her the palm branch. Above, Fame was represented flying to Britannia, with a fcroll in her hand, bearing the fo lowing infcription :-" Peace crown her, while Heaven fhall blefs Britannia." -Behind Britannia was represented the Goddess of Plenty, pouring forth her cornucopia, and with her left hand pointing to a fleet at anchor behind. Underneath was a Bee Hive, the emblem of Industry; on right of the Goddefs of Peace was a Sailor, furrounded with packs of wool, tea-boxes, and bales of merchandize-the Emblems of the Arts rifing behind him, and a Fleet of Ships in full fail appearing at a diftance. Below Britannia, and at the feet of the other figures, lay broken spears, guns, piftols, fwords, drums, and every fort of military weapon. The fecond tranfparency, placed beneath the platform, was particularly ftriking, and truly well executed. Here was reprefented the Soldier returning from the wars, with his wife and three children, the wife carrying the youngest, and all apparently much fatigued from travelling. In the back ground was Tillage, with the inftruments of husbandry, and the figure of a countryman going to thresh out a wheat fheaf, filled the left fide of the tranfparency. The two tranfparencies were furmounted by the British Crown, formed by variegated lamps, the whole forming a ftriking conftitution of fplendour and beauty. Mr Donaldson, painter, Horfe Wynd, A medallion of the King, fupported by Peace and Loyalty.-Loyalty putting over the King's head the emblem of Health, under which the genius of Profperity presents a label, with the words, "Peare to all."-Painted by Mr Donaldson, jun. a lad between fourteen and fifteen years of age. There were a number of other tranfparencies in different quarters of the city, reprefenting Britannia, Peace, Plenty, Commerce, &c. A Gentleman who walked through the whole ftreets of Edinburgh, both Old and New Town, on Tuesday evening, for three hours, obferves, (greatly to the honour of the inhabitants) that he did not see a single person intoxicated, or riotous, though there were upwards of Thirty Thousand People in the Streets. The greatest good humour prevailed, and not a fingle pane of glafs was broke, or the smalleft accident happened. Leith was also most brilliantly illumi nated. LEITH, 08. 7. "Yesterday morning, in confequence of a letter from Evan Nepean, Elq. fig. nifying the Lords of Admiralty declin ed enlifting feamen until further orders, the flag and staff were struck at the rendezvous here. Immediately after which, the colours of every veffel, native and foreign, were difplayed in the harbour." Population of the City of Glasgow, ac- 4901 6594 7401 3799 Barony Parish, comprehending 29,431 7559 Total 83,769 This enumeration was made chiefly in the months of June and July, when the city is thinneft of inhabitants, and when there are no Students in town, on account of the vacation of the College; neither were the Barracks taken into the account. VACCINE INOCULATION. Since November laft, Mr Renton, Surgeon in Pennycuick, has inoculated upwards of four hundred perfons of different ages, for the Cow Pox, viz. from three years old to that of maturity, and in general the diftrefs and fickness attending them could fcarcely be termed difeafe, as many of the patients never left their common occupation during the whole progrefs; and though Mr Renton inoculated many of the above mentioned patients with the Variolous or Small Pox matter, and that at a variety of different periods from the time they had been affected with the Cow Pox, yet in no inftance has the variolous matter thewn its influence. Many of these patients have alfo been placed in every poffible fituation that could render them them fufceptible of catching the contagion, fuch as eating and fleeping with thofe afflicted with the natural fmall pox, and where their fkins have been adhering and befmeared with the small pox matter. The Vaccine Inoculation has hitherto defended them from the ravages of that formidable malady, which has defolated Europe, fince its importation, more than both fword and famine. As there are many, from religious prejudices, who will not fubmit to Inoculation of any kind, it would be