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He had been confined a year for 2001."; and not having the means to discharge his debts, he sank into lowness of spirits, which ended in apoplexy. He retired from the 46th regiment some time ago.

In Dublin, Major Conolly, late 34th regiment.

In Dublin, Capt. J. D. Blundell, late of R. Art.

SCOTLAND.-July 21. At Cambeltown, aged 20, Alexander, only son of Col. Sir A. Anderson, C.B., K.T.S.

July 28. At Warriston-house, near Edinburgh, aged 71, the widow of the celebrated philosopher, Dugald Stewart, who had survived her husband ten years. Mrs. Stewart was sister to the late Countess Purgstall, the subject of Captain Hall's "Schloss Hainfeld," and to Geo. Cranstoun, esq. advocate, now Lord Corehouse. She holds a high place among the authors of Scottish song.

In Fifeshire, Joseph Friskin, at the age, as is believed, of 112 years. This remarkable person was an African negro, the son and prospective heir of a chief. He uniformly stated that he was 20 years of age when he came to this country. He was domestic servant to Lord Lovat in 1745, and he gave a vivid description of the blockade of Edinburgh. He continued with Lady Lovat after the execution of her husband, then became a cook on board ship, and escaped from the Royal George when brave Kempenfelt went down, with twice 500 men," in 1782. He continued hale and vigorous until within a few months of his death, and his latter days were tended by the Makgills of Kemback, with whom he had lived as a domestic.

At Forfar, Capt. Nash, h. p. 46th regt. At Edinburgh, Lieut. Carfrae, late 6th Royal Vet. Batt.

Aug. 3. At Inverness, aged 43, H. Dixon, esq. of Astle, Cheshire.

EAST INDIES. At Bombay, Capt. Frederick M'Gillivray, of the engineer corps. The Governor in Council has expressed his sense of the loss of an officer equally remarkable for his scientific acquirements, his acquaintance with practical mechanics, and his devotion to the discharge of his public duties.

March 16. On his passage from India to the Cape, Col. Wm. Coward Faithfull, C.B. 17th Native Infantry; a native of Winchester. He was recently named in the Gazette to the brevet rank of Major-General. He had resided forty years in India.

April 25. At Benares, Major-General Clements Brown, C.B. Royal Artillery. Lately. At Bengal, Major Henry Andrews, 3rd light dragoons.

At Meerut, Bengal, Capt. Carmac, 3d regt.

At Bombay, Lieut. English, 6th regt. At the Cape of Good Hope, on passage from Ceylon, Major Ricketts, 58th regt.

WEST INDIES.-June 1. At Boteau, Dominica, aged 18, H. S. Elwin, eldest son of the Rev. T. H. Elwin, of East Barnet, Herts.

Aged 26, John Ford, esq. late of St. Petersburgh. With others, on board the sloop Careb, he met with his untimely end by the upsetting of the vessel off the island of St. Croix.

Drowned at Bermuda, Lieut. Borton, 30th regt.

Drowned off St. Domingo, Lieut. Fraser, 56th regt.

At the Havannah, Lieut. Winn, 1st West India regt.

At Barbadoes, Lieut. Carew, 1st West India regt.

ABROAD.-April 3. At St. Jago de Cuba, Dr. Antomarchi, the physician who followed Napoleon to St. Helena, and remained with him while he lived. Dr. A, arrived about three years since at New Orleans, from France, and afterwards travelled through Mexico. On his return to the United States he stopped at St. Jago de Cuba, to visit some relatives, where he fell a victim to the yellow fever.

April 14. Drowned, off Bona, near Tunis, aged 26, the Hon. Graham Hay St. Vincent de Ros Kinnaird, Lieut. R.N. commanding her Majesty's brig Rapid; brother to Lord Kinnaird. He was the second son of Charles 8th and late Lord Kinnaird, by Lady Olivia_Letitia Fitz Gerald, sister to the present Duke of Leinster. This very promising young officer had, under circumstances of considerable difficulty and danger, saved the lives of all his crew, when his ship was stranded on the coast of Tunis; and was unfortunately drowned by his boat upsetting in a heavy surf, when taking measures for getting her again on float. He had served for three years and a half in H. M. S. Despatch, the two last as First Lieutenant; and his merits had been noticed by the Commanders-in-chief Sir J. Rowley and Sir R. Stopford.

