At Naples, Lieut. Duncan Forbes Mitchell, of his Majefty's fhip Victory. At Hydrabad, in the East Indies, William Steuart, youngest fon of Mr James Steuart, writer in Edinburgh. At Calcutta, Mrs Margaret Leflie, widow of John Rofe, Eiq; and daughter of Charles Leflie, Efq; of Elgin. At Berne, in Switzerland, the Rt Hon. Spencer Compton, Earl of Northampton. On his paffage from Jamaica, Mr Charles Hay, fecond fon of the late Wm Hay, of Newhall. In India, Captain Haig of the Woodcote, Indiaman. He was unfortunately drowned in Bengal river Lately, Mrs Sufan Mills, aged 122. She had lived the greater part of her days in one houfe, called the Shipmeadow Lockhouse, on the Bungay navigation At sea, on board his Majefty's fhip Dictator, Major Dundas, of the 26th light dragoons. At Surat, in the Eaft Indies, Mr George Paton, fon to John Paton of Grandhome. At London, Lady Bridget Tollemache, relict of the Hon. Mr Tollemache, brother to the Earl of Dyfart 13 Ar Edinburgh, Mrs Mary Congalton, George Street. -At Stewarton, the Rev. Thomas Maxwell, minifter of that parish. 14. At Aberdeen, Mr Montague Beattie, fon of Dr Beattie, Profeffor of Moral Philofophy in the Marifchal College, Aberdeen. -At Edinburgh, Alexander Macrae, Efq; of the ifland of Jamaica. -At Inverek, Archibald Christie, Efq; late of Ratho. 15. At London, Thomas Smith, Efq; Banker. -Richard Wilbraham Bootle, Efq; father of the Member for Weftbury. -At Dalnotter-hill, James Hamilton, Efq; of Barns. ΙΟ At Briftol, Mils Ramfay, daughter of Wm Ranfay, Esq; of Barnton At Edinburgh, Alexander Maconnochie, Efq; one of the Commiffioners of the Cuftoms for Scotland. At Huntertown, Robert Hunter of that Ilk, in the 86th year of his age. 17. At London, Mr Stephen Storace well known in the mufical world. At Guerniey, Lieutenant Governor Small, in the 70th year of his age -At Edinburgh, Mrs Ann James, spouse to Alexander Seton, Efq; of Preston. 18. At Inverness, Major George Monro, late of the 68th regt. of foot. 19. At Birkhall, Charles Gordon, Efq; of Abergeldie, aged 72. -At Milton of Orr, in Galloway, Mr Andrew Boyd, preacher of the gospel. Lately, at Dublin, in St Patrick's Hofpital, anny M'Daniel, aged 106. She was twice married, both times to a foldier. Her first husband was killed ar Fontenoy, and her fecond at the battle of Prefton Pans, where fhe likewife loft a fon. March 10. Mrs Elizabeth Dewar, of Laf Birkhill, Advocate. fodie, aged 87. -Hon John Forbes, Admiral of the Fleet, and General of Marines. He was the oldeft officer in the Navy, being appointed a Poft Captain in 1736. -At Stirling, Mrs Wright, of Lofs, in her 87th year. - Mrs Seton, Lady of Governor Seton, of the island of St Vincent's. -At London, the Moft Hon. the Marchiopefs of Winchefter. 11. At Dublin, the Countefs Dowager of Aldborough, in the goth year of her age I 2 At Edinburgh, Mrs Beatrix Simpfon, fpoufe of the Rev. Dr Kemp, one of the minifters of that city. -At Glafgow, Mrs Ann Campbell, relict of Mr John Somerville, late of Park. -At Kirkcudbright, Elizabeth Mackenzie, daughter of the Hon. Colonel lexander Mackenzie of Coningsby, in the 81ft year of her age. -At Birkhill, Mrs Katharine Wedderburn, widow of the late David Scrymgeour, Efq; of -At his feat at Vache, in Buckinghamfhire, Sir Hugh Pallifer, Bart. Admiral of the White, Governor of Greenwich Hofpital and Scarborough caftie, and an Elder Brother of the Trinity House. He commanded the rear divifion of the British Fleet on the 27th of July 1778, in the engagement between Admiral Keppell and Compte D'Orvilliers, and preferred a charge against Admiral Keppell, on which he was tried by a court marfhal, and acquitted. Sir Hugh was likewise tried, and was acquitted. 22. At Edinburgh, Capt. James Hamilton of Broomhill 2 At Edinburgh, Mifs Jean Murray, daughter of the late James Murray, Efq; of Cherrytrees. 24 At Edinburgh, Alexander Stuart, Efq; of Torrence. -At Glasgow, Niel Somerville, Efq; -Mr Robert Robertfon, merchant in Kirk aldy. 1 March 24. At St Andrew's, Mrs Janet Lindefay, fpoufe to Dr Melville, physician there. 