advantageous, if the different perfuafions of the clergy would recommend it. Indeed, the example and recommendation of a clergyman in the neighbourhood of Pennycuick, has encouraged many to try this falutary experiment, which has uniformly been fuccefsful. Amongst many other patients, Mr Renton inoculated with the Cow Pox, Cæfar Hiflop Anderson a child in that neighbourhood, (who was brought to the world by the Cæfarian operation,) and afterwards with the SMALL POX, but the latter proved of no effect. James Dewar, Efq; Admiral of Leith. Thomas Campbell, Efq; Baron Baillie of Mr John Muir, Captain of Orange Co- After the election, the old and new Coun cil, as ufual, with a number of Gentlemen invited on the occafion, dined together at the King's Arms Tavern Among other loyal and appropriate toasts given after dinner, we cannot help particularly noticing one, from Captain Clements of the Royal Navy, as being alike expreffive of the zeal and loyalty of the objects of it and honourable to the gentleman who proposed it.— 61 To the Twelve Hundred and Fortythree fishermen in the Frith of Forth, who have, on the prefent emergency, volunteered their fervices on any duty where their Sovereign and country may command them." MAGISTRATES OF GLASGOW. JOHN HAMILTON Efq; Lord Provost, Andrew Paton, Efqrs. Bailies. MAGISTRATES OF PERTH. Oct. 5. This being the day of the annual election of Magiftrates and Town Council for this Burgh, the following Gentlemen were unanimously chofen into the Magiftracy, viz. THOMAS HAY MARSHALL, Efq. Provost, Sheriff, and Coroner. Mr Peter Duff, Dean of Guild. Meffrs. John Caw, Robert Rofs, and David Morilon, Merchant Bailies. James Greig, Trades Bailie. William Blair, Merchant, Town Treafurer. MAGISTRATES OF AYR. WILLIAM BOWIE, Efq. Provost.. Meffrs. Hugh Cowan, and Alexander Forfyth, Bailies. James Cuthbert, Dean of Guild. MAGISTRATES MAGISTRATES OF KIRKCALDY. Oct. 6. Yfterday came on the Election of Magiftrates and Councillors for the Roy al Burgh, when the following Gentlemen were chofen to the Magistracy. JOHN FORD, Etq; Provost and Admiral. Meffrs. Robert Reffell, and George Malcolm, Bailies. John Malcolm, Dean of Guild. John Spittal, Treasurer. Juft before the election of the Magiftrates the joyful news of Peace arrived, which excited the most general fatisfaction. The bells rung a longer time than ufual on public occafions, and in the evening there was a brilliant illumination. The fame evening illuminations took place at Dyfart, Kinghorn, Burntifland, Path-head, Wemyls, Markinch, &c. and the greatest joy feems to have been generally manifefted along the coaft. MAGISTRATES OF PAISLEY. WALTER ROBERTSON, Efq; Chief Magiftrate, re-elected. Alex. MacAlester, Efq. and John Burns, Efq; Bailies. Mr James Whyte, Treasurer. MAGISTRATES AND COUNCIL OF OLD Prof. ROBERT EDEN SCOTT, Provost. Dr Jack, Mr John Gray, Mr Alexander Smith, and Dr James Gordon, Bailies. John Irvin, Treasurer. MAGISTRATES OF PEEBLES. JAMES REID, Efq; Provost. Meffrs. John Turnbull and James Marshall, Meffrs. Peter Duguid, Charles Farquharfon, Walter Sime, and Alexander Galen, Efqrs. Bailies. Alexander More, Efq. Dean of Guild. Thomas M Combie, Efg. Treasurer. Meffrs. Williliam Johnston, Shore-master. John Gill, Master of Kirk and Bridge Works John Young, Master of Mortifications. Brethren's Hofpital. Provoft Thomas Leys, Provoft John Dingwall, Mr George Tower, Bailie James Murray, Mr James Young, junior, and Mr George Mole, Merchant Councillors. Deacon George Angus, Watch-maker, Deacon Alexander Barron, Baker, Trades Councillors. MAGISTRATES OF RENFREW. JAMES BURNS, Efq; Provoft. George Boyd, Dean of Guild, MAGISTRATES OF QUEENSFERRY. Sept. 29. The anual election of the Magiftrates and Town Burgh took place this day, when the following Gentlemen were chofen, viz. ALEXANDER M'NABB, Efq; Chief Magif MAGISTRATES OF HADDINGTON. JAMES ROUGHEAD of Rofehall, Efq. Meffrs. William Cunningham and George George Hay, Trades Bailie. CULROSS, Sept. 29 "This day came on the annual election of Magiftrates of this Borough, when Alexander Masterton, Efq; was unanimously reelected Chief Magiftrate. The other Gentlemen were all continued in office, and Sir