20. At Edinburgh, Richard Johnston, Esq. banker, Edinburgh.

-At Edinburgh, Mr James Mackinnon Camp bell Henderson, student of medicine, late of Greenock.

21. At Bonside, Linlithgowshire, Dr Wyville Smith, late senior resident surgeon, R.M.A. Woolwich.

22. At his father's house, 7, Graham Street, Edinburgh, Dr William Mutter Walker.

- At Edinburgh, Robert Henderson, Esq. solicitor in the Supreme Courts of Scotland.

- At Musselburgh, Charles Stewart, Esq. of Sweethope.

23. At 49, Queen Street, Lushington, the infant son of E. W. H. Schenley, Esq.

24. At Dublin, J. W. Torrance, eldest son of the late Henry Torrance, Esq. of Kirkland Hill. -At Lasswade, Arch. Hume, Esq. surgeon, Royal Navy.

At Kirkaldy, Jane, third daughter of Mr John Morgan, flax-merchant there, much and justly regretted.

-At 12, Howard Place, Mr David Rennie, aged 26.

26. At Dublin, in a duel with William Hayes, Esq. attorney, John Brie, Esq. barrister-at-law.

At Arbroath, Mr George Kirkland, preacher of the gospel, and session-clerk of that parish.

27. At 19, London Street, Richard Gardner, Esq. late Assistant-Comptroller-General of the Customs for Scotland.

- At 12, Drummond Place, Edinburgh, Mrs Anna Rankin, relict of James Borland, Esq. of Gourock.

28. At Leith, Walter, second son of the late Mr Walter Reid, writer.

-Mr Thomas Erskine Sutherland, late merchant in Edinburgh.

At 28, St James's Square, Mr John Moffat, late French teacher.

- At his house, 57, York Place, Robert Allan, Esq. surgeon, lecturer on surgery, and one of the surgeons of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.

-At the Manse of Salton, William, son of the Rev. John Ramsay, minister of Ormiston.

29. At London, Dr Andrew Douglas, physician to the forces, youngest son of the late Archibald Douglas of Timperdean.

-At Stirling, Mr Chrystal, writer.

50. At Stirling, Walter Smith, merchant and manufacturer, Craigs of Stirling.

30. At Bellevue, Kilmarnock, Mrs Mary Lymburner, relict of the Rev. Dr Andrew Shaw, late minister of Craigie.

31. In James's Street, Buckingham-gate, London, in the 71st year of his age, William Gifford, Esq. author of the Bariad and Marviad, translator of Juvenal and Persius, and editor of the Quarterly Review from its commencement down to the beginning of the year just past.

Jan. 1, 1827. At 41, Northumberland Street, Mr Francis Bridges, son of Peter Hill, Esq.

2. At Edinburgh, Major John Bartleman, late of the Royal Marines.

3. At Kelso, Mrs Mary Telfer, relict of the late Mr Andrew Telfer, bookseller.

-John Rae, Esq. advocate.

3. At Greenock, Mr Malcolm Currie.

4. At Sommerhill, Mrs Helen Lawson, relict of Thomas Goldie, Esq. of Craigmuie.

-At Annan, Mr William Johnstone, surgeon, only son of Joseph Johnstone, Esq. late of Daltonhook.

-At Stoke Cottage, Devonport, Major-General Sir Charles Holloway, late of the Royal Engi

neers.

- At his house, in Sloane Street, London, Mrs Caroline Bethia Layard, wife of Lewis Gibson, Esq.

5. At Keavil, Fifeshire, aged 73, James Robertson Barclay, Esq. of Keavil, M.D. Superintendant of Hospitals.

6. At St Andrews, Andrew, and on the 11th, Archibald, only sons of Archibald Johnston, Esq. of Pittowie.

- At Bath, Charles Williamson, Esq. of Cardrona.

