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Buckingham, who received him fitting under the canopy of Rtate in the prefencechamber; whence a proceffion was made to the council chamber; where Lord Carlisle's commiffion was read, and the oaths were administered to him; after which, his Lordship having received the fword from Lord Buckingham, the great guns in the Phoenix park were fired, and anfwered by the regiments on duty, which were drawn up in College-green. His Excellency then repaired to the prefence-chamber, where he received the compliments of the nobility, and other perfons of diftinction, upon his fafe arri. val to take upon him the government of the kingdom.

In the morning of Dec. 30. the Earl of Buckinghamshire, the late Lord Lieute nant, imbarked on board the Dorfet yacht, on his return to England. The Earls of Carlile and Buckinghamshire went together from Dublin cattle in a chariot drawn by fix horfes, and preceded by a leading coach and fix in which were the officers of ftate, to the Pigeon houfe, where Lord Buckinghamshire imbarked. They were attended by the nobility, perfons of diftinction, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, feveral aldermen and citizens, and escorted by a fquadron of dragoons. The proceffion was very grand. Lord Buckinghamshire received every demonftration of refpect from the people.

"Dublin, Fan, 6. Thursday Francis Kinfclough, a combining journeymantailor, was convicted before Aldermen Darragh and Shiel, for quitting the work of Mr Leet, before the time for which he was retained expired. He was ordered to Bridewell to hard labour, purfuant to act of parliament." [42.711.]

About the middle of January a recommendation was published from the altars of all the Roman-Catholie chapels in Dublin, to excite the benevolence of the congregations towards the relief of their unhappy brethren in the Weft Indies, and pointing out the different places where they thould leave their contribu.

tions.

The houfe of Meff. Latouche, in Du blin, has fubfcribed one thousand pounds to the relief of their fellow-fubjects in the West Indies.

SCOTLAND.

A meeting of the Antiquarian fociety lately established in Edinburgh [42.671,

695.], was held in that city, Jan. 16.

A letter from the Earl of Bute to the Earl of Buchan was laid before the meeting; in which the former of these two Noble Lords accepted the office of Prefident in terms which did honour to his Lordship and to the Society.

Sir Alexander Dick's prefent of fpecimens of Roman arms found in a bed of marl in Duddingston loch [42. 671.] was produced, with a rational account how they came there. One of these fpecimens was a Roman pugio, (that pugio which, added to the Roman fpear and buckler, conquered the world, and could conquer it again), of remarkable elegance and force in its form, the point and edge being extremely fharp to ftab and cut, and the weight thrown into the middle part, fo as to give a heavy bruife and a long fliding cut at the fame time. fraction of one of thefe weapons having been analyfed, a mixture of tin was found in it. The Society have asked Dr Black (perhaps the firft Chymift in Europe) to make very particular examinations in farther analytes, and poffibly thefe may lead to improvements in the temper of wararms.

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While modern heroes are covering their foldiers with feathers, and many other idle fopperies of drefs, perhaps it would be no affront to their understandings to be examining the weapons with which Cæfar and Scipio fought. If the privateers now fitting out in Scotland againft the Dutch would arm their men with daggers of the fame form with the one above mentioned, their enemies would foon be fenfible of the difference between the Roman pugio and a modern cutlafs.

Mr Berry, feal-engraver, presented the Society with a Scots Agate, that is without comparifon the fineft in Europe.

Lady Buchan, Mr John Dundas, and the Rev. Mr Stark, prefented the Society with Saxon, Roman, and other coins, in fine prefervation.

Many letters from gentlemen in diftant parts of Scotland were produced, defiring to be admitted members of the ociety, and promifing their affiftance in the purfuit of the objects of it.

Mr Robertfon of Ladykirk read a fuccinct account of the ftate and progress of agriculture in Scotland, from the reign of Edgar King of Scotland, in the year 1098, till the Reformation, in the year 1560, following the true line of know

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ledge; fupporting his facts by extracts from ancient charters in private hands, records in public offices, ftatutes and ancient authors; and connecting them by fhowing the caufes by which they were produced, and the confequences which followed. In this account, the importance of the fubject is demonftrated; an idea different from that commonly adopted is given of that useful art; colonization is touched at; a method of stocking, labouring, fowing, and managing the produce, is propofed; the early efforts of our ancestors for promoting the cultivation of ground, are fhown; and the author expreffes his hopes, that other members or correfpondents will further illuftrate this useful and extensive subject, and carry down the progrefs till our own times.

