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or a dog at his foot, that then no proprietor can ftop him? It is allowed, that no perfon has a right to go through in clofed ground; but his Lordship would wish to know, what was understood to be inclofed ground? Some fenced their grounds in one way, and fome in another. One would fay, a fence one foot high inclofed his grounds-that might be dispu. ted. Another would fay, he did not think grounds inclosed, unless they had fuch fences as no man could get over.

Lord Monboddo was of a contrary opinion, and faid, that he was ftill of the fame mind as when he pronounced his interlocutor. He faw the legislature meant to encourage fportfmen, and allowed them to purfue their game whereever they could find it; at the fame time giving as a reason, that it was to prevent our Noblemen and Gentlemen from growing effeminate, and for preferving their strength and bodies in good order; and he defired to see what other law took away this right. There were laws indeed, prohibiting them from hunting on inclosed greunds; but when it prohibited them from thofe grounds, it certainly implied that they were tolerated on grounds not inclofed; and although he should ftand fingle in his opinion, he could fee no reafon for altering it.

Lord Efkgrove faid, he was no hunter himself, and he should be forry to fee his learned brother prevented from following this healthful sport. Other property, he found, was at the proprietor's will, and exclufively his own; and be could not fee why land was not alike facred. If a gentleman had no power to prevent another from following his port on his grounds, it might be carried to every species of fport. What then was to hinder them from making a horserace, playing at foot-ball or the golf, which are very favourite fports? With regard to the law allowing and encouraging hunting to preferve our nobility and gentry from growing effeminate, he faw little danger of this; but if they had no game to pursue on their own grounds, let them hunt upon the highway; perhaps this would brace their nerves. And as for the common people, they might attend to their neceffary avocations; or if that would not do, and if not allow ed to hunt, they might roll cannon balls, which he faw was a new diverfion likely 19 be introduced, and which he believed

they would find to be exercise enough to make them hardy, without trefpaffing on their neighbour's property by hunting where they had no right.

The Lord Prefident said, that he was clearly of opinion with the majority of their Lordships, and he knew of no law that could entitle a gentleman to come upon his ground to kill game without his permiffion. The game itself was no man's property; from the nature of it it could not be; but the ground whereon that game is found is property, and who. ever comes on that without permiffion, infringes the rights of the proprietor. The fame is the cafe with a fishing stream. The fish are no man's property; but the banks you occupy in killing these fish are property: and here the fame argument holds good. The privilege which one gentleman gives to another of hunting on his grounds, is merely the refult of civility and good-breeding, and there are few gentlemen who will refuse such privilege when it is civilly afked. But if a man takes this privilege at his own hand, or demands it as a right, the cafe becomes very different. As he faid be fore, he faw no fuch right in the law. The law does not even give a man right to go thro' grounds to the parish-church, without fuch road has been conftituted by fervitude. If gentlemen are prohibi ted from inclofed grounds, what kind of fence is neceffary? Would a fmail feal do? If so, how easy would it be for any gentleman to interdi& all sportsmen? Or if he found that he could not prevent them coming there, he had it much in his power to deprive them of all sport when they came, by killing the game, or preventing them from harbouring on his grounds; by which means the game might foon be rooted out, and a top put to this manly exercife and healthful sport in future.

Their Lordships then pronounced the following interlocutor: "Find, That the defender had no right to come upon the purfuer's grounds, or fearch, range for, fhoot at, or kill the game thereon, without the leave of the purfuer; and renew the interdict, and continue the fame in all time coming; and find the defender liable in expence of process."

June 29. the foundation-ftone of an Epifcopal Chapel, in the neighbourhood of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, was laid by Dr Webster, with the folemnities of the plummet, the level, the mal

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let, and the fquare, in the prefence of a refpectable company; among whom there were many clergymen of the eftablishment, and other perfuafions. Several coins, medals, prints, and papers of the latest date, were put into a cavity in the ftone, together with a phial containing a card, on which was the following infcription :

DEI CULTUI, CHRISTI NOMINE, ANGLORUM RITU

SACRUM,

PETRI DIE CONDITUM,
PETRO DICATUM,

ANNO H. S. M,DCC,XC. COLLEGII APUD SCOTOS EPISCOPALIS

AUSPICIO,

CAROLI ET JOANNIS WEBSTER

DUCTU. ARCHITECTO JOANNE PLAYFAIR.

