clarant ran off; that neither he nor Lieutenant Ronaldson were intoxicated; and that when attacked in Merchant Street, the man kicked him in the belly several times before he ran off; that the declarant called feveral times for help; but, after stabbing said man, he did not give any alarm, not being aware that the wound he had given him was of any ferious confequence.

In his fecond declaration, Mr Symons corroborates his former statement, with this variation, that, when attacked in Merchant Street, he was kicked feveral times in the belly, instead of blows, as formerly mentioned; that next morning he fent for Colonel Inglis, to inform him of what happened, and that he was much hurt by the bruifes and blows he had received.

Here the courfel for the crown declared their cafe closed.

The counfel for the prifoner ftated, that however painful the duty, he would now be under the neceffity of calling witnesses to prove the quarrelfome difpofition of the deceafed.

Several witneffes were then examined, as to the character of the pannel, and they all fpoke in the most favourable terms of him.

The Lord Juftice-Clerk faid, he thought it his duty to inform the Jury, that upon application from the prifoner to be admitted to bail, a remit had been made to Drs Munro and Law, who reported, that from the state in which he was, his life would be endangered, uniefs he was removed from prifon, The prifoner was then allowed to leave the gaol, in custody of an officer, and upon his finding bail to appear upon his trial, under a penalty of L. 500.

The connfel for the pannel having closed the evidence in his exculpation, the Jury were charged by Mr M'Kenzie, on the part of the crown, and by Mr John Clerk, in a moft able fpeech, for the pannel.

The evidence was fummed up by the Lord Juftice-Clerk, when, after recapitulating the leading features of the cafe, he was of opinion that the charge of murder was by no means brought home to the prifoner; that what he had done was altogether in felf-defence, and the natural impulfe of the moment, from being attacked, beat, knocked down, and fo grievously infulted, as it appeared from the evidence he had been. In thefe circumftances, he thought the Jury could have no difficulty in returning a verdict of not guilty, or, at least, finding the pannel guilty of juftifiable homicide; in either of which cafes, his complete acquittal would be the confequence.

The Jury having retired for about an

hour, returned with a verdict of Not Guilty; upon which the pannel was affoilzied fimpliciter, and difmiffed from the bar.

Counfel for the crown, J. H. M'Kenzie, and James Wedderburn, Efquires; Mr H. Warrander, Agent.-Counsel for the pannel, John Clerk, and Francis Jeffrey, Equires; Agent, Mr H. Watson, W. Ś.

On the 12th of Auguft, a moft dreadful ftorm took place at Liverpool. It was feen approaching from the north-eaft, about half-paft twelve o'clock at noon, in the form of a large dense cloud of most tremendous blackness, and visibly furcharged with electric matter. Soon after it came dowr in the greatest flood of rain we ever witneffed, mixed with hailftones of aftonishing fize and quantity, and accompanied with the most awful burfts of thunder and flashes of lightning. The ftorm lafted for above an hour and a half; but, from the appearance of the clouds, we should not suppose that it has spread to any great extent.

On the morning of the 13th of August, an extraordinary high tide, accompanied with a boisterous north wind, and very tempeftuous fea, fwept away about thirtyfix vards in length of the outer wall of Clifford's Fort, at Tynemouth, which has ftood fince 1746. Some maffes of ftone were carried, by the force of the waters, near thirty yards from the fcite of the wali. It also tore up and carried away fome hundreds of tons of earth and gravel, to the eastward of the fort, and deftroyed the blocks lately ere&ed for laying down the frame of a new fhip on his Grace the Duke of Northumberland's premifes. Such a tide has fcarce been known fince the new year's gale of 1767.