Sir James Foulis of Collington fent a paper to the Society upon the origin of the Scots, in which his proofs and conjectures are founded upon his intimate acquaintance with the ancient Celtic language, perhaps the only true fource of certainty on thefe fubjects. That keennefs of fpirit (without which nothing great or good ever yet was accomplished) which directed his fword in his youth through the enemy's ranks, now impells him in his age to the profecution of ftudies connected with the too-much forgot ten honours of Scotland. It is with pleafure we hear, that, among others of his literary amufements, he is employed in explaining the ancient names of places in Scotland. Thefe names, are always, in the Celtic language, defcriptive of the natural fituation of the place itself, or of fome hiftorical circumftance connected with it. A Highlander has a pleasure in travelling through the Highlands, of which a low-country man can have no conception. The name of every ftrath, bill, rivulet, or rock, carries a number of ideas into his mind. A lowlander, who understands not the origin of that name, has the perception only of mere found in hearing it.

Mr Williams, author of the account of the ancient vitrified forts in Scotland [39. 442.], was too modeft to call the attention of the Society to the project of a topographical account and map of the different coal-countries in Scotland, with all the circumftances attending them, which he has long meditated; but his friend Mr Cumming (who wishes for no greater honour than to have it engraved

on his tomb-ftone, that he was the first Secretary to the Society of Scots Antiquaries) prefented it to the members as indivi duals. It is remarkable, that amidst all the attentions to natural history, fince the days of Lord Bacon, in Britain, beyond all other countries, nothing has been written on the subject of coal, except by a native of this country, Mr Sinclair, in the last century. Men who confider that the natural and not the artificial productions of a county are the only true and lafting ftamina of commerce in it, and who know, that lead, coal, falmon, and herring, are the four great articles of Scottish natural produce, will readily fee of what confequence an able inquiry into any one of these four fources of employment may be. There is not a perfon in Scotland who, either as a pro. prietor of coal, or as an individual who burns it, or exports it, is not interested in the fuccefs of Mr Williams's inquiries; fo that the Society does not stop at mere curiofity, but ftretches to future utility.

Another meeting of the Society was held Jan. 29. A letter from Sir Laurence Dundas to the Earl of Buchan was produced, in which that Rt Hon. Gentleman expreffes his intention of chearfully contributing his mite to the Society. Two papers were produced, and read; one by Sir James Foulis of Colington, on the origin of the Scots; the other by the Earl of Buchan, correcting the errors that have been given of the famous Crichton [15.431.], presenting an authentic life of that extraordinary genius, and accompanying it with his hitherto unpublished works, This collection was depofited in the library of the Society.

On the 23d of January the committee of weekly managers of the Edinburgh charity workhouse admitted no less than fifty-three perfons into that house, and fupplied with meal forty-two others.

Thomas Gemmil, fon of Peter Gemmil of Hillhead, Airshire, indicted, at the inftance of John Walkinshaw-Crawford, Efq; of Crawfordland, for having wrote and conveyed, or caufed to be conveyed, to an avenue leading to the house of Crawfordland, an incendiary letter, dated, Feb. 26. 1777, was tried before the high court of jufticiary, Jan. 29. The counsel for the pannel contending, that the libel could not be found relevant upon the ftatute paffed in the reign of George II. concernG 2

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ing the fending of incendiary letters, becaufe that act did not extend to Scotland, the counsel for the profecutor declared, that they did not mean to plead the caufe to the full extent of that act, by which a perfon convicted was guilty of felony without benefit of clergy, but were willing that the libel fhould be restricted to an arbitrary punishment, and the trial proceed upon the common law of Scotland. The interlocutor on the relevancy was accordingly in these terms, The jury returned their verdict on the 31ft, all in one voice finding the libel not proven on which the pannel was affoilzied fimpliciter, and difmiffed from the bar.

Judgement was given by the court of feffion, Jan. 31. in the reciprocal complaints by the oppofite political parties in Edinburgh [42.670.]. One of these complaints was at the inftance of Treasurer Scot, and others, friends of Mr Miller, and concluded with praying, that the election of the Lord Provoft and Magiftrates made at laft Michaelmas, might be fet afide, on account of Dean of Guild Grieve and Bailie Macdowal being difqualified to vote, the former as treasurer of the Trinity hofpital, the latter as treafurer of Heriot's hofpital, which being offices held of the city, the complainers alledged, rendered the holders incapable of voting, and confequently rendered the election made by the complainers the legal election, provided the prefes elected by them fhould be found the legal prefes, and as fuch intitled to a cafting vote [42. 500.]. The court unanimously found, that the offices held by Mc. Grieve and Macdowal did not difqualify them from electing or being elected Magiftrates of Edinburgh; that the oldeft Bailie in the abfence of the Lord Provoft, had a right to the casting vote as prefes of the meeting; and that Bailie Thom fon, who prefided at the election of the prefent Magiftrates, was legally intitled to the cafting vote: and they found the complainers liable in expences. Several of the Lords expreffed their difapprobation of thefe proceffes. The other complaint was at the inftance of the friends of Sir Laurence Dundas, against Deacon Phin, for voting at the before mentioned election, though he was difqualified by nonrefidence, and not paying ftent and burden. The court diimiffed this complaint unanimously likewife, and found the complainers liable in Mr Phin's expences.

