AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. By the Quarter of Eight Winchester Bushels, and of Oatmeal per Boll of 140 lbs Avoir dupois, from the Official Returns received in the Week ending March 29, 1817. INLAND COUNTIES. S. d. s. d. S. d. S. d. 0 0 43 6 29 2 92 3 0 0 44 6 32 0 103 11 60 0 56 4 37 4 1024 75 0 58 0 35 10 98 0 0 0 55 0 37 6 101 3 0 0 51 5 399 ili 50 59 3 37 6 113 0 52 3 28 5 112 2 47 0 33 1 123 8 51 8 36 0 96 0 52 6 31 8 116 10 40 11 29 1 124 0 50 4 33 0 41 9 33 6 0 0 0 0 526 28 Middlesex, Beans. 0 0 0 0 41 2 29 10 0 0 0 0 36 69 0 0 సంంంంంగీరింం ఉం00000: 46 36 48 6 70 0 53 7 64 0 57 7 51 2 42 55 10 MARITIME COUNTIES. Essex, mmmmmmdarvoor 98 0 56 0 43 2 32 4 56 6 45 6 Kent, 102 6 0 0 44 8 38 8 49 56 6 0 0 Sussex,mimosamenarana 111 10 0 0 41 0 28 0 50 0 0 61 Suffolk, anawanan 1129 0 0 48 4 29 5 34 47 3 0 0 Cambridge, 93 0 0 0 28 5 20 3 38 10 32 0 0 0 Norfolk, 111 48 11 40 8 34 9 33 7 41 0 Lincoln, maarom 83 5 74 0 47 11 29 5 44 11 0 0 28 York,momcommandemena 79 6 54 10 41 2 32 10 52 0 0 0 31 0 Durham, 87 4 0 0 62 0 40 2 76 0 0 0 0 0 Northumberland, 70 7 60 0 48 8 40 0 0 0 61 6 0 0 Cumberland, 76 9 79 8 60 3 43 2 0 0 0 0 31 3 Westmorland, mammor 96 10 84 0 58 9 46 0 0 0 74 0 37 4 Lancaster, 104 11 0 36 11 Chester, mammainen 94 6 63 7 43 9 0 0 0 0 35 6 Flint, 108 2 60 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denbeigh, mammamanna 98 5 0 59 9 40 11 0 0 0 0 Anglesea, 0 0 60 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carnarvon,...mamowan 108 6 63 4 40 8 0 0 0 0 41 6 Merioneth, 112 6 0 61 3 44 5 0 0 0 40 5 Cardigan, 112 0 0 0 Pembroke, 99 3. 0 43 8 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carmarthen 114 0 0 54 3 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glamorgan, 104 8 0 60 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucester, manna 123 8 0 58 11 29 5 799 0 0 0 Somerset, mund 122 8 0 7 24 0 0 0 00 0 Monmouth, monocom 123 4 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devon,memas 117 5 0 0 54 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cornwall, 96 9 0 0 55 11 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset, 114 10 0 0 45 8 28 10 9 0 0 0 0 Hants, 123 0 0 0 52 11 28 2 50 4 0 0 0 0 All England and Wales. Wheat, 104s. 9d. -Rye, 61$. 10d.-Barley, 5ls, 8d._Oats, 32s. 6d.--Beans, 54s. 1d.-Pease, 55s. 23. Oatmeal, 10s. 7d.-Beer or Big, Os. Od. Average Prices of Corn, per quarter, of the Twelve Maritime Districts, for the Week ending March 22. Wheat, 101s. 10d.-Rye, 65s. 3d.--Barley, 51s. 2.--Oats, 32s. 1d.-Beans, 56s. 60.- Pease, 53s. Average of Scotland for the Four Weeks preceding 15th March. Wheat, 745. Id.-Rye, 58s. 31.-Barley, 17s. Id.-Oats, 375. 20.—Beans, 60s. 3d.---Pease, C2s. Oatmeal, 32s. 100.-Beer or Big, 423. 7 OOOOOOOOOO 58 METEOROLOGICAL TABLE. Extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25', Elevation 185 feet. JANUARY 1817. ....... 10 P.M. Means. Extremes. Thermometer. Mean of greatest daily heat, 430.8 cold, 34.7 Thermometer. Greatest heat, 50th day, 56.0 38.8 .........temperature, 10 A.M. 25.0 Greatest cold, 15th, 38,2 Highest, 10 A.M. 30th. 52.0 39.2 ......... of daily extremes, Lowest,.... ...15th, 28.0 ......... of 10 A.M. and 10 P.M. 38.5 Highest, 10 P.M. 10th, 46.5 of 4 daily observations, 38.9 Lowest,.... 27.0 In. Barometer. Highest, 10 A.M. 31st, 30.350 Barometer. Mean, 10 A.M. (temp. of mer. 18°) 29.467 Lowest, 28.475 30.360 Highest, 10 P.M.31st, Lowest, 28.340 70.8 Hygrometer (Leslie's). Mean dryness, 10 A.M. 30.0 Hygrometer. Highest, 10 A.M. 11th, 7.1 Lowest,.... 