Q. B. F. F. Q. SA

After reading the infcription, the ceremony was concluded with this prayer: "May the Maker and Ruler of the World vouchfafe to regard this our undertaking, and, by his gracious Providence, enable us to finish it with fuccefs. May the prayers offered up in it be mercifully heard in Heaven, and the word preached tend to promote peace on earth, and the everlasting interefts of men. This we beg in the name of Jefus Chrift, to whom, with the Father and Holy Spirit, be the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever. Amen."

Some time ago, at a very full meeting of the county of Forfar, a motion was made, and received without a diffenting voice, to the following purport :-"That the fenfe of this county fhall be taken, at the next Michaelmas Head Court, upon the expediency and propriety of this county contributing its affiftance, and joining with the other counties of Scotland, in adopting legal means for obtaining Trial by Jury in civil as well as in criminal caufes; and likewife that witneffes in fuch caufes fhall be examined in open court, before the Judges and Jury."

The Attorney General of England, fpeaking lately in the Houfe of Commons of trial by jury in civil caufes, expreffed himself thus: They who had the moft frequent opportunities of feeing the excellent effects of it, which was particularly the cafe with thofe of his profeffion,

muft be of his opinion on that fubject, that to that happy inftitution was owing every thing good which we enjoy, with that it would continue, and with that it would terminate.”

Dumfries, July 6. Last night, one of the members of the town-council of Lochmaben, who had been illegally carried off, in order, it is fuppofed, to anfwer fome political purpose, was brought here by Mr Williamfon mef. fenger, in confequence of a warrant from the Court of Jufticiary. He was overtaken about twenty miles beyond London.

Monday, July 12. A petition for Mr Macrae, [p. 206.] was moved in the High Court of Justiciary, praying their Lordships, as his counfel were engaged to attend different elections in remote counties, and would not have it in their power to give him their affistance upon the 26th current, the day affigned for the trial, to adjourn it till November next. The petition was refused as incompetent, it being understood, that no procedure can be held in a criminal trial except in presence of the pannel. The court accordingly met on the 26th, in order to proceed with the trial; but the pannel not appearing, sentence of fugitation was pronounced against him.

In confequence of his Majefty's procla mation, came on in the palace of Holyrood house, on July 24. the election of fixteen Peers, to reprefent the Peerage of Scotland in the British Parliament. Geo. Home and Robert Sinclair, two of the principal Clerks of Seffion, attended in order take the votes. The Peers were alfo attended by the Rev. Dr William Robertson, Principal of the University of Edinburgh, and the Rev. Dr Alexander Carlyle, minifter of Inverefk, two of his Majefty's Chaplains, and other proper officers.

The election began at twelve o'clock, and was not concluded till after eight. Thirty-three peers were prefent; thirty fent proxies, and three fent figned lifts. There were thirty candidates; and the conteft was fo equal, that the Clerks were unable to return any more than thirteen as duly elected. On this occafion a good deal of altercation took place. The clerks, however, particularly Mr Home, preferved a firmness and propriety of conduct which did them much ho nour.

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TADLE Of the ELECTION of the SIXTEEN PEERS of SCOTLAND, July 24. 1790.

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A LA BY EXPEMB. PEA.

The 13 PEERS marked were returned duly elected: the 6 marked + were returned as having an equality of Votes.
D.of Queensberry and E. of Abercorn's figned lifts avere not received, nor did E. Kin-
noull, who was prefent, vote, these three having been created British Peers fince the Union.
E. Lauderdale protefied against L. Napier, as having no right to that title.
The vote of Lord Lyle was refused, as not being on the roll.

The votes of E. Caithness, and L. Ochiltree, Belhaven, and Newark were objected ta.
M. Tweeddale, E. Selkirk, Hopetoun, and L Kinnaird protefled against the return,
alledging they bad a majority of legal votes, and other reasons to be given in afterwards.
As did E. Lauderdale and V. Stormont, for reafens to be given in in writing,

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MARRIAGES.

July 1. At Edinburgh, Jonathan Ludford, Efq; of Bath, Jamaica, to Mifs Rachael Hay, daughter of the deceafed James Hay, Efq; Banff.

