sart, either before her passage to Grangemouth or on her return. Notwithstanding the unseasonable hours of sailing, being either very early in the morning or late in the evening, we understand her success was such as would have made the passage permanent, had it not interfered with the main object, her voyage to Grangemouth. A subscription is now going on at Leith and Kirkaldy for the purpose of establishing a steam-vessel on the passage betwixt these places, with every prospect of its being soon filled up. It is calculated the steam-vessel could leave Leith and Kirkaldy every three hours. Emigration. The following is a statement of the number of persons who have emigrated from Belfast from the 1st January to the 5th July 1819: Adults, Children, 4363 1516 5881 The number of vessels was 39; 10 of which went to the United States, with 452 passengers, and 29 to British America, with 5429. Glasgow. The merchants of Glasgow trading to the United States, having complained of the inconvenience of going to Greenock to wait on the American Consul on every occasion when it was necessary to make affidavits, verify invoices, &c., their wishes have been complied with, and Alexander Wighton, Esq. has been appointed resident American Consul in Glasgow. Wednesday morning one of Mr Wombwell's lionesses, now exhibiting in Glasgow, brought forth two cubs, a male and female, being, we understand, the first lions ever produced in Scotland. There is now in that splendid collection no less than ten lions and lionesses. 26. Funeral of Professor Playfair. This day the remains of the late Professor Playfair, whose death is recorded in our obituary for this month, were interred in the old Calton burying-ground. The Students of the Natural Philosophy Class went to Professor Playfair's house, Albany Row, from the College yard, at half past one o'clock. The Professors of the University met at Dr Gregory's at the same time, and walked in procession, preceded by their officer, bearing the insignia reversed and covered with crape, to the Professor's house, where they were in readiness to receive the Right Honourable the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council of the city. The members of the Royal Society, the Astronomical Institution, Royal Medical Society, &c. were received in the different apartments of the house of this friend of genius and learning. At half-past two this affecting procession advanced from the Professor's house up Duke Street, through St Andrew's Square, VOL, VA and along Prince's Street and the Regent's Bridge, to the Calton burying-ground, in the following order : Batonmen, Ushers, and Mutes. The Students of the University who had attended his Class. Mutes. THE BODY, Supported by Pall-bearers and Relatives. The Magistracy and Town Council in their Robes, preceded by the City Officers and the City Macers, with their insignia reversed, covered with crape. Principal and Professors of the University. The Royal Society. The Astronomical Institution. The Royal Medical Society, with a numer ous Train of Friends and Acquaintances. The whole Procession went four and four, and it is supposed the whole Train of Mourners consisted of not less than 500 persons. The melancholy procession moved through a vast concourse of spectators, who appeared deeply impressed in beholding this tribute to departed excellence. All the windows in the streets through which the fune ral passed were filled with ladies, seemingly anxious to view so large an assemblage of learning and talent. On reaching the burying-ground, the gentlemen who preceded the corpse opened two and two, and uncovered as it passed to the place of in. terment. After the funeral of Professor Playfair, a meeting of his former pupils, who had been attending it, was held in the College, when it was unanimously resolved, that they should testify the high admiration which they entertained of his genius and worth by some tribute to his memory, and the deep regret which they feel for an event that has deprived not only the University, but the nation to which he belonged, of one of its brightest ornaments. They according ly appointed a committee, to consult with others who may have the same object in. view, upon what may be most proper, to express their readiness to co-operate with them, and in general to take such steps as may enable a future meeting, when more of the students shall be in town, to come. to a particular and final resolution. 30,-The late Chief Baron.-At a meeting of Commissioners of Supply, Justices of Peace, &c. of the county of Edinburgh, held on Thursday, it was unanimously agreed that a statue be erected in memory of the late Lord Chief Baron Dundas-that the subscription be confined to proprietors in this county only-and that no individual subscription exceed twenty guineas. Iron Bridge. The foundation stone of an iron bar bridge of suspension over the Tweed, at Tweedhill, was laid by William Molle, Esq. of Mains, on Monday, the 26th of July, in presence of the Trustees of the A 3 Berwick Roads, who are to erect the same under the authority of Parliament. The bridge was named The Union Bridge," in commemoration of the union between the two kingdoms, which it is calculated to ce ment. High Court of Justiciary.