0.0 15.0 Rain, 1.904 in. Evaporation, 1.100 in. Lowest...............5th, 0.0 Fair days 19; rainy days 12. Wind West of meridian, including North, 21; East of meridian, including South, 7. FEBRUARY. Mcans. Extremes. Thermometer. Mean of greatest daily heat, 46°.7 ....cold, 35.3 Thermometer. Greatest heat, 28th day, 549.5 .........temperature, 10 A.M. 41.6 29.5 10 P.M. 38.7 Highest, 10 A.M. 17th, 50.0 ....of daily extremes, 41.0 32.0 .........of 10 A.M. and 10 P.M. 40,1 49.5 .........of 4 daily observations, 40.6 Lowest, .12th, 32.0 In. Barometer. Highest, 10 A.M. Ist, 30.450 Barometer. Mean, 10 A.M. (temp. of mer. 50) 29.515 Lowest,....... 28.900 10 P.M. (temp. of mer. 52) 29.481 Highest, 10 P.M. 1st, 30.410 of both, (temp. of mer. 51) 29.498 Lowest,... .15th, 28.900 Hygrometer (Lestie'st. - Mean dryness, 10 A.M. 12.1 Hygrometer. Highest, 10 A.M. 27th, 25.0 10 P.M. 7.2 Lowest, 2.0 15.0 Rain, 1.684 in. Evaporation, 1.753. Lowest,... 0.0 Fair days 13; ramy days 15. Wind West of meridian, including North, 27; East of meridian, including South, 1. MARCH Means. Extremes. "Thermometer, Mean of highest every day, 45.241 Thermometer. Greatest heat, 12th day, 52.500 ...........lowest, 35.822 22.000 ............10 A.M. 40.113 48.000 ............10 P.M. 36.903 26.000 ..highest and lowest, 39.532 Highest, 10 P.M. 11th, 46,500 .10 A.M. and 10 P.M. 38.508 Lowest, ...20th, 23.000 ..........4 daily observations, 39.020 Barometer. Highest, 10 A.M. 17th, 30.250 Barometer. Mean of 10 A.M. 29.531 Lowest, 28.600 .....10 P.M. 29.530 30.150 ...2 daily observations, 29.532 Lowest, .....5d, 28.465 18.097 Hygrometer. Mean of 10 A.M. Hygrometer. Highest, 10 A.M. 15th, 30.000 ............10 P.M. 6.322 5.000 ..... 2 daily observations 13.209 16.000 Rain, .958 in. Evaporation, 2.010 inches. Lowest ...............3d, 0.000 Number of fair days 18; rainy days 13. Wind from Western side of horizon, including the North, 28; from Eastern sied, including the South, 3. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-heiress of 1817. Jan, 2.--In Devonshire Place, the Montague Burgoyne, Esq. of Mark Hall, lady of Maj.-Gen. Sir Wm Anson, K.C.B. Essex. At Broadfield, Wm Macknight a son.-4. In Hertford Street, the Countess Crawford, Esq. of Ratho, to Jean, second of Clonmell, a son and heir.–At Holy- daughter of the late John Crawford, Esq. of combe, Sussex, the wife of C. W. Taylor, Broadfield.-14. Rev. T. Clarke, vicar of Esq. M. P. a son and heir.-At Cortachy Mitchel-dever, Hants, to Anna Maria, Castle, the lady of the Hon. Donald Ogilvy, youngest daughter of the late Hon. John a daughter.-At Montreal, the Countess of Gray.-20. John Becket, Esq. under secreSelkirk, a daughter..-11. In Wimpole tary of state for the home department, to Street, the lady of Hon. J. T. Melville, a Lady Anne Lowther, third daughter of the son.-14. In Wimpole Street, the lady of Earl of Lonsdale.-21. Thomas Boswell, Right Hon. Lord Bridport, a daughter.- Esq. of Blackadder, co. Berwick, to Lucy 15. At Clova, Lady Niven Lumsden, a Anne, eldest daughter of Robert Preston, daughter.-16. Viscountess Folkestone, a Esq. of New Sidney Place, Bath.-22. The daughter.—26. At Salton Hall, Lady Elea. Earl of Longford to the lady Georgiana nor Balfour, a daughter.-27. In Charlotte Lygon, daughter of the late, and sister of Street, Pimlico, the wife of Michael Countze, the present, Earl of Beauchamp.-At Bou. Esq. three boys and one girl.-31. At the logne, Col. William Staveley, C.B. to Sarah, Admiralty, the wife of John Wilson Croker, eldest daughter of T. Mather, Esq.-23. At Esq. a son. Musselburgh, Major John Sutherland SinFeb. 4.