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SCOTTISH POETRY. ORIGINAL WORDS TO THE SCOTCH AIR OF Y NY NANNY, Or The words by Ramsayto this beautiful Air are altogether un worthy of it. Although the original Song does not appear t♦ have been known to him, it was not lost, but has continued to be sung in the south of Scotland for more than a century. The following is an exact copy of it, with the exception of the first four lines of the third stanza, which are an addidon by Ni. Joan filavne, Author of the Siller Gun, Logan Water, Ste. As I came in by Ernbres' town, By the back o' the bonny city, 0! I heard a young man mak his moan, And, 0 ! it was a pity, 0 ! For, aye he cried, my Nanny, 0! handsome, charming Nanny, 0 ! Nor friend nor foe can tell, oho! How dearly I 100 Nanny, 0! Father, your counsel I wou'd tak, But ye mauna be angry, 0! I'd rather ba'e Nanny, butt a plack, Than the laird's daughter and her hundred mark ! My bonny, bonny Nanny, 0 ! My handsome, charming Nanny, 0! I arena though the wand shou'd know !How dearly I 100 Nanny, 0! Then dinna mock our want o' gear, Nor lightlify my Nanny, 0! For Ilear'n will smile on ane sae dear, With a' that's guile aid nanny, 0! My bonny, bonny Nanny, 0 ! 31y handsome, charming Nanny, 0! Come weel, come woe, the world shall know, How dearly I 100 Nanny,•o! Mrs. Moots has adapted to this air one of the sweetest songs in the musical Entertainment of Rosina, beginning— " When bidden to the wake or fair." ASSIZES. ESSEX.-MuRDER. Friday, Daniel Seward, alias Sayward, was in dicted for the wilful murder of John Ballard, at Rom ford, on the 3i of October last, by stabbing him in the abdomen with a shoemaker's knife, of which he died on the 4111 October, in the parish of Hornchurch, as first mentioned in the STAR the day after. The prisoner was a shoemaker at Rainbow, and lodged at Dagenham in this County. He had formed an attachment for a young woman named Deborah Smith, who, after a courtship of some months, trans ferred her affections to the deceased ; and it was al leged that the assassination of the deceased arose from motives of jealousy. James Ba,ket said he was a shoemaker, living at Romford.—On the 3d of October I remember seeing the prisoner at my house two or three times ; the first time he came was at one or two o'clock ; he borrowed nothing of me. About five o'clock my wife asked me if I would lend the prisoner a knife to cut a stick? I sanctioned the lei ling of it. When I went into the shop the prisoner was gone. The knife lent to the prisoner was a long sharp shoemaker's knife. I can't tell the length of it. It is a knife with a handle, and a sharp point. The blade was about four inches and a half in length. The prisoner came again to my house about nine the same evening. He told me he had been as far as Rush-green ; that there he met with a young man and woman. He did not mention their names. He told me that, whilst he was speak ing to the young woman, the man came up and knocked him down, and in the scuffle he had lost my knife. He offered to pay me for my knife, but I did not receive anything. He asked me to go to the White Horse public-house at Chadwell, to see if anything was the matter; which I refused. Chadwell is two miles from Rumford. There was blood on one side of the prisoner's face. I wished him not to go home that night, but to get a lodging in the town, lest he might get into any trouble. I thought he had been fighting. I worked journeywork with the prisoner. Deborah Smith examined.—l have been called Mary Smith in service. The prisoner had been a sweetheart of mine at one time. All intercourse had been broken off between us for five or six months prior to the 3d of October. The prisoner came up to me in the market-place at Romford, on the morning of the 3d of October, and he asked me how I was, and whether 1 had received any letter from him ? I was then alone. I said no, I had not received any. I had, in point of fact, received one; but I did not acknowledge that to him. Ile then asked me what time I was going home? I lived at the White Horse, Chadwell Heath, which is about two miles from Romford. It was about one o'clock when this conversation took place. I told him I did not know what time I should go home, and it did not signify to him. I don't know whether he was satisfied with me or not. I left him. We did not part in anger at all. I saw the prisoner shortly after wards. 