Glasgow, March 28.

The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened here by the Right Hon. Lord Dunlinnan. His Lordship, after the Jury were called over, addreffed them in a fuitable and impreffive fpeech, reprefent ing the important nature of the office of Juryman, in its confequences both to the public and the party accufed. He ftated the trial by Jury as one of the moft va luable privileges enjoyed in this happy Country, and congratulated the inhabi tants of Great Britain on pofffing not only that, but many ineftimable bleffings, while almost every other part of Europe is difturbed and diftracted by inteftine tumult, by war, and by all the horrors of bloodshed and defolation. He coneluded with expreffing his earnest hope that the bleffings and privileges we en joyed would be tranfmitted unimpaired to the lateft pofterity. The Court then proceeded to the trial of John Brown, flefher in Glasgow, accused of the mur der of William Brown, in a fcuffle which happened in the tolbooth of Giafgow, with his fift. He was unanimously found guilty of culpable homicide, and fentenced to two months imprisonment and to two years banishment from Scotland; with certification, if he return, unless in his Majefty's fervice, that he fhall be whipped and again banished. Chriftian McLean, for breaking into the house of Bennington, and ftealing a quantity of wearing apparel, acknowledged her guilt, upon which he was fentenced to fix months imprisonment, at the expiration of which she is to ftand in the pillory for one hour, with part of the ftolen goods about her neck, and be then banished Scotland for life, with the ufual certifications.

BIRTHS.

MARRIAGES.

March 10. Major-General Lord Charles Fitzroy, fon to the Duke of Grafton, to Lady Frances Stewart, daughter to the Earl of Londonderry.

16. At Bath, Major Charles Park, of the 27th Regiment of Foot, to Mifs Jane Gibfon. At Margate, Robert Anstruther, Efq; Colonel of the 68th regiment of foot, and eldest son of Sir Robert Anftruther, Bart.

of Baicalkie, Fifeshire, to Mifs Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton. Efq; late Colonel of the Guards, and grand-daughter to the late Lord Ann Hamilton

19 The Rev. George Murray, Minifter of the Gofpel at North Berwick, to Mifs Elizabeth Renton, eldeft daughter of the deceafed Mr James Renton, merchant in Berwick.

20 At Edinburgh, Lieut. J. A. E. Duncorabe of the Shropshire Militia, to Mifs Jane Douglas, daughter of the late Lieut.Gen. Douglas, Colonel 5th Dragoon Guards.

21. At Edinburgh, George Ranken, Efq; in the fervice of the Hon. Eaft India Com

pany, to Mils Agnes Allan, eldest daughter

of Robert Allan. Banker.

26 At Craigie House, near Dundee, John Rait, Efq; of Anniston, to Mifs Elizabeth Guthrie, fecond daughter of James Guthrie, Efq; of Craigie.

At Aberdeen, John Urquhart, Efq; of Craigfton, to Mifs Ifabella Moir, youngest daughter of the late George Moir, Efq; of Scotitown.

27 At Bankend, Mr Robert Craig, of Over Newton, to Mifs Mary Gow, eldest daughter of Mr William Gow, merchant, Glasgow

Mr George Pinkerton, merchant in Glafgow, to Mifs Ecken, daughter of the late Dr. Ecken, of the Royal Artillery Woolwich.

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28. At the Countefs Dowager of Elgin's houfe, London, Captain Durham, of the Royal Navy. to Lady Charlotte Bruce: the ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Londen. Her Ladyship has received handfome prefents in jewels, &c. from all the females of the Royal Family.-Captain Durham has realized about 50,000l. by prizemoney this war; a fum not greater than his Bruce's wedding fuit was a prefent from her and skill deferve. Lady Charlotte Majefty.

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30. At Edinburgh, Mr Alexander Morifon, Surgeon, to Mifs Mary Anne Cuthnie, daughter of the late Mr Alexander Cushnie, merchant in Aberdeen.

Signet, to Mifs Jane Taylor, only daughter of Mr John Taylor, Writer to the Signet. At Peebles, the Rev. Thomas Leckie, to Mifs Ifabella Marshall.

Lately, at Kendal, Mr Bennet, comedian, to Mifs Harriet Moreland, daughter of the late Jacob Moreland, of Copplethwaire Hall, Efq; with a large fortune.

James Mackell, Efq, late of Demerary, to Mifs Jeffy Maqueen, eldest daughter of the Rev. Mr Daniel Maqueen of Preftonkirk.

