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1845 The Galloway Advertiser and Free Press

Birth, Marriage and Death Records Transcribed by Diana Henry and Robert Wells

2nd January 1845 (Week 1)

BIRTHS

At Lamblock House, parish of , on the 22d ult., Mrs M'Millan, of a son. At , on the 27th ult., the wife of Mr John Galloway, shoemaker, of a daughter. At Dalry, on the 26th ult., Mrs James M'Cosh, of a son. At Craigie, on the 27th ult., Mrs James Sinclair, of a son. At Wheeb, Colmonell, on the 24th ult. the wife of Mr Hugh M'Creath, of a daughter. At Daltangan, Colmonell, on the 28th ult., the wife of Mr Henry Thornton, of a daughter. At Enochmill, by Carronbridge, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr William Kerr, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Garliestown, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. Mr Sloan, Mr Joseph Bone, mariner, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr John Cochrane, Garliestown. At Ayr, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. John Robertson, of the Original Secession Church, Mr Andrew Paterson, late of Albrighton, Wolverhampton, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr John Paterson, leather- merchant, Mill Street. At Galston, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Dr Stirling, Mr Andrew Dudgeon Pringle, painter to her Majesty, , to Jessie, eldest daughter of Mr Wood, butler to Captain A. D. Tait, Milrig. At Millport, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Mr Marshall, Mr Alexander Hunter, merchant, to Janet, daughter of Mr William Porterfield. At Maybole, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. A. Thomson, John Muir, Esq., merchant, Glasgow, to Jessie, daughter of Alexander Muir, Esq., merchant. At Strontian, Argyllshire, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Collin M'Vean, Mr John M'Laren, Camusine, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr James Andrews, senior, Newton-Stewart. At Barloccow, Borgue, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. S. Smith, Mr James Sproat, Dunjarg, Crossmicahael, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr Samuel M'Monnies, farmer there. On the 20th ult., by the Rev. Mr Cowan, Kelton, Mr Adam Austin, miller, mill, to Miss Margaret Gracie, eldest daughter of Mr W. Gracie, grain-dealer, Castle-Douglas. At , on the 20th inst., Mr Crawfurd, Mr Edgar, Bowhouse, , to Miss Nicholas Kellock, Penpoint. At Wallacetown, Ayr, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. M Grant, Mr John Niven, farmer, Mahaar, Wigtownshire, to Janet, daughter of the late Mr M'Murtrie, Maybole.

DEATHS

At Girvan, on the 23d ult., Janet Jackson, relict of John M'Connel, Esq., cloth merchant, Girvan. At , on the 17th ult., Thomas, aged one year and ten months; and on the 22d ult., Alexander, aged four years, sons of Mr William Allardyce. At his residence, Georgetown, Demerara, on the 17th Nov. after a severe and protracted illness, Sir Michael M'Turk, Knight, a native of New Cumnock, . At Irvine, on the 28th ult., James eldest son of Mr G. Ramsay, grocer and spirit dealer, aged 24 years. At , on the 27th ult., Hugh Findlay, second son of Mr John Gemmill, cabinet maker. At Saltcoats, on the 21st ult., Mr John Hamilton, heddlemaker there. At Murrow's Park, Govan, on the 26th ult., Mr William Stewart, accountant, late of Ayr, aged 80. At Conheath House, on the 18th ult., James Connell, Esq., of Conheath. At Gateside Relief Manse, on the 25th ult., Mrs Anne Paterson Carson. At Thornhill, on the 20th ult., Charlotte Effingham, infant daughter of Mr John Webster, draper. At Respin, parish of , on the 25th ult, Mr Thomas M'Credie, at an advanced age. At Innerwell House, near Garliestown, on the 14th ult., Mr Aexander Porter, aged 21 years. At Bousack, parish of Urr, on the 21st ult., John Mlligan, aged 67 years. At his house, veterinary college, on the 22d ult., Mr John Dick.

