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she Chair.

TM Secretary siateJ that, agreeably to the instructions of
the Ciinitnittry, coniaissed in their Mustily of the 12,1 July
Ins!, hr had irattsmitted to the Ministers of the Church of
Sc slland—
_ _ _

Ist, The Resolutions of the General Meeting of Noble-
tm•n lts‘ll Gentlemen, befit At Edinburgh no the 24th Fe-
bruary last, his Gra( e the Duke of Alison in the %hair.
2,11). The Itt solo of the Cummitiee appointed by the
General Meiling, 'mating date the 13th March last, Lord
liollu iss the Chair. _ _

3.11 y, The Prone. Jinn *llll Resolutions of the Committee
of the 12,1 July, MO, the Earl of Morton in the Chair;
together with .he recommendation of the General Assembly
of the C..ureh of Scothoid, arcumpsnied will. all earnea and
pspeetfol ',sown, that the Reverend Gentlemen would take
smelt measures as might appear to them best calculated fur
promoting, in their rcEptctive Parishes, the ohject of these
Itesoluti 111 l 11, and of the recommendation of the General
Assembly.
Copies of the Resolutions of the General Minting, and of
the Committee, were also, agreeably to appointment, trans-
mitted to the Commanding Officers of Local Mandl, Yeo•
loamy, and Volunteer Carps, with a reivirst that they would
give their countenance to the General Subscription iti aid
of the National 3lohument. _ _

Although every possible, and indeed the most obliging fa.
citifies sere given in the department of the Pust-oifice,
whonc very patriotic and respectable Secretary, Mr. Kerr,
franked, in the course of the autumn, no fewer than 1,200
dispatches ; although eve ry possible facility was, in the hand-
somest manner, rendered in the Adjutant-G a depart-
meat, by furnishing lists of the Yeomanry, Local Militia,and
Voluntier Corps; and although the Agent for the Church of
Scotland fmmislied must promptly the recommendation of
the General Assembly; yet owing to the unavoidable delay
attendant on so much detail, it ass, as stir Committee might
easily conceive, far advanced in the autumn before the vari-
ous documents, and the engraved plats of the iutended Mo-
nument, conhl he put in circulation; end if any of them
►hould not have reached the placers of their at V6OBllOO, be
hoped such an occurrence would be ascribed to accident,
oust not to soy intentrusial oversight.
There has therefore beeu scarcely lime for any general
MUYetOrtft, or to receive returns from the clergy, or from
the Commanders of the Yeomanry and Yolmiteer Corps; be
had, however to merino's routrihutions from the parishes of
Pulwarth soil Currie, ging at the rate of lot per
parish, which he hoped would be the average amount of
shares soil donalious over Scotland. Ile laid alial to ac.
know/Wee returns from the Elgin and Morayshire but.
conyn•elreuding the Elgin, Furres, Siwymuuth, and
Fochaber companies; whose officers have paid their sub-
scriptions into the branch of the bank of the British Linen
Company al Elgin.
The gallant 71st regiment have also, he was infoimed,
subscribed a day's ray.
He hail the satisfaction of reporting a list of additional
subscriptions, respectable both in number and value, ob-
tained ►iuce last meeting of the Committee in the cud of
July ; and there wunld be found among.t the subscribers se-
veral Ladies of distinction. [Here the Secretory read some
of the leading names in the subscriptions.)
All the banks in Edinburgh, with their country branches,
he stated, had obligingly :treed to act as cashiers, and to
open an account fur the National Monument ; soil Sir %Yd.
ham Forties and Company have also agreed, in the baud-
soonest mariner, to act as general treasurers. The Cum-
miller, the subscribers, and the coustry, he said, were must
welcome to Iris humble and gratuitous services as Secretary,
to whieb lie had, 1.111111 the commencement, resolved strictly
to ((MAIM his duties.
He was glad to report, that while the subscription at
home is daily iscrwasiug, and most inertias', the subscrip-
tion abroad, in the EVAI and West lushes, and in the Bri-
tish settlemrnts in every quarter of the globe, is at this mo-
used, he had every MVO, to believe, proceeding under
AC most fitrouralt:e auspices. is proof of this Act be