John Henderson of Fordel Bart. was elected a Councillor, in the room of Maj. Burns, with two diffenting voices only." INVERKEITHING, Sept. 29. "This day came on the election of this ancient Borough, when Sir John Henderfon, Bart. was unanimously re elected Provoft, and all the other Magiftrates continued in office." NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Inverness, Oct. 7. This day the Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened here by the Right Hon. Lord Cullen, when the trial of Andrew Frafer, late merchant in Inverness, was brought be fore the Court. This trial being new and rifprudence, occafioned a confiderable deunprecedented in the annals of criminal jugree of anxiety on the part of the public, and the Court was uncommonly crowded, The profecution was ably opened on the part of the Crown by Mr Burnet, and as ably defended on the part of the Prisoner by Mr Haggart, and Mr Grant of Rothiemurchus. The nature of the cafe was this: The Prifoner had acted for feveral years as the clerk and acting partner of a company in Invernefs, under the firm of William Inglis & Co. as alfo confidential clerk to the deceased Mr Inglis, as agent for the British Linen Company; in which capacity it was alledged that he had made fundry falfe entries in the books kept for both concerns, with a view to defraud the parties of feveral fums of money to the extent of about two thousand pounds; and that fuch entries were made without the knowledge or approbation of Mr Inglis. On the part of the prifoner it was stated and acknowledged, that thefe entries were falfe and erroneous, but that they were made without any advantage to himself, and at the exprefs defire of Mr Inglis, who was faid to have adopted the plan, with the view of accommodating the public, being narrowly reftricted by the Directors of the Bank. It was alfo ftated for the prifoner, and offered to be proved, that verbally and by writing, he often requested a fair and candid inveftigatio of his conduc and tranfactions, which his partners inequitably refufed to give him; that confe quently fo far from being apprehensive of the refult. he had inftituted a process of count and reckoning against the rest of his partners more than two months before the indictment was ferved upon him It was alio ftated that the means of enabling him to prepare for his trial, by a regular inipection and balancing of the books, had been unduly withheld from him by his co-partners till very few days before his trial came on; that he obtained by warrant from the Sheriff liberty to infpect a few of the books of thefe concerns, in the prefence of the Procurator Fifcal; that in that space he had taken excerpts therefrom, tending com pletely to his juftification, and that he had no doubt of proving his innocence to the fatisfaction of every impartial man, if allowed the neceffary opportunity and time of balancing the books. But, from the little preparation he had been allowed to make, he trufted that he was in a condition to give a fa. a fatisfactory answer to each article charged in the indictment, and that though he had wo hesitation to fubmit his cafe to a Jury of his country as it ftood, he pointed out the unprecedented impropriety of allowing the proceedings to go farther, not only because it appeared to him that the action was better fuited for the Civil Court in the first in ftance, but also because there was a lis alibi pendens, and that the books were not balanced, nor in any ftate for a Jury to decide with precifion on the articles of the charge. The Judge perceiving that the prifoner's defence merited confideration, took the caufe to avifandum till next day, when his Lordship, after an impreffive fpeech, pronounced an interlocutor to the following purport :-" In refpect of the circumftances of this cafe, difmiffes the action hoc ftatu, as incompetently brought, and difmiffes the prifoner from the bar, because his Lordship conceives the cafe to be a wrangling between the parties, by which the one party has gone too great a length in the business, and the other party not fo far as he ought; but ftill referving to the public profecutor to raise the action anew, if he