9th January 1845 (Week 2)

BIRTHS

At Brockloch, on the 4th inst., Mrs William Boyd, of a son - being the third child within the last 12 months. At Knockgray House, parish of Carsphairn, on the 31st ult., Mrs Wallace, of twins, a son and daughter. At Lagwine, Carsphairn, on the 1st inst., Mrs Hunter, of a son. At Ayr, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr Daniel Taylor, of a son At Irongray Manse, on the 3d inst., Mrs Wilson, of a son. At Glenhill, on the 27th ult., Mrs Robert Cowan, of a daughter. At , on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr James Ball, shoemaker, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

Here, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. Mr Charles, of the Free Church, Mr Walter Murray, grocer, to Miss M'Dowall, eldest daughter of Mr H. M'Dowall, builder. At Dalmanoch, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. R. Hogarth, Mr Janes Osborne, farmer Cairnside, parish of , to Wilhelmina, only daughter of Mr William Drynan, farmer, Dalmanock. (It is gratifying to state that Mr Osborne has revived a good old custom, by inviting a large number of his friends and neighbours, on the evening of his marrige, to a splendid entertainment. - Cor. At Auchentibbert, parish of , on the 6th inst., by the Rev. J. J. Campbell, Mr Samuel Barclay, to Miss Mary Ann Flanagan. At Ardwell, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr M'Neil, Mr John Rennie, to Miss Jane Galloway. At Droughtag, , on the 26th ult., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr James M'Meckan, farmer, Milton, parish of , to Grace, eldest daughter of Mr Alex. Stewart, farmer, Droughtag. At , on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Robertson, of the Excise, to Miss Ann M'Crakan, daughter of the late John M'Crakan, of the Excise. At Dailly, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Mr Strong, Mr James Sloan, to Miss Jane Gray. At Poundland, parish of Colmonell, on the 31st ult., Mr John Fulton, Dailly, to Miss Mary M'Creadie, Poundland. At Killermont House, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. C. P. Miles, W. Graham, Esq., of Bombay, to Jane Catherine, youngest daughter of the late John Lowndes, Esq., At Liverpool, on the 1st inst. in St. Michael's Church, by license, by the Rev. Henry Carpenter, A.B., Mr D. M'Lachlan, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late Capt., David M'Dowall of . At , on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Dr Duncan, Mr Robert Lamb, baker, to Miss Black, English Street. At Annan, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. James Mouilaws, W. Sewell, Academy to Helen, 4th daughter of Mr Douglas Johnstone, Annan. At Martholm, parish of Langholm, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. Alex. Ross, Free Church, Mr John Little, Stannishwaterfoot, Westerkirk, to Miss Jane Beattie.

DEATHS

In Church Street, here, on the 7th inst., very suddenly, William Sprott, Esq., writer. At Edinburgh, on the 30th ult., after a short illness, Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr John M'Manus, printer, aged 18 years and 4 months. At Sandmill, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 30th ult., John, second son of Mr Andrew M'Master, farmer there. At Portwilliam, on the 22nd ult., Mr Archd. Johnstone, aged 56. At Wigtown, on the 29th ult., James M'Lelland, tailor, aged 21 years. At Creetown, on the 1st inst., at the advanced age of 94, Helen Graham, a native of Gretna, and relict of Wm. Dickson, formerly of Kirkliston, Cumberland. At Corseyard, Borgue, on the 4th inst., aged 85 Mrs Janet Henry, relict of Mr Samuel Brown, late farmer in Barmagachin - much respected. At Maxwelltown, on the 1st inst., Helen Anderson, wife of Mr John Corrie, shoemaker. At Ayr, on the 31st ult., Mr John Gemmell, parochial teacher. At Ayr, on the 28th ult., Mrs Brown, relict of Mr M. Brown, farmer, Craigiemains, aged 84. At Ayr, on the 6th inst., Mr John Paterson, leather merchant, aged 68. At Dalrymple, on the 5th inst., Elizabeth Drennan, after a lingering illness. At Bentpath, parish of Westerkirk, on the 1st inst., Mr Andrew Young, aged 90 years. At Langholm, on the 4th inst., Grizel Dalgleish, relict of Mr James Brown, farmer, Carlesgill, parish of Westerkirk, aged 80 years. At Knock, parish of Westerkirk, Helen Thomson, aged 88 years.

