major Edward Montagu, of the Bengal artillery, to Mils Fleetwood.

merchant, to Mifs Margaret Bogle. 08. At Glasgow, Mr George Hamilton,

7. At Bourdeaux in France, the Earl of Shrewsbury, to Mifs Hoy, daughter of Mr Hoy, ftationer in Dublin. His Lordship is premier Earl of England,

14. At Kilmurtry church, near Limmerick, in Ireland, the Rt Hon. and Rt Rev. Baron Glentworth, Bp of Limmerick, to the relict of General Crump.

Nov. 4. At Tinwald Downs, Francis Lafcelles, Efq; of the King's own dragoons, to Mifs Bufhby, eldest daughter of John Bushby, Efq;

5. At Greenock, Mr John Kerr, merchant, to Mifs Janet Macgibbon, eldest daughter of the deceased Duncan Macgibbon, late bailie in Dunoon, Argyleshire.

10. At Edinburgh, Major James Johnfton, in the East India Company's fervice, to Mifs Margaret Blair, eldest daughter of the late John Blair, Efq; of Balthyock.

10. At Bighoufe, George Sackville Sutherland, Efq; of Uppat, to Mifs Jean Mackay, fecond daughter of George Mackay, Efq; of Bighoufe.

12. At Dumblane, James Buchanan, Efq; of Tillychewan, to Mrs Jean Stewart, widow of Mr M. Gillespie, writer in Dumblane.

14. William Cunningham of Bonnington, Efq; to Mifs Eliza G. King, daughter of James King, Efq; of Drums, Renfrewshire.

19. At Aberdeen, Mr Alexander Dingwall junior, to Mifs Abercrombie, daugh ter of John Abercrombie, Efq;

19. At Edinburgh, Robert Monteath, Efq; of Glasgow, to Mifs Maria Earl, youngest daughter of Capt. Alexander Earl, of 1ft dragoon-guards.

20. At Laurifton, near Edinburgh, Mr Thomfon Bonar, merchant in Edinburgh, to Mifs Elifabeth Bell, daughter of Mr Andrew Bell, engraver in Edinburgh.

26. At manfe of Kirknewton, the Rev. Mr John Henderfon, minifter at Queensferry, to Mifs Mary Mackenzie, refiding at Kirknewton.

30. At Inchbrakie, Capt. Robert Stewart, junior of Fincastle, to Mifs Louifa Maria Henrietta Græme, third daughter of Patrick Græme, Efq; of Inchbrakie.

BIRTHS.

Sept. 19. At Londonderry, Ireland, Lady Mary Stewart, of a daughter.

27. AtWexford, Ireland, Mrs Napier, wife of Capt. Napier of 63d foot, of a fon. 30. At London, the Duchefs of Montrofe, of a daughter.

30. At Afhgrove, Mrs Coul of Afhgrove,

of a fon.

30. At Fetternear, Mrs Leflie of Balquhain,

of a fon.

Oa. 4. Mrs Deans of Huntingdon, of a fon. 4. At London, Lady Anne Fitzroy, of a daughter.

5. At Roffie, Mrs Cheap of Roffie, of a fon. 7. At Critchill House, near Salisbury, Lady Mary Anne Stewart, wife of Charles Stewart, Efq; M. P. of a daughter.

Lately, in India, in camp, Lieutenant Douglas, of 74th foot.

In India, Lieut Charles Cruickshank, of the 4th battalion of native infantry on the Madras eftablishment. He fell in an engage. ment in January last.

Lately, in camp, Lieut. James Mackenzie of the Bengal department, fon of Thomas Mackenzie, Efq; of Applecrofs.

Feb. At Midnapore, Bengal, Mr John A. lexander, in the service of the Eaft-India Com. pany.

Mar. 31. Near to Bangalore, Lieut, John Aird, of the Eaft-India Company's troops. May 10. At Tanjore, Lieut. Alexander Brown, of the 19th battalion of coaft infantry.

Aug. At Kingston, Jamaica, Dr Alexander Moodie, furgeon to 62d foot.