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CAPTURE S. [42. 715.] From Lloyd's Lift.

By British men of war.

By the Martha cutter: The Mercurius, Carr, from Amfterdam for Lisbon, with wheat, cheese, &c. carried into Dover. By the Echo, Kite, and Cruiser cutters : The Joanna Sophia, from L'Orient for Gottenburg; the Lindoboom, from Bourdeaux ; the Young Vrow Agnetta, from Lisbon; the Juffrow Alletta, from Malaga for Oftend; the Vreight and Stavenger, from Bourdeaux for Amfterdam; Town of Zurickzee, from St Antonio; and the Douft Luft, all Dutch, carried into Plymouth.

By the Porto: A Dutch fhip from Dominica for Rotterdam; and a Pruffian galliot, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam, with 190 hhds of tobacco, Dutch property, carried into Plymouth.

By the Formidable: A Dutch dogger, carried into Portsmouth.

By the Veltal frigate: The Three Friends, Napier, from Newry for London, retaken, and carried into Torbay.

By the George cutter: The Juffrow Sarah en Theodore Degar, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam, carried into Portsmouth.

By the Perfeus and Zebra: The Vriendfchap, from Lisbon, carried into Portf mouth.

By the Jafon frigate: The Sea-horse dogger, from St Ubes for Flushing, and the St Maloes, a privateer of 4 guns, both carried

into Portsmouth.

By the Tender bomb-ketch: The Vrowwines, carried into Weymouth fchap, from Bourdeaux to Rotterdam, with

By the Danae frigate! Ihe Fame letter of marque, from Amfterdam for Boston, laden with tea, china, and bale goods, valued at 10,000 l. carried into Waterford.

By the Warwick man of war: The Herman Hindinga, with 400 hhds of tobacco, and the Jonge Garbrandt, a galliot, both carried into Exmouth; the Vrow Maria, for Rotterdam, with wine, and the Friendship Hendricks, for Amfterdam, with Spanish wool, &c. both carried into Portsmouth.

By the Pheasant cutter: The Furet French privateer of 4 guns.

By the Warwick and other fhips: The fruit; the Ciara, Ruyter, from Cadiz for OTwo Sifters, from Seville for Oflend, with ftend, with cochineal, indigo, Spanish wool, &c.; and the Good Hope, from Trieste, with bale goods.

By the Edgar and other flips: The Juffrow Gabriel, from Marseilles for Amfterdam, with brandy, &c.; the Geval Petro Jacob, from Grenada, with fugar, cotton, &c.

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By the Is: The Sea-poft, from Amfterdam, for Cette, with tobacco, carried into Portímouth.

By the Minerva frigate: The Thomas and Jonke, from Seville for Oftend, with fruit, and the Jonge Tans Tighelaar, from Bourdeaux for Amfterdam, both carried into Portsmouth.

By the Maidstone frigate: The Anna en Agnes, from Valencia for Ostend, with currants, &c.; the Maria Sophia, from St Martins for Rotterdam, with wine, &c.; and the Heft Hoff, from Bourdeaux for Amfterdam, with wine, all carried into Portf mouth.

By the Thunderer bomb: The Jonge Re verds, from Seville for Oftend, with fruit ; and the Elifabeth, Corts, from Morlaix for Amfterdam, with honey, both carried into Portímouth. By the Wolf floop: The Reftorer, Smidt, from Nantz for Rotterdam, with fruit, car ried into Portfmouth. [48.]

By British privateers, &c.

By the Hero, Le Lacheur: Le GuerBand, a French fnow, from Nantz.

By the Weymouth privateer: The Zeluft, with bay fait, and the Jonge Anne, both from Sutton for Honfleur, carried into Weymouth road.

By the Alexander privateer of London: The Vrow Cornelia, from Barcelona, with 463 pipes of brandy.

By the Dolphin, Ford, of Penzance: Four Dutch veffels, carried into Scilly.

By the Fox of London: A large Dutch fhip, from Lisbon for France, carried into Penzance.

By the Ramsgate cutter: The Jonge Adrian, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam, carried into Ramfgate.

