Street and Glafsford Street, Glasgow, occupied as a warehouse by Meff. R. Aitken and Co. It began in the upper apartments, and fuch was the fury of the flames, that, before a fufficient fupply of water could be obtained, the roof was fallen in, and the greater part of the premiffes deftroyed. Fortunately, the night was calm, or the adjoin ing buildings would most likely have shared the fame fate. No lives were loft, but feveral people were confiderably hurt, by their exertions to fave the property, both in the warehouse and houses in the neighbourhood. A great deal of goods have been deftroyed, as well as others materially damaged. We understand great part of the property was infured.

On the 9th June, owing, as is fuppofed, to some muir-burn, the hill of 'Craigindinmy, forest of Glentanner, was fet on Gre; and, fuch was the rapidity of the flames, increafed by the extraordinary drynefs of the wood, that, notwithstanding the utmost exertions of the people from the furrounding Country, for a great length of time, the progrefs of the devouring element could not be arrested, until between 200 and 300 acres of the growing timber were totally confumed.

On the 9th June, between feven and eight o'clock in the evening, a fire broke out in the stove and drying-room of Melf. Atherton, Towndrow, and Co.'s fugar refining houfe, Strand Street, Liverpool, which raged with increafing violence till eleven o'clock, when the flames caught an adjoining warehoufe, filled with fugar and other goods. About three o'clock the following morning, the scene became truly terrific, threatening destruction to the whole range of buildings on the north-west corner of the Old Dock and in Strand Street; but, foon after that hour, the roof of the warehouse falling in deadened the flames, and they gradually fubfided, without further mifchief. the fugarhouse and the warehouse were confumed: but, we are happy to hear, that the perfons concerned are principally infured.

Both

On Sunday, 10th June, three young boys went to the Black Rocks, to the east of Leith Harbour, and, ftopping too long, were furrounded by the making-tide. One of them got put with difficulty, but the other two were unfortunately drowned. A boat was difpatched from Leith, the moment the accident was known, but was too Jate to afford any relief. One of the bodies has fince been found.

A very melancholy accident happened lately, at a place called the Peafe, Berwick

fhire. As one of the baggage carts of the Forfarfhire militia was flopping there, a fine boy, about eight years of age, belonging to Serjeant Major Nicol, got out of the cart, and was climbing on the wheel, when the horfes fuddenly going off, threw him on the ground, and the wheel; paffing over his body, crushed him to death. The unfortunate mother was upon the cart when this unhappy accident happened.

On the 9th June, a porter was killed in the hold of a vefiel in Dundee Harbour. He was engaged unloading coals; and, the rope by which the iron pully was fupported giving way, the measure fell down upon him, and killed him inftantly.

A mafon, of the name of Stevenson, was lately killed by the blowing up of fome ftones, at Templeton, in the parish of Auchterhoufe. The match unfortunately com municated too early to the powder, and the explofion took place before he could get out of the way. He has left a wife and two children to lament his lofs.

On the 5th June, the Lord Provost, Magiftrates, and Council, agreed to give a prefentation to the Rev. Dr Andrew Grant, one of the minifters of Canongate, to be minifter of the College Church of this city, in room of the Rev. Dr Thomas Macnight, appointed one of the minifters of the Old Church.

On the 18th May, the Marischal College of Aberdeen conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. Mr Walter Foggo Ireland, one of the minifters of North Leith,

On the 25th June, the Univerfity of Edinburgh conferred the degree of Doctor in Medicine upon the following Gentlemen, after the ufual public and private trials :-SCOTLAND. Arch. Will. Crichton, W. N. Stevenfon, George Wylie, James Williamfon.

ENGLAND. Francis Forge, Frederick Bailey, Thomas Reeve, John Elliotson, John Collinfon, Thomas Peach, Henry Payne, John Whittam, J. B. Dwerryhouse, Matthew B. Cowie.

IRELAND.-William Thorpe, Thomas Wahab, John Stretch, Thomas Kelly, Matthew Kenny, James Donworth, Robert Lloyd.

AWALES.-John Rogers.

AMERICA.-Lawrence Lacy, Udny Hay

Hoope.

BERMUDA.-Henry Hinfon.

ST KITTS-John Maddox Titley, H. M. Clinton.

CANADA, David M'Loughlin, W. D. Selby,

BIRTHS,

BIRTHS.