That magnificent ftructure, the Bell Rock Light-Houfe, which will afford fo much fecurity to the navigation of the east of Scotland, we are happy to learn, is now nearly finished. It was founded about three years and a half ago, when the contractors did not expect to finish it in less than fix years. The mason work is now completed, the capital of the column, which was hewn and put together in Edinburgh, having been removed to the rock about fix weeks fince. The lantern, which was also conftructed in Edinburgh, will very foon be put up, and it is expected the light will be difplayed fome time next month. This light-houfe is the finest ftructure of the kind upon our coaft. It is built on the plan invented by Smeaton, and adopted on the construction of the Edyflone. The Bell Rock being larger, its base is of a greater diameter, and

its height is more confiderable; from the top of the mafon work to the base, it is 108 feet.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. Rear-Admiral Otway is appointed to the command on the Leith ftation, in the room of Sir Edmund Nagle, promoted.

The Rev. Dr Andrew Grant, one of the minifters of Canongate, has received a prefentation to be minister of the College Church, in room of Dr Thomas Macknight. A call was moderated on the 13th of September.

The filver arrow was fhot for by the Company of Archers, Paisley, on the 24th of Auguft, and won by Mr John Kinrofs.

The Peebles filver arrow was fhot for at that place, on the 25th of Auguft, by the Royal Company of Archers, and won by Captain Milne, R. N.

The Senate of the University of Edinburgh, has conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. Benjamin Cracknell, M. A. of Weymouth.

On the 12th of September, the Univerfity of Edinburgh, conferred the degree of Doctor in Medicine on the following Gentlemen:

OF SCOTLAND.-John Lorimer, Andrew Murray, James Anderfon, James Grierson, William Burns Peacock, Charles Gordon, James Barclay, Adelphus Rofs, Andrew Nicoll, James Dempfter, and Peter Scott.

OF ENGLAND.---Jofeph Scott, John Gordon Smith, J. G. Gullifer, Abraham Solomon, and John Martin.

OF IRELAND. George Reed, George Gumbleton Rogers, Edward Barlow, William Fitton, Arthur Johnftone, Thomas Lucas, Eugene O'Callaghan, and Auften Dickinton.

OF SURAT.-John Ramsay.

OF BARBADOES.-George Sanders. On the 3d September, William Creech, Efq. bookfeller, was chofen mafter of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh, for the enfuing year.

Major-General Colin Campbell, is appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar, and Lieutenant-General Drummond, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, in room of Lieutenant-General Loftus, appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.

Dougall, Efq. of Kilmun, was fafely deliver ed of a fon.

14. At Exeter Barracks, Devonshire, Lady Ifabella De Chabot, the Lady of the Vifcompte De Chabot, Major in the 9th light dragoons, fon to the Compte de Tarnac, of a fon. Her Ladyship is fourth fifter to his Grace the Duke of Leinster.

21. Mrs Inglis, George's Square, of a fon - At Ludgate Cottage, in the county of Kent, the Lady of Lieutenant Colonel Tucker, Affiftant Adjutant-General, of a daughter.

28. At Beaumont Cottage, the Lady of Sir Robert Wilfon, of a daughter.

24. The Lady of Lieut.-Col. M'Murdo, of a fon.

26. The Lady of Major-General Thewles, of a daughter.

At Edinburgh, the Lady of Sir Charles Monk, of Belfey Castle, of a daughter.

In Baker-ftreet, London, the Hon. Mrs Ferguffon, of a fon.

At London, the Lady of T. Hope, Esq., of a daughter.

At London, the Lady of Major-General Crosbie, of a daughter.

The Lady of Admiral Sir J. T. Duckworth, K. B., of a fon.

At Hill-house, Suffex, the Lady of James Campbell, Efq. Royal Navy, of a fon.

SEPT. 1. At Blair's Lodge, the Lady of Sir George Atk infon, phyfician, Hilkborough, of a daughter.

5. The Lady of L. H. Ferrier, Efq. of Bellefide, of a daughter.

6. The Lady of Colonel Buller, Coldftream guards, of a daughter.

7. At London, Madame Catalani, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

AUG. 7. At London, Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun Grant, of the 15th King's Huffars, to Miss Richards, of Dorsetshire.

12. At Edinburgh, James Tytler, Esq. younger of Woodhoufelee, writer to the fignet, to Mifs Elizabeth Carmichael, eldest daughter of Maurice Carmichael, Efq. of Eaftend.