7. At his house, No. 39, North Hanover Street, Mr Peter Marshall, artist, aged 64.

-At Cumloden, near Newton-Stewart, in the 53d year of his age, Lieut.-General the Honour

able Sir William, Stewart, G.C.D. and K.T.S. Colonel of the 1st battalion of the Rifle Brigade, and brother to the Earl of Galloway.

7. At his house, Rosslyn, Hampstead, Henry Davidson, Esq. of Tulloch.

8. At No. 7, Cassels's Place, Mrs Jean Shirreff, relict of Mr Walter Smiton.

9. Mr James Niven, merchant, Penicuick.

At Hailes Street, Hector, infant son of Mr H. D. Dickie, Secretary to the Caledonian Insu→ rance Company.

-At Dalkeith, Elizabeth Carmichael, wife of Mr Thomas Melville, of the Excise.

10. At her house, 32, Rankeillor Street, Mrs Esther Graham, widow of Mr Matthew Graham.

-At the Manse of Arngask, the Rev. William Lang, in the 76th year of his age, and 44th of his ministry.

At Viewforth, John Thin, Esq. architect, Edinburgh.

11. At Amisfield Mains, Mrs Mary Ferme, rclict of Mr Patrick Brodie.

-In Orchard Street, London, Mrs Miller, widow of William Miller of Craigentinny Esq.

aged 88.

At Kirkaldy, Mr Michael Beveridge, sen. 12. At Leith, Ellen Scott, youngest daughter of Mr Thomas Menzies.

-At51, India Street, Mr Wm. Whittit, builder. 15. At No. 6, Dundas Street, Edinburgh, Robert Anderson, Esq. of Lechlade, in the county of Glocester.

14. At Dundee, Captain David Ritchie. -At Anstruther, Mrs Elizabeth Gourlay, relict of Mr John Brash, Colinsburgh.

15. At Linn Mill, near Alloa, Mr William Breingan, late minister of the gospel at Tillicoultry.

At the Manse of Dalgety, the Rev. John Scott, minister of that parish, in the 70th year of his age and 40th of his ministry.

-At Clearburn, near Edinburgh, Mrs Isabella Cockburn, relict of Mr John Hope, farmer at Hopefield.

At Leith, Mr William Sibbald, merchant

there. -At Glasgow, Margaret, youngest daughter of the late William Glen, Esq. of Forganhall.

16. At Burnside, near Glasgow, Archibald Hamilton, Esq.

17. At Gilmore Place, Miss Isabella Tait, daughter of the late Dr John Tait, physician in Dalkeith.

-At No. 58, Queen Street, Mrs Anne Lockhart, daughter of the late Charles Lockhart, Esq. of Newhall, and wife of John A. Robertson, M.D.

-At Newton-Green, Ayr, Lieut.-Colonel John Rudd, C.B.

18. Mr Wm. Tibbets, late hatter, Edinburgh. -At 26, Queen Street, Mary Jane, the infant daughter of Joseph Murray, Esq. Advocate.

19. At No. 23, North Union Place, Robert Thomson, Esq. writer.

- At Edinburgh, James Kirkwood, sen. Esq. engraver, aged 81 years.

At Blairhall, Mrs Ranaldson Dickson. - At Salisbury Road, Newington, Miss Elizadeth Wauchope.

-At Glasgow, William Munro, the infant son of William Crichton, Esq.

-At Edinburgh, Mrs. Jean Scruton, relict of Colin Macfarquhar, Esq.

20. At Hill Square, Mrs Catherine More, wife of the Rev. George More.

At the Manse of Forres, the Rev. Wm. Hoyes, minister of that parish.

21. At Inverness, Colonel Munro of Poyntzfield. - At Edinburgh, Graham Leny, Esq. of Glins, W. S.

22. At her father's house in Edinburgh, Miss Anne Lockhart Miller, third daughter of the Hon. Sir William Miller of Glenlee, Bart. one of the Senators of the College of Justice.

23. At Leeds, Mrs Ann Katherine Thorpe, wife of Dr Thorp, of that eity, and daughter of the late Dr Gregory Grant, of Edinburgh.

