turn her attention to her feat in the North.-She resolved to make a great many alterations at Fafcally. The Gothic manfion in which her renowned ancestors had dwelt for fo many generations was not at all to her liking; and its ftately battlements, together with the long avenues leading to it, and the deep moat by which it was furrounded, muft disappear, to make way for an Italian houfe placed in the midst of a modern park. She therefore fent for an eminent furveyor, and thewed him a map of the whole domain. Here were green hills, there ftately forefts, and a little further on a majestic river, the fisheries upon which were an inexhauftible fource of riches. She pointed out the different improvements the had projected, and actually engaged this Gentleman to accompany her to Scotland. Here the was to have a new Vifta cut through the woods-there a Ruined Abbey built here a Lawn extended-and here a grotto. In a word, the gave fuch a defcription of this Terreftrial Paradife, as turned poor Creafy's brain. Having made an acquaintance with Mr Crealy while at Croom's Hill, fhe now renewed it; and he, an unexperienced man, moving in an humble fphere, was greatly flattered with the attention of a woman of fathion. While fhe told Mr Creafy all the marvellous ftories, he ftared with amazement; but fwallowed every word that he uttered. His feelings were exactly thofe of a child reading the Arabian Nights. She frequently received bafkets of fruits, peaches, nectarines, grapes, &c. which the faid were prefents from her grandfather, who, after their mother's death, had become reconciled to her and her fifters. To this fhe liberally helped her gueft, and the palate of poor Creafy was fo highly gratified that the complete ufe of his faculties was fufpended. She pretended that her rents did not come in fo faft as the expected, and that he feared fhe fhould not receive much money from her fteward before July. Creafy immediately took the hint, and advanced her as much money as he could defire. But poor Creafy was not the only man taken in; the difeafe of credulity was epidemic, and fearcely any one about Greenwich efcaped. At length fhe told him her grandfather died, and had left her 94,000l. that Sir Edward Law, (the prefent Attorney General) was her Executor, and was to pay her at the end of the year, but he obferved with much humour, that he believed it would be fome confiderable time before that the money would be forthcoming. She was nearly related to Mr Dur das, and to the Noble Lord on the Bench (Lord Kenyon) who probably had never heard of her till fhe was taken up. He concluded by faying that a heavy calamity had fallen upon them ail, but there was no reason why a Scape Goat fhould be made of Mr Creafy, because he had thewn more innocence and fimplicity than all the reft, and had allowed himself to be more completely gulled, held up more confpicuoufly to ridicule, and reduced nearer to ruin. Mrs Neale faid fhe had known Mifs Sharpe 17 or 18 years. She kept a Boarding-fchool at Croom's hill. She had heard her fpeak of her father and mother, and of the fortune the expected. Her mother, as fhe faid, died in October 1799. She feemed to be very much affected. The witness was called into the room when the news came. She feemed to be fainting away, and fome water was brought her. She expected the fortune fhe would get by her mother would amount to 10,000l. She was to be brought to town to be buried, and the corpfe was to reft at Dr Lettfom's in its way. She wished to go to Dr Lettfom's, to pay her laft refpects to the remains of her beloved mother, but fhe was perfuaded by Mifs Sharpe and the Apothe cary not to do it, as the was in fuch diftrefs that it might prove fatal to her. She however infifted as an alleviation to her fufferings, to give away a number of Mourning Rings out of refpect to her Deceafed Mother. The witnefs faid the had lent Mifs Robertson 50ɔl. ftock, which was loft. A card was handed about in Court with these words, "Mifs Robertson, of Fafcally, and Blackheath." Michael Searles faid, he was a Surveyor at Greenwich, and was applied to by Mifs Robertfon to go down to Fafcally in Scotland, to furvey her eftate. She faid feveral of the leafes were out, and he was to put a value on the timber, and give his opinion of the rents. He faw a drawing of this eftate at