Deaths. Dec. 21. The lady of the Hon. Henry Erfkine of Newhall, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, of a fon. 21. Mrs Cunningham of Lainfhaw, of a daughter, at Lainfhaw. DEATH S. Dec. 23. 1786. At Bombay, of a fever, in the 25th year of his age, John Johnfton, Lieutenant in the Eaft India Company's fervice, and only fon of the Rev. Dr Johnston of Leith. March 22. 1787. On her paffage from Bombay, Mrs Beck, daughter of Sir Michael Bruce of Stenhouse, Bt. May 26. at Paris, Lord John Murray, the eldeft General in his Majefty's fervice. June 9. At Alexandria, in Virginia, Mr James Mitchell merchant, late of Glasgow. At Tobago, Thomas Orr, Efq; fon of the deceased William Orr, Esq; of Barrow field. 26. In the Weft Indies, Mr David Scott merchant, fon of Mr Alexander Scott, late merchant in Edinburgh. 30. at Edinburgh, Mifs Elifabeth Dalzell, daughter of Mr Dalzell of Skedfbush. 30. at Kilmalcolm, in the prefbytery of Paifley, in the 74th year of his age, and 50th of his miniftry, the Rev. Dr John Fleming, minifter of that parish. 30. at Bedrule, in an advanced age, the Rev. Mr George Dickson, minister of that parish. 483 walked along with the corpfe.-The various improvements in that city, particularly the South Bridge, which was begun during his mayoralty, will be a last ing monument of his active and public spirit as a magistrate *. July 3. at Laufanne, Wil. Calderwood of Polton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel in the firft troop of Horfe Guards. 4. at London, Sir Richard Jebb, Bt. Phyfician to their Majefties, his R. H. the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal family. 5. at his houfe of Milend, Jamaica, Robert Nifbet of Greenholm, Ayrshire. 5. at Edinburgh, Mrs Crawford, late of Ardmilland. 5. at his house in Tulligorum, in the 85th year of his age, George Grant, Efq; of Tulligorum. 5. Mrs Deane, relict of Austin Deane, Efq; late of Reading, and eldest daughter of the late Dr Merrick. Among o ther charities, fhe has left rool. to the fociety for maintaining and educating poor orphans of the clergy, and 1501.. the intereft of which is to be for ever applied in purchafing fire-wood for the use of the prifoners of the county goal. 7. at Kirkwall, Mr Thomas Balfour, merchant. 9. at Glafgow, Dr William Irvine, lecturer in Chemistry, and Materia Me dica. 10. James Clerk, Efq; of Sweethope. II. at Edinburgh, Mr Archibald Maxwell, writer. II. at London, Nicholas Read, Efq; fculptor, fucceffor to Mr Roubilac, both in business, and as a moft eminent artist. 12. at Edinburgh, Mr William Moffat grafier, and late refident bailie of Wefter Portfburgh. 13. at Leith, Mr Wm. Scott, brewer. 13. at Row-Chefter, Berwickshire, Thomas Cockburn, Efq; of Row-Chefter, writer to the fignet, and his Majesty's ordinary writer in Scotland. 15. at Lochnell, Alexander Balfour, eldeft fon of the late Mr John Balfour, furgeon in Edinburgh. July 1. at Harrowgate, of a putrid fever, Sir James Hunter-Blair, of Dunfkey, Bt, late member of parliament and Lord Provost of Edinburgh. On the 11th his remains were interred in the family-burying ground in the Grayfriars Church-yard, Edinburgh. About two o'clock the corpfe was received at the gate of the Church-yard by the Lord Provoft, Magiftrates, and Council of that city, in their robes, preceded by the macebearer, fword-bearer, and the town-officers with their halberts reverfed, decorated with crape. They were followed by the Principal and Profeffors of the Univerfity, likewife in their robes, headed by their Mace-bearer. The Lord Prefident of the Court of Seffion, the Lord Juftice-Clerk, and all the other Lords of Seffion then in town, attended the fune ral as private Gentlemen; alfo the Barons of Exchequer, the Lord Advocate, Mr Solicitor-General, the Dean of Facul- 20. at Edinburgh, John Macleod, ty, and many of the moft refpectable Efq; youngest fon of the late John Maccitizens. Six fine boys, fons of the deceafed, leod of Rafay, Efq; 16. at Crailing, aged 81, Jean Cranfton. She had been bedrid 53 years. 17. at Edinburgh, Archibald Shiels, Efq; late of Inveresk. 19. at Nairn, the Rev. Mr Patrick Dunbar, minister of Nairn. 19. at Abergeldie, Mifs Forbes, of Blackford. 