fonts. Beans: pease... al Suffolk 669 00000000000 DODOM6505006000006006 050 * $ AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN FROM THE LONDON GAZETTEI By the Quarter of Eight Winchester Bushels, and of Oatmeal per Boll of 140 lbs Avoirdupois, from the Official Returns received in the Week ending May 3, 1817. MARITIME COUNTIES CONTINUED. ; Wheat., Rye. Basley: Oats, Beans. Pease. Toatm. 1 d s. d. s. s. d. 0.16 0.15. 066 0 30 1 Cumberland 82 10185 067 814 658 673 0 0 0 | Westmorind 99 484 070 3114 40 5 Monmouth (126 8 0 058 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devon ... 119 11 0 0 56 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 Cornwall ..1103 11 o 062 5|3. All England and Wales. Oatmeal, 408, 11d.-Beer or Big, Os. Od. ending April 26. . Average of Scotland for the Four Weeks immediately preceding 15th April. Wheat, 77s.6d. --Rye, 55s, 5d. -Barley, 18s. 7d. Oats, 478.-Beans, 63s. 2d.-Pepse, CAs. 5ds-Oatmeal, 34s. 1d. -Beer or Big, 125. 2d. Hempseed . Swedish wh. New ditto . . 5 to 8 Old, per bush. 14 to 18 Wheat, per qr. s. -New ..... 45 to 56-Foreign ... 45 to! -Potato (new) 38 to 46 -White .... 20 to 26 -For. red ... 40 to Tares ...... 8 to 10 Clover, English, Canary, per qr. 75 to 80|Carraway(Eug.) 66 to 72 || yellow. 18 to 25 Rib grass....19 to 40 15 to 20 Trefoil ..... 4 to 25 round ... 20 to 28White .... 49 to -New ditto .. 10 to 16 Cinquefoil.... 28 to 35 Seeds, fc.-May 12. 8 to 10 Ryegrass (Pace's) 28 to 115 to 126 Coriander . . . 14 to 18 | English... 50 to 52) Beans, pigeon 35 to 41 Quart. loaf, 15d. to 1720. -Old..... 40 to 42 –Second ....85 Oars, Feed(new)17 to 37 Flour, per gack -Old......39 to 44|Pollard, per qr. 94 to 30 - Poland (new) 18 to 40 -Scotch . . . . 80 to 90 s. Hempseed, new, s. Barley, English 32 to 54 Gray ..... 48 to 54 Rye ...... 45 to 56|Pease, boiling . 42 to 55 | 0 Bran...... 15 to 17 Red ditto".. 70 to 1151-Old......55 to 58 ! Red, percwt 40 - White runs . 80 to 1921-Tick..... 30 to 38 White ... 40 to 90 Select samples 130 to 136] per quarter . 60 to 63 s. JBeans, old, Malt ...... 60 to 78 Brank ..... 60 to 74 || Wheat, London, Corn Exchange, May 12. Coinmon. . 10 to per quar. 96 to 1 Second ..:. 16 to 20 so 1 .." American . per 70 libs. s. d. s. 5 6 to 66 Wismar . 13 0 to 16 6 Irish Scots, potato 5 3 to 58-Long ditto. 52 to 55 - common 50 to 54 -Short rriddles 56 to 60 8. English ..5 6 to 8 0 Ricep.c. (in b.) 31 to 37 ..9 0 to 18 o Irish 16 6 to 17 6 Puas, per quar. -Newry Liverpool, May 10. S. d. Oatmeal, Scotch Bacon, per cwt. . . Delfast. . 82 . .. 21 pic kled 86 to 88 . Beef, per tierce 95 to 100 . per barrel 60 to 65 .. 76 Boiling.. 60 to 65 .. 40 to 53 S. 15 to 48 . 18 to 50 S. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. In our Meteorological Report for the first three months of this year, we gave the results of our observations, without any comparison between the last and the present year. It may not however be uninteresting to our readers to state, that the mean temperature of the four months of this year that have just elapsed, considerably exceeds the mean temperature of the corresponding months of last year. The difference of the month of January is 5o, February 6o, March 30, and April 4o. The effects of this difference are quite obvious in the unusually forward state of vegetation in gardens and orchards, and would have been equally conspicuous in the corn-fields, but for the severe and long-continued drought. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, Extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25', Elevation 185 feet. APRIL, 1817. Extremes. THERMOMETER 539.433 630.000 . ................ cold, 27.000 Highest, 10 A.M. 14th, 47.566 .... temperature, 10 A. M 58.500 10 P. M. Lowest, ...... 10th, 33.000 ... of daily extremes, 45.525 52.000 .... of 10 Á. M. and 10 P.M. . : 44.633 Lowest, ...... 9th, 30.000 BAROMETER. Inches. 30.580 Mean, 10 A.M. (temp. of mer. 51°) . 