At Berwick upon Tweed, James Wood, aged 75. 8 Martha Williamfon, daughter of the Mr Jofeph Williamfon Advocate, relist e Rev. Mr Muchet minifer of Stirling, vidow of Mr Murray of Ayton in Fife Andrew Robertfon, Efq; of Black , aged 77, late Provot of Dingwall. At Aberdeen, Captain James Skene, e 69th year of his age. 2. At Monymuk, Sir Archibald Grant, ..of Monymulk A. 1. at Bath, in the 76th year of his the Rev. James Fordyce, D. D. a native berdeen, and educated in that University, irft promotion was to be one of the mirs of the collegiate church of Brechin, rwards he was minifter of the parifh of oa, from which he had a call to be paftor refpectable congregation in Monkwell et London; thus accepting a dependent, lace of an independent living, which we ove he had cause afterwards to repent. He a refpectable clergyman, and an animated acher: his Sermons to Young Women e much admired, and went through feveeditions; but want of health had deprived world for many years of his public la rs. - Sir Edward Bannerman, Bart. 1. At Edinburgh, Mrs Moubray, wife of Moubray of the General Poft Office. j. At Summerfide, East Lothian, James ox, Efq; 5. Henry Stark, Efq; of Taiffes. - Duncan Forbes Mitchell, Efq; of Thainfthird fon of the late Sir Arthur Forbes Craigievar, Bart. - Lady Dafhwood, fpoufe of Sir Henry hwood, and filter-in-law to the Cour. is Galloway. 7. At Caroline Park, Sir John Stuart of lanbank, Bart. in the S2d year of his age. entered Advocate in 1737, was many irs Sheriff of Berickfire, afterwards icitor for the Stamp Duties in Scotland, emoluments of which he enjoyed to his ith; George Buchan of Kello, Efq; has the vivency. Mrs Elliot, fpoufe of Mr Cornelius liot, W.S. - Thomas Reid, D. D. Profeffor of Moral Philofophy in the Univerfity of Glasgow, in the 87th year of his age. His elaborate and ingenious works will be lafting monuments of his eminent abilities. 9. Mr George Maxwell, merchant in London. 10. At Greenhead, Mr John Gordon,, of Glasgow, merchant, 11. Mr John Addifon, merchant in Montrofe. Dr John Cantly, Phyficion in London. 12. Mrs Barbara Balmain, fpoufe to Adanı Pearfon, Efq; Secretary of Excife. 13. Mr Charles Gordon, fon of the late John Gordon, Efq; of Bahnoor, W. S. 14. Sir John Hopkins, Knt. and Alderman of Caftle Baynard Ward, London. The Rt Hon. John Lord Ballenden, Heri table Ufher to the Exchequer in Scotland. Dying a widower, without iffue, it is uncertain who fucceeds to the titles and Hereditary Uherfhip; probably both may fall into the family of Roxburgh, to whom he was profum tive heir. 16. Vidor Armedus Maria, King of Sardinia, and Duke of Savoy born 1726 a widower. He has left nine children among ft which are, Charles Prince of Picdmout his heir, married to the Princess Mary Adelaide, filter to the late French King; Mary Jofepha, married Compt de Provence, now King of France; Mary Therefa, married Compt de Artois, brother to the late King of France, now living in the Abbey of Holyrood House, at Edinburgh. 19. At Westmill, the Hon. Alice Ballenden, filler of the late Lord Ballenden Daniel Turner, D. D. many years minister of the Scots church at Woolwich. 20. The Rev. William Hoyden, minister of the parish of Penpont. At Ardgowan houfe, Sir Michael Stewart, Bart. in the 84th year of his age. He was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in the year 1735. He is fucceeded in his title and eflate by his eldest fon, John Shaw Stewart, Efq; 21. Mifs Blair, only daughter of Charles Blair, Efq; of Down house. 22. Rev. David M'Clellan, minifter of Beith, in the 74th year of his age. 26. At Edinburgh, Sir Benjamin Sinclair. He is fucereded by his only fon, now dir John, in the Eaft Indies. 30. At Eglintoun Caftle, the Rt Hon. Archibald Earl of Eglintoun, a General of his Majelty's forces, Colonel of the ad rcgiment or Royal North British dragoons, Governor of Edinburgh Castle, and Lord Lientenant of the county of Ayr. His Lordship was twice married, and has left two daugh ters. He fucceeded his brother in 1769, who was unfortunately killed by Mungo Campbell, an officer of excife, in a fuffle, val. 31. P. P. 557. 