the Court. His Lordship then recapitulated the principal part of the evidence, requesting the jury to give the whole their mature confideration, and to return fuch a verdict as their confciences fhould dictate. The whole procedure finished at three o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the jury were enclosed, and the pannel carried to prifon. About two o'clock the jury returned their verdict, unanimoufly finding the pannel guilty.

The pannel again repeated the objections he had formerly made to the validity of his trial, and protested against the whole proceedings as being illegal. All which were repelled.

The Court then all agreed in paffing fentence of transportation for fourteen years.

During the courfe of the trial, two perfons were committed to prifon for improper behaviour in the gallery.

EDINBURGH.

William Muir, Efq; of Caldwall, was, on the 28th ult. admitted Lord Rector of the univerfity of Glasgow.

Feb. 1. Meffrs Gerald and Sinclair having found bail, were this day liberated from jail.

3. Alexander Scott printer, accused of fedition, having failed to appear to ftand trial, fentence of fugitation was pronounced against him.

Petitions were prefented to the High Court of Jufticiary, from Meffrs Gerald and Sinclair, praying their Lordships to remit their bail which had been declared forfeited. Their Lordships agreed to this, as the great fall of fnow had prevented their arrival in town to ftand trial on the day appointed.

Mr James Watt was chofen minifter of the affociate congregation at Ayr, on the 27th ult.

Meffrs Margarot and Skirving arrived at London, and were committed to Newgate.

The late ftorms have been attended with very fatal effects. A confiderable number of fhepherds have perifhed; many bridges have been broken down, and oVOL. LVI.

ther difaftrous confequences have been communicated from different parts of the country.

The number of veffels wrecked or loft on the coafts of Yorkshire and Durham during the late ftorms, are computed at about fixty; the crews of most of which have perished.

6. Dr Angus M'Donald of Taunton was received a Fellow of the Royal College of Phyficians.

The University of St Andrews conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. Mr George Campbell, fenior minifter of Cupar Fife, and Chaplain' to the Breadalbane fencibles.

A melancholy accident happened on the 31ft January laft, at Ardochoil in Breadalbane; the walls of a house were carried away by a torrent of water in the night-time. The father with fix of his children were inftantly fmothered. The wife and one girl are faved. They have alfo loft 13 cattle.

Six new regiments, to be raised in Scotland, are given to the following noblemen. and gentlemen: the Marquis of Huntley, Colonel Campbell of Lochnell, Sir James Grant, Colonel Graham, General Douglas, and M Kenzie of Seaforth; thefe regiments are to confift of 1000

men each.

7. This day the magiftrates pronounced fentence against Mr John Hepburn, farmer at Barefoot in Eaft Lothian, convicted of exciting difturbances, and of rioting on the streets upon the 9th ult. when Mr Margarot was to have stood trial. The magiftrates fined Mr Hepburn of L. 21 Sterling, found him liable in full expences, and ordained him to find caution for his good behaviour for three years, under the penalty of 100l. Sterling.

On the 7th inftant, the Court of King's Bench, Ireland, gave their opi nion in the cafe, the King v. Archibald Hamilton Rowan, when they were unanimously of opinion," that there was no ground for fetting afide the verdict.”

Mr Juftice Boyd pronounced the fentence of the Court," That Archibald Hamilton Rowan fhould be imprisoned in the goal of Newgate for two years, to Р

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commence from the day of his trial; that he should pay a fine of 500l. to his Majefty, and remain in prifon till the fame be paid; and that he fhall give fecurity to keep the peace for feven years, himself in 2000l. and two fureties in 1000l. each." Mr Rowan was remanded to Newgate.

At the anniverfary meeting of the British Wool Society, the following gentlemen were elected office-bearers for the enfuing year: viz. Sir John Sinclair of Ulbfter, Bart. chairman; Sir Alexander Ramfay of Balmain, deputy chairman; Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo Bart. treasurer; Mr James Horne, Writer the Signet, fecretary.

Many Prefbyteries of Scotland have teftified their loyalty, and expreffed their difapprobation of the dangerous effects, which the principles propagated by the French may have upon the minds of the people of this country; and have published refolutions expreffing their opinion, and pledging themselves to ufe their endeavours to counteract the influence of fuch principles, and to excite in the people a zealous concern for the peace and profperity of their country. Such conduct is highly worthy the minifters of peace, and we hope will be attended with the wifhed-for effect.

Proclamations have been iffued by the magiftrates and sheriff, requiring the owners of dogs to confine them within doors for the pace of forty days, as feveral mad dogs have lately appeared in different parts of the country.