By the Cæfar privateer of Bristol: The fnow Hazard, from Nantz for St Domingo. [The reft of the Captures in our next.]

Ships of war commissioned, or new captains appainted. [42. 620.]

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Jan. 7. 1781. At Leith, Alexander Duncan, Efq; late a captain in the fervice of the

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Eaft-India company, to Mifs Margaret Dalrymple, daughter of the deceased Colonel Campbell Dalrymple.

At Dublin, the Earl of Lanefborough, to Mifs Latouche.

22. At Saltcoats, Robert Reid Cunningham of Auchinharvie, Efq; to Mifs Annabella Reid, of Saltcoats.

BIRTH S.

Jan. 6. The Lady of Sir James Baird of Saughtonhall, Bt, of a daughter

13. At Edinburgh, Lady Grant of Grant, of a daughter.

31. The Countess of Traquair, of a fon and heir.

DEATH S.

"Bermudas, Dec. 10. 1780. About fix weeks ago, Lord Drummond (fon of the Earl of Perth) died here, aged 43. In 1776, he was an officer in the King's troops at New York, (two letters paffed between his Lordfhip and Lord Howe [38. 585.] relating to a peace), and was taken prisoner. Wathing ton gave him leave to go to New York on parole. That city being too cold for his weak conftitution in winter, he asked per miflion to come and refide in this island, which is reckoned the finest air in the univerfe; which was refused His health, however, declining, he took his paffage in a veffel bound hither, arrived safe, and has lived among us four years, beloved by every one for his polite behaviour and good qualities."

Letters from Adm. Rodney bring an account of the death of the Hon. James Pitt, third fon of the late Earl of Chatham, and captain of the Hornet floop of war.

Dec. 28. At Weltport, county of Mayo, Ireland, in the soth year of his age, Peter Earl of Altamont, Vifc. Weftport, and Baron Mount Eagle. His Lordthip is fucceed. ed in title and estate by his eldest foo John Browne, commonly called Lord Westport.

In the county of Down, Ireland, Mr William Fergie. When he was put into the coffin, and weighed, the grofs weight was 600 wt; fo that, allowance being made for the coffin, he could not be less than 40 ftone.

At London, Mary Parker, aged 108. She retained her faculties till within a few days of her death.

29. At London, aged roo years, Dr Kennedy, F. R. S. formerly physician to the British factory at Lisbon.

At their houfe at Purfer's Crofs, Fulham, Mis Elifabeth and Mrs Frances Turberville, in the 77th year of their age, of an ancient and refpectable weft-country family. They were twin fifters, and both died unmarried; never were known to live feparate; died

within a few days of each other; and were interred the fame day in one vault.

Jan. 1. 1781. At London, the Lady of Lord Foley.

1. Sir Henry Lippincott, member for Bristol.

3. At Monymusk, Mr Alexander Simpfon, minifter of that parish, in the 83d year of his age, and 61st of his ministry.

3. At London. James Forfter, Efq; one of the four King's ferjeants, and chief justice in the lfe of Ely.

At London, John Lind, Efq; a gentleman at the bar, well known for the famous anfwer to the declaration of the rebel Congrefs, and other performances equally well received [38. 652.;—39. 293.]

5. In the tolbooth of Edinburgh, Ifabel Curry. She was committed to prifon on the ft of July laft, by warrant of the sheriff, for the murder of her bastard child, of about four months old, at the waulk-mill of Borthwick. From a precognition taken before the magifrates, it appears, that the had for fome months past been declining in health; that the had received every proper affistance; and in particular, that Dr Cullen very humanely vifited her upon feveral occafions, and fupplied her with medicine.

5. At London, in the morning, Mrs Allen, wife of Mr Jofeph Allen bricklayer; and at about three o'clock in the afternoon of the fame day died Mr Allen. They had been married fifty-three years. Mr Allen had been often heard to fay, that he should Their no furvive his wife many hours. corpfes were laid out on the fame bed, and were buried in the fame grave.

7. At London, Henry Davidfon, Efq; of Tulloch, Rofs-fhire.

8. At his houfe in Air, William Duff, Efq; of Crombie, Advocate.

9. At Edinburgh, Mr Peter Edgar of Bridgelands.

11. At London, Dr Chalmer, a Popish prieft, and titular bishop of London.

12. At Edinburgh, James Carmichael of Hailes, Efq; clerk to the fignet.

12. At Tarvit, Fifeshire, Mrs Anne Moncrieff, relict of Dr James Rigg of Dounfield.

12. At Bellintomb in Strathspey, Mrs Charlotte Urquhart, eldest daughter of the late Capt. Charles Urquhart of Burdfyards, and fpoufe of Lieut. James Grant of Bellin

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