APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. ECCLESIASTICAL. The King has been pleased to nominate the Rev. James Wallace, minister of the gospel at Maryport, to be assistant and successor to the Rev. Dr David Lamont, minister of Kirkpatrick, Durham, presbytery of Dumfries, and stewartry of Kirkcudbright. The King has been pleased to present the Rev. John Glegg to the church and parish of Bervie, or Inverbervie, in the presbytery of Fordown, and county of Kincardine, void by the death of the Rev. Robert Croll. The Rev. D. Cannan has been admitted to the pastoral charge of the united parish of Mains and Strathmartine, vacant by Dr Nicol's translation to St Leonard's. J. Donnithorne, Ens. vice Mathison, dead Surg. Mackesey, fm. 62 Ensign Elliot, Lieut. vice Baynham, dead Impett, Lieut. by purch, vice Hor5th Oct. do. ton, 81 F. G. Strangways, Ens. by purch. Ens. Nicolls, fm. 50 F. Ens. vice Enery, 26th do. C. A. Vallancey, Ens. by purch. vice Arbuthnot, 4 F. res. 19th do. Ensign Campbell, Lieut. vice Morrison, 9 R. Vet. Bn. 9th Nov. do. do. 71 16th do. 72 do. T. Wood, Cornet by purch. do. 74 11 Capt. Sir H. Floyd, Bt. fm. 10 Dr. Maj. by purch. vice Childers, prom. 79 do. 14 H. Ross, Cornet by purch. vice Gooch. A Brown, Ens. prom. 19th Oct. 16 Lt. Baker, Capt. by purch. vice Bt. Maj. Weyland, ret. 81 do. Bowles, ret. Cornet Tuite, Lt. by purch. do. 17 Sir T. W. White, Bt. Cornet by purch. do. Bt. Lt. Col. Wilson, Lt.-Col. by purch. E. Harrison, Eus. vice Werge, ret. 25th Mar. 81 10 R. Vet. Bn. Bt. Maj. Sale, Major by purch. do. Lt. Robinson, Capt. by purch. Cornet Raven. Lt. by purch. do. J. Vernon, Cornet, by purch, vice Kierulf, prom. Gr. Gds. Lt. & Capt. Higginson, Capt. & Lt.-Col. by purch. vice Colquitt, ret. 26th Oct. Ens. and Lt. Long, Lt. and Capt. by purch. 5 1 F. do. Greenwood, fm. h. p. Ens. & Lt. do. do. Lt. and Capt. Barnett, Capt. and Lt.Col. do. by purch. vice Col. Hamilton, ret. Ens. & Gossip, Lt. & Capt. by purch. do. J. R. Barker, Ens. & Lt. by purch. Lt. Billing, Capt. vice Galbraith, 4 R.V.B. do. 19th do. 19th do. do. do do. do. Lieut. Carroll, Captain vice Turner, W. Thomas, Ensign, vice King, prom. 1st Aug. 1814 Capt. Noel, fm. h. p. York Chass. Capt. vice Mitchell, 49 F. 2d Nov. 1820 Rifle Brig. 1st Lieut. Hope, Capt. vice Chawner, 4 R. Vet. Bn. 9th do. do. 2d Lieut. Otter, 1st Lieut. Hon. Grey, 2d Lt. vice Otter, prom. 16th do. Medical Department. Assist. Surg. Gilder, fm. 67 F. Surg. to the Forces, vice Nicoll, prom. 9th Nov. 1820 Ramsay, fm. h. p. Assist. Surg. to the Forces, vice French, 67 F. 19th Oct. Hosp. As. White, fm. h. p. Hosp. As. Forces, vice Trigance, 17 F. 2d Nov. Exchanges. Bt Col. Ponsonby, from 12 Dr. rec. diff. between full pay Cav. and full pay Inf. with Lieut. Col. Brotherton, h. p. 22 Dr. Major Bishop, from 64 F. rec. diff. with Bt. Lieut.Col. Bailey, h. p. 1 Pro. Bn. of Mil. Bt. Lt. Col. Wilby, from 90 F. with Capt. Paget, h. p. 31 F. Capt. Grenfell, from 7 Dr. rec. diff. with Captain Towers, h. p. 21 Dr. Goldsmid, from 12 Dr. rec. diff. with Capt. Craufurd, h. p. 60 F. Hervey, from 22 F. with Capt. French, 82 F. 37 F. Hughes, from 3 Dr. Gd. with Lieut. Mercer, 70 F. Burne, from 5 Dr. G. rec. diff. with Lieut. Carrol, h. p. 22 Dr. Satterthwaite, from 35 F. with Ensign Dickens, h. p. 34 F. 65 F. Mackay, from 51 F. with Ensign Estridge, Carroll, from 86 F. with Ensign Ussher, h. p. 53 F. Assist. Surg. Magrath, from 61 F. with Assist. Surg. White, h. p. York. Chass. Davy, from Staff Assist. Surg. with Assist. Surg. Lloyd, h. p. Resignations and Retirements. Col. Hamilton, 3 F. G. Lieut. Col. Werge, 17 Dr. Colquitt, Gren. Gds. Major Weyland, 16 Dr. Captain Ferguson, 6 Dr. Gds. Ensign Douglas, 59 F. Enery, 72 F. Appointments Cancelled. Major Phillott, 33 F. Ensign Torrens, 50 F. Surg. Stewart, 65 F. Surtees, 4 Vet. Bn. Ardley, 17 F. Quart. Mast. Hill, Rifle Brig. Capt. Wilsonn, h. p. Indep. Friedericks, h. p. Ger. Leg. 25th April 1820 Leschen, h. p. de Brandis, h. p. Struver, h. p. Ocheme, h. p. Baker, h. p. 63 F. Lieut. Wilkinson, 28 F. Corfu. 