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Duke of Clarence returned into the houfe, and fupped with the Duke and Duchefs of York.

A party of the grenadiers of the Coldfream regiment lined the portico, from the Coach to the door of the houfe, where a carpet was laid for the Royal Vifitors to walk upon.

Remarriage of the Duke and Duchess of York.

Nov. 23. Their Royal Highnees the Prince of Wales and Duke of Clarence went to York-Houfe, where they dined with the Duke and Duchefs of York. At eight o'clock the royal couple, accompanied by their Royal Highnefies the Prince of Wales and Duke of Clarence, went from thence in the Prince's coach to Buckingham-Houfe, where their Majefties and the Princeffes food in the Great Hall to receive them. The Duchefs was handed from the coach by the Prince, and being introduced to their Majefties and the Princeffes, they proceedel up the Great Stairs to the Crand Saloon, which was most magnificently illuminated on the occasion; after being there fome time in private with the reft of the Royal Fami ly, the Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the Bishop of London, aud the Lord High Chancellor, were introduced to their Majeflies in the ufaal form.

Soon after nine o'clock the Bishop of London read prayers, and at ten o'clock the Archbishop performed the ceremony of marrying their Royal Highneffes the Duke and Duchefs of York; the Duchefs was given to her Royal Confort by the Prince of Wales.

After the ceremony, the Royal Family, the Archbishop, the Lord Chancellor, and the Bishop of London, partook of a refreshment; and at half past ten o'clock, the Prince, the Duke and Duchefs of York, and the Duke of Clarence, returned to YorkHouse to fupper.

The Duchefs was dreffed in white fattin, with taffels and fringe of gold, and a num

ber of diamonds.

Frederica Charlotta Ulrica, now Duchefs of York, was born May 7. 1767. She elaims her Rayal parentage from Frederick William the fecond, the prefent King of Pruffia, and his Majefty's firft Royal confort, Elizabeth Chriftian Ulrica, Princefs of Prunfwick Wolfenbuttle, and is the only Royal offspring of that union.

This amiable and illuftrious Princefs had not arrived to her 18th year before the had, by her affable difpofition and engaging manners, rendered herself the admiration of all the Pruffian Nobility.

Her ftature is fomewhat below the common height, and her figure elegantly formel in proportionate delicacy and flightness.

Her countenance is made to win tendernes esteem, and affection.

Her complexion is exquifitely fair, and the bloom with which it is enlivened is rather a tint appearing through the skin than that fort of colour which feems to exift in it. Her hair is light, and her eye-lashes are long and nearly white, refembling thofe of our Royal Family, to whom, indeed, the is not unlike in features. Her eyes are blue, and of uncommon brilliancy.

THE DRAWING-ROOM.

James's was completely croruded with all the The Drawing-room, Nov. 24. at St Nobility, elegance, beauty, and fashion in town, and appeared not at all inferior to the most brilliant affemblage ever witneffed there.

The Ladies decked themselves out ofr this bridal occafion, in all that could tend to captivate the furrounding circle, and gain the attention of a new made illustrious fellow fabject,

"By arts of elegance and polish'd fhew."

Her Highness looked round with afconifhNor did this intention pafs unheeded." female beauty not to be paralleled in any ment, but not with envy, at a felection of other Court of Europe.

Unaccustomed to the manners of England, it was rather a trying scene in fo confpicuous a fituation. Every eye was on her mining, and, perhaps, comparing the proat one and the fame time, inquifitively exaductive charms of Pruffia with the native growth of Britain.

SCOTLAND.

LANARKSHIRE IMPROVEMENTS, The approaching expiry of the India Con pany's charter, the profpect of Britain enjoying a lasting peace, the vast influx of money, the recent difcovery of fo many ironmines, (two of which are perhaps the richeft in Europe), and the great advance upon foreign iron, have all tended to advance the opulence and the manufactures of this country, with a rapidity far exceeding the progrefs of any former period. By the failure of the tobacco trade, the industry and the capitals of Glasgow, and the other opulent and populous towns on the banks of the Clyde, have been wholly applied to advancing manufactures, which now spread thro' every part of the county with aftonishing rapidity. The new streets and fquares built, building, and feued for building in the city and fuburbs of Glasgow within the lat three years, amount to near fifty in number. The cotton and iron manufactures have been lately introduced on a large feale in

