tell them that I expect to see them soon. Tell them that they must not wear the things which they got. I would thank you to send me up a pack of flatts;' (n) if you send them up, direct them to John Beaton. -Send a line with them; direct it to the same. Gow and I are still keeping up our hearts. Go down to my aunt, and tell her that I am not very well, and that she need not send up any pick.' (0)-Be sure to come and see me when I am full examined.-Remind my aunt to send up my old clothes, and a pair of stretchers; (p) as also a clean shirt and a handkerchief. I again remind you to tell the Votes what I told you. Show them this ugly scribble. "I will write you the next when you send me the cards. I and ever will be your friend. (Signed) STALKER.' (q) "Edinburgh, Dup up Cane." Pitt Club of Scotland. On the 24th, the members of the Pitt Club had their an ́niversary dinner in the Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh, where upwards of 200 assembled. The chair was filled by the Lord Advocate of Scotland, one of the Vice-Presidents. His Lordship was supported by the Lord Provost, the Earl of Moray, Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane, G. C B., Lord Cringletie, Sir George Clerk, Bart. M. P., Sir James Steuart Denham, Sir David Baird, and Sir Howard Elphinston, Baronets, Sir James Douglas, K. C. B. &c. &c. Mr Graham Stirling of Airth and Strowan, who acted as Croupier, was supported by Mr Baron Clerk Rattray, Sir William Forbes, Sir John Hope, and Sir John Heron Maxwell, Baronets, &c. &c. The Preses of the meeting introduced the leading toasts upon the occasion with appropriate addresses: and the whole company, as on former occasions, seemed impressed with the strongest feelings of respect and veneration for the departed statesman whose memory they had assembled to commemo rate. Atrocious Outrage.-On Friday, the 20th, about twelve o'clock at night, John Brodie, a young man from Dunkeld, accompanied by a woman of the name of Margaret Robertson, from the parish of Auchtergaven, came to the house of Allan Jamieson, St John's Street, Perth, for the purpose of being married, and remained there for the night, Jamieson having told them that he would get a clergyman to marry them next day, for 30s. A clergyman was accordingly procured, in the per n.-A pack of cards. 0.-Meat. p.-Stockings. son of John M'Diarmid, a corporal on the Staff of the Perthshire Militia, who, being dressed in black clothes, went through the ceremony in due form, from the Common Prayer Book, and received 5s. for his services from the bride. After the ceremony, the party regaled themselves plentifully with spirits, &c. at the bride's expence ; and, having spent in drink all the money she had brought with her, amounting to 30s., they stripped her of her pelisse, to pay for 16s. worth of more spirits, and then kicked and turned her out of doors. By the vigilance of the sitting Magistrate, Jamieson and M'Diarmid were committed to jail on Monday, and Brodie on Tuesday, to answer for this disgraceful outrage. APRIL. 1.-Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh So far back as the 7th of July last year, Dr Craigie, Dr Lee, Mr Glover, and Mr Sims, clerks of the Royal Infirmary, gave in a statement to the managers of certain abuses in the domestic management, which had come under their observation, while attending their duty in the Hospital; and which they had been led to investigate, in consequence of complaints from several of the patients, of their food being stinted, and of bad quality; and of a wilful inattention, on the part of the nurses, to their comfort, in regard to cleanliness, &c. These complaints became the subject of occasional discussion in one of the Edinburgh newspapers, and were the frequent topics of conversation; when at a general court of contributors, held on the 5th January last, Mr John Wigham moved for the appointexistence and the extent of the alleged ment of a committee, to inquire into the abuses. This motion gave rise to rather an intemperate discussion, some of the managers and their friends conceiving, that, to accede to the motion, would be to pass a vote of censure on their own conduct. Wigham and his friends disclaimed any such intention; and the appointment of a committee to inquire into, and report on the subject, was at length agreed to. inquiry accordingly proceeded, and the report, which had been previously printed, and sold to the contributors at 10s. 6d. a copy, was taken into consideration at an adjourned meeting of contributors, held on Monday last the 30th