13. At Little Horfted, Suffex, Sir George Clerk, of Pennycuick, Bart. to Mifs Maria Law, fecond daughter of Ewen Law, Efq. and niece to Lord Ellenborough.

At London, J. Egerton, Efq. of Gray's Inn, to Mrs Forbes, of Welbeckftreet, daughter of the late Colonel Sir John Cumming, and widow of Arthur Forbes, Efq. of Culloden.

14. The Rev. John Fergus, minister of the Relief Congregation, Eaft Kilbridge, to

Mifs Jean Faichney, eldest daughter of Mr John Faichney, merchant, Paisley.

15. At Edinburgh, Andrew Steele, Efq. writer to the fignet, to Marion, eldest daughter of Thonias Bell, Efq. late of Neherhorfburgh.

- At Heligoland, Mr Adolphus Schroder, merchant, of that island, to Mifs Elizabeth Johnston, of this city.

16. At Haddington, Mr Thomas Dick, writer in Edinburgh, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Mr George Hay, Haddington.

- At Glasgow, Mr Andrew Young, manufacturer, to Mary Lydia, eldest daughter of John Kemp.

18. At Linkwood, near Elgin, William Innes, Efq. W. S. to Mifs Brown, eldest daughter of George Brown, Efq. of Link wood.

20. At Drumcrofs, Robert Bachope, Efq. factor to the Marquis of Douglas, at Kinniel, to Mifs Margaret Calder, youngest daughter of the late Alex. Calder, Efq. of Drumcrofs.

- Mr James Miller, agent and feedfman, Glasgow, to Catharine, only daughter of Mr John Findlay of Newlands, Cathcart.

21. At Edinburgh, the Rev. David Watfon, minifter of Luchars, to Mifs Sufan Rankine, daughter of the late Capt. Rankine, Barnfmuir.

- Mr James Watfon, feedfman, Glafgow, to Mifs Elizabeth Rae Hillhouse, fecond daughter of Mr John Rae Hillhouse, manufacturer, Old Kilpatrick.

24. James Foulis, Efq. younger of Woodhall, to Agnes, daughter of John Grieve, Efq. Ramfay Garden.

At Gunfgreen Houfe, Hugh Veitch, Efq. town clerk of Leith, to Mifs Mary Robertson, daughter of the deceafed Alexander Robertfon, Efq. of Prendergueft.

- At Invernefs, the Rev. Donald Rofs, minister of Kilmuir, Skye, to Mifs Rose Bethune, third daughter of the Rev. Angus Bethune, late minister of Alness, Rofs-fhire.

26. Peter Macadam, Esq. merchant, Glasgow, to Margaret, daughter of the late Mr William Milligan.

27. At Kilmarnock, Mr John Cumming, leather merchant, to Mifs Ifabella Girdwood, daughter of Mr John Girdwood, Corstorphine.

27. At Annfield, near Glafgow, Mr James Robertfon, merchant, to Chriftian, fecond daughter of Mr John Cuthbertion, Glasgow.

30. At Dumfries, John Gregory, Efq from Jamaica, to Margaret, eldest daughter of John Milligan, Efq. late of Charles

town.

Lately, at Liverpool, Lieutenant-Colonel William Douglas, of his Majesty's 98th regiment, to Marianne, daughter of l'homas Tatterfall, Efq. of Everton Hill.

At London, Dr Faulkner, Phyfician to the Forces, to Mrs Affietti, widow of George Affiotti, Efq. Deputy Commillary-General for North Britain.

At London, Robert Hunter, Efq. of the Hon. Eaft India Company's fervice, to Mits Jane Grant, daughter of the late Dr Robert Grant of Invernefs, Fellow of the Royal College of phyficians, Edinburgh.

Lately, the Hon. Thomas Mullins, fecond fon of Lord Ventry, to Mrs Archer, widow of the late Major-General Archer.

Lately, at Ditchling Church, Suffex, Master Wm. Edwards, aged 18, to Mifs H. Herriot, aged 12 years and 3 months. The bride, who was born when her mother was upwards of 50 years old, is in an advanced state of pregnancy.