-At his house, No. 10, Roxburgh Place, Robert Pridie, Esq. Deacon of the Incorporation of Waulkers.

-At his apartments in the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Mr Anthony B. La Fontaine, assistant-physician in that institution, son of Mr Fontaine, merchant-clothier, Edinburgh.

23. At 57, George Square, James Mitchell, eldest son of John B. Gracie, Esq. W. S.

At Brighton, Major Hugh Falconar, late of Newton.

-At South Wellington Place, Glasgow, Eleanor, eighth daughter of Mr James Macqueen.

At her house, in York Terrace, Regent's Park, London, Mrs Grant, widow of Charles Grant, Esq. late one of the Directors of the East India Company.

24. At her house, 53, Bristo Street, Miss Jean Baillie, aged 75, daughter of the late Mr Matthew Baillie.

At Wellshot House, near Glasgow, aged 65 years, Wm. Forlong, Esq. of Wellshot.

25. At Glasgow, Walter M'Innes, Esq. of Auchenfroe, aged 71 years.

-At Brotherton, Miss Isabella Davie, third

daughter of the deceased John Davie, Esq. late of Brotherton.

25. At his house, New Farm, Dalkeith, Mr John Lyon, aged 90 years.

-At Edinburgh, Elizabeth Mary Keir, daughter of James Keir, Esq. physician, Moscow.

-At Edinburgh, Mr William Richardson, wool lendraper.

27. At his Lodge, All Souls College, Oxford, after a long illness, the Hon. and Right Rev. Edward Legge, Lord Bishop of Oxford, and Warden of All Souls College in that University.

-At Edinburgh, Mrs Mary M'Lean, widow of Dr Heetor M'Lean, Inspector of Hospitals.

Lately. Mrs Byrne (late Miss Byrne), of the Theatres Royal Drury Lane, Dublin, and Glasgow.

until Monday morning about one o'clock, when it terminated his existence.-The most remarkable feature in the public as well as private conduct of Mr Henderson, was his kind and conciliatory disposition. It was this truly enviable quality, together with his frank and homely manner, which, during the bustling period he filled the important office of Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, obtained for him an unparalleled degree of popularity, and not only neutralised all hostile feelings towards him, but converted into real friendship the minds of those who were most inimical to the views which it was his object to pro

mote.

On the 28th January, die at Glasgow College, George Jardine, Esq. Professor of Logic in that University, in the 85th year of his age.

Of the many eminent men who have adorned the Universities of Scotland, few have enjoyed so large a share of public respect and confidence. Endowed with a vigorous and active mind, with great soundness of judgment-possessing a deep sense of the importance of his office, and an ardent desire to promote the improvement of his students, he devoted himself to his public duties with a zeal, an activity, and a faithfulness, which have never been surpassed, and but rarely equalled. Directed by that discernment of what was most useful, and best suited to the circumstances of his pupils, for which, through life, he was distinguished, he, soon after his appointment in 1774, introduced those changes in the mode of public teaching which rendered his class so long a model of academical instruction. Retaining what was most important in ancient Logic, and communicating a due knowledge of its peculiarities, he dismissed from his course of lectures all its unprofit able subtleties, directing the attention of the youth to such views of the human mind, its powers and operations, as might lead to their proper exercise, and furnish the best means of their improvement. -But, aware that truths might be heard without attention, or without awakening the powers of the understanding, and that the formation of intellec tual and moral habits is the first object of education, he devised a practical system of examinations and exercises, which he gradually improved to an extent that has seldom been witnessed. By a discriminating selection of topics, he direeted his students to the subjects most deserving their consideration, while he awakened their curiosity, sustained their attention, and exercised in due proportion every faculty of their minds. The youth were thus kept continually alive to the objects of study, and subjects naturally dry and uninteresting were, from the manner in which they were illustrated, rendered attractive, and prosecuted with avidity and enthusiasm. Hence, the Lo gic Class of the University, though a class of labour, was always looked forward to with a feeling of elevated expectation, and the period of its attendance is generally recollected by the student as among the busiest but the happiest years of his academical course.