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different parts of the county with the greateft fuccefs. To the patriotifm, public fpirit, and noble exertions of Colonel Dalrymple and Mr Dale, the upper part of the county is in a great measure indebted for its prefent flourishing fituation. We are affured that at prefent cotton goods are annual ly manufactured in the county to the extent of two millions Sterling. A vaft number of new roads are now opening in every direction. Thofe of the beau monde who with to make a pleasant excurfion, direct their courfe to the fo much admired falls of the Clyde near Lanark, and the no lefs celebra ted cotton mills of Mr Dale, molt magnifi cent piles of building, situated between the falls. The fails and mills now attract univerfal attention. From Lanark to Hamil ton, twelve miles diftant, by the banks of the river, there is a line of road highly beautiful and picturefque, commanding a moft extenfive and delightful profpect of the many fine feats upon the river in a rich and well-wooded vale. At prefent, however, this road takes by much too elevated a direЯion, and is in fuch bad order, that travellers frequently prefer the road across the muir, which is at present the best approach to the county town from Hamilton and Glafgow, although it has fome very fevere pulls, takes a circuit of three miles, and certainly has not the most pleasant of profpects. In order to improve their valuable and extenfive eftates on the banks of the Clyde, by encouraging the reating of cotton mills, blast furnaces, bleaching-fields, and every manufacture requiring a great body of water, and a plentiful fupply of coal and limestone at very low prices the Noble family of Hamilton, and the landed Gen tlemen of Clydesdale have determined upon carrying on this line of road by the river banks. And a draft of a bill for that purpose is prepared, and under confidera

tion.

Nothing is wanting to complete the general utility of the road but a bridge over the Clyde about half way between Hamilton and Lanark ;-the expence of which would be moderate, as there are several good fituations where the river is narrowed by rocks. It is expected the lands lying between Hamilton and Lanark will be trebled in value by the establishment of manufactures upon the Clyde. The river may be rendered navigable, or a canal cut from Lanark to Glasgow through a great coal country, at an inconfiderable expence. And in the courfe of years, from its containing coal, lime, iron, and free-ftone, in fuch prodigious abundance, it is probable it may vie in opulence and manufactures with the wealthieft counties of South Britain.

gow are Hamilton Palace and Bothwell Caftle, the princely feats of the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Douglas. The magnificence, high rank, and great political im portance of the noble owners are difplayed in the grandeur of their palaces and parks, (which are encircled with lofty walls) as well as in the elegance and beauty of their grounds. For many centuries, the county has been fucceffively under the influence of one or other of thefe ancient and noble families. At prefent his Grace of Hamilton, (who is the first Peer of the Scottish realm, as well as a Duke in three kingdoms) is fuppofed to have gained a decided fuperiority. Since the termination of the late ruinous, war, the landed property of Clydesdale has improved in value from 18 or 20 years purchafe of the then rent to 28 years purchase. of the prefent advanced rent. And in beautiful fituations in many inftances much higher prices have been paid; by which means many eftates in Lanarkshire have more than doubled in value fince 1783, independent of the numerous mines lately difcovered. Great quantities of haugh-land have been already fold at Hamilton, &c. at 1ool. per acre for agricultural ufes merely. And to rapid has been the advance in the value of landed. property in confequence of the prodigious extenfion of the manufactures, and opulence of the county, that Rofehall, one of the greateft eftates in Clydefdale has been fold three times within four years, its different owners being induced by high prices to part with their purchases. Twelve acres very poor land near Lanark purchased a few years ago at gol. are now refold at 50cl.Another property which was purchased in 1712 at 2701. is now let in leafe at 200l. per ann.-Smellom is fold at 1,150l. being 40 years purchase of the free rent —Mr Glassford's property in Glasgow, which was perchafed thirty years ago for 1,680l. was lately refold at 9,850l.-Six years ago, the Monkland Canal was actually fold for 1,500l. it is now, however, worth at least 30,000l.

Nov. 2.

Agreeable to advertisements in the pub→ lic papers, a leafe for one year, of the Theatres of Edinburgh and Glasgow took place in the Royal Exchange Coffee-Houfe by. public auction. The upfet price was 500l. There appeared, as offerers, Stephen Kemble, Efq. for himfelf, and Mrs Eften by her, man of business. The former was declared the fuccessful candidate, having offered 1200l. The gentleman who appeared for Mis Eften went the length of 1190l. Befides the above fum, the leffee is alfo bound to pay 130l. in the name of feu-duty, and other incumbrances with which the Thea

In the direct route from Lanark to Glaf- tres are burdened.