25. At Edinburgh, Mrs Helen Simfon, relic of the late Rev. David Plenderleath, late one of the minifters of Edinburgh -At Aberdeen, Mifs Turner, daughter, of the late George Turner, Efq; of Menie. -At Norrieftown, the Rev. Patrick Caldwell, minister of the gospel there. 26. At Edinburgh, Mifs Barbara Douglas, daughter of the late James Douglas of Dornock. -At Broughton near Edinburgh, Mrs Helen Seton, widow of the late Rev. Robert Paton, minifter of Leffwade. -Mifs Jane Rattray, youngest daughter of Capt. Rattray of Athurston. At London, Henry Minchin, Efq; M. P. for Boffiny, fuddenly while fitting down to dinner. 27. At St Andrew's, the Hon. Mrs Katharine Anstruther. 28. At Leith, Mrs Susan Dalrymple, relist of Dugald Maxwell, Efq; of Cowhill, in the 94th year of her age. 29. At South Kifcadale, in the ifle of Arran, Lieut. George Walker Stuart, of the 82d regt. 29. At Glasgow, the Rev. Dr John Gillies, fenior minister of that city. 30. Duncan Robertfon, Elq; of Kindrochet, in the 92d year of his age. 31. At Kilmarnock, Mr John Muir, fenior, merchant, aged 86. 31. At Edinburgh, Thomas Tod, Efq; merchant in Edinburgh, Treasurer to the Orphan Hofpital, aged 77, who, at his own defire, was interred amongst the Orphans at the Hofpital, to whom he had been a large Benefactor, and faithful Steward. Theory and Practice of Phyfic in the Univerfity of Glafgow. Mr John Steel, to be Minister of the parish of Morham. Meff. Andrew Jopp, Francis Gordon, William Carnegie, and Thomas Burnett, admitted to the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. John Dunlop, Efq; to be Collector of the Cuftom at Bo-nefs. The degree of M. D. on Mr Charles Grace, furgeon in Cupar, by the University of St Andrew's. The degree of D. D. on the Rev. Paul Frafer, minifter of Inverary, by the University of St Andrew's The degree of D. D. on the Rev. James, Frafer minifter of Drumoak, and the Rev. David Cruden, minifter at Nigg, by the Marifchal College, Aberdeen. Rt Hon Henry Dundas, to be Governor, and Patrick Millar, Efq; to be Deputy-Governor, of the Bank of Scotland. His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, to be Governor, and Gilbert Innes of Stow, to be Deputy-Governor, of the Royal Bank of Sold by JAMES WATSON & Co. No 40. South Bridge; NEW INVENTION. PASIGRAPHY. The following are fet forth as the outlines of this Art, by the inventor M. Chaumereix. THIS Art, its innumerable advantages, and the importance of its confequences, are fubmitted to the mature reflections of enlightened minds, to statesmen, merchants, bankers. printers literary and learned men, as well as to the curious of all countries. The refult of this discovery will be, that if two correfpondents, French and English for inftance, knowing only their maternal language, learn to write in Pafigraphy, from that moment the Frenchman will read and understand in French what the Englishman could only write and exprefs in English-and the Englishman will read and comprehend in English what the Frenchman could only write and exprefs in French. The fame line may be read and understood at once by an Englishman, a German, an Italian, a Spaniard, and a Ruffian-although the writer had only traced it in his own language, and although he knew not a fingle word of the others. Thus, at the end of a very few hours, any intelligent perfon may pafigraph his own idiom, by confulting the method, characters, and the twelve invariable rules-which exercife will place in his memory. TO OBTAIN A SPIRIT FROM CARROTS. ACCORDING to a notification in the fecond volume of the Edinburgh Philofophical Tranfactions Dr Hunter of York found that spirit may be advantageously procured from the fermented juice of this root. Dr Forfter gives the process employed at Halle for the purpose, and the proportion of fpirits obtained. 