Staff Maj. Fitz-Roy, h. p. Dep. Adj. Gen. Cape of Good Hope, with rank of Lt. Col. in the Army, vice Blake, res. 20 Oct. Brev.-Maj. Elliot, 68 F. Major of Brigade, Lower Canada, vice Shekleton, 29 Sept. dead Hospital Staff. Surg. W. Barry Insp. of Inglis, dead Hosp. vice 10 Nov. D. Barry, from h. p. Surg. vice Baillie, h. p. prom. do. Hosp. As. Grant, As. Surg. vice Millar, res. 20 Oct. Campbell, do. vice Kennedy, 25 do. As. Sur. M'Andrew, from h. p. 84 F. As. Surg. vice Hosp. As. Leslie. res. 10 Nov. Garr. Mate S. Taylor, As. Sur. vice Brisbane, 74 F. do. C. Bell, Hosp. Assist. 20 Oct. A. Gibson, do. do. I. Ewing, do. do. W. Lucas, do. 3 Nov. A. Callander, do. do. D. Dumbreck, do. do. M. Baillie, do. do. T. Williams, do. do. J. Macdonald, do. 10 do. J. Forrest, do. do. M. Ryan, do. do. T. Beavan, do. do. G. J. Hyde, do. do. Chaplains' Department. Rev. J. Hudson, A.M. Chaplain to the Forces Unattached. To be Lt. Colonels of Infantry by purchase. To be Captains of Infantry by purchase. do. Bt. Lt. Col. Hompesch, from 25 F. with Major Chambers, h. p. Major Brownlow, from 72 F. with Major Maberly, h. p. Capt. Locke, from 17 Dr. rec. diff. with Captain Marquis of Carmarthen, h. p. Langrishe, from 1 F. G. do. with Capt. FitzRoy, h. p. Kortwright, from Coldst. G. with Lord Hotham, h. p. Rentoul, from 23 F. rec. diff. with Capt. Fenwick, h. p. Murray, from 26 F.. rec. diff. with Capt. Prat, h. p. Peat, from 92 F. with Capt. Pilkington, h. p. 59 F. Coxon, from Rifle Brig. with Capt. Ferguson, h. p. Lieut. Yelverton, from 6 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Hon. G. A. Browne, h. p. Ramsden, from 7 F. with Lieut. Hon. C. Blayney, Rifle Brig. 25 do. Maj. England, from 23 F. 29 Oct. Brev. Lt. Col. Keyt, from 51 F. Maj. Elton, from 1 Dr. Gds. 5 Nov. Middleton, from 72 F. 19 do. Brev. Lt. Col. Thomas from 21 F. 26 do. To be Majors of Infantry by purchase. 14 July 29 Oct. O'Grady, from 53 F. do. Whichcote, from 4 Dr. G. do. Wood, from 65 F. do. Perceval, from Rifle Brig. do. Hopkins, from 43 F. 5 Nov. Butler, from 80 F. 19 do. Ellis, from 16 Dr. 12 do. Unett, R. Art. Poppleton, h. p. 12 F. Capt. Brooke, 48 F. Richardson, 91 F. Im Thurn, h. p. 35 F. Blair, late 1 Black Gn. Comp. Haly, h. p. 66 F. Winser, h. p. 27 F. Jackson, h. p. 7 Gn. Bn. Le Grand, h. p. 8 do. Marsden, h. p. 60 F. Appointments, Promotions, &c. [Jan. Capt. Hamilton, h. p. 11 Gn. Bn. French, h. p. Unatt. Dashwood, do. Hopson, h. p. 7 Gn. Bn. Douglas, h. p. Novia Scotia Fen. Drew, h. p. 105 F. Wood, h. p. 82 F. Herbert, h. p. 25 F. Lieut. Mackey, 55 F. Thornhill, h. p. 7 Dr. Gds. Ens. Hickman, h. p. 63 F. Robinson, h. p. Cape Reg. As. Surg. Alexander, 16 F. Kennedy, Med. Staff. Hosp. As. R. Leslie. Appointments Cancelled. Major John Hewett, h. p. Unatt. Lieut. Whitaker, Ceylon R. Hon. C. Berkeley, h. p. Unatt. Surg. Young, 1 Dr. Graham, 10 F. As. Surg. Foote, 12 F. Ewing, 86 F. Portelli, 28 F. Leslie, 60 F. Campbell, 45 F. Howell, Med. Staff. Hosp. AB. W. H. Crawford. Deaths. Colonel Erskine, 48 F. Madras Kingscote, h. p. 56 F. 7 June, 1825 Lieut.