much the circumstances of the clergyman would be reduced by the loss of his livings, in the handsomest and most friendly manner, before he would accept the resignations, endeavoured to remove his scruples, and to prevail upon him to retain his livings, but without effect. 17. Steam Boats.-A gentleman in Edinburgh received, on the morning of the 14th, by the steam boat, the duplicate of a letter which had been dispatched from Belfast by the mail on the 12th, the same day the steam boat sailed; the original letter only arrived on the evening of the 16th. The Rob Roy, which brought the letter to Green ock, performed the voyage from Belfast to the latter place in 14 hours. 19. Launches. On the 15th the Talavera, a 74 gun-ship, was launched from the Royal Dock, Woolwich; and on the 17th the Waterloo, of 84 guns, was launched from Portsmouth dock-yard. The latter bears at her head, a full length figure of the Duke of Wellington, and is one of the finest ships of her class in the navy; she is built on the new principle, with diagonal riders and truss frame her gun and upper decks are laid diagonally. The following are her dimensions: Length on the gun-deck 192 ft. 0 in. Depth in hold Burther in tons 49 21 21 2056 22. Revenues of Edinburgh.-A motion was made in the Merchant Company on the 19th, by Mr Arch, Gibson, for a com mittee to investigate the state of the city's funds; on the ground, that it appeared from a statement recently published, that the expenditure of last year exceeded the income by L. 16,000. The Lord Provost opposed the motion; asserting, that the statement in question was taken from a garbled account of the city's revenue; and assuring the Company, that the affairs of the city were at present in a flourishing and unembarrassed condition; and having pledged himself to give every explanation at the next annual balance, to any burgess who might wish to become master of the subject, Mr Gibson agreed to withdraw his motion. Royal Burghs of Scotland. The following is the annual income of the Royal Burghs of Scotland, who send members to Parliament, as stated in the appendix to the report of the committee of the House of Commons, appointed to examine into the state of their jails.-(Fractions are omitted.) Edinburgh L.45,000 Aberdeen* Nil. L.1100 No answer whatever is made by the returning officer of the town of Aberdeen to the important circular query, as to the Annan Anstruther (E.) Anstruther (W.) Banff North Berwick Brechin Burntisland Campbeltown Cupar Dingwall Dornoch Dumbarton Dunfermline Dumfries Dunbar Dundee Dysart Elgin Haddington Inverary Inverbervy L. 6000 Irvine L.1000 1500 Pittenweem+ 300 2200 Rothsay 168 2754 Stirling 2320 1000 Wick 40 There are no returns from the burghs of Clackmann n, Lochmaben, Sanquhar, Cullen, Kintore, Inverury, Rutherglen, Renfrew, Nairn, and Kirkwall. 23. Montrose. We learn with great satisfaction that the extension and improve ment of our town hall, and the erection of other public rooms, are in contempla tion, and will be carried into effect without delay.. Mr Maule, the member for the county, although not directly connected with the burgh, has, with his accustomed generosity, subscribed the handsome sum of L. 100 towards these improvements; and it is understood that additional aid from that quarter will not be wanting, if required. From the well-known liberality of our own member, we have every reason to expect that he will not suffer himself to be outdone by his honourable friend. James Farquhar, Esq. is extending the village of Laurencekirk upon the plan ori ginally begun by the late Lord Garden Three of them are to be tried for the offence. Fatal Accident by Foul Air.-On Saturday evening, a brewer's servant in Leith, attempted, against the warnings of his master, to go down into a large vat which had been out of use, and filled with carbonic acid gas; but had not gone many steps on the ladder when he fell down lifeless. It has been suggested, in consequence of this accident, that such vessels might be cleared of the foul air, by introducing from the top a leather tube to reach within a foot of the bottom; and through which, by means of smiths' bellows, pure air might be blown in, which in a short period would clear the place of the noxious gas. 31. Riot at Whitehaven.-Early on the morning of the 27th, some hundreds of people, chiefly women and boys, attacked a vessel, belonging to Workington, lying in Whitehaven harbour, and taking in a cargo of potatoes for Ireland, and carried off nearly the whole cargo. Nine carts, containing potatoes, arrived in Lowtherstreet about five o'clock, on their way to the vessel, and hearing of the riot, returned back, but, being pursued and overtaken, the carts were upset, and the potatoes, as well as the sacks on the tops of the carts, completely carried away in ten minutes.Exclusive of the loss of these, that of the cargo is estimated at about L. 250. troop of dragoons were sent for to Carlisle, in aid of the civil power, and a considerable part of the property was recovered, and several of the ringleaders apprehended. A Free Schools for Adults.