-On Monday the 13th instant, Robert Ward and John Ross were tried for various acts of robbery and theft in Edinburgh and Leith. They at first pleaded Not Guilty, but at a late period of the trial retracted their plea, and Ross pleaded Guilty to two acts of theft, and Ward Guilty art and part. The Lord Advocate thereupon departed from the charge of robbery, and restricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment; and the Jury having found them Guilty accordingly, they were, after a suitable admonition from the Lord Justice Clerk, sentenced to transportation beyond seas for 14 years. Robbery and Hamesucken.—On the 14th, the Court proceeded to the trial of James Whiteford, shoemaker in Balerno, accused of hamesucken, assault, and robbery. This charge was completely established in evidence; and the Jury, without leaving the box, unanimously found the pannel guilty of the crimes libelled. The Court then pronounced sentence, ordaining the pannel to be executed at Edinburgh, on the 18th day of August next, between the hours of eight and ten in the morning. The pannel is a stout young man, and is married; by trade a shoemaker; and lived at Balerno, in the parish of Currie, and county of Edinburgh.-Previous to the commission of the crime for which he is about to suffer, Whiteford was never remarkable for any vice, except that of idleness. On the 16th, James M‘Niel and Alexander Coghill, accused of theft, and being habit and repute thieves, were next called to the bar. Coghill failed to appear, and was outlawed. M'Niel pleaded Not Guil ty; but upon a jury being sworn, and he again interrogated, he retracted his plea of Not Guilty, and pleaded Guilty; whereupon the Lord Justice Clerk, after a suitable admonition, sentenced him to banish ment for fourteen years. On Monday the 19th, Ralph Woodness and Richard Smith, commonly called Curley, were charged with housebreaking and theft. After a long trial, the jury unanimously found Woodness guilty; but found the libel not proven as to Smith, who was thereupon, after a suitable admonition, dismissed from the Bar. Woodness, on Tuesday, received sentence, ordaining him to be executed at Linlithgow, on Friday the 27th August, between the hours of 12 and 4 o'clock afternoon. Smith, since his narrow escape from the gallows in Edinburgh, has been apprehended prowling about Glasgow, and sent to Bridewell there for three months, upon a former certificate of banishmeat from that city. On Wednesday the 28th came on the trial of John Glasgow, charged with wilful fraud and imposition. The prisoner pleaded Guilty; and the Jury returning a ver dict in terms of his own confession, he was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Adam Bramwell was then placed at the Bar, charged with five acts of embezzlement of money belonging to Mr Kingan, merchant, Albion Court, Glasgow, in whose employment he was as book-keeper and cash-keeper; and also with the crime of wilful fire-raising, in maliciously setting fire to a closet or safe in the counting room, with the intention of destroying the books and vouchers, for the purpose of concealing the breaches of trust committed by him. To all which the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. After a long trial, the Jury returned an unanimous verdict, finding the prisoner Guilty of the crimes of fraud and breach of trust libelled, but Not Guilty of the crime of wilful fire-raising; and on account of his former good character, recommended him to the leniency of the Court. He was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in Glasgow Jail. AUGUST. Reform Meetings, &c.-It is with regret we observe, that the political meetings, noticed at page 78 of our last Number, still continue to be held throughout the manufacturing districts of England parti. cularly; but happily, as yet, without any direct acts of violence being offered to the laws or the peace of the country; and while extraordinary measures have been taken by the local Magistrates to preserve the public tranquillity, the laws have been put in force against many of those orators whose language has transgressed the bounds allowed by the free constitution of this country to public dis cussion. Indictments for sedition have been found by the local grand juries against a number of them, among whom are the already celebrated Sir Charles Wolseley, and a dissenting minister of Stockport named Harrison, who have been apprehended and held to bail to stand trial for their seditious harangues at Stockport. The latter was apprehended under a warrant of the Cheshire Magistrates, just after delivering a harangue to a reform meeting at Smithfield, London, held there on the 21st ult. and at which the noted politician Hunt presided. Much alarm was previ ously entertained for the result of this meeting; and strong precautions were taken by the Lord Mayor to prevent riot; but the assembly, after passing their favourite resolutions regarding annual parliaments and universal suffrage, quietly dispersed. Mr Birch, a constable, who took Harrison into custody, was shot at and wounded, on his return to Stockport, by some ruffian, who yet eludes detection. The proceedings of one of these reform meetings held at