16th January 1845 (Week 3)

BIRTHS

At No 14, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, on the 8th inst., the Lady of Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, Bart., of a son. Here, on the11th inst., Mrs Alexander Small, of a daughter. At George Street, here, on the 2d inst., the wife of Mr Morrow, baker, of a daughter. At Clayhole, here, on the 7th inst., Mrs Alex Torrance, of a son. At Borland, Glenluce, on the 9th inst., Mrs M'Fadzean, of a son. At Markbrooms, Glenluce, on the14th inst., Mrs McCaa, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr Joseph Beck, coach-builder, of Dumfries, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 11th current, Mrs James Rennie, of the Plough Inn, of a daughter. At Wrightfield, near Ayr, on the 10th inst., Mrs Hugh Muir, of a son. At Kilmarnock, on the 12th inst., Mrs John Alexander, of a son. At Saltcoats, on the 11th inst., Mrs Hugh Aitken, of a son. At St. Cuthbert House, Catrine, on the 9th inst., Mrs David Murray, of a daughter. At Irvine, on the 7th inst., the wife of the Rev. John Leechman, of a son. At Edinburgh, on the 9th instant, Mrs Macdonald of Rammerscales, of a son. At Coleshill House, Berks, on the 3d inst., the Hon. Mrs Edward Pleydell Bouverie, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Path House, , on the 6th inst., by the Rev. John Walker, Mr Somers, Editor of the "Scottish Herald", to Miss Bell, daughter of Mr Bell, factor to Lady Heron Maxwell of Kirroughtree. At Mochrum Kirk, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Peter Milhench, to Jane, only daughter of Mr Hugh Ferguson. Upwards of 110 guests attended the wedding. At St. Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, on the 5th instant, Henry Haywood, Esq., Cheapside Mills, Manchester, and formerly of Gatehouse-of-Fleet, to Miss Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, Esq., architect, Gatehouse-of Fleet. At St. George's Church, Southwark, London, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. R.M. Marton, T. Weir, draper, Clapham, to Miss Janet M'Meeken, late of Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. At on the 8th instant, by the Rev. John Underwood, the Rev. John Donaldson, minister of Kirkconnell, Dumfries-shire, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late Rev. James Gordon, minister of Borgue. At , on the 7th inst., Mr David Marchbank, weaver, to Miss Grace Crosbie, daughter of Mr Robert Crosbie, miller, Moffat. At Girvan, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Jas. M'Master, Mr John M'Revie, wright, to Margaret Brown, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Brown, formerly in Snaid. At Muirburn, , on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Mr Douie, the Rev. David Arthur, of Knox's Free Church, Stewarson, to Miss Agnes, fourth daughter of Captain Morris of Muirhouse. At Glasgow, on the 7th inst., Captain Dugaid M'Fee, of the "Fidelity" of Saltcoats, to Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr Alexander Crawford, farmer, Drummadown, Island of Arran.