30.148 Lowest, ...... 29th, 29.630 .... 10 P.M. (temp. of mer. 51) . 30.136 Highest, 10 P.M. 6th, 30.570 .... of both, (temp. of mer. 54) 30.112 Lowest, ...... 15th, 29.560 HYGROMETER (LESLIE'S). HYGROMETER. Mean dryness, 10 A.M. . . . . 33.366 | Highest, 10 A.M. 28th, 53.000 .......... 10 P.M. 9.766 Lowest, ...... 5th, . . . . 8.000 ... of both, . 21.566 | Highest, 10 P.M. 19th 25.000 Rain, 0.596 in.—Evaporation, 3.127 in." Lowest, ...... 3d, . . . 0.000 Fair days 24; rainy days 6. Wind West of meridian, including North, 19; East of meridian, including South, 11. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, Kept at Edinburgh, in the Observatory, Calton-hil. N. B.-The Observations are made twice every day, at eight o'clock in the morning, and eight o'clock in the evening. W . 5 1SM. 48/29.976M. 45 ) |Fair, and April 1 E. 50/29.968 E. 51 high wind. Fair, frost in the evening. Fair. Fair, frost in the morning Fair, and 4130.227 E. 51 rery mild. Fair, hard frost at night. Fair, high 7 E. 13/29.127 E. wind. M. 45-9.720 M. Showers, and 8E. 1129.629 E. high wind N, 3129,775 M. Fair, hail in 31 29.733 E. the evening. Fair, very cold wind. Fair, frost in 41 29.80-1 the morniog. 4629.762M. Fair, shower 47129.762 E. in the evng. 49 29.821 M. 51 13}|E. 4629.811 E. 51 W. Fine weather M. 50129.788 M. 51 14 :49 29.655 E. 53 Changeable. v. 45129.656 M, 50 Uvw Fair, with 13 E 4029.168/8.51 high winds SM. 1029.650M, 46 ) Fair, cold & N. high winds. M. 37.50.167 M. 41cble. Fair, mild TUE. 37 30.105 E. 45 Jafternoon. God M. 39150.105 M. 43 í Fair, frost in 46|30.150 E. w. the morning 46150.155 M. 1935. 1930.227 E. 54 Fair. 1. 52.50.262 M. 54 Fair, and . 49 30.250 E. 51) reTy Dild. 911 M. 4850,203 M, 52 Fair & mild 2 Cble. weather 1. 41150.160 M. 48 Fair, but E. 49.30.167 E. 52 Icloudy. of M. 47 30.108 M. 52 Fair, very 40 30.126 E. 50) Cble. feld und. 4750.191 M. Fair, trust in 4:30.166E. the morning. 4450.116 M. 48 Fair, but 40130.116 E, 4529.898 M. Fair, very 1524.850 E. 49) 1549.891 M. 50 llw 49-9.850 E. 49 ". 49 29.818 01. 47}\w. Fair, cold 20 E. 1929.711 E. 521" wind. 00) M. 43 29.116 M. 50 IN.w. 292.3829,411 E. 4711" 304 M, 1149.706 N. 16 p. Rain at night W E, 40!29.808 E. 151. Hay cold. Rain 0.236 in. 52Cble. very cold. Toold. Fair. Showers of Mail, and cold BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. friesshire. At the British ambassador's March 15. At Lisbon, the lady of Colo- hotel, Paris, Lieut. Thomas Lillie, of the nel A. Ross, a daughter. 17. At Rossie, 23d royal Welsh fusileers, youngest son of the lady of Colonel Oliphant of Rossie, a J. Lillie, Esq. of Drimdoc, Ireland, to daughter. 18. At Cambdenhill, Kensing- Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Robert Hun. ton, the lady of Sir James M.Gregor, a son. ter, Esq. of Kew, Surrey.--At Foyers, In--20. At Deal, the lady of Capt. William verness-shire, Capt. Thomas Fraser, 83d M‘Culloch, R. N. a son.-21. At Mavis. regiment, to Miss Fraser, only daughter of bank-house, the lady of Major Charles Simon Fraser, Esq. of Foyers.-24. At M'Gregor, 70th regiment, a daughter. Rose Terrace, Perth, George Ballingall, 22. At Milton, Lady Hunter Blair, a son Esq. surgeon of the 33d regiment, to Jessie, and heir.-23. At Logie-Elphinstone, Mrs daughter of the late James Ballingall, Esq. Horn Elphinstone, a son.-24. At Edin of Perth.-27. At Ghent, Major Henry burgh, the lady of H. St George Tucker, Balneavis, 27th regiment, to Georgina, Esq. a son.-25. At Edinburgh, the lady second daughter of Colonel Graham, lieut.of James Wedderburn, Esq. his Majesty's governor of St Mawes.--29. At Edinburgh, solicitor-general for Scotland, a son.-28. Frederick Mackenzie Fraser, Esq. captain At Brighton, the lady of the Hon. D. M. 78th regiment, to Miss Emmeline Sophia Erskine, a son.-30. At Balloan, Mrs M‘Leod, daughter of the late Alex. Hume, Fraser, Culduthil, a son.