-There have been nine schools opened for these eight months past, under the superintendence of the Glasgow Sabbath Evening School Youths' Union, for teaching adults to read the Scriptures; these schools have been taught free of all charges; the schools for different sexes and ages are taught separately; during this period a considerable number, who commenced at the alphabet, are now reading the Scriptures with tolerable accuracy, among whom are a number of parents far advanced in life, and who, from pointed attention to the instructions given in these schools, have made much progress. Adulteration of Human Food, &c-In the course of this month, several more very heavy penalties have been imposed in Ireland, on dealers in imitation tea; and three brewers have been convicted in high fines for using deleterious ingredients in brewing porter. Some discoveries have also been made of imitation tobacco, which was found to consist of dried cabbage leaves, glossed over on the exterior with such an appearance of tobacco as to deceive the eye. But the chimney-sweepers of Leeds have carried the process of adulteration to its On the opposite side of the Frith, the quantity caught is believed to be greater, so that this source alone has thrown into circulation a sum not less than L. 300,000, on both sides of the Moray Frith. There are at present in Lochiel from 200 to 300 fishing boats, which take nightly from one to five crans each. Army Reductions.-The following reductions in the army have been officially announced to take place immediately, viz. the 20th, 24th, and 25th regiments of dragoons; and down to the 93d regiment of infantry; ten subalterns from each regiment of foot guards, and fourteen men per company of each regiment of foot. Second majors are to remain. The 21st and 22d regiments of dragoons are in India, and for this reason the 20th regiment is to be reduced in their place. The amount of the reduction will exceed 33,000 men. 4. Ireland-We learn with great pleasure from Lord Norbury's Address to the Grand Jury of the City of Dublin, assem• bled at Green street, on Saturday the 31st ult. that the general internal state of Ireland was rapidly improving, and that industry and tranquillity prevailed throughout the country. This happy state of affairs he attributed to the increased dissemination of moral information among all classes of the people--to the impartiality, energy, and vigilance of the magistracy-and to the activity of the police. The noble Lord alluded in strong terms of repre hension to the absence of the greate part of the nobility and other great landed p prietors of Ireland, who in other countries dissipated the wealth that is drained from their tenantry, and of which at least some part ought to be expended in Ireland to stimulate and reward industry. Fatal Accident.-On Sunday forenoon, the 1st instant, while Serjeant Major Weir, of the royal artillery, was walking down St Andrew's Street, Edinburgh, he accidentally dropped his stick, and stooping hurriedly down to lift it, came in contact with one of the pikes of the railing in front of the houses, which, shocking to relate, entered under his left jaw, and the point came out near his eye. He was immediately released from this dreadful situation, but the unfortunate man died soon after in the infirmary. Fifeshire. At a meeting of the Justices of Peace for the district of Dunfermline, on the 2d instant, the first held since the restoration of Mr James Stuart, younger of Duncarn, to the commission of the peace, Mr Stuart, who was prescut, received the unanimous thanks of the meeting, for his firm and successful resistance of the attempt of the Lord Lieutenant to exclude his name from the commission. After the meeting, the Justices of Peace and many of Mr tuart's friends gave that gentleman an elegant entertainment, in Hutton's Inn, Mr Hunt of Pittencrieff in the chair, assisted by Mr cotland of Luscar, Mr Cuninghame of Duloch, and Mr Black of Bandrum, who acted as stewards. Port of Leith.