corn, wood, boards, and stones, threw the inhabitants of Gistbenitz into the greatest consternation, which was naturally augmented by the increasing terrors of the lightning, thunder, and torrents of hail that succeeded. This torrent of the largest hail did great damage in its progress over Boratin, Kamenalhotta, Gistbenitz, and Woparzan. The little town of Bernatitz has suffered the most, as not only all the corn is destroyed, but all the roofs and windows dashed to pieces by the lumps of ice, weighing from two to three pounds, which fell in incredible quantities. At the same time there fell in the Lordship of Kannitz, in the Circle of Kauryim, such a prodigious quantity of hail, that all the ditches and hollow places were full on the fifth day after. At Prague we saw, towards the east, the dreadful black clouds which threatened a destructive tempest, but did not affect us. The barometer fell the succeeding days much below the mean height of the mercury. The temperature of the air gradually cooled, so that the thermometer of Reumur at sun rise, on the 31st of May, was only at 3 degrees of heat. This Air Spout is, in the chief particulars, like that which was observed on the 30th of August 1806, at Palma Nova in the Venetian Frioula. FOR THE COILA REPOSITORY. ORIGIN OF SCOTCH SURNAMES, HAY.-About the year 980, in the reign of Kenneth III. when the Danes invaded Scotland, they advanced far up in the country laying waste every thing as they went along, until they came to a place called Loncarty, where Kenneth was obliged to withstand them from attacking his own palace. The Danes having prevailed, were driving before them the fugitive Scots, when they were met in a narrow defile by a countryman with his two sons, of great strength and courage, and who had no arms but their plough GRaith, who obliged them to return and renew the battle, which they accordingly did, and gave a total overthrow to the till then victorious Danes. After the victory the old man lying wounded and fatigued exclaimed, "Hay, Hay," which he, with his two sons, being ennobled, took for their names: The king gave them for their arms three shields, to shew that they had been the three shields of Scotland, and for supporters two men in country habits, with plough yokes on their shoulders, with the motto, "Serva jugum," bow to the yoke, which arms are still carried by the Earl of Errol, chief of the name. HARDIE.-The first of this name was a Frenchman who waited upon John, king of France when prisoner in England, with David II. of Scotland. Edward III. coming to visit them ordered his cup bearer to fill a glass of wine to the most worthy. He gave it to his own king, upon which the French king's servant gave him a box on the ear. John reproved him, saying, "tout hardie," upon which he got the name of Hardie, and coming to Scotland with King David he presented him with the lands of Cargarse. DALZIEL.-A near kinsman of Kenneth II. having been alain by the Picts, his body was ignominiously hung in chains. The king being very grieved at this, offered great rewards to any person who would bring the body to him, that he might have it interred. Nobody would undertake this perilous adventure, till a brave young gentleman came and said to the king, " dal ziel,” i. e. " I dare,” and he accordingly did cut down the body and brought it to his sovereign, who ennobled him and gave him for arms a man hanging on a gibbet. After surnames came in use he took for his, "Dalziel,” and the translation of it "I dare" for his motto. The Earls of Carnwath were the heads of this name, who, although the title is attainted, are still representby Sir Robert Dalziel of Glenae. SUPERSTITION OF THE 17TH CENTURY. MR. EDITOR, The cruelties which during the 17th Century were prac tised on persons, weighed down by age and poverty, will leave an indelible stain on our ancestors. Hundreds of miserable persons, guilty of no crime, were dragged from their homes, and sacrificed at the altar of the fatal sisters, ignorance, superstition and cruelty. eyes of Detestable as these barbarities must appear in the every reasonable creature, it is a fact that the statutes under whose authority they were practised, were in force till near the middle of the last century. Notwithstanding of Locke, Fletcher, and Bolingbroke, patriotic statesmen; notwithstanding of the truly augustan age of Queen Anne, this system of legal murder had not been abolished till Heathcote, Conduit, and Crosse, in the year 1735, brought a bill into the House of Commons, disannulling the laws which had been enacted by our more unfeeling forefathers, English as well as Scotch. This bill was afterwards passed into a law, and, in consequence of it, the whole train of imaginary powers, so falsely attributed to years and frailty, totally vanished. I have annexed to this a copy of a very curious paper, which if agreeable to the plan of your Repository, may be inserted. It is a voucher of payment by Alexander Loudden, Factor on the Estate of Burncastle, the proprietor being at the time a minor. I am, MR. EDITOR, Your very obedient Servant, BEITH, BARN-MEADOW, 19th June, 1818. "} COUNT, gifin out be Alexander Loudden, in Lylston, in ye yeir of God, 1649 yeiris, for Margret Dollmoune, in Burncastle. Item, in ye first to Wm. Currie and Andrew Gray, for the watching of hir ye space of 30 dayes, inde ilk day xxx sh. inde xlv lib. Scotts. Item, mair to Jon. Kinked, for brodding of hir, vi lib. Scotts. Mair for meat, and drink, and wyne to him, and his man, Mair for cloth to hir, Mair for twa tare treis, Item, Mair for twa treis, and ye making of them Item, mair for ane man, and twa horss, for ye iiij lib. Scotts. iij lib. Scotts. xl sh. Scotts. iij lib. Scotts. iiij lib. xiiii sh. iij lib. Scotts. xl sh. Scotts. vi lib. Scotts. Item, mair to ye twa officers, for yr. fie, ilk day sax shilline aught pennies, is Summa is iiij scoir xii lib. xiiij sh. (Signed,) x lib. Scotts. GHILBERT LAUDER Um. LAUDER BILZUARIO. Poetry. FOR THE COILA REPOSITORY. PICTURE OF A HOPELESS LOVER'S HEART. Oh the heart that can love without hope, yet enjoy Oh, these may annoy-but the mind dead to pain, It may heave-but not wince-at the loud bursting sigh, Oh, it smiles at the caprice of fortune, severe, It has room for no thought-but the lovely one's name, Till inert in the dust all its throbbings shall rest. From it not the frenzy of worldlings can sever SH 'Tis not worthy the image of God to keep grieving, Wit shall cease-beauty fade-but the well-meaning mind, Reflection. Oh, the breast that I lov'd, was an arbour of worth, Hence, no Hebe in beauty-no Pallas in sense, Could I once term the maiden-my soul's better part. FAILFORD. HUGH. PRAYER IN SICKNESS. All gracious God! to whom my pray'rs Oh, lift my thoughts to heaven above, Oh, heal my weak afflicted frame, LINES EXTEMPORE. To a Young Lady who told me in French that I would never be like Aurelius-and I believed her-because I would not praise the eyes of a young lady, which were considered beautiful. 'Tis not her eyes, dear maid, I prize, |