There was rot yet, however, soffseieut tiers to receive
reports (rum those remote poets, the dispatches having only
hero sent out after the Loudon meeting in the cud of May
Ile concluded by extwessing a hope, that the foandatioo
stone of the Naturist Monument world be laid en some early
mewl y, eitheirof the battle of Trafalgar or Waterloo,
sod that there wag sow every probability of Scotland Ishtar'.
ing her nomunteut as rows as, tw perhaps Wrote, Ragland;
anti concluded by observing, that works of such avartent
Tinier minty nod ors tit, ire unquestionably AV best
means of siding the indwatrious dames of the rommoupy;
and while they see tributes justly due to the illustrimasnrd
and gallant Wong, tend at the same time to improve the
hest affections of the people, sod are the snot precious and
valuable bequests [bat can he made to posterity.
In reference to the plan and site it was observed, that in
transmitting Mr. Elloot's very elegant and classical demon
furnoeti on the Pantheon at Rome, the following sure was
aubj 4to the reaolotions: "The Committee are desir-
ous it should be understood that nothiug bas yet been deter-
mined, either an regard to the phut of the building, or its
situation, hods of which will be matter fur foliate and de-
liberate consideration ; but the general impression seems
to he, that the desigu to be ultimately adopted should either
be formed MI or be an easel model of some of the must ap.
proved structures of antiquity."
In reference also to the realisation and investiture of the
subscriptions, the Cononaitter, after some &liberalness,
were of opinion, that it would be proper to defer that trea-
sure for the present.
The Committee then came In the following Resolutions:
The Committee, having beard the report of the proceed-
ings that have taken place since their last meeting on the
224 July, 1819, expressed their confident hope, that the
Mitiieters of the Church of Scotland, also were now in pos.
session of the Resolutions of the General Meeting of the
Noblemen and Gentlemen, held at Edinburgh on the 24th
of February last, and of the subsequent Reauletions of the
Committee, together with the recommendation of the Ge-
nets! Assembly, would, when a seasonable opportunity
presented itself, take such measures as might appear to
them hest calculated to promote the object of these Reso-
lutions, and of the recommendation of the General
• ; and the Committee also expressed their ronfioltut hope
that the t7trnsaading Officers of Volunteer Local -Militia
and Volunteer Corps would also take such measures as
might appear to them proper for promoting this great ma-
tioual ohject. Lily, That the additional list of subscribers
ought to he published. And 3dly, The Committee recom-
mend to their Secretary to continue his exertion in pro-
moting pultscriptious in every direction.
On the suggestion of Lord Rollo, the Earl of Kinnours
name was added to the Committee. _ _

U. the motion of the Earl of Eswebrry, the thanks of the
Meeting were tainotimonsly voted to the Earl of Weeny's'
sod March. fur his conduct in the Chair. The Commitire
wars ats.i puttied to express thanks to their Secretary. for
his continued :cal and exertions in promoting the cause of
the National Munumeat.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
In, LADIES.

l s. d.
Countess of Moray....
Lady Ann Stuart 5 0. 0
Lady Grace Douglas .. . 10 0 0
Lady Shaw Stewart
Lady Abercromby
Lady MacGregor Murray
The Honourable Mrs. Boyle
The Honourable Miss Rollo

Min Arows
Miss M. Aytoua ...
Mies Isabella Aitrina 2 2 0
Mrs. Crawford 2 2 0
_ _ _

