March 1. At Edinburgh, Mr John Latimer, eldest fon of Mr Christopher Latimer, Collector of Excife. 3. At Dumfries, Francis Armstrong, Efq. of the city of Dublin. - At Glasgow, Mr John McKenzie, junior, yarn merchant. -. At Edinburgh, Quarter-Master John Evers, of the Scots Brigade, Adjutant to the Edinburgh Recruiting District. 5. At Dalkeith, Mrs Calderwood, relict of Mr James Calderwood, late 'Surgeon in Dalkeith. -The Rev. Joseph Easton, minifter of the gofpel at Troqueer. - The Rev. Mr John Sommerville, Protestant Dissenting Minister of SunderJand. 6. At his houfe near Kilmarnock, William Douglas, Esq. of Annanhill, one of the Deputy Lord Lieutenants for the County of Ayr. At Aberdeen, Mifs Mary Tait, who for feveral years prefided with diftinguished reputation, over one of the principal feminaries for female education in that city. The manner of her death was peculiarly affecting: On the night of the General Faft, (Feb. 12.) after having attended the duties of the day, and when her family were all retired to reft, fhe was employed in writing letters of confequence, when by fome accident not perfectly afcertained, her clothes took fire. She languifhed twenty-two days under tortures unparalleled in duration, which fhe bore with the greatest fortitude. 7. Alexander Graham Stirling, youngest fon of Mr Stirling of Pittendreich, merchant in Dundee. - Sir John Call, Bart. Member of Parliament for the Borough of Callington. Mr David Stewart, Glover. of her fervant. She expired in agonics on the following morning. Mar. 10. At Edinburgh, the Hon. R. Arẻ buthnot, third fon of the Hon. John Vifcount of Arbuthnot, deceased. 11. At Dumfries, William Wellth, Efq. of Stielfton. - At her houfe, Queen Street, Mrs Gordon, wife of William Gordon, Efq. 12. Mr Archibald Mereer, Merchant in Edinburgh. -. At Newton Don, the Right Hon. Lady Harriet Don, wife of Sir Alexander Don, Bart. of Newton. - Charlotte Klien, wife of Mr R. Coldftream, merchant, Leith, after being delivered of a daughter, who is likely to do well. At Wokingham, Mr Holton, fhoe. maker, who had Twenty children by his firft wife, and Twenty-one by his fecond. 15. At his father's houfe, Edinburgh, the Rev. Mr Henry Home Grieve, Minifter of Crichton. 17. At his houfe in Alifon's Square, Edinburgh, in the 89th year of his age, Mr Alexander Campbell, late merchant in Glafgow: efteemed and beloved by all who knew him, for his unblemished integrity and unaffected piety, and for the candour of his temper and the gentleness of his manners. A difconfolate widow, and four daughters and five fons, (the youngest of whom is the ingenious author of "The Pleasures of Hope,") furvive to lament his lofs. 18. At Kelfo, Mifs Anne Bennet, daughter of the deceafed Andrew Bennet, Efq. of Chefters. At Berwick, Mr Thomas Ord, fen. many years a respectable Captain in the Old Shipping Company's fmacks. -. At Dumfries, Mrs Elizabeth Maxwell, relict of the Rev. Mr M Morine, late Minister of Kirkpatrick Durham. 20. Mr James Muir, of Hunter's-hill, merchant in Glasgow. 22. Mifs Anne Smith, youngest daughter of Donald Smith, Efq. Banker in Edinburgh. - At Edinburgh, Mrs Ifabella Scott, relict of the late Archibald Scott, Efq. of Roffie, aged 87. At Kilmarnock, Mr Robert Tanni hill, writer. 23. At Glasgow, Mrs Janet Buchanan, wife of James Monteith, Efq. merchant. 25. Mrs Margaret Fleming, widow of Hugh Niven, Efq. merchant in Glasgow. Lately, Mifs Sulannah M Keller, only daughter of the late Duncan M'Keller, Efq. of the Ifland of Tobago. Erratum Page 138. col. 2. line 2. For the diameter of the enlightened part being to the diameter of the obfcure part of her difc as 838 to 362; read, the diameter of the enlightened part being equal to the diameter of the obfcure part of her difc. P. 146. col. 1. l. 6. (of the verses,) for lethe read Lethe. 1. 10. for When read Where. 1. 15. for near read ne'er. 1. 30 no interrogation. |