-Col. Sir T. P. Hankin, 2 Dr. Norwich 26 Oct. Major Johnson, 49 F. Chatham Payne, h. p. 29 Dr. 24 Nov. 16 July Hewitt, h. p. Port Serv. Browne, 87 F. Fort William Walter Scott, h. p. 26 F. Capt. Pigott, 77 F. Stony Hill, Jamaica. Capt. Lodders, late 5 Line, Ger Leg. Dorum, Ha nover Gunn, h, p. 71 F. Short, h. p. Bradshaw's Corps. Lieut. Buchanan, 38 F. on passage 4 Oct. 1 June, 1824 17 June 1825 27 Jan. 1824 from India 11 Dec. Richard Irvine, 87 F. Fort William, Ben gal 23 April 1825 Robeson, 91 P. Jamaica Stapleton, Af. Col. Corps, Gambia 28 July Ramsden, h. p. 18 F. 15 Aug. Nash, h. p. 24 F. 26 May Alsop, h. p. 24 F. 12 April 1814 Woore, h. p. 68 F. Loftus, h. p. 91 F. London Cornet Lloyd, Royal Horse Gds. Hyde racks Greysley, h. p. 19 Dr. Lloyd, Royal Horse Guards 11 Nov. 1825 29 Oct. 3 Sept. Ens. Watson, 2 W. I. R. New Providence Hartley, African Colonial Corps, Sierra Leone Craig, h. p. 15 F. Anderson, h. p. 2 Gn. Bn. Bellamy, h. p. Wall's Corps Adjutant Lieutenant Deans, 92 F. Jamaica Uppark Camp, 18 Aug. 10 Jan. 31 Dec. 1824 6 Oct. 1825 8 Aug. 17 Oct. 1821 27 Jan. 1823 Quarter Master Hutchinson, h. p. 63 F. Dickons, h. p. 87 F. Commissariat Department. Dep. As. Com. Gen. Allsop, London 7 Nov. 1825 Medical Department. 7 May Dr. Hazleton, h. p, Inspector As. Surg. O'Reilly, Staff, Hythe Barracks 15 Nov. Leich, 54 F. on board the Indiana Hospital Ship, near Camp Kraykangdong Hosp. As. Williamson, Isle de Soss, Africa 12 March Patterson, Isle de Soss, Africa 22 Aug. 23 July BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. Oct. 16. At Madras, the Lady of John Cross Buchanan, of Auchentoshan, Esq. of a son. Nov. 3. At Dunsinane, Mrs Nairne of Dunsinane, of a daughter. 6. At Gartcraig, Mrs Millar, of a son. 7. At 61, York Place, Mrs Andrew Tawse, of a daughter. 11. At 17, Dublin Street, Mrs Stuart, of a son. 12. At Kirkaldy, Mrs Menzies, of a son. -At Rockvalehouse, Law Torie, Mrs M'Queen, of a son. 13. At Duncan Street, Drummond Place, Mrs Robert Kirkwood, of a daughter. 14. At 78, Great King Street, Mrs J. A. Cheyne, of a daughter. 18. At Tayfield, Mrs Derry, of a son. 19. At Kensington, the lady of Dr. Waller S. Morson, of a son. At 4, Bellevue Crescent, Mrs Rattray, of a At Larchgrove, near Edinburgh, Mrs D. Morison, of a daughter. Mrs A. Stevenson, Walker Street, Coates Crescent, of a daughter. 28. Mrs Lang of Broomhill, of a daughter. At Linkfield, the lady of William Aitchison, jun. Esq. of a son, which survived only a few hours. At Musselburgh, Mrs Dickson, of a son. 30. At Edinburgh, the lady of Joseph Murray, Esq. younger of Aytoun, of a daughter. Lately, At No. 11, Picardy Place, Mrs William Cookson, of a daughter. At Madras, the Lady of P. Vans Agnew, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. May 23. At St John's Cathedral, Calcutta, Mr Samuel Wood, Assistant Judicial Department, to Miss Jane Hair. June 17. At Bombay, Captain Bruce Seton, third son of the late Sir Alexander Seton, Bart. to Miss Jane Elphinston, daughter of John Elphinston, Esq. of the Civil Service, and late Member of Council at Bombay. July 1. At St. Thomas's Mount, Madras, John Walker, Esq. Civil Service, to Margaret Somerville, second daughter of Mr William Allan, merchant, Leith. Oct. 24. At Slipperfield, Thomas Jackson, Esq. of Broomhill,to Jane, third daughter of Mr Simon Linton, merchant, Biggar. 24. At Hull, Mr. Alexander Anderson, wine merchant, Pathhead, Fifeshire, to Mary, third daughter of Mr John Miller, timber merchant, Hull. 25. At Jackson's Cottage, near Dumfries, William Bruce, Esq. younger of Symbister, advocate, to Agnes, second daughter of William Gordon M'Crae, Esq. formerly of the island of Jamaica. At St James's, Church, London, Lord Charles Fitzroy, second son of the Duke of Grafton, to the Hon. Miss Cavendish, eldest daughter of Lord G. H. Cavendish. 