-At Powerscourt House, Chelten- clair of the Royal Artillery, to Frances, ham, the lady of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, youngest daughter of Captain David RamBart. of Harewood House, co. Hereford, a say of the Royal Navy.-27. At Ugbrooke son.—At Valenciennes, the wife of Lieut.- Park, Devon, Hon. Mr Langdale of HaughCol. Macgregor, 88th Regiment, a daugh- ton, co. York, to the Hon. Charlotte Clif. ter.—6. At Edinburgh, the lady of Generalford, daughter of Lord Clifford.-28. Lieut.Macpherson Grant, Esq. M. P. a daughter. Col. H. F. Muller, 1st Royal Scots Foot, to -11. At Edinburgh, the wife of George Susan, second daughter of the late P. Wyatt Francis Dundas, a son.-17. Viscountess Crowther, Esq. comptroller of the city of Duncannon, a daughter.-20. At Brussels, London.-29. Captain Ord, Royal Artillery, the Princess of Orange, a son.27. The second son of Craven Ord, Esq. of Greenwife of William Henry Ashhurst, Esq. M.P. sted Hall, Essex, to Miss Blagrave, niece a daughter. to the late Lady Cullum of Hardwicke March 3.-At Aqualate Hall, Salope, the House, Suffolk.--30. Peter Herve, Esq. lady of Sir John Fenton Boughay, Bart. a founder of “the National Benevolent Indaughter.-5. At Guines, in France, the stitution,” to Miss Nicholls of Hampstead, lady of John Abercromby, Esq. 2d Dragoon daughter of the late J. Nicholls, Esq. of Guards, a son.-6. At Wells, the lady of Lincoln's Inn. the Hon. Dr Ryder, Bishop of Gloucester, a Feb. 1.-William Henry Layton, Esq. daughter.-8. At Bath, the lady of Rear- eldest son of Rev. T. Layton, vicar of ChigAdmiral Sir John Gore, K.C.B. a daughter. well, to Frances Elizabeth, second daughter -13. At Runcorn, Cheshire, the wife of and co-heiress of Ellys Anderson Stephens, Captain Bradshaw, R. N. a son and heir.- Esq. of Bower Hall, Essex.-3. Captain J. 13. At Yester House, the Marchioness of L. Stuart of the Bengal Army, grandson of Tweeddale, a daughter.-14. Mrs Buchanan Francis, late Earl of Moray, to Sarah, sixth of Auchintorlie, a son and heir.-17. At daughter of the late Robert Morris, Esq. Methley Park, co. York, Viscountess Pol. M.P. for Gloucester.-A. Donaldson Camplington, a son.-21. At Melbury, the Coun. bell, Esq. of Glasgow, to J. Maria, daughtess of Ilchester, a son. ter of Colonel Dunlop of Househill, co. Renfrew.-4. At Ickham Church, Kent, and at the Chapel at Hales Place, Edward Jan. 6.-Lord Huntingfield to Miss Blois, Quillinan, Esq. 3d Dragoon Guards, to daughter of Sir C. Blois, Bart. of Cockfield Jemima, second daughter of Sir Egerton Hall, Suffolk.-8. H. J. Conyers, Esq. only Brydges of Lee Priory, near Canterbury, son of J. Conyers, Esq. of Copthall, Essex, Bart. M.P.-5. Sir Watkin Williams Wynto Harriet, second daughter of Right Hon. ne, Bart. to Lady Harriet Clive, eldest T. Steel.-9. At Strone, Captain William daughter of the Earl of Powis.-6. At Del. Cameron, 79th Regiment, to Miss Jane vine, Robert Smythe, Esq. of Methven, to Cameron, daughter to Captain Donald Susan, eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Cameron of Strone.--Lieutenant-Colonel Muir Mackenzie, Bart.-11. Sir John Beresford, deputy quarter-master-general Anstruther of Anstruther, Bart. M. P. to in Nova Scotia, to Mary, daughter of the Jessie, third daughter of Major-General Rev. J. Gilby, rector of Barmston, county Dewar of Gilston.-15. Major-General of York.-13. By special license, Lieut.. Moore, to Cecilia, only child of W. Watson, Col. Sir Guy Campbell, Bart. to Frances Esq. of Queen's Square.-17. Philip Zacha MARRIAGES. DEATHS. riah Cox, Esq. Captain of 238 Lancers, to colonel of the 2d battalion 60th foot, and Louisa Frances, youngest daughter of the great uncle to the present Lord Dorchester. late Tho. Waleston, Esq. of Walton-hall, 3. Sir Isaac Pennington, Knt. M.D. Re. co. York.