23. The Affembly had tranfmitted to them by the Committee of Bills, a petition from Mr Laurence Butter, minifter of Lethendie, accufed before the Prefbytery of Dunkeld, and Synod of Perth and Stirling, by Margaret Macfarlane. Mr Butter being heard for himself, and Mr Hagart as his counfel; and Mr Inverarity at Caputh, and Mr Niven at Dunkeld, for the Prefbytery of Dunkeld; and for the Synod of Perth and Stirling, Mr Sommerville at Stirling, and Mr Inverarity; the Affembly, after reasoning, in refpect it was judiciously stated by the Prefbytery, that the libel with which they propofed to ferve Mr Butter did not proceed upon a fama clamofa, Reverfed the fentences of the Prefbytery and Synod appealed from; and remitted the cause to the Prefbytery, to proceed in the accufation of Mr Butter, if they fhall fee caufe, according to the rules of the Church.

24. An Addrefs to his Majefty, on the Marriage of the Princefs Royal of Great Britain, with his Serene Highness the Prince of Wirtemberg, was unanimously agreed to by the Affembly.

Chapels of Eafe.

The General Affembly had tranfmitted to them a petition from Mr Wm. Milli. gan, minifter at Kirkden. The Aff-inbly approved of the conduct of the Prefby tery of Arbroath, in laying before the Affembly their procedure refpecting the eftablishment of a Chapel of Eafe in the

town of Arbroath, in conformity to the order of the laft Affembly. And the regulations being read, and having heard a member of the Prefbytery of Arbroath in explanation thereof, the Affembly were fatisfied of the neceffity and expediency of the Chapel intended, and having made fome alteration in the regulations, authorised and inftructed the Prefbytery of Arbroath to grant the defire of the petition, by erecting the Chapel of Eafe i queftion.

25. In purfuance of the refolution of the Affembly, they refolved themfelves into a Committee of the whole Houfe, to confider the returns refpecting the Erection of Chapels of Eafe. They proceeded to confider the returns which were laid before them. The Committee finding that a fufficient number of returns bad not been forwarded, for enabling the Affembly to enact the regula tions into a law, a motion was made, that the Committee are of opinion, that the Affembly fhould Remit the faid regulations and overture, and R tranfmit the

fame. After a long debate, the Committee agreed to the following ftate of a vote, Re-tranfmit or Not; it being underflood, that if it carry Re-tranfmit, the Committee are of opinion, that the Af fembly fhould re-enact the faid regulations and overture, and re-tranfmit and enjoin fuch Prefbyteries as have fent no returns, to fend up their opinion to next Assembly, and if it carry Not, that, then the Committee are of opinion that the Affembly ought to Difmifs the overture. It carried Re-tranfmit, by 121 to 47. BIRTHS.

Stewart of Lefmurdie, a fon.
April 19. At Leuchars, Mrs Major

of Aberdour, a fon.
21. At Aberdour Houfe, Mrs Gordon

Mountblairy, a daughter. 24. At Mountblairy, Mrs Hay of

May 1. At Durham, Mrs Stewart of Dalguife, a daughter.

Peter Grant, Efq. of Rorhemurchus, a 7. At Edinburgh, the Lady of John daughter.

Hon. Mrs Hamilton, a fon. 10. At Downton-hall, Shropshire, the

12. At Bradford Hall, Worcestershire, the Lady of Lieut.-Colonel Archibald John Macdonell, younger of Lochgarry, a daughter.

tefs of Northefk, a daughter. 13. At Rofe-hill, Hampfhire, the Coun

19. At Newpoffo, the Lady of Sir James Nafinyth, Bart. a daughter.

Mrs Cruickshank of Langley Park, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

April 20. At Morpeth, Lieut. Bruce of the Berwickshire Light Dragoons, to Mifs Mary-Anne Bates, daughter of the late Dr Bates, rector of Wharton, in Northumberland.

24. At Glasgow, Mr William Wilson, merchant in that city, to Mifs Elifabeth Sufannah Lapfly, only daughter of the deceafed James Lapfly, Efq. of North Woodfide.

-. At Glasgow, Mr John Bannatyne, merchant in Glasgow, to Mifs Niel Bannatyne, youngest daughter of the deceafed Rev. Charles Baunatyne, minister at Irvine.

Frafer, daughter of Colonel James Fraser of Belladrum.

April 28. At Edinburgh, Lieut.-Col. Charles Maitland, to Mifs Napier, daughter of the Hon. Major-Gen. Napier.

May 12. Major Dive, of the Fifefhire Fencibles, to Mifs Rolefton of Carrickfergus.

17. Andrew Thomfon of Banchory, Efq. to Mifs Helen Hamilton, fecond daughter of Dr Hamilton, Marifchal College, Aberdeen.

18. At London, the Rev. Wm. Holwell, to Lady Charlotta Hay, daughter of the late Earl of Errol.

19. At Yefter, Henry Scott, Efq. of Belford, to Mifs Catharine Macdougal, fecond daughter to Allan Macdougal, Efq. writer to the fignet.

