when retiring from those high and ostensible situations, the breath of calumny, of reproach, or disapprobation, never visited his public conduct during so very long a period of great exertion and responsibility. He was a man of the most unbounded charity, having supported several families by his bounty. In Parliament, he never belonged to party, but always voted from conscience. He made many improvements in the bank. rupt laws, and did numerous acts advantageous to the community, whilst it was in his power, by the enjoyment of public office, to be serviceable. He is succeeded in his estate by his son, George Crookshank, whose abilities were so conspicuous in the Irish Parliament on the question of the Union.

Dec. 10. At London, Mrs Wallace, relict of the late John Wallace, Esq. and last by lineal descent of the Frenches of Frenchland and Thorndykes, an ancient family in the Merse, Scotland.

At Dysart, Mrs Elizabeth Stuart, aged 86, relict of the late Mr William Blakater, baker, Dysart.

At Cupar, Mrs Katharine Skene, daughter of the late David Skene, Esq. of Pitlour.

Mr David Cook, late farmer of Balkeilly, in the 65th year of his age.

11 At Queensferry, James Murray, Esq. aged 88 years.

At Waterford, at the advanced age of 102, Mr George Palmer, of Rahine, in the county of Kildare.

12. In an action near Bayonne, beloved by all who knew him, and deeply regretted by his brother officers, Lieutenant-Colo'nel S. Coote Martin, of the 1st regiment of foot guards, who has left a widow and four children to lament his irreparable loss.

At Peebles, Miss Janet Findlater, daughter of the late Reverend Mr Thomas Findlater, minister of Linton.

- Mrs White, of Castlelaw, Berwickshire. At Marlefield, Mr Alexander Oliphant, tenant in Chesterdale, near Ayton, Berwickshire.

At Auldearn, the Reverend John Paterson, minister of that parish, in the 42d year of his age, and 20th of his ministry. As a scholar, Mr Paterson was distinguished by profound acquirements and the most elegant taste. Possessing likewise, in an eminent degree, the virtues of candour, benevolence, and unsullied integrity, he was equally respected and beloved by all who knew him, and who were able to appreciate talents and worth like his.

14. At Fountainbridge, Walter Ferguson, late candlemaker in Edinburgh.

15. At Balbirny House, John Balfour, Esq. of Balbirny.

16. At Craighead, Auchinleck, Mr William Jamieson, farmer, aged 90 years past, January 1813. He has been four times married; by the two first only he had children, and the progeny left alive at the time of his death are no less than 146, reckoning children, grand-children, great grand-children, and great-great grand-children. Tu enty-five of these attended the funeral, and one of the great-great grand children assisted at laying the corpse into the grave in Ochiltree church-yard. He was always cheerful, and a very keen sportsman to his last years.

At London, in his 69th year, William Bosville, Esq. of Guntlewait and Thorpehall, in Yorkshire. His large estates in Northumberland devolve to Thomas R. Beaumont, Esq. M.P. Mr Bosville has left all his disposable landed property in Yorkshire, together with his house and furniture, &c. in Welbeck Street, to his nephew, the Honourable Colonel Godfrey Macdonald of the guards, now serving in the Peninsula, who is to take the name of Bosville. has left legacies to Mr George Sinclair, son of Sir John, £.10,000; Major C. James, £.2000; Sir Robert Wilson, £.5000; Reverend Mr Este, £.2000, and to each domestic two years wages. Sir F. Burdett is one of the trustees in the will.

He

17. At London, Captain John Constable, of the Abel Chapman Indiaman.

At Penrith, Mr William Gilmour Morton, youngest son of the late Hugh Morton, Esq. of Greenbank.

18. At Gifford Manse, Mrs Mary Innes, wife of the Reverend James Innes.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Ann Wishart, eldest

dest daughter of the late Reverend Doctor George Wishart.

Dec. 18. At Mosside, Alexander Russell, Esq. aged 76 years.

19. At St Jean de Luz, of the wounds he received on the 10th of November, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Rooke, Captain in the 3d regiment of Guards, Assistant AdjutantGeneral with Sir Rowland Hill's division of the British army in Spain, and eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel Rooke.