19th Feb. Howard, (adj.) 59 F. Berhampore, 11th Higginbotham, 69 F. Bangalore Dunlevie, 87 F. Dinapore Grant, h. p. 52 F. Mitchell, h. p. 89 F. Bombay 4th June 1819 Anderson, late 2 Vet. Bn. Maclean, late 6 Vet. Bn. Stuart, late Gar. Bn. May 1820 do. 21st June 7th July Wellwood, h. p. 82 F. Pittiver, Fifeshire, Eversfield, h. p. 11 Dr. Leech, h. p. 12 Dr. Snowden, h. p. 3 Pro. Bn. of Mil. Adjut. Bernell, h. p. Oxford Fen. Cav. 17th Mar, -Simon, h. p. Frazer's Fen. Qua. Mast. Smith, h. p. 4 Dr. Tarleton, h. p. 18 Dr. Wheeler, h. p. Wagg. Tr. Commissariat Department. 1820 2d Nov. 1820 Dep. Ass. Com. Gen. T. Harvey, at Sea. Do. do. do. Fleming, Montreal, Canada 11th July 1820 Medical Department. Dr Wright, h. p. Physician Dr Walker, h. p. Assist. Surg. 71 F. Paris 2d Nov. J. Blair, Hosp. Ass. Jamaica Forsyth, h. p. Assist. Surg. 41 F. 1820 M Mullen, h. p. Assist. Surg. Roy. African Corps Norris, h. p. Hosp. Assist. 11. At Edinburgh, the lady of William Ferguson, Esq. of Kilry, a son. -The lady of Robert Scott Moncrieff, Esq. advocate, a daughter. 12. At 16, Heriot Row, Edinburgh, the Honourable Mrs Wardlaw, a daughter. -Mrs Craufurd, Picardy Place, Edinburgh, a son. 13. At Foss-house, Mrs Stewart, a son. -At Teddington, the lady of D. Borland, Inspector of Army Hospitals, a son. 15. At New Laverock Bank, Mrs Wm. Swinton Maclean, a daughter. 16. At Bath, the lady of Sir Alexander Hood, Bart. a daughter. At Balthayock, Perthshire, the lady of Adam Ferguson, Esq. of Woodhill, a son. 17. At Dunottar-house, lady Kennedy, a son. 21. At Rose Bank, Mrs Dunbar, a son. -At Coates-house, the Right Hon. Lady Elibank, a daughter. -At Stevenson Mains, East Lothian, Mrs William Bogue, a son. -At the Hague, the Countess of Athlone, a son and heir. -At Denlugas, Mrs Leslie of Denlugas, a daughter. 22. In Upper Berkeley-street, London, the lady of James Saunders, Esq. a daughter. 23. At Ormond-house, near Bath, the lady of Major-General A. C. Jackson, a daughter. Mrs Hunter of Thurston, a son. 27. The lady of Robert Montgomerie, Esq. a son. 28. Mrs Millar, North Frederick-street, Edinburgh, a son. 30. At Leith Fort, Mrs Major Campbell, a daughter, who survived but a short time. Lately. Mrs John Gibson, Dundas-street, Edinburgh, a son. MARRIAGES. Nov. 1. At Clifton, Major Macinnes, of the Bengal establishment, to Mary Elizabeth Milward, youngest daughter of the late Bedingfield Pogson, Esq. of the island of St Christopher. 2. Colonel Douglas Mercer, of the 3d Guards, to Miss Rowley, second daughter of Sir William Rowley, Bart. M. P. for Suffolk. 3. At Edinburgh, Mr Alexander Callendar, surgeon, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Porteous. 4. Jasper Lutzow Hagermann, aid-de-camp to the King of Denmark, to Harriet, daughter of the late Hon. George Vere Hobart, and sister to the Earl of Buckinghamshire. 6. Captain Charles George Stanhope, son of the late Rear-Admiral Stanhope, to Jane, eldest daughter of Sir James Galbraith, Bart. of Urney Park, county of Tyrone, Ireland. 