DEATHS.

Mar. 16. 1796. At Botany-bay, Mr Gerald. On the arrival of the ship, the Sovereign, at Sidney-cove, he ftaid on board the veffel during all the time the continued in the cove. When, at length, the departure of the veffel made it neceffary for him to quit the fhip, he bought a fmall house and a garden, at a diftance from the town of Sidney, to which he retired with a fixed and deep decline, which brought him to his grave in lefs than two months. He received the moft Jiberal attention from Gov. Hunter; and his body, at his own defire, expreffed two days before his death, was buried in his own garden.

19. At the fame place, of a dyfentary, Mr Skirving. He had bought a fmall farm, already cleared, and fet himself to the improvement of it with indefatigable induftry. In getting in his harveft, he caught this complaint, which is very common in that country, and fell a victim to it. Great complaints were made of the captain of the veffel who carried over Skirving and his friends Muir and Palmer, who reprobated Margarot from their fociety, as having "polluted the holy and immortal caufe of liberty, by the affociation of his name with thofe of its pureft defenders ;" and, notwithftanding his fuppofed treacherous affociation with Campbell, he was not brought to trial, but contiguous houfes were affigned to him and Muir; and they had no caufe to complain of any want of civility or attention while their perfons and fervices were adjudged to the Government, to cultivate the land till the expiration of their fentence.

Sept. 9. At Boglepore, Mr Dav. Wood, furgeon at Monghier.

Sept. 1o. At Calcutta, J. York Kinloch, Efq. fon of the late Sir James Kinloch Nevay, Bart.

Dec. 30. At Arcot, Colonel Younge, in the Hon. Eaft India Company's fervice.

Jan. 19. A Jamaica, Mr Gib. Dickfon, mill-wright and architect, son of Mr Robert Dickson, merchant, Glasgow.

Feb. 6. At Jamaica, Capt. Thos. Leflie, of the brig Princess of Wales of Leith.

18. At Lisbon, Dr Travers, furgeon and agent to his Britannic Majesty's hofpital there; which fituation he had filled near 40 years with distinguished zeal and honour to the fervice in which he was employed.

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26. In George-ftreet, Hanover-square, William Cadogan, M. D. phyfician to the army, and author of an Effay on the Nurfing and Management of Children, 1750," 8vo; " Differtations on the Gout, and all chronical Diseases,” 8vo.; Oratio anniverfaria in Theatro Collegii Regalis Medicorum Londinenfium, ex Harvæi inftituto habita die 18o Octob. 1764," 4to; another, 1793, 4to. He was of Oriel-college, Oxford; M. A. 1755, B. and D.M. fame year.

March 11. At King's College, Old Aberdeen, in his 83d year, Profeffor Thos. Gordon, who, for a period of upwards of 60 years, had creditably discharged the duties of his office.

19. In his 58th year, Philip Hayes, profeffor of mufick in the univerfity of Oxford, Muf. D. 777. He had juft come to town, in order to prefide at the enfuing feftival for the new Mufical Fund. He dreffed himself in the morning, to attend the Chapel-royal, St James's; but fuddenly fhewed fymptoms of approaching diffolution, and expired in a fhort time afterwards. He was fupposed to be the largest man in England, and nearly equal in weight to the late celebrated Mr Bright, the miller of Malden, Effex. His remains were, on the 21ft, interred in St Paul's cathedral. The corpfe, on entering the church, was met by the gentlemen of the choirs of the Chapel-royal, St Paul's, and Westminfter-abbey, who fang Dr Green's funeral anthem," Lord, let me know my end,” &c. Dr Arnold and feveral other mufical gentlemen attended as mourners.

21. At his houfe in Stanhope-street, Charles Fitzroy, Lord Southampton, fon of Charles fecond Duke of Grafton, and fecond brother to the prefent Duke. He was born in 1737; and, in 1758, mar

ried

ried Anne, daughter and coheirefs of Sir Peter Warren, K. B. and vice-admiral of the Red; by whom he had iffue, now living, nine fons and five daughters; his eldeft daughter died 1795, and three fons and a daughter died intants. His Lordfhip was a lieutenant-general, colonel of the third, or King's own regiment of dragoons, and groom of the ftole to the Prince of Wales; and was created Lord Southampton, Baron Southampton of Southampton in the county of Hants, Oct. 17, 1780. His chief refidence was at Fitzroy-farm, near Highgate, as lord of the manor of Totenhall, in Pancras parifh, rebuilt within these few years, and the grounds laid out with much tafte, and the furrounding fcenery extremely picturefque. The farm, which he held in his own hands, confifted of about Ico acres. He is fucceeded in his titles and eftates by George's Ferdinand, his eldest fon.

Mar. 21. Aged 72, with the compofure and dignity of a Chriftian, after a fhort illnefs, which he bore with exemplary patience and refignation, the Rev. Mr Jervis, many years paftor of a congregation of Proteftant Diffenters at Ipfwich. His integrity and benevolence procured him general efteem.