1 saw him all the day frequently watching we. I did not speak to him any more that day.— Directly I left the prisoner I got into company with trio young women and Mrs. Watts. About two o'clock I got into company with the deceased, John Ballard. I had sight of the prisoner a great many times during the day, at Romford. I thought he was watching Inc. He kept in sight of me. I went into different shops with my female friends. John Ballard waited without, bnt still kept in company with us. When we came out of the shops I saw the prisoner walking on the pavement. This happened a great many times. We went to the Lamb public-house in the course of the day, and afterwards we went to the Sun public house, about six in the evening. The prisoner fol lowed us from the Lamb to the Sun. We were to meet some friends at the Sun public-house—namely, Mr. Watts, Mrs. Watts, Mr. Scott, and his daughter.' Mr. Scott is the constable. We remained at the §un until about ten minutes after eight. The prisoner came into the room where we sat twice in the course of the evening. He opened the door, looked round, but said nothing. Left the Sun in company with Mr. and Mrs. Watts, Mr. Scott and his daughter, and Ballard. We went by the barracks home. We all went in company together as far as Ruth-green. A hurdle .maker lives there. Rush-green is about a mile from Itumiord. Four roads there meet. We parted there ; the Watts's, and Scott and his daughter left us, and I and Ballad went on together towards Chad- j well-heath.' We w en t the neared way h come. When I was asking-Mrs.Watts the nearest wayhome the pri soner passed closely by us. The prisoner was ndar enough to hear what Mrs-Watts said. She said we were to go the right-hand road. Mrs. Watts saw the prisoner. Mr. Watts -bid the prisoner good night, but he did not know him. The prisoner passed on before us, saying nothing. We stopt a very short time at Rush before we pa r ted. We went in the dirgtion of re e :t n ry-heath. As we were walking towardi it, the prisoner came from the side of the hedge. When he came from the hedge he took hold of my arm ; Bal lard, the deceased, was then with me. I had hold of his arm. The prisoner took hold of my left arm.— He asked me whether I would go home with him, for he wanted to speak with me ? I asked him what he wanted ? He said he wanted to speak to me. I told him J did not want to have anything more to say to him, for I had done with him long ago; and he might go about his business. He then called me abusive names. He said nothing more. Then Ballard stepped up. Ballard had stepped a little aside, when the prisoner said he wanted to speak to me; the de ceased said to me, " You had better go and speak to him, Mary." I then stepped aside with the prisoner, and then he had the conversation I have mentioned. When he called me these names, the deceased stepped up and took him by the collar, and told him he should not ill-use me in that way—let me be what I would, he should not ill use me—if he was a man, he should behave himself like a man. Then they began to fight. I saw them strike, but I don't know which struck first. They fought two or three rounds, and then the prisoner put out his foot, and threw Ballard down.— They then scuffled on the ground. The prisoner was then down as well as Ballard. I don't know what passed on the ground. I saw them scuffle. Ballard got up first; then he knocked the prisoner do w n again. He gave him two or three blows and knocked him down again. He said—" There, you rascal! lie there, will you!" Then Ballard said—" For GOD'S sake, Mary, run, or he will murder you as well as me." The prisoner was then on the ground, from the blow the deceased gave him. There were no blows struck after the prisoner was knocked down. Ballard then tan, saying his bowels were out ; he ran straight for ward to some cottages. I ran myself with Ballard. I saw no appearance of the wound, but be removed his shirt, arid said, " See what a condition I am in." I asked him how the prisoner would murder me as well as him (the deceased)? I asked him how, and with what ? He said, with a large knife, which he felt in his hand when he was fighting with him.