Few classes have ever displayed such order and such attention to business, with so little exercise

of severity. Strict in discipline, but perfectly impartial, wise, and affectionate in all that he required, his students submitted with cheerfulness to his directions, and loved, while they revered, their instructor. Their welfare habitually occupied his thoughts; and to improve the means of education was the ruling passion of his life. Warmly attach ed to the interests of those intrusted to his charge, he embraced every opportunity of imparting to them the admonitions of a father, of cherishing religious principle by reminding them of their higher duties, and guarding them against the dangers to which they were exposed. In the same spirit, he attended with them on the pablic services of religion, directed them to exercises suited to the evenings of the Sabbath, and enforced the sacred instructions which on that day they had received.

Such a teacher, so conducting himself for the unusually long period of fifty years, could not fail to be the instrument of extensive usefulness, and to be remembered by his pupils with gratitude and reverence. Accordingly, his benevo lent mind was gratified by seeing very many of them rising to eminence, retaining for him the respect and affection of their early days, and gratefully ascribing to the benefit of his instructions that distinction to which they had attained in the various departments of society.

The private life of this venerable man was distinguished by active and well-directed benevoJence-with great judgement, prudence, and perseverenee, in all his undertakings. Affectionately tender in his family-susceptible of the strongest attachment-compassionate to the unfortunate and ever exerting himself to promote the welfare of those around him, few men have possessed more warmly, or more extensively, the affections of his friends. Even to the last his mind retained a great, portion of its usual elasticity and vigour. The academical society, which he had so long adorned, preserved to the end a firm hold of his regard; and, ever zealous for the welfare and honour of the University of Glasgow, it occupied a great portion of his thought even in the latest days of his life.

Within its walls his character will ever be remembered with grateful reverence, and his name will descend to posterity as the name of one who, by his labours, has raised its reputation and acquired a lasting title to the gratitude of his cour try.

THREE years ago, in an Article entitled Ireland, we strongly recommended that Government should promote emigration on a large scale from the sister island. Do we still hold the same opinion? Hold the same opinion on any subject for three years together!how can our readers, in these days, expect it? When we look at the changes which have taken place in these three years at the changes of law and system-at the reversals of view and principle in the Cabinet and Parliament, in Ministers, and those publications which, up to a recent period, were thought to rank amidst the most honest and respectable ones-we are constrained to fear, that it is somewhat discreditable to hold the same sentiments for three years in succession. Nevertheless we still think as we thought at the commencement of the period, on the point we have mentioned, and likewise on many others.

The superabundance of population was then confined to Ireland; it has now extended itself to England, and Scotland likewise. There is at present a grievous excess of inhabitants in almost all parts of the whole United Kingdom. This excess has assumed so formidable an aspect, that Government is maturing a gigantic scheme of emigration to get rid of it.

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ed upon falsehood and error-it is a very amazing thing that we have not a huge deficiency of inhabitants, instead of an alarming superabundance. This, cry the eulogists, is "the age of industry"-" the age of the people" -"the age of comfort for the poor”! and lo, and behold! industry, and the people, and the poor, are reduced to the most deplorable penury and wretchedness. According to every principle of both, this country ought at this moment to have infinitely more employment for its population, than it ever had at any former period. The silk trade has been opened, and we are buying a considerable part of our silks of foreigners for much less than our own manufacturers charged us; in consequence, a large number of weavers and throwsters have lost their employment. said, the community, from the cheapness of the foreign silks, must have more money to buy other things with; therefore the total effective demand of the whole nation for labour, and the produce of labour, cannot have been diminished; and, of course, these weavers and throwsters must be employed in some other calling, while the produce of their labour must be a clear addition to the public wealth. The Navigation Laws have been abolished, and, in consequence, foreign ships are carrying for

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