It is fomewhat remarkable, that fo confiderable a number of mad dogs fhould have made their appearance at this feafon of the year. It is, we apprehend, owing to infection communicated by bite or otherwise, fome months ago. Advertifements have appeared from different counties prohibiting dogs from going about at large. A poor girl was brought to the Infirmary on the 13th, who had been bit near Comiefton. The magiftrates have fined feveral gentlemen for neglecting the regulation enjoined by their proclamation. For cure, fee p. 96.

Two foldiers belonging to the Queen's dragoons, and a day-labourer, were found

The anniversary fermon, preached by Mr Moodie for relief of the industrious blind, on Tuesday the 17th, was attended by a refpectable audience; the collection amounted to L. 71: 9:4 It must be grateful to the minds of the directors of that benevolent inftitution, that their endeavours meet with the approbation of the public. We learn that there is a quantity of matts, the manufacture of the blind, to be fold No. 8. Shakespeare Square.

The Theatre has been attended by a very genteel and numerous audience during Mr John Palmer's ftay. We have fcarcely ever feen a more brilliant company than appeared in the boxes on the 26th; the play being at the defire of the Dean and Faculty of Advocates. The attendance of the members of faculty was, however, but fcanty.

On the 19th, St Enoch's church, Glafgow, was broken open by fome active facrilegious citizen. After breaking open the defk of the precentor, they forced the door of communication with the feflion houfe, which they rummaged and infcribed on its walls, in capital

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letters, the words Liberty and Equality, They alfo deftroyed the brushes, and painting utenfils of the workmen now employed in painting the church. To enlighten them in this profitable depredation, they took a lamp, and the cruife of another, from the adjoining fquare.

24. The trial of Charles Sinclair, which fhould have proceeded this day, was, at the pannel's request, adjourned to Monday the 10th of March.

The cafe of Capt. Johnstone, fixed for this day (24.) has likewife been delayed. By accounts from Gottenburgh, we learn, that a dreadful fire broke out there on the 4th instant; it is faid, from 100 to 120 houfes were confumed. Fortunately none of the British have fuffered. The lawyers employed on the fubject of the marriage of his R. H. Prince Áuguftus with Lady A. Murray, have had feveral meetings. The refult of their de. liberations feems favourable to the young couple. Marriages folemnized abroad, are, by various Acts of the British Parliament, recognized in this country; and the Act of Parliament which was paffed in the beginning of the prefent reign, prohibiting the marriage of any of the Royal Family without the confent of his Majefty, and on which the prefent application for a divorce is founded, does not extend to marriages contracted abroad.

In the Houfe of Commons of Ireland, the Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced the Ways and Means, obferving, that he meant as little as poffible to add any preffure on the industrious and indigent part of fociety, whom he would relieve as much as poffible, by taxing the luxuries of life. It was his object to reduce the tax on beer, and to increase it on fpirits, which was a continuation of a meafure that had operated favourably. The objects of taxation were, teas, cards, dice, carriages, malt, bills of exchange, receipts, &c. He propofed for confideration, afmall duty on leather in its firft.procefs, which would not exceed id. per pair on hoes; the tax on tea was equally moderate, but one halfpenny under the price of four fhillings, and one penny above that price. The Chancellor next propofed a bounty on foreign bark; this eafure feemed to be calculated to equi

poife the duty he had propofed on leather. Bills of exchange and receipts were propofed as inftruments of duty, which, he faid, would bear but half the proportion with the English taxation. Carriages he propofed to tax one third more, which would equal fix guineas per carriage. These taxes, with nine pence per barrel on malt, were nearly the whole propofed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by whom fome remarks were thrown out, tending to fhow, that the proprietors of malt-houfes eluded the legal tax, and that therefore, in that department, there was a very great deficiency,

Decreet has been pronounced in the action of divorce, at the inftance of her Grace the Duchefs of Hamilton against his Lordship.

27. Mr Hepburn has paid his fine of twenty guineas, formerly mentioned, He applied, by bill of fufpenfion, against his fentence to the High Court of Jufticiary; but their Lordships were pleafed to refufe the bill, with cofts. The magiftrates immediately ordered the twenty guineas to be paid into the Managers of the Charity Work-house.

