26. Killed in action at Wattygoon, near Prome, Brigadier Robert M'Dowall, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the 1st European Regiment, and commanding the 2d Brigade of Madras troops serving in Ava. Brigadier M'Dowall was the second son of the late Archibald M'Dowall, Esq., (a near descendant of the ancient family of M'Douall of Logan, who was for many years a leading member of the Magistracy of Edinburgh. 27. At Edinburgh, John Keir, esq. of the island of Madeira, and Ledger's, Sur At George's Square, Mrs Isabella Kerr, spouse of the Rev. Dr Simpson, one of the ministers of Edinburgh. In Glenaray, Argyleshire, Mrs His lop, wife of D. Hislop, Esq. Inverary. 28. Suddenly, at his house, 27, George's Square, Edinburgh, Archibald Campbell, Esq. At Edinburgh, Miss Willielmina Hathorn, eldest daughter of the deceased Hugh Hathorn, of Castlewigg, Esq. At Fasnacloich, Miss Stewart, daughter of the late James Stewart, Esq. of Fasnacloich. At Paris, General Foy (Maximilian Sebastian), of an aneurism of the heart. 29. At Edinburgh, Malcolm Alexander, son of Malcolm Stewart, Esq. of Athole Bank, Perthshire. Suddenly, at Belvoir Castle, the Duchess of Rutland, in consequence of an inflammation of the chest, in her 45th year. At Castlemilk, in Annandale, Captain Wm. Stirling, late of the 1st regiment of dragoon guards. -At Linlithgow, Thos. Baird, Esq. of Parkly. At London, General Archibald Campbell. 2. At Wallingwells, in the county of Nottingham, the Lady of Sir Thomas Woollaston White of Wallingwells, baronet, and youngest daughter of the late George Ramsay of Barnton, Esq. At Dundee, in the 69th year of his age, James Keith, accountant. At Dunfermline, Mrs Margaret Fisher, relict of Alex. Hunt, merchant. 3. At Edinburgh, in the 71st year of his age, Mr Thomas Neilson, who, for the last 20 years, filled the situation of kirk-treasurer to the city of Edinburgh. 7. At Windmillhouse, near Arbroath, esteemed and beloved by all who knew her, Mrs Margaret Bruce, widow of Colin Bruce, Esq. of Seaforth. 9. At Corsephairn, the Rev. Mr Currie, minister of that parish. He died of apoplexy in the inn, immediately after the performance of a marriage ceremony. At Dundee, Gershom Gourlay, Esq. of Baikie, aged 75. - At 3, Beaumont Place, Edinburgh, Mrs Jean Mitchell, relict of Mr Malcolm Gibson, formerly of the Star Inn, Haddington. 10. At Jamaica, in the 70th year of his age, deeply regretted by all who knew him, the Hon. W. A. Orgill, Custos Rotulorum of the parish of St George's in that island. 10. At Montrose, Mr David Wylie, merchant, aged 52 years. At Peebles, Mrs Elizabeth Williamson, widow of the late John Murray Robertson, Esq., commissary sheriff-clerk of Peebles-shire. At Peasebanks, Hamilton, William, youngest son of Dr Whitehead, Hamilton. At Rossal, Island of Mull, Mr John M'Math, sometime minister of Tarbolton. He was the last survivor but one of the fifteen clergymen referred to in our immortal bard's almost earliest poem of "The Twa Herds." At Kirkaldy, Sergeant-Major William Robertson, of the Royal Fifeshire yeomanry cavalry, in which capacity he has acted for these last four years, to the entire satisfaction of his superior officers. He was 29 years in the Royal North British dragoons, the greater part of which time he acted as sergeant-major to the regiment. He particularly distinguished himself at the battle of Waterloo. The officers being all slain, he conducted the troop during the whole of the engagement with the most undaunted and patriotic courage. He was buried on the 17th current, with military honours. - At Kelso, Miss Margaret Paxton. At Portsmouth, Rear-Admiral Bingham. He was on the point of proceeding to the East Indies, as Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's ships on that station. This respectable and worthy officer had just completed his arrangements