--Lately, at Castle Esq. of Harris. Bona, Isle of Man, the Right Hon. Lady April 8. Lieut-Colonel A. Anderson, Sarah Murray, a daughter. Lately, at the C.B. K.T.S. colonel of the 12th Portuguese seat of her father, Sir E. Harvey, K.C.B. infantry, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the lady of John Drummond, jun. Esq. of the late Thomas Bigge, Esq. of Brompton twin sons. Row, Middlesex.-10. At St James's church, April 14. At the palace of the Bishop of London, Charles, Earl of March, eldest son Norwich, the lady of the Rev. Archdeacon of the Duke of Richmond, to Lady Caroline Bathurst, a daughter.-At Lisson Grove, Paget, eldest daughter of the Marquis of North, the Countess of Rothes, a daughter. Anglesea.-17. Sir William Hoste, Bart. -17. At Edinburgh, the lady of Captain R. N. to the Right Hon. Lady Harriet Barclay, R. N. a daughter. 18. At Clon- Walpole, daughter of the Earl of Orford. caird Castle, the lady of Robert Cuningham, 24. At Edinburgh, Farquhard Campbell, Esq. a daughter. -19. At Dunse Castle, Esq. of Huntington, to Miss Penuel Jane the lady of William Hay, Esq. of Drum. Baillie, daughter of the late Hon. William melziar, a daughter. At Arbuthnot House, Baillie of Polkemunet.-At the house of his the Viscountess of Arbuthnot, a daughter. Grace the Duke of Wellington, Colonel 22. At Clumber Park, the Duchess of New Hervey, aid-de-camp to the Prince Regent, castle, a son.-26. At Houndwood House, and military secretary of the Duke of Wels the lady of Captain Coulson, R. N. a daugh- lington, to Louisa Catharine, daughter of ter.-26. At Glen-Stewart, the Marchioness Richard Caton, Esq. of Maryland, U. S. of Queensberry, a daughter. 25. At Drumsheugh House, Colonel Charles Fraser of Inveralochy and Castle Fraser, MARRIAGES. M.P. to Jane, fourth daughter of Sir John · March 15. At Guernsey, John Peddie, Hay of Smithfield and Haystoun, Bart.Esq. major of brigade to the forces of that 29. At Northumberland House, London, island, to Louisa, daughter of the late Wil- Earl Percy, to Lady Charlotte Clive, eldest liam Peter Price, Esq.-18. At Perth, James daughter of Earl Powis.--Lately, Colonel Stewart Robertson, Esq. of Edradynate, to Cunyngham of Malshanger, to Miss GerDorothea, youngest daughter of the late trude H. Kimpton, Brompton.-Lately, Adam Stewart, Esq. of Cluny.-At the Colonel James Campbell, of the 94th regt. English ambassador's hotel, Paris, Thomas to Lady Dorothea L. Cuffe. Clifton, Esq. of Lytham Hall, Lancashire, to Mrs Campbell, widow of the late David DEATHS. Campbell, Esq. of Killdaloig, Argyleshire. Jan. 27. At Kingston, Jamaica, at the 19. At Edinburgh, Robert Hunter, Esq. great age of upwards of 130 years, Lucretia late of the island of Jamaica, to Helen, Stewart, a free black woman. She was youngest daughter of the late Patrick War- brought to that island a few days after the ner, Esq. of Ardeer.-20. At St George's dreadful earthquake which destroyed Port church, Hanover Square, London, Major Royal in 1692, and had seen her fourth General Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith, to generation. Mary, oldest daughter of the late Sir Wil. March 15. At Edinburgh, Lieut.-Col. Liam Douglas, Bart. of Kelhead, Dum. J. Ainslic, of the Hon. East India Coin. pany's service.- 15. At Rudding Park, ster of that parish.-7. At his apartments Yorkshire, the Right Hon. Kathrine, Dow- Macclesfield Street, Mr Thomas Hearne, ager-Countess of Aberdeen, aged 83.–18. well known for his British antiquities, his At Wick, Mrs Ann Innes, reliet of Captain drawings, and particularly his accurate and John Sutherland of Wester.--22. At Col. unrivalled delineations of Gothic architeclampton, Devon, William Chisholni of ture.–10. At Tiverton, Charles Maxwell, Chisholm, Esq.-23. At London, in Upper Esq. late of Dalswinton, aged 82.-11. At Seymour Street, George Paterson, Esq. of Gatcomb House, near Portsmouth, Lady the Hon. East India Company's service.