Lately at London, Mr James Thomfon, merchant, Clement's Lane, Lombard-street, to Mifs St. Barbe, of Blackheath.

At Edinburgh, John MacRitchie, Efq; Writer, to Mifs Margaret H. Elder, daughter of Thomas Elder, Efq; of Forneth, Poftmafter General of Scotland.

At London, William Maxwell, Efq; of Carriden, to Mifs Mary Charlotte Bouverie, third daughter of the Hon. Edward Bouverie, Member of Parliament for Northamp

ton.

DEATHS.

June 1798. At Amboyna, in the Eaft Indies, Alexander Cuninghame, Efq. fecond fon of the late William Cunninghame, Efq. of Lainfhaw.

At Calcutta, in the beginning of July, Mr William Arnot.

Oct. 12. At Burdwan in Bengal, James Spottiswood of Dunipace, Efq.

Jan. 1799. At Port Royal, in the island of Jamaica, of the yellow fever, the Hon. Lieut. Roger Montgomerie, fecond fon of the Earl of Eglinton.

20. At Montreal, Canada, General Gabriel Chriftie.

Feb. 26. In the ifland of Vaila in Shet

Land, Mr James Scott, eldest fon of John Scott, Efq. of Scalloway.

At Glafgow, Mr James Dunlop, merchant taylor.

At London, Mr Alex. Wyllie, of the Old Jewry.

Lately, at Eaglesfield, Cumberland, aged 100, Mr Jofeph Wilfon, one of the people called Qakers. He was never known to drink either malt or fpirituous liquors, and His faculties remained unimpaired to the

laft.

Lately, in Shoreditch, London, in a deplorable fate of indigence, Mr Calvert, formerly a capital vinegar merchant. He was. the fole proprietor of the firft ticket ever drawn fo high a prize as 20,cool. in the English lottery, and in a fubfequent lottery he gained 5000l.

March 6. At Lifbon, where he had gone for the recovery of his health, Mr Gavin Horn, only fon of Mr William Horn, wright in Glasgow.

10. At Aberdeen, John Kumfden, Efq. ef Rathen, in the 84th year of his age.

12. Charles Tait, Esq. Sheriff Subftituts of Aberdeenshire.

13. Mrs Gordon, wife to the Rev. Mr Gordon, minister of Sorn.

Mr George Grieve, merchant in

Dumfries.

14. At his houfe of Kingerloch, Donald MacLean of Kingerloch, Efq.

15. In the 69th year of her age, Mrs Innes of Balnacraig.

-. At Londonderry, much regretted, of a putrid fever, James Stewart, Efq. late Captain and Paymafter in his Majesty's Fife regiment of Fencible infantry.

16. At Dumfries, at an advanced age, Mrs Turner,

18. At Bilbfter in the county of Caithnefs, James Sinclair, Efq. of Forfs.

19. At Stow, on Tuesday fe'ennight, Sarah Phillips, aged 100.

- At Greenwich, Mifs Sufanua Innes, daughter of the late Col. John Innes, of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

- At London, Henry Robertson Barclay of Cavill.

20. Capt. James Keith, fon of the late George Keith Marischal, Esq.

21. At Kedlefton Park, the Countess of Portmore. Her Ladyfhip was youngest daughter of John Earl of Rothes, and was married to the prefent Earl of Portmore, by whom he has left three fons and three daughters.

-. At his feat at Ruxtry, in Yorkshire, Licut.-Col Drummond, of the 5th West Yorkshire Regiment of Militia, and brother to the Earl of Kinnoul.-His death was occafioned by a fall, as he was coming down the ftair cafe in his own houfe, owing to one of the ftairs near the top giving way, by which he dreadfully fractured his fkull, and lingered from Sunday, when the accident happened, till Thursday, without any hope of recovery.

22. At Edinburgh, Capt. John Rutherfurd, late of the 79th regiment, eldest fon of the deceafed Henry Rutherford, Esq. of Hunthill.

24. Mifs Ifabella Morton, fourth daughter of the late Mr James Morton, merchant, Glafgew.

-At the Manfe of Tinwald, the Rev. Mr James Laurie, minifter of that parish, in the 47th year of his age, and 16th of his miniftry.

26. At Aberdeen, Patrick Barron, Efq. of Woodfide.

- At Edinburgh, John Fyffe, Efq. late

Banker.

27. At Armagh, in Ireland, Capt. Robert Hunter Blair, of the 68th regiment.

28. At her house in George Street, Mrs Margaret Allan, the wife of Robert Allas, Efq; Banker.