MARRIAGES.

At Edinburgh, the Hon. James Ruthven, onlyfon of Lord Ruthven, to Lady Mary. Elifabeth Leflie, fecond daughter of the Eart of Leven.

Nov. 10. At Rofedoe, the house of Sir James Colquhoun, Bt, Allan Bogle, Efq; eldeft fon to Bogle, of Shettlefton, mer. chant in Glasgow, to Mifs Glen of Portencaple.

22. At Edinburgh, Alexander Tytler, Efq; Advocate, to Mifs Frafer, eldest daughter of the deceased William Frafer of Balnain, Efq;

BIRTHS.

Nov. 8. Mrs Young of Skirling, of three daughters, all likely to do well.

12. At Newbottle abbey, the Marchionefs of Lothian, of a fon.

12. At Edinburgh, Mrs Cepland of Colliefton, of a daughter.

15. At Edinburgh, Mrs Bofwell, wife of James Bofwell, Efq; Advocate, of a fon. 25. At London, the Lady of Lord Vifc. Mellington, fon of the Earl of Portmore, of a fon.

29. At Dublin Caftle, Mrs Lees, wife of John Lees, Efq; Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, of a fon and heir.

In the evening of Nov. 14. the new-born daughter of the Earl of Derby [566.], was baptized, at his Lordship's house in Grof. venor fquare, by the name of Charlotte, their Majefties in perfon, and the Countess of Carlife, fponfors.

DEATHS.

Sept. 26. In the island of Barbadoes, Mary Jordan, aged 108 years; a remarkable inAtance of longevity for that climate.

At New York, Capt. Walter Nugent of the marines, who was wounded in the engagement on Long iiland.

08. 23. At Nottingham, in the 50th year of his age, Robert Sutton of Cleadon, Efq; a captain of the 14th regiment of foot, and a near relation to Lord Stormont. He has left a widow, one of the daughters of Sir Alexander Forbes of Foveran, Bt, Aberdeenfaire.

27. At Glasgow, in the 93d year of her age, Sufanna Weems, relict of Mr James Macgoune, late fchoolmaster at Dunblane, and daughter of Mr William Weems, laft Epifcopal minifter of Leacroft.

Nov. 1. At London, of a complication of difcafes, Mr Edward Shuter, comedian.

3. At his feat at Ditchley, in Oxfordshire, aged upwards of 70, Robert Lee, Earl of Litchfield, Vifcount Quarendon, Cuftos Brevium of the court of Common Pleas. Dying without iffue, the title is extinct. The office of Cuftos Brevium, annexed to the title, de

His death was ce

volves to the crown. fioned by a fall he received from his ho the Friday preceding, as he was hunting Ditchley.

5. At Girton, in Galloway, Mr Robo Cooper, minifter of that parish.

6. At Coalston, George Brown of Co fton, Efq; one of the Lords of Seffion. Lordship refigned his place as a Lord of ficiary fome months ago [222.] readers have feen this Hon. Gentleman fpeech to the jury in the noted trial of Jans Stewart. [xv. 549. 649. xiv. 528.] 9. At Rochallie, Capt. Finlay Farquharis

of Rochallie.

11. At Pennycuik, Mrs Henrietta Brow daughter of the deceased Andrew Brown t Dolphinton, and wife of Mr Thomas Ma ourty minifter of Pennycuik.

14. At Broughton-hall, Mifs Hearly F lerton, daughter of George Fullerton, comptroller of the customs at Leith.

16. At London, of a lingering illness, 66, Mr James Ferguson, lecturer in naturalp lofophy and astronomy," one of the greet", geniufes in mechanics that ever appeared s this or perhaps any other country, as his veral publications abundantly testify. Va a very fagacious mind, and the most ap ging and primitive fimplicity of manners, r poffeffed an uncommon fhare of good-na and humility. His whole deportment indeed highly becoming, what he profefat himself to be, a fincere believer in the Ch ftian faith; fo that it may justiy be faid e him that he was an Ifraelite indeed, in air there was no guile." Lond. pap.- -Our read ers have feen his life, written by hinf [xxxvi. 1.67.]

18. At Ormly, in Caithness, Mrs Elifabe Sinclair, wife of Mr John Rofe theriff-s of Caithness.

19. At Brompton, the Hon. Mrs Hene relict of the Hon. William Hervey, unce the Earl of Bristol.

Lady Windfor, relict of the late Lo Windfor, mother of the Lady Mount-Star and of the late Lady Beauchamp.

At Rickmerfworth, in Herts, Jofeph D byns, a fhepherd, aged 102.