STATEMENT

STATEMENT of the Regulations at prefent in force refpealing the Exportation and Importation of Corn.

By the average prices of corn, published by the Receiver of Corn Returns in the London Gazette, from 15th to 19th November inftant; the exportation and importation of Corn is regulated in Scotland as follows:

EXPORTATION.

EAST COAST.

Thirteenth Difiri, comprebending Fife and the following Counties,

Kinrofs, Clackmannan, Stirling, Linlithgow, Edinburgh, Haddington, Berwick, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Peebles;

Wheat, Barley, Bear-exportable with bounty.

Beans exportable-no bounty.
Oats, Oatmeal, Peafe-not exportable.

Sixteenth Diftria, comprehending the following Counties,

Orkney and Shetland, Caithness, Suther land, Rofs, and Cromarty, Invernefs, Nairn, Elgin, Banff, Aberbeen, Kincardine, Forfar, Perth ;

Wheat, Rye, Barley, Pease-exportable with bounty.

Peafe, Beans-exportable-no bounty.
Oats, Oatmeal-not exportable.

WEST COAST.

Fourteenth Diftri&t, comprehending Air, Dumfries, Wigton, and Kirkcudbright. Bear-exportable with bounty. Wheat-exportable with bounty. Barley, Oats, Oatmeal, Pease, Beans not exportable.

Fifteenth Diftrict, comprehending the Counties of Argyle, Dumbarton, Lanark, Renfrew, and Bute;

Wheat, Bear-exportable with bounty. Barley, Oats, Oatmeal, Peale, Beansnot exportable.

The aforegoing regulation continues in force until new average prices to regulate the exportation of corn be received at each port from the Receiver of Corn Returns at 1.ondon, who is obliged by law to tranfmit them within ten days after the 15th day of

next month.

IMPORTATION.

EAST COAST.

Thirteenth Diftrict above described. Oats importable at the lowest duty. Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oatmeal, Bear, Peafe, Beans-liable to the highest du

ties.

Sixteenth Diftri& above described. Oats-importable at the first (or highest) low duty.

Wheat, Rye. Barley, Oatmeal, Bear, Peafe, Beans liable to the highest du ties.

WEST COAST.

Fourteenth Diftri& above described. Peafe—importable at the lowest duty. Oats, Beans-importable at the first (or higher) low duties.

Wheat, Bariey, Oatmeal, Bear➡liable to the higheft duties.

Fifteenth Diftric above described.

Oats, Oatmeal-importable at the lowe duties.

Barley-importable at the first (or higher) low duty.

Wheat, Bear, Pease, Beans-liable to the highest duties.

The aforegoing regulation respecting importation continues in force till new average prices to regulate the importation of Corn be received at each port from the Receiver of Corn Returns at London, who is obliged by law to tranfmit them within ten days after the 15th day of February next.

GLASGOW, Nov. 26.

Laft night, about a quarter before eight o'clock, a man went into Mr M Lehofe's ftocking-fhop in the Trongate, and defired to be shown fome filk-ftockings After examining feveral pairs, he found fault with the patterns; at this moment, another man came in, and defired to be fhown fome cotton-stockings, which was accordingly done. The conduct of these two men creating fufpicion in the boy who kept the shop, he removed the filk-tockings from the counter; the man who came firit into the fhop then went out, upon which the other defired to be shown the filk-ftockings which the former had been looking at, which were according ly fhown him; but he pretended not to be pleafed with them, because they had not clocks; he therefore ordered the boy to how him fiik-ftockings with clocks; the boy then removed the first parcel, and fhowed him a parcel with clocks; the man then defired again to be fhown thofe which he had firft teen, and, upon the boy's stepping backwards, to bring him thefe, the fellow fnatched up the fecond parcel, and ran off. The boy immediately gave the alarm, locked the fhop-door, and purfued him. The thief had got near to the entry to St An drew's Square, Saltmarket, when he tell, was overtaken, fecured, and carried back to the thop in Trongate. During his flight, he had thrown away the ftockings, all of

which were picked up on different parts of the street. One of the Magiftrates, who was fortunately at hand, feat for fom: town officers, and ordered a party from the guard, to carry him to prifon. On the arrival of the town officers, he was immediately recognised to be

JAMES PLUNKET,

a native of Ireland, under fentence of death, who, along with George Davidson, by the afliftance of one Ruff, made his elcape from the prifon of this city on the 11th day of October laft. Quem Deus vul perdere, prius dementat. While he was in the fhop, in culto dy of the officers, before the guard arrived, he was obferved to fearch for fomething about his waistband, which being examined, there was found a pair of very handfone pistols loaded with cartridge and ball; and in his pocket were found a quantity of fnuff, a lady's red Turkey-leather pocket-book, in which were feveral cartridges and balls, and an ivory call and horse-whip.

