The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-06 00:00:00

ALT ZR SCOTT.— By the death of Isis wifio's 'weary,
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poseeminn of a large fortune.
Macsan's CAS ar.—This venerable and stspeed-
Ma MINIM of Seatish antiquity, in *Mat the in-
teresting discovery (the real Jacob's Ilea), lately
toolied by se, has been made, aid white' esteem.
dietary stone is mew strived in hamtles, is seated
among the Sallow Hills, in the parish of Cellar, a
few miles to the North of the City of Perth. On
She proud eminence, Densinnan Hill, on which
AC scat bid defiance to fate, he is said to have built a
fortress on its soma', the literal isterpreistion of
which is " Fort Emmet." To this be betook him-
self, severe, as be thnnght, from all danger. The site.-
tan of Drainage is strong by nature, and he is said
to have audered it impregnable by art. The hill is
laniard, deep on all sides, and difficult of access.—
The area on whit% MACllatt'S Castle stood en this
eminence, is 168 yards in length, by 100 in breadth,
near the eastern, and 55 near the western titanic
Its foundations, so far as can be discerned, eshibit
two concentric circles somewhat eliptical. There
seems to have been a fosse faring the north-east,
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joined le the rampart ' • end an esplanade facing th
south-feat,south-st, encompassed with an outer wall, joined
the rampart likewise.
VillTll. Urc. 31.—This morning, between five and
sift o'clock, a very alarming fire broke eel in the
east wing of Meehan Castle, and for some time
threatened destruction to this ostensive building.—
On the first alarm a greet crowd of people assembled,
and the family servants, aided by their exertions,
succeeded is extingeishing the firs before the St-
rive% of the engine frees Itethaut Ptifstfield, which
was seat on the first notice. We learn with re-
gat, that the d' • g and drawing.rooms, together
with part of the library, base been destroyed; the
books, however, were all removed before the &abed
communicated to the ceiling of the roes.—lt has
not beet, arertsined from what cause the ere ori-
ginated.—A bride, who was to base been married a
few d.ys ago in Illairgowrie, soddenly changed her
mind, and set ofi' the day before that flied for her
wedding, for Edinburgh. The bridegroom and guests,
however. east through the anal formalities observed
on such occasions ; anti after sending a deputation for
the bride, and a cart far the " titan," spent thecley
with the utmost convitiality end good cheer. The
elopement of the bride is ant ascribed to indifference
or • preferable predsonl, bet is said to have taken
place at the instigation of her mother.
Coax Excusecs, JAN. 6.—We have had no at-
rivals since Monday, end what little fine F.eglish
Wheat was left over for ibis morning's market mot
ready sale on full as good terms as ou that day ; bet
there Is scarce any demand for foreign Wllool.—Fine
English Bailey folly supports Monday's prices, hay-
ing bet little at market.—Oats wets dell sale, but
whet few samples were disposed of, obtained the
same pikes es not Monday.—ln Beans sad Peas there
is scarce any shies doing, and pica ass nomisel.
It is carious to observe, that the usaal emblems of
Cheistres—Misletoe, ivy, and holly, have been this
year. in many places, superseded by the most beesti-
ful fell.blown roses—a peculiar instants of the late
mildness of the season !
Saturday night last, •bila Inaw persons were em-
ployed putting some luggage in the Liverpool mail,
opposite the Post-office, in Lombard-street, some
thieves contrived to rob it of avail bags of letters,
with which they got clear of

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