Birmingham on the 14th ult. were rendered rather interesting from their novelty and absurdity. The meeting commenced the work of reform in a very simple, and, it must be confessed, complete way. In one moment the meeting invested the town of Birmingham with the right of sending a Member to Parlia ment; and without waiting for the Speaker's writ, or any other old fashioned process, nominated and elected Sir Charles Wolseley to that honour. Sir Charles can boast a numerous body of electors. It is said not fewer than 50,000 persons were present. With a view to check those proceedings, the Prince Regent in Council issued a proclamation on the 31st ult. which, among other topics, notices the appointment at one of these assemblages of "a person to sit in their name and on their behalf in the Commons House of Parliament, and that there is reason to believe that other meetings are intended for a like unlawful purpose;" and after enumerating further seditious proceedings, concludes by calling upon all Magistrates to exert themselves for the discovery of such dangerous purposes, in order that the guilty persons engaged therein may be brought to condign punishment. Since this proclamation was published, a meeting advertised to be held on the 10th instant at Manchester, for the purpose of electing a member of Parlia. ment, has been postponed; and it is also observable, that on several other occasions, the language employed by those addressing the multitudes has been more guarded. It is therefore to be hoped that the returning good sense of the people will show them the absurdity of all such rash and illegal proceedings; for it is clear that the evils under which the country is at present suffering, are such as to admit of no remedy from any political reform whatever, and that it is mere delusion to hold forth any such hope. Much distress is also at present felt in the manufacturing towns of Scotland; and in the west country, various meetings of the suffering workmen have been held, which have not, however, of late been characterized by any portion of that violence and absurdity so conspicuous in those held in England. Here their proceedings have been confined to a statement of their wants; and the magistrates and heritors are, with a laudable zeal, exerting themselves to find labour at public works, for those tradesmen and manufacturers whom the commercial embarrassments of the country have prevented from finding the means of subsistence at their customary employments. Edinburgh High School. On the 6th instant, the Annual Examination of the High School took place, in presence of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, Professors of the University, &c. The young gentlemen in the different classes went through their exercises in a manner which did much honour to themselves and their teachers. The gold medal, the gift of the late Colonel Peter Murray, was adjudged to Master Edmond Logan, son of William Logan, Esq. Queen Street, Dux of the highest Latin class : Inscription on the one side, Premium Moravianum in Schola Edinensi, EDMONDO LOGAN, Puero Optime Merito Condiscipulorum Duci. A. D. MDCCCXIX. And on the other side are The City Arms finely embossed, supported by Scots Thistles encircling the Civic Crown. Another gold medal, of equal value, was presented to Master John Pringle, son of Mr Pringle, merchant, Tranent, Dux of the Rector's Greek class, bearing an inscription in the Greek language, which may be thus translated : To John Pringle, an excellent boy, surpassing all his schoolfellows in Greek Learning, the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh presented this Honorary Premium, 1819. On the 5th, the writing classes of the High School, taught by Mr M'Kean, were examined by the Lord Provost and Magistrates, who expressed their highest satisfaction with the numerous books of penmanship and arithmetic exhibited. Several specimens, in particular, of plain and ornamental writing, executed by the more advanced scholars, were greatly admired, as displaying fine taste and command of the pen. Two elegant medals, one the gift of William Patison, Esq. College Bailie, was adjudged to Master Henry Logan, son of William Logan, Esq. Queen Street, as first penman; and the other, the gift of Mr M'Kean, the teacher, to Master Robert Young, son of the late Mr Robert Young, writer, Merchant Street, Dux of the junior class. Covent-Garden. This Theatre closed on Monday 19th July with Hamlet, and a sort of Olla Podrida of Pantomime scenes from Mother Goose, Gulliver, &c. bespoke for the classical entertainment of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, who arrived after the play was over. Mr Young's Hamlet seemed to excite an uncommon interest, not only by its inherent excellence, but probably from the feeling that it would be a long time before the admirable histrionic talents of that gentleman were again displayed before a London audience. Hay-Market Theatre.