This day was appointed, by his Majefty's proclamation, for a public faft and humiliation, throughout Scotland, for fupplicating the Deity to avert the calamities of war, and thofe heavy judgments which our fins have juftly deferved; and to implore his bleffing and affiftance upon our arms, and to restore peace and profperity to thefe kingdoms. The fame was obferved in a very devout manner. All the churches were crowded, and the fermons preached by the feveral clergymen, fo far as we have been able to learn, were replete with loyalty, good fenfe, and piety, and gave general fatisfaction to the hearers. The topics chiefly infifted on were the excellence of the Britifh Constitution, and the great degree of liberty we enjoy, both civil and religious: The mifery and calamities of France, which were traced to the ambition and licentioufness of her princes, the intrigues of her Court, the profligacy of her clergy, and the fuperftition of her religion. It was obferved, that the French had been foolifh and wicked enough to deny a particu

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lar Providence, and fo depraved, as to hope for annihilation, by calling death an eternal fleep that they had impioufly converted the house of God to a temple confecrated to modern philofophy, and the worship of the goddess of freedom. It was demonftrated, that French equality was an equality of mifery. Perfonal holinefs, with a firm belief and truft in a particular providence, and in that God who ruleth among the nations, were strongly inculcated. That while we fear God, we should honour the king, and love the brotherhood. Regard to our Conftitution, refpect to laws and to rulers, reverence to religion and its inftitutions, it is the duty of every Christian, and every good citizen to cherish and maintain. A collection is now making, under the authority of the Magiftrates, the Lords of Seffion, Faculty of Advocates, and other public bodies, for the purpose of paying off the debt of the Charity Workhouse. No public collection has been made for this inftitution fince the year 1783. It appears, that the debt of the houfe at prefent is 5301l. 4s. 11d. From the fuccefs of this collection, and the new arrangement in the management, made chiefly under the direction of a very philanthropic citizen, who has paid, infinite attention to the matter, it is not doubted that the ordinary revenues will, in future, answer the outgivings; as it appears from the report of the committee who examined the books and accounts, that the ordinary funds for the half year, pofterior to that of 1ft July laft, when the new mode of management had taken its full effect, exceeded the expenditure in upwards of 2631. Sterling.

APPEALS.

Feb. 5. William Ker of Chatto, appellant, verfus Mr Redhead, refpondent. Decree reversed.

William Black of Netherdon, and Ifaac Grant writer to the fignet, Appellants. and George Gordon of Rothcrey, and others, creditors on the estate of Kincragie, refpondents. Decree affirmed. 11. Alexander Milne, of Chapelton, Efq; appel. G. Skene of Skene, Efq; refpon. The appellant and 57 others, were, on the 5th Oct. 1790, expunged from the roll of Freeholders of the county

of Aberdeen, as nominal and fictitious voters. The matter was afterwards carried before the Court of Seffion, which, by fix different interlocutors, confirmed the refolution of the meeting.—The House reverfed the interlocutors.

21. Heard counfel in the appeal, Reid, King, and Co. of New York, against Mef Coats of Glafgow. Decree reverfed on the motion of Lord Thurlow. This judgement establishes an important point in mercantile law, contrary to a train of decifions in the Court of Seffion, viz. That when a bill of exchange is given, not in the ufual courfe, but depofited as a collateral fecurity for a debt, the perfon with whom it is depofited, muft negociate it, as in the common cafe of foreign bills, otherwise he makes it his own. In this cafe, the terms of the receipt given for the depofited bill were, that the taking it fhould not exonerate the acceptors, &c. of the original bill, unlefs adual payment was made; but the House declared, that these words did not exeem the holder from the obligation to negociate duly.

THE weather, during the greatest part of the month of February, has been open and mild. There has been very little froft, but now and then very violent fquals of wind. We have obferved, that 24 hours have feldom paffed without fome violent gufts of wind, attended with rain, which have proved very detrimental to the fhips at fea. The fields, it may be faid, have never loft their verdure, though the cultivation of the ground has been a good deal interrupted by the wet weather. All forts of neceffaries have, upon the whole, been moderate in price. Coals have kept at a price much below what was apprehend. ed; indeed they have feldom exceeded 6s. 6d. for 12 cwt. Beef and mutton continue at 3d. and 4d. per lb. Veal scarce, and little of it good in quality. Salmon in confiderable quantity, and very good, from 10d. to 18. per lb. Of white fish there has been a pretty conftant supply; and the herrings ftill continue to frequent the Forth, prodigious quantities being expofed every day in the market fo cheap as 16 and 18 for a penny.

LISTS.

LISTS.

CAPTURES.

By the Britifs.

LLOYD'S LIST.

L'inconftante, French frigate of 40 guns, by the Penelope and Iphigenia frigates. The Viper, a brig of 18 guns, by the Flora frigate.