DEATHS

Here, on the 13th inst., in the house of his brother-in-law (James Stewart, St. John Street,) after a lingering illness of seven years, which he bore with great patience and resignation, David Biggam, aged 34 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 7th inst., William M'Michal, aged 87 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 8th inst., Thomas M'Adam, senior, aged 84 years. At Comloden Mill, Minnigaff, on Thursday, the 9th inst., George, youngest son of Mr Hammond, manufacturer. At Kirkowen, on the 31st ult., Agnes Clelland, aged 82 years. At Carsluith Cottage, parish of , on the 7th inst., very suddenly, John Armstrong, late teacher, Kirkdale. At Kirkcudbright, on the 8th instant, aged 66 years, Alice M'Knight Trumble, second daughter of the late Nathaniel M'Knight, merchant, of Everton, Liverpool. At High Creoch, parish of Girthon, on the 8th inst., after a long and protracted suffering, borne with much fortitude and resignation, Mrs Mary Bell, aged 64 years, spouse of Mr James M'Micken, farmer there. At Liverpool, on the 3d inst., Mrs Eliza Broadfoot, spouse to - Gladstone, Esq., wine and spirit merchant. At Mirzapore, on the 17th Nov. last, Mr Samuel Williamson, fourth son of the late Mr David Williamson, merchant, Dumfries. In St. David Street, Dumfries, on the 4th inst., in the 22d year of her age, Maryann Neilson, adopted daughter of Mrs Hume, - much respected by all that knew her. In High Street, Dumfries, on the 3d inst., Mary Thomson, relict of Mr , confectioner. At Dumfries, on the 7th inst., Mr Thomas Moffat, clogger, in his 74th year. Mr Moffat was for a long series of years a respected elder in the Relief Church, Dumfries. At Maxwelltown, on the 7th inst., aged 63, Mr John Corson, - much regretted by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. At , on the 5th inst., Mr Samuel Kerr, aged 63 years. At Ayr, on the 12th inst., William Thomas, aged 6 months, infant son of Mr William Craig, surgeon. At Ladybank, Ayr, on the 7th instant, Mrs Isabella Mitchell, relict of the Rev. Patrick Grant of Kirkmichael, and mother of the Rev. Wm. Grant, of the Ayr and Wallacetown Free Church. At Viewfield, near Mauchline, on the 5th inst., Robert Wodrow, Esq., in the 87th year of his age. At Galston, on the 12th instant, at the advanced age of 83, Janet Jamieson, relict of the Rev. William Willis, of Stirling, and at an earlier period, of Greenock. At Maybole, on the 6th current, Mr William Goudie, merchant in the 60th year of his age. At Mossend, parish of Coylton, on the 8th inst., Mary, aged 13, youngest daughter of the late Mr John Gray, farmer in Mains of Knockdon. At Symington, on the 3d instant, Mr John Carmichael, aged 83.

23rd January 1845 (Week 4)

BIRTHS

At , Kirkcolm, on the 21st inst., Mrs M'Crea, of a son. At New-Galloway, on the 13th inst., Mrs James Symth, of a son. At New-Galloway, on the 15th inst., Mrs R. Charter, of a son. At Killochy, parish of , on the 15th instant, Mrs Statforth, of a daughter. At Tarwilka, on the 15th inst., Mrs Sproat, of a son. At Girthon Manse, on the 17th instant, Mrs Murray, of a daughter. At Hollybush, on the 15th instant, Mrs Robert Farish, of a daughter. At Gateside, Closeburn, on the 11th inst., Mrs James Murdoch, of a son. At Gustrow, Cape of Good Hope, in October last, the lady of David Dow, Esq., of a daughter. At Troon, on the 14th inst., the lady of P. Cameron, Esq., banker, of a son. At Drumbemble, Campbelton, on the 16th inst., Mrs D. Lees, of a son. At 13, Mersey Street, Liverpool, on the 17th inst., Mrs A. Murray, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

Here, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. James Ferguson of Inch, Mr Thomas Rankin, jun., of the Farina Mill, to Miss Lupton, daughter of the late Mr Lupton, gamekeeper to the Earl of Stair. At Challoch, parish of Leswalt, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. T. B. Bell, Mr John M'Creadie, farmer, to Miss Agnes Mackie. At St. Helena, Glenluce, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr M'Dowall, John Bailey to Helen M'Kelvy. At Mansefield Place, Edinburgh, on the 14th instant, by the Right Rev. C. H. Terrot, D.D. Bishop of Edinburgh, William Stewart, Esq., of Shambelly, to Katherine, only daughter of John Hardie, Esq., At Linden Cottage, on the 15th inst., by the Very Rev. the Dean of Edinburgh, George Clerk Arbuthnot, Esq., of Mavisbank, to Caroline, youngest daughter of the late James Hay, Esq., of Collieprest, and the Right Hon. Lady Mary Hay. At Cumnock, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. R. Brown, Mr John Gibson, mason, Auchinleck, to Jane, 3d daughter of the late Mr George Wilson, Cumnock. At Dalry, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. John Duff, Mr Alex. Kerr, Western Bank, to Janet Kerr, daughter of Mr John Neilson, Kirkowen, Wigtownshire. At Carronbridge, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Mr Murray, Mr William Coltart, third son of John Coltart, Esq., Carronbank, to Miss Souter, of Carronbridge.