EDINBURGH, November 30.

This day being the feaival of St. Andrew, the following were elected Grand Officers for the enfuing year:

The Right Hon. GEORGE EARL OF MORTON, Grand Master.

The Moft Noble GEORGE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY, Grand Mafter Elect.

The Right Hon. GEORGE EARL OF ERROL, Depute Grand Mafter.

ter.

Thomas Hay, Efq. Subftitute Grand Maf

William Campbell, of Fairfield, Efg. Se nior Grand Warden.

William Douglas Clephan, of Carflogie, Efq. Junior Grand Warden:

John Hay, Efq. Grand Treasurer. The Rev. Dr John Tough, Grand Chaplain.

Mr William Mafon, Grand Secretary. Mr Robert Meik e, Grand Clerk. Afterwards the Grand Matter, attended by the brethren, the Magiftrates, and Sheriff of the county, proceeded to the Calton Hill, to lay the foundation-stone of the New Bridewell. After the ufual formalities, the Grand Master addreifed the Lord Provolt and Magiftrates as follows:

"I have the honour of meeting your Lordship and the Magiftrates of Edinburgh this day, for the purpofe of carrying into execution an undertaking, which there is every reafon to believe will be attended with great public benefit.

"While we contemplate with pleasure the flourishing ftate of Scotland, we cannot help lamenting, that from the imperfection of human affairs, in this, as in every other country, the increase of arts, manufactures, commerce, and population, however defiic

able in itself, has been attended with a degree of corruption in the manners of the people, to which, I am forry to add, the too general ufe of fpirits among the lower claffes of both sexes has, in this country, greatly contributed. I trust, therefore, that every good citizen will molt cordially join with me in giving due praife to the zeal of thofe honourable and refpectable Magiftrates, through whofe exertions the fanction of the Legiflature has been obtained for the inft tution of this houfe of public difcipline, which we are now preparing to cred. May it prove, under the guidance of Magiftrates upright and vigilant as those to whom we owe its existence, a terror to the idle and profligate, and a pledge of fecurity to the industrious and well-difpofed inhabitants of this city and country. May thofe who fhall once feel the feverity of its difcipline, leave it fo amended in their behaviour, and inur. ed to habits of industry, as never to require a repetition of its chaltifements; and may the accomplishment of the purposes for which it is founded be marked by the re gular diminution of the number of its inhabitants."

To this fpeech the Lord Provoft made a very elegant and fuitable return.

Two cryftal bottles, cait on purpofe at the Glafs houfe of Leith, were depofited in the foundation-ftone. In one of thefe were put different coins of the prefent reign, each of which being previously enveloped in crystal, in fuch an ingenious manner, that the legend on the coins could be diflinctly read without breaking the cryftal. In the other bottle were depolited two rolls of vellum, containing the names of the prefent Officers of the Grand Lodge, and the prefent Magiftrates of the city, together with an Edinburgh Almanack, and a copy of each of the newfpapers published in this city, viz. the Edinburgh Evening Courant, Cale donian Mercury, Edinburgh Advertiter, and Edinburgh Herald. The bottles being care. fully fealed up, were covered with a pi ce of copper wrapt in block-tin, and upon the under fide of the copper were engraved the arms of the city of Edinburgh, the arms of the Right Hon. the Hal of Morten Grand Mafter Mafen of Scotland the arms of Maienry, and the arms of the Right Hon. James Stirling, Lord Provel și Elumbiṛck. Upon the upper fide of the plate was a Latin infeription, of which the following is a copyi

Regnante Georgio III. Ad Nequitiam Intra Urbem et Comitatum Edinburgenfem Salutari L. bore coercendum Accommodati Primum hujus igafuli Lap dini

Pofuit

Vir Nobiliffimus, Georgius Comes Alerton, Dominus Douglas de Lochleven, &c. di. Sodaliti

Sodalitii Architectonici apud Scotos Curio

maximus

Anno poft CHRISTUM natum M,DCC,XCI. ERE autem ARCHITECTONICE . Die ipfo Divi Andreæ :

Urbis Confule ampliffimo Jacobo Stirling; Comitatus Vicecomite Vicario Joanne Pringle. Archite&o Roberto Adam.