27. At St Fort, in the county of Fife, W. F. Blackett, Esq. to Catherine, daughter of the late Robert Stewart. Esq. of St Fort. -At Newhalls House, Robert Mercer, Esq. younger of Scotsbank, writer to the signet, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Scott Moncrieff, Esq. of Newhalls. 28. At Rosehaugh House, Ross-shire, James Walker, Esq. of Dalry, advocate, to Miss Lillias Mackenzie, youngest daughter of the late Roderick Mackenzie, Esq. of Scotsburn. 31. At Kelso, Robert Bruce, Esq. chief magistrate, and writer in Kelso, to Mrs Murray, widow of James Murray, Esq. civil engineer. 31. At Kinloch, Charles Guthrie, Esq. younger of Taybank, to Margaret, second daughter of Geo. Kinloch, Esq. of Kinloch. Nov. 1. At Edinburgh, John Sinclair Cunningham, Esq. inspector of branches of the Commercial Banks of Scotland, to Janet, eldest daughter of the late Rev. James Rhind, minister of Whitburn. At Edinburgh, Mr James Edington, merchant, Leith, to Catharine, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Richardson, builder, Prestonpans. - At Glasgow, James Wilson, Esq. Bannockburn, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr William Lennox. -At Fort William, Alexander Macdonell, Esq. Inch, to Mary Isabella, eldest daughter of Duncan Stewart, Esq. of Achnacand, Collector of his Majesty's Customs at Fort William. 2. At Edinburgh, James Gilliland Simpson, of Bush Lane and Islington, London, to Jane, only child of the late Mr Thomas Horsburgh of Lee, Peebles-shire. 2. At Greenock, James Smith, Esq. Birmingham, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Thomas Nimmo, Esq. of Auchinblain. 8. At Mary-la-Bonne Church, London, Sir John Thomas Claridge, Recorder of Prince of Wales's Island, to Miss M. P. Scott, eldest daughter of Vice-Admiral Scott. At Collonsay House, James J. Duncan, Esq. Craigend, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Macneill of Collonsay, Esq. -At Ellieston, the Rev. P. Craw, minister of St. Boswell's, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the deceased William Dunbar, Esq. of Forres. - At Edinburgh, Archibald Gibson, Esq. accountant, to Harriet, youngest daughter of the late James Newbigging, of Whitehouse, Esq. 14. At Edinburgh, Mr William Wallace, Kinross, to Isabella, daughter of Mr Blackwood, tanner, Kinross. At Minto, Roxburghshire, J. P. Boileau, jun. Esq. eldest son of J. P. Boileau, Esq. of Mortlake, Surrey, to Lady Catherine Elliott, daughter of the late, and sister of the present Earl of Minto. -At Naples, Sir James Carnegie of Southesk, Bart. to Miss Charlotte Lysons, second daughter of the Rev. Daniel Lysons of Hampstead Court, Glocestershire. 21. At Falkirk, Mr John Risk, jun. Camelon, to Marion, third daughter of Mr Thomas Johnston, stationer. -At Kirkton, William Cullen, Esq. surgeon, Carluke, to Jacobina, Steuart, second surviving daughter of the late Charles Hamilton, Esq. of Fairholm and Kirkton, Lanarkshire. 22. At Stirling, the Rev. James Gilfillan, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late William Telford, Esq. At Llanfaes Church, county of Anglesea, Alexander Anderson, Esq. Captain in the Madras Engineers, to Mary Margaret, eldest daughter of John Hampton Hampton, Esq. of Henlys. Andrew Barclay, Esq. second son of the late William Barclay, Esq. of his Majesty's Navy Pay Office, to Isabella, youngest daughter of William Creelman, Esq. Portobello. 