March. Mr The The report of the committee, which is of great length, goes into a history of the general economy of the hospital, and speaks in high terms of the excellence of the medical treatment of the patients; but admits, at the same time, on a review of the evidence," that there have existed some errors and defects in the ordinary domestic economy of the house, and that the esta -A nickname by which Main went blished arrangements have failed to preamongst the gang. vent the occasional occurrence of circum stances injurious to the comfort of the patients, and affecting the general character and repute of this most interesting and most useful adjunct to the great medical school of Edinburgh." The committee at the same time expressed their conviction, "that the evils which may have existed have arisen even in spite of great zeal, anxiety, and active benevolence, on the part of the ordinary managers, in the discharge of their official duties." The defects alluded to by the committee regarded the cleanliness of the persons and bedding of the patients. With regard to the bedding, they report," that in the course of last year, such measures had been adopted and carried into execution, as appear to have left little or no ground of complaint on this head;-and they suggest to the managers, to provide such a quanti ty of body linen, as may insure personal cleanliness." In regard to diet, after observing, that," in the preparation, as well as in the quantities served out to the patients, the practice of late years has occasionally erred on the side of too rigid an economy;"they add, that "the complaints on those heads, which had gone abroad, have been in some instances exaggerated much beyond what the facts now in evidence appear to justify, while in some other instances they are unsupported or disproved." The report was signed by eleven members of the committee, namely, Messrs Francis Jeffrey, Thomas Thomson, J. A. Murray, J. F. Erskine of Mar, Alexander Monro, Lieutenant-General Maxwell, Sir William Fettes, Bart. Messrs Adam Maitland, Leonard Turner, John Craig, and John Wigham. Seven of the committee, viz. Lord Balgray, Sir William Rae, Reverend Principal Baird, Messrs William Arbuthnot, Alexander Duncan, Robert Dundas, W. S. and James Dundas, W. S. dissented from the general admissions of the report; their reasons, at some length, being subjoined. The report and dissent having been read at the meeting on the 30th March, Professor David Hume proposed a short series of resolutions, bearing,-that the committee had not discovered any abuses in the management, - that such instances of inattention, as had accidentally crept in, had been discovered by the managers themselves,-that some of these were rectified, and the rest in the course of being so, previous to the appointment of the committee,-that it was therefore quite unnecessary for the meeting to give any recommendations to the managers on the subject, and that the cordial thanks of the meeting be given to the managers, for their uniform and zealous attention to the interests of the charity. These resoluons were seconded by Mr Henry Mac kenzie, and gave rise to a lengthened and warm discussior; in the course of which, the following gentlemen, among others, delivered their sentiments, name ly, Sir William Rae, Mr Jeffrey, General Dundas, Sir John Dalrymple, Cap tain Lowis, Sir George Clerk, Mr Craig, and the Lord President, the latter of whom spoke for about three hours, in defence of the management of the hos pital. Dr Charles Stuart afterwards attempted to address the meeting, but was prevented by loud cries of " question." A vote was then taken, when there appeared in favour of the resolutions 175, against them 32.-Majority 143. Thanks were voted to Mr Jarand to the Lord Provost, the chairman dine, the treasurer of the Infirmary, of the meeting. Thus terminated this important inquiry; and whatever difference of opinion may have existed as to its neces sity, a general conviction is entertained, that the result, so far from diminishing, will tend materially to increase the confidence of the public in this admirable charity. The skill, humanity, and unwearied care and attention of the medical gentlemen attached to it, are known, and universally acknowledged ;-whatever may have been formerly amiss, in the domestic economy, has been carefully remedied; and from what came out in the discussions on the subject, it appears, that the whole management t present approaches as near to perfection, as it is perhaps possible to bring any human establishment of the like nature. Ireland.Typhus Fever. We learn, with regret, from the Irish papers, that the typhus fever is increasing in several parts of Ireland. The prevalence of this distemper in Kilrush, in the county of Clare, has made it necessary to postpone the ses sions from the 6th of April to the 11th of May. Scottish Burgh Reform.