the late Moderator, preached before the the erection of a chapel of case at Arbroath, Commiffioner. After fermon his Grace went under certain regulations. to the Affembly-room, and the members proceeded to chufe a Moderator for the enfuing year, when the Rev. Dr John Adamfon, one of the ministers of St Andrews, and profeffor of Civil Hiftory in that University, was unanimously elected. His Grace's commiflion, and his Majefty's letter and warrant for 10col. for propogating the Proteftant religion in the Highlands and Iflands of Scotland, being read, as ufual, the Af fembly was opened by an elegant fpeech from the throne, to which a very fuitable reply was made by the Moderator.

22. A question, relative to the validity of a prefentation, came to be difcuffed in the Affembly, upon a reference from the Prefbytery of Penpons. Mr Yorftoun at Drumlanrig, as Commiffioner for the Duke of Queenfbery, had lodged with the Moderator of the Prefbytery of Penpont a prefentation, granted by himself, as the Duke's Commiflioner, in favour of Mr John Nivifon, upon the 20th April laft, which was the laft day of the fix months within which the Duke of Queensberry, the patron, could prefent. When the prefentation was given in to the Prefbytery, Mr Yorstoun then produced the commiflion from the Duke of Queenfbery, which appeared to be fubfcribed at Newmarket, in England, of the fame date with the presentation, and confequently could not be delivered to the Commiffioner when he figned the prefentation. The Affembly were of opinion, that, as the commiflion was in existence, though not delivered, that it ought to be fuftained; and recommended it to the Prefbytery to proceed in Mr Nivifon's fettle

ment.

23. The Affembly had tranfmitted to them, by the committee of bills, a petition from Mr Laurance Butter, minifter of Lethindie, complaining of the fentences of the Prefbytery of Dunkeld, and Synod of Perth and Stirling, finding it expedient to ferve him with a libel on a charge of fornication, preferred against him by the woman with whom it is alleged to be committed. The Affembly, after reasoning, in respect it was judicially ftated by the Prefbytery, that the libel with which they proposed to ferve Mr Butter, did not proceed upon a fuma clamofa, reverfed the fentences of the Prefbytery and Synod appealed from; and remit the caufe to the Prefbytery, to proceed in the accufation of Mr Butter, if they fhall fee caufe, according to the rules of the church.

24. An addrefs to his Majefty, on the marriage of the Princess Royal of Great Britain with his Serene Highnefs the Prince of Wirtemberg, was unanimoufly agreed to by the Affembly.-The Affenbly authorised

25. The Affembly refolved themselves into a committee of the whole Houfe, to confider the returns from Prefbyteries, respecting the erection of chapels of cafe. Upon examining the returns which had been tranfmitted, the committee, finding that a fufficient number had not been forwarded for enabling the Affembly to enact the regulations into a law, a motion was made, that the committee are of opinion, that the Affembly fhould re-enact the said regulations and overture, and re-tranfmit the fame. After a long and well fupported debate, the committee agreed to the following state of a vote, Re-tranfmit, or Not. If it carried not, it was understood that the Affembly ought to dismiss the overture: And the roll being called, it carried Re-tranfmit-121 to 27.

26. The Affembly approved of the report of the committee, and ordained that printed copies of it fhould be tranfmitted to Prefbyteries. The annual report on the widow's fund was given in, and the thanks of the Affembly were given to Sir Harry Moncrieff Wellwood, the colle&or, for his diligence and attention in the management of the fund, and particularly for the accurate and useful information contained in his letter lately addreffed to the contributors.

27. No bufinefs of a public nature this day.

29. The Affembly having finished all their bufinefs this day, was diffolved in the ufual manner. The next Affembly will meet at Edinburgh on the 17th of May 1798.

APPEALS.

