that we should give every discouragement to idleness and vice. We gladly embrace this opportunity of offering our humble thanks to your Majefty for your late royal proclamation for the encouragement of piety and vir tue, and for preventing and punishing vice, profanenefs, and immorality, which is truly worthy of a Chriftian Prince, and a strong proof of the fame watchful attention to the best interests of your kingdom, which is fo fully expreffed in your Majefty's gracious letter to this Affembly. Deeply fenfible that righteoufnefs exalteth a nation, and that tin is the reproach of any people, we beg leave to affure your Majefty, that we will moft chearfully exert ourselves to the utmost of our power in recommending and enforcing your Majesty's pious commands, by promoting among the people under our care a facred regard to the inftitutions and laws of our holy religion, We have had fo much experience of the many amiable virtues by which the Right Honourable the Earl of Leven is distinguished, and his love of virtue, and real attachment to the good of his country and the interefts of the Church of Scotland, are fo generally known, that we receive your Majefty's re-appoint ment of him to the very great and inte refting charge of Lord High Commiffion er to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, as a gracious and acceptable mark of your favour. Your Majefty'sroyal donation of a thou fand pounds, for the propagation of reli gion in the Highlands and Ilands of Scote land, we receive with the fincereft gratitude, and we fhall be careful in apply ing it to the pious purposes for which it is beflowed. Convinced that unanimity and brotherly love are becoming our characters as minifters of the Prince of peace, and will give dignity to our proceedings, we fhall study to obferve your Majefly's ree commendation, and to conduct our bufi ness in such a manner as to bring the Af fembly to a happy conclufion. That Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, may protect your perfon and establish your throne in right teoufnefs; that he may pour down his heft bleffings upon our gracious Queen, his Royal Hignefs the Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family; and that af ter reigning long with wifdom and felicity over a free, a dutiful, and affectionate people, you may enter those hap py regions where pious and virtuous Princes receive an unfading crown, is the earnest prayer of, May it please your Majefty, Signed in our name, in our presence, and at our appointment, by ARCH. DAVISON, Moderator. Edinburgh, May 24, 1788. Edinburgh. The following is a lift of the Appeals from the Court of Seffion, that have been heard by the Houfe of Lords this feffion of Parliament, with the determinations generally : 1. Sir John Stewart verfus Duke of Athol, Compromised. Reverfed, No counsel appearing for the Respon dents. 3. Whiteford v. Whiteford, Affirmed. 4. Donald v. Donald and Kirkcaldy, 5, Tailour v. Tailour, 6. Bruce v. Rofs, ABSTRACT. Affirmed, Reverfed, Compromised, Total Afirmed. Compromised. Affirmed. 3 . From the above ftate it appears, that there have been fewer Scots Appeals to the House of Lords this feffon than there have been for many years paft, and it may be faid that none have been Revers fed, the appeal of Delville having been abandoned by the Refpondents. In 1787, there were feventeen Appeals, only wa of which were Reverfed. In 1986, there were twelve Appeals, none of which were Reverfed. In 1785, there were fifteen Appeals, two of which were Reverfed; fo that, in the last four feffions, there have been fifty Appeals, out of which only four (exclufive of Delville's) have been Reverfed. This does very great honour to the Court of Seffion, when it is confidered that many of thefe queflions were very intricate and doubtful. The public will be happy to be inform ed, that the Royal Bank of Scotland has juft now obtained a new charter from the Crown, empowering the Proprietors to double their capital. This was origi nally, emergency, for the support