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bar, and making them pay toll a fecond time, contrary to the inftructions granted by the Trustees, they unanimously found the defender guilty, and fined him in twenty fhillings Sterling; granted warrant fummarily to imprison the defender in the tolbooth of Haddington until payment; and refolved, that every tollgatherer who shall be convicted of impofition for the future, fhall be excluded from bidding for any of the tolls of this county in time coming.

The estate of Hatton, in Mid-Lothian, belonging to the Earl of Lauderdale, was lately fold to the commiffioners for managing the eftate of Mifs Scott of Scotftarvet for eighty thousand guineas!

EDINBURG H.
Auguft 6.

PUGILISM.

On Saturday laft a boxing match took place in this city between two profeffors of the fcience. The one, a native of this city, and the other a black.

It lafted about an hour, when it terminated in favour of the black, his antagonist being feverely hurt in the face and other parts of his body, and having had fome of his ribs broken.

This is the first regular battle that has taken place, it is believed, in Scotland.

The inhabitant of this place, however, claimed the victory, on account of foul play.

PRINCE OF WALES' BIRTH-DAY.

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MARRIAGES.

July 27. Lieut. William Frafer, of the 42d Regiment, to Miss Eliza Robertfon of Kello.

Aug. Mr Archibald M'Brair, merchant, Glafgow, to Mifs Elizabeth Millar.

Abraham Leflie, Efq; of Finraffic, to Mifs Jean Leflie, of Edinburgh.

Alexander Ewing, Efq; of Nether Balloch, to Mifs Lindsay, of Glafgow

Mr William Wilkie, merchant in Haddington, to Mifs Elizabeth M'Queen, of Preiton-kirk.

The Hon. John Campbell, of Stonefield, ❤ce of the Senators of the College of Justice,

to Mifs Lloyd, of Berth, in the county of Denbigh.

Arthur Nicholfon, Efq; younger of Lochend, Shetland, to Mifs Mary Innes, of Aberdeen.

Robert Baird of Newbyth, Efq; to Mifs Hearfy Gavin of Langton.

Robert Bogle, Efq; of Jamaica, to Mife. Margaret Bogle, of Glafgow.

Mr Thomas Manners, writer to the Signet, to Mifs Juliana Hope, of Edinburgh.

Mr William Scott Moncrieff, merchant in Glasgow, to Mifs Elizabeth Hogg, of Edinburgh.

Mr Allan Daiziel, merchant in London, to Mifs Jane Denholm, of Gulyhill.

William Pagan, Efq; of the land of Dominica, to Mifs Katherine Hart, of Edinburgh.

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DEATHS. July 29. Mr. Andrew Honyman, fifth fon to Patrick Honyman, Efq;

Alexander Farquharfon of Balfour, Efq; Mifs Sarah Irving, daughter of the late George Irving of Newton, Efq;

31. James Gordon, Esq; of Ardmeallic. Aug. 3. Mrs Margaret Alexander, wife of Mr James Reid, furgeon in Peebles.

6. Robert Waddell, Efq; of Crawhill. 7. The Rev. James Wilfon, Minister of Gamrie, in the 97th year of his age. 14. Mifs Jean Gordon of Cluny.

Dr David Wilfon of Peterhead. 15. John Campbell, Efq; of Achalader. Mrs Chriftian Edmondstone of Cambufwallace.

18. Mrs Home Rigg of Morton. 19. Lieut. John Guthrie of the Engineers, in the fervice of the East India Company. 20. Mrs Jean Mitchelfon, wife of Mr George Cairncrofs, agent for the Church. 21. Mr John Wood, late merchant in Edinburgh.

23. Mifs Elizabeth Elphinston, daughter of Alexander Elphinston, Efq; advocate.

Mrs Milwrath, wife of William MIlwrath, Efq;

25. Mrs Maxwell, widow of the late Alexander Maxwell, merchant in Edinburgh. 28. Mrs Glendonwyn of Glendonwyn.

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State of the BAROMETER in inches and decimals, and of Farenheit's THZRMOMETER in the open air, taken in the morning before fun-rife, and at › noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from Auguft 31ft 1791, to the 29th of September, near the foot of Arthur's Seat.

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