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London, England, 1828-01-25 00:00:00

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SCOTLAND.

31ONTKOSE.
At this inclestent se.son, when fire is no less
pensable than food, it is with pleasure we learn
liberal supply of cogs has been distributed sr,
poor of this and some neighbouring towns. Otir
representative, Mr. Hume, Oyer mindful of the
of the necessitous amongst his tonstituents,
usual, ordered 400 barrels of coals to be distr.
Montrose, 'SOO in Arbroath, 200 in Brechin,
Bervie, all of which are now in course of dent

STONSHAVEN.
John Low, Esq. of Hilton, has given his year/
nation of thirty bolls of coals to the poor of this
AYR, JAIIIIIAILY 17.
The decorations of Burns's Monument proceed
spirit agreeably to that from which the mot(
tial parts emanated. Each seems to vie with
in contributing that portion in the grand
which their mind tends them most, or is most,
with their profession. We formerly noticed
gardeners, in a body, met on a day appointed,
only laid off the ground around the mount'
tasteful manner, but planted it with the ch
most appropriate Bowers and shrubs. In likr
a copy of the best portrait of the bard extant,
possession of Mrs Burns, from the pencil of
tryman, Mr. Stevens, is suspended in the chat.
accuracy of which is verified in writing by M
herself. Messrs. Morrison and son, late of A:
Edinburgh, have furnished a massive oaken ,
excellent war kman.hip, and of a f rm and strengl
adapted to the chamber wherein it is placed
several other gentlemen have presented chi
respondence with it, ornamented with the tat
of the bard. And Messrs. Millidge and Hu,
glass manufacturers, AbbeyhiU, Edinburgh,
the cupola with a complete set of stained gl
&test quality, and of a design and execution
tog well with the strength, chasteness, and gr
the rest of the fabric. Considering the pecur
of the gift, the elegance of it in itself, and the
it bears to the other ornaments, and the spont
and liberal manner in which it was made, it
does them infinite credit. There are other 6• /
hear, to be •• thrown to the cairn" of great
workmanship of a statuary of much pro&
whom fame has already spoken highly ; but
dication of them has not yet been formally ,
task of defining their merits may be deferred
ther opportunity.

LIVERPOOL.

We are indebted to a gentleman who was
on board the vessel for the following account
atnelancholy death of Mr. IL T. Macy, mate
ket ship Sylvanus Jenkins On 'Nestle,
instant, about one o'clock p. m. in lat. 48.
long. 27.40. W. part of the crew were eng;
nsoving the fore topsail, in order to replan
ther, which was better adapted to withstand
of the wind, that was then blowing heavil
N. W. The ship was running, at the time,
wind, at the rate of nine knots, and the sea
ally high. Anxious to expedite the work,
ascended the mast where the men were employ,
he bad done several times in the course of 6--
although he was ,neither ordered to that r
captain, nor was such exertion on his part, as
required at the moment. Having given the
directions to the men, and while in the act of
over the rim of the foretop, he missed his hi
same time the ship gave a lurch to the starboar,
and he was precipitated into the sea. He
seen to fall before the unhappy occurrence
to every one on board. The ship was br
soon as possible, but she Tint have run al
mile ere this was or could have been effected.
it was a source of sincere regret to us all the
boat was lost ; it had been carried away during a ire.
mendous gale of wind on the Monday morning preced-
ing; but we were soon convinced that no boat could
live in such a sea; or, it one was manned for the pup
pose of endeavouring to pick up Mr. Macy, we were
persuaded that she could not have been rowed to wind.
wa?d, and might have been unable to reach the ship
again. Mr. Macy was only seen once after he fell from
the fore top. It is supposed that he was, in a great
measure, stunned by the fall, and that he must have
'perished soon afterwards. •
In consequence of information transmitted to us by a
correspondent, that there was now living a person,
named Jacob Murphy, of the extreme age of 117 Sears,
we visited the old man, and found that our correspon•
dent was incorrect in many particulars, but that still
enough remained to make out a strong case for the con-
sideration of the charitably disposed. From what se
were able to gather from (he statements of the old man
and his daughter, it appears that he is 110 years of age,
and probably more. He worked at his trade as a tailor
till about a dozen years ago, when he lost his sight;
since whisl time his only dependance has been 2s. 6d.
a week from the parish, and the casual assistance of the
humane. He says that he has always been temperate
In his way of living, and that he does not remember to
have suffered any serious illness until the infirmities of
age began to creep upon him. He- is blind, partially
deaf, and his memory is almost entirely gone ; he exhibits
the appearance of most extreme old age, and it is an
interesting and affecting sight to behold this relic of a
generation long since passed away. He resides in a
small passage leading from toady the bottom of Mersey-
street to the Salthouse-dock. We found him in a wretched
cellar, on the right band side, about thirty yards from
Mersey.street; but we were informed by his daughter
(who waits upon him, and represents herself as the
youngest of five children, and in the 62d year of her
age), that he was shortly to be removed to a more com-
fortable dwelling on the opposite side of the street.

BIRTHS.

Tuesday, In Upper G
It daughter.
The 254 inst. at Marble Hill, the Lady Ake Peel, et a son.

the Hon. Mrs. Fenner, d

DIED.
Tuesday, at her house in Queen Ann-street, Lacy Margaret
Wbeatky. eldest and last surviving daughter of the late WiMao
Wheatley, Esq. of Lowery House, in the county of Kent,
The lath inst. at H Bromtton, Lkut.-General Henri
de Castro, aged 77, up of arty years of which were spent is
the Hon. East India Company's active military ureic, in India.

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