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London, England, 1812-10-09 00:00:00

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The anniversary .of
,the bi.rji.of -Thomson woi
celebrated in his native vilia4e Tti=laYl,llst,
,the 22d inst. at tbeihoq.se_pf spiAs; by: ezc
,thembers of the .Ednarb-Cli;:b.„ _Major: Douglas ,of
--galenside, in the.chair. • The -company, stit down
to an eicellent dinner, 'prOVided by Mr. Currie of
the Swan Inn, Kelso. This -Was follOwed.by a ck
sert:, consisting of the Traits of the season, n'eatly
:Ornamented with flowers. " The maur,ry
Thomson " was then drank, by
,the coinp.e.e:
standing, with expressive silence. Several toasts
of a patriotic nature suceceled ; after "The.
Wooden Walls," our inspiring
,national song i 4
"CC Rule. Britannia," the ‘‘,•e3h4(nown production
'of-Thomson, was finely sung
.by Mr. Waldie;,
younger, of liendersyde, the company joining ill
the chorus. A variety-of
.toasts and sentiments;
zither arising from, or strictly in unison With;.
the subject of the niecting, were given in trio,
course of the evening, and the virtues of many:
of the frie'rids and patron S of the honor red bard.
were thus in a most pleasing manner recalled td
the remembrance of the ineeting.. 'Among those
to whom a tribute of :respect was .paid, were, A.
Trotter, the rerered mother of Thomson ;
calton, the early conipanion arid 'counsellor of
Thomson, a Juan who though known to the pub-
lic only as the author of a metaphysical work
on theology, is, on goOd grdunds, belleVed
have given the first idea of '' The Seasons "
Thonison, 'be poeid nieh be wrote; entitled,
we believe; " Prospect of -a Storm from Rubere.-
law."--This poem, which would be so interesting
'to those who delight to study the-progress of ge-
nius, and to mail the circhlinstance by which its
Course has been determined, has, ,we are sorry to
say, eluded the most diligent search,
_and unless
it shall yet be found in some old forgotten ne-
riodical work, is, we fear, irrecoverably lost. A
tribute of . respect was also paid to Lady Gruel
Bane, the amiable daughter of that illustrious
patriot Sir Patrick Home, afterwards Earl of
,Marchmont, as one of the earliest, friends
patrons of the poet ; and to Frederick ,fringe
of INTales, the enlightened friend of liberty,
honoured Thomson with•lais esteem and. affection.
The meeting was attended by the Earl of
,Buchan, whOm the President, in, the name of tire
society; had invited to lie Present on this occA'
lion, in testimony of their respect and gratitude
for his Lordship's', taste and:patriotism, as re-
cently displayed in the erection of the .Temple.Pf
the Muses, at Dryburgh Abbey, to
.the" menial;
of the poet of the '' Seasons," on the banks 0!-
what he himself called his " pure parent stream.
His T ordship,,when___liis _ health was drank, ex" •
pressed the pleasure he felt in making his Coln"
pliance with this invitation-an exception to the
resolution he bad formed, In consequence of 'hi;
advanced age and general habits, not •to attend
public meetings ; and added, that thongh be 104
built a Grecian Temple in honour of TifonisoP,
yet he had constructed it on a small scale, as suit-
able to the place, and far from wishing to strel"'",,
sede the design of the Ednam CIA, he intended
to stimulate them to -eomplete• their long delay
desiizn, either by placing a handsome Doric bnitha-
ing on Ednam-hill, or an allegorical monlieleut
in the church-yard, or on the .wall of the einio-I'
of Ednam, as his father was, at the time of tie
poet's- birth, the - pastor of that church.
Lordship also hinted the design of building a:.v6"
tage near the monument at Dr,Tburgb, as 41'._
asylum for some poor .relation of the poet, ji"
-whom he Meant-to-give a small yearly aliOivenee'
and whose duty it should be to take care of
and shew it-to strangers. This is certainly, 01'6
. of the best modes of spewing respect to: his us"
mory, nor could any hilve'been. More. grateHl in
the feeling and benevolent heart of Tlionion,
could he have anticipated the posthumous honours
which were intended to perpetuate the rentelt3"..
.brance of his genius and his worth.
The day Was spent with the utmost liarti:i9i,i)!
and conviviality and the JolloWing gentle"
were elected members of the- club
Brandling, Esq. -M. 'P.; the Reverend .Pinfes.
Thomson, Minister of Eccles'; and Mr:
. ,
Smith of Kelso.

On Thursday, - the 29th tilt. his MajestO s."l.
Aleeste was paid (Ara Deptford, and the half 0t
her crew granted the accustomed leave of absencri
at the -expiration of which time they are to rem). 3
to Adiniral Sir CHAS. IlimuiroWS 111:
'Greenwich. Fifty of these 'brave"fellOws• are
drafted to the Pembroke, 74, Capt. 13RisBANr.i.
late of the Belle Poule, and the gallant coileaplg
of the Aleeste, in the attack on the fort and twill
of Parenza, in the Adriatic, where they sunk the
Semplion, Frenehbrig of 'War, of 18' guns: Tbe
Alceste, Captain 'MURRAY MANWELL, has
five years and a half up 'th'e Mediterranean, during
which time the frigate, and her boats, have bee°
fifteen times en,atrect with the enemy, or- tbc
whole of which occasions she was completely sac-
cessful. The Officers and 'crew .share' for sixtr"
eight captures, besides four gun-boats, with
Pomone, of 44 guns, and La Persrme,..nf 30 gun-5.-
The LordS Commissioners of the Admiralty, have
been pleased to promote Lieut. A WILSON, senior
of that ship, to the rank of Coramander.

- . 11111.1.11.
At -his Lordship's house. in Grosvenor-square, the .roe.
Hon. Lady Foley, of a Daughter.

MARRIED.
On Saturday last, at St. Andrew's Chapel,Aberdcen, ler
ander Mitchell, Esq. of St. Alhan'S-street, Pall-Mall,
-0
Christina, ividow of James Thomson, Esu. of 'Stonehaven,
Kincardineshi re.

DIED.
On the 2d inst. at St. Helier's, in the Island of JerseP
q.ines Amice Lempriere, 'Rso.
On tilt Gth inst. at HarrielAam, in Kent, in the 740 "1-.63
of his age, the-Rev. lames Robinson Hayward. ip
On Tuesday last,. Mr. Aaron Brundreti, of Altrincham,
Cheshire, aged 76._

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