181 0.] 
At Monmouth, John Taylor Bourne, esq. 
an eminent solicitor, deservedly respected and 
esteemed by his friends, and the community 
at large. 
At Heywood House, Mrs. Wilkins, wife 
of John Parry W. esq. banker, of Brecon. 
At Haverfordwest, Mr. R. Jenkins. 
NORTH BRITAIN. 
The Right Hon. Lord Dundas has granted 
presentation to the Rev. John Fleming, at 
Bressay, in the presbytery and parish of Zet- 
land, to the church and parish of Flisk, in the 
presbytery of Cupar, vacant by the death of 
the Rev. W. Gourlay. 
Sir George Mackenzie, and Messrs. Hol- 
Jand and Bright, have returned from Iceland. 
The party arrived latelv in Edinburgh, and 
we are glad to find that in this arduous jour- 
ney these gentlemen have been in no respect 
disappointed. The difficulties and dangers 
they had to encounter, though considerable, 
were by no means greater than what they had 
expected 5 but they were amply compensated 
by the wonderful natural phenomena with 
which Iceland abounds, and which they were 
so fortunate to visit in such a season as has 
scarcely been known in that country, for fine 
weather. ; 2 
Some persons digging for peat at a place 
called Rigg, near Gretna, one of them acci- 
dently knocked off the top of an earthern 
jar, which, on being examined, was found to 
contain a great number of ancient coins and 
belt-buckles, all silver. The ‘coins were 
mostly of king Edward I. of England, and 
some of the ancient kings of Scotland, and 
are supposed to have been in the ground 
nearly 600 years. 
On the Sd Sept. a stone column, thirteen 
feet high, containing a suicable inscription, 
was erected on the top of Redding-rig Moor, 
to the memory of that illustrious Scottish 
patriot, Sir William Wallace. The above- 
mentioned spot was selected for the scite of 
the column, on account of a prevalent tradi= 
tion, importing, that Wallace, in conse- 
quence of a misunderstanding with the other 
commanders, withdrew with his party to that 
place, from which, seated on a stone which 
still exists, he viewed the unfortunate battle 
of Falkirk. 
A very curious natural phenomenon has 
lately been discovered at Edinburgh ; and, as 
it strikes different persons in the same man- 
ner at first sight, it is impossible that fancy 
(that active principle) cam be the cause of it. 
From a point of Salisbury Craigs, and from 
Mr. Milier’s garden, there is visible, in the 
rock on which the monument to the memory 
of the illustrious and gallant Lord Nelson is 
erected, a most correct, though gigantic, pro- 
file of the hero’s face. It is formed by the 
Tock, and was first discovered a few weeks 
_ Since, by an English family travelling in 
Scotland. Since that period, it has been the 
theme of wonder, and object of curiosity, to 
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all the visitors to the Scottish metropolis, as _ 
_well as to its inhabitants. 
An apple-tree, in the garden of Major 
Douglas, of Edenside Kelso, was in blossom 
on the 18th Sept. last. 
It is in contemplation to prevent the old 
bridge of Doon, which is in a truly ruinous 
state, from being demolished. It boasts a 
very high antiquity, and is considered as one 
-of the finest arches in Europe, being in heighs 
and span, equal, if not superior, to the Rialto 
at Venice. It also forms an interesting feae 
ture in that exquisite picture, drawn by 
Burns, in his *‘* Tam ©? Shanter.”. The 
cottage in which the poet was born, at Ale 
lowa Kirk, and the Auld Brig, are objects 
that give such a charm to the landscape, in 
the eye of the stranger, who has read and ade 
mired the writings. of Coila’s bard, that the 
annihilation of any one of them, would prove 
a subject of general regret. Under these ime 
pressions, a subscription has been set on foot 
with a view to raise a fund to be applied in 
purchasing, repairing, and keeping up the . 
venerable edifice. It is also intended, if the 
fund prove inadequate, to erect a statue of 
Burns, on the centre of the. arch, and to 
make the old bridge a thoroughfare for foute 
passengers only, as soun as a new one shall be 
finished. ~ i 
The new line of road betwixt Glasgow and 
Carlisle will now go forward, and measures, 
have been taken for carrying the act authorie 
zing it, into effect. The towns.of Annan 
and Lochmaben, as well as the district through 
which it passes, will derive immense benefig 
from this important undertaking. 
Married.| At Edinburgh, James Foulisy 
esq. Jun. of Woodhall, to Agnes, daughter of 
Jolin Grieve, esq.—The Rev. David Wate 
son, minister of Leuchars, to Miss Susannah 
Rankine. 
At Parkhall, Sterlingshire, Thomas Ane 
drew, esq. of Gillandersland, to Susan, eldest 
daughter of the late John Learmouth, esqe 
merchant in Leith. 
At Kilmarnock, Mr. John Cumming, leas 
ther merchant, to Miss Isabella Girdwood, of © 
Glasgow. 
At Gunsgreen house, Hugh Vietch, esqe 
town clerk of Leith, to Miss Mary Robertson, 
of Prenderguest. 
At Forglen house, David Monypenny, esqe 
of Pitmilly, Advocate, to Miss Maria Scphia 
Abercromby, third daughter of Sir George Ae 
of Birkenbog, bart. 
Act Inverness, the Rev. Donald Ross, m'e 
nister of Kilmuir Skye, to Miss Rose Betl.o 
une. 
Died.|] At Edinburgh, Mr. James Finlays 
writing-master and accountant. 
At Leith, Mr, William Baleny, merchant. 
At Newland, near Glasgow, Mr. John 
Macarthur, 69. . 
At Aberdeen, Mr. Campbell, Jate supefre ~ 
visor of excise, aged 89, well known for his 
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