— The prisoner was then close by. Ballard removed his shirt, and I perceived it was all smeared with blood. When we ran away, the prisoner did not do anything but follow us up to the cottage. When I got to the cottage, I shrieked out " Murder !" and called for assistance. The prisoner then stood at the other side of the road. Directly a maa made his ap pearance he ran down the road to Chadwell. When the deceased shewed me his wound he said he was a dead man. When he used that expression it appeared to me that he meant he should die. When we went into the cottage I saw his bowels. I asked the man at the cottage to fetch some assistance, but the de ceased said it was of no use, it was all over. I took out my handkerchief to tie round his body, where he was stabbed. I saw his bowels projecting from the body. When I tied the handkerchief round him, he said it would be of no use, for he should, in a very short time, be a dead man. He said, " Mary, see what I have done to spare your life." I understood him to mean that he had got murdered himself to spare my life. The prisoner had said nothing to me for a long time Info, e our meeting at Romford. When I told him he should not keep on the acquaintance any longer, he said it would be worse for me. He said that several tittles ; and that he would not break off the acquaintance if I did. He said, if he had me not, nobody else should. He said this about three or four months before. I was walking with children on the road, at Chadwell Heath, when this took place. On the 3d of October he said nothing of that kind. The deceased Was taken to the Crown Inn, that night, at Haveringwell. I remained with him until he died. lie was attended by Mr. Carruthers, and died the fol. lowing day, about twenty minutes before six. He was sensible to the last. About an hour before he died, he asked if Sayward was taken? I said no. I asked him if he had anything to say. He said he bore him no but he wished him to suffer punishment for what he had done to him. James Cross examined.—l live at Dagenham. On the 3d of October I was at Romford. I was at the sign of the Sun, public-house. When there I remem ber seeing the prisoner. The last witness and Mr. and Mrs. Watts were there. I saw the prisoner was uneasy, and went out and in to the tap. I asked him to drink. After I had been in the tap a little while, I went out, and the prisoner met me. He took me to the window. The curtains were rather undrawn, and I saw the parties together in the room. After he had shewn me them, then he begat: to say that he had behaved very much like a man to that young woman—and then he began to Say that he had made, shoes for her and the child, as much as would amount to 18s. He said that she had behaved towards him like a brute. Then he began to say he did not like it, and then said that something would happen to him before long—said there would be mischief done if he was hung for it. I told him not to think anything more of the young woman. All this passed at the window. After that I went into the tap again. I saw the prisoner again in about half an hour or twenty minutes. I told him I wished him to go home with me to Dagenham. He told me he should not just yet, for he was in a hurry. After a good deal of per suasion I prevailed upon him to go home with me, and he said he would. We went together part of the way, in about half an hour, but only a very little way. Parted with him jusc by the barracks, and he stopped all at once, and told me he should not go home yet. He said that it was not his way home, and that he would not go home yet. I again asked him to go home with me, and he would not, and I bid him good night; and, before we parted, he said that I should hear of something that would happen to him before a twelvemonth was at an end: Several witnesses were called for the prisoner,.who gave him a good character, as a peaceable and good tempered man. Mr. Baron GRAHAM summed up the case with the greatest minuteness, charging the Jury, that if the pri soner had had rto previous malice, and the unfortu nate affray in which the deceased lost