-22. Thomas Stamford Raffles, gius professor of physic, Cambridge.-4. Mrs Esq. of Berner’s-street, to Sophia, daughter Christiana Howell, in her 107th year. She of James Watson Hull, Esq. late of Great was sister to the late Colonel Monro of the Baddow.-27. George Ulric Barlow, Esq. royal marines.—6. The Right Hon. Lady eldest son of Sir George Barlow, Bart. G.C.B. Glenbervie.-7. At the Jews' Hospital, to Hilare, third daughter of Sir R. Barlow. Mile-end, aged 104, Henry Cohen. He was March 5.-At Albury-vaie, Surrey, Jas. taken ill in the morning, and expired in the Simpson, Esq. advocate, to Eliza, second evening, retaining his faculties to the last.daughter of the late Jonas Maldin, Esq. of 8. At Pisa, Francis Horner, Esq. M.P. (See Putney our first article.)—In her 89th year, the Dowager Lady Carew.-11. Aged 82, Sir John Palmer, Bart. 14. At Marseilles, Jan. 1.---At Berlin, the celebrated che Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir John Abercromby, mist Klaproth, in the 71st year of his age. G.C.B. and Member of Parliament for the -2. At Foveran-house, Andrew Robertson, county of Clackmannan.—At her hotel, in Esq. of Foveran, aged 86.-In his 66th · Paris, aged 85, the Countess of Coislin, foryear, Sir Martin Stapylton, Bart. of Myton- merly one of the attendants on the Queen of hall, county of York.-4. In the 77th year Louis XV. and grand-aunt of the duchess of of his age, Sir Arthur Owen, Bart. He is Pia of Bavaria.--15. At Edinburgh, Lady succeeded in his title by his nephew, Wil. Miller, wife of Sir William Miller of Glenliam Owen, of the Temple, barrister-at-law. lee, Bart.–17. Aged 80, Rear-Admiral -8. At Hainfield, in Styria, Godfrey Win- Alexander Edgar. Ile was the last male deceslaus, Count of Purgstall, &c. only son of scendant of the Edgars of Wedderlie, in Berthe late Winceslaus, Count of Purgstall, &c. wickshire, one of the oldest families in Scotand of Jane Anne, second daughter of the land, as appears by deeds as far back as 1170. late Hon. George Cranston.-9. At Wells, -19. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Sir AlexTho. Clark, Esq. of Westholme-house. He ander Don of Newton-Don, Bart. M.P.was descended from a branch of the ancient 21. At Stirling, the Rev. John Russel, one and well-known family of his name of Pen- of the ministers of that town, in the 44th nicuick, near Edinburgh.-10. At West year of his ministry.--At Little Dunkeld, Ham, Essex, George Anderson, Esq. F.L.S. Perthshire, aged 102, Mr J. Borrie.-23. son of the late Dr James Anderson, author The Right Hon. Lady Amelia Leslie, second of Essays on Agriculture, The Bee, and daughter of the late Earl of Rothes.—24. other works-At St Andrews, Rev. Dr Lady Henrietta Cecilia Johnstone.---Lately, Robertson, professor of oriental languages. at Rudding Park, in her 83d year, the Dow-11. At Edinburgh, Mr Moss, long the ager Countess of Aberdeen.-At Cammaes, dramatic favourite of the Edinburgh public, in the parish of Llanhadrick, Anglesea, aged and well known for the excellence with 105, Mary Zebulon.--At Trawnstynydd, which he pourtrayed Lingo, and many other county of Merioneth, aged 110, Edmund characters of the same stamp.-14. At Clif. Morgan, being, as it is believed, the oldest ton, Lady Miller, widow of the late Sir inhabitant of Wales. He retained his faculThomas Miller of Glenlee, Bart.--15. At ties to the hour of his death.--At Eglinton Dundee, Charles Craig, weaver, at the ad- Castle, aged 74, Eleonora, Countess of Egvanced age of 108.-20. At Edinburgh, linton.—The ci-devant Prince Primate of General Drummond of Strathallan.