- April 7. At Stitchel House, Sir James 22. At his house in Canongate, aged 66,
Pringle, of Stitchel, Bart. in his 84th year. after a few days illness of an indanimation

8. Ac Colchester, Mrs Moffat, wife of in his breast; the Rev. Dr Andrew Hunter
Wm. Moffatt, Esq. Paymaster of the 2d of Barjarg, Professor of Divinity in the
battallion of the 79th regiment, and daugh. Unversity of Edinburgh, and one of the
ter of Alex. Govan, Esq. of Greenhill. Ministers of the 'Tron Church.'
- 8. At Wick, Mr James M.Phaul, mer. 22. At Edinburgh, Mr James Robert-
chant there

son, Solicitor at law.
9. At Edinburgh, Mrs Jean Loch, relict Capt. Towry, of the Navy, and one of
of Mr Alexander Murray, printer, and the Commissioners of the Transport Board.
daughter of the deceased John Loch, John Bazely, Esq. Admiral of the Blue,
of Over-Carnbee, Fife."

aged 69. * 9. At Dunifries, aged 93, Mrs Jean Hay, At Dublin, the Right Hon. John Monck daughter of the deceased John Hay, Esq. Mason, at the age of 84. Inspector-General of the Customs in Scot- At Bittersea, Alexander Champion, Esq. land, and relict of Mr Archibald Malcolm, one of the Directors of the Bank of Eng. one of the town-clerks of Dunifries.

land. 10. At London, Dr David Pitcairn.

At his seat, Brynbela, Denbighshire, Ga10. At Greenock, Lieut.-Colonel Henry briel Piozzi, Esq. husband of Mrs Piozzi, George Johnston.

formerly Mrs Thrale.
--19. At Edinburgh, Mr Robert Welsh, A Charlton House, Miss Eīnily Carmi-
son of Robert Welsh, Esq. of Collin. · chael Smyth, youngest daughter of Dr Car-

· 14. At ditto, Miss Martha Stevenson, michael Smyth.
daughter of the late Alexander Stevenson, At London, Mrs Ross, wife of Alexan-
Esq. of Montgreenan.

der Ross, Esq.
14. At ditto, Mr Cathcart Boyd, former.
ly examiner of Salt Duties for Scotland.

17. At Dumfries; Mrs Copland, relice of Scotcu FIAR S-Crop 1808. Alexander Copland, Esq. of Kingsgrange.

20. At London, Earl Harcourt, niany East Lothian. Wheat, 48ş. 7d.-Barley, years Master of the Horse to her Majesty: 316. 3.d.--Oars, 27s. 5d. —Pease, 299. 630. His Lordship was in his 73d year, and is Mid Lothian-Wheat, 47s. 6d.-Barley, succeeded by his brother William in his ti- 308.Oats, 24s.-Oatmeal, 28s.--Pease and tles and estates.

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SCOTS MAGAZINE,

A N D

Edinburgh Literary Miscellany,

FOR MAY 1809 :

With a Map of the Seat of War in GERMANY.

.

CONTENTS:
Page

Page, Register of the Weather for May,

322 Knowledge ; for the instruction

:; High Water at Leith for Yune . ib, of young persons,

364 Description of the Map, .

323 Statements respecting a newly-in- New Works published in Edinburgh, 364 vented Bank-note,

ib. Scottish Literary Intelligence, ib. Criticism on Exhibition of Paintings Literary Intelligence, English and by Scottish Artists, for 1808,

326
Foreign,

ib. Proceedings of the Wernerian Natu ral History Society, ..

327

POETRY. Monthly Memoranda in Natural His- Epitaphs,

367 tory,

328 On a circumstance, attending the

PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT. death of Socrates, ib House of Commons,

369 Biographical account of the late John -Charges against the Duke of York, ib.

Home, Esq. Author of the Tragedy of Douglas, .