-An order of Council was published in the gazette of the 3d instant, whereby the port of Leith is declared to be one of those into which goods may be imported direct from the dominions of the East India Company. The order in Coun. cil recites the provision of the 53d of the King, passed on the last renewal of the Company's charter, which leaves it to the discretion of the Board of Treasury to judge what ports of the United Kingdom are fit and proper for the deposit and safe custody of all such (India) goods, wares, and merchandise, as well as for the collection of all duties payable thereon." This will be esteemed, no doubt, a considerable accommodation to the merchants and consumers of North Britain. Burgh of Aberdeen. We stated in our last number, the dissatisfaction which had been excited at Aberdeen, in consequence of the mode in which the late warrant of the Privy Council directed the Magistracy of that city to be restored. The burgesses have now determined to challenge the validity of the warrant in question, and have circulated a memorial among the other Burglis of Scotland, calling upon their burgesses for support in the measure. In consequence, a meeting of the burgesses of Edinburgh took place on the 3d instant, when several resolutions in favour of those of Aberdeen, and deprecating the proceedings of the Privy Council in the case of that burgh as illegal, were unanimously adopted, and a subscription set on foot in aid of the objects of the meeting. 7-Curious case of Toll-dues.-The following case was lately decided by the Justices of Renfrewshire A carpenter in Paisley having contracted to finish a house a short way out of town, in place of taking the timber on carts, found it more convenient, or probably in consideration of the intervening toll-bar, he deemed it cheaper to convey it on a porter's barrow. The toll-man insisted on payment of his tolldues, and, on being refused, detained the barrow. The case came before a quorum of Justices, in the shape of an action of damages against the toll-man for illegal detention. It was argued for the toll-man, that the vehicle in question was a twowheeled carriage, and within the meaning of the statute; on the other hand, it was stated, on behalf of the carpenter, that tollduty was leviable only on a carriage drawn by a horse, ass, mule, or other beast, and as he was neither a horse, ass, nor mule, if toll was exigible from him, he must be considered a beast. The Justices decided against the toll-man, and imposed a small fine. The case was appealed to the Quarter Sessions, and on Tuesday the 27th ult. the judgment was affirmed. Executions. Of the four persons sentenced to death at the Glasgow Circuit Court, (Matthew Clydesdale, for murder, Simon Ross and James Boyd, housebreaking and theft, and Margaret Kennedy, passing forged notes,) two only, Clydesdale and Ross, were, on Wednesday the 4th, hanged in front of the jail; the Royal clemency having been extended to Boyd and Kennedy, who are respited during the pleasure of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. Clydesdale, it will be recollected, was found guilty at the last Glasgow Circuit, for the murder of an old man, Alexander Love, collier at Laigh Drungelloch, New Monkland; and as no motive could be assigned, the deed was probably perpetrated wantonly, in a state of intoxication. Simon Ross was a native of Glasgow, aged about 20, by trade a flesher. often in custody on suspicion of committing offences; but the crime for which he suffered was a trifling housebreaking committed at Rutherglen. Clydesdale is the only person who has been executed in Glasgow for murder for the last ten years; the person who last suffered for that offence being a man who was hanged in July 18u8. The total number executed in Glasgow since that time, besides Ross and Clydesdale, is 14. He has been I. CIVIL. Oct. 10.-Mr Edward Baxter to be Vicc-consul for the United States, at Dundee. 20.-The dignity of a Baronet of the united kingdom, conferred on Sir Humphrey Davy. Nov. 4.-Sir Charles Abbot was sworn in Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in room of Lord Ellenborough, resigned in consequence of ill health. 5.-Mr Justice Dallas was sworn in Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, vice Sir Vicary Gibbs, resigned from ill health. Chief Magistrates of Scottish Burghs, &c. Anstruther, Easter.-David Roger, jun. Wester. Andrew Meldrum. Arbroath.-William Kid. Auchtermuchty.-David Scott. Ayr, Newton.-James Wallace. Cupar Fife.-George Aitken of Todhall. Dundee.-Patrick Anderson. Dunfermline.-Major D). Wilson. Edinburgh-Kincaid Mackenzie. Helensburgh.-Jacob Dixon of Rockbank. Jedburgh.-William Hope of Hopehouse. Inverkeithing.-Robert Walker of Sunybank. Inverness.-James Robertson. Irvine.-Lieut. Gen. Montgomerie of Wrighthill. Kilmarnock.-William Brown. Kilrenny.-John Louthean. Kinghorn. John Sibbald of Abden, Kintore.-Patrick Milne of Crimonmogate. Kirkcudbright.-Robert Gordon of Largianglec. Lanark.-Robert Hutchison. Lauder.-Alexander Dawson. Leslie.-Thomas White. Linlithgow.-John Boyd, Lochmaben.-Robert Richardson. Maxwelltown.-Philip Forsyth of Nithside. Nairn.-Sir W. G. Cumining of Altyre, Bart. Newmilns.