mean temperature is nearly two degrees lower than the same month last year, and the quantity of rain nearly an inch greater.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25′, Elevation 185 feet.

Fair days 13; rainy days 18. Wind west of meridian 26; east of meridian 5.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, extracted from the Register kept at Edinburgh, in the Observatory, Calton-hill.

N.B.-The Observations are made twice every day, at eight o'clock in the morning, and eight o'clock in the evening.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

July. At Madras, the lady of Captain George Cadell, adjutant-general's depart ment, a son.

Dec. 19. At Glenkindy, the lady of Sir Alexander Leith, a son and heir-and soon after, a second son, who died immediately after birth.-23. At Dunmow, in Essex, the lady of George Wade, Est her sixteenth child, of whom fifteen are living.-28. At Caen, in Normandy, the lady of Lieutenantcolonel Alexander Hay, a son.-30. At Banff, the lady of Patrick Rose, Esq. a son. Jan. 2. At Preston, the lady of Major Hartwell, 6th dragoon-guards, a daughter. 4. Mrs Dr Gordon, Castle Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.-5. At Portobello, the lady of Archibald Napier, Esq. a daughter. -At Dunbar, Mrs Captain Hunter, a stillborn daughter.-At Leith, Mrs D. Burnett, a daughter. The lady of Major-general Sir William Anson, K.C.B. Devonshire Place, London, a daughter. The lady of James Colquhoun, Esq. of St James's Place, London, a daughter.-6. At Ruchill, the lady of Duncan Campbell, Esq. of Balcardine, a daughter.-7. Mrs Col. Rose, of Kilravock, a son, still-born.The lady of Captain Romer, royal Artillery, a daughter.-8. At St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, Mrs Geo. Robertson, a son.-10. The lady of John Bruce, Esq. of Grenada, a son.-12. Mrs Hogarth, Hart Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.-13. Mrs Alexander Smith, West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, a son.-12. At his seat, Liaston-house, Suffolk, the lady of the Right Honourable Lord Huntingfield, a son. At Valenciennes, the lady of Robert John Saunders, Esq. R.A. a daughter. 13. At Edinburgh, Mrs Cochran of Ashkirk, a daughter.-14. At Newton, Aird, the lady of Major L. Stewart, 24th regiment, a son.-16. The lady of Lieutenantgeneral M. Hunter, Queen Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.-17. At Glasgow, the lady of Lieut.-Col. Hastings, a daughter. -At Aberdeen, the lady of Major Ernest Leslie, younger of Balquhain, a daughter. -18. At Battle Abbey, the lady of Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart. a son.-At York Place, Edinburgh, Mrs Foulis of Woodhall, a son.-19. At Catharine Bank, Mrs Ireland, a daughter.The Honourable Mrs Dundas of Dundas, a daughter.-20. At Norfolk-house, St James's Square, London, the Countess of Surrey, a son.-22. At Eskbank, Mrs Wood, a daughter.-23: Mrs Morehead, wife of the Rev. R. Morehead, a son. At Lambton Hall, Lady Louisa Lambton, lady of G. Lambton, Esq. M.P. a son and heir. Her ladyship is the eldest daughter of Earl Grey.-23. Mrs Campbell

27, Castle Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.Mrs Alexander Wood, Charlotte Square, a son.-31. Mrs D. Gordon, 6, George Square, a son.

MARRIAGES.

Dec. 6. At Fordoun-house, Mr Barclay, farmer in Killhill of Halkerton, to Catharine, daughter of the late Thomas Christie, Esq. formerly in Balmanno.-22. At St George's, Bloomsbury, London, W. A. Venour, Esq. of the Bengal military establishment, to Helen, daughter of R. Davidson, Esq. Findhorn.24. At her father's house at Paris, in the presence of his Excellency the English Ambassador, Matilda, eldest daughter of the Right Honourable Lord Robert Fitz-Gerald, to the Chevalier victor de Marion Gaja, cadet of that noble family at Languedoc.31. William L. Fox, Esq. second son of James L. Fox, Esq. of Branham Park, Yorkshire, to Caroline, youngest daughter of the Honourable John Douglas, and grand-daughter of the Earl of Harewood.