613. An ample fortune, with the title, goes to Col. Montgomery, M. P. for Ayrshire, Col. of the 3d regiment of fencibles, and deputy governor of Edinburgh castle. The ancestor of this noble family came over with William the Conqueror, and commanded the right wing of the army at the battle of Haftings. His defcendant, Sir John Montgomery, at the battle of Otterburn in 1388, took, with his own'hand, Lord Percy, after he had killed Earl Douglas, and mortally wounded Earl Murray, and for his ranfom made him build the Caftle of Dunnoon, which was the chief refidence of the family for many generations. The Queen Dowager of Denmark. Nov. 1. At Stirling, Mrs Jean Finlayson, relict of the late Wm M Killop, Efq; of Westhaugh. 2. At Dunfe, Dr James Hall, phyfician. - Rev. James Lindfay, minitter of Kirklifton, in the 85th year of his age. Mifs Smollet Rouet, only child of John Smollet Rouet, Efq; of Auchendennan. 13. At Kirkton, Mr John Whyte, late purfer of the Taunton Caftle Eait Indiaman. 15. At London, Capt. Fortescue, of the 15th regt. of foot. 16. John Orrock, Efq; of Orrock, 18. At London, the Moft Hon. Thomas Thynne, Marquis of Bath, Groom of the Stole, Knight of the Garter, and one his Majefty's Privy Council. He is fucceeded in titles and eftates by his fon, Viscount Weymouth, M. P. for Bath. In the Affembly at Durham, Sir Wm Dick, Bart. of Preftonfield, Major of the Mid-Lothian fencible cavalry. 19. Edward Bearcroft, Efq; M. P. for Saltafh, Chief Juftice of Chefter, and one of the King's Counsel. At Bervie, near Forres, the Lady of the Hon. Lewis Duff, brother of the Earl of Fife. 27. Gilbert More, Efq; merchant in Aberdeen, in the 78th year of his age. Captain Maitland Sharp, of the Marines. Mr Wm Anderfon, writer to the figat The Rev. James Paton, minifter of Tar phichen. At Hackney, Mr Bowler Miller, aged 71 the oldest clerk in the Bank of England. Alexander Anderson, Esq, Banker, London. PREFERMENTS. Sir Walter James Warden of the Mint. Earl Carhampton to be Commander in chief of the forces in Ireland. General Lord Adam Gordon to be Gorenor of Edinburgh Castle, vice Earl of Eg ton, deceased. Lieut.-General Charles Rainsford to be Go vernor of Tinmouth, vice Lord Adam Gr don. Colonel Edward Morrison, of the ftream Guards, to be Governor of this, vice Rainsford. Major-General George Nugent to be Cap tain of St Maw's Castle, vice Morrison. Mr Robert More, preacher of the gospel, to be minister of the parish of Oldhamftucks. PROVOSTS. Glafgow-James Macdowal, Efq; Lard Provoft. Aderdeen-George More, Efq; New Galloway-Hon. John Gordon. Prices of Grain at Haddington, Nev. 15. Wheat, 28s. Barley, 255. Oats, 16% Peáfe, 155. Beans 14s. 806 pography and Natural History of ›y of a curious bill of the King's kinner, anno 1625 807 the Origin and Ufe of Naval Sig- ay on Cleanliness and Innocula- STATE PAPERS. drefs of General Washington on REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. 822 Budget, Taxes, &c. MONTHLY REGISTER. GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE, Containing important information regarding the operations of the armies on the Rhine and in Italy, also of the operations in the West Indies 854-860 824 CONTINENTAL INTELLIGENCE. 828 LONDON. Subscription to the Loan Gold medal prefented to the Ad- 860 860 861 DUBLIN. Accounts of a French fleet in Ban 833 836 Report of the Weather 863 Lifts Marriages Births-Deaths, 838 Preferments, &c. 864-6 EDINBURGH: Sold by JAMES WATSON & Co. No 40. South Bridge; PATENT FOR CANAL LOCKS. ON the 2d of Auguft, the fpecification of a patent was enrolled in the Pe Bag Office, by John Luke Efq; of Treviffes, in the county of Cornwall, f a new mode of lifting, drawing, and conveying loaded and light boats out of one canal into another, instead of the prefent mode by means of locks. Th invention confifts of an inclined plane, running from the furface of the upper that of the lower canal, with a fyftem of machinery at the upper end of it, by which the boats are drawn up and let down the plane. The machinery confift of a water-wheel, that is turned by a ftream let in upon it from the upper to the of the lower canal, with other wheels connected therewith, and with the rop that paffes over a pulley, and connects with the carriage in which the boat is placed: alfo of a loaded veffel, called a tun, which affifts and regulates the chinery, and