- Curtis, relict of Sir Roger Curtis, Bart. At Woolwich, Lieut.-Colonel Foy of the At Mauldslie Castle, the Right Honourable royal artillery.-24. In Tonbridge Place, the Earl of Hyndford. His private chaJohn Dunbar, Esq. late of Penang.-28. racter was highly estimable. Few noblemen At Edinburgh, William Wight, Esq. for. have been so much beloved. The greater merly of the island of Jamaica.-31. In part of his time was devoted to agricultural Cumberland Place, London, the Right Hon. pursuits at Westraw, and to the embellishLady Frances Douglas, wife of the Hon. ment of his princely seat at Mauldslie. He John Douglas, and eldest daughter of the was one of the most skilful farmers in a disEarl of Harewood.-In October last, at trict particularly distinguished for the ex, Sierra Leone, Robert Hogan, Esq. LL.D. cellence of its' farming. Mauldslie, his his Majesty's chief justice and admiralty patrimonial inheritance, is now separated judge in that settlement. As a gentleman from the Hyndford estate. It has fallen to and a scholar, a sincere friend and a social his Lordship's sister, Mrs Nisbet of Carphine companion, Dr Hogan had not a superior. Sir John Anstruther, Bart. succeeds to the But to describe him solely by these qualities entailed estate. The title is extinct-14 would fall far short of his merits. Dr Hogan At Maybole, Samuel Wheatley, aged 97, had not been many months in the possession who at that advanced age retained all his of a situation from which he looked forward faculties to the last-Mr Owen O'Toole to honour and emolument, when he was of Pepperland, county of Wicklow, at the seized with a fever (the effect of the climate), advanced age of 105 years. He was the which in a few days put a period to his life. lineal descendant of the famous O'Toole, He was a native of the county of Limerick, whose resistance to Cromwell has been so in Ireland.-Lately, in Vernon Place, Lon- celebrated. A short time before his death, don, Charles Combe, M.D. F.R.S. aged 73. he walked twenty miles in one day.-15. In -Lately, at Keusington, the Rev. William George's Square, Edinburgh, Mary Era Beloe, rector of Allhallows, and prebendary skine, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Dr of St Paul's Cathedral. Mr B. was a native John Erskine of Carnock, one of the mini. of Norwich, where his father followed the sters of Edinburgh, and spouse of Dr business of a china-man; and was educated Charles Stewart of Dunearn.-16. At Edin, at the university of Cambridge. He obtained burgh, Mr Henry Moncrief, clerk to the the vicarage ot Earlsham, with Bowthorpe signet.-17. At Dundee, Dr Thomas Con. annexed; and in 1796 the rectory of All. stable, late minister of the united parishes hallows. He was for many years assistant of Liff and Benvie.-19. At Abercromby librarian of the British Museun, and highly Place, Edinburgh, Miss Jane Ross, young. respectable as a scholar. As an author, he est daughter of the late Lord Ankerville. was chiefly known as a compiler; and in 20. At London, in the 45th year of his age, association with the Rev. Robert Nares, the Colonel Mitchell of the 51st regiment. This Rev. Williain Tooke, and the late Mr gallant officer served several campaigns in Morrison, he prepared for the press an edi- the Peninsula, under the Duke of Welling. tion of the “ Biographical Dictionary,” in ton, with great credit and distinction ; and 15 vols &vo, and was, with the Rev. Robert lastly, at the memorable battle of Waterloo, Nares, a principal conductor of the “ British where he commanded a brigade of infantry. Critic." Amongst his separate publications -23. At Jedburgh, Joseph Pringle, Esi. are, " The History of Herodotus, from thc of Ferney-green, late consul-general at MaGreek, with Notes," 4 vols 8vo ; “ The deira.-24. At Edinburgh, Mary, Lady Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius, translated,” Rollo, widow of James, Lord Rollo.-29. 