in London prior to his departure for Portsmouth, where he was to have hoisted his flag on board the Warsprite, when, in consequence of getting wet through, he was seized, on the 24 instant, with a sudden attack of erysipelas, which, notwithstanding his previous state of perfect health, baffled the skill of his physicians, and terminated fatally on the 10th instant. Rear-Admiral Bingham had uninterruptedly served until the conclusion of the war, and was esteemed a most correct and zealous officer. In private life he was beloved for his integrity, sincerity, and domestic virtues. 11. At Dauty Mill Cottage, Mr D. Stewart, who, for upwards of thirty-five years, was a confidential servant in the Raith family. At Tain, Mr Patrick Calder, late supervisor of Excise, aged 59, much and justly regretted. Long. At Avignon, the Honourable Mrs 12. At her house in Lower Grosvenor Street, London, in the 92d year of her age, the Dowager Marchioness of Bath. 13. At Allanmore, Mr Alexander Beaton, Baron Bailie of Urquhart, who, in the various relations of public and private life, was equally esteemed and respected by all acquainted with his honesty and worth. At London, John, eldest son of James Fowler, Esq. of Raddery, Rossshire. 14. At Greenside Place, Edinburgh, Miss Weir, for some years teacher of the charity school there, a person of distinguished attainments as a Christian, and whose death may be regarded as a general loss to the cause of religious education. veral years Sheriff-substitute of Aberdeenshire. 19. The Rev. Patrick Maclachlan, assistant minister of Kilbrandon, Argyllshire, much regretted. At Edinburgh, Major-General George Johnstone of Riggheads, late of the 93d regiment. At Edinburgh, Mrs Gairdyne, widow of Alexander Gairdyne, Esq. late of Bridgeton. At Hammersmith, in the 74th year of his age, the Rev. George Chisholm, D.D. 41 years rector of Ashmore, in the county of Dorset. 20. At Athlone, Johm White, Esq. eldest son of the late John White, Esq. formerly of Esk Mills. - In his 67th year, the Rev. Robert Forby, A.M., rector of Fineham and Horningtoft, Norfolk. He was found drowned in his warm bath, having (as it is conjectured) been seized with a fainting fit while in the act of bathing. 21. At Clifton, Allen Dalzell, Esq. At Maybole, Mr Andrew Brown. He was the maternal uncle of the poet Burns. - At Edinburgh, Miss Marion Dunlop, daughter of George Dunlop, Esq. W. S. At No. 39, Laurieston Place, Edinburgh, George Forrest, Esq. 22. At Gravesend, on board the Lord Lowther, East Indiaman, Master William A. Clephane, youngest son of the late David Clephane, Esq., Commissioner of Excise. - At Dundee, the Rev. David Davidson, D.D. He was born on the 11th February 1750, ordained the 2d of January 1776, and admitted one of the ministers of Dundee the 18th of July 1782. 23. Walter, third son of Mr Alexander Hay Borthwick, Hopsrigg, near Langholm. 24. At Wellgreen House, near Dumfries, Joseph Forsyth, Esq. of Raffles. At Edinburgh, Mrs Scott, relict of Alexander Scott, Esq. of Sinton. -At Kirkaldy, Mrs Elizabeth Carthrae, wife of Mr Charles Arthur, merchant, Kirkaldy. 27. At Yester House, Lady Millicent Hay, youngest daughter of the Marquis of Tweeddale. INDEX. A Accidents, III. 109. At Leven, ib. In Advocates, see Faculty. America, affairs of the United States of, I. 238. Election of President Adams, American timber-ship Columbus, loss of, Anglesea's, Marquis of, speech against Appeal, Scots, J. Graham, W.S. v. writers Army estimates, I. 110. Association, see Catholic. Austria, state of, I. 205. Assembly of 209. B Baltic, subsidence of the, II. 62. Baron of Renfrew, loss of the great tim- Bavaria, affairs of, I. 210. Assembly of Bessieres, arrest and execution of, III. Biographical Chronicle, III. 173, 223. Bondny, Samuel, a Dutch Jew, III. 158. 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