302 See MONODY, p, 43. Lately Lately, the Rev. Mr Robert Dow, minifer of Ardroffan." July 21. At Heythorp, in Oxfordfh. in the 68th year of his age, the Right Hon. George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. His Lordship dying without iffue, the titles and eftate devolve to Charles Talbot, of Hoare-Crofs, in Staffordshire, Efq; his Lordship's nephew. 22. The Rev. Mr Griffith Ferguson, minister of the gospel at Dunnichen. 24. At Cupar of Fife, Mrs Mary Chalmers, spouse of Mr Robert Arnot, furgeon. 25. At Queensferry, Charles Alexander Brisbane, Efq; Captain of marines. 27. At Dun, John Erskine of Dun, Efq; 29. At Nafmith Lodge, in Fife, Mrs Nafinith, wife of Capt. John Lockart Nafnith of the royal navy. 29. At Dundee, Mrs Katharine Douglas, relict of the late Capt. M'Bean, of the 42d regiment. 30. At Bath, David Brodie Efq; one of the oldeft captains in the royal navy. The fervices of this gallant officer were in the laft and preceding Seffion of Parliament the fubject of general eulogium in the House of Commons. 30. At her houfe in Rofs-fhire, Mrs Macleod of Geanies." On Dorney-common, near Windfor, Mr Archibald Mason, who, with his wife and 22 children, were fhown to the late King and Queen Caroline, at HamptonCourt, 50 years ago, in 1737. August 1. At her houfe of Muiravonfide, county of Stirling, Mrs Macdonald of Largie. 1. At Aberdeen, Mrs Allardyce of Dunnotár. 2. At Hatton, John Duff of Hatton, Efq; 3. The Rev. Mr James Chalmers, minifter of Daviot, in the prefbytery of Garioch, in the 85th year of his age, and 58th of his miniftry. 4. At Stichell House, Mifs Ann Pringle, eldeft daughter of Sir James Pringle, Bt. 4. At Turnham-green, in the 78th year of his age, John Salter, Efq; a Major-General in his Majefty's forces, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1ft regiment of Foot-guards. He was originally a private in the guards, and was taken from the ranks by the late Duke of Cumber land. His Highness caufed him to be made a ferjeant, and foon after was fo pleafed with his voice and manner of giving the word of command, that he gave him a commiffion in the fame regiment. This promotion gave great offence to the other officers, who refufed Mr Salter their countenance. Thus circumstanced, he waited upon the Royal Duke, and ftated the aukwardnefs of his situation. "Well, well, faid the Duke, meet me to-morrow on the parade."-The Duke came down earlier than ufual, and going up to the colour-ftand,-his Highnefs faluted Lord Ligonier, and the officers of the regiment, who were all in converfation together;-but directing his eye round, as if by accident, he noticed poor Salter alone, "What, faid his Highnefs, has that officer done, that he is drummed out of your councils ?"-and going up to him, took him by the arm, and walked up and down the parade with him in the prefence of the different battalions and their officers ;-Lord Ligonier, accofting at this time the Duke, intreated his Highness's company to dinner. With all my heart, said the Duke, and remember Salter comes with me. His Lordship bowing, faid, "I hope fo.' After this ordeal, Salter was well received by all his brethren of the blade; and by his merit, raised himself to the rank he held at his death. Aug. 7. At London, William Ruffel, Efq; late fecretary to the Turkey Com pany. 7. At Richmond, county of York, in his chair, in the 83d year of his age, the Reverend and very learned Francis Blackburne, M. A. rector of that parish, archdeacon of Cleveland, and prebendary of Bilton, in the cathedral church of York; eminently diftinguished as a controverfial writer in the prefent century by a variety of publications. 8. At St Peterburgh, Walter Sharp, Efq; Conful-General in Ruffia. 10. At Ednam-house, Kelfo, Mrs Dickfon, relict of James Dickson of Ednam, Efq; 10. At Edinburgh, Mrs Janet Williamfon, fpoufe of Mr Tho. Alves, writer. 11. At Perth, the Hon. Mrs Charlotte Nairn, daughter of William Lord Nairn, and relict of John Robertson of Lude, Efq; II. At Caftle Frafer, Charles Fraser, Efq; of Inveralochie. 12. At Makerftown, Lady Hay Macdougall, widow of the late Sir George Hay Macdougall of Makerftown, Bt. 13. At Cullort, in Lochaber, Mrs Cameron of Cullort, younger. 14. At Falkirk, James Hamilton, Efq; fon of the late William Hamilton of With aw, Efq; Aug. 4 Deaths. Aug. 14. At his feat at Rofecaftle, Cumberland, in his 85th year, the Rt. Rev. Edmund Law, D. D. Lord Bishop of Carlile. 