24. At Edinburgh, Mifs Elifabeth Red eid, daughter of the deceased Alexande Rocheid of Inverleith, Efq;

24. At Aberdeen, Mrs Burnet of Kit

25. At Edinburgh, Mifs Baby Scot, daugh ter of the deceafed Dr Alexander Scot Thirlstane.

25. At or near London, in the soft year of his age. ly a merchant in London.

Mr Wilberfor He was form

26. At Air, John Crawfurd, Efq; colle tor of the customs at Air.

"London, Nov. 7. There is in the po feffion of Mr Stokes of Kenilworth, in th

COUNTY

county of Warwick, a coffin-plate, (lately found), on which is the following very remarkable infeription: "Mr James Bowles, obiit Aug. 15th, 1656, Etatis 152."-By the above it appears, that he lived to the fame age as old Parr, died twenty years after him, and feventeen years after Henry Jenkins, who lived to the furprifing age of 169. The plate, which is tin, has been plated on both fides with filver, and is marked on the back with the maker's name (as is fuppofed), John Die."

PREFERMENTS.

From the London Gazette.

"Nov. 22. The King in council was this day pleafed to declare John Earl of Bucking bamfhire Lieutenant General and General Governor of the kingdom of Ireland."

The King has been pleased,

Nov 9. to confer the honour of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on John Claveing, Efq; Lieutenant-General of his Majety's Forces.

- 13. to appoint John Collet, Efq; to be is Majefty's Conful at Genoa, in the room ›f James Holford, Efq; deceased.

30. to nominate Robert Macqueen, Efq; o the place of one of the ordinary Lords of Seffion in Scotland, in the room of George Brown, Efq; deceased.

-to prefent the Rev. Mr William Tayor to the church and parish of Baldernock, n the prefbytery of Dumbarton and county of Stirling, vacant by the tranflation of Mr ames Carrick, late minifter there.

The Earl of Cafilis, one of the fixteen Peers of Scotland to fit in parliament, in the oom of Charles Lord Cathcart, deceased. Clected unanimously in the palace of HolyDodhouse, Nov. 14.

Dublin Caftle, Nov. 4. This day the Lord Lieutenant was pleased to confer the honour f Knighthood on Boyle Roche, Efq;

War-office, O&. 8. 1776, continued. [568.] Capt. William Pawlett, of the 59th reg. o be Captain of an Independent Company Invalids at Jerfey, vice John Leman. Maj. Henry Caldwell to be Lieutenant-Conel in America only.

Capt. John Clarke to be Captain Commanant of a corps of foot ferving in Africa.

Col. William Faucitt to be Governor of ravefend and Tilbury, vice Charles Lord dogan.

War office, Nov. 5. 1776. ift reg. of dragoon-guards: Maj. Anthony ovibond is appointed to be Major, vice arles Hamilton; Lieut. Hatton Flood to Captain, vice Anthony Lovibond; Corn. Iward Payne to be Lieutenant, vice Hat n Flood; George Charles Brathwaite, Gent.

to be Cornet, vice Edward Payne; and Lieut. John Prince to be Adjutant, vice Hatton Flood.

ad reg. of dragoon-guards: Corn. Charles Combers to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Stifted; and Calverly Bewicke, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Charles Combers.

3d reg. of foot-guards: Lieut. John Otway Wynyard, from the 3d foot, to be Enfign, vice Gilbert Roberts.

Royals, ift bat.: Enf. Jufly Watfon Green to be Lieutenant, vice James Scrimger.

Royals, ad bat.: Capt. James Lumfdaine to be Major, vice Henry Balfour; Lieut. Stephen Gually to be Captain, vice James Lumfdaine; Enf. Thomas Mylles Riddell to be Lieutenant, vice Stephen Gually; and Colin Campbell, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Thomas Mylles Riddell.

4th reg. of foot: Thomas Lawrence, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Peter Kemble.

2ad reg. of foot: Hugh Wallace, Gent. to be Enfign, vice George Augustus_Cuninghame.

25th reg. of foot: Capt.-Lieut. William St Clair to be Captain, vice George Symmers; Lieut. Charles Smith to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice William St Clair; and Enf. William Adair to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Smith.

26th reg. of foot: Enf. Robert Thomas to be Lieutenant, vice William Smibert; and Bulftrode Whitlocke, Gent. to be Eofigu, vice Robert Thomas.

51ft reg of foot: Alexander Malcolm, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Alexander Montgomery Cuninghame.

59th reg. of foot: Capt.-Lieut. John Clarke to be Captain, vice William Pawlett; Lieut. George Ball to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice John Clarke; and Enf. William M'Leod to be Lieutenant, vice George Ball."