April 5. Mrs Scott of Parton, a fon. 8. At Nether Friarton, Mrs Drummond, daughter.

11. At Ayr, Mrs Hamilton Douglas Bolwell, a daughter.

12. At Edinburgh, Mrs Dr Kirby, Lothian Street, a daughter.

18. At Southwick, Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop, a fon.

At Ayton, Mrs Fordyce of Ayton, a daughter.

24. Mrs Gordon, Milrig, a fon.
30. At Cork, Lady Bantry, a fon.

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May 15. At Perth, John Andrew Dick, Efq. of Auchnagie, Captain of his Majesty's. 41ft regiment, to Mifs Jefs Roy, daughter of James Roy, Efq.

19. At London, Lord James Murray, fe

The Princes of Orange, a daughter.
Mrs Scott, of Sinton, a fon.

The Lady of Major Hay, of the 18th dragoons, a fon.

- At London, Lady Molefworth, a fon.

18. At Edinburgh, Mrs Colonel Carnegie, a fon,

21. At Edinburgh, Mrs Gibson of Pentland, a fon.

- Mrs Dewar of Laffodie, a daughter. - At Kincardine, the wife of Alexander Davidfon, fhoemaker, of three female children. They are all in a thriving way.

25. At Edinburgh, Mrs M'Farlane, of Balwill, a fon.

26. At Liverpool, the wife of Patrick Conaly, labourer, of two boys and a girl, all of whom, with the mother, are likely to do well.

At Mrs Fordyce's, Putney-hill, near London, the Lady of Lieut.-Colonel Balfour, Scots Greys, a daughter.

30. At Airth Castle, the Lady of Thomas Graham Stirling, of Airth and Stowan, Efq. a daughter.

June 3. At Edinburgh, the Lady of T. H, Miller, Efq. Advocate, a fou,

Emily Percy, youngest daughter of the Duke of Northumberland.

22. At London, the Marquis of Ely, to Mifs Dashwood, daughter of Sir Henry Dashwood,

24. At London, Sir William Oglander, Bart. to Lady Maria Fitzroy, eldest daugh

ter of the Earl of Eufton.

At Hollington Church, Major Hugh Halkett, 2d rifle regiment King's German Legion, to Mifs Emilia Charlotte Burges, second daughter of Sir James Bland Burges, Bart. Beau-Port, Suffex.

25. The Rev. Laurence Butter, Minifter of Lethenby and Kinloch, to Mifs Matilda Hog, daughter of Thomas Hog, Esq. of Kinloch.

28. At Edinburgh, Mr Adam Dunn, of Middleham, county of York, to Miss A. Hutchinson, daughter of the late J. Hutchin fon, Efq. of Shipton, near York.

31. At Ladyfield Place, Mr James Clark, of the Stirlingshire militia, to Ifabella, only daughter of the deceased Mr David Whyte, merchant, Edinburgh.

June 1. At Edinburgh, Dr David Irving, to Anne Margaret, eldest daughter of Dr.

Robert Anderson.

-. At Edinburgh, Mr Robert Borrow. man, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr Patrick Stevenson, writer.

5. Major-General the Hon. William Mordaunt Maitland, to Mrs Watherfton, widow of Dalhousie Watherfton, Efq. of Manderflon, county of Berwick. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Dr Milner.

6. Mr John Wright, merchant Edinburgh, to Agnes Georgina, eldest daughter of Capt. Pedie, Gayfield Place.

7. At Edinburgh, Wm. Ramifay, Efq. banker, to Mifs Frances Lawfon, 4th daughter of the late William Lawion, Efq. of Cairnmuir.

1. At Stewarthall, John Ruffell, Esq. clerk to the Signet, to Mifs Cecilia Murray,

only

only daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Murray, of Stewarthall.

Lately at Skiliganaban, near Ballynure, Ireland, Mr Wm. M'Cullough, aged 70, to Mifs Rice, of Whitepark, aged 17.

DEATHS.

Feb. 25. At Aberfoyle, Patrick and William, and on the 5th March, Johr., the three youngest fons of the Rev. Dr Graham.