15. At Sutton-hall, near Macclesfield, Mifs Roe, daughter of the late Charles Roe, Efq;fter having bequeathed the bulk of her fortune to her relations, fhe left the intereft of 600l. for ever, for the éducation of poor children; the intereft of 100l. for ever, for purchafing Bibles and Common Prayer-books, for the ufe of the poor; and 100l. to the Society for the propagation of Chriftian Knowledge. 17. At Glasgow, Mr John Gibfon merchant, author of the Hift. of Glafgow. 18. At London, the Rev. Henry Peckwell, D. D. chaplain to the Marchionefs of Lothian, and rector of Bloxam, near Digby, in the county of Lincoln.-The real caufe of the death of this gentleman having been mifreprefented in the public papers, it is but juftice to inform our readers, in the words of the houfe-furgeon of the Weftminster Hospital, that the Doctor did not there meet with any injury. True it is, curiofity, and a defire of information induced him to be prefent at the opening of a body in that houfe; but the cheft was not opened, nor were the lungs feen or handled. Dr Peckwell did not hold the parts together while the furgeon fhewed up the body, nor did the furgeon run the needle into his hand or finger; for the Doctor was but a mere fpectator, and went away long before the body was fewed up, or any needles brought into the room for that purpofe. The fact is, that Dr Peckwell, the very day after he had been prefent at the examination of the body at the Hofpital, did himself open the body of a young lady at a private house, who had died of a confumption, whofe lungs were in a very difeafed ftate, and the cheft full of matter; and in fewing up this body did actually give himself the wound that proved fo fatal, and deprived the world of fo inquifitive, learned, and very valuable a member of fociety." Dr Peckwell paid little attention to his wound on the day it happened. The next day (Friday, Aug. 10.) he found a fwelling in his arm; but was fo little indifpofed, that he preached the fame evening at Weftminfler Chapel. On Sunday morning, at two o'clock, he waked in a moft violent fever, and immediately fent for fome medical friends. The fever baffled every effort of the moft skilful 485 practitioners; and the only apparent hope of faving his life was by facrificing a limb. It was therefore refolved to take off his arm. On Friday morning, the 17th, Mr Bromfield, and Mr Potts, attended by Sir Lucas Pepys, Dr Warren, and Mr Young, met to perform the operation; but it was then found that the mortification had fpread fo univerfally through the whole frame, that no fuccefs was likely to attend the amputation. It was therefore abandoned; and on Satur day afternoon, at twenty minutes paft three o'clock, he died. He has left a widow and two children, a fon and daughter. His connections with, and attachment to the people called Metho difts, is well known. He was an advo cate for the Humane Society, and for the Society for the relief of Perfons imprifoned for small debts, and founder of à charitable inftitution called "The fick man's friend," whofe object is, to relieve the bodily wants of the fick poor of every denomination, and to convey knowledge and inftruction to the mind. His remains were interred in the familyvault at Chichester. 19. At Cumfton, near Linlithgow, Mr, William Dick, merchant in Glafgow. 20. At Springfield, near Kirkintilloch, Mr James Ofwald, writer. 20. At Cartburn, in her 79th year, Mrs Margaret Cunninghame, relict of the late Archibald Crawford, Efq; of Cartfburn. 22. At Harperfield, William Gordon, Efq; of Harperfield, 22. At Straloch, John Ramfay, Efq; of Barra. 23. At Eaft Bourne, in Suffex, Col. Henry Gordon of the royal engineers, and commander in chief of engineers in the Leeward islands. 24. At Edinburgh, the Hon. Lady Ainflie, fifter of Lord Gray, and wife of Sir Philip Ainflie. 