7. At Holmhill, Dumfries-shire, Adam Mosman, Esq. of Liverpool, to Harriet, eldest daughter of the late Captain William Douglas, 11th regiment of foot. -At Dumfries, William Drysdale, Esq. writer to the signet, to Mrs Copland, Dumfries. 8. At Edinburgh, Mr James Davidson, merchant, Dundee, to Isabella, youngest daughter of Mr Hutton, Whitehill, Fifeshire. 9. At Parkhouse, Banffshire, Patrick Steuart, Esq. of Auchlunkart, to Rachel, only daughter of the late Lachlan Gordon, Esq. of Park. -H. T. Liddell, Esq. eldest son of Sir T. H. Liddell, Bart. of Ravensworth Castle, Durham, to Isabella Horatio, daughter of Lord George Sey mour. -At London, D. J. Ballingall, Esq. eldest son of Major-General Ballingall, to Dorcas, daughter of the late Thomas Ward, of Sandhurst, Kent, Esq. 10. At Carnegie Street, Edinburgh, by the Rev. Dr Peddie, Mr James Sanders, jun. of Leith, to Miss Aitken of Dunbar. 14. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Robert Young, minister of the Episcopal Chapel of St Andrews, to Margaret, second daughter of the late William Dawson, Esq. of Graden. -At St Paul's Chapel, Edinburgh, Thomas Hamilton, Esq. brother of Sir Williain Hamilton, Bart. to Miss Ann Montgomery Campbell, daugh ter of the late Archibald Montgomerie Campbell, Esq. of Upper Wimpole-street, London. 15. Mr John Kidd, to Jessie, fourth daughter of the late Mr Thomas Denholm, writer, Edinburgh. 17. At Edinburgh, Peter Ramsay, Esq. banker, to the Hon. Susan Mary Hamilton, second daugh ter of the late Right Hon. William, Lord Belhaven and Stenton. 21. At the Manse of Cairney, Aberdeenshire, John Thurburn, Esq. late of Messina, in Sicily, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the Rev. John Finlater, Cairney. 22. At Clifton, by the Rev. Henry Kirby, the Rev. Edward Litchford, rector of Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire, to Margaret Isabella, third daughter of the late Captain Abraham Bunbury, 62d reg. of foot. -At Edinburgh, John Ramsay, Esq. writer in Edinburgh, to Ann, daughter of the late George Ogilvy, Esq. of Westhall. 23. At Laurieston-place, the Rev. James Harper, North Leith, to Barbara, second daughter of the Rev. Dr Peddie, Edinburgh. -At Edinburgh, Mr Gilbert Sanders, accountant, Glasgow, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr Williain Rankin, South Union-place. Dec. 1. At Edinburgh, Mr William Glen, mer chant, to Jessie, youngest daughter of Mr James Pillans, printer. Lately, At Edinburgh, William Lambie, Esq. of the island of Jamaica, to Elizabeth Dundas Crichton, daughter of Mr Chrichton, Gayfield-square. At the residence of the British Ambassador at Paris, General Vatier, in the service of his most Christian Majesty, to Fanny, only daughter of the late Walter Boyd, jun. Esq. DEATHS. April 19. At Ryepoor, of a fever, occasioned by fatigue on service, Lieutenant Richard Fraser, 5th Bengal native infantry, eldest son of the late Mr Donald Fraser, writer in Inverness. June 9. In camp, near Ballary, in India, Captain Stewart of Stenton, 3d native infantry, Madras es. tablishment. Aug. 4. At Balogna, within an hour of each other, George Meek of Campfield, Esq. and Mrs Janet Meek, his wife. 13. At Hamilton, after a long and severe illness, Katharine Farquharson, daughter of the late Alexander Farquharson, Esq. of Balfour, and wife of Mr Robert Valentine, supervisor of Excise. Oct. 5. Harriet, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg, of Emers Down Cottage, Lyndhurst. 8. At Sea, on the passage to Quebec, Captain Murdoch, of the brig Jane of Ayr. 9. At Tradeston, Glasgow, Mrs Park, widow of Captain Charles Park of Parkhill. 10. At Broughty Ferry, Lieutenant James Begbie, late of the Apollo frigate. 