329

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. Account of the Town and University Spain,

377 of Glasgow,

333; -Siege and capture of Saragossa by Authentic Narrative of the Ship- the French,

ib. wreck of Lord Royston,

335

-The Spaniards defeated in Catalo Account of the Lesghaes, a people

nia and Leon, on the Caspian Sea,

337
Defeat of the French in Gallicia,

ib. Particulars of the landing of Miran- --Vigo retaken from the French, . 380 da on the Spanish Main,

343
Portugal,

381 Conversations of Frederick of Prussia -The French enter Oporto, 382 and the Emperor Joseph II... : 351

-Tumult

among the people of Bra. Account of the Constitution of the ga, who kill a Portuguese General, 383 Swedish Diet, 554 -Capture of Fort Rosas,

ib. Memoirs of the Progress of Manu.

War between Austria and France,

• ,384 factures, Chemistry, Science, and Naval Intelligence, the Fine Arts,

355

-Destruction of a French ficet, ib. General Prognostics of the Weather, 358

-Capture of three French frigates, 392
Dreadful fire in London,

393 SCOTTISH REVIEW.

SCOTTISH CHRONICLE. I. Dalyell's Monastic Antiquities; Circuit intelligence,

34 with a recent search after the re- Civil Appointments,

396 mains of Scottish Kings, interred Marriages and Births,

397 in the Abbey of Dunfermline, . : 359 Deaths,

398 II. Hamilton's Exercises in Religious Stocks and Markets,

400

Srate 1

379

.

388

State of the BAROMETER, in inches and decimals, High Water at LEITH

and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER, in the For JUNE 1809. open air, taken in the morning before sun-rise,

Morn.

Even. and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water

Days.

H. M. H. M. fallen, in inches and decimals, from April

Th. 1 4 31 4 55 26. to May 25. 1809, in the vicinity of

Fr. 2 5 20

5 43 Edinburgh.

Sa. 3 6 9 6 33
Su. 4 6 58

7 24 Barom. Thermom. Rain. Weather.

M. 5 7 52 8 21 April M. N. In Pts.

Tu. 6 8 52 9 25 26 29.95 45 46 0.5 Rain

W..7 9 58 10 30 27 29.9 38 48 0.02 Showers

Th. 8 11 2 11 30 28 29.71 39 46 0.15 Rain

Fr. 9 11 57 29 29.94 35 54

Clear

Sa. 10 0 20 0 42 30 29.72 38 57 0.01 Hail

Su. 11 1 2 1 22 21 29.3 38 53 0.02 Ditto

M. 12 1 41 2 0 2 29.52 36 56 0.01 Hail

Tu. 13 2 19 2 36 3 29.73 30 5+

Clear

W. 14 2 53 3 12 29.7 40 56 0.03 Showers

Th. 15 3 29 3 47 5 29.91 38 53 0.01 Ditto

Fr. 16

5 23 6 30.05 40 60 0.05

Ditto

Sa. 17 4 42 4 0 7 30.14 48 63

Clear

Su. 18 5 21 5 42 18.130.13

Ditto

M. 19 6 6 6 29 9 30.1 48 69

Ditto

Tu. 20 6 55 7 23 30.11 48 70

Ditto

W. 21 7 52 8 26 30. 48 75

Ditto

Th. 22 9 1 9 38 12 30. 49 73

Ditto

Fr. 23 10 14 10 50 13 30. 48 73

Ditto

Sa. 24 11 24 11 57 14 30.08 52 75

Ditto
Su. 25

0 28 15 29.98 52-77

Ditto

M. 26 0 58 1 26 29.98 50 65

Ditto

Tu. 27 1 54 2 20 ,'17 30. 46 64 0:01 Showers

W. 28 2 46 3 9 18 29.88 48 66

Clear

Th. 29 3 38 3 54 19 29.75 46 59 0.005 Showers

Fr. 30 4 17

4 38 20 29.74 51 70

Clear 29.85 50 62 0.2 Rain 22. 30.01 50 61

0.02
Showers

MOON'S PHASES 23 | 80.1 49 65

Ditto

For June 1809. 24 30.3 50 67

Clear

Apparent time at Edinburgb. 25 30.1 50 69

Ditto

Last Quar. 5. 1. 15. morn.
New Moon, 13. 3. 29. morn.

First Quart. 20. 11. 46. even.
Quantity of Rain 1.035

Full Moon, 27, 2. 56. even.

47

66

10 11

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16

D. H. M.

June 4. King George III. born, (1738.)

5. Duke of Cumberland, born, (1771.) 21. Midsummer, or longest day.