24. At St James's, in the island of Jamai ca, Mr James Leckie, fon of William Leckie, Efq; of Broich, Stirlingshire.

Sept. 30. Thomas Cowflade, Elq; of Don nington, Berks. He eftablished at Donnington a manufactory of cotton that proves highly beneficial to the poor, and convenient to the gentry of that neighbourhood. One in

ance of his ingenuity was, difcovering a method of converting the ftalks of bindweed into corderoy; thus deriving public utility from a troublefome weed.

G. 13. At Gibraltar, in his 16th year, the Hon. George Byng, only fon of Lord Viscount Torrington. He was ferving as midfhipman on board his Majesty's ship Aquilon, on the Mediterranean ftation.

20. At Glasgow, Mrs Bridget Balfour, widow of Dr Leechman, Principal of that university.

23. At Winchfield, Hants, in her 72d year, the Rt Hon. Lady George Beauclerk.

28. At Anfthorpe, in Yorkshire, John Smeaton, Efq; F. R. S. the celebrated civil engineer. vol. 53. 175.]

31. At Dundee, Mr Alexander Strachan, merchant.

Lately, at Crosby Garrat in Weftmoreland, in his 52d year, Mr John Taylor, fuppofed to be the heaviest man in the north of England. He weighed thirty-five ftone.

At Severn Hall, Shropshire, aged 107, Mr Hammond. He retained his faculties til within a fhort period of his diffolution, which was perfectly tranquil and eafy. He was a ftranger to the thousand natural fhocks that flesh is heir to,' having never felt even the head-ache.

At Berkfwell, near Coventry, in his 104th year, William Fulford, Jerfey Comber, who within thefe few years followed his business, and who retained his faculties tili within a few days of his death.

At Newcastle-under-Line, aged 105, Jane Cook.

Nov. 1. At Orchard, in his 82d year, John Elliot, Efq; of Borthwickbrae.

1. At Kilmarnock, Mrs Corfon, wife of Mr Thomas Corfon, druggist.

I. In Skiddy's alms-houfe, in Cork, Catharine Parr, aged 103, great grand-daughter of Thomas Parr, of England.

3. At his houfe of New Blainflie, John Gray, Efq.

3. At the manfe of Coldinghame, the Rev. Mr John Jollie, minifter of that parish.

3. At Leith, Mr Alexander Gowan fenior, wood-merchant.

5. At Edinburgh, the Hon. Mrs Mackay, widow of Col. Hugh Mackay, of Bighouse. 6. At Longafhton, in Somersetshire, aged 93, the Rev. Henry Canec, many years minister of the high church at Bofton, New England. 7. At Dumfries, Mrs Anne Mitchell, wife of John Mitchell, Efq; collector of excife.

8. George White, Efq; of Bankhead, late provost of Rutherglen.

10. At Peterhead, in his 72d year, Mr John Baird, merchant.

10. At Leven, Mr James Durie, schoolmafter.

10. At Hinckley, in Leicestershire, in his 69th year, Mr John Robinfon, originally a worfed manufacturer, but who for fome years, having acquired a decent competency, had devoted the principal part of his time to fcientific purfuits. Without the advantages of a liberal education, Mr Robinfon united in himself the various qualifications of Mechanic, Aftronomer, Botanift, Natural Philofopher, Electrician, Physician, Painter, and, Poet.

II. At Edinburgh, the Hon. Mrs Catharine Colvill.

12. At Leith, Mr George Rofs, son to Major Rofs of 14th foot.

12. At Glasgow, Mrs Elizabeth Weir, widow of Gabriel Gray, Efq; of Scotstown.

13. At the manfe of Abdie, the Rev. Mr Thomas Millar, in the 28th year of his age, and the fifth of his ministry.

14. At Invernettie, James Moir, Efq; of Invernettie.

15. At Melbury, in the county of Dorset, in her 71st year, the Countess Dowager of Ilchefter.

15. At his feat at Conholt, in Hampshire, aged 93, Sir Sidney Meadows, Knight Marfhal of England.

17. At Edinburgh, Mrs Christian Murray, daughter of the late Robert Murray of Glencarnock, Efq; and widow of John Graham, Efq of Duchray.