his life arose from a sudden provocation, the prisoner could only ' be found guilty of manslaughter; but that, if the pri soner, having previous malice (which was to be judged of by his borrowing a knife, andsharpening it), sought this occasion to pick a quarrel with the deceased, who I had supplanted him in the affections of the young woman, and had lain in wait for that purpose, the prisoner would be guilty of murder, though the de ceaspi was the first aggressor in striking- a blow. The intention of the prisoner upon the question of malice was to be judged of by his previous conduct :—his borrowing the knife—sharpening it—watching the parties during the fair—his subsequent expressions— his lying in wait—and his expressions towards the, young woman, tending to provoke the deceased to interpose in her behalf. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. The Learned Judge then pronounced the awful sentence of death, and ordered the prisoner for execu tion on Monday (this day) . . The prisoner seemed stub bornly unmoved during his trial, and retired from the bar apparently unconcerned. At Romford he was designated as the " Dandy Cobbler." He is about twenty-two years of age. MCIlbeR or MILL DON.#I7e.—TIATTON-GA RDZW.--Saturday, at ten o'clock, a Committee of the inhabitants of the parish was held at the Workhouse, when th - subject of the late atrocious murder was considered. Many of the witnesses already eaa mined were brought in and questioned, but nothing new was elicited. The deed by which the relatives of Michael Donatty transferred their interest in the reversion of his property was produced, and to this it appeared that David Donatty, as well as a man named Samuel Donatty, a butcher (not yet examined), I were parties. A Gentleman on the Committee, who has taken a very active and zealous part throughout the investigation, said, that be had just received communications which it would- be im prudent hastily to disclose, but which, be hoped, would furnish a clue to the perpetrator of the murder. The name of David Donatty (the supposed nephew) was mentioned; but the Gen tleman in question expressed his perfect conviction of his inno cence. The sack and sheath were once mute produced, and it was resolved to describe them more minutely than hitherto by advertisement, and to fix a place for their full inspection by all who might be able to throw a light upon the subject. The sack has the appearance of having beets used for seed. It is of course canvas, and capable of holding about four bushels. The mark G-7 (formerly mentioned) appear; to have been painted, and is of long standing. The li underneath is rather clumsily executed with ink, and is much blotted. This had evidently been a mo dern and additional mark made by some recent possessor, and having no connexion with the first mark. In one corner of the sack, near the mouth, are the figures " 4," which a Gentleman present said was the probable weight of the tare of the sack. Tkis was also written in ink. The sheath, which it is believed contained the knife with which the murder was perpetrated, consists of two pieces of wood, surrounded with a piece of white riband, and bound together with pack-thread. It is very roughly manufac tured, about six inches long, and is glued, or cemented, in the bottom of a brown cotton case, which has the appearance of having been an old umbrella-ease. This case is about two feet long, and draws together at the top, with a running string.— The bottom has a greasy or tarry coat, as if it had long been in use. It was suggested by a Gentleman present, that such a sheath might serve to protect the very sharp knives which ars used by the Jew butchers in killing their cattle. These knives are often two-edged, and are kept extremely sharp by the use If a hone, instead of a common stone or steel. The surgeon wha examined the deceased, and who was in attendance, was clear:y of opinion that the wound in the neck of the deceased had been inflicted by some person acquainted with the vital arteries and nerves of that part of the human frame—indeed, he said he thought it bore exactly the character of such a wound as a butcher would give to kill a lamb or a sheep. It was incidentally stated, that