Jan. 1. At the Royal Hospital of Kilmainham, near Dublin, Sir James Campbell, Bart. of Auchinbreck, in the 94th year of his age.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Elizabeth Boswell, wife of William Boswell, Esq. advocate, youngest daughter of the late James Boswell, Esq. of Auchinleck.

At Cupar, Fife, William Paston, Esq. of Kirklands, in the 95th year of his age. 29. At the Manse of Cargill, Mrs M. B.

23. At the manse of Pencaitland, the Reverend David Pyper, minister of that pa

rish.

At Arbroath, Captain William Beattie, shipmaster.

29. At Damhead, William, eldest son of Mr James Moffat, Damhead.

At Selkirk, Mr John Lawson, son of Dr Lawson, of that town, and student of divinity.

- At Aberdeen, aged 72, Sir Alexander Bannerman of Kirkhill, Bart. M. D.

-At the Manse of Temple, Miss Elizabeth Goldie.

daughter to the late Rev. Dr Adamson of St Andrews.

Lately, at Newington House, George White, Esq. clerk of election committees.

In Presburg, Hungary, Eve Zuacher, at the advanced age of 123 years. -Her hair was abundant, and remained black; her teeth were very white, and she retained all her senses to the last. Her sight was so piercing, that she could, at the distance of 1000 paces, distinguish the different kinds of cattle in the meadows. When questioned once as to her mode of living, she answered, "I eat and drink, not because victuals are placed before me, but because I am hungry and dry; I go to rest with the cock, and rise with him." A few days before her death she taught the catechism to an infant of four years, and walked eight miles.

At Bankhead, near Dunse, after a long and painful illness, which he bore with patience, Mr William Scott. This venerable man was aged 83 years, and lived 64 years with his wife, who survives to mourn a loss, in which all who knew him are partakers. At the village of Anhouse, near Bayonne, Thomas D'Avenant Cotton, Esq. cousin of Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, Bart. K. B. a Captain in the Royal Fusileers, and Major of Brigade to Major-General Byng, of the 2d division of the British army in France.

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At Puento de la Mayo, Lieutenant W. Murphy, of his Majesty's 43d regiment of foot, Captain in the 8th Portuguese regiment. This gallant young soldier was appointed to lead his company to the attack of a redoubt in front of the enemy; at the head of his brave companions in arms, he

- At the Manse of Straiton, Miss Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the Reverend Dr William Crawford, minister of that parish.

31. At Edinburgh, Mrs Margaret Home, widow of John Home, Esq. of Bassendean. -At Kirkcaldy, Mr Sken, teacher there, in the 31st year of his age.

the moment of victory, a random shot deprived him instantly of his life, after six years active service in the Peninsula. He was an honour to his profession and his country.

Lately, at Up-Park Camp, Jamaica, Captain James Aiken, and Lieutenant Edward Campbell, of the 1st battalion 18th regi.

ment.

Sarah Anderson, a free black woman, a native of Guinea, of the Congo country, died the 20th September last, at Providence Grove, St John's, Jamaica, at the extraordinary age of 146 years! She arrived on that island in 1687, during the government of the Duke of Albemarle, whom she remembered well, and whose person she described very accurately; and was then, according to her own statement, a young woman about fourteen, she was bedridden for the last three years, but she retained a good appetite; could hear, see, and converse with cheerfulness, to the last moment of her existence. She has left 55 children, grand-children, great grand-children, and great great grandchildren, 25 of whom attended her to the grave. Had her life extended for a few months, she would have seen her fifth generation.

At the Island of St Thomas, Major Winismore, of the Royal West India Rangers; and Major John Tate, of the 6th West India Regiment.

At Sutterton, Lincolnshire, aged 75, Mr Cavbourn, whitesmith, cathedral and church bell-hanger. He began business in his early days with sixteen shillings gleaned in Christmas boxes, and left behind him upwards of £.20,000.

At Bath, the Honourable Frances Hamilton, relict of the Honourable Charles Hamilton, deceased, uncle to the present Marquis of Abercorn.

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At Wolvercott, Oxon, Mrs Elizabeth Hicks, aged 106.

Prices of Grain per quarter Corn Exchange, London. [Thames frozen, no trade first two weeks.] 1814. | Wheat. | Barley. Oats. | Pease.

Feb. 1.

663

14. 264

284 prem.

72

Prices of Oat, Pease, and Barley Meal, in

Edinburgh Market, per peck.