April 27. Te Houfe of Lords, in the appeal, Captain Francis Pinkerton Drummond, appellant, against the Right Rev. Dr Abernethy, and Lieutenant John Forbes of the Royal Navy, and Mrs Forbes Drummond of Hawthornden, his wife, refpondents, after hearing counsel for the appellant only, affirmed the unanimous decree of the Court of Seffion, finding the eftate of Hawthornden to belong to the respondents, in virtue of the late Mrs Drummond's fettlement, and by which they are required to affume and bear the name and arms of Drummond of Hawthornden.

May 22. The Houfe of Lords heard counfel in the caufe of Gibfon against Wight and Playfair, when, after hearing the opinion of the Lord Chancellor, the decree of the Court of Seffion was affirmed, with 2001, costs.

31. The Houle of Lords, in the appeal Mr Dingwall of Brucklay, againft Mr Farquharfon of Inverey, affirmed the decree of the Court of Seffion, upon hearing the counfel for the appellant only.

COLA

COLD weather, with an easterly wind, prevailed during the moft part of June; and a greater quantity of rain has fallen than is ufual in that month. Towards the end a fenfible change to the better took place. Grain of all kinds, and the grafs crop, every where, we understand, promises a most plentiful harvest. The Edinburgh flesh markets have been very poorly fupplied with meat of all kinds, and that too very dear. Fish, however, has been, on the whole, plenty, and falmon fometimes fo low as 8d. per lb. Strawberries 2s. per pint. Green peas 25. per peck. Potatoes 38. per peck, on the 30th.

The English report for May was not come to hand when this number went to prefs.

LISTS.

MARRIAGES.

At Bath, Wm Wilberforce, Efq; M. P. for the county of York, to Mifs Spooner, of Elmdon house, Warwickshire.

Lately, Mr Thomas Newton, of Laken-· heath, in Suffolk, to Mrs Aggas, of Hockwold, Wilton. Their united ages exceed 150 years.

At Edinburgh, Capt. Charles M'Vicar, of the 42d or Royal Highland regiment, to Mifs Campbell, eldest daughter of William Campbell, Efq; of Fairfield.

June 2. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Dr Kemp, Lady Mary Anne Carnegie, fifter to the prefent Earl of Northefk.

5. At Lainfhaw, William Handyfide, Efq; W. S. to Mifs Jane Cunningham, daughter of William Cunningham, Efq; of Lainfhaw. 6. Duncan Campbell, Efq; of Rofs, to Mifs Amelia Lamont, daughter of John Lamont, of Lamont, Efq.

Wm Ogilvie, Efq; of the 11th regt. of foot, to Miis Chriftian Pattison, daughter of the late Rev. John Pattifon, minifter of the feceding congregation, Bristo-street.

8. David Kennedy, Efq; of Kirkmichael, to Mifs Henrietta Whitefoord, daughter of Sir John Whitefoord, Bart.

At Glasgow, the Rev. Robert Moore, minister of Old Hamiftocks, to Mifs Janet Borland, daughter of Mr John Borland of Woodfide.

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Mr Alexander Dun, Joint Rector of the Grammar fchool, Aberdeen, to Mifs Eliza Maxwell, daughter of the late Rev. John Maxwell, minifter of New Machar.

At London, the Rev. Mr Hook, of St Mary Hall, Oxford, to Mifs Anne Farquhar, daughter of Sir Walter Farquhar, Bart.

cher, of the Argylefhire fencibles, to Mif. Anne Cushine.

13. Lord Viscount Middleton, to Mifs Maria Benyon, at Shrewsbury.

19. At Rofehall, George Charteris, Efq; younger of Amisfield, to Mifs Sarah Aglianby Rofs, only daughter of George Ross, Efq; of Staffold.

23. At Edinburgh, Wenceflaus, Count of Purgftall, of the holy Roman Empire, to Mifs Cranstoun, daughter of the late Hon. George Cranstoun.

Matthew M'Alifter, Efq; of Rosshill, to Mifs Margaret Campbell, daughter of the late Colonel Campbell of Glenfaddle.

24. At Gloucester, Major Douglas, to Mifs Charlotte Hopkinfon, daughter of Col. Hopkinfon.

BIRTHS.