2112lbs. of carrots were plucked, and spread to dry for three days; they were then freed from their green tops, fibres, and points: the bodies were then boiled for about three hours with 216 Pruffian quarts of fpring water: the carrots were next preffed, and the juice, together with the liquor of the first decoction, was boiled for five hours with fome hops. When the temperature of the liquor was reduced to 66 degrees of Fahrenheit, fix quarts of yeaft were added to it. The fermentation was continued for forty eight hours, when the liquor stood at 58 degrees of Fahrenheit, and the grounds fubfided. 48lbs. of fermented carrt-juice were then warmed and poured into the fermented liquor; this operation heated the whole to 66 degrees; a fecond fermentation enfued, and lasted about twenty-four hours; the liquor, after this time ftood at 58 degrees Fahrenheit, and was now barrelled, which excited a third fermentation of three day's continuance. The liquor thus prepared yielded 48 quarts of trong fpirit. Dr Forfter thinks that this process would answer in the Pruffian ftates, in times of scarcity and dearness of grain. it is for our own distillers to conclude how far it may at any period be preferable to the ordinary method practifed in this country. ༣།,༣ SCOTS MAGAZINE, For MAY 1796. ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF ROBERT HENRY, D. D. DR R Robert Henry, author of the "Hiftory of Great Britain, written on a new plan," was the fon of James Henry, farmer at Muirtown in the parish of St Ninian's, North Britain, and of Jean Galloway, daughter of Galloway of Burrowmeadow in Stirghie. He was born on the 18th of February 1718, and having early refolved to devote himself to a literary proteffion, was educated first under a Mr John Nicholfon at the parish fchool of St Ninian's, and for fome time at the grammar fchool of Stirling. He completed his course of academical study at the university of Edinburgh, and afterwards became mafter of the grammar-school of Annan. He was licenfed to preach on the 27th of March 1746, and was the first licentiate of the prefbytery of Annan after its erection into a leparate prefbytery. Soon after, he received a call from a congregation of Prefbyterian diffenters at Carlifle, where he was ordained in November 1748. In this station he remained twelve years, and on the 13th of Auguft 1760 became pastor of a diffenung congregation in Berwick upon Tweed. Here he married in 1763 Ann Balderstone, daughter of Thomas Balderitone, furgeon in Berwick; by whom he had no children, but with whom he enjoyed to the end of his life a large fhare of domeftic pinefs. He was removed from from that time till November 1776: and then became colleague-minifter in the Old church, and remained in that ftation till his death. The degree of Doctor in Divinity was conferred on him by the University of Edinburgh in 1770; and in 1774 he was unanimously chofen moderator of the general affembly of the church of Scotland, and is the only perfon on record who obtained that diftinction the first time he was a member of the affembly. Soon after his removal to Berwick, he publifhed a scheme for raising a fund for the benefit of the widows and orphans of Proteftant diffenting minifters in the north of England. This idea was probably fuggefted by the profperity of the fund which had almoft thirty years before been established for a provision to Minifters' widows, &c. in Scotland. But the fituations of the clergy of Scot land were very different from the cir cumftances of diffenting minifters in Annuities and provifions England. the families of diffenters, without fubjecting the individuals (as in Scotland) to a proportional annual contribution, and without fuch means of creating a fund as conid be the fubject of an act of parliament tô The a payments. fecure the annual p cutenefs and activity of Dr Henry fur; and, chiefly chap mounted thefe were to be by his exertion safeful and bene wick to be one of the minifters of Edin- volent inftitution commenced about the burgh in November 1763; was minister year 1762. The management was enof the church of the New Grey Friars trufted to him for feveral years; and VOL. LVIII. S 3 its |