-The Haymaking company, under the management of Mr Terry, commenced a six weeks' season on Tuesday the 20th July. The Soldier's Daughter, a very poor play, was the initiatory piece, and Mrs Edwin the heroine. Her comedy is loud and broad; that which supposing Mrs Jordan to be superfine cloth might be called drugget. Except the extraordinary actress just alluded to, we never yet saw one of "a certain age," upon whom romping manners, a hoydenish exuberance of spirit, and a girlish forwardness did not sit ill, and cause more of dislike than of pleasure to the spectators. Af. ter the play, the interlude of Lovers' Quarrels was performed, and Mrs Gibbs and Russell were admirably humorous. The latter seems especially at home in this lit tle Theatre; a sure test, in our opinion, of the sterling qualities of his acting. English Opera House.-Two novelties have been produced," Self-Sacrifice, or the Maid of the Cottage," on Monday the 19th July, and "One, Two, Three, Four, Five, By Advertisement," on the Saturday preceding. First, of the last in order of production, and the former in order of our enumeration. Self-Sacrifice is a Melodrama, in which compound word we presume every species of dramatic absurdity to be generally included. This piece is no exception to the rule, " Playing whose end (both) at the first (and now) was (and is) to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature," &c. (we quote Shakespeare parenthetically, for the modern reading must omit all the words so inclosed, or else the immortal bard would be made to have written nonsense)-playing, we say, or nature, must have altered confoundedly if Melodrama be allowed to hold this reflective mirror. Nothing can be more miserable if the "very age and body of the time" has "his form and pressure" thus exhibited.-Lit. Gaz. Surrey Theatre.-Mr Dibdin has alrea dy with extraordinary speed, and, what is better, with extraordinary skill, produced two new dramas founded on the third series of Tales of My Landlord. "Montrose" is an animated and interesting drama. The scene where Major Dalgetty is examined by Argyle is extremely weil managed; and that where the Major detects the disguised visitor in his prison, and compels him to change situations with him, produces the most powerful effect. In both, Fitzwilliam acquits himself with infinite humour and address. We could wish Mr Dibdin had allowed himself more time when adapting the Bride of Lammermoor to the stage. Had he done so, and produced a three instead of a two act piece, we think he would in the end have had no cause to regret the delay occasioned by the additional labour. The character of Caleb Balderston, as indicated in the novel, drawn out in ludicrous incident by his whimsical efforts to conceal his master's poverty, and certain doleful mishaps contrived to betray it, might have operated more successfully on the risible muscles of a Surrey audience. Taking "The Bride of Lammermoor" as we find it, though we have too many evidences of the haste in which it was written, it is well entitled to the success it enjoys. The main incidents of the romance are skilfully dramatised: the Master of Ravenswood retains all his importance on the stage in the able hands of Huntley; while the impetuous warmth of the Laird of Bucklaw is depicted with appropriate animation by Watkins. Both pieces called forth the most fervent shouts of applause, and with “The Siege of Troy," furnish out a most sumptuous evening entertainment.-Lit. Gaz. EDINBURGH. Theatre-Royal.-The interest of the theatre continues to be kept up by a succession of London performers. To Mr Macready succeeded Mr John Johnstone and Emery, who, in spite of the heat of the weather, attracted good houses to witness their unparalleled delineations of character, and to laugh in spite of themselves, at the knavish simplicity of John Lump, and the blundering honesty of Looney MacTwolter. Mr Johnstone appeared twice in Major O'Flaherty, the last time for his farewell benefit. In his personification of this character Mr Johnstone is, according to Partridge's mode of judging, no actor;-he does, and looks, and says, merely what we should expect to be done and said by the same personage in real life. It will be long before this gentleman's place is supplied on the British stage; and Major O'Flaherty, and Mr Johnstone, and the warm-hearted peculiarities of our fellow subjects of the emerald isle, are so indentified in public estimation, that a successor in his parts will have much to do before he be able to untwist the thread of those delightful associations in the minds of those who have witnessed his representations. The Irish melodies, too, which this performer has been accustomed to sing with so much spirit, and so much humour, will not soon be relished in the hands of another. We shall never hear Judy O'Flannagan, the Sprig of Shilelagh, or the hero of Ballinacrazy, sung by another, without thinking of the delight with which these songs were listened to, and the enthusiasm with which they were encored where sung by Mr Johnstone." Mr Emery had for his benefit The School of Reform and the farce of the Review. In the play he performed Bobby Tyke, in his own admirable manner, and John Lump in the afterpiece; Mr J. Johnstone Looney MacTwolter. The house was crowded to witness this comic treat. Miss Stephens, accompanied by her brother-in-law, Mr Smith of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, appeared on the 28th July. The witchery of this lady's singing drew crowded houses