fees cause, before any competent Court, as accords." A petition was then prefented by the Advocate Depute, for warrant to imprifon the prifoner for the fame charges, but caution being inftantly found, he was liberated. His Lordship in pronouncing this judgement, took occafion to make feveral obfervations upon the serious nature of the charge exhibited against the prifoner, and in a very frong and impreffive manner adverted to the character of the late Mr William Inglis, by whofe death the town of Inverness loft a moft active and spirited Magiftrate, and his friends and the community at large, a highly valuable and worthy man. We have the fatisfaction to add, that notwithstanding the very great extent of that diftrict, and in times peculiarly trying, there was no other bufinefs to be brought before the Court. PERTH, Oct. 21. The Circuit Court was opened here this day by Lords Dunfinnan and Cullen.-John Malloch was indicted for robbery, theft, and houfebreaking, by entering a houfe in the parish of Meigle, difguifed in womens clothes, on a Sunday in the forenoon, during Divine Service, where having knocked down the mistress of the houfe, he proceeded to break open the chefts and drawers, and took therefrom a quantity of money, fome bills and papers, linen and other articles. The Jury found the prifoner guilty of the robbery and theft, but found the houfebreaking not proven. The Judges delivered their opinions that as the crime of which the prifoner was found guilty was clearly capital, and was befides aggravated and attrocious in its nature, they had no choice of the punishment leit, which behoved to be that of death. After receiving a fuitable exhortation, he was fentenced to be executed at Perth, on the 18th day of December. David Melville, accufed of horfe-ftealing, was outlawed for not appearing. His brother, William Melville, accufed of the fame crime, was found guilty upon his own confeffion. The Advocatedepute reftricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment, and the prifoner was fentenced to transportation for 14 years-Robert Hay, alias James Colvin, was found guilty, upon his own confeflion, of fheep-ftealing. He had ftolen about forty fheep at different times, The libel was also restricted, and the prifoner sentenced to be transported for 14 years. Donald Grant, accused of the crime of wilful fire-raifing, not appearing was outlawed.-Duncan Robertson, was accufed of stealing a fheep from a fheep fold, A certificate from the Minifter and Elders of the parish of Blair, was read to the Court, fhewing that he was filly, and not very capable of diftinguishing betwixt right and wrong, and that he had maintained a good character until this crime was charged against him. He threw him-felf on the mercy of the Court, and was fentenced to three weeks imprisonment. Barbara Watson was accused of wilfully fetting fire to a dwelling-house at Crosshills, in the parish of Ballingry. The Jury. returned a verdict, finding her Not guilty; fhe was of courfe acquitted and difmiffed from the bar. The diet was deferted pro loco et tempore against Andrew Huggan, John Menzies, alias Manners, and Elizabeth Bailie, alfo accused of theft.-Thomas Galloway was accufed of a petty act of theft; the Judges confidered the cafe to be proper for the cognizance of an inferior Court, and remitted to the Sheriff to inquire into the fame.-Several appeals from interior Courts were heard.-This concludes the Autumn Circuits. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. Sunday, Oct. 18. About two o'clock afternoon, when the people were affembling for public worship in the parish church of Kilmarnock, an unfounded alarm (pread among them that the church was falling, which, it is faid, arofe merely from a preffure upon a feat, which creaked, when thofe in the galleries principally rushed down stairs in crowds, by which confufion, melancholy to relate, twenty-nine perfons were fuffocated and trampled to death, and a confiderable number fhockingly bruifed. The following statement is published by the Magiftrates of Kilmarnock: Kilmarnock, Oct. 19. 1801. "The Magiftiates of Kilmarnock, to prevent exaggerated accounts of a public cala |