fhe would immediately come over, as The thought herfelt in a dying way, and The was the propereft perfon to take care of her. In this letter, the expreffed no apprehenfion with refpect to her husband, nor made any complaints against him: That the purpose for which the wanted the chairmen was, not to fit up with her, but to go meffages to a brewer and diftiller, to whom she owed money, and with whom, the said, the wished to speak before her death: That both her words and actions, in the course of that evening, were wild and incoherent; that the cry of murder, which was heard about two hours before her death, was occafioned by one of the neighbours attemp ting to ftop her in the paffage, or stair cafe, when the was running to the guardhoufe: That the pannel had fat up with his wife on the Thursday and Friday nights, and been attentive in giving her medicines, water-gruel, &c.: That on the Saturday night he was afraid he would not be able to pay her fufficient attention, and therefore fent to Mrs Grant, one of her friends, begging that he would come and fit up with his wife all that night: That on Mrs W calling for dofes of laudanum, or fome other medicine, of tener than was prescribed by the furgeon, the husband, to deceive her, had given her fome of the medicine mixed with wa, ter; this fhe infifted was poison, and then became averfe to take from him either medicine or water-gruel: That fometimes, in the course of the night, the kept a light ed candle within the bed: That at one time the prifoner, from fatigue and want of reft, had fallen afleep, and could not be awakened, but with the utmost difficulty; and, laftly, that at the very time the last cry of murder was heard, water was running plentifully down from the floor of Wilhart's house. The jury returned a verdict, finding, by a very great plurality of voices, the libel not proven. Whereupon the prifoner was affoilzied and difmiffed from the bar. many persons to refufe the copper coin of his prefent Majefty; and in the year 1785 feveral traders in Jedburgh, as well as 'n other places, entered into an asso. ciation to refuse, without distinction, all the halfpence of his prefent Majefty. John Hall, tackfman of the toll-bar at Newton, went into the fhop of one of the affociators, and bought fome tobacco, for which he offered fix genuine halfpence of the coinage of George III. which the shopkeeper knocked out of his hand, and afterwards took them from the floor, and returned them to John Hall, with a good deal of abufive language, faying he would have nothing to do with halfpence of the coinage of the prefent reign, and took back his tobacco. John Hall, and the Procurator-Fiscal for the county, brought an action againft him for damages and expences. The sheriff found, that "the defender keeping a public fhop was bound to deliver the tobacco demanded, to accept in pay ment the true coin of George III. and that the refufing thereof was illegal; and therefore found the defender liable in one penny damages, and in full expences of procefs." The matter was then brought before the Court of Seffion, and the Lord Ordinary ordered the halfpence that had been offered in payment to be fubmitted to affay-masters in Edinburgh, to fee if they were genuine, who returned a report, that they could not with certainty fay if they were real or counterfeit. The halfpence were then fent to the officers of the mint of London for in fpection, who returned a report, "That the faid halfpence are not without suspi cion, though they believed them to be good; that they had loft the nicer marks by which the question might be determined with certainty; but that, after examining them attentively, and confulting with the affay-mafters, gravers, and other moneyers of that office, they had good reason to believe the said fix halfpence to be all genuine coins, and not counterfeits." The Lord Ordinary, after this report, affoilzied the defender from the action, and tound expences due to neither of the parties. The matter was then brought under the confideration of the whole Lords. The defender ftated in his defence, that no perfon is bound to difpafe of his goods till he is perfectly fatisfied with what he gets in return. The Court of Seffion, however, took up the caule upon the general ground ground of the illegal affociation, and were pleafed to " adhere to the Lord Ordinary's interlocutor, in fo far as concerns John Hall, the private petitioner; but found the combination entered into by the refpondent, not to receive in pay ments the copper coin of his prefent Majefty George III. was improper and illegal, and therefore fined him in the fum of 51. Sterling to the poor of the parifh of Jedburgh, and found him liable in fuch expences as the Procurator Fifcal fhall depone he laid out previous to the date of this interlocutor, (which was afterwards modified by the Lord Ordinary to 161.), and in the expence of extract." The refpondent gave in a reclaiming petition against this decifion; but the court refufed the fame, and adhered to their interlocutor, which afcertains this point, fo important to the retail traders in this country. Glasgow, Dec. 10. Yefterday we were vifited by a great fall of rain, accompanied by a little fnow. In the evening it abated; but about eight o'clock at night a dreadful torrent again commenced, and continued, without intermiffion, till about fix