13. At her brother's house, in York Place, Lon don, Miss Isabella Douglas. 19. In Glenurchy, Argyllshire, Captain Archibald Campbell, half pay, 91st regiment. 25. At his pen, in Salt Ponds, Jamaica, Peter Grant, Esq. Sergeant at Arms to the Honourable House of Assembly, son of the late Sir Ludovick Grant of Dalvey, Bart. 26. At Monte Video, the Hon. Captain Henry Finch, R. N. -At his house, Union-place, Edinburgh, Mr Alexander Thompson, writer. - Robert Stewart, Esq. of Garth, aged 80. 28. At Bankhouse, near Dundee, Sir John Ogilvy, of Inverquharity, Bart. 29. At Dingwall, Mr Angus M'Donald, late merchant, in Edinburgh. 30. At Inverkeithing, Mr George Beveridge, Collector of the Customs there, in his 12d year." Nov. 1. At Dunkeld, George, and on the 2d of same month, Robert, sons of the late Mr Smyttan, surgeon, R. N. At Cliffdale, in Orkney, Mrs Balfour. -At London, Lieut.-Gen. George Glasgow, of the royal artillery. -At Farleigh-house, Hants, in the 83d year of his age, Admiral Sir Benjamin Caldwell, G. C. B. -At her house, in Clarke-street, in the 73d year of her age, Mrs Janet Richardson, relict of the late Mr Charles Reid, baker in Edinburgh. Nov. 1. At Shrub-place, Leith Walk, Mrs Gutzmer, senior, wife of Henry Gutzmer, Esq. -At Inverness, in the 87th year of his age, Alexander Robertson, Esq. late Collector of Excise. 2. At Edinburgh, Mr Alexander M'Laurin, stabler. 3. At Riess Lodge, Mrs Wemyss, wife of William S. Wemyss, Esq. of Southdun, and second daughter of Sir Benjamin Dunbar, Bart. of Hempriggs. 4. At her house, in Montrose, Lady Carnegie, relict of Sir James Carnegie of Southesk, Bart. 7. At Edinburgh, in her 6th year, Agnes, eldest daughter of Andrew Paterson, 47, Albany-street. At Freeland-house, the Right Hon. Dowager Lady Ruthven. 8. At Perth, Mrs Ramsay, late of Invernetti Lodge. -At Jedburgh, aged 15, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr John Mills, late tenant in Morebattle Mains. - Mrs Janet Pasley, spouse of Mr Peter Gavin, senior, Leith. 9. At St Ann's Lodge, Mrs Mundell, aged 83. -At No 23, Exeter-street, Sloane-street, London, John M'Leod, M. D. surgeon of his Majesty's yacht the Royal Sovereign, and author of a narrative of the voyage of the Alceste. 10. At Edinburgh, Colonel Maxwell, late of the 7th dragoon guards. 11. At Gorgie, Charlotte, youngest daughter of Mr Robert Robb, farmer there. -At London, the Countess Dowager Lincoln. 13. At his marine villa, in Sussex, the venerable poet, William Hayley. He passed the last thirtyfive years of his life in retirement from the world. His chief works are-The Lives of Milton, Cowper, and Romney-Triumphs of Temper-Odes to Howard, Flaxman, and Romney; his dramatic works in rhyme are, Lord Russell-Marcella-Connoisseur (were attempted on the stage, but without success) Old Maids and various fugitive pieces. On the Thursday preceding his death, he had reached his 75th year. 13. At Sundrum, Miss Frances, daughter of John Hamilton of Sundrum, Esq. -At his house, in Queen-street, Edinburgh, Lieut.-Col. Imrie. 14. At the Manse of Lunan, after a few hours' illness, the Rev. John Gowans, minister of Lunan, in the 70th year of his age, and the 32d of his ministry. 