Rev. John Campbell to the church and pafith of North Knapdale, prefbytery of Inverary, Argyllthire, vacant by the death of Mr Archibald Campbell. His Majelly's letters patent have paffed the great feal of Ireland, viz. for tranflating the Right Rev. Father in God, Dr Power Le Poer Trench, Bishop of the united Bihopric of Waterford and Lifmore, to the Bishopric of Elphis, in the room of Dr Law, deceafed-Alfo, for tranflating the Right Rev. Father in God, Dr Jofeph Stock, Bifhop of the united Bishoprics of Killala and Achonry, to the united Bishopric of Waterford and Lifmore.--And alfo for promoting the Rev. Dr James Verfchoyle, Dean of his Majefty's Cathedral Church of St Patrick, in the city of Dublin, to the united Bishopric of Killala and Achonry. Dr Thomas Macknight was admitted one of the minifters of the old church, Edinburgh, in room of the late Dr Grieve, on the 15th May-And on the 16th, the Rev. Andrew Thomson, from Perth, was admitted minifter of the new Grayfriars church, in room of Mr Brunton. Mr John Richmond, was ordained minifter of Southdean, in the prefbytery of JedBargh, on the 19th of April. On the 10th May the Rev. Alexander Davidson was ordained minifter of Gargunnock, upon a prefentation from James Edingtoun, of Gargunnock, Efq. Mr Robert Aikman has been prefented to the parish church of Airly, in room of Mr Stormonth, deceased. The University of Glasgow have conferred the degree of Doctor in Divinity on the Rev. Thomas Campbell, Minifter of Ancrum, Roxburghshire. On the 2d of April, the Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Mafter of the Rolls, &c. was unanimously elected Rector of Marifchal College and University, Aberdeen. The Right Hon, the Earl of Wemyfs, has appointed the Rev. Richard Quaile Shannon, of Christ Church, Dublin, to be his Lordship's domestic Chaplain. 20. At Hempriggs, William Sinclair Wemyss, Efq. younger of Southdun, to Henrietta, fecond daughter of Sir Benjamin Dunbar of Hempriggs, Bart. 26. At Gayfield Place, James Jackson, Efq Commiffioner of Excife, to Mifs Crichton, daughter of the late Alexander Crichtor, Efq. At London, the Marquis of Douglas and Clydefdale (eldeft fon of the Duke of Hamilton), to Mifs Sufan Euphemia Beckford, grand-daughter of Charles, Earl of Aboyne, 28. At Edinburgh, James Campbell, Ela of Dunmore, to Mifs Eliz. Hope Baillie, daughter to the Hon. Lord Polkemmet. Captain Dacres, of the royal navy, to Mifs Arabella Boyd Dalrymple, 3d daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Hew Dalrymple. 30. At Edinburgh, John H. Wishart, Efq. to Mifs Louita Melville Wilfon, only daughter of the late Major Wilfon, royal artillery. Mr James Taylor Smith, bookfellez, to Mifs Eliza Bell, daughter of the late William Bell, Efq. Dunfe. MAY 3. At Belvedere Place, Dublin, Alexander Campbell, Efq. of Achnacroish, Captain in the Scots Greys, to Mifs Henrietta Florence Gunne Bell, third daughter of Henry Gunne Bell, Eiq. 8. The Right Hon. Lord Bolton, to the Hon. Maria Carlton, eldest daughter of the late Lord Dorchester. 15. At Glasgow, the Rev. Thomas Eafton, minifter of Kirriemuir, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr John Alexander merchant. 21. At Edinburgh, Lieut. Col. Alexander Macgregor Murray of the 6th foot, to La dy Charlotte Anne Sinclair, fecond daughter of the Eari of Caithness. At Edinburgh, Dr John Rogerfon jun. phyfician to the forces, to Mils E. C. Greig, daughter of the late David Greig, of Hallgreig, Esq. BIRTHS BIRTHS. FEB. 29. At Kilgrafton-houfe, Perth- -At Edinburgh, Mrs Harrowar, younger of Inzievar, a daughter. 3. At Doune Lodge, the Right Hon. Lady Doune, a fon. 5. At Edinburgh, Mrs Colquhoun, Lady of the Lord Advocate, a fon. At James Drummond's, Efq. South 14. At London, the Hon. Mrs Buchanan, a fon. April 3. At Collieprieft, Devonshire, Lady Mary Hay, a daughter. 