within which the house he died in was situated. Jan. 17. At Sidmouth, John Douglas, Esq. of Mains, Lieut.-Col. of the Stirling shire militia. 18. At London, George Monro, Esq. eldest son of the late Doctor George Monro, some ti time his Majesty's physician at Minorca. 18. At London, Mr Lyon Levi, a diamond merchant, about 50 years of age; be precipitated himself from the top of the Monument, and was literally dashed to pieces. Mr Levi attended to several appointments in the city about eleven o'clock, and transacted his usual business; and at twelve obtained admission to view the Monument. He walked several times round the outside of the iron-railing before he sprung off, and in falling, the body turned over and over before it reached the ground. When near the bottom, it came in contact with one of the griffins which ornament the lower part of the building. A porter, with a load on his back, narrowly escaped the body of the deceased, which fell a few paces from him in Monument yard said that, two days before, Mr Levi visited the Monument, and continued at the top for some time. Nothing has transpired from which the friends of the deceased can judge of the cause which led to the fatal catastrophe. Mr Levi has left a wife and eight grown up children. It is 18. At his house, Burrowmuir-head, Mr James Howden, sen. late watchmaker in Edinburgh. 20. At Edinburgh, aged 88, Mr John Hunter, brewer. 22. At Edinburgh, Miss Helen Duff, daughter of R. W. Duff, Esq. of Fetteresso. 25. At Edinburgh, Mr William Pearson, merchant there. Lately, at Bath, James Douglas Richardson, Esq. late of Bombay. Lately, at Turriff, Ann Allardice, at the advanced age of 100. - At London, aged 90, Caleb Whiteford, Esq. uncle of the late Sir John Whiteford, Bart. He was well known in the first polite and literary circles, and possessed great talents and information. Mr Whiteford was the author of many works of approved merit, though he never put his name to any of his productions. He struck out a new species of humour, which was known by the name of Cross Readings, and when he first communicated it to the Public, he added the apt signature of Pupyrius Cursor. Upon the whole, he was a man of distinguished talents, a zealous friend to his country, a loyal subject, and a very respectable member of society. His friend Goldsmith winds up his character in Retaliation, with the following appropriate lines: SCOTS MAGAZINE, AND Edinburgh Literary Miscellany FOR MARCH 1810: With a View of the Town of DUNFERMLINE. CONTENTS: Page .. Register of the Weather for March, 162 High Water at Leith for April,.. ib. Description of Dunfermline, 163 A Tour from Arbroath to Montrose, principally with a view to its remote Antiquities, 164 Monthly Memoranda in Natural History,... • • Proceedings of the Wernerian Na- 173 168 Memoirs of the late General Melville, 169 Report to the King's Majesty, by the Commissioners for inquiring Into the Administration of Justice in Scotland, ... Description of the Present State of Gibraltar, and of its Fortifications, 177 Memoirs of Dr James Anderson, late Physician-General, Madras,. 179 Memoranda of an Earthquake at the Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 4. 1809, 181 The Force of Genius, or the Adventures of a Player, .. The Observer. No. II, ........ 165 166 Scarce Books and Tracts. .... 191 Free Thoughts on the Toleration of 184 187 SCOTTISH REVIEW. I.Morehead's Discourses on the Prin- 200 III. Town Fashions; or Modern New Works published in Edinburgh, 205 ib. POETRY. Song "Ihave felt all the Pleasures Song. "The Grave of Burns," - India, PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT. HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. SCOTTISH CHRONICLE. High Court of Justiciary, Deaths, • Stocks and Markets. 217 219 · France-Legislative Body, Dec. 12. 224 209 . 210 Page 201 207 ib. ib. 208 ib. ib. 227 228 230 234 236 ib. 237 ib. 240 State State of the BAROMETER, in inches and decimals, and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER, in the open air, taken in the morning before sun-rise, and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from February 26. to March 25. 1810, in the vicinity of Edinburgh. Feb. 26 29.7 27 29.61 28 29.9 Barom. Thermom. N. March M. 3135 32 43 40 50 29.81 4.8 53 29.74 30 35 29.56 34 37 32 45 29.59 34 41 6 29.25 33 39 7 29.24 33 40 8 29.23 36 41 9 29.19 38 41 1.01 10 29.25 38 39 1.1 11 29.9 33 42 12 29.81 31 13 30.1 14 30.06 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2345' 30. 38 30 29.84 28 38 29.9 22 42 29.86 34 45 30 51 34 50 44 55 30. 30. 29.65 29 71 29.85 29.9 29.99 26 32 38 0.27 30 40 28 42 30 32 44 Rain. In. Pts. 47 36 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.01 Quantity of Rain 2.47 State of the BAROMETER, in inches and decimals, and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER, in the open air, taken in the morning before sun-rise, and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from February 26. to March 25. 1810, in the vicinity of Edinburgh. Weather. Clear Cloudy Clear Shower Cloudy Rain Showers Clear Snow Clear Cloudy Rain Snow Clear Snew Clear Ditto Cloudy Clear Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Cloudy Ditto High Water: H. Days. Su. M. 2 Tu. 3 W. 4 Th. 5 Fr. 6 Sa. 7 Su. 8 M. 9 Tu. 10 W. 11 Th. 12 Fr. 13 Sa. 14 Su. 15 M. 16 Tu. 17 W. 18 Th. 19 Fr. 20 Sa. 21 Su. 22 M. 23 Tu. 24 W. 25 Th. 26 Fr. 27 Sa. 28 112331 4 A |
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