o'clock this morning; during which time the Clyde had overflowed its banks, and fwelled to fuch a degree that the whole of the Laigh Green, Bridgegate. ftreet, and a good part of the Saltmarket, King's ftreet, &c. &c. were laid under water, to the depth, in fome places of thefe ftreets, of three or four feet. The moft of the inhabitants of the ground floors in the Bridgegate were obliged to abandon them about one or two o'clock in the morning; others who had remain ed till the waters had increased in such a manner as made it impoffible for them to get safe out without affistance, were conveyed from their houfes by a boat, which, though pretty large, was eafily navigated in any part of the Bridgegate. "The great Grangemouth, Dec. 10. rain we had last night and this morning, which has melted all the fnow, raised Carron river and the Grangemouth to an amazing height. In the former river, two floops, coal-loaded, were driven from their moorings, and carried with great rapidity down the river, but were got fecured without damage; and the latter hath laid great part of the country under water. The Canal has also been running over its banks, and, notwithstanding all the fluices running, and the water going over the top of the gates, there was near ten feet water in it great part of this day. It is now, however, greatly fubfided.” Perth, Dec. 12. A most affecting and melancholy accident happened on Monday laft oppofite to Stobhall Two lads croffing the river Tay, unluckily overfet the boat, a very little above the Linn of Campfie. This cataract has long been confidered as a very great natural curiofity; it is formed by a ftupendous pile of rocks, on which the water breaking, rolls down the precipice with amazing force, and being confined in a very narrow channel, occafions a great fuction for a confiderable way above. One of the young men has not been heard of: The other providentially caught hold of a projection of the main body of a rock; and there, upon a few feet only of dry footing, (for the water was uncommonly fwelled), he was obliged to continue till the afternoon of next day; when, at a very great risk, a boat was conveyed to the place where he was, by means of anchors, ropes, &c. -The dreadful fituation in which he was placed cannot be eafily defcribed; the noife of the water prevented his voice reaching the shore, and the multitude were only capable of making signs to him of their inability to help him; and as the water was apparently swelling, the profpect of being deprived of the few feet of terra firma he enjoyed, made his fituation of the moft diftreffing kind, and could only be increased by a cold, dark, rainy, boisterous night.-Happily, he is at prefent a good deal recovered. Mean State of Fahrenheit's Thermometer in April, May, June, 38.73 July, 56.31 40 10 Auguft, 58.72. 45 95 September 53.45 45.12 49:32 November, 40.53 53 60 December, 37.53 46.44 Mean ftate of the Thermometer }46. By comparing this with obfervations made in the country, a small difference will be found on account of the fituation of the Thermometer, this being in an eastern exposure in the city of Edinburgh. The obfervations were made at eight o'clock, mornings and evenings. Cal. Marc. The The LONDON General Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 12. 1986, to December 11. 1787; with the diseases and casualties, &c. [vol 48. p 659.] Christened Age. No. Age. No. Age. No. Between 60 and 70 1346 100 s and 10 10 and 20 Lethargy ing-Cough 128 Livergrown Abort. and Stillb. 627 Dropfy 820 Lunatic 38 Evil 10 MeaЛles 2 Buifed Apoplexy and Sud. 188 ted, and purples 2887 Afthma and Phthi Fiftula 57 Drowned 13 Excellive Drinking 8 61 Vomit. and Loofness starved I Worms The EDINBURGH General Bill of Mortality for 1787. Buried in the city. Weft kirk. Canongate. Calton. Age. Mal. Fem. Tot Mal. Fem.Tot. Mal. Fem [Tot. Mal. Fem. Tot. In all. Under 638 Palfy 106 s Pleurify 7 Quinfy Executed 24 48 Rheumatifm 2418 49 8 Murdered 32 Smothered 9 Suffocated 2 N° 2& 5175 16 14 3 149 s& 10 93 23 12 10 22 14 30 8 308 40 116 Aug. 21 24 45 14 19 33 13 10 17 24 Νου 23 32 55 19 22 41 41 23 II 13 22 123 408 50142 147 50 & 60135 21 139 60 & 70.135 70 & 80133 80& 90 51 Total 289 352 641 230 254 +84 150 [172 |322 (193 |187 |380|1827 90 & 100 100 & 105 A Berdeen univerfities, on Amfterdam, account of its o- Aftronomy, on the prefent their union 99 309. Trials rigin, &c. 536 . ftate of 105, 190 Schmidt and the K. of Pruffia Banian tree, account of a co- Johnson 180 Philidore 338. Barrahcoon, a burning well at 472 Bafs, journey to the isle of 388 Sir Bertrand, a fragment by Blind people, numerical board Boat, one of iron and one of 251. Sunday School at 99.618 Anecdotes: Of hunting 83. Balneavis, Col. intrepidity of 199 ☛—debt, payment of an 361 Arthur, Prince, inftructions Bell's fyftem of furgery, vols -Dal- tional debt 225. Taxes 226. Dalrymple's inquiry into Mr Adair's philofophical and -Effay on the nature of the Birch's confilia: or,thoughts —Savary's letters on Egypt Reisbec'stravelsthrough Ger- Gambado's Academy for Fullarton's View of the Eng. -Coleman's pieces in profe Boyd's juftice of peace 394- ii. 400 Strictures on female educa- -Apologetic poftfcript -Inftructions to a cele- brated Laureat 400 Jefferson's notes on the state - Winter evenings: or Lucu- Boutman, love-letter by 25 Brodie, Capt. cafe of 171 Brunswick, H B |