DEATHS

At Demerara, on the 6th December last, aged 35, Alex. Dalrymple, son of the late Alexander Dalrymple, tanner, Stranraer. At Sevral, parish of , on the 22d inst., Mr James M'Gaw, farmer there. At Drumore, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 9th inst., Janet, daughter of Mr Andrew M'Kie, retired coast officer there, aged 29 years. At Cairnpat, parish of , on the 11th inst., Elizabeth Ross, aged 87 years. At Belusky, parish of Colmonell, on the 18th inst., Sarah Biggam. At Roughal, Colmonell, on the 18th inst., suddenly, James only son of Mr Robert Milroy, aged 6 years. At Garthland Place, Paisley, on the 18th inst., Archd. Jamieson, Esq., in the 86th year of his age. At High Balcray, on the 8th inst., after a short illness, and in full possession of his mental faculties to the last, Mr George Broadfoot, farmer there, aged 93. At Killeran, parish of , on the 17th inst., aged 89 years, Mr Alexander Cowan formerly of Rushey Park, parish of Kirkmabreck. At Lochdoucan, parish of Kelton, on the 13th inst., Mrs Sarah Thomson, aged 88 years, widow of the late Mr W. Brown, farmer there. At Ringford, parish of , on the 15th inst., Mr Robert Anderson, for many years cooper there, aged 65. At London, on the 10th inst., Wm. Taylor, Esq., eldest son of the late Wm. Taylor Esq., of Holm. At Dumfries, on the 9th inst., Mr Charles Robb, cabinetmaker, aged 53 years. At Dumfries, on the 10th inst., Jane, wife of John Jackson, Esq., writer. At Bogrie, on the 18th inst., John Kirkpatrick, Esq., of Bogrie, in the 88th year of his age. At Newabbey, on the 12th inst., Catherine Walker, relict of Robert Walker, late of Dumfries, at the advanced age of 86. At , on the 10th inst., advanced in years, Mr Crichton, flesher. At his house, John's Place, Leith, on the 10th inst., in the 74th year of his age, George Dunlop, Esq., merchant, Leith, and distiller, East Linton. He was senior brother to the Rev. Walter, Dunlop, Dumfries. At Liverpool, on the 12th inst., at the house of her daughter (Mrs Woods), aged 84, Sarah, relict of Mr Alex. Maxwell, of Dumfries-shire and Isleman. At Jordon Street, Liverpool, on the 15th inst., Mary Halliday, relict of Mr Locke, grocer, Maxwelltown. At Madras, on the 26th August last, after a brief illness, of small-pox, Commissariat Sergeant David Manson, aged 47, a native of the parish of Borgue, near Kirkcudbright, who had been in the 3d Regiment of Royal Artillery for 19 years. At Blackburn Cottage, Ayr, on the 20th inst., Margaret, third daughter of James Paton, Esq., At Ayr, on the 19th inst., the wife of Mr John Dickie, cabinet-maker. At Maybole, on the 19th inst., Mr John Galloway, innkeeper - deeply regretted. At Whitevale, on the 10th inst., the Rev. W. Richardson, D.D., late minister of the parish of Inchinnan.

