pany's Service, to Mifs Charlotte His keti, daughter of the late Sir John Halkett, of Pitfirran, Bart.

7. At Maybole, John Allifon, Esq, refiding at Threve, to Mifs Sally Pyper, daughter of the deceafed Bailie Hugh Pyper there.

8. A Braehoufe, near Edinburgh, Hug Mair, Efq. of Wyfeby, to Mifs Steuari, daughter of David Sreuart, Efq.

10. At Berwick on Tweed, Mr Thomas Gregion, of the Berwick Bank, o Mi's Johnfon, daughter of Mr James Johnfon, of Spittle.

12. Charles Bradham, Elq. of Lon. don, to Mit Margaret Campbell, daughter of the late Mr John Campbell, merchant in Edinburgh.

14. A Pailey, Mr Robert Winning, furgeon of the 57th regiment, to Mils Margaret Dalgliesh or that place.

At Croft Houfe, Govan, Andrew Moody, Efq. Paley, to Mrs Margaret Fulton M-Brair, daughter of Archibald M'Brair, E q. t Craft.

- Ar Ayr, Lieutenant Thomas Wilfon, of the Marines, to Mils Agnes Logan, fecond daughter of the decealed Wim Logan of Camblarg, Eiq.

- Mr Samuel Hutchifen, merchant in Ayr, to Mifs Elizabeth Smith, eldest daughter of Alexander Smith, Esq. of Abbothill.

16. At Edinburgh, the Honourable Captain John Ramfay, to M D life, daughter of the late Philip Delifle, Elq. of Bengal.

mulin gown, from which the flames spreading rapidly upwards, communicated to her neckerchief, head drefs, &c. and were not extinguifhed until great part of her apparel was confumed.

13. In the isle of Wight, Capt. Charles Menzies, in the Barrack Department, aged 60 years.

14. A Norifton Manfe, the Rev. Mr James Hughes, in the 40th year of his age.

15. At Edinburgh, Mits Eleanora Pringle, eldeft daughter of the lat. Alexander Pringle of Whitebank, Eq.

At Campbeltown, Laurence M'Kenzic, Efq Collector of Excife there.

M. Wiliam Lockhart, tepute Sheriff Clerk of the county of Edinburgh. 16. At Dollar Mains, Wiliam Futt; Eq. late of Glenferat.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Itbell Ander fon, Ipoufs of Mr Alexander Ponton, Architect.

At Moffat, the Rev. Mr Alexander

Brown.

At Aberdeen, Mrs Gordon, fen. of Abergeldi.

A Paifley, Mrs Ferguson of Hawhil, near Drumiries, in the 76th year of her age.

-: A Granton, Elizabeth, the infant daugter of M Murray of Ochtertyre.

At Stirling, David Doig, L. L. D. Rector of the Gian mar School there, aged 81 years; whofe genius and extenfive erudition, benevolence of heart, and modeft manners, will not foon be forgot by those who knew him.

George Kennedy, Efq. younger of Romanro.

17. At Glasgow, in the 17th year of her age, Mils Jeanie Graham, only daughter of Mr John Graham, fen.

At Leithfield, John Grant, Efq. of Rothmaife, in the 85th year of his age. A Edinburgh, Alexander Campbell. Efq. of Barcaldine.

18. John Hepburn, Efq. Accountant General of Excife.

A Weft Grange, near Edinburgh, William Kennedy, Eiq. of Manchester. At Aberdeen, Mifs Frances Farquharfon, youngest daughter of the late Robert Farquharfon, Elq.

At Montrofe, Dr John Mudie, Phyfician.

At Paifley, Mrs Lelie, wife of Mr John L flie, and daughter of the late Francis Blackburn, Efq. of Portletton.

- At Aberdeen, Mr John Crombie, wigmaker, in the 70th year of his age.

He

At Hyde Park, London, James Millwham, Eq.

At Carnwath, Elizabeth Scott, reJict of the late Mr Hugh Smith, of Carnwatha woman of fingular and unaffected goodnefs.

- At Edinburgh, in the 94th year of her age, Mrs Rutherford, relict of the late Edward Rutherford, Esq. of Middle Balilifk, writer in Edinburgh.

27. At Bath. John Scott Butter, Eq. fecond fon to Henry Butter, Efq, of Pitlochry, on his return from a voyage to the Eaft Indies.

28. At Old Aberdeen, in the 81st year of her age, Mrs Ogilvy relict of the Rev. Mr Ogilvy, of Nether Banchory.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Ann Blair, fpoufe of William Blair, Efq. W. S.