2. At Edinburgh, Mr William Penman, furgeon in Glasgow, to Mifs Mary Gilchrist.

3. At London, by fpecial licence, Capt. Nugent of the navy, to Mrs Johnstone, widow of the late Commodore Johnstone.

5. At Glasgow, John Alfton, Efq; of Weftertoun, to Mifs Mary Denniston, daughter of James Denniston, Efq; of Colgrain.

5. At Edinburgh, Mr Patrick Crichton, merchant in Dundee, to Mifs Ridley, daughter of the late Capt. Ridley of 23d foot.

12. At Lainfhaw, John Ferguffon, Efq; younger of Caitloch, to Mifs Cunninghame, eldest daughter of William Cunninghame, Efq; of Lainfhaw.

12. At Edinburgh, Capt. George Kennedy, younger of Romianna, to Mits Blackburn.

20. At Cupar, William Ann Douglas, Efq; younger of Strathendry, to Mifs Rebecca Dalyell, daughter of the late John Dalyell, Efq; of Largo.

22. At London, Dr A. Coventry, Profeffor of Agriculture in the univerfity of Edinburgh, to Mifs Haftie, eldest daughter of James Haftie, Efq; of Great Portland-street.

24. At Kenfington-palace, London, the Marquis of Graham, only fon of the Duke of Montrofe, and joint Paymaster of his Majefty's forces, to the Rt Hon. Lady Caroline Montagu, daughter to the late, and fifter to the prefent Duke of Manchester.

27. At Glasgow, John Spence Monroe, Efq; merchant, to Mifs Margaret Robertfon, daughter of John Robertfon, Efq; merchant in that city.

28. Mr James Jackfon, merchant in Edinburgh, to Mifs Gourlay, daughter of Mr James Gourlay, merchant in Kirkaldy.

29. At Edinburgh, Mr Dugald Stewart, Profeffor of Moral Philofophy in the univerfity of Edinburgh, to Mifs Helen D'Arcy Cranftoun, daughter of the late Hon. George Cranftoun.

Lately, at Edinburgh, Capt. David Philp of Byrehills, to Mifs Armit, daughter of Robert Armit, Efq; of Pollduff.

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7. At London, Lady Louifa Macdonald, of a daughter.

9. At Edinburgh, Mrs Drummond of Stragaith, of a daughter.

24. At Barrogill Caftle, the Rt Hon. the Countess of Caithness, of a fon.

28. Mrs Hay of Mountblairy, of a daughter. 30. At St Germains, Mrs Anderson of St Germains, of a daughter.

31. At Edinburgh, Lady Madelina Sinclair, of a fon.

DEATH S.

Sept. 1789. At Calcutta, Mr James Trotter, youngest fon of Thomas Trotter, Esq; of Mortonhall.

April 13. 1790. At Quebec, Allan Macdonald, Efq; late Captain in 84th foot.

May 10. At Kirkaldy, Mr John Loch, of the customs.

18. At Charlestown, William Drayton, Efq; formerly Chief Juftice of his Majefty's province of Eaft Florida, but who, fome fhort time fince, had been appointed by the American Congrefs to be District Judge of South Carolina, one of the newly created offices.

29. At Brooklyn, in America, in his 734 year, Ifrael Putnam, Efq; Major-General of the late Continental army.

June 21. At Polquhairn, Adam Crawfurd Newall, Efq; of Polquhairn.

22. At Loudon Caftle, Count Hendrey, a native of France.

26. At Glafgow, Mrs Alexis Snodgrafs, spouse to Mr James Jamieson, merchant.

27. The Rev. Mr Alexander Dun, minifter of Calder, in the 72d year of his age, and 44th of his ministry.

27. At Cupar, Mifs Skene, daughter of the late David Skene, Efq; of Pitlour.

27. At Leith, in her 90th year, Mrs Sime, relict of Mr John Sime fhip-builder. 29. At Barbeth, Mifs Macadam of Craigengillan.

30. At London, Maj.-Gen. William Roy, Deputy Quarter-mafter General of his Majefty's forces, Surveyor of the coafts and batteries, Colonel of the 30th foot, F. R. and A. S. S. He was tranfacting business at the war office till eight o'clock the preceding evening. While Colonel of artillery, he and his engineers, under Col. Watson, in the winter of 1746, made an actual furvey of Scotland, which goes under the name of the Duke of Cumberland's Map, on a very large fcale, moft accurately pointing out every the fmalleft fpot, with the Roman camps, &c. the original of which is in the Ordnance-office.

30. Suddenly, Mr Godfrey of Tamworth; whofe fortune became independent from his fhare of prize-money in the Spanish galleon, the Hermione.

Lately, at Cahir, county of Tipperary, in Ireland, Dominick Trant, Efq; brother-in

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