15. At No 6, Hope Park, Edinburgh, after 24 hours' illness, the infant son of Mr Alexander Abernethy. -At Mary's Place, Thomas, the infant son of Mr John Linning. - At Edinburgh, Miss Arabella Campbell, daughter of the late John Campbell, Esq. cashier of the royal bank. -At Edinburgh, John Carr, Esq. of Ryehope. -At Galashiels Manse, the Rev. Dr Douglas, in the 73d year of his age, and 51st of his mimistry. -At Irvine, at the great age of 102, James Neil, late a shipmaster from that port. This extraor dinary man enjoyed good health, with the entire use of his faculties, to the last. 16. At Perth, John Richardson, Esq. of Pitfour. -At Crail, in the 80th year of her age, Mrs Agnes Gray, widow of the late Mr George Todd, farmer, Castle Mains, East Lothian. At his house, in Shooter's Hill, Sir William Robe, K. C. B. K. C. G. and K. T. S. Colonel of the Royal Horse Artillery. At Paris, in the 54th year of his age, Jean Lambert Tallien, of revolutionary notoriety. This man was originally a porter, then steward. He be came a clerk under government, and was employ. ed in the Moniteur newspaper in 1791. He was made secretary-general of the commune of Paris, and a member of the Council of Five Hundred. In Egypt he was editor of the Decade Egyptienne, and a commissioner of taxes. His last office was commissioner of commerce at Alicant, under Napoleon. M. Hue, the King's valet de chambre, and Madame de Stael, have declared, that during the massacres of the revolution, he hazarded his own life to save theirs. He was, nevertheless, accused of being connected with the horrible crimes of the year 3. The arrest and destruction of Robespierre were owing to him. Tallien married Madame de Fontenay, the present Princess of Chimay. -At Colessie Manse, Fifeshire. Mrs Walker, widow of the late Rev. Andrew Walker, minister of that parish. 17. At Dunbarney Manse, the Reverend James Beatson of Kirpottie, minister of the gospel. 18. At Leith, Helen Walker, wife of Mr Robert Dudgeon, merchant there. -At Glasgow, John Young, A. M. Professor of Greek in the College of Glasgow, deeply lamented by his family and friends-by the society of which, during the long period of forty-six years, he was a distinguished member-and by the literary world, as one of the first Greek scholars of the age. This distinguished literary character, so long the ornament of the University of Glasgow, departed this life very suddenly. He had gone in to take a warm bath at George's Inn, in perfect health, between three and four in the afternoon of that day, and, upon the servant entering the room, he found him sitting lifeless in the water. On Thursday his remains were attended to the grave by a vast number, consisting of almost the whole body belonging to the college, along with the principal of the clergy, and numerous friends and admirers. All the classes, along with the professors, walked in their gowns. His remains were deposited in the burial ground of the college. 20. At his house, North Castle-street, Edinburgh, Kenneth Mackenzie, Esq. writer to the signet. At Wester Wemyss, Mrs Mary Brodie, wife of Andrew Thomson, Esq. -At Carradale-house, Sarah Elizabeth, second daughter of Walter Campbell, Esq. of Carradale. 21. At Inverary, Mr Donald M'Nicol, late merchant there. - At Grangemouth, Mary, daughter of Mr James Milne, -At his house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, London, the Right Hon. the Earl of Malmesbury. aged 75. -At Hastings, aged 21, Miss Isabella Elizabeth Robertson, second daughter of Captain Thomas Robertson. -At his residence in Hans-place, Knightsbridge, London, after a few days' illness, the Hon. John Hamilton Fitzmaurice, Viscount Kirkwall. 22. At Desart, near Kilkenny, the Right Hon. the Earl Desart. - At Edinburgh, Thomas Adair, Esq. clerk to the signet. 