24. At Rosehill, Hants, Colonel Thackery, of the Royal Engineers, to the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Carnegy, daughter of the Earl of Northesk. 23. At Kelso, Mr Thomas Sibbald, ironmonger, Edinburgh, to Ann, daughter of William Elliott, Esq. architect, Kelso. 29. At Torbanehill, the Rev. James Monilaws, of Annan, to Isabella Luke, eldest daughter of the late John Smellie, Esq. of Torbanehill. Dec. 1. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Alexander Ferguson, Tobermory, to Catherine, daughter of the late Mr Allan Macdonald, Dariroch, Mull. Lately, Thomas Aitchison Latta, M.D. Leith, to Mary, youngest and only surviving child of the late John Millar, Esq. DEATHS. Jan. 12, 1825. At sea, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant James Gardner, 31st regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. Feb. 22. At sea, William Small, Esq. purser of the General Kyd, East Indiaman, youngest son of the late Andrew Small, Esq. of Dirnanean. April 15. At Rangoon, Lieut. Williamson, of his Majesty's Royal Regiment. May 1. At Kandy, Alex. Moon, Esq. Superintendant of the Royal Botanic Garden, Ceylon. 8. At Cuddapah, Madras, Captain H. Miller, of the 8th Regiment, N. I. 22. At Meerut, William Beveridge, of the Hon. East India Company's Service, Bengal Establishment, eldest son of the late William Beveridge, Esq. W. S. June 1. At Madras, Captain Felix Robson, in the service of the East India Company, on the Madras Establishment. 3. At Fort William, in the East Indies, in consequence of an accident in a buggy, with a restive horse, Lieut.-Colonel H. R. Brown, commanding his Majesty's 87th Regiment. 7. At the Presidency, Madras, Colonel James Erskine, C. B. of his Majesty's 48th Foot. At Indore, of cholera, John Warner, Esq. surgeon of the 13th Regiment Native Infantry. 12. At Arcot, in the Presidency of Madras, Mary Ann Cathcart, wife of Alexander Bruce, Esq. youngest son of Sir William Bruce of Stenhouse, Bart. -At Arcot, Lieut. George Cheape, youngest son of John Cheape, Esq. of Rossie. Aug. In Westmorland, Jamaica, Dr John Nisbett. Sept. 4. At Geneva, state of New York, Mr T. Sym, late of East Briech. 9. At Koniek, Caramania, (the ancient Iconium,) aged 32, Thomas Ayre Bromhead, Esq. late of Christ's College, Cambridge, only son of the Rev. Edward Bromhead, of Repham, near Lincoln. This enterprizing traveller, after an absence of five years from his native country, was hastening homewards, when arrested by a sudden and fatal disease. He breathed his last with no other attendants than his foreign servants, or the uncivilized natives. One of the companions of Mr Bromhead's travels, the Rev. Joseph Cook, Fellow of Christ's College, died on a camel under almost as melancholy circumstances, near the Palm Trees of Elin, in March; and the other, Henry Lewis, Esq. R. N., after traversing Palestine in his company, parted from him at Beirut, in June, and returned to England. Oct. 3. At Leghorn, from the bite of a spider, Lewis Henderson, Esq. merchant, brother to A. Henderson, Esq. artist, Glasgow. 19. At Erskine, the Hon. Caroline Henrietta Stuart, youngest daughter of Lord Blantyre. 20. In the Barracks at Norwich, Lieut. Col. Sir Thomas Hankin, of the Scots Greys. -At Saxe-Coburg Place, Mrs Margaret Barclay, wife of John Sim, Esq. accountant of the Bank of Scotland. 