Henry Paterfon, jun. Efq. to Anna, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Turton, Bart. M. P.

The Hon. Philip Sydney Pierrepont, youngest fon of the Earl of Manvers, to Georgina, only daughter of the late Herbert Gwynne Brown, Efq. of Imley Park, Northampton.

At London, R. Curran, Efq. eldest fon of the Right Hon. J. P. Curran, Master of the Rolls in Ireland, to Mifs Wiyfel, of Yorkplace.

SEPT. 3. At Blackitoun, Captain Aytoun, 92d regiment, fon of Major-General Aytoun, Inchdarny, to Anna, daughter of the late Alexander Napier, Efq. of Blackftoun.

6. At Forglen Houfe, David Monypenny, Efq.-of Pitmilly, advocate, to Mifs Maria Sophia Abercromby, third daughter of Sir George Abercromby, of Birkenbog, Bart.

10. The Rev. David Duff, A. M. minister of Moulin, to Mifs Grace Maclagan, at the house of her uncle, James Macinroy, Efq. Levan, near Greenock.

11. At Leith, John Paterfon, Efq. banker, Edinburgh, to Mifs Jane Kerr, daughter of William Kerr, Esq. merchant, Leith.

DEATHS.

DEATHS.

SEPT. 1809. At Madras, Lieut. George Yule, of his Majesty's 69th regiment. FEB. 4. 1810. At Calcutta, Sir Alexander Seton of Abercorn, Bart.

APRIL, 5. At Montreal, Colonel Daniel Robertfon, late of the 60th regiment.

21. At Bengal, in the 86th year of his age, Cuthbert Thornhill, Efq. late attendant of the port of Calcutta, and one of the oldeft European inhabitants of Bengal. Captain Thornton had traded to almoft every part of India; and at Judda, a port in the Red Sea, he became acquainted with Mr Bruce, the celebrated Abyffinian traveller, by whom he is honourably mention ed in his works.

28. At Pictou, Nova Scotia, Hector M'Lean, Efq. late of Kingerloch.

JUNE 10. At the Cape of Good Hope, Dr James Macfarlan, furgeon to the 93d regiment.

JULY 8. At Madeira, Barbara, second daughter of Sir Henry Hay Makdougall, Bart. of Makerstoun.

11. At Cadiz, Lieutenant William Innes, of the 94th regiment, eldest fon of James Innes, Efq. of Kerfs; a promifing and amible young man.

18. In the neighbourhood of New York, Mr John Knox, of the house of Knox and Lawrie, merchants there, fon of the late Mr James Knox, Charles Street, Edinburgh.

22. On his paffage from Lisbon, Lieut. Colonel Drummond, of the 3d or Old Buffs.

25. At Pinhel, in Portugal, of exceffive fatigue, Captain R. Browne, of the 1ft battalion 88th regiment of foot, a few hours before the place was entered by a party of the enemy.

AUG. 5. Six days after the birth of a fon, in the 22d year of her age, Lady St John Mildmay, wife of Sir Henry St John Mildmay, Bart.

At Dunfe, Mr Thomas Murray, many years furgeon in that place, greatly regretted by his family, and numerous friends and acquaintances.

6. At Edinburgh, Mifs Ann Honeyman, youngest daughter of the late Pat. Honey man, Efq. of Græmfay.

7. At Carlisle, much and defervedly refpected, the Rev. George Thomfon, A. M. aged 65, 35 of which he had been minifter of the diffenting meeting-houfe in Abbeyfreet. He was the author of "The Spirit of General History," which is esteemed a judicious and compact fummary of the principal events tranfacted in Europe from the fixth to the fixteenth century.

8. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Dr George Panton.

At his feat, Berkeley Caftle, Gloucestershire, Frederick Auguftus Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley.

- At Aberdeen, in the 58th year of his age, Mr Alexander Gibson, fen.

At Ellon, the Rev. Themas Tait, minister of the gospel there.

9. In Dumfries-hire, after a long and painful illness, which the bore with great fortitude, Mrs Miller, younger of Dal fwinton, leaving behind her the regret of all who had ever enjoyed her acquaintance.

