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prevailed upon to accept a company in the 3d battalion of Lord 

 BreadalLane's regiment. In Ireland, the fervice was too fevere for 

 his conltitiition, which laid him under the necefllty of vifiting his 

 native land, in hopes that a change of air might be ufeful ; but, 

 alas ! it was too late. 



Captain Carfrae poflcfTed all the focial qualities in an eminent de- 

 gree, and was greatly beloved and efteemed by his numerous friends. 

 He was a good neighbour, an excellent companion, charitable to 

 the poor, and much refpected by all who had the pleafure of being 

 intimately acquainted with him. 



At Edinburgh, Dr Joseph Black, one of his Majelly's phy- 

 ficians for Scotland, and profefFor of Chymiftry in the Univerfity of 

 Edinburgh. 



The fcience of Chymiftry being intimately connefted with Agri- 

 culture, it gives us pleafure to learn, that an account of Dr Black's 

 itudies will be given by a near relative, thoroughly qualified to judge 

 of what merits the attention of the public. 



Notes to Correspondents. 



The Rural Inquirer, No. I. to be regularly continued, will be 

 given in our next, together with Letter Second from a Farmer upon 

 a tour through England, to his friend in Edinburgh. 



Memoirs of Mr BakeiviU, the celebrated breeder of cattle and 

 fheep, are in hand. 



Materials zre wanted for completing an account of Scoti/lj Huf- 

 landry at the union of the two kingdoms. A publication of Lord 

 Belhaven at that period, is faid to throw much light on the fiibjeft. 

 Any gentleman who has fiich a pamphlet in his pofTcfiion, will con- 

 fer a favour upon the publifher, by indulging him with a reading of 

 it, 



A valuable effay upon the moft proper method of •winning hay, 

 will be inferted in our next number. 



The publiilier is exceedingly forry that this number has unavoid- 

 ably been delayed for a few days after the time fixed for publication. 

 In future, every attention will be beftowed to ferve the public regu- 

 larly. 



The Second Number will be publifiied on Monday the 14th of 

 April. 



Several valuable articles of intelligence, &c. from our correfpond- 

 ents, are unavoidably left out of this number, for want of room, al- 

 tliough an additional halfjhctt has been added. 



It is particularly requcfted that the Communications for our Se- 

 cond Number may be forwarded at farthed by the 19th of March, 

 and articles of Intelligence by the firft of April, 