-Kirkcudbright and Stranraer have, since our last, declared in favour of reform. It appears, that, of the sixty-six Scottish royal burghs, thirty, or nearly one half of the total number, have already voted resolutions in favour of reform. And it also appears, that the population of those burghs who have taken decided measures for procuring the abelition of the practice of self-election, is to the population of those who have not yet expressed themselves on the subject, nearly as FOUR to ONE. 8.-Revenue.-By an account of the total net produce of the revenue of Great Britain and Ireland, distinguishing that of of the years ending 5th January 1811, Great Britain, and that of Ireland, in each 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, and 1818, it appears, that the total revenue for Great Britain and Ireland was, in 1817, L. 61,675,327, Is. 94d., and in 1818, L. 51,629,609, 14s. 8d. The separate revenue of Ireland was, in 1817, L.4,314,600, 14s. 24d., and in 1818, L. 4,352,130, 16s., being an excess of revenue in the last year of L. 38,000 beyond the revenue of the preceding year. The following is an official statement of the quarter's revenue, ending 5th instant, compared with the corresponding quarter last year : 1818. Arrears of Pro perty Tax, From this statement it appears that the revenue for the quarter just ended is better than the revenue for the preceding quarter by L. 738,996. Every branch of the public income has increased, with the exception of the Post-office, so as to leave no doubt that this is the result not of accidental circumstances, but of a general improvement in the state of the country. 11.-Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth. The union of her Royal Highness Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, the Princess Elizabeth, third daughter of in the Quarters ending the 5th of April their Majesties, with Prince Philip Au1817 and 1818. gustus Frederick, the hereditary Prince of 1817. Hesse Hombourg, was celebrated at the L.1,912,296 L.2,003,664 Queen's Palace, London, on Tuesday night, 5,151,805 the 7th instant. The Archbishop of Can1,588,759 terbury performed the marriage ceremony, 336,000 and the Duke of York gave away the bride. 917,414 The bride is in her 48th year, and the 178,295 bridegroom in his 49th. 73,270 Customs, Excise, Stamps, Post Office, Land Taxes, Miscellaneous, Assessed Taxes, 4,642,055 1,492,611 342,000 868,104 98,595 4.9,510,211 L.10,249,207 PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED. JOHN SCOTT, of Pengo Place, Surrey Esq.; for an improvement in steam-boats, and in the Jan. 23, machinery for propelling the same. 1818. JAMES IKIN, of William Street, Christ Church, Surrey, Machinist; for an improved method or methods of constructing or manufacturing fire, or furnace bars, or gratings. Jan. 27. GEORGE FREDERICK HAGNER, late of Philadelphia, in the United States, but now of the Adelphi, Middlesex, Gentleman; for certain improvements in the art of manufacturing pigments, commonly known by the names of white-lead and verdigris. Jan. 27. RUDOLPH ACKERMANN, of the Strand, Middlesex, publisher and printseller; for certain mprovements on axletrees, applicable to fourwheeled carriages. Communicated to him by GEORGE LENKENSPERGER, of Munich, in the kingdom of Bavaria. Jan. 27. WILLIAM HORNER, of Howick, Northum land, Clerk, Bachelor of Arts; for a machine or apparatus for the purpose of acquiring a very high mechanical power in a small compass and with little friction, and without the possibility of running amain, if employed in raising or lowering weights. Jan. 27. GEORGE PRIOR, of Leeds, in the West Riding of the county of York, Watchmaker; for per fectly detaching the escape-wheel of chronometers from the influence of the friction and inaccuracies arising from the main-spring, the pivots, and the teeth of all the other wheels and pinions in the machine duing the time of its giving impulses to the balance, whereby its vibrations will be more accurately and uniformly supported than by any invention heretofore made public. Jan. 29. JOHN PENWARNE, of Stafford Street, Mary-le-Bone, Middlesex, Esq.; for a certain improvement, being an improvement on the cock for drawing beer, cyder, and other liquors, from