27. At Dublin, Col. J. P. Hamilton, Profeffor of the German language in the univerfity of Dublin. From his earlieft years he followed the profeffion of arms, and fpent the prime of his life in the fervice of the late King of Pruffia, who knew him perfonally, and refpected him as a good foldier, and a man of honour He ferved his mafter well in many hard-fought day; and in the battle of Hochkirken, whilft he was hafting to lead on a column of infantry to fupport his kinfman Marshall Keith, to whom he was Aid de Camp, he was fhot through the the head with a musket-ball; and lay on the field of battle till the next day, when he was found by the Auftrians, who treated him with much humanity. He had vifited almoft every nation of Europe, ftudied their laws and cufioms with philofophical precifion, and poffeffed the fingular faculty of learning and fpeaking their feveral languages with the fluency and propriety of a native. His memory of facts and characters was clear and retentive, and his converfation was ever enlivened by a vaft variety of judicious remarks and entertaining anecdotes. Lately, at Wexford, in Ireland, aged 27 years, a woman named Revel. Her difeafe was the dropfy, and the had been tapped 111 times, in the courfe of which operations the discharged 9 barrels, 33 gallons, and 3 pints of water. Sept. 2. At Edinburgh, Mrs Anne Hope, daughter of the late Sir Alexander Hope of Kerfe, Bt. 2. At Coats, Mrs Mary Syme, daughter of Mr John Syme writer to the fignet, and relict of Lieut. Simonides Creedland, of the 17th regiment. 4. At Montrofe, Robert Renny, Efq; of Montrofe. 4: At Edinburgh, Mr John Chalmers, writer. 5. At Edinburgh, Mr John Browne, portrait-painter. 7. At Forres, the Rev. Mr Robert Dunbar, one of the minifters of Old Aberdeen. 8. At Lifton-hall, William Campbell, Efq; brother-german of the late John Duke of Argyle. 10. At his houfe in Stirlingfhire, Gilbert Laurie, Efq, of Polmont, late Lord Provoft of Edinburgh, and one of his Majefty's Commiffioners of Excife. 10. At London, Lyde Browne, Efq; one of the Directors of the Bank. He had juft fet out from his houfe in Fofter lane, Cheapfide, to take his ufual evening walk, when he dropped down in an apoplectic fit, and expired immediately. He was a diftinguished collector of ftatues and other monuments of claffical antiquity; and a catalogue of thofe at his houfe at Wimbledon was published in 1768, at which time he was F. A. S. having been elected 1753, but afterwards declined. Some months fince he fold a collection of bufts, ftatues, &c. to the Emprefs of Ruffia, for 22,000l. Sterling. A houfe in St Petersburg was recommended to him to receive the money, and remit it to him; 10,000l. was, short ly after the receipt of the collection, re mitted to him in bills of exchange; the remainder, though repeatedly promised, was never fent. The house in Peterfburgh foon after failed, which had fuch an effect on Mr Brown, that he never recovered the fhock, or appeared in fpirts after it. 12. At Edinburgh, in the 92d year of her age, Mrs Elifabeth Jameson, relict of Mr Thomas Mercer of Binhall. 13. In the 51st year of his age, the Rev. Mr Alexander Fullerton, minifter at Futtie. 13. At Morden college, aged 84, the Rev. Mofes Browne, chaplain to that college, and vicar of Olney, co. Bucks, and of Sutton, co. Lincoln. This gentleman was originally a pen-cutter, and was concerned in writing for the poetical part of the Gentleman's Magazine. Be ing a lover of angling, he wrote Pifcatory Eclogues, which, with his Sunday Thoughts, and several other of his political productions, are allowed to poffefs much merit. He published two dramatic pieces "Polidus, a Tragedy," and "All bedevilled, a Farce." 14. At Houston, Mrs Shairp of Houfton. 15. At Inverary the Rev. Mr Alexander Mactavish, one of the minifters of that place. 19. At Edinglaffie, in Strathdon, Alexander Stewart of Edinglaffie, Efq; writer to the fignet. 19. At Barifdale, in Inverness-fhire, in the 60th year of his age, Archibald Macdonald of Barifdale, Efq; This gentleman was eminently diftinguished for his ftrict honour and feady friendship, and the equanimity with which, in the vigour of life, he bore a long imprisonment in Edinburgh Caftle under a capital fentence, which was brought upon him by his having, when a youth of eighteen years, joined in the rebellion 1745This fentence, although its execution was stayed by a reprieve, hung over him till fome time after the acceffion of his prefent Majefty, who gave him not only a free pardon, but alfo, towards the clofe of the faft German war, a commission in the army. 20. At Aberdeen, in the 77th year of her age, Mrs Byres of Tonley. 21. At Edinburgh, Mifs Barbara Mac laurin, eldeft daughter of the late Profeffor Maclaurin. 