Mr Creafy's houfe. Mifs Robertson fhewed him, he faid, the model of a dead child in wax, which the faid fhe had received from Lord Paget, which was the like nels hefs of her fifter's child, Lady Paget, and which he was weeping over in tears. Mr James Dobie, a respectable attor ney, faid that in July 1800, Mils Robertfon had applied to him for what, in the Law of Scotland is called a Factory, to enter upon, and take poffeffion of the eftate, and to receive the rents, &c. She faid the name of the eftate was Fafcally. When he wished her to be more particular, the had fome difficulty in defcribing it. She faid it was in Perthshire, and afterwards the informed him it was ten miles above the town of Perth, on the river Tumel. There was a bond prepared, which the Steward was to execute to her in 10,000l. David Robertfon was the name of the Steward. She defcribed the eftate as of very confiderable value. It was not an extenfive eftate, fhe faid, but it was very productive, particularly on account of a filhery that belonged to it. She reckoned the value of it to be 1200l. a year. She came to it in confequence of the death of her uncle, and there were Forty Years of Rent due, which Lord Kenyon had decided the was clearly intitled to. The Rev. Mr Good faid he was a Diffenting Minifter at Greenwich, and knew Mifs Robertfon when he was a teacherat Mifs Sharpe's boarding-school, and afterwards, when fhe appeared to be a woman of fortune. She pretended to be very religious, and talked of building a Chapel. He could not help fufpecting fomething. There were fomething very myfterious in her friends dying in fuc ceffion in the extraordinary inanner they did, and her putting her fervants fo often in mourning. On cross-examination by Mr Erfkine, whether if fhe had afked him to lend her 1000l. he would have been a Diffenter? Mr Good readily anfwered in the affirmative. Mr Oakley faid he had fold Mifs Robertfon furniture eight or nine months ago. He then believed her to be a woman of confiderable property. He began to fufpect her before the whole of his order was executed, and fortunately had got back his goods again. If the whole of his order had been executed, it would have amounted to between 3 and 4000l. From the manner in which fhe was going on, he took it for granted that he was a woman that had fo much money that she did not know what to do with it, or that she had none at all. Mr Webster said he kept an Academy on Blackheath, and about the middle of Auguft laft he had the honour of dining at Mr Creafy's, to partake of some venifon. Mr Searles, the furveyor, was alfo prefent. Previous to going to dinner, Mifs Sharpe produced a drawing, and obferved to him it was a drawing of the eftate of Mifs Robertfon in Scotland. He made fome obfervations on it, which brought forward Miss Robertfon, who pointed out all the beauties and advantages of it. Mr Erskine afked him if he fwallowed all that ftory as he had done the veni fon. He replied he certainly did believe it he never reflected. Mr Erfkine faid, he had an excellent appetite, and could fwallow any thing. Lord Kenyon adhered entirely to the opinion he had uniformly maintained on this fort of action. He was clear that the Plaintiff's cafe was perfectly made out in this inftance. He approved of the conduct of the young man who had given his evidence in this caufe, the Plaintiff's fon. He had acted with uncommon prudence and propriety. His Lordship read the words which that young man had fworn to, as having been delivered by the Defendant with regard to this impoftor, Mifs Robertfon, "faying that he was a perfon of large fortune, and of great expectation from her mother, and still greater from the death of her grandfather, &c." The words ufed by the Plaintiff's brother were fo emphatic that they were abfolutely decifive of the caufe. "I told him the fituation which I ftood in, that I fuppofed he did not ftate to me what he had on rumour or hear-fay, but on his own knowledge of the facts." The anfwer was, "My friend Haycraft, I know that your brother may truft Mifs Robertfon to any amount with perfect fafety." Now, whatever he thought, he had no right to fay this, if it was not true; for if he thought fo, he might have faid, "I think," or "I believe you may truft her with perfect fafety.”