21. At Paris, Mrs Renny, Tailyour, of Borrowfield, eldest daughter of the late Sir Alex. Ramsay of Balmain, Bart. At his father's house, Leith Walk, Mr Jas. Stirling. 22. At Elder Street, Miss Isabella Page. At St Petersburgh, the celebrated astronomer Schubert, in the 68th year of his age. 23. At Lyons, in France, Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr John Honeyman, merchant in London. At Edinburgh, Mr John Barclay, of the Lord Nelson Hotel, Adam Square. At Forres, Mrs Justina Dunbar, widow of George Gun Munro, Esq. of Pointsfield. 24. At her house, Broughton, Mrs Margaret Lendrum, relict of Mr Peter Fairley, in the 91st year of her age. At Leith, Mr Walter Bruce, wright and builder there. -At Hawthornden, Mrs Mary Ogilvie Forbes Drummond of Hawthornden, wife of Captain John Forbes Drummond of the Royal Navy. -At Ramsay Lodge, Miss Isabella Elder, aged 13 months, daughter of Isaac Baylay, Esq, 25. At Leith Walk, Mrs Forrest, relict of Mr David Forrest, solicitor, Supreme Courts. 26. In Upper Harley Street, London, Walter Fawkes, Esq. of Farnley Hall, Yorkshire. He was a descendant of the celebrated conspirator of that name, and prided himself not a little on his pedigree. 26. At Nelson Street, Adam Henry Crichton, second son of Mr Hew Crichton, writer. At Edinburgh, Mrs Mary Crokett, relict of Mr James Murray, solicitor-at-law. At Dalkeith, Mr Andrew Grey, baker, in the 62d year of his age. 27. At Preston Mains, Mr John Barn, aged 90 years. At Kinnedder, Mrs Ann Haly, of Kinnedder, relict of Mr William Callender, merchant in Edinburgh. -At Southampton, Capt. Alexander Richard Mackenzie, of the Royal Navy. 28. At Banff, Mr John Richardson, painter there. 29. At Ayr, Mrs Colonel Mackenzie. At Berwick, aged 64, John Hall, Esq. M.D. 30. At Bridgend, near Sanquhar, Thomas Barker, Esq. At Culross, Henry Brown, Esq. of Prathouse. At No. 15, Lynedoch Place, Robert Henry, aged 18 months, youngest child of Robert Paul, Esq. secretary of the Commercial Bank. -- At Dolls, aged 6 years, James Haig, son of the late James Haig, jun. Esq. Sunbury. At Queensferry, Mrs Mary Muir, wife of Mr Walter Wilson. 31. At King Edward, the Rev. Dr Robert Duff, in the 87th year of his age, and 61st of his ministry. Nov. 1. At Leith, John, youngest son of the late Mr John Douglas, shipmaster there. 3. John, only son of Mr James Winkworth, bookbinder. At Woolwich, Mrs Bonnycastle, widow of Professor Bonnycastle, of the Royal Military Academy. -In Wimpole Street, London, Anne, wife of Captain C. S. J. Hawtayne, of the Royal Navy. At Edinburgh, Ensign David Jameson, of the Fifeshire militia. At Edinburgh, Margaret, second daughter of the late Mr George Porteous, merchant, Edinburgh. 4. At the Manse of Dunse, Andrew, eldest son of the Rev. George Cunningham. -At Feversham, Westmorland, Henrietta, wife of the Rev. Dr Lawson, Vicar of that parish, and daughter of the late Alexander Ranalson, Esq. of Blairball, Perthshire. 5. At Colingsburgh, Mr Arthur Edie, late farmer at Muircambus. At Mayfield, Mr Alexander Robertson, fifth son of the late James Robertson, Esq. W. S. -At Laurieston Place, aged 58, John Clapperton, Esq. merchant in Edinburgh. 6. At Edinburgh, Mrs Helen Duncan, relict of Mr Alexander Stevenson, one of the depute clerks of the Court of Session. -At Ardardan, Dumbartonshire, after a few days' illness, Claud Neilson, Esq. 7. At his house, Bonnington Place, John Boyd, Esq. -At Perth, Margaret, youngest daughter of Capt. Menzies, 68th Regiment. 