At Glafgow, Mrs Morehead of Herbertfhire, a fon.

June 4. At London, Mrs Scott of Har. den, a daughter.

Mrs Buchan of Auchmacoy, a fon. 19. Mrs Dundas of Arniston, a fon.

Mrs Ramfay of Barra, a daughter. 20. Lady Napier, a fon.

21. Mrs Whyte of Bennochy, a fon.
26. Countess of Caffillis, a daughter.

DEATHS.

In the East Indies, Colonel Robert Bruce, of the Bengal Artillery.

At New Providence, in the Bahama islands, John Gibson, Efq; Surgeon there.

On his paffage from Porto Ferrajo, to Britain, Lieutenant James Hay Cochrane, of the Royals.

At Laufanne, Dr Tiflot, the celebrated phyfician.

At Arcote, in the Eaft Indies, Colonel Younge, in the East India Company's fervice.

In Yarmouth roads, Captain Middleton, of his Majefty's fhip Comet.

Lately, the Rev. Samuel Bulkley, aged 80, he was the oldeft diffenting minifter in London.

April 26. At Afkirk manfe, the Rev.
Simon Haliburton, minister of that parish.
At North Leith, Mr James M'Laren,

shipbuilder.
28. Mr Thomas Pafley, Accountant to the
Bank of Scotland.

Mrs Violet Kerr, relict of Mr Win
Dempster, jeweller in Edinburgh.

29. At Aberdeen, Mrs Katharine Irvine, aged 80, widow of George Leflie, Efq.

29. At Edinburgh, Mr James Brown, late deacon of the Skinners, aged $5.

May 1. John McLaren, Efq; from Jamaica, late of Balmano,

At Edinburgh, Mr James Lowndes, Accountant of Excife.

14. The Honourable Patrick Maitland, of Freuch.

David Lindfay, Efq; of Kirkforthar. 16. The Right Hon. John Wallop, Earl of Portsmouth.

18. Mr William Leflie, eldest son of Mr William Leflie, W. 3.

Mifs Agnes Kincaid, only daughter of John Kincaid, Efq; of Kincaid.

19. At Abbeyhill, Mifs Elizabeth Carmichael, daughter of the deceased David Carmichael, Efq; of Balmaedy.

20. Mr Robert Johnston, merchant in Edinburgh.

-At Heath-hall, the Rev. Thomas Kirkpatrick minifter of Bowden.

21. Robert Corfe, Efq; of Greenlaw.

At Rippon, Mrs Waddilove, fpoufe to the Rev. Mr Waddilove, Dean of Rippon, and daughter of the late Six Ludovick Grant of Grant.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Elizabeth Whyte, relict of George Keith Marilchall, Efq; of Northfield.

22. At Newlands, James Millhofe, Efq; late one of the magiftrates of Glasgow.

At London, General Robert Clarke. 23. At Kirkcaldy, Mrs Elizabeth Whyt, yclict of the deccafed Robert Whyt, Efq.

24. At Edinburgh, Mr James Colquhoun, Writer to the Signet.

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At Edinburgh, George Chalmers, El; late of Pittencrief.

25. Field-Marshal Lord Howard, Knt. of the Bath, and Colonel of the 4th regiment of dragoons.

Remainder of the Deaths, &c. in our

PREFERMENTS.

The honour of Knighthood on Henry Ruffel, Efq; on his being appointed one of the Judges of the Supreme Court at Bengal.

Alexander Smollet, Efq; Lieut. Colonel of the 26th light dragoons, to be Member of Parliament for the county of Dumbarton.

David Williamfon, Efq; Advocate, to be Sheriff-depute of Stirling and Clackmanan faires.

Mr Wm Finlay, preacher of the gospel, to be afliftant and fucceffor to the Rev. Mr Dobie, minister of Eaglesham.

The degree of Doctor in Divinity, on the Rev. Robert Douglas, minifter of Galafhiells, by the University and King's College, Aberdeen.