-21. At the Rhine, and Grand-duke of Frankfort. Johannisberg, aged 76, the Prince Ho. March 2.-At Brighton, in her 74th henloe-Waldenberg-Bartenstein, Bishop of year, Theodosia, Countess of Clanwilliam. Breslau.-23. At Turin, the Count de Bar- Her ladyship was lineally descended from ruel-Bauvert. He was one of the hostages the illustrious Earl of Clarendon.--3. At for Louis XVI.-24. At Warsaw, General Edinburgh, Major-Gen. William Lockhart, Bronickowski, who commanded the Polish late of the 30th regiment.-5. At Gilcomlegion of the Vistula, in France.-26. In ston, Aberdeenshire, aged 101, John MacGrosvenor-place, Caroline, Dowager Coun- Bain. He was present at the battle of Cul. tess of Buckinghamshire.-28. Lieut.-Col.loden, and was attached to the corps brought Norris, of the engineers in the East India into the field by Lady M'Intosh.–9. In Company's service.—Lieut.-Col. Finlayson. Bolton-row, in her 75th year, Jane, Coun-Lately at Aron, Galway, in his 120th tess of Uxbridge, mother of the present Maryear, Mr Dirrane. He retained his facul- quis of Anglesea.-12. In his 84th year, G. ties to the last, could read without spectacles, P. Towry, Esq. commissioner of the Victualand till within the last three or four years, ing office, father of Lady Ellenborough. would walk some miles a-day. 13. Sir William Innes, Bart. of Balvenie, at Feb. 2.-At Seagrove, near Leith, Dame the age of about 100 years. The title is now Jane Hunter Blair, widow of the late Sir extinct.-15. At the encampment at HonniJames Hunter Blair of Dunskey and Robert- ton, Mrs Boswill, sister to the Queen of the land;- Bart.-Aged 85, General Carleton, Gypsies. She was interred with great pomp, EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, No II. MAY 1817. VOL. I. Contents ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. On the Nature of the Office of Mareschal 123 Account of Mr Ruthven's improved Printing Press and am 125 Account of the Method of Engraving on Stonem 128 Anecdote of the Highlanders in 1745 ; by Mary Lady Clerk... 129 Inscription in the Church of St Hilary.130 On the Origin of Hospitals for the Sick ib. On “ Sitting below the Salt”, 132 On the Fall of Volcanic Dust in the Island of Barbadoes mammama 134 Anecdotes of Antiquariesanan 136 Chemical Process of Combustion memm 138 On the Original of Milton's Satan mm 140 White's New Invented Horizon mammm.142 Tales and Anecdotes of the Pastoral Life, No II.men 143 Remarks on Greek Tragedy, No II. ( Æschyli Chæphori-Sophocles Electra Jeaninong 147 Shakspeare Club of Alloa mam 152 Notices concerning the Scottish Gypsies (continued) paraneo.154 SELECT EXTRACTS. Memorie of the Somervilles mammam 162 ANTIQUARIAN REPERTORY. Denmark, in Favour of Anthony ramanm 167 Act of the Lords of Council, respecting John Faw, &c. 1541 ib. Confessions of Witchcraft, 1623.comasa ib. ORIGINAL POETRY. A Last Adieu amo W169 The Pastuminen ib. The Mossy Seat ib. Stanzas 70 A Night Scene ib. Lines written in Spring naman The Mermaid (From the German of Goethe Janama 171 Greece (From the French of Ardans Jen ib. REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Duchess of Angouleme's Journal ... 172 Ricardo on the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation 175 Bingley's Useful Knowledge mammamia 178 ANALYTICAL NOTICES. Encyclopædia Britannica-Supplement, Vol. II. Part I. mm 180 Edinburgh Encyclopædia, Vol. XI. Part I. mm 186 LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE araw 189 WORKS PREPARING for PÚBLICATION 194 MONTHLY LIST QF NEW PUBLICATIONS maranao. 196 MONTHLY REGISTER. 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