May 20. At Paris, Sir John Archibald Drummond Stewart, of Grantully and Logiealmond, co. Perth, the 6th Bart. He was the son and heir of Sir George Stewart, by Catharine dau. of John Drummond, of Logiealmond, esq. and succeeded to the title in 1837. He married, in 1832, Lady Jane Stewart, eldest dau. of the Earl of Moray; but, leaving no issue, is succeeded in his title by his next brother Capt. William Stewart.

May 29. Off Prince's Island, Coast of Africa, Lieut. William Dickey, R. N. commanding her Majesty's brigantine Waterwitch.

June 15. At Florence, Mademoiselle Blasis, an eminent vocalist.

June 21. At Alexandria, on his way home from Bombay, W. Grant, esq. Assistant Surgeon of her Majesty's 4th Light Dragoons, only son of the late Col. L. Grant, of Auchernick, Strathspey, N.B.

June 26. At Salamis, aged 16, Mr.
William F. Innes, midshipman of her
Majesty's ship Bellerophon.
July 3.

At Stamford, Upper Canada, in his 70th year, William Stewart, esq. late of Hammersmith, and of Inverkeithing, N. B.

July 10. At Coblentz, Catharine, wife of Capt. Robe, of Upper Grosvenor-st.

July 14. At Paris, aged 58, Benjamin Lester Lester, esq. for 26 years (1809 to 1815) the Representative of Poole in Parliament, during which time his attention to the interests of the town was such as to secure for him the respect of all parties. In politics he was a consistent and liberal Whig.

July 22. At Paris, David Burges, esq. of Leamington, late Capt. 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade.

July 24. At St. Germain-en-Laye,
Harry Mount, esq.
July 26.

At his country seat at Bernstorff, near Copenhagen, aged 78, Christopher MacEvoy, esq.

BILL OF MORTALITY, from July 31 to Aug. 21, 1838.

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AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, by which the Duty is regulated, Aug. 24.

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PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW, Aug. 25.

Smithfield, Hay, 57. 5s. to 57. 15s.—Straw, 21. 2s. to 21. 5s.—Clover, 5l. 15s. to 61.68.

SMITHFIELD, Aug. 24. To sink the Offal-per stone of 8lbs.

Beef................. .3s. 4d. to 4s.

Mutton

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Lamb..... .4s. 8d. to 5s. 4d. Head of Cattle at Market, Aug. 24. Beasts 722 Sheep & Lambs 9,600 COAL MARKET, Aug. 27.

Calves 420
Pigs 480

Walls Ends, from 19s. Od. to 23s. 9d. per ton. Other sorts from 17s. Od. to 25s. Od. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 51s. 6d. Yellow Russia, 48s. 3d. CANDLES, 7s. 6d. per doz. Moulds, 9s. Od.

PRICES OF SHARES.

At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers,

23, Change Alley, Cornhill.

Grand Junction,

Birmingham Canal, 221. Ellesmere and Chester, 80. 200.-Kennet and Avon, 264.Leeds and Liverpool, 670.- Regent's, 164. -Rochdale, 104.--London Dock Stock, 60.-St. Katharine's, 106.--East and West India, 108.-Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 200.- Grand Junction Water Works, 62.- -West Middlesex, 95.- -Globe Insurance, 1434.Guardian, 35.—Hope, 54. - Chartered Gas, 544.- -Imperial Gas, 494.Phoenix Gas, 221. -Independent Gas, 48.- General United Gas, 29.Land Company, 29.- -Reversionary Interest, 133.

For Prices of all other Shares inquire as above.

Canada

METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND.
From July 26, to August 25, 1838, both inclusive.

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J. J. ARNULL, Stock Broker, 1, Bank Buildings, Cornhill,
late RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and ARNULL.

J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, 25, PARLIAMENT-STREET.

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