of public and private credit, every perfon must rejoice at their profperity and fuccefs, as it will enable them to do ftill more for the advantage, not only of the proprietors, but of the nation at large. nally, in 1727, only 111,000l. It was raifed in 1738, to 151,000l.; and fo con tinued till 1784, when it was raifed to 300,000l. It will now be no lefs than 600,000l. When it is confidered, how liberal this bank has been, for thefe many years paft, in the manner of transacting June 24. This day the Univerfity of bufinefs; what facilities they have given Edinburgh conferred the degree of Doc to the landed, mercantile, and manufactor in Medicine on the following gentle turing intereft of the kingdom; and how men, after they had gone through the much they have done, on the prefent ufual private and public trials: The Society for the encouragement of arts and matiufactures, and commerce, at London, have adjudged a gold medal to be given to the Right Hon. Earl Fife, for his plantations in the counties of A berdeen, Banff, and Moray, amounting to 5,224,951 trees:-and the Society adjudged a filver medal to Profeffor Rofs, of King's College, Aberdeen, for Ob fervations on the Turnip-rooted Cabbage. The following advertisement is copied from a late Limerick paper, which we apprehend must be amufing, at the fame time that it may be inftructive; A BAD WIFE. "Whereas Ann Molloy, alias Hinton, my wife, has abfconded from my lawful bed with Phil. M'Nemara, a bandy legged itinerant dancing-mafter, whofe only posuers are confined to the Irish jig, or Riuke Monteeun-I caution the public againft giving her fixpence worth on my account, as I'll never pay it, on account of her leaving me and my poor child awithout caufe, as the neighbours can tell, April 30. At Stonefield, near Inver nefs, Capt. John Grant, of the 73d regiment of foot, to Mifs Eliz. Grant, daughter of John Grant, Efq; late Commillary in New York. June 2. Mr Geo. Brown, mercht. in Glafgow, to Mifs Mary Anderfon-Barc lay, daughter of the late Mr Robert Anderfon, merchant in Glasgow. Lately, at London, George Oaks, Efqg a captain in the Royal navy, to Mils Crawford, daughter of Quinton Crawford, Esq; Robert 2 Robert Aberdeen Efq; of Lower June 2. At Halleaths, M. Babington, dradour, daughter of John Campbell, Munro of Culcairn. 10. At Rothiemurchus, Lieut. George Andrew Greenfield. 21. Mrs Burnet of Elrick, of a daugh April 18. At Paris, George Le Clerc, 19. Mifs Marg, Johnfton, daughter of Mr Johnfton at Lathrisk. 20. At Kirknels, Mrs Helen Douglas, of Kirknefs. 21. At Dundee, in the 90th year of 22. William M'Dowall, Efq; of Gate- 24. Mr Robert Beaumont, fon of Mr Charles Beaumont, in the 15th year of his age. 28. Mifs Jemima Rachel Drummond, May 6. At Odiham, Hampshire, Mr At Hawkhill. Capt. Gideon Johnftone, of the Royal Navy 12. Louis Duke of Brunfwick, fuddenly, at his palace at Eyfertach, in the 70th year of his age.. drew Horn, Efq; much regretted. Mrs Elifabeth Carmichael, daughter of ton, in the fervice of the States of Hol20. At Edinburgh, Gen. John Houf land. 21. At Dundee, Mr. James Anderion writer there. ter of the deceafed Sir Harry Innes, of Knight of the Bath, Rear Admiral of the lict of the deceafed William Drummond Dr Geo, Kay, formerly one of the minito. Mrs Aune Forth, relict of the rev. fters of this city.. of church hiftory in the University of E fter of Corftorphin, 16. At his houfe in Princes Street, the rev. Doctor Dryfdale, one of the min Dean of the Chapel Royal, and principal fters of the Tron Church, Edinburgh; Clerk of the Church of Scotland. 15. At his houfe in Canongate, Wil liam Thomion, Efqs late of St Kitts, 16. At Mains of Murthle, Mr Robert Brand of Murthle, formerly merchant in Aberdeen. 16. John Falconer, Efq; of Urn. 17. At Lanark, Mr furgeon of the Royal Navy, and one of Weir, the prefent bailies of the burgh of Lanark, 18. At his houfe in Nicollon-Street, in of his miniftry, the rev. Mr Adam Gib, the 75th year of his age, and the 48th minifter of the affociate congregation, E |