-Nicol Brown. North Berwick.-James Dalrymple. Perth.-David Morison. Pollockshaws.-John Monteith. Port-Glasgow and Newark.-James Barclay. Prestwick.-John Boyd. Queensferry.-Campbell Innes. Renfrew.-Robert King. Rutherglen.-Robert Maxwell. II. ECCLESIASTICAL. Sept. 24.-Mr James Russel, ordained minister of the parish of Dunning. Oct. 10.-Rev. Frodsham Hodson, D.D. Prin cipal of Brasennose College, Oxford, to be Vice Chancellor of that University. Rev. Thomas Hobson, to be rector of Pentridge, and of Nether Comptou, with Over Compton annexed, Dorsetshire." Rev, H. W. Salmon, M. A. to the united! vi carages of Sproxton-cum-Saltby, Leicestershire. Rev. John Clutton, D. D. to hold the vicarage of Sidney, with the chapelries annexed in Glouces tershire, together with the rectory of Kinnersby, Herefordshire 12.-The University of Glasgow conferred the degree of Doctor in Divinity on the Rev. Samuel Hanna, minister of the Presbyterian Church in Belfast. 14.-The Rev. George Lawson, from Bolton in Lancashire, admitted to the pastoral charge of the Associate Congregation of Kilmarnock. 16.-The Rev. Alexander Torrence, ordained. by the Presbytery of Dalkeith, assistant and successor to the Rev. William Torrence, his father, minister of Glencorse. 23.-Rev. G. J. Haggitt, to the vicarage of Parham with Hackeshon, Suffolk. Rev. T. B. Syer, to the rectory of Great Wrat ing, Suffolk. Rev. E. A. Daubeny, to the rectory of Hampret and Stowell. Rev. Robert Earle, to the vicarage of Minster Lovel, Oxfordshire. Rev. C. N. Mitchell, to the vicarage of Laurothal, Hereford. Rev. Robert Hammoud, to the vicarage of East Walton, and rectory of Geytonthorpe, Nortolk. Rev. John Francis, to the rectories of St Mildred and All Saints, Canterbury. 28.-The Associate Burgher Congregation of Newburgh, gave an unanimous call to Mr Alexander Waugh, preacher of the gospel. Nov. 2.-Rev. John Mathew, M. A. to the rectory of Reepham St Mary, with Kerdeston, Nor folk. Rev. Charles Davy, to the rectories of Coombe and Barking, with Darmsden annexed, Suffolk 31 48 58 64 25th do. Lt. F. Clarke, from h. p. to be adjut. and Lt. vice Leith, ret, on h. p. as Adj. 17th do. Gent. Cadet W. F. Marlton to be Ens. by purch. vice Jervis, 6 Dr. G. C. M. Chase to be 2d Lieut. by purch. vice Reeves, proin. 10th do. do. Bt. Lt. Col. S. T. Popham to be Lieut. Col. vice Kelly, dead do. Bt. Maj. T. C. Green to be Major, vice do. do. Ensign W. Mellis to be Lieut. vice Kelly do. H. W. Hartley to be Ensign, vice Mellis, do. Assist. Surg. H. Caldwell, fm. h. p. 91 F. to be Assist. Surg. vice Quill, ret. on h. p. 91 F. 25th do. Lieut. J. Brooke to be Capt. vice M'Intosh, dead, 1st Oct. Ensign W. Kenworthy to be Lieut. vice Brooke, W. G. White to be Ensign, vice worthy James Seymour to be Browne, cancelled Lieut. J. A. Allen to be voise, dead, do. Ken do. Ensign, vice 10th Sept. Exchanges Lt. Col. de Bosset, from Staff in Mediterranean, with Lt. Col. Napier, h. p. 50 F. Bt. Lt. Col. Cheney, from 2 Dr. rec. diff, with Brev. Major O'Brien, from 58 F. with Capt. Fuller, h. p. 53 F. Capt. Shakspeare, from 10 Dr. with Capt. Arnold, 99 F. Swinburne, from 43 F. with Capt. Hay, h. p. 73 F. Lieut. Fairlie, from 42 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Stevenson, h. p. 57 F. Pierard, from 47 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Mitchell, h. p. 41 F. Saunders, from 20 Dr. rec. diff. with Lieut. Cooper, h. p. 66 F. 89 F. O'Brien, from 2 F. with Lieut. Crawford, Wyatt, from 2 Life Gds. rec. diff. with Lt. 1 F. Hanbury, h. P. Morris, from 1 F. with Lieut. Babington, h. P.. Richardson, from 2 F. with Lieut. Berkeley, h. p. 92 F. J. Shea, from 58 F. rec. diff, with Lieut. Rice, 12 Dr. Chambers, from 1 F. G. with Ensign Sir J. M. Burgoyne, h. p. 71 F. Cornet Jacob, from 4 Dr. G. with Cornet Stevenson, h. p. 3 Dr. G. Ensign Trimble, from 11 F. with Ensign Farmer, h p. 103 F. Smith, from 12 F. with Ensign Lewis, h. Major Hartwell, 6 Dr. G. len, do. Licut, Leathes, R. Art. Gent. Cadet J. Browne to be Ensign, vice Bowra Cornet Evered, 6 Dr. G. do. Qua. Mast. Webb, 1 Tower Hamlets Mil. Lieut. H. Jervis to be Adjut. vice Coventry, res. 17th do. Assist. Surg. T. M. Perrott, from h. p. 43 F. to be Assist. Surg. vice Bunny, ret. on h. p. 43 F. 25th do. Gen. Sir G. Beckwith, G. C. B. from 2 W. I. R. to be Colonel, vice Earl of Lindsey, dead, 21st do. 2 W.I.R. Maj. Gen. Sir H, Torrens, K.C.B. from: African Corps, to be Colonel, vice Sir G. Beckwith, Commis. Dep. Dep. Com. Gen. J.B. Butler to be Com. Gen. to the Forces, 4th do. Dr H. Bigger from h. p to be Dep. Insp, of Hosp. vice T. Gunning, h. p. 25th do. Staff Surg, James Roy, M.D. from h. p. to be Surg. to the Forces, vice Lawrie, ret. do. Staff Surg. J. Maling, from h. p. to be Surg. to the Forces, vice Leath, ret. on h. p. |