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2 lady whofe amiable and prepoffefling man- 
ners, added toa difpofition naturally cheerful, 
friendly, ‘and focial, defervedly gained her 
univerfal love and efteem. Whilft the lofs 
of her-fociety will be felt, and fincerely re- 
gretted, by a numerous acquaintance 3 her 
ready, ative, and well-direéted charities, 
muft be Jong and gratefully remembered by 
the -peor inhabitants of this town and neigh- 
bourhood. Mrs..Willyams died of a de- 
cline, after an illnefs of nearly eight months, 
during which, though the often felt the flat- 
tering hopes fo peculiarly attendant on her 
complaint, fhe ajways contermplated the dif- 
appointment of thofe hopes, with a calm fub- 
miifion to the will of Previdence, and when 
the forefaw the approaching and inevitable 
ftroke of death, fhe met it witha fortitude 
and ferenity of paaes refulting only from that 
true fource of comfort, an uothaken gonfi- 
dence in an all-gracious’and merciful God ! 
leaving an example which fheds a luitre upon 
her character, and affords the beft: fupport 
and confolation to her afflicted relations. She 
died at the age of fifty-fix. 
NORTH BRITAIN: 
A meeting was lately held at Edinburgh, 
compe fed of the gentlemen and freeholders 
of the county, who unanimouily refolved to 
concur in the general requeft to obtain an 
office at Edinburgh for ftamping paper, as 
they are fenfible that it isa meafure that will 
afford much facility in bufinefs, as well as 
fecurity in many important tranfactions 
where ftamps are requifite. It was there- 
fore concluded to prefent a petition to that 
effe& to the Lords of his Majefty’s treafury, 
and to secommend the matter to the atten- 
tion of their reprefentative-in parliament. 
The magiftrates and town council of Paif- 
ley intend to make application, next feffion 
of parliament, for an act for regulating the 
police of the town of Paifley, for paving, 
lighting, and cleanfing the fireets; for see 
ing a bridewell 5 and for making fundry im- 
provements within the borough. 
An entirely new branch of manufaéture 
has been introduced into Scotland. Jn the 
neighbourhood of Glafgow, a work has jut 
commenced for the manufagture of iron- 
wire from the raw material, ai article much 
wanted in this country. We hope the adven- 
turer will meet “with that enceuragemest. his 
laudable enterprife well entitles him to.. 
From the records of pra¢tice at the Public 
Difpenfary, Edinburgh, it appears that 2001 
patients have been admitted to the benefits 
of it during the laft year, and that 1475 chil- 
dren have been inoculated with vaccine mat- 
ter, without any expence to the parents, el- 
ther for operation, a attendance, or medicines, 
All thefe child 
éafe with perfe&t fafety and eafe, and though 
many of them have fince their inoculation 
been repeatedly expofed co the contagion of 
North Britain, 
ren have gone through the dif-- 
{March 1, 
the natural fmall pox, yet not one of them 
has been fubjeéted to that loathfome difeafe. 
The number of patients admitted from the 
commencement of the charity, Nov. 7, 1776, 
to Jan. ¥, 1804, is 32,967, which, with thofe 
received laft year, amoun's to 34,968. The 
number of children inoculated for the cow-pox, . 
from Feb. 18, 180t, to Jan..1, 1804 is 2190. - 
Inoculated laft year 1475—~Total 3665. 
' Married.| At Port Glafgow, Robert Ew- 
ings, efq. merchant, Greenock, to Mifs 
Jane Miller, daughter of the late William 
Miller, efg. merchant. 
At Albany, the Rev. Mr. Proudfoot, of 
Breadaloane, to Mifs Elizabeth Law, eldeft 
daughter of Mr, David Law, merchant, of 
Albany. : 
At Alloa, the Rev. James Maxton, minif< 
ter of that parifh, to feam Batd, dane heer of 
Mr. Alexander Bald, at Alloa. 
At Madeira, Andrew Wardrobe, efgq. of 
that ifland, to Mifs Lundie, daughter of -Ar- 
chibald Lundie, efq. writer to the fignet. 
At Oid Aberceen. Lieut. Col. Arthur 
Forbes, late of the 32d. regiment of foot, 
to Mifs Ifabella M‘Leed, -fecond daughter 
of Dr. Rederic M‘Leod, 2 naa siti 
Cambridge, Aberdeen. 
Died. é At Greenock, aged 28, Cabin 
Alexander Morifon, of the late North Ca- 
rolina Highlanders, well known in his circle 
for his zeal and a¢tivity in the fuppreffion of 
ihe rebellion in 174, as well as in the Ame- 
rican revolution. He affifted Mr. M‘Pher- 
fon, not only in colleéting the traditions, but 
in digedring, tranflating, and writing Oifian. 
His knowledge-of the Gaelic language was 
often referred to by the Highland Society of 
London, of which he was amember. He was 
aman ftridtly honeft, and generous even to a 
fault. 
At Banghambower, near Edinburgh, David 
Gilmore, efq. late a refpeétable merchant at 
St. Peterfburgh ied ee 
At Stromnefs, Mrs: Margaret Gregory, 
reli€t of the,late Capt. Charles Gregory, of 
Virginia, in the 7cth-year of her age. 
At Edinburgh, John Robifon, L L.D. Pro 
feffor of Natural Philofophy in that Univer- 
fity ; he had laboured under a painful and 
diftreffing diforder above eighteen years, the 
nature of which was never difcovered, and - 
which he bore with the greateft forti- 
tude, 
rine Cadet Academy at Cronfiadt, in Ruffia. 
On his return to his native country, he was 
appointed Profefior of Chemiftry in the Uni- 
verfity of Glafgow, and fhortly afterwards he 
was jnvited to fill the chair,, which he ens 
joyed to the time of his death. 
Mrs. Janet Biair, reliGt of Alexander Tait, 
elg. of Reflalrig, one of the peer Clerks 
of Sefiion. 
At Fingafk, Pe thfbire, 2 aged 89, Sir sve 
art Threipland, bart. Senior Member “of the 
Royal College of Phytficians, 
Te 
He was formerly DireG@tor of the Ma- 