Feb. 11. The Bicns-Aimè is taken at Bengal, and the Citoyen with ftores for Pondicherry, is taken by Admiral Cornwallis' fquadron off Pondicherry

The Blanche frigate has captured the Sans Cullotte privateer of 20 guns, and carried her into St Kitts.

The Swedish brig Alta, Iraundschaft, fup pofed with French property, is taken by the Quebec frigate, and carried into Madeira.

21. The Brilliant frigate, Capt. Robertfon, has taken the Elegance, (a Swede) laden with naval ftores, and fent her into the Downs. Alfo re-taken and fent into Dover, the Good Întent of London, and the Friends' Goodwill, of Sunderland, both coal laden, both formerly taken by a French privateer near Yarmouth. The Hope, from the Southern fishery to Dunkirk, is taken by the Fox, letter of marque, of London, and carried into Barbadoes. The Pigot, arrived at Bengal, has taken ahip from the Mauritius for France.

By the French.

The Eaton from Liverpool to Oftend, is ta ken by a French frigate and carried into Havre, Madras Courier, October 1.

"The Ceres, Berkley, of 250 tons burthen, from Bombay, was taken off Acheen head on the 16th of Auguft by the General Dumourier privateer, mounting 22 guns, from Mauritius, and reported that twenty-two more were fit. ted cut there, fix it was faid for the Bay, four for the freights of Sunda, four for Malacca, and the reft for the gulph of Persia, Red Sea, and Malabar coast. Some of thefe privatteers, the Grand Dumourier, La Fayette, &c. are faid to carry 40 guns.-The Egalite joined the General Dumourier a few days after.

"Befides fome previous captures, their prizes were the Polly, Taylor; the Industry Snow, Budden; the Floyer brig, Parkinson, and the Ketch-George, Hindes.

"The Egalite, and 'her prize, the Polly, had fallen in with the Bombay fleet, three Indiamen, and nine country fhips, on the 9th of August, off Acheen Head.'

"The Dumourier and Egalite flood away to the eastward, intending, as they faid, to at tempt the plunder of Pulo Pinang, one of the Prince of Wales' iflands. They talked alfo of oing down the Bay towards Bengal."

II. The Roman Emperor, Smith, from St John's to the Weft Indies, is taken by a French privateer, and run a-fhore at Guadaloupe.

The George, Thomson, from Liverpool to Africa, was taken on January 1ft, by a French frigate.

The Friendship, Hill, from Sunderland to Oftend, is supposed to be taken and carried into Dunkirk.

14. The Somerfet, from Bristol, is carried into France.

The Le Hirondelle, (prize to the Gipfey) from Africa to the Weft Indies, is taken by the Sans Cullotte privateer, and carried into St Lucia.

18. The brig Friends, Smith, from Jamaica, is captured by a French privateer, and fent into Martinique.

The Friendship, Leflie, from Jamaica, and the Havannah to London, is taken by the CaIra privateer, and carried into Charlestown.

25. Accounts are received by the Minerva from Bengal, (arrived in the Channel, bound to oftend)." That feveral English country fhips are taken by the French in the Indian feas, amongst whom is a Capt. Berkley; alfo that 16 fail of merchant fhips, under convey of two frigates, left the Mauritius about the end of October, bound to France."

The Princefs Royal, Horncastle, from London and St Helena to China, was taken, on the 28th Sept. by three French privateers, near Sunda iflands, and carried to the Mauritius, where he is fitted out as a privateer.

The Nimble pilot boat of Cowes, from Alderney, arrived at Portsmouth, was chaced by a French frigate, who took four English floops in their fight, and fent them into Cherbourg. The mafter of the Nimble was informed at Alderney, that the fame frigate had taken, within a few days, eleven English vessels, and fent them to Cherbourg.

The Mermaid, laden with fruit, from Oporto, and the Bonny, (fuppofed to be the Bonetta) from Viana, falt laden, are taken and carried into Brest.

MARRIAGES.

His Royal Highness Prince Auguftus, to Lady Augufta Murray.-About eighteen months fince, Lady Dunmore, whose husband is now Governor of the Bahama islands, went with her two daughters to Italy, where they refided till very lately. His Royal Highness Prince Auguftus, being at Rome, met with thofe ladies, and very naturally courted their agreeable fociety; the confequence of which was, a mutual attachment between his Royal Highnefs and Lady Augufta Murray, and they were there married. Lady Augusta Murray became pregnant, and returned to England. His Royal Highness also returned;

and,