At Edinburgh, David Somerville Ranaldson Dickson, Esq. of Blairhall, Lieutenant in the 2d, or Royal North British Dragoons, to Anna, youngest daughter of the late Charles Crymble, Esq. of Ballyclare, county of Antrim, Ireland, 30. At Glasgow, John M'Intosh, Esq. merchant in Glasgow, to Miss Marion M'Call, fourth daughter of John M'Call, Esq. of Belvidere, late merchant in Glasgow. At Glasgow, Mr James Hood, cooper Glasgow, to Miss Graham, only daughter of Mr William Graham, Brownfield. July 1. At Eskgrove, Charles Peter Hay, Esq. Captain in the Honourable East India Company's service, to Helen, eldest daughter of Sir David Rae, Bart. 3. At Edinburgh, James Borthwick, Esq. merchant in Leith, to Miss Finlay, daughter of the late Reverend William Finlay, minister of Polmont. Lately, at London, Viscount Ashbrook, to Emily Theophila, eldest daughter of Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, Bart. of Fern Hill, Berks. 7. At North St James's Street, after an illness of five years, Mr John Gibson, aged 27. At Cultoquhey, Miss Rachel Robertson, daughter of the deceased Henry Robertson, Esq. late of Clackmannanshire. 8. At Govan, Miss Ann Fleming. At Lympston, Devonshire, Alexander Hume, Esq. of Hanes. 9. At Dumfries, Mrs Lucy Gage, relict of George Maxwell, Esq. of Munshes, aged 61. At Bognor, Sussex, Mrs Matilda Linning, wife of Dr Woodman, physician there, and youngest daughter of the late Reverend Thomas Linning, minister of Lesmahagow. 10. At Eldin, John Clerk, Esq. of Eldin, F. R. S. Edinburgh, and author of the Naval Tactics. . At Gilmore Place, Mr Samuel Gilmore, rope-maker. 11. At Paterson's Court, Broughton, Miss Catharine Douglas. At Rothsay Manse, isle of Bute, Mrs Isobel M'Leod, daughter of the late Roderick M'Leod, Esq. writer to the signet, and wife of the Reverend Doctor M'Lea, minister of the gospel in that place. 12. At Penzance, in Cornwall, where he went for the recovery of his health, in the 16th year of his age, Sir Wm Langham, Bart. At in the service of the Honourable the East India Company, youngest son of the late Sir Robert Strange. At the Isle of Wight, the Lady of Colonel Home. -The Honourable Major Powys, of the 83d regiment: this gallant young officer was conspicuously employed in the attack of Fort Picurina before Badajoz, and was severely wounded on the parapet of the work, which he had been the first to mount by the ladders. - At Elvas, in consequence of a wound he received on the 19th March, before Ba⚫ dajoz, William Potter, Esq. Major in the 23d regiment of foot. At London, Sir Francis Molineaux, Knight, and Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Sir Frank Standish, Bart.He died so suddenly, that he ordered his servant, as he was rising, to prepare his breakfast, and on the latter returning in about ten minutes, he found his master dead, who, it is supposed, expired in an apoplectic fit. Sir Frank possessed a fine family estate in Lancashire, and has left also a considerable personal property. 29. At Moidart, Simon M'Donald, Esq. of Morar. This young gentleman, (who was killed by his fowling-piece going off accidentally) had just completed his 21st year: his amiable disposition and pleasing manners endeared him so much to his acquaintances, that many generations have passed since a death, so generally lamented by all ranks of people, has happened in that part of the Highlands. At Jamaica, Ann Wignell, a free black woman, at the advanced age of 146. She was imported from Africa when twelve Price of Stocks. years of age, and about fourteen years pre vious to the destruction of Port Royal by the great earthquake in 1692. She had been bedridden some time before her decease, but retained her senses until the last. Lately, at Paris, the Dutch Admiral, De Winter. A few days ago, at Richmond, county of Galway (the seat of James Burke, Esq.) aged 115, Mrs Belinda Crawford. She was 18 years old on the 22d of April, 1715, which day she recollected perfectly to the hour of her death, as it was rendered remarkable by the total eclipse of the sun; during which, we are historically informed, of the darkness having been so great, that the stars faintly appeared, and the birds went to roost in the morning about ten o'clock. At Bhanpoorah, on the 27th October, the celebrated Mahratta chieftan, Jeswunt Rao Holkar. He had been long confined to his bed, and his bodily strength, as well as mental faculties, hád forsaken him. The brave Lieutenant-Colonel William Campbell, who was mortally wounded in the moment of victory, at the head of the 78th regiment, in the attack on Fort Cornelis, island of Java, was the third son of John Campbell, Esq. of Ensay. At the first tak ing of the Cape of Good Hope, under Sir Alured Clarke and Sir James Craig, his gallant services, as Captain of grenadiers, were acknowledged in the public dispatches. His character, as a soldier and a gentleman, was well known to the army. A letter from a gentleman high in office, says" Colonel Campbell's loss, much to be regretted in the army, will be dreadfully felt in his own regiment, to the younger officers of which he was a father, and among the soldiers of which he has long been the favourite officer." 1812. 04 prem. 56 1 prem. 597 626 ib. 582 627 ..... 628 Register of the Weather for August... 570 in the Sea, off the Island of St Mi- 593 House of Commons...... HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. America........ 631 -Re-establishment of the Kingdom... ib. The Northern war ...................................................... 639 Domestic Intelligence..... -Dreadful Murder at Barnes, Surrey, SCOTTISH CHRONICLE. Court of Session......... 640 ib. ib. 641 611 |