which moves up and down a correfponding and parallel plane, in a direction oppofite to that of the boat. In cafe of a scarcity of water, the principal axle of the machinery is fupplied with a hand-turn, which is of fa ent power to answer the purpose of the water-wheel. The contrivances for E ing up and letting down the carriage of the boat, from the water furface d canal to that of the other, is fimple, and well calculated for the purpose. AN EFFECTUAL CURE FOR CORNS. BATHE the part, if not inconvenient, in warm water, and apply an ivy la which had been previously fteeped for twenty-four hours in vinegar. Repeat fteeped leaf each day, till the corn is eradicated, and the space it occupied becom fmooth, which in most cafes will happen in a week. DEATHS OF PERSONS OF RANK OR EMINENCE IN 1756 JAMES MCPHERSON, M. P.-Abbe Raynall-Sir William Chambers-S Hugh Pallifer-Lord Somerville-Robert Burns, the poet-Profeffor Thomas Reid-Earl of Mansfield-Viscount Falkland-Hon. John Forbes, Gen. marines-Sir George Howard-Sir Robert Pigot-Lord Alva-Earl of Egli toune-Lord Dreghorn-Lord John Cavendish-Earl of Glencairn-Let Cranftoun-Lord Hervey-Lord Ballenden-Lieut. Governor TrapatdAlderman Picket, &c. &c. ERRATA. Page 725, col. 2. line 9. from top, read Athol for Erro!. COTS THE MAGAZINE For DECEMBER 1796. BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF JAMES FORDYCE, D. D. AUTHOR OF THE SERMONS TO YOUNG AVOMEN. HIS Gentleman was one of the breach became too wide to be healed. voft Fordyce, of Aberdeen. He reved his education at the Marifchal lege of that place, and early devoted nfelf to the Miniftry. His firft prement, as least that he knew of, was be Minister at Brechin, where he icated as early as the year 1752. He on after became Minifter of Alloa, tere he remained until about the year 60. At that period he came to Lonn, and propofed himself as a canditate a vacancy at the meeting in Carterane, for which he was unfuccefsful. by degrees dwindled away, and the n this occafion it was objected to him, ftrangely inconfiftent, for any perfon o had fubfcribed the articles of the otch confeffion of Faith to offer himf in the character of a Minifter to a iffenting congregation which had fo ry different a creed. This objection, wever, was not fufficiently powerful prevent his being chofen as coadjutor Dr Lawrence, to the paftorfhip at onkwell-street, where he continued a eat number of years. In that year was honoured by the Univerfity of lafgow with the degree of Doctor in ivinity. ftep which was not fo univerfally approved of by his brethren the Diffenters: he engaged to do the duty both of Mr Toller and himself, and caufed the formér to be ejected, without any charge against him (for he was a man of irreproachable character) from his office in the meeting. From this period, if we are not mifiaformed, the meeting itself was lefs attended than before, and on Dr Fordyce's feeling the infirmities of age growing on him, the congregation In May 1771 he married Mifs Henetta Cummyng, and in 1775, was volved in a difpute with his coadjutor, e Rev. Tho. Toller, fon-in-law of Dr awrence, at first, as it appears by the tters published on the occafion, on acunt of the omiffion of fome ceremoals of politenefs, which, by want of tual conceffions increafed, until the VOL. LVIII. houfe itself has been fince fhut up. Finding himself incapable of continuing his exertions as a preacher, in the manner he had been used, he retired, firft into Hampshire, and then to Bath, where he died on Oct. 1ft, at the age of 75, açcording to the accounts of fome of the Daily Papers Dr Fordyce's first publication was a preface to a pofthumous work of his brother David Fordyce, in the year 1752, on the Art of Preaching. This Gentleman, the Author of Dialogues on Education, and a Treatife on Moral philofophy, in Dodfley's Preceptor, was originally defigned for the Church, and was for fome time a Preach er. After a fuccefsful tour through France, Italy, and feveral parts of Europe, when he was almost at home, and his friends flood ready with open arms and joyful hearts to receive him, he loft his life, in its full prime, by a storm on the coaft of Holland, in September 1751. His death is pathetically noticed by 5 T Dr |