26. At Oxenford Caftle, Sir John Dalrymple Hamilton Macgill, Bart. at the advanced age of 84. He was many years a Baron of his Majefty's Exchequer in Scotland, and distinguished himself as an author, by his memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland, tracts on Feudal Law, and various other able and ufeful publications. He lived in habits of the ftricteft intimacy with the first characters of his time, and availed himself of every opportunity, which his active mind and influence afforded him, of promoting the welfare of his country, during a period of its hiftory particularly eventful. He is succeeded in his title and eftates by his eldest fon, now Sir John, who is a Colonel in the Guards.

27. At Edinburgh, Mrs Elizabeth Robertfon, widow of Archibald Hope, Efq. Secretary to the Royal Bank of Scotland, and fister of the learned Principa! Robertson.

28. Mr John Auchterlonie, dyer, Tate Convener of the Trades in Edinburgh, much and juftly regretted by a numerous circle of friends and acquaintances.

March 7. At fea, the Right Hon. Cuthbert Lord Collingwood, Vice-Admiral of the Red, Commander in Chief in the Mediterranean, and one of the bravest and most fuccefsful officer in the British navy. The title is extinct, having no male iffue.

26. At London, Lady Charlotte Wentworth, aged 79.

29. At Kingarth, Rev. James Thorburn, minifter of that parish, aged 78.

31. At Edinburgh, Robert Hodhon Cay, Efq. Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, in Scotland.

April 6. Drumgoolin, Ireland, aged 121, Sarah Malcolmfon. She was the life in feveral leafes taken out about the year 1694, at 1s. 6d. per acre.

10. At Oldham, Lancashire, Mr Thomas Henshaw, hat-manufacturer.--He died worth L. 180,000 which he left moftly to public charities.

At Stranraer, the Rev. William Dryfdale, minister of the Affociate Congregation

there.

- At Edinburgh, Mrs Stirling, widow of William Stirling Efq. of Keir.

At Hoxton, near London, Lieutenant William Davidfon, of his Majesty's navy, fecond son of the late Robert Davidfon, Efq. of Pinnaclehill, near Kelfo.

At Greenock, Lieut. Roderick Macleod, of his Majesty's fhip Minotaur.

21. At Rankeilour, Fifefhire, Robert, youngest fon of Charles Maitland, Efq.

22. At Fort William, in the prime of life, Mr John Cameron, writer, much and justly regretted.

24. At Brierybaulk, Mifs Scott,

25. At Edinburgh, in the 83d year of his age, Lieutenant Angus Macdonell, who ferved as an officer during the immortal Wolfe's American campaigns, and was twice wounded in the battle where that great Genéral received his glorious death.

- At Glafgow, Benjamin Beft Lindo, 2 respectable teacher, and formerly of the Theatre Royal, Norwich, author of feveral elegant dramatic productions, viz. the Co

medy

At Rutherglen, aged 76, the Rev. David Walker, 37 years minister of the Af fociate Congregation of Pollokfhaws.

29. At Mill-hill, Muffelburgh, Mr Robert Nifbet, mason and road furveyor, much and justly regretted.

30. At Edinburgh, Mr John Pearfon, fon of Mr John Pearfon, merchant in Edinburgh.

At Springfield, Capt. William Doug las, late of Luce.

Loft, on his paffage from India, with the Calcutta Indiaman, James Seton, Efq. brother to Archibald Seton, Efq. of Touch.

Loft, on his paffage from India, on board the Calcutta Indiaman, Walter Orrok, Efq. of Orrok.

At Madeira, the Hon. Mifs Laura Kinnaird.

In the parish of Keig, lately, Peter Anderfon, aged 115 years, having lived in three centuries. He was first married in the 95th year of his age, and had four children, three of whom with the mother, are now alive. He retained his mental faculties, and even his bodily ftrength, till within a fhort time of his death, and was a very tall, ftraight, ftout, well made man; his acquaintances obferving that they knew no difference in his appearance for the laft 60 years. gained his livelihood as a travelling chap. man; old books were his ftaple commodity. May 1. At Pennycuick, Mrs Renton.

He

At Queensferry, in the 91ft year of his age, Mr M'Callum, furgeon. The early part of his life was fpent in the naval fervice of his country. At the unfaccessful attack on Carthagena, in the year 1741, he was landed to do duty as an affiftant surgeon to the troops along with the celebrated Dr Smollet, then alfo an affiftant naval furgeon, of whom he always fpoke in terms of high efteen.