Jan. 1. Mr John Mason, deputy-clerk of Canongate, Edinburgh, to Agnes, eldest daughter of the Rev. George Wharton of Norham, in the diocese of Durham.-6. In Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Edward Poore, Esq. nephew of Sir John Methuen Poore, Bart. to Agnes, third daughter of Sir John Marjoribanks, Bart.-7. At Dundee, Mr William Bell, merchant, Edinburgh, to Miss Jean Thomson, eldest daughter of Mr John Thomson, baker, Dundee.At Achadashenaig, in the island of Mull, Robert Maxwell, Esq. chamberlain of Tyree, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Robert Stewart of Sorn.-8. At Bishop's Waltham, Charles C. Johnson, Esq. captain in the 85th regiment of light infantry, third son of Sir John Johnson, Bart. of Montreal, Lower Canada, to Susan, eldest daughter of Rear-Admiral Griffith, of North Brookhouse, Hants.-12. At Linton, John Bruce, Esq. of St Elizabeth's, Jamaica, to Janet, daughter of the late Mr John Cunningham, Dirleton.-At CuparFife, Mr Thomas Dryburgh, writer, to Elizabeth, second daughter of George Aitken, Esq. of Todhall.-13. At Edinburgh, Mr Alexander Russell, writer, to Margaret, second daughter of Robert Johnston, Esq.Jewish Nuptials-Mr Jacob Valentine, junior, son of the famous Hebrew Bard, to Miss Levy, of Rathbone Place, London. The ceremony took place in Moor's great rooms, in Brewer Street, Golden Square. Amongst the company were, Sir George Cockburn and his nephew, Lady G. Gordon, and Lady Franklin. When the bridegroom had signed an obligation, which compels him to

was the next father of the fleet to Earl St Vincent.-4. At his house in South Castle Street, Andrew Liddell, Esq. in the 74th year of his age.-At Cowes, the lady of James Macdonald, Esq. M. P.-At Woodhead, near Borrowstounness, Charles Addison, Esq.—At his house in the Canongate, Edinburgh, James Baillie, Esq. of Culterallers, aged 86.-5. At her house in Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Lady Hope, relict of Sir Archibald Hope of Craighall, Bart. -Mr Michael Morrison, modeller, Kathrine Street, Edinburgh.-At Springfield, Mrs Isobel Ritchie, relict of James Anderson, cooper in Leith.-At Perth, after a short illness, Mr John Scott, one of the English teachers of that city.-6. At Prestonpans, Mrs Fergusson, wife of Mr James Fergusson, examiner of excise.-Mr John Grieve, Simon's Square, Edinburgh.-At Drochill Castle, Mrs Marion Tweedie, spouse of James Murray, Esq. of Craigend. -At his seat, Fitzwalters, Essex, Thomas Wright, Esq. of Henrietta Street, CoventGarden, London, banker, aged 65.-At Greenock, Mrs Campbell, jun. of Strachurr, Argyllshire. At Glasgow, Mr Richard Thomson, preacher of the gospel. He had the misfortune in infancy to lose his sight by the small-pox. Having shewn an early and very strong desire of knowledge, his parents were induced, notwithstanding the unhappy deprivation he had sustained, to place him in the school of the late Mr John Hall, and, owing to the progress he made under the tuition of that excellent teacher, to gratify him still farther by sending him to the high school, and, on the completion of the four years' course there, to the college. His brother and other friends who associated with him, employed much of their time in reading to him; and through their means, and by the exertion of his wonderful memory, he was able not only to perform the usual tasks prescribed in the course of a classical and philosophical education, but to make such proficiency in learning, as excited the astonishment of every one, and gained for him several premiums expressive of the high opinion entertained of his extraordinary talents. Having at length completed his theological studies, he applied to the presbytery of Glasgow for licence to preach. It is a law of the church, passed at the time of Dr Blacklock, whose case was similar to Mr Thomson's, that presbyteries shall obtain the permission of the General Assembly before receiving a blind person upon trials for the ministry. Considering the matter apart from any particular instance, it was impossible not to hesitate upon the ground of general expediency about acceding to the application made to them. But there was only one sentiment among the members of the Glasgow presbytery as to the abilities and merits of the present applicant; all being agreed, that if ever the church were to grant the license requested,