The degree of Mafter of Arts on Mr George Meck, Falkirk, by the University of Glasgow.

Vice Admiral Charles Thomson, and Rear Admiral Wm Parker, to be Baronets.

Rear Admiral Nelfon, to be a Knight of the Bath.

Sir John Jervis, K. B. Admiral of the Blue, to be Lord Jervis, and Earl of St Vincent.

SEQUESTRATIONS.

March 30. James Henderson, factor at Shevado, in Aberdeenshire.

April 5. Malcolm Monro, vintner in Stir

ling.

7. John Renfrew, manufacturer at Anderfton, near Glasgow.

20. John Jackson, hatter in Edinburgh. 28. Henry Farquharfon, carver and gilder, Edinburgh.

May 3. Philip Chell, merchant in Glafgow.

8. Robert Foggo, manufacturer in Perth. 15. Robert Taylor, merchant in Eaft Sal

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RECEIPT FOR MAKING KINDLING BALLS, AND FIRE BALLS.

FROM COUNT RUMFORD'S ESSAYS, NO 4.

KINDLING BALLS compofed of equal parts of coal, charcoal, and clay, the two former reduced to a fine powder, well mixed and kneaded together with the clay moiftened with water, and then formed into balls of the fize of hens eggs, and thoroughly dried, might be ufed with great advantage instead of wood for kindling fires. Thefe kindling balls may be made fo inflammable as to take fire in an inftant, and with the smallest Spark, by dipping them in a strong folution of nitre, and then drying them again, and they would neither be expenfive nor liable to be fpoiled by long keeping. Perhaps a quantity of pure charcoal reduced to a very fine pow der, and mixed with the folution of nitre in which they are dipped, would render them still more inflammable.

I have often wondered that no attempts fhould have been made to improve the fires which are made in the open chimnies of elegant apart ments, by preparing the fuel; for nothing furely was ever more dirty, inelegant, and difgufting, than a common coal fire.

Fire balls of the fize of goofe eggs, compofed of coal and charcoal in powder, mixed up with a due proportion of wet clay, and well dried, would make a much more cleanly, and in all refpects a pleafanter fire than can be made with crude coals; and I believe would not be more expensive fuel. In Flanders and in feveral parts of Germany, and particularly in the Dutchies of Juliers and Berg, where coals are used as fuel, the coals are always prepared before they are used, by pounding them to a powder, and mixing them up with an equal weight of clay, and a fufficient quantity of water to form the whole into a mass which is kneaded together and formed into cakes; which cakes are afterwards well dried, and kept in a dry place for ufe. And it has been found by long experience, that the expence attending this preparation is amply repaid by the improvement of the fuel. The coals, thus mixed with clay, not only burn longer, but give much more heat than when they are burnt in their crude state.

It will doubtless appear extraordinary to those who have not confidered the fubject with fome attention, that the quantity of heat produced in the combuftion of any given quantity of coals fhould be increafed by mixing the coals with clay, which is certainly an incombustible body ;-but the phenomenon may, I think, be explained in a fatisfactory manner.

The heat generated in the combuftion of any fmall particle of coal exifting under two diftinct forms; namely, in that which is combined with the flame and fmoke which rife from the fire, and which, if means are not found to ftop it, goes off immediately by the chimney and is loft,-and the radiant heat which is fent off from the fire, in all directions in right lines:I think it reasonable to conclude, that the particles of clay which are furrounded on all fides by the flame arrest a part at least of the combined heat, and prevent its efcape; and this combined heat, fo arrefted, heating the clay red hot, is retained in it, and being changed by this operation to ra diant heat, is afterwards emitted, and may be directed, and employed to ufeful purposes.

In compofing fire balls, I think it probable that a certain proportion of chaff-of ftraw cut very fine, or even of faw duft, might be employed with great advantage. I with thofe who have leifure would turn their thoughts to this fubject, for I am perfuaded that very important improvements would refult from a thorough investigation of it.