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1796] 
The Weft-India. merchants having 
lately applied to the Lords of Trade, for 
’ leave to import. foreign herrings, dried | 
or picked, at a duty of 5s. per barrel, as 
the Scotch would not keep fufficiently 
forthat market, and afforded but an in- 
adequate fupply, the Lords cf Trade, 
feconded by the Truftees for the Scotch 
Fitheries, have firenuofly recommended 
to thofe concerned in catching and 
curing Britifh and Irifn herrings, so re- 
move thofe oljeciions 
Three hundred bolls of potatoes hav- 
ing been lately found in a cellar, at Glaf- 
gow ; and it appearing that the dealer 
had not fold any at the market for fome 
weeks preceding, the magiftrates ordered 
the potatoes to be fold at 11d. per peck. 
At Aye quarter feflions it was decided, 
that all turnpike tolls on utenfils, or 
other objects of agriculture, are illegal. 
A young man, in Greenock, of the 
name of Kid, who has been blind from 
his infancy, has lately finifhed the mo- 
del of a fixty-four gun fhip, of about five 
feet keel, planked from the keel, with 
car.iages for the guns, and every necef- 
fary material and apparelling of a fhip 
of that rate, without any afhittance what- 
ever, or other inftrument than a finall 
knife and hammer. 
Murried.| At Obam, Capt. Niel Livingfton 
to Mifs Jean Campbell 
At Ari, Mr. A. Wilfon to Milfs Janet Mac- 
dermeit. 
At Fanfar, Mr. C. Stirling to Mifs A. Adam. 
At Montrofe, Mr. R. Jameifon to Mifs Jane 
Chriftie. 
_ As Kinnaber, Captain Carnegie, one of the 
North Britith dragoons, to Mifs Fullarton. 
Died.| At Greenoch, Mr. James Frazer, 
At Achrinies, Mrs. Ji wire. 
At St. Andrew’s, Mrs. Janet Lindefey. Same 
place, Mrs. Jean /Zaccormick. Mrs. H. an- 
Sfruther. Mr. D. Frazer, 
At Dumblane, Mr. James Pearfon, 
At Grantown, Mr. Alex. Haffon. 
At Tweedmouth, Mr. John Nifder. 
At Kindrochet, aged 92, Duncan Ro- 
bertjon, efq. : 
At Kilmarnock Mr. J. Mair, aged 86. 
In the Ifland of Arran, Lieut. Geo. Walker 
- Stuart, of the 82d. reg. 
At Hamilton, Mr. John Crofs, furgeon. 
At Kirkpatrick, A. Forbes, efq. 
~ At Stirling, Mr. James M4‘/ean. 
At Inverkerthing, D. Ballirghail, efq. 
At Lefmahagow, aged 72, the Rey. Robert 
Buchannan. 
At Perth, Mrs. Jean Richardjon. : 
At Hope-Park, J. Ogi/vie, eiq. dep. rec gen. 
of the cuftoms. A. Fergujon, efq. advocate ; 
his carriage being overturned in the road from, 
Dumfries to Craigdarrock. 
Scotland... Memoirs of the late Dr. Campbell. 
357 
At Drumfheugh, the Hon. James Erfkine, 
Lord Alva, one of the fena.ors of the College 
of Juftice. 
At Aberdeen, Mv. D. Ogilvie, of the navy. 
Lhe late Dr. CAMPBELL, whole death 
Was mentioned in our laft Number.---George 
Campbell, fon of the Rev. Colin Campbell, one 
of the min:fters of Aberdeen, was born at Airs 
deen, in 1719. He was educ.ted in his native 
ely, and after pafling the ufual courfe of aca~ 
cemical learning, he ftudied divinity, under the 
Rey. J. Chalmers, profeffor of divinity, in Ma- 
ichal College. He was, in 1749, an unfuc- 
cefstul candidate for the church of Fordown 
againft Mr. Forbes This is one of the beneficeg 
which are in the gift of the Crown; and it is 
a tule with his Majefty’s Minifters to give the 
living to that candidate who has the Majority of 
land-owners in his favour,’ In this Mr. Camp- 
bell failed, by a very {mall number. * In 1750 
he was pretented by Sir Thomas Burnett. ae 
Leys, to the living of Banchary Ternan, on ithe 
Dee, about twenty miles Weft from Aberdeen : 
from this he was tranflated, or, as the Scotch: 
ecclefiaftical ph.afe is, tranfported to Aberdeen 
i 1756, and nominated one of the city one 
{ters, in the room ef Mr. John Biffet, decea ed 
a puritan of the old fchool, whofe friGnefs andl 
peculiarities are yet remembered by many in 
that place. 
In 1759, on the deceafe of Principal Pollock, 
he was chofen principal of Marifchal college, 
and fucceeded to the divinity chair in 1771, on 
Dr. Alexander Gerard being tranflated td the 
profefforthip of divinity in King’s college, Be- 
fore his fettling in Aberdeen, he married Mifs 
Grace Farquharfon, daughter of Mr. Farquhar- 
fon, of Whitehoufe, by whom he had no iffue 
This amiable woman died about a year before 
him. They were an eminent pattern of conju- 
gal affection. 
From this time, he enjoyed aremarkable fhare 
of good health and fpirits. _ He had, all his lige 
a rooted averfion to medicine. He got the bet. 
ter of every ailment, by a total and rigorous ab- 
ftinence irom all kind of fufienance ‘whatever, 
and it was not till he was attacked by an Aspens 
ing allnefs, about two years before his death 
that he was perfuaded by his friends, to call in 
medical aid. What nature could do, fhe had 
all along performed well, but her day was over 
and fomething of art became neceflary. te 
for the firft time, he owned the utility of mca 
cal men, and declaréd his recantation of the very 
mean opinion. he had formerly entertained of 
them and their art.. A few months before his 
death, he refigned his offices of principal, pro- 
feffor of diyinity, and one of the city Cae 
ters, and was in all fucceeded by Dr. W. L. 
Brown, late of Utrecht, and from the fame 
and character of this gentleman, it may be af. 
ferted, with fome confidence, that a more wore 
thy fucceffor could not well have been founc. 
He received the devree Of Din of Divinity, 
and was elected a member of the Edinburgh 
Royal Society, but at what time, has cigpped 
the 