8. At Ayr Captain David Hunter, in the 80th ear of his age AtClayquhat, Perthshire, Mrs Janet Mitchel wife of Wm. Spottiswoode, Esq. 10. At Aberdeen, in the 60th year of his age, Mr James Cromar, rector of the grammar school there. -At Edinburgh, Mr Neil Whyte, late of Greenock, after a few days' illness. At Kirkaldy, Mrs Ronaldson, widow of Mr Andrew Ronaldson, writer there. 11. At Jamaica Street, Edinburgh, Mr Charles Robertson. -At Edinburgh, aged six years and 9 months, Charlotte Frances, third daughter of John Hamilton Colt, Esq. 12. At Gainslaw House, Berwick, Ralph Gilroy, Esq. late of Jamaica. --At Ormiston, East Lothian, Mrs Margaret Reddie, widow of John Thomson, Esq. of Prior Letham, merchant in Leith. Hearth; The Harp of Zion; A visit to Dublin; Marianne, or the Widower's Daughter; and a great variety of Contributions in the Edinburgh Magazine, and other publications. 13. At Allahabad, Lieut.-Colonel Campbell, of the 32d Regiment Native Infantry. -At her house, George Square, Mrs Grace Græme, daughter of the late David Græme, Esq. advocate. -At Kirkaldy, in her 15th year, Elizabeth, only child of the late Rev. James Hutton, minister of Beath. -At her house, Edinburgh, Mrs Douglas Dickson, of Hartree, widow of Andrew Douglas, Esq. At Leith Mr Malcolm Wright. 14. At Kirkaldy, Mr James Greig, aged 77. At Edinburgh, John Fuller, Esq. M. D. late of Berwick-on-Tweed. Mrs Marion Grahame, wife of John Lang of Harthope, writer in Glasgow. At Monteith Row, Glasgow, aged 20, Ann, eldest daughter of Mr Archbald Fullarton, bookseller. At his house, North Castle Street, James M'Farlane, Esq. of Ballwill. 17. At Aberdeen, Alex. Innes, Esq. surgeon. 18. Miss Sharp of Kincarathie. At her house in London, Mrs Sarah Elliott, widow of Archibald Elliott, Esq. architect. 19. At her house, Gloucester Place, Miss Catharine Glassford, daughter of the late John Glassford, Esq. of Dougalston. -At Edinburgh, Mary, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Leathem, 38, George Square. -At Nenthorn, William Roy, Esq. of Nenthorn, and, on the 21st, his daughter Isabella, aged 10 years. 20. At Broadlyes, Mrs Agnes Beatson, relict of Mr Peter Kilgour, late of Balgedie, Fife. At 16, James's Square, John Patison, Esq. advocate, many years one of the assessors for the city of Edinburgh. At Capenoch, in the 85th year of his age, William Kirkpatrick, Esq. youngest son of the deceased Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, Bart 21. At Edinburgh, Mrs Christian Orphoot, relict of Mr Thomas Henderson, jun. merchant, Royal Exchange. -At No. 5, Antigua Street, Miss Elder, daughter of the late Thomas Elder, Esq. of Forneth. -At Strathmiglo, Mrs Elizabeth Gardner, relict of Mr David Gardner, brewer there. 22. At her father's house, Gayfield Square, in the 16th year of her age, Christian, only daughter of Patrick Black, Esq. late principal surveyor of his Majesty's Customs, Greenock. At his house, No. 4, Northumberland Place, Mr Adam Russel, builder. -At Pettycur, near Kinghorn, Mr Duncan Cameron, vintner there. 23. At Montrose, Mrs Innes, wife of Captain Innes, Forfar Militia. At Mailingslane, Mr Thomas Sommerville, farmer there. At Paisley, Mrs Margaret Morrison. wife of the Rev. Dr Ferrier. At her house, Hanover Street, Mrs. Janet Calderwood, widow of Mr David Gordon, merchant. 