MARRIAGES.

oa. 29. John Sligo, Efq; to Mifs Chrifban Knox of Craigleith.

31. John Hunter Spreul Crawford, Efq. to Mils Marion Buchanan of Leny.

Mr Robert Bruce merchant at Bristol, to Mils Eyde

Nov. 3. Captain James Campbell of Glenfechan, to Mifs Margaret Campbell of Airds,

4. Francis Buchan, Efq; to Mife Sydferf of Ruchlaw.

7. Day Hort Macdowal of Walkinshaw, Efq; to Mifs Wilhelmina Graham of Airth. 16. Capt Cunninghame of the 53d regiment, to Mifs Christian Taubman of the Ile of Man.

18. Thomas Carter, Efq; of the Middle Temple, to Mifs Glencairn Campbell of Shawfield.

23. Re-married, his Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York, to the Princess Frederica Charlotta Ulrica, eldest daughter of the prefent King of Pruffia.

24. Alexander Fotheringham, Efq; to Mifs Juliet Garden, daughter of the late Dr Garden of South Carolina.

23. Mr William M'Rorie merchant in Glasgow, to Mifs Jeffie Noble of Edinburgh. 27. A marriage was celebrated at Sunderland agreeable to the rites and ceremonies of the Jewish Church, between Mr yoo Hermon, dentift of Edinburgh, and Mrs H. Pollock, widow of the late Mr Pollock merchant in London.

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29. Mrs Hunter, fpoufe to John Hunter, Efq; his Britannic Majesty's Conful for Sa Lucar and Seville.

Mr John Reid of Dumfrics, late merchant in Norfolk Virginia.

30. Alexander Duff; Efq; of Hatton. 31. Mrs Chriftian Ballantyne of Kelly, widow of the Rev. Mr Lundie of Erskine. At Hexam, Mrs Dundas, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel William Dundas.

Nov. 2. Mrs Helen Lawrie, relic of the Rev. Mr Biffet of Caputh.

4. John Stewart of Lailintullich, Efq; Sheriff-Subftitute of the county of Edin burgh.

Mrs Katharine Bruce, daughter of Mr Bruce of Newton, and widow of Henry Bruce of Clackmannan, Efq; at the Castle of Clackmannan, in the 95th year of her age. Long as this lady's life was, alas! it was too fhort for thofe who had the happinefs to know her. Poffeffed of every virtue, and of every amiable quality that adora her fex, fhe was a pattern worthy to be imitated by all. Her conduct through life, her hofpitality, and dignity of character, reflected a new luftre on the ancient and noble family of Bruce.

William Dalrymple, Efq; fecond fon of the late Lord Welthall.

Mr Hedor Macdonald, merchant in Mull 7. Mrs Cleghorn, wife of Dr Cleghorn, Glasgow.

Mrs Elifabeth Hamilton, relict of An drew Gray, Efq; of Newlands.

Captain Francis Lindsay, late of the Scots Greys.

8. Mr John Haig late merchant in Alloa. The Rev. Allan MAulay of Greenock. 12. Mifs Elifabeth Dewar of Vogric. Mr Thomas Dalrymple, furgeon at Gatehouse.

16. Mr John Campbell writer in Stirling. 17. John Ferguffon, Efq; of Dunholm. 18. Donald McKenzie, Efq; late Planter in Jamaica.

20. Mrs Barbara Yeats, wife of Mr Gibbon, Aberdeen.

Mifs Annabella Murifon of Dunbrae, 21. James Dalrymple, Efq; late Licutenant Colonel of the Royals.

Mrs Anne Abernethy, wife of Mr Robinson, furgeon in London.

23. Walter Buchanen of the cotton ma nufactory at Balfron.

26. Sir H. G. Liddel of RavenfworthCastle, Durham.

27. Mifs Seton Graham, daughter of the deccafed William Graham of Airth.

27. At Dublin, Mr Ryder, comedian. 29. The Rev. David Forbes Minister of Forgue.

Mr Thomas Graham writer in Glasgow. 30. Dr Robert Walker of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons.

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