formation of the fire-place, which materially differs from that of any other; a confideration which will prove of no fmall moment to the owners of fuch property, in in-land fituations.

SCOTLAND.

Married.] At Edinburgh, Major Dunfmore, of the 75th foot, to Mifs Jane Scott, fecond daughter of Charles Scott, efq. of Wool.

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Died.] Lately, at Montrofe, at very advanced age, Thomas Orkney, a feaman, who had been a penfioner on the cheft of Chatham, fince the year 1739. He was then on board the Salisbury-man.of-war, when a draught took place from that ship to man the Pearl, then going out with Lord Anfon, under whom he ferved during his memorable voyage of circumnavigation; he retained the ufe of all his mental and corporeal faculties, till within a short period prior to his death, and his appearance to the laft was exactly uniform with the coftume of feamen, in his early days.

At his feat, Dupplin-castle, in the county of Perth, after a lingering illness, Robert earl of Kinnoul, viscount Dupplin, baron Hay. His lordship was the eldest fon of the late Archbishop of York. He is succeded in his honours by his eldest fon.

At Edinburgh, Robert Bofwell, efq. At Montrofe, Mifs Ramfay, fifter to Sir Alex. Ramsay Irvine, bart. of Balmain.

IRELAND.

Married.] At Caftlemartyr, John Leslie, efq banker, of Cork, to Mifs Catherine Hyde, fecond daughter of John Hyde, efq. of Cregg, co. Cork, fifter to Viscountefs Boyle.

In Dublin, in St. Peter's Church, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, to Mifs Mafon, the only daughter of Jofeph Mafon, efq. of Crum

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Died.] Lately, in Dublin, Clement Taylor, efq. formerly one of the reprefentatives in parliament for the borough of Maidstone.

At Kilmurry, near Thomas-town, aged 98; the Countefs-dowager of Carrick, fifter to the Earl of Shannon, and mother of the prefent Earl of Carrick. She was married to her first husband, the late Earl of Carrick, in 1745, and he died 1774.

At Duncannon fort, near Waterford, Jas. Gilbert, efq. captain in the royal regiment of artillery.

In Dublin, Mrs. Thompson, wife of Mr. John Thompfon, merchant.

MARRIAGES ABROAD.

At Spanish-town, in Jamaica, the Hon. Francis Rigby Brodbelt, efq. to Mils Milward, daughter of John Gardner Milward, efq.

At Gibraltar, Captain Gardner, of the royal artillery, fon of Lord Gardner, to M.fs Eliza Fyers, daughter of Colonel Fyeis, commanding-engineer at Gibraltar.

DEATHS ABROAD.

At Amboyna, Mr. George Henderson, midshipman in the Bombay marine, youngest fon of the late Archibald Henderfon, efq. of Glafgow. This young man fuffered a confinement of fixteen months in Quimper prifon, during the reign of Robespierre, and there witneffed the deaths of fifteen hundred of his countrymen, from want and ill ufage.

Unfortunately blown up, on board the Caledonia country fhip, on the coaft of Malabar, Mr. George Cranston, fourth officer of the faid fhip, and eldeft fon of Captain Cranston, commander of the Marine Society's thip at Deptford. He had been in the King's fer. vice during the latter part of last war; and, being a very promifing young man in the line of his profeflion, his premature loss is the more deeply deplored by his parents and friends.

At Elberfeld, in Germany, in her 25th year, and far advanced in pregnancy, lady Sykes, wife of Sir Francis William Sykes, bart. of Bafildon-park, Berks, niece to the Duchefs of Chandos, grand-daughter to the late, and niece to the prefent, Lord Henniker. Through her amiable difpofition, and motherly care of an infant-fon afflicted with the fcarlet fever, her ladyfhip fell a victim, to the great grief of her family, relatives, and numerous friends.

At Kirchberg, in Germany, after a very fhort illness, both at the fame time, Frederick Ewrard, the reigning Prince of Hohenlohe, and the Princefs his confort, born a Countess of Caftel-Remling; the former had reached his 67th, and the latter her 69th year.

In the ifland of Trinidad, in the West Indies, Mifs E. Robinson, eldest daughter of Dr. Arthur Robinfon, of that ifland; and, foon after, Mrs. E. Stewart Barclay, wife of the faid Dr. Arthur Robinson.

At Naples, aged 87, Pater Negro, a refpe&able Capuchin Friar, who had paffed upwards of 60 years amongst the Chinese in India, and amongst the Negroes; and has converted upwards of 30,000 blacks to the Chriftian faith.

At Pifa, Lady Mary Eyre, relict of Thomas Eyre, efq. of Hallop, in Derbyshire, and fifter to the late Henry Earl Fauconberg.

On the 7th of September laft, at Calcutta, William Archibald Edmonstone, esq. third Member of the Board of Trade, and eldeft fon of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Rart.