21. At Rochell, Charles Ewart, Efq; 21. At Peindown, in Sky, in the 69tk *See Ed. Mag. Vol. VI. p. 278.,. year Deaths. year of his age, the Rev. Mr William Macqueen, fourth minifter in a lineal fucceffion of the parish of Snizort. Sept. 22. At Paris, in her 23d year, Mademoiselle Olivier, a very celebrated actrefs. She died of a contufion in her head, occafioned by a violent blow the gave herself in running carelessly and in a hurry against one of the pillars in the theatre. At the time of her interment fhe was refufed Chriftian burial. 1 24. At Edinburgh, Mrs Elifabeth Wedderburne, relict of Alexander Wedderburne of St Germans, and daughter of the deceased James Halyburton, Efq; of Pitcur. Lately, at Llanvare, near Ruthin, Denbighshire, Mrs Sufan Parry, a maiden lady, who by her will bequeathed the fum of three guineas to her harper, on condition that he would play on the harp (an inftrument that fhe was very fond of) two plaintive tunes fhe had fixed on, over her grave; which were accordingly performed on Sept. 13. The novelty of the fcene drew together a large concourfe of people, and the poor harper (who was an old fervant) could hardly begin; for the folemnity of the place, and the vaft number of people about him, had fuch an effect upon him that he burst into tears, and it was fome time before he was capable of performing the laft commands of his old mistress, which fo affected the fpectators, that there was hardly a dry eye in the church-yard. 27. At Glenlyon-houfe, Mifs Mary Campbell, daughter of the late John Campbell of Glenlyon. 29. At Aberdeen, in the 69th year of his age, Mr James Burnet, merchant. 30. At Glasgow, Mr William Whyte, furgeon. Lately, in her 67th year, while on a vifit in Gloucefterfhire, Elifabeth, relict of Granada Pigot Stanely, Efq; of Cumberdach in Cheshire. This good woman gave 15,000l. to each of her three fons, and 10,000l. each to two daughters, in her life-time; referving only 400l. ayear for herself, more than half of which revived the drooping heart of mifery and diftrefs. Lately, at Hull, Mr Mills comedian, of the theatre royal, York, and formerly of the theatre royal, Edinburgh. October 3. David Mercer, Efq of Auch nacant. 4. At Edinburgh, Mrs Lionella Walkinshaw, relict of Capt. William Walkinfhaw. 487 5. At his houfe of Canaan, John Moffman, Efq; merchant in Edinburgh. 5. At Argaty, George Home of Argaty, Efq; 5. At Glafgow, Mr Alexander Bannatyne, feed-merchant. 7. At Tulliallan, Perthshire, in the 64th year of his age, and 29th of his miniftry, the Rev. Mr Robert Brown, minifter of that parish. 7. At Castlebrochet, Lanerkshire, in the 88th year of his age, Jofeph Allan, Efq; of St Laurence Chapel. 8. At Falkirk, in the food year of her age, Helen Forfyth. She retained the ufe of all her faculties till within a few hours of her death. 10. At Edinburgh, Mifs Ifabella Gor don, youngest daughter of the late Sir Alexander Gordon of Lefmoir, Bt. Io. At Greenock, Mfs M. A. E. Ha milton, daughter of the late Gilbert Hamilton of Westburn, Efq; 11. At Edinburgh, Mr Thomas Matthew, principal clerk in the General Postoffice, where he had been forty years. 14. At Alloa, Mr John Bruce, furveyor of the cuftoms. 14. At Barrogile Caftle, the houfe of Sir James Sinclair of Mey, Bt. Mifs Mary Campbell, youngest daughter of the late Lt-Col. Campbell of Barcaldine. 15. At his houfe of Rindmuir, in the 74th year of his age, Matthew Morthland, Efq; of Rindmuir. 20. At his palace in Hereford, aged 78 years, the Rt Hon. and Rt Rev. Lord James Beauclerk, Lord Bishop of Hereford, uncle to Lord Vere, and the oldeft created bishop in this kingdom. 20. At Edinburgh, in her 88th year, Mrs Campbell of Tofts. 24. At the manfe of Wemyfs, Archibald Stewart, Efq; late merchant in Edinburgh. 24. At Dublin Castle, his Grace (Charles Manners) the Duke of Rutland, his Majefty's Lieutenant-General, and General Governor of the kingdom of Ireland, after a fevere illness. His Excellency was fourth Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Granby, Baron Roos of Hamlake, Truf but and Belvoir, Baron Manners of Haddon, and K. G. He died of a decay in his liver, in his 34th year. He was born March 15. 1754; reprefented the Univerfity of Cambridge in Parliament; and, Dec. 16. 1775, married Ifabella Somerfet, only fifter of the prefent Duke of Beaufort, by whom he has iffue, Elifa beth Isabella, born Sept. 29. 1776; Ld John |