30th January 1845 (Week 5)

BIRTHS

At Castle Street, here, on the 29th instant, the wife of Mr Murdoch, grocer, of a son. At Castle Street, here, on the 28th instant, the wife of Mr David Warren upholsterer, of a son. At Dumbay, on the 29th inst., Mrs Bowie, of a daughter. At Largs, Leswalt, on the 26th instant, Mrs Adair, of a son. At Dumfries, on the 22d instant, Mrs Thomas Kerr, flesher, of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 21st current, the wife of Corporal Wm. Paterson, of a daughter. At Gateside, , on the 22d inst., Mrs James Moffat of a daughter. At the Parish School-house, Annan, on the 13th instant, Mrs Geo. Herbertson, of a son. At Saltcoats, on the 18th instant, the wife of Mr Neil Shaw, schoolmaster, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Midkelton, parish of Kelton, on the 27th inst., by the Rev. John Strain, , Mr John Hart, draper, Dublin, to Nicholas, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Rigg, farmer. At Dumfries, on the 24th instant, by the Rev. J. M'Kenzie, Mr Samuel Black, merchant, Liverpool, to Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert Riddick, soap manufacturer, Dumfries. At Little Carco, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Mr Croom, Sanquhar, Mr David Corson, farmer, Auchilanan, Argyllshire, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Hislop, farmer, Carco of Kirkconnell. At Tavistock, Devonshire, on the18th inst., by the Rev. Mr Rich, Mr John Nelson, tea-dealer, to Grace, second daughter of the late Mr Harvey, farmer, Higher Dimsare, Culstock, Cornwall. At All Saints' Church, Birmingham, by the Rev. Mr Mousley, Archibald Forsyth, Esq., draper, Birmingham, and youngest son of Archibald Forsyth, Esq., Corwarrhill, by Newton-Stewart, to Janet, eldest daughter of William Mardoch, Esq., Websterleggat, by New Galloway. At Ayr, on the 17th inst., Mr Donald Allan, to Isabella, eldest daughter of the late Deacon Miller. At , on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Mr Mathew, John Boyd, Kilmaurs, to Janet, sixth daughter of Mr Robert Steel. At the parish of Straiton, on the 23d inst., by the Rev. John Blair, Mr William Garran, Little Shalloch, to Miss Janet Stevenson, Nether Berbeth.

DEATHS

At Balyett, parish of Inch, on the 26th instant, Mrs Bowie. At Borland, Glenluce, on the 26th inst., Mr Robert M'Chlery, aged 72. At Glenluce, on the 22d inst., of typhus fever, Mrs Wm. Carson. At English Street, Dumfries, on the 29th inst., Alexander, son of Mr Alex. M'Kinlay, aged one year and four months. At Dumfries, on the 18th inst., of consumption, Matthew Russell, upholsterer, aged 23 years. At Castle-Douglas, on the 21st instant, Margaret Rigg, aged 24 years, the beloved wife of Thomas Stitt, draper. At Bargally, on the 18th inst., aged 19 years, Elizabeth, daughter of William Muir, gardener. At Guard's Mill, on the 24th instant, very suddenly, Mr John Little, much regretted. At Windsor, on the 16th curt., in the 45th year of her age, Mrs Janet Sinclair, wife of Mr John Candlish, draper, Windsor, and daughter of the late Mr John Sinclair, New-Galloway. At Glasgow, on the 21st inst., Christina Bell, aged 23 years, wife of Mr Wm. Coupland, hair-dresser. At Ballochmyle, on the 22d instant, Claud Alexander, Esq., of Ballochmyle. At Nethertown of Crange, parish of Urr, on the 15th curt., Wm. Thomson, Esq., aged 44 years. At Kirkconnel Village, on the 20th inst., Mr Archibald Shankland, late shepherd, Kelloside, at an advanced age. At Galston, Ayrshire, on the 19th inst., after a lingering illness, Dr George Hamilton. At Great King Street, Edinburgh on the 21st instant, Janet Margaret, youngest daughter of Sir Wm. Hamilton, Bart. At Girvan, on the 21st inst., Mr John M'Call, aged 83, a native of Glasgow. At Assifauld, Dalry, on the 14th inst., Mr John Craig, mill-wright, aged 90 years, formerly proprietor of Broomhill, . At Grenada, West Indies, on the 21st December last, Francis Proby Stewart Mackenzie, Lieutenant, 71st Highland Light Infantry, and Fort-Adjutant there, second son of the late Right Hon. J. A. Stewart Mackenzie. At Knockshiffnock, parish of Ochiltree, on the