John Stewart, of Overton, Efq. formerly of Calcutta, Bengal.

2. Mrs Reid, of Ratho Bank.

- At Wing, Bucks, the Hon. and Rev. Henry Jerome de Salis, D. D. one of his Majesty's chapalins in ordinary, Count of the Holy Roman Empire.

3. At Preftonpans, Mr Hepburn, late Collector of the Customs.

5. At Edinburgh, Anne, the only daughter of Colonel Robert Anftruther.

-. At Glafgow, Mr David Black, mer chant, in the 74th year of his age. -. At Kilmarnock, Dr. James Hendrie, 8. At Edinburgh, Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Pringle.

At Dundee, in the 22d year of his age, Mr James Scott, fon of Mr James Scott, Dundee, and partner of the firm of Meffrs Brown and Scott, merchants, Leith.

-. At her house, Rothfay, ifle of Bute, Mrs Stewart, daughter of the late Allan M'Lean, Efq. of Drimin.

12. At Camberwell, Shouvell Blackwood, Efq. of Pittravie.

13. At Jefsfield, Mrs Ramfay, reli&t of mother of Capt. Ramfay of the royal navy. William Ramifay, Efq. of Templehall, and

goldfmith and affay mafter. 16. At Edinburgh, Mr James Douglas,

17. At Clifton, near Bristol, Sir Alexander Ramsay, of Balmain, Bart.

the Renfrewshire Poet. Mr Robert Tannahill, well known as

Mrs Collector Keith, aged 79.

18. William Hunter Campbell, youngest fon of William Campbell, clerk to the fig

net.

19. Mr David Orme Keir, youngest fon of the late Dr William Keir, physician in London.

- At London, Simon Frafer, Efq. of Nefs Castle, Inverness-fhire, aged 84.

At Edinburgh, Dr Robert Lawfor,

furgeon.

-.

At Banff, Mrs Anne Abernethy, mother of Captain Forbes Drummond, R. N.

-. At Little Sheffield, J. Brown, aged 80; and on the fame day, his wife, aged 75. This couple had been married 52 years.-Their remains were interred at Whittington; the husband being carried to the grave by fix grandfons, the wifes by fix granddaughters, and followed by four fons and four daughters.

20. At Edinburgh, the Hon. Mrs Chriftian Mackay, widow of the Rev. John Erfkine, D. D. of Carnock, one of the Ministers of Edinburgh.

At Carplin, Mrs Raitt, widow of the deceased Thomas Raitt, Efq. Longformacus. At Wifbeach, aged 81, the Right Hon. Lady Mary Knollis, eldest daughter of Charles Earl of Banbury, and aunt to the present Earl.

Rachel Brown, of Temple Newfom, Leeds, aged 104. Her death was caused by her clothes having caught fire.

-. At Kenleith Mill, Mr Andrew Allan, late of Petersburgh.

At Stevenhampton, Wilts, Mary Davis, aged 103.-She retained all her faculties to the laft.

—. At Lowth, Lincolnshire, Mr George Maddifon, aged 100.

22. Near London, aged 69, the Chevalier D'Eon, memorable as a political character, and Charge d'Affaires in this country, from the Court of France, but more fo on account of the questionable gender to which this extraordinary character naturally appertained. It will be in the recollection of many, that about 36 years ago policies were opened to afcertain this extraordinary non-defcript, to the amount of L. 200,000 which was eventually decided and paid, upon a furgical certificate, after perfonal examination, that the reputed Chevalier was a female.

The French physician Perigalesi, however, who attended the Chevalier in his last mo ments, and examined the body on its diffe lution, now poffitively declares, after the ftricteft anatomical infpection, that he is a perfect male.

23. At Leith, Mr Charles Philip, fenior, merchant.

24. At Glasgow, Mr Bell, jun. printer. 25. Aged 73, the Rev. William Reid, M. A. Vicar of Aveley, in Effex, and chaplin to the late Countefs of Rothes. Mr Reid was formerly of Edinburgh.

26. At Edinburgh, the Rev. J. Robertfon, late minifter of Thorpton, in Northum berland.

28. At Edinburgh, the Right Hon. Lady Chriftian Erskine, youngest daughter of William Earl of Kincardine, and relict of James Erfkine, of Cardross, Efq.

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