casks and other vessels, without the interruption of a vent, plug, or any opening whatever in the upper part of the cask or vessel, either for the purpose of admitting air, or for affixing the said instrument or cock, or any apparatus or appendage belonging to the same. Jan. 51. BENJAMIN TAYLOR, of Mile-end, near Glasgow, Lanarkshire; for a loom, to work by the power from a steam engine, which will weave figures or flowers upon either twilled or plain cloth, in either silk, cotton, linen, or worsted, or any of them intermixed. Jan. 31. Sir THOMAS COCHRANE, Knight, commonly called Lord COCHRANE; for an improvement or improvements in the process or processes of purifying a certain spirit, or essential oil, which is known by the name of spirit of tar or oil of tar, and which is obtained from the different liqueous, carbonaceous, or bituminous substances; by means of which improvement or improvements the said oil or spirit will be separated from certain impurities, which have hitherto prevented the applica tion of such oil or spirit to divers useful purposes. Feb. 3. MATTHEW COTES WYATT, of Henriettastreet, Cavendish-square, Mary-le-Bone, Middlesex, Esq.; for a safeguard to prevent the acciden tal movement of the cock of a gun, pistol, or other fire arms, forward towards the hammer. Communicated to him by a certain foreigner residing abroad. Feb. 3. JEREMIAH CHUBB, of Portsea, county of Southampton, Mechanic; for certain improvements in the construction of locks. Feb. 3. DANIEL WILSON, of Earl Street, London, Gentleman; for certain improvements in the process of boiling and refining sugar. Feb. 3. EDMUND NAISH, of Bristol, Gloucestershire, hosier, one of the people called quakers; for certain improvements on the machines or machinery used for winding cotton. Feb. 3. GRANT PRESTON, of Burr Street, Aldgate, Middlesex, brazier; for an improvement in the deck glass rim, and on the safety gate. Feb. 3. NATHANIEL SMITH, of Kettering, Northamptonshire, cooper; for certain improvements on winnowing machines. Feb. 5. MARY SEDGWICK, of Bishopsgate Within, starch manufacturer; for a valuable product, or valuable products, from that part of the refuse slime, or wash, of starch, that will not of itself subside. Feb. 10. JOHN MUNRO, of Finsbury Square, Middlesex, Esq.; for certain improvements on steamCtigines. Communicated to him by BARNABUS LANGTON, of New York, one of the United States of America. Feb. 12. ZACHARIAH BARRATT, of No. 27, Windmill Street, Tottenham Court Road, Middlesex, cabinet-maker and carpenter; for a machine for curing, cleansing, sweeping, and ventilating chimnies, and, when chimnies are on fire, for extinguishing the same. Feb. 10. JOHN SIMPSON, of Birmingham, Warwick shire, plater; for a method of constructing and making spring hooks, or woodcock eyes, and for coach harness; which principle of spring is intended also to be applied to harness buckles, territs, hooks, harness and spring swivels. Feb. 16. THOMAS ALLINGHAM, of Smith Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, gentleman; for a lamp, intended to be called The Economical and Universal Lamp," constructed by means of the flame of the wick being kept in a constant and equal degree of contiguity to the oil, so as to consume, in proportion to the light it gives, a less quantity of oil than other lamps, and also give a continual light of almost unvaried brilliancy. Feb. 19. JOHN JONES, of the city of Gloucester, brush-manufacturer; for improvements in certain parts of the machinery or instruments used for dressing of woollen and other cloths. Feb. 19. JAMES COLLIER, of Frocester, Gloucestershire, civil engineer; for various improvements on a machine now in use for the dressing and gig. ging of woollen cloths, called a gigg. Feb. 19. APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. 1. CIVIL. March 16.-Mr Isaac Hadwen to be Russian Consul at Gibraltar. 31.-Mr Joel Hart to be American Consul at Leith. Lord Viscount Melville to be Governor, and Adam Rolland, Esq. to be Deputy-Governor, of the Bank of Scotland. Members Returned to serve in Parliament. March 14.-George Henry Rose, Esq. for the Borough of Christchurch. William Chamberlayne, Esq. for the Town of Southampton. 28.-John Jacob Buxton, Esq. for the Borough of Great Bedwin. James Henry Leigh, Esq. for the City of Winchester. Rev. Thomas Ruge, B. D. to be Chancellor of the Diocese of Hereford. Rev. E. O. Holwell, M. A. to the Rectory of Plymtree, Devon. 9.-The Associate Congregations of Original Burghers of Kirkintilloch, Carluke, Paisley, and Cupar-Fife, have each given a unanimous call to Mr John Russell, preacher, to be their minister. III. MILITARY. 