—A lofs had here arifen by this unfounded character, that is, a character that was not true, the confequence was, that the perfon who was the caufe of it was bound to repair that lofs; the Plaintiff had, in foro confcientia and in foro civili, made out his cafe-Verdict for the Plaintiff, damages 48 51. 8s. 4d. Mifs Robertfon, the fair fwindler of Blackheath, is to take her trial at the enfuing affizes of Maidstone, to the goal of which, place the has lately been removed, by Habeas Corpus from that of Huntingdon. Lately, at Brunce path, two bats were accidentally caught in the hollow of an ancient oak; and being brought into the caftle as a curiofity, were put under a glafs cafe for an an hour or two; when one of them brought forth a young one, which immediately on its birth appeared very active, and clung to the mother's breaft. This incident proves beyond a doubt that the bat is not oviparous, as has been fometimes thought; and though it flies as a bird, it has been properly ranked by Naturalifts amongst the clafs of Quadrupeds. It forms the link betwixt Birds and Animals. EDINBURGH. SCOTS PENSION LIST. Presented to the House of Commons, of all pensions charged upon his Majesty's civil establishment of Scotland, and ordered to be printed. Mrs C. Campbell .200 | Lady M. Cochrane Ann Mary Baronefs Forrefter £.200 | J. and Eliz. Mercer £.40 150 Mrs A. Forreft Lady Wallace 60 Lieut. J. Sutherland Walter Lord Afton 60c Lady Ann Gordon 100 Mrs Marion M‘Kay 100 Col. J. Seton 150 John Lord Colvill, of Eliz. Jane, Marg. and Ann Watson 100 Lady Elgin 300 Mrs A. Grant 100 G. Home, Efq. in truft for J. and C. Telfer 100 J. and Lil. Stewart 50 Ann, Jean, and Ch. Seton 60 100 Lady M. Home, for Sir Peter Inglis,truffee for behoof of the chil merly Lady M. Hay Mifs J. Keith dren of Sir A. Prim Mifs A. Keith 100 Mrs Jane Carre 100 100 Mrs S. Williamfon ICO Dr J. Beattie 200 F. M. Murray 150 Mrs E. Stewart Ifa. Kirkpatrick 50 Mrs Lucy Kennedy 160 Mrs Pen. Maitland 170 Margaret, Katherine, Allan M'Dougall, Efq. Mrs Margaret Stewart Ann, Har. and Car. writer to the fignet, and children of J.Hay, of Newhall, Efq. Mrs J. Campbell Lord Cathcart and other trustees, for behoof of Lord Napier's children Kath. Lady Morton 100 300 James Rochead,Efq.of 150 Mary Cockburn Mifs Joh. Ferguson Mifs Eliz. A. Marg. and Robert Cullen Mrs Eleon. Ruffell 70 50 Mifs M. Dalrymple 100 Mrs B. Dick fon 30 Mr Wm. Baron 100 Agnes Maxwell David Cathcart, and others in fruft for J. Wylde, Efq. Mary H. Erikine Wm. Cuthill and H. S. Alves, for the child or children of A. Wilson, by her husband R. Wilfon 150 400 300 A. Drummond, Efq. Earl Delorain Lady Sinclair of Long Ann Stewart 50 for Lady Dunmore Lady V. Murray 200 200 Mary A. Hamilton 70 Lady E. Murray 100 Mrs J. Robinfon 100 Lady L. Kerr Lady Livingfton 100 Lady S. Kerr 200 200 C. Tait, for Mrs Lindley H. 50 Milles Ann and E. Liv Lady Eliz. Kerr Agnes Lumfden Mrs J. Stewart of Wm. Lord Home Lady Foulis Mrs H. Mackenzie, Mifs I. Kirkpatrick 60 M. C. Lady Elibank 300 50 Mrs Bar. Hay, and fix 50 daughters 50 J. Countess of Caithnefs 600 200 200 J. Baron Elphinston 300 50 Agnes, J. Grace, and M. Campbell Mrs M. Swinton, and Marg.Mary, Ifo.Har. and A. Swinton, her daughters 200 200 Mrs E. Elder, and at 300 her death to her fon 300 Mifs E. Haldane nifs Eliz. H. Carnegie Mrs Maxwell Mifs E. Orr Mrs. M. Sutherland 66 Jean, Bar. and Char. 100 Lady M. Martin 100 Eliz. Maxwell 100 Mifs M. Sutherland Mifs L. Sutherland 100 Mrs Marg. Haldane, and Eliz. Haldane her daughter J. Drummond, Efq. in truft for Lady Irvine and her two daughters 100 100 200 100 D. JohnCampbell,ofStone- field, Efq. of Lady M. Fordyce 150 Lady E. E. Dundas, and at her death to her fix daughters Robt. and C. Trotter, Efqrs. for Mifs M. 300 200 Total charge £.24,864 10 Examined and Certified by FRANCIS ANDERSON, Deputy Aud. Exchequer Chambers, Edinburgh,June 13th, 1801. July 3. A most beautiful phenomena was obferved at Hull, from the S.W. refembling an immenfe moon, with a black bar across, on its first appearance; it feemed then gradually to form itself into seven small diftinct moons, or globes of fire, which difappeared for the space of a few feconds. Its re-appearance was equally brilliant, at firft fhewing itself Ed. Mag. July, 1801. In like what we are told of the face of the moon, afterwards in five circular balls, and laftly like feveral small ftars, which gradually faded away, leaving the whole atmosphere beautifully illumined. the time of its being visible, a faint blue light fell upon the furrounding objects like that of distant torches, and when gone the appearance was beautifully ferene. July 10. July 10. The Degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred, at the Univerfity of Glafgow, on the Rev. Mr Calbris, A.M. after having publicly defended his Thefis on "the Courfe of the Blood and Lymph in the Human Body." 11. The Gold Medal, given by the Hon. Edinburgh Company of Golfers, was played for on Leith Links, and won by Mr Oliphant. 