the deceased had a wound on the top of her head, another on her hand, and that there was the mark of a blow on her face, as if, when her murderer entered, he had struck her down with his fist : her position, with respect to the door, con firms this supposition. A female friend of the deceased, who knew her when she lived in Acton-street, said that she had a sister, ten years ago, who Lived with her husband in Norwich court, Castle-street, Holborn. This woman has four children, but she has not been heard of since the murder. Thirty pounds were found in a drawer of the deceased's house on Friday after noon ; but it has not been discovered that she has made any will. His Majesty's Governmert have detfrmined to offer a pardon to any, but the actual perpetrator of the murder, who shall come forward and assist in the detection of the criminals. While the Committee was sitting at the Working, Mr. Lance was conti nuing his inquiries at Hatton-Garden Office. David Donatty was again in attendance, but upon being seen by the women who had described the persons whom they had seen near to the house of Mrs. Donatty on the night of the murder, they said they did not recognize him alone of those persons. Ile was consequently discharged • upon a promise to come up again when wanted.— Thus it would seem that, up to the present moment, no decisive trace has bee n discovered of the offenders. UNIVERSITY INTLLLIGI.NCE. OXFORD, MARCH 16. Thundsy se'nnight, Charles Awdry, Esq. was admitted Fel low of New College. Tuesday the following Degrees were conferred: BACHELORS IN DIVINITY. Rev. Godfrey Faussett, some time Fellow of Magdalen CoIL Rev. Wm. Firth, Fellow of Corpus Christi College. SIASTERS or ARTS. Reginald Chandos Pole, Esq. St. Mary Hall, Graud Com pounder. Rey. Samuel Grover, Fellow of Exeter College. Edward Barton Lye, Exeter College. John Garnett Atkinson, Brasennose College. 11ACIILLOR OF •Rrti. Wm. Hairy James, Pembroke College. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 1 S. The Chancellor's two Gold Medals for the best Clacsical Scho lars among the commencing Bachelors of Arts, are adjudged this year to Mr. George Long and Mr. Henry 31aiden both.of Tri nity College, and both University Scholars upon Lord Craven's foundation. ►'ednesday, at a Congregation, a Grace paced the Senate to confirm proposals for the institution of a previous examination of candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor in Ci vil Law, and Bachelor in Physic. That there shall be, every year, a Public Examination in the Senate House, in the last week of the Lent Term, to continue for three days; the sub jects of examination to be one of the four Gospels or the Acts of the Apostles in the original Greek, Paley's Evidences of Chris tianity, one of the Greek and one of the Latin Classks. The first of these Annual Examinations to take place in the Lent Term of 1824. At the same Congregation a Grace passed the Se•nate to adopt the plans proposed by :Ur. Mead for the erection of au Astrono mical Observatory in this University. • The following Gentlemen were on the same day admitted to Degrees ; MANTRA OF ARTS. Rev. Bartholomew Goe, Catharine Ila SACHIWRS IN CIVIL LAW. John Cleobury Prattent, Pembroke Rev. Henry Morgan, St. John's College. The candidate► for the office of Librarian of the University, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Clarke, are—Henry Gun ning, Esq. of Christ College; the Rev. John Lodge, Fellow if Magdalene; the Rev.. J. C. Franks, Chaplain of Trinity Cul lege ; and George liurges, Esq. of Trinity College. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented the Rev. J. W. Whittaker, M.A. Fellow of St. John's College, and Domestic Chaplain at Lambeth Palace, to the Vicarage of Blackburn, Lancashire, racant by the death of the Rev. T. 1). Whitaker. A Dispensation has passed the Great Seal, emeowering the Rev. I'. Wyllings, /lA. Chaplain to Lord Dtlamere, to KU, with the Rectory of Church Lcnch, Worcestershire, the Vicar age of Bromfield, Salop, the latter on the presentation of the lion. R. H. Clive. Thursday s'night the Presbytery of Ilantiiton ordained Mr. John Black, Preac h er of the Gosrel, to be 31Mistrr of the Chutchsand Parish of Betts-am, Shorts, vacant by the trausla. Wu of the Be,. lidr. Proudloot to :atrathaven. BIRTHS On the 4th inst. at the Castle of Kilkenny, the Cowan.; a t, Ointoode, of a daughter. March 5, in Edinburgh, the Ham Lady Perivialei, of daughter. 