3 vols 8vo ; “ Anecdotes of Literature and On the Steyne, Brighton, Mrs Brisbane, Scarce Books," 6 vols 8vo.- Lately, at relict of Admiral Brisbane.-Lately, the Cambridge, the Rev. Robert Tyrwhitt, M.A. Hon. Thomas Clifford, youngest son of the formerly Fellow of Jesus College, aged 82. late, and brother of the present, Lord Lately, at Bath, the Right Hon. Alex. Clifford. Lately, at Dent, Yorkshire, Mrs Thomson, Lord Chief Baron of the Court King, at the age of 111 years. On the of Exchequer, aged 72. 14th September last, at Meerat, Bengal, April 2. At Cullen Wood, near Dublin, Major James Lumsdaine, in the Hon. James Ross, Esq. of Pitcailnie.-4. At East India Company's service, eldest son Dunbar Lodge, Mrs Hay, relict of the of the late William Lumsdaine, Esq. W.S. Hon. William Hay of Lawfield.-5. At Edinburgh. Ewes Manse, the Rev. John Laurie, mini Oliver & Loyd, Printers. EDINBURGH Monthly No III.) JUNE 1817. [Vol. I. Contents. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. I ORIGINAL POETRY. Account of the Wernerian Natural His. I Sonnet to the Yew-tree ( By the late Dr tory Society of Edinburgh .. .....231 Leyden ) ................ ................277 Communication from Colonel Mudge....234, The Wreath .........core ...coranasan ib. Account of Bowed Davie, the supposed Songorosamon W onosoroan ib. Original of the Black Dwarfo.co ...235 The Burial of Sir John Moore.... ib. Epistle of a Highland Chief....... ....236 The Moss Rose (From the German of Oath of Bread and Salt warcom. com ib. Krummacher room ................ 278 Remarks on the Humour of Ancient The Two Graves ( From the German of Scottish Songs ........... corso...... 237 Klopstock) como asororo...... ib. Experiment, by Mr Lauder Dick, re REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. lative to the Preservation of the Vegetative Power in the Seeds of Plants 239 Lallah Rookh ; an Oriental Romance. Narrow Escape from drowning of the By Thomas Moore mascara...279 Blind and Deaf Boy, James Mitchell 240 Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Extracts from a Communication to J. George Buchanan. By Dr Irving.....286 C. Curwen, Esq. M. P. on the Relief The Craniad, or Spurzheim Illustrated; of the Poor concessanoo ......... 241 a Poem............ concretas... 288 Origin of the Terms, Whig and Tory.....246 Manfred ; a Dramatic Poem. By Lord Tales and Anecdotes of the Pastoral Life, Byron .... s-sawasasa.. 289 No III..... .sarasasoarenom .. 247 ANALYTICAL NOTICES. Anecdotes of the Inquisition acoso....250 Quarterly Review, No 32 ...............296 Sketches of Foreign Scenery and Man Edinburgh Review, No 55 coronaosoma.n.300 nersrannan acoronaronne.251 Letter from the late Dr M.Lagan, rela LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC tive to the Compilation of a Gaelic INTELLIGENCE.............303 Dictionary.... nasasanaeroamarosa ... 256 WORKS PREPARING for PUBLICATION 308 Letter of Dr Vincent respecting Dr MONTHLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICAAdam wanasomo romana... 260 TIONS.mwanasoma naranasaranaromanam . 310 Observations on Mr Wordsworth's Let MONTHLY REGISTER. ter relative to a new edition of Burns' s ame 261 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ... 315 Introduction to a Medical Report of PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT...319 Edinburgh anni marsasanasancon 266 BRITISH CHRONICLE. remarorooroca. 323 Sketch of a Tradition related by a Monk Promotions and Appointments concern 330 in Switzerland.sarana Commercial Report Account of Sir George Mackenzie's MS. Agricultural Report. History of Scotland (By the Rev. Dr Meteorological Report...macam 338 M'Crie) naponararanasamsaram. 273 | Births, Marriages, Deaths.comw w w.339 Works EDINBURGH: PRINTED FOR WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, NO 17, PRINCE'S STREET, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON ; [Oliver & Boyd, Printers.] |