At Caffenearie, Mrs Catharine Muir, reli& of the deceafed Dr Patrick Campbell, Physician in Wigton, and daughter of the deceased William Muir of Caffencarie, E'q.

29. A Cairnbank, near Brechin, Alexander Mitchell, aged for.

Mr Robert Fairie, Bookfeller in Glasgow.

31. At London, of the gout in his ftomach much and juftly regretted, Thomas Cairns, Efq. of Dundrenan, Galloway, in the 70th year of his age.

At Aberdeen, Mrs M'Combie, wife to Mr Thomas M'Combie, merch. ant there.

April 1. At Aberdeen, Alexander Duguid, Efq. late of the island of Grenada.

At Friendship-Farm, Mrs Thom fon, R lict of Andrew Thomfon, of Banchory, Efq.

Sadler.

At Glasgow, Mr John Stiven, jum.

3. At London, William Hall, Esq. of Whitehall.

4. At Glasgow, Mrs Wallace, widow of Thomas Wallace, Efq.

5. At Aberdeen, Mrs Anderfon, widow of the late Patrick Anderson, of Bourtie, Efq.

At Edinburgh, Mr James Cunningham, lare of Hyndhope, aged 74.

At Newmark, Thomas Hunter of Mountford, Efq.

6. At Dunollie, Mary Macdougall se-` cond daughter of Patrick Macdougall of Macdougall, Esq.

At Downpatrick, John Macara, Efq. M. D. an eminent Phyfician.

6. At Forfar, Mrs Ritchie, wife of John Ritchie, Efq. late Mafter, of the Royal Navy, and prefent Provoft there.

At Petersham, the Right Hon. James Stewart Mackenzie, Lord Privy Seal of Scotland.

7. At his father's houfe in Hamilton, Mr William Purdie.

- At Sclattie, Dr John Chalmers of Sclattie, Principal of the King's College of Aberdeen.

- At Newry, Ireland, Robert James Cockburn, Efq. Lieutenant in the Ift battalion Royal, youngest son of the late Lieut. Col. Sir James Cockburn, Bart.

9. At York, Mr W. B. Mitchel, of the Theatre Royal, York, fon of the late Mr W. Mitchel, Teacher of Languages in Edinburgh.

- At his lodgings, Holyroodhoufe, Charles Hamilton, Efq.

10. Mr James Aikman, fen. late Diftiller at the House of Muir.

11. The Rev. Thomas Freebairn, minifter of the gofpel at New-Monkland.

17, 1799.

LAZARUS SPALLANZANI was

born at Scandiano, in the department of Croftolo (in the Cifalpine Republic), the 10th of January 1729; he was fon of Jean Nicholas Spallanzani, an esteemed jurif-confult; and of Lucia Zugliani; he commenced his ftudies in his own country, and, at the age of fifteen years went to Reggio de Modena in order to continue them. The Jefuits, who instructed him in the belles-lettres, and the Dominicans, who heard of his progrefs, were defirous of attaching him to them; but his paffion for extending his knowledge led him to Bologna, where his relation Laura Baffi, that woman justly celebrated for her genius, her eloquence, and her skill in natural philofophy and the mathematics, was one of the moft illuftrious profeffors of the Institute and of Italy. Under the direction of this enlightened guide, he learnt to prefer the study of nature to that of her commentators, and to judge of the value of the commentary by its resemblance to the original: he inftantly availed himself of the wisdom of that lady's counfels, and was not long before he experienced the happy effects of it. How agreeable it is to

fee him in 1765 painting his gratitude for his inftructor, to whom he dedicated a Latin differtation at that time, in which he mentions the applaufes that Laura Baffi received at Modena, when the entered the auditory of her pupil, then become profeffor. The tafte of Spallanzani for philofophy was not exclufive: he already thought, like all great men, that the ftudy of antiquity and the belles lettres was indifpenfible to give to ideas that clearness, to expreffions that accuracy, and to reafonings that connexion, without which the finest thoughts become barren. He ftudied his own language with care; and perfected himself in the Latin tongue, but above all he attached himself to the Greek and the French. Homer, Demofthenes, St Bafil, were his favourite authors. I have as often heard him recite paffages from Homer and Virgil, as from Ariofto and Taffo. Spallanzani applied himself to jurifprudence at the inftance of a father whom he tenderly loved: he was upon the point of receiving the degree of doctor of civil law, when Anthony Vallifneri, profeffor of natural history at Padua, perfuaded him to renounce this vocation, by promi

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