At his houfe at Vauxhall, Surrey, Mr Thomas Sadd.

22. In Southampton row, after a fhort illness, Mrs Stracey, wife of Capt. John Francis Stracey of the 19th regiment of foot.

The infant fon of B. Hobhouse, Efq. M. P.

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.At Horfham, Suffex, aged 66, Triftram Revell, Elq. of Carnfield-houte, county of Derby. He was a magiftrate for the county of Derby, and licut-col. of the Derbyshire militia; in which capacity, and in the rank of major, he had ferved fince 1773, when the militia for that county was raised.

-, at Laufanne, in Swifferland, Tiffot, the celebrated phyfician.

at Mcffingham, in Lincolnshire, Winifred Foxon, aged 104 years. She, by hard labour, fupported herself until within two years of her death.

April 16. At Dumfries, Mrs Jane M Minn, wife of the Rev. William Kirkpatrick, minifter of the Scotch Kirk, Liverpool.

19. At Edinburgh, Mr John Green, merchant, Petersburgh, Virginia.

20. At Dean, Mrs Ifabel Crawford, wife of Mr Alexander Peacock, architect. At Little Pinkerton, near Dunbar, Mifs Marianne Lee.

- At Edinburgh, Mr William Nicol, late one of the Mafters of the High School of Edinburgh, diftinguished for his profound kill in the Latin tongue, which he could both write and speak with the utmost correctness and fluency. He poffeffed the moft brilliant talents as a public teacher; and in private was eminently fuccefsful, in communicating inftruction to gentlemen who had loft the opportunity of acquiring the Latin in their early youth. Attached to his friends with the most ardent affection, he was indefatigable in promoting their intereft; and his numerous acts of beneficence will be long remembered by the objects of them, after his failings shall have been buried in his early grave. He obtained the above mentioned refpectable office by comparative trial in the year 1774, and refigned it about two years ago. A widow and three children furvive him, with a comfortable provifion, the fruits of his honeft induftry.

21. At Glasgow, Mr John Kennedy, ftudent of phyfic.

22. Thomas Ballantyne, Efq. of Holilee, in the 81ft year of his age.

23. Bailie Archibald Muir of Rothfay. 26. At Afkirk Manfe, The Rev. Mr Simon Haliburton.

Duncan Campbell, Efq. Collector of Excife, at Glasgow.

- At North Leith, Mr John MacLaren, mafter of iron manufacturer, and fhip builder there.

At Edinburgh, Mifs Magdalene Nairne, daughter of the deceased Robert Nairne, Efq. late in the fervice of the Hon. Eaft India Company at Bencoolen. 30. John Rutherford, of Balquhandy, Efq. writer, in the 87th year of his age. He practifed law, without interruption and with inflexible integrity, for a period of 60 years.

May 1. At Edinburgh, John MacLaren, Efq. from Jamaica, late of Balmano. 2. Ar Briftol, Mr Walter M'Clure, fon to Mr David M'Clure, merchant in Liverpool.

-At Glafgow, Mr James M'Grigor merchant.

-. At Kilbarchan, Mr John How, jun. furgeon.

At Glasgow, Mr David Fleming,

merchant.

At Dundee, Mrs Sufanna Waid, fpoufe to Lieut. Andrew Waid, of the navy, in the 63d year of her age.

3. At Bath, Mrs Hefther Skinner, widow of the deceafed Captain William Skinner.

4. At Cargen, Mrs Stothart of Cargen. 5. Robert Græme, Efq. of Garvock. 7. At Dunbar, Mrs Clunes, fpoufe of Mr James Clunes, merchant.

8. At Kellie Caftle, in the 61st year of his age, much and juftly regreted, the Right Hon. Archibald Erikine, Earl of Kellie, Vifcount Fenton, Baron of Dirlton, &c. His Lordfhip was fon to Alexander fifth Earl of Kellie, by Janet, daughter of the celebrated Dr Pitcairn of that ilk; fucceeded his brother Thomas Alexander, fixth Earl, in 1781, and dying unmarried, the titles devolve to Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet, Captain in the Fifefhire regiment of Fencible Cavalry.

- At Gayfield, Mifs Augufta Erskine, youngest daughter of J. F. Eskine, Efq. of Marr.

May 8. At Hendon, Mrs Campbell, wife of John Campbell, Efq. of B.rnersftreet, M. P.

In Kulin' own, near Mulufarnam, Mr William Gifenan, farmer, at the great age of 103 years; he was married to his Fifth wite, who brought him forth a fon about 18 months ago.

- At Edinburgh, Mr James Lowndes, accountant of Excife.

At Aberdeen, in the 68th year of his age, Mr James Watson, Advocate there.

10. At Craigends, Mrs Cuninghame of Craigends.

At Manfe of Farnell, Mrs Anne Burnett, relict of the late Rev. George Wilson, minifier at Kinnaird. II. Mr Alexander Montgomery, merchant in Belfast.

12. Alexander, Dallas, Efq. of North Newton, in the eighty-ninth year of his age. At Greenock, Mr James Bain,