4 D. G. C. W. Evors, to be Cornet by purch. vice J. Clemison, to be Cornet by purch. vice 1 Dr. John Dillon, to be Cornet by purch. vice 5th March 1818. Dillon, ret. The Archdeacon of Dublin to the Deanery of Derry, vacant by the death of Dean Hume. 16 James Cannon, to be Cornet by purch vice M'Dougall, prom. do. 17 Lieut. A. B. de C. Brooke, from R. Horse Gds. to be Capt. by purch. vice Supple, ret. 26th do. March 11.-The Rev. Mr Boyd was ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, with a view to his taking the charge of the Gaelic Chapel, Hatton Garden, London. 13.-Rev. Charles Andrews to the Rectory of Flempton-cum-Hengrave, Suffolk. 17.-Mr Robert Ross, one of the missionaries under the Edinburgh Missionary Society, was or dained to the ministry, in connection with the Associate Burgher Synod, in Dr Hall's chapel, Rose Street, previous to going out on a mission to As April 4.-Rev. J. Houghton to the Rectory of Middleton, Lancashire. 5th Mar. Hosp. Assist. J. Clarke, to be Ass. Surg. vice Gardiner, 14 Dr. 12th Feb. Lieut. W. Havelock, fm. 43 F. to be Capt. by purch. vice Hames, ret. Rev. Charles Richards to the Rectory of Nunacy, near Frome. 43 19th do. Ensign R. W. H. Drury, to be Lieut. by purch, vice Havelock, 72 F. 5th Mar 28.-The Prince Regent has presented the Rev. James Sievwright, minister of the Presbyterian meeting at Gateshead, Newcastle, to the Church and Parish of Markinch, Presbytery of Kirkcaldy, vacant by the translation of the Rev. Dr Wright to Stirling. The Prince Regent has presented the Rev. Mr Laidlaw, Newcastle, to the Church and Parish of Kirkton, Presbytery of Jedburgh, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr Elliot. Rev. John Leete to the Rectory of Blestoe, Bedfordshire. Capt. F. C. Crotty, fm. h. p. Capt. 39 F. to be 26th do 50 F. to be 25th do. 26th do, 5th Mar. Lieut. S. Douglas, fm. h. p. Ensign J. Kearns, to be Lieut. do. Capt. W. Brownson, fm. h. p. 23 F. to be Capt. Lieut. W. Black, fm. h. p. to be Ensign S. Spooner, to be Lieut. Lieut. J. Wilson, to be Capt. by purch. 26th do. Lieut. 25th do. 26th do. 6th Mar. vice Rogers, ret. 5th do. Lieut. by purch. vice Wilson do. H. Massingberd, to be Ensign by purch. 88 89 90 97 Ensign J. G. Rogers, to be vice Rogers do. John Gibson, to be Ensign by purch. vice Smith, ret. 12th Feb. Lieut. R. M. Lockwood, fm. Rifle Brig. to be Lieut. vice Gray, ret. upon h. p. 6 F. 5th Mar. Lieut. R. Myddleton, 12 F. to be Lieut. vice Eager, ret. upon h. p. 12 F. 19th Feb. John Nichols, to be Ensign, by purch. vice Digby, ret. 12th do. 4W.I.R. Ensign H. Watts, to be Lieut. vice Delaney, dead 25th do. 26th do. M. B. G. Reed, to be Ensign by purch. vice Trousdale, ret. R.Y.R. Capt. T. Baylis, fm. h. p. to be Capt. vice Ware, dead 4th Mar. Lieut. H. Armytage, fm. Coldst. F. Gds. to be Capt. vice Finch, R. W. R. 5th do. R.W.I.R. Capt. Hon. J. Finch, from R. York Rang. to be Major vice Massey, ret. do. Ensign P. Gray, to be Adj. vice Kent, res. 25th Nov. 1816. R. En. Gent. Cadet W. Trevelyan, to be 2d Lt. vice Tweed, prom. 18th Nov. 1817. S. W. Dixon, to be 2d Lt. vice Williams, prom. Staff do. Major G. W. Walker, 59 F. to be Dep. Adj. Gen. in Ceylon, with rank of Lt. Col. in the Army, vice Erskine, dead 5th Mar. 1818. Dep. Inspec. W. W. Frazer, with temp. rank, to be Dep. Insp. of Hosp. 12th Feb. Hosp. Assist. D. Williams, fm. h. p. to be Hosp. Assist. to the Forces in Birmingham do. Assist. Surg. F. Sievwright, fm. h. p. 6 W. I. R. to be Supernumerary Assist. Surg. in the East Indies 19th do. B. Campbell, fm. h. p. 25 F. to be Supernumerary Assist. Surg. in the East In Walsh, from 3 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Ster ling, h. p. Ross, from 26 F. with Lieut. M'Niven, h p. 42 F. Dowling, from 77 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Marshall, h. p. 4 F. Nott, from 80 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Archer, h. p. Colls, from 2 W. I. R. with Lieut. Grassi, h. p. York Lt. Inf. Vol. Ensign Penniger, from 70 F. with Ensign Sher burne, h. p. 1 F. Powell, from 43 F. with Ensign O'Donnell, h. p. 27 F. 9 F. Hart, from 74 F. with Ensign Gore, h. p. O'Brien, from 20 F. rec. diff. with 2d Lt. Douglas, h. p. 21 F. Quarter-Master Ross, from 68 F. with QuarterMaster Macbeath, h. p. 62 F. Assist. Surg. Sheppard, from 80 F. with Assist, Surg. Regan, h. p. 93 F. Resignations and Retirements. Major Supple, 17 Dr. Hames, 32 F. Rogers, 77 F. Massey, R. W. I. Rang. Cornet and Ensigns Mimmack, 4 Dr. G. |