13. His Majefty's Prize was fhot for by the Royal Company of Archers, on Burntsfield Links, and won by James Hope, Efq. Writer to the Signet. EDINBURGH RACES. of English in Edinburgh, to be Teacher of one of the established English Schools of this city under their patronage. Upon the refignation of Robert Davidfon and David Douglas, Efqrs; the Faculty of Advocates have nominated John Hay Forbes and John Jardine, Efqrs; to be Collectors for the Faculty of the Decifions of the Court of Seffion. Meffrs. Davidfon and Douglas fucceeded Meffrs. Stewart and Craigie as the Faculty Collectors at the beginning of the winter feffion 1792, and have continued to hold that appointment till their prefent refignation. They received the 13. The City of Edinburgh's Plate of thanks of the Faculty for the affiduity gol. was run for, and won by Mr Bates's bay horfe, by Drone I Mr Kincaid's brown chefnut by Sir J. Scott's brown horfe I 2 2 dr. dr. I 2 I 14. His Majefty's Purfe of One Hundred Guineas was won by Mr Fletcher's horfe Aza Mr Kincaid's horfe Obi Duke of Hamilton's horfe Walnut ran off the course. 2 I 2 and ability with which they difcharged the duties of their fituation. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. July 17. James Thomson tenant in Bettany, parifh of Athelftaneford, and county of Haddington, and Janet Whiggham, late fervant to the faid James Thomson, were brought to the bar, on a charge of child-murder. The libel recites part of an act of the first Parliament of William and Mary, entituled, "Act refpecting Murdering of Children." James Thomson pleaded Not Guilty. A petition was given in for Janet Whiggham, ftating, in the ufak terms, that, as the fufpicion of being concerned in fuch a crime would injure dr. her character in this country, fhe would willingly confent to be banished Scotland for life, or any other time their Lordfhips would think proper. 15. The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Subfcription of Fifty Guineas was won by Mr Fletcher's Logie O'Buchan 3 2 3 I 2 16. Mr Kincaid's brown horfe Chance walked over the course for the Hunters Purse of Fifty Guineas. 17. Mr Fletcher's Logie O'Buchan, Mr Kincaid's Brian O'Lin, and Mr Tate's Betty, ftarted for the Ladies Purfe of Fifty Guineas. Betty being distanced, and Brian O'Lin drawn, Logie O'Buchan carried the prize at one heat. 18. A purfe of 5ol. for the beaten horfes, was run for and won by Mr Law's chefnut horfe Mr Tate's bay mare Betty I I 2 dr. The Stewards for the Edinburgh races 1802 are, Lord Archibald Hamilton, Lord Montgomery, and Robert Hepburn of Clerkington, Efq. The King has been pleased to appoint Mr James Gray, watch and clockmaker, Edinburgh, to be his Wajefty's watch and clock-maker for Scotland. The Lord Provoft and Magiftrates have appointed William Brown, Teacher Mr Burnet, on the part of the profecution, obferved, that when two prifoners, in the fituation in which the prefent ones ftood, appeared at the bar, there was reafon to believe that one of them might have influence over the other; for this reafon, and some favourable circumstances which appeared in the cafe of Janet Whiggham, the profecutor was induced to confent to the prayer of her petition. With regard to James Thomfon, as he was led to think there would be a failure in the proof againft him, the Lord Advocate had agreed to defert the diet pro loco et tempore; referring to himself the power of bringing on his trial at any future period. After a very fuitable admonition from Lord Juftice Clerk Janet Whiggham was banished Scotland for life, with the ufual certifications; to be committed to prifon till next day, then to be set at liberty, and allowed fourteen days to |