26. At Edinburgh, Mrs Dawson, relict of Mr Thomas Dawson, of the Excise Office, Edinburgh. 25. At Brighton Place, Portobello, Catherine Gunning, infant daughter of D. Hunter, Esq. At her house, 15, Chapel Street, Miss E. Thomson, aged 76. At his house, 65, Potterrow, Mr David Forrest, auctioneer, Edinburgh. At Pilrig Place, Leith Walk, David, youngest son of the late Alexander Fairley, Esq. distiller, Dunfermline. At Paris, General Foy, (Maximilian Sebastian,) of an aneurism of the heart. Suddenly, at his house, George Square, Archibald Campbell, Esq. 29. At Edinburgh, Malcolm Alexander, son of Malcolm Stewart, Esq. of Athol Bank, Perthshire. WITH the sound of our PREFACE yet ringing in their ears, our many myriads of readers will open this Number in hope and fear of some tremendous explosion. The very least we can do after last month's volcano, will be to blow up both Houses of Parliament!-No such thing. The great beauty of our character-that which so rivets the affection of our friends, and so perplexes the hatred of our enemies, is its apparent inconsistency. We are never the same Magazine for two months together. The moon herself, high as she stands for changefulness, is, in comparison with us, a most steady periodical. During the harvest, especially, she seems always a wellpleased planet, as if a cloud had never crossed her face. Nay, astronomers and shepherds pretend to understand much of her behaviour all the year round, and to predict when the fair editress is about to favour the public with a brilliant Number. But where is the astronomer or shepherd, (even he the Chaldean,) who shall venture to prophesy whether in a troubled or serene heaven will rise the effulgence of our next month's horns? Science herself is baffled, and imagination confesses herself at the wall. The nations see the day of our rising advertised, and wonder if, with fear of change, we are to be perplexing monarchs, or merely diffusing our gentle radiance over the paths of literature, and brightening the privacy of domestic life. VOL. XIX. It is surely needless, at this time of day, to point out the surpassing excellence of such a character as this in any public and periodical personage, whether in heaven or on earth. We cheerfully acknowledge that many of the other Magazines are tiresome to a degree, of which those who have never read them can form not even the most inadequate conception; and yet it would be cruel to call them bad Magazines. We believe them to be good Magazines. But what is a cold abstract belief without accompanying emotion? We do not feel them to be good Magazines ;-of which there cannot be a stronger proof than this, that when we chance to fall asleep during the perusal of even one of their most interesting articles, we never dream about it— never, so help us heaven !—but in our slumbers as utterly forget them as if such productions never had been born. Now, no sooner do we sink into repose over an article in Blackwood, (we adopt the common phraseology,) than that Periodical pursues us into the land of Nod, and haunts us in the shape of a dream. We hear an uncertain sound like the rustling of wings; and then a countenance, fuctuating from sternness to suavity, smiles or frowns upon us-is it that of George or Christopher-of North or Buchanan-of Socrates or Solomon ?-Into whatever imaginary scene fancy may have wafted the contributor, he seems to ascend steps like the very steps |