Royal Americans, 3d bat.: Frederick de Gentzkow, Gent. to be Lieutenant. 65th reg, of foot: Lieut. George Gordon to be Quartermaster, vice John Watfon. War-office, Nov. 19.

ad troop of horfe-guards: Sub-Brig. and Corn. Robert Leighton is appointed to be Brigadier and Lieutenant, vice Samuel Hutchinfon; Edward Topham. Gent. to be SubBrigadier and Cornet, vice Robert Leighton Adj. and Lieut. John Tempeft to be Brigadier and Lieutenant, vice Sir Willoughby Afton; Sub-Brig. and Corn. John Lemon to be Adjutant and Lieutenant, vice John Tempeft; and Henry Clinton Vilettes, Gent. to be Sub-Brigadier and Cornet, vice John Lemon.

Royal reg. of horfe-guards: Quartermaster Johnfton Thompson, of the 3d reg, of dragoon-guards, to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas Deakin.

aft reg. of dragoon-guards: Lieut. William Turner Buckley to be Captain, vice Andrew Wauchope; and Corn. Charles Gray to be Lieutenant, vice William Turner Buckley. 6th reg. of dragoons: James Roper Head, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Horace Churchill. Royals, ft bat.: Alexander Campbell, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Charles Boyd. 4th reg. of foot: Thomas Hyde, Gent. to be Enfign, vice David Campbell.

7th reg. of foot: Col. Richard Prefcott to be Colonel, vice Lord Robert Bertie.

aad reg, of foot: James Best, Gent. ro be Enfign, vice Thomas Peter.

25th reg. of foot: Carruthers, Gent. to be Enfign, vice William Adair.

41ft reg. of foot: Lieut. Robert Heath to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Robert Supple; and Lieut. Henry Watfon, from halfpay, to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Heath.

soth reg. of foot: - Mainwaring, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Ambrofe Ruffell. soth reg. of foot: Harry Lee, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Samuel Pole.

Royal Americans, 1ft bat. : Lieut. Charles Dixon to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Auguftine Prevoft; Enf. Robert Palmer to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Dixon; Enf. Charles Butler to be Lieutenant, vice George_M'Intofh; Joshua Wolfe, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Robert Palmer; and Simon Ecuyer, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Charles Butler. Royal Americans, ad bat.: Lieut. John K. Muller to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Thomas Hutchins; Enf. Richard Hanfard to be Lieutenant, vice John K. Muller; Charles Crochley, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Richard Hanfard; Enf. Thomas Walker to be Lieutenant, vice John Garden; and Philip Priddie, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Thomas Walker.

Royal Americans, 3d bat.: Capt.-Lieut. Auguftine Prevoft, of the ift bat. to be Captain; and Lieut. George Bruere, of the 18th reg. to be Captain.

Royal Americans, 4th bat.: Capt.-Lieut. Thomas Hutchins, of the ad bat. to be Cap tain; and Lieut. Alexander Shaw to be Captain-Lieutenant.

7oth reg. of foot: Lieut. Thomas Yeamans Eliot, from halfpay, to be Lieutenant, vice Beafly Baldwin.

Capt. Nifbitt Balfour, of the 4th reg. of foot, to be Major in the Army.

Maj. Nevinfon Poole to be LieutenantGovernor of Pendennis caftle, vice William Faucitt.

From other papers, &c

Mr David Loch, Infpector-General of the Woollen Manufactures of Scotland. Appoint ́ed, Nov. 27. by the Hon. Truftces for Fifh eries, Manufactures, and Improvements, in Scotland. This appointment gives very ge

neral fatisfaction, as Mr Loch has, by h publications [32], discovered his knowledg in our manufactures, and excited a spint promoting them.

625.

A caution to SUBTERRANEANS 626. PARLIAMENT Commons on their addrefs: Speeches of Col. Barré 627. Lord North 629. Col. Barré again ib. Interview be tween Col. Paterfon and Gen. Washington, referred to by Col. Barré 627. Divifion on the question 630.

An Old SOLDIER to a Young one 630.
Anecdote of Abp SHARPE 631.

From a FAST-SERMON on Judg. xx. 23. 632.
HISTORY for 1775. British America: Affairs
at Boston 633. Ordnance feized at Rhode
inland 634.
A fort feized in New Hamp
fhire ib. Maryland, New York, and Maf-
fachufet's bay 634, S. Hoftilities begun
636. Bofton invested by the provincials
638. Ticonderoga and Crown-point ta-
ken 640. Three generals arrive from Eng.
land ib. Gen. Gage offers a pardon 641.
BON Mot of Ch. Townshend 641.
Memoirs of Mr LEITH 665
Anecdote of Lord W. CAMPBELL 667.

Man's

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. Turky, Poland, France 668. Italy, Spain, Portugal, West Indies 669.

England. Acts paffed 670. Mediterranean paffes ib. Difputes about preffing within the city ib. A fire in Portsmouth 672. Ireland, Scotland 675.