3. At Wreatham Hall, Lady Kinnaird, a daughter. - At Alva, Mrs Johnstone of Alva, a fon. - At Edinburgh, the Lady of James Cathcart, Efq a daughter. 8. At Wrottesley, Lady Wrottesley, fon. 8. At London, the Counters of London and Moira, a daughter. 11. At Ballechin, the Lady of Hope Steuart, Efq. a fon. Lady Grantham, a fon. 19. At Edinburgh, Mrs Ford of Finha. ven, a daughter. 20. At Edinburgh, Mrs Stein, Queen Street, a daughter. At London, Lady Plomer, wife of the Solicitor-General, a fon. At London, the Lady of Sir Alex ander Macdonald Lockhart, Bart. M. P. a daughter. 23. At Clifton, Bristol, the Countess of Cafleftewart, of a fon. 28. At Edinburgh, Mrs S. Anderson, a daughter. At Edinburgh, Mrs Inglis, Queen's Street, a daughter. The Lady of Colonel the Hon. Henry Auguftus Dillon, a fon and heir. The great pressure of other Matter kot compelled us to defer our account of Deaths till our next Number. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Criticus,-A. B. Y. Z.-D. Drummond—A Subscriber,—EpitaphsTranslations from Anacreon, will appear in our next, or an early number. We have read with pleasure A. M. and the Essays on Imagination and on Disputations; but, we are afraid the subjects are of too general a nature to be well suited to our Miscellany. J. MD. has been deferred, from an unexpected pressure of other materials. Alexander J. L. Rufus will not suit our Miscellany. We shall be happy to receive a specimen of the article offered by F. G. SCOTS MAGAZINE, AND Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, FOR JUNE 1810. With an Engraving of a View of the Parliament Square of Edinburgh. CONTENTS: Page 405 Register of the Weather for June...... 402 High Water at Leith for July......... ibid. Description of a View of the Parlia....403 ment Square, Edinburgh........ Observations, respecting Lunatic Asy Lums in Scotland.................................................. Copy of a Letter from the late Sir James Stewart of Coltness, Bart. to the late John M'Laurin, Esq. Advocate, afterwards Lord Dreg born............................... Biographical Memoir of the late Richard Gough, Esq.............. Letters written during a Tour through Scotland, in the year 1788. From the Italian.-Characters of Dr Adam Smith, Mr Mackenzie and ........... 416 Mrs Keir.......... On Modern Tales or Novels........... 418 Proposal for Erecting a Monument to .................. 409 419 ............................. Ramsay........... Loose Thoughts on Good and Bad Temper...................... Estimate of the Advantages to be derived from the Formation of a Railaway between Glasgow and Berwick........... On the Advantages to be derived from the Study of Universal History. From the German of Schiller Conversation between James V. of Scotland, and Sir Ralph Sadler..... 428 Anecdotes, &c. Historical and Literary....... Strictures on. Dr Edmonstone's History of the Zetland Islands.......... 436 Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History Society........................ 437 ...... *****..... ... 411 421 Monthly Memoranda in Natural His- POETRY. * Summary of Politics..... .་ལྟ..་.... PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT. House of Lords............................................................... 457 House of Commons...................... 460 HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. 1 468 -America...... Spain....... ....... 470 Attempt to Assassinate the Duke of SCOTTISH REVIEW. Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade. By James Montgomery, James Graham, and E. Benger.... 439 New Works published in Edinburgh. 444 Scottish Literary Intelligence........... 445 Literary Intelligence, English and Fo.. reign...... 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