Miss Greig _ 2 2 0
__ - -

The Hon. Mrs. Hunter
Miss Marion Wilmaii' Mitirraysball 1 1 0
Miss Lilly Wilson, ditto .. 1 1 0
Miss Janet Wilson, ditto 1 1 0
2D, NOBLDMEN ADD ORNTLeXIIX.
The Right Hun. Lord Douglas .. • . 100 0 0
The Right Hun. the Earl of Strathmare
aird Colville
Lord Forbes 25 0 0
Lord Chief Commissioner
Messrs. Pate and Cooper 5 0 0
Mr. Clugsion
Sir John M.Therson, Bart . ... 50 0 0
George Home Drunsmond, Esq. of Blair Drum-
mond
Rev. P Mullison, Minister of Walston 1 1 0
General Campbell, Monrie .
Capt. P. Campbell, R.N. Northumberlaed-street 25 0 0
Si. /Enema 5I•1 mush, of NPlutosb, Bart. per Mr.
111•Intosh, Great King-street
Maitland Gibson, Esq. of Clifton Hall 25 0 0
Sir play Campbell, Bart 6O 0 0
Geseral Sir James Baird, Bart
..—. Watichop, Esq. of Ealinonstune 6O 0 0
Peter Speirs, Esq. of Coilereieh
Alex. Smith, Esq. Banker
Alex. Douglas, Esq. W.S
Jobs Marshall, statuary..
James Millar, M.D. Brown's-square 2 2 0
Wm. H. Limo, 3, James's-square .... 2 2 0
David Alexander, writer, Edinburgh .....
Alex.Sirsolian, Esq. Assistant-Cummissary-Geu. b 5 0
Mr. Wltedilit' booseller, Edinburgh
Wm. Watson, Editor of die Corrirspundeht
Capt. John Thomion .. .
Maj• 4 Charles Lenox Cun • g„ of Roseisle .. 50 0 0
Cul. Alexander MacGregor Murray 26 0 0
Lewis Go•aluii, Esq.
John O. Brows), Esq. WS. 1 1 0
Alexander 110.1, 10, St. Andrew's street 1 1 0
John Craig, James's-square
Duncan Stevenson and Co. printers 3 3 0
Alexander Grans, Lieut.-Culunel Commandant
late Morayshire Volunteer Infantry 1 1 0
Alexander Cameron, Captain
Robert Duff, Captain 1 1 0
Charles Tod, Captaiu 1 1 0
James Thomsen Captain
•
John Forsyth, ensign 1 1 0
Thomas MacNivcn, Lieutenant Mb regiment 1 J 0
Sir Patrick Walker
... - ,

Parish of Currie, per Rev. J. Sommerville 17 5 71,
Parish of Pulwarlh, per Rev..). Hume
TRILASUILERS—The Bank of Scotland; the Royal Batik;
Sir William Forbes; .1. Roster, and Co.; British hineu
Company; Wimmys. Bursars, and Co.; Thomas Kinnear
and Sons; Donald Smith and Co ; Robert Allan and lieu;
The Commercial Bank; all the Provincial Banks of Scot-
land; sad to the Country Agents of the Batiks of Scotland"
British Linen Company, and Commercial Bank.
thin stitor. Tneasunts•--Sir William Forbes', and J.
Hauler and Co. MICHAEL LINNING, Secy.

Subscription papers lie at all the above Booking Olfters
in town and commit'', sad at the Secretary's Cleasibersie,
Hill-Street, Edinburgh.

A few ni;ont•ri before five o'clock their Fiord
Highnesses the Uukes of Glsernee sod li'uouceole's
theArchbuiliniu of Canterbury, tue Doke of Wets
liteg,uo. the Moguls of Anglesey. Viscount M-1-
title, and the Es ti of Livevtioole emeriti the Houle.
His Rile' Highness the Duke "of Sasses entered
after the Message hod hero rend.
Shortly after five o'clock the alf: of I.T•r3-
POOL scut and he had it m to ti --
liver di, follouing Message to the House'frost his
Muj..sty

" Grotto, R.
" The King is persosJeil thst !louse of Lord* deep'y
Participet., in the grief snit affliction of ,ifs bilrj•-sty, f
the loss which his 11.1jesty and the saat;oit hart surtause.l
by the latneuterl death of the late Kiog his father.
i This melsocholy event imposing upon his 311",esty the
set-easily of summit) 1111 l within a limiter) periuJ, a new Psi.
bagmen!, the King has taken Mt° consirleiation the pre-refit
stile of public business, aril is of opinion, that it was ta,
&I respects most cooducive to the public interests suJ eau-
♦enience to call the new Parliament without del .y.