19. Mr Richard Akerman, many years keeper of Newgate.

19. At Eaft Carlowrie, in his 90th year, Mr Archibald Stewart, late of Queensferry. 21. At Letham, near Haddington, John Buchan, Efq; of Letham.

21. At Edinburgh, Mr James Inderwick, fuperintendant of military roads and bridges.

22. The Rev. Mr William Peterkin, minifter at Ecclefmachan, Linlithgowfhire.

23. At Weftmill in Hertfordshire, aged 91, the Rt Hon. Mary Lady Belleuden, widow of the late John Lord Bellenden, and grandmother to the prefent Lord.

23. At Kilwinning, in the 57th year of his age and 30th of his miniftry, the Rev. Mr William Jamiefon, minifter of the Affociate Congregation at that place.

24. At Bandirran, Dr Adam Drummond, of Gairdrum.

24. Aged 78, Mr Robert Smith fenior, wright, and lately one of the magistrates of Clafgow.

PREFERMENT S. From the London Gazette. The King has been pleased, Whitehall, Oct. 30. to grant the dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain to Sir Charles Gould, of Tredegar, in the county of Monmouth, Kt, Advocate General and Judge Marshal of his Majefty's forces, and the heirsmale of his body lawfully begotten.

Nov. 10. to appoint Simon Lucas, Efq; to be Agent and Conful General at Tripoli.

17. to appoint Ninian Home, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor of the ifland of Grenada and its dependencies, in America, in the room of Francis Gore, Efq; deceafed. Commiffion figned by his Majefty for the army in Ireland; dated Sept. 29.

6th dragoon-guards: Maj. George Veley, from 6th foot, to be Major, vice St Leger, exchanged.

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Coldftream foot-guards: Hon. Capt. Edward Finch to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lord Henry Fitzgerald, who retires.

Staff. Maj. Francis Skelly, to be Deputy Quarter Mafter General to his Majefty's forces in the Eaft Indies, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the army.

Office of ordnance, Nov. 16.

Royal regiment of artillery: Capt. George Fead to be Major, vice David Scott, decea

fed.

From other Papers.

Nov. 6. The magistrates of Stirling conferred the freedom of the community on the Rt Hon. Henry Dundas, one of the principal fecretaries of state, as a mark of the high fenfe they entertain of the many benefits he has conferred upon his country.-At fame time, they also conferred the freedom on Robert Dundas, Efq; younger of Melville.

7. The Senatus Academicus of the Univerfity of Edinburgh conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws on the Earl of Hopetoun, as a teftimony of their refpect for his Lordship's character, and out of gratitude for his moft munificent donations towards rebuilding their college.

14.The magiftrates of Edinburgh elected the Rev. Dr George Baird, minifter of the New Grayfriar's parish in that city, to be joint Profeffor of Hebrew and Oriental languages in the univerfity of Edinburgh, along with Dr James Robertfon, who has long held that office. On the 15th he was admitted minifter of the New Grayfriar's parifh, to which he had formerly been prefented, in room of Mr John Scotland, deceased.

15. Dr James Adair, phyfician in Edinburgh, was admitted a Refident Licentiate of the royal college of physicians of that city.

21. The magiftrates of Edinburgh, upon the refignation of Robert Dick, Efq; profef for of Civil law in the university of Edinburgh, granted a new commiffion to him and John Wilde, Efq; Advocate, to be joint profeffors, with the furvivance to the longest liver. BANKRUPT S.

Nov. 1. Alexander Ferrier, weaver and manufaЯurer in Perth.

1. John Alfton, mafon and houfe-builder in Glasgow.

2. John Wallace, horfe-dealer in Blacklaw, in the parish of Kilbride, and county of La. nark.

13. Alexander Johnston, fpirit-dealer in Stirling.

14 Alexander Simpfon, kinner at Silvermills.

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Prices of Grain at Haddington, Nov. 30. Peafe, 16 s. 6 d. Beans, 15 s. New Pease, 135, Wheat, 21 s. Barley, 20 s. Oats, 148. 6d. Old Wheat, 24 s. 6 d.

Edinburgh, Nov. 31. Oat-meal, Is. d Bear-meal, 10 d. Peafe-meal, 8 d.

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