'larch It, in Upper Brook.etreet, the Lady If air Omits Sullivan, Bart. of a daughter. March 10, at Knowlton Court, the Lady of Capt. D'Aeth, R.N. of a sort. MARRIED. The Rev. Edward Po!champion, M.A. Fellow of Ki ng % College, Cambridge, and Rector of Greenford Magma, Middle sex, to Elitaixtli, youngest daughter of the Rev. Thomas Sta. man, Vicar of St. Chad., Shrewsbury. Fcb. 26, at Knowle, the Rev. Wm. Thomas Brea, to Rana ash Maria, youngest daughter of Joseph Bouitbee, Springfield House, Warwickshire. March 7, A. R. Drummond, Esq. son of A. B. Drummond, P.sq. of Cadland, HanipsHre, to the Right Hon. f,d y E hn . Beth Manners, daughter of the Duke of Rutland. The 7th inst. at St. Martin's Church, Captain Batt., of the 78th Regiment of Foot, to Hannah, fourth daughter d Mr. John Gibbons, of Ilythe. March 5, at Kingston Church, Bent James Bradley, TVs... Miss Pratt, daughter of the late Mr. Thos. Pratt, of Portsea. Mardi 9, at Southampton, Frederick Thesiger, Esq. barrise:- at.law, to Anna Maria, yeungekt daughter of Wm. Tiding, of Moira-pl?ce, Southampton. March 7, at Portobello, near Edinburg* Robert Th.ricp, Esq. writer to the signet, tl Helen Stratcn, only Oita .4 Ur. James Dunbar Mudie, physician, late of Alford, in the Courtl of Lincoln. DIED. Sunday sennight, at Merchant Tailors' School, in the 7;11 year of his age, the Rev. Thomas Cherry, 13.1). Vicar of St!. line Kent. The Bth inst. at Eurtnn Ilan, Yorkshire, the Rev. (Iwistopler WyveU, in the 83d year of h.s age. Lately, and very suddenly, at Orrnskirk, aged $B, the My. William Naylor, Head ,llastcr of the Free Grammar.school, that place. Saturday se's:might, at his residence in Moo-plate. Path, aged sixty-six, Caleb Hillitr Parry, M.D. F. R.S. &e. At Rtscrea, in the 21st year of his age, Mr. John Egar. Match 10, at Canwick, in his slst year, Coning.by Waldo Sibthorp, Esq. Lient..Co'. of the South Lincoln Mrlizia, and M.P. for the City of Linco:n. Feb. 27, at Arbroath, Miss Margaret, eldest daughter of the late 1)r. Thomas Stevencon. _ _ _ ------- --- - March I, at Montrose, aged 2S, John, only *on of Mr. llente•, of the Star Inn there. Feb. 21, at Linlithgow, Patrick Geddes, youngest Sein of Mr. Liston, Sheriff-Clerk of Linlithgowshire. March 1, at Glasgow, ElizaCetb, daughter of the late Rev. John Hally, Minister of Clackmannsn. Monday, aged 22, Nathaniel, eldest son of William Randall, Esq. of Colonnade House, liltekbeath. August 27, at Bangalore, in the East Indies, aged 33, /k1:, , .r Robert PalM, of the 4th Madras Light Cavalry. Jan. 29. at Morne Fortune, in the island of St. Lucia , aged 17 years, Henry Edward, sun of the late Cul. Etl7.-ard Cur,vr:. Merck 4, at Southamptort.place Reading, Mrs. E. Jeary, relict of the Rev. 0. A. Jeary, of leaf:thorough, Gloucestershire. March 9, at the house of Sir W. Rush, in Pail-mall, Edw j Daniel Clarke, 1.1.1). Professor of Mineralogy in the Utiverk4 of Cambridge, and author of several eminent scientific and lite rary works. March 3, at Sidmouth, in the 67th year of his age, lit:try C. Ramses, Esq. late of the Bentral Civil Establi-hment. March 7, at the house of Dr. Ludlow, Swatillin:r, near ampton, in the 63d year of her age, Dorothea, wie:ow Gt . thei_ze Rev. Charles Warre, of Ruehy. - - M.:rch 4, at Bromley, KCrt, Mrs. Strong, relict of the Lte Rev. William Strong, Rector of 'Norton in that county. March 4, at Powerhouses, the Rev. Dr. Patrick Carfrae, ii his 81st year, having Len 55 years a Minister! Thursday sennillt, John lloldburne, one of the escort of the 3d Light Dragoons, who was shot in the thigh in the at:at:: and murder of the Rathkeale pc.t-boy. Sunday se'nitight, at Lowestoft, Maria Tungate, aged 16 years, in the blocm of youth : whilst running in the street, site fell down in a fit and immediately expired. She 6.4 int. h-f: her father's house above ten minutes before she was carriol home a corpse, not having spoken after she was taken up. The 21st of Septem!.