M. Kant. This philofopher, whofe metaphyfical doctrines have made fo much noife on the Continent, and who died very lately, was carried to the grave by his difciples. On his coffin, which was very richly mounted, was placed a fepulchral urn, with this infcription: Cincres mortales immortali Kanti M. Schroter pronounced on him a funeral oration, and the muficians of the theatre of Koeniburg fung a hymn to his memory.

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In India, in action, at the battle of Delhi, under General Lake, on the 11th of September last, and in the twenty-first year of his age, Lieutenant William Preston, of the East India Company's forces, a native of Dublin, and fon to William Prefon, of that city. This young man possessed from nature an excellent understanding: it had been early cultivated by a claffical education. He was well verfed in the best Latin and Greek authors, and fhewed that he was capable of feeling their beauties, by an elevation of fentiment, and a difplay of poetic talents, beyond his years. He had likewife made confiderable proficiency in drawing and defigning. He had been originally defigned for one of the learned profeffions; but an ardent mind, and the profpect of more rapid advancement, in active life, led him to the profeffion of arms. After a reûdence of four years in India, where he efcaped the dangers of a climate fatal to fo many; he found an honourable end in the field of battle. The fuperior and manly fenfe, the accomplished and cultivated mind, and various talents of this youth, render his premature fate the more to be lamented, as he promifed, had his life been fpared to a riper period, to have become the pride of his relations, and an honour to his country and his profeffion; but it is the duty of man to bow fubmiffive to the decrees of Providence. The only confolation remaining to an afflicted father, under this fevere and fudden ftroke, is the reflection, that, if the career of a beloved fon was fhort, it was unftained by crime, and closed in glory.

At Wilna, David Pilchowsky, late profeffor of the univerfity of Wilna, a knight of the order of St. Anne, and a commander of the order of Malta. He devoted his whole life to the fciences and literature, and enriched the Polish language by tranflations of Salluft and Seneca, betides many original works. Above all, however, his memory will be for ever dear to his countrymen, on account of a noble and truly benevolent eftablishment which he founded for the education of poor children.

On-board the Goliah, at fea, in confequence of a wound received in an action un the 8th of December laft, Mr. Jofeph LangRon, first lieutenant of the royal marines, and fon of Mr. Langiton, of Aulcefter, Warwickshire. The following account of Lieut. Langston, &c. from an officer on-board the Goliah, is fo truly honourable to the principles and feelings of the deceased, that we beg leave to fubjoin it in his own words: "He with Mr. Kent, the first lieutenant of the hip, had gallantly volunteered their fervices to cut off a fmall veffel that was ftanding in fhore. Capt. Brisbane gave them two boats,

with which they proceeded; and, as the fmal! veffel escaped their vigilance, they determined not to come back without fomething: in confequence of this refolution, they attacked a large brig (the Rachel of Liverpool, captured by the French, and defended by French foldiers) and brought her out. It is impoflible to do juftice to your fon's greatness of mind. The boat had just got along fide, and Mr. Langston was on the gunwale ready to board; one hand (his left) having hold of the rigging, when a mufquet was fired at him by a French foldier, which wounded him dreadfully in the right fhoulder. A prodigious hemorrhage took place, and, from the nature of the fervice, it was a confiderable time before the furgeon could poffibly get to the relief of the wounded. Mr. Langflon refused to be dreft until a poor marine foldier (fince dead of his wounds) had firft had affiftance: afterwards, every attention was paid him by all his meffmates, and the greatest care taken of him by the furgeon and his affiftants; and we had the happinefs, as we thought, of feeing him do well, until the 23d of December at night, when the fhip had a great deal of pitching motion, which is a very uneafy one, and unfortunately renewed the hemorrhage, by which it was understood that death muft in the end enfue. This gave him time to fettle his affairs, and make his peace with the Almighty, which he did in the moft fincere, manly, and Chrif tian-like manner; fo that his refignation, fortitude, and patience, excited the aftonishment of all. He lingered with hemorrhage till the 31ft, when circumstances proving favourable for amputation, which he had much wished for fome time, it was put in execution at the shoulder joint. It was a forlern hope at beft; but our most anxious defire was that fo gallant a man should be preferved for the comfort of his friends, and the good of the fervice. He bore the whole operation with fortitude and recollection; and expired, lamented by all the crew, a fhort time after its conclufion, being quite exhauft. ed. He uniformly experienced every folace and friendly office in the power of his mess mates, and the Captains Brisbane and Roby, to bestow, during his whole illness. buried him with every military honour our fituation would admit; it was impoffible he could have too much. Lieut. Kent, who was in the fame boat with him, fucceeded in getting on board the veffel; but, when engaged with the enemy, he received five wounds, four of them with bayonets, and the fifth on the left temple with a fabre. He died on the twelfth. day, a mortification having come on before it was poffible to amputate."

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