23. At his house, York-place, Edinburgh, James Kettle, Esq. - At Dover, Dr Francis Thatcher. At Grangemouth, after a lingering illness, which she bore with the greatest patience, Margaret Simpson, in the 31st year of her age, spouse of Mr Alexander Simpson, shipmaster. Also, on the 30th November, Alexander Simpson, her son, aged 4 years. 24. At Kelso, Mrs Leadbetter, wife of Mr Leadbetter, surgeon. -At Moffat, Grace, third daughter of James Rae, Esq. -At Methill, Mr William Adams, officer of excise, in the 78th year of his age. He was above half a century in that service; all which long period he served in the Wemyss division, county of Fife. 25. At Edinburgh, Mrs Elizabeth Ord, widow of the late Lord Justice Clerk MacQueen. 26. At Edinburgh, Miss Mary Wilson, daughter of Alexander Wilson, Esq. of Calcutta. -At Edinburgh, Mr John Murray, student of medicine, in the 19th year of his age. 27. At Warriston Crescent, Edinburgh, Mrs Elizabeth Young, relict of the late Captain James Peddie, Royal Invalids, Jersey. Lately. At Blackeddie, near Sanquhar, William Johnston, Esq. late provost of Sanquhar. At Exeter, George Gifford, Esq. eldest brother of his Majesty's Attorney-General." Oliver & Boyd, Printers, Edinburgh. Leighton Buzzard, 28th December, 1820. picions, and also detail some of my reasons for excluding them. I flatter myself that I burn, (as children say at hide-and-seek, when they approach the person or thing concealed :) Yes, I do flatter myself that I burn in the conclusion of this paper. But first to my disappointments. DEAR SIR,-You must excuse me for occupying this third number by an inquiry exclusively my own. Do not suppose that I am wholly unjust to my deplored friend Q. Z. X. in this proceeding; for it is on a subject which he had much at heart; namely, the discovery of anonymous authors. Not indeed that Q.Z.X. had sifted the evidence touching the particular person of whom I am in search, but in general, he was uneasy till he could assign nameless works, or those bearing fictitious or wrong names, to some tangible personage. Indeed he had made some progress in discovering who has written Moore's Almanack, since the death of venerable Francis the Philomath; that erudite book of prognostics being still graced with his signature, as the annual composer thereof, although he has long since left the world to lament his loss. You will see that my present subject of research is the name of the person who has composed what are called The Scotch Novels. I know that divers conjectures have been put forth, but as none of them are satisfactory to me, I pass them by ; and lest other conjectural critics should travel over ground, where I have sought in vain, I will first begin with discussing the claims of those persons of whom I had some susVOL. VIII. Now I had shrewd suspicions that it might be Mr Maturin; and they were founded on these similar circumstances. Mr M.'s" Women," and "Melmoth," are so far anonymous, as that they only allow in their title-pages, that they are by The Author of "Bertram."" Ivanhoe," and "The Monastery" are in the same way declared to be by The Author of " Waverley." Moreover, the Tales of my Landlord bear the fabulous name of Jedediah Cleishbotham, as Editor; and Mr M. the writer of "The Family of Montorio," walked forth heretofore, in the quaint disguise of Dennis Jasper Murphy. Surely these coincidences were wondrous! But alas! one author, in referring from book to book, drops the inquirer without betraying himself at the end of the chain; for if you trace the title-pages back from "The Abbot," to the earliest of the tribe, you will find no more at last than “" Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since," and a preface full of perhapses. 2 Y Per |