Mr Thomson's was the case worthy of privilege. The presbytery received his application; and having transmitted a petition on his behalf to the assembly, and being allowed to proceed, they proposed to Mr Thomson the usual preliminary trials, through the whole of which he acquitted himself to the surprise and satisfaction of his examinators. He was licensed to preach accordingly, and was heard, by the crowded audiences whom the peculiarity of his situa tion attracted, with great interest and delight. He was spared by Providence, however, only for a short time, to discharge the duty on which he had so early set his heart, and to prepare himself for which he had patiently overcome so many difficulties. A cold, caught by him in the course of his professional exertions, settled itself down upon his lungs. He fell into a consumption, and, after having lingered for some months, the breaking of a blood-vessel at length hastened his dissolution.

The talents and dispositions of this uncommon young man were worthy of high admiration and esteem. Notwithstanding the obstacles that opposed his acquisition of knowledge, obstacles which, to others who are more happily situated, appear almost insuperable, his progress in his studies was rapid, and his acquirements were great. His acquaintance with the principles of his own language, and of the learned tongues, was accurate. knowledge of philosophy was intimate. His information in history, theology, and general literature, was extensive, varied, and well arranged.

His

His memory, as will be supposed, in making such acquisitions, was quick and retentive, and the soundness of his judgment, at the same time, equal to the excellence of his memory. His powers of conversation rendered him an instructive, and his amiable and cheerful disposition a pleasing, companion. Above all, there was added to his other endowments, a pure and humble piety, a love of religion that was, at once, ardent and rational. He uniformly lived under the influence of that gospel which it had been his early ambition to preach, and he died peaceful in the faith of its blessed and glorious prospects.-7. At the very advanced age of 100 years, Mr Eldred, page to the king. His first master was George II.-At Leith, Mr Jonathan Donaldson, of the exchange hotel.-After a short illness, at Dublin, William Burton, Esq. of Burton Hall, county of Carlow. He for many years represented that county in parliament.-8. At his house, Bath Street, Mr John Walker, manufacturer, Glasgow.-At his house, 9, James's Place, Mr Stewart Benny, painter.-9. At Strathaven, in the 63d year of his age, and 32d of his ministry, the Rev. John Kirkwood, minister of the Relief Congregation there.-10. At his house, Royal Crescent, Bath, John Robertson, Esq. late of Chesterhall.-At his house in Mansfield Street, London, General Sir John Floyd, Bart.

colonel of the 8th light dragoons, and governor of Gravesend and Tilbury forts. At Forge Lodge, Dumfries-shire, William Henry, the infant son of Pulteney Mein, Esq. At Edinburgh, Thomas Allan, Esq. of Linkfield, Westbarns, in his 45th year. -11. At London, after a few hours' illness, Harriet Jane Leslie Melville, eldest child of the Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville.At Edinburgh, in his 88th year, Mr James Miller, glover in Edinburgh. During the whole period of his long and active life, having carried on business for upwards of 60 years, he was eminently distinguished by unremitting industry, uniform cheerfulness, benevolence, and public spirit; warm, unaffected, and practical piety. Indeed there has been, perhaps, no citizen of Edinburgh, whose virtues and amiableness of character obtained from all who knew him more heartfelt affection and esteem. Mr Miller had fifteen sons, four by a first marriage, now dead, and eleven by a second, of whom six survive him. By the blessing of God upon his unwearied exertions, in a business of very moderate extent, he had the satisfaction of rearing and educating his family in a creditable and liberal man