10. At Roehampton, the Hon. Catharine Ifabella Vanfittart, fecond daughter of Lord Auckland, and wife of the Right Hon. Nicolas Vanfittart.

At Wrights-houses, Mr Alexandet M'Donald, late farmer in Wester Hailes, in the 80th year of his age.

11. At Perth, Mifs Margaret Wilfon, youngest daughter of the late George Wilfon of Hilton, Efq.

—. At Killundine, Argyllshire, Mr Hugh Campbell.

12. At Dumfries, Thomas Williamson, Efq.

At Edinburgh, in the 88d year of her age, Mrs Jean Brown, widow of Dr Robert Mercer of Scotsbank, physician in Selkirk.

13. At London, Major Silvester Ramfay, late of the Hon. Ealt India Company's service.

-. At Skaill, near Stromnefs, William Watt, Efq. of Brecknefs, in the 81ft year of his age.

At Venice, the French General Menou, fo well known by the campaign in Egypt. He appears to have been a favourite of Bonaparte, for he protected him on his return to France against all his officers, who attributed the neceflity of evacuating that country to his mifmanagement. Like his friend Bonaparte, he changed his religion, married an Egyptian woman, wore the turban, and took the name of Abdallah Menou. Bonaparte made him a count, and governor of Venice, but never entrusted him with any military command, where active operations were going on.

14. At Manfe of Maderty, in the 20th year of her age, much and juftly lamented, Mary, eldest daughter of the Rev. James Ramfay, minifter of that parish.

15. At Edinburgh, after a long and painful illness, which the bore with becoming fortitude and refignation, Mrs Marion Baxter, aged 30, wife of Robert Lucas, grocer, High Street. She has left a family of feven

children

the grenadier company of the 94th regiment at the storming of Seringapatam, when Captain Hay, (brother of the prefent Brigadier-General Hay, of the Scots Royals,) and one fubaltern were killed; and Mr Innes and another fubaltern, all of one company, were badly wounded. His long fervices in the Eaft Indies brought on a liver complaint, and his active fervices at Cadiz produced a dyfentry, of which disease he died, in the prime of life. His honourable remains were interred, with military honours, in Portmouth Garrilon Chapel.

27. At Kirkcudbright, Mary, eldest daughter of the deceafed James Dalyell, Efq. of Barncrosh.

28. At his feat at Ince. Blundell, near Liverpool, in the 87th year of his age, Henry Blundell, Efq. defervedly regretted.

At his houfe at Drumfheugh, Francis Earl of Moray.

- At Mr Hay's, Lerwick, Shetland, Charlotte F. Macdonell, only daughter of Captain John Macdonell, 6th Royal Veteran Battalion.

30. At Edinburgh, Mifs Sufan Balfour, the youngest and last furviving daughter of the late John Crawford Balfour of Powmill, Efq.

31. At Newhaven, near Edinburgh, Dr Hector M'Lean, fincerely lamented by all who knew him.

Lately, at Port-au-Prince, in the island of St Domingo, Captain Robert Gibson, of the Favourite of Greenock, univerfally regretted.

Lately, at Madresfield, Worcestershire, Emma Sufanna, Viscountess Deerhurst, wife of Lord Viscountess Deerhurst, and daughter of Lord Beauchamp.

In the 70th year of his age, Borlafe Lord Viscount Cullen.

At Banff, in the 81st year of her age, Mrs Donaldfon, relict of Mr James Donaldfon of Allachie, and aunt to the Right Hon. the Master of the Rolls.

The Duchefs Dowager of Mecklenburgh Schwerin, in the 79th year of her age.

At London, C. E. Beresford, Efq. Secretary to the Commiffioners of his Majesty's Stamp Duties.

At Comber, in Ireland, Rollo Gillespie, Efq. formerly a Captain in his Majesty's 17th regiment of foot. His conduct was diftinguished by promtitude and courage, which were particularly difplayed after the landing of our troops at the Helder.

Mr William Mills, farmer of Houfe of Muir.

At Leith, Mr William Balleny, merchant. Colonel