Mr URBAN,

1

Surry, Dec. 17. N looking over the first volume of the Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, I met with a paper, intitled, Phyfical Observaians on the effects of Salt in fattening Cattle. The title excited my curiofity; and, on reading the memoir, the author's reafon ng appeared to me not only plaufible, but convincing. His views are certainly enlarged, and directed to objects of the most important kind, viz. the improvenent of land, and the increase of cattle. He lays it down as an axiom, or felf eident truth, That, by increafing cattle, and may be improved; and, by impro ving land, cattle may be multiplied.

The farmer, he fays, who has a more han ordinary stock of working-cattle, VOL. XXXVIII.

reaps a double advantage: one, by having his work done in feafon; the other, by enriching a greater proportion of his land by means of their additional manure. The only difficulty is, how to maintain an increased number without increasing the expence. This, he afferts, may be done by the use of falt; and advances the three following propofitions :

1. That falt, given with the food of cattle, augments the nourishment of that food.

2. That, in proportion to the quantity of falt eaten by cattle, the effects of that augmentation will be perceivable.

3. That no ill confequences will follow from excefs of falt eaten by cattle, even though it fhould be given them without fint. 4 K

Thefe

Thefe propofitions he endeavours to fupport by unquestionable facts.

In the jurifdiction of Arles, in the county of Provence, there is, he fays, a diftrict called the Crau, extending in length about fix leagues, and in breadth about three, the whole furface of which is covered with small rough ftones, and not a tree or bufh is to be feen in the whole district, except here and there on the borders; yet on this fpot, fo feemingly fterile, by the free ufe of falt, more numerous flocks of theep are bred and reared, than upon any other common of equal extent throughout the whole king dom: and, what is no lefs remarkable, the fheep are healthier, hardier, and endure the feverity of the winter with lefs lofs, though they have fewer heep-cots for covering, than those bred and fed on more copious paftures, and that have, .befides, the advantage of more convenient shelter. Add to this, that the wool of the flocks bred and brought up in the Crau is not only the ineft in the whole county, but bears the highest price of a ny in France. From hence he concludes, that it is to the unlimited ufe of fait that 'these surprising effects are to be afcribed: for it frequently happens, that the Crau 'is fo burnt up in the fummer, that the poor animals are forced to turn up the very ftones to come at the few blades of grafs that grow round them, and yet none perifh for want of food. Let every excellence, therefore, that can reasonably be fuppofed inherent in the herbage, be allowed to it; yet the quantity of it is "fo fmall, that, without the abundant uie of falt, a fourth part of the sheep kept in the Crau could not fubfift in it.

But, as a fill farther demonftration, that this aftonishing effect is tolely to be attributed to falt, we have, fays the writer, in Languedoc, on the borders of the Rhone, a fpot of the fame kind of flony land, in every refpect fimilar to that of the Crau: yet, for want of the free ufe of falt, that of Languedoc does not maintain a tenth part of the number of sheep in other refpects it is no wife inferior; that are brought up in the Crau, though the wines and other fruits produced on the borders of both being, in their goodnefs and other effential qualities, equal.

Having proved his first propofition incontrovertibly, he proceeds, in proof of the fecond, to recommend an eafy experiment, which it is in every farmer's power to make; and that is, to give to

one half of his cattle falt, and to the ther half none. By this fimple trial, fays, in less than a month, the differed will be difcernible. The cattle to wh the falt is given, will shew it in the looks, in the fleeknefs of their coats, their growth, and in their ftrength, fitness for labour. He adds, that little more than half their ufual food thefe effects will be produced.

To cftablish his third propofition, appeals to the practice about Arles, whey the cattle have as much falt as they cat, and none are fo healthy, ortr fo faft, as thofe that eat the moft of

From thefe obfervations, there car remain ? doubt of the good effects of in the feeding and fattening of cat but it is much to be regretted, thani writer is totally filent with refpect to method of giving the falt to the labo ing-cattle. He has, indeed, infor his readers, that in eight days his fou 300 fheep eat 15 lb. of falt, being a pound to every fcore; and it fhould by his manner of expreffing himself, he gave them the whole quantify day, as he cautions the farmer ag fuffering his theep to drink on the day falt is adminiftered, apprising him at fame time how much it fharpess the appetite; and that he had feen theat only browse upon ftubbs after eating: falt, but even gnaw pieces of wood furpriting bignefs.

As the fubject of the above memora peared to me of importance, I have c to request of you, Mr Urban, the i diate infertion of the few hints which e here extracted from it; as, during prefent fearcity of hay, it may be a refting to many: and as it has, in confequences, a tendency to lower price of provisious, it is to be hoped, ! a discovery that promifes fo much b fit to the public, will not wholly becau looked. W.W