The King, therefore, recomineuds to the Noose of Lords
to adopt surh measures as may be fumid itith.prus.bly to—
cessary to provide for the exigencies of the public erre': c
during the interval obich must elapse between the It rm
oatiou of the present Seattle') and liar opeolug of a new Per.
G. R."

hament.

It was afterwards read by otte of the officers at
the t4ble.

The Earl of Ltweewoot. then said. that Wore
proceeding to take into consideration the s Liret of
the Royal Message, there was another auhject which
claimed the attention of their Lordships, atilt it was
his next duty to propose an humble Address of
Cohduleioce to the king on the death of Ins late
revered Majesty, and of Congratulation ou his OSSIt
Accession to the Throne. He should, therefore,
move that the Message from his Majesty should be
taken into cousideratiun to.murrow.
The motion hewing been agreed to—
The Noble Earl again addressed the Unuse.
In offering himself to propose that this House
should present an humble Address to his Majesty,
to express their deep condolence in the lots suss
trifled by his Majesty and the country in the
lamented death of his late Majesty, and their con.
gratulation on the accession of his Majesty to the
throne of his ancestor., he should certainly feel it
unuecessary to dwell at aoy length on the motives
and grutiuds for this proceeding, which, with.,
out doubt, were perceived and acknowledged
by every Noble Lord who heard him. Ile was con-
scious he should rather trifle with and offend the
feelings with which he was persuaded every boson&
around him was penetrated on thin melancholy oc•
ca-ion, were he to rioter into any detail of the topics
which at such a moment crowded on the memory,
and which, without doubt, snide a powerful im-
pression out every heart. He was most anxious that
the Adobes* to be presented should be universally
approved of; and lie should endeavour to have it so
framed, that, without sacrificing bis owls priociplaa
or freliiiga, which lie never could consent to do, it
might be made as generally acceptable as possible,
Nothing to create a difference of °Mums) should be
introdoced ; it was not the place to iiidulge so any
sentiment of party feeling. He was sure it tnu•t
be the desire of every individual to join iu prying
the last mournful tribute of respect and afro--
lien to the memory of a beloved Monarch, who had
swayed the sceptre of these realms during a spacer 1
sixty years—whose reign. in times the must awful
and portentous. was one of almost unexampled lus-
tre sod pro.p.rity—whose amiable manners and ex.
celletit conduct in public arid private life,' would
furnish a bright example to all who should ever
succeed him—and whose humanity, virtue, and
piety, had justly eiscleared him to his whole people...
(Hear, hear, jeer.)—He thought, moreover, that
all their Lordships would be disposed to go to the
foot of the Throne, with au assurance of their at.
WM:tient and loyalty to his present M.j easy, in
consequence of the recollection of ti►e benefits the
country had derived from the government of his
august family, and au expression) of their belief,
that his efforts would be always directed, as they
had hitherto been. to promote the beep:nese and
glory of his Feople. He should not attempt to
enlarge on these topics, which would only impair
their strength, and should therefore proceed to
11101 T—..

.` That this House Jo present an humble Adders of Cone
dulence to his Majesty, to convey to him the expers.nos of
the deep •fitictiou which the Moose suffers, in coMIDUII with
his Majesty, i.i coiorquenct of the death of his late Majes-
ty, after • reign unexampled in duratiosi asul pro-pent),
goldistinguisised lay the growth of alt, and inanufactores,
trade and commerce, and so large as •ceessloo of Once -
front the splas.did achievements of his fleets and as mi. s;
and to assure his Majesty that the weeny leleseiugs enjoyesi
under the Government of his late Moist', which had NI
justly endeared him to his people, sod the signal adsaulagre
acquired doting that long period, and asauirrsted to the
augmentation °fall the treat sources yr oationsi prosperity,
alloolil sever be effaced from their memory: That soloist we
condole with his Majesty on the reorelfusis suffered by him
and lbs nation, we beg 'nee to offer eat must smeeire ems-
gratulatinaran his atm-seism to dm throat of his awesome ;
to testify our loyal and affectionate attache/seat to his person
and family ; ail to swan Lim that the gravitate of the
peat, and the recollection alias beeelleenee sad seal for the
.public welfare, leave g .no raga fie{ lels reign will be