for a fortnight, and her benefit, notwithstanding the town is half empty, was one of the most crowded which has occurred this season. Mr Farren, from Covent-Garden theatre, accompanied by Mr Abbott, succeeded Miss Stephens, and made his debut as Lord Ogleby in the Clandestine Marriage. This gentleman is very great in this part, and perhaps second only to the celebrated King. Though a young man, he has no rivals in this cast of characters. His Sir Peter Teazle and Sir Anthony Absolute were very fine pieces of acting. PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED. WILLIAM GELDART and JOHN SERVANT, both of Leeds, Yorkshire, carpenters, and JONATHAN HOWGATE, of Leeds, flaxdresser; for certain improvements in the manner of heating dry-houses, malt-kilns, and other buildings requiring heat. June 1, 1819. CHARLES ATTWOOD, of Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, window glass inanufacturer; for a mode or modes of manufacturing mineral alkali, and vegetable alkali, and the application thereof, so far as relates to mineral alkali, by way of improvement on, or addition to, other modes heretofore known or in use, but more particularly in the manufacture of kelp. June 22. JOHN LEWIS, clothier, WILLIAM LEWIS, dyer, and WILLIAM DAVIS, engineer, all of Brimscomb, Gloucestershire; for certain improvements in the application of pointed wires, or other pointed substances of a suitable nature, for the purpose of raising the pile or face of woollen, or other cloths of fabric requiring such process. June 19. JOHN LEWIS, clothier, WILLIAM LEWIS, dyer, and WILLIAM DAVIS, engineer, all of Brimscomb, Gloucestershire; for certain improvements in the application of mechanical powers for the purpose of laying, smoothing, and polishing the pile or face of woollen, or other cloth or fabrie; and also for the purpose of cleansing, at the same time, the said cloth or fabric requiring such operations. June 19. JOHN NIELSON, of the town of Linlithgow, in the county of Linlithgow, glue-maker; for cer tain vegetable substances not hitherto used by tanners and leather-dressers, may be employed in tanning and colouring leather; and that certain vegetable substances, not hitherto used by dyers, may be employed in the art of dyeing. June 19. STEPHEN BEDFORD, of Birchall Street, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, iron-founder; for improvements in the preparation of iron and other metals for various purposes, and also an improvement in the converting British iron into steel. June 22. DAVID GORDON, of Edinburgh, Esq. and EDWARD HEARD, of Brighton, Sussex, che mist; for a portable gas lamp. June 19. ALEXANDER HADDEN, of Aberdeen, Scotland, manufacturer; for an improved manufacture for carpeting. June 22. EDWARD JORDAN, of Norwich, enginemaker; for an improved water-wheel for draining marsh-lands, whereby water may be raised from a greater depth by a wheel of less diameter, and a larger quantity of marsh-land drained in a shorter time, than by any water-wheel now in use, and thereby great labour and expence saved. June 22. EDMUND WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of St Mildred's Court, Poultry, London, merchant; for certain improvements in the mode or art of distilling. Communicated to him by a person residing abroad. June 26. WILLIAM BRUNTON, of Birmingham, Warwickshire; for certain improvements in steamengines, and furnaces of steam-engines, by which a saving in the consumption of fuel is effected, and the combustion of smieke is more completely attained. June 29. NICHOLAS CONNE, of St Mary-le-Strand, Middlesex, glass-engraver; for an improvement applicable to lamps for domestic purposes. Communicated to him by a foreigner residing abroad. June 30. JOHN SCHEFFER, of Church Street, Blackfriars Road, Surrey, water-proof silk, linen, and leather manufacturer; for a machine or instrument for writing, which be denominates the Pennographic, or writing instrument. July 8. WILLIAM GOOD, of Bridport Harbour, Symondsbury, Dorsetshire, ship-builder; for an improvement in the art of tanning hides and skins, and barking or colouring nets, sails, and other articles, by the application of certain materials hitherto unused for that purpose. July 10. JOSEPH CLISELA DANCELL, of Frome, Somersetshire, clothier; for certain improvements in dressing woollen cloths; also in preparing and using wire cards as applicable to that purpose. July 17. APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. I. CIVIL. July 10. Adam Duff, Esq. advocate, to b Sheritf-depute of Edinburghshire. 13. Sir R. Gifford to be Attorney-General. Mr Serjeant Copley to be Solicitor-General. 17. G. During, Esq. to be his Majesty's Consul at Trieste. 19. Alexander Keith, Esq. to be Knight Marischal of Scotland; at same time received the honour of Knighthood. 23. James L'Amy, Esq. advocate, to be Sheriff depute of Forfarshire. Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knight, sworn in a Privy Councillor. 30. The dignity of Baronet granted to Lieut.Col. Alexander Allen, E. I. C. S. M rJames Bell to be Consul for Hanover at Gi braltar. Members returned to serve in the present Parliament. Borough of Tiverton-Right Hon. Dudley Ry- Borough of Eye-Sir Robert Gifford, Knt. his |