•er of the liver complaint, :tralor John Stewart, aged 43 years; and on the 14th of Octei•er fol lowing, of a wound received in Cie head on the 21 of ?I preceding, Captain ThOrnas Guise Stewart, aged 38 years. 1 •h of the Iloneurable East Ina: Company's serrlce, Bombay, d sons of the late Thomas Stewart, Esq. nuit7 years Town Cl/k of 3lor.trese. Lately, in Strxhglass, Inverse -`!`:re, Lieutenant-Cc:lc:4 James Cliigiclnt, of the !loyal African Curps, and forincr:7 Commandant of the fort and island of doter, in n fries. . roload Chisholm had served successively in the .Bth 'And Bftth Regi ments, and, as the military phrase is, had seen muc:r active service in all quarters of the world. He was stnployed in the campaigns, under the late Lord Lake and other Officers, in the East ludies, in Mit, ISC3, 1504, and vecs; parricuiariy in the operations carried on against ilolkar, the enterprising Mahratts Chief; in the course of which arduous service he received seve ral severe wound.o lle was also wounded at the bead of his Company, in the rash and unskilful attack made upon Buerr,s Ayres, in July, 1807. While Commandant of (oree he ex erred himself with great and singular perseveraLce and success against the monsters who still continue to trade in slaves upon that coast in despite of all the struggles of Britishrhilantitropy at the same time that he gave universal satisfaction during the time he was intrusted with the care and command of that settlement. _ _ The !nth November last, at sea, on his passage from Englarai to Van Dieman's Land, Helenus Stott, M. D. formerly in tie service of the Honourable East India Company, and first Mem ber of the Medical Board at the Presidency of Bombay. D. Scott was possessed of many scientific acquirements, besides being a most able Ihy ician and practical Chemist. The aarre of this Gentleman is familiar to every one acquainted with the departments of knowledge in which he excelled, both in British India and in Europe; a great part of his life having been zealously devoted to scientifi4 pursuits and laudable en deavours to extend the boundaries of the healing art. He was the first that discovered the great utility of the nitric and nitro-muriatic acids, both internally and externally employed in syphilitic complaints, and in some disorders of India : a dis covery which has led to many practical advantages in their na ture and treatment. Dr. Scott was a native of Scatiand, and educated at Edinburgh, where he was contemporary, among oche: s, with the late Drs. rerriar of Manchester, and Rofia, Surgeon-General to the Ordnance; and continued on tetras f't the :nos: enrdial kip with these eminent men, re,:rvetivel, during their lives. Ile was a Member of several karma Socie ties, and had COI resporded on medical and philosophical subjects with many distinguished characters ; among whorls were the late Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. Dr. Bet:Wets or Bristol, Sit James NPG:igor, Dr. Anderson Physician-General At Madras, Sac. ;a:. He was also the author of several able Papers, chiefly on cal and physical subjects, which appeared in different pul,,ica tions, tad have decidedly for their object the hnproven.ent of science more than the fame of the writer. In Ileather's Buildings, in the East reliant, Chichester, !i:r. harry Smith, aged 84 years, well known by the appellation of " The 'Squire." Ile was a complete sportsman of the Cid School—skilful in the use of the cross and long bows, and a: all athletic exercises—en adept at the stngle-stick and quarter s:aft; which last he wctild, lately, tarn with astonishing cele rity. A well-known fact of his prowess in the last-rianied exer cise we subjoin:—ln the year IT:9, a serjeaot of Idhott's I.irbt Ilorse being then in Chichester, and who was reputed ore of the best swordsmen of the day, chalkr•.ged his sword against: " the 'Squire's" staff, to draw the first Wood ; warty are brio; who saw the encounter ; when, at the expiration of four nu.. Lutes, " the 'Squire" rave his adversary the end of his sniff in his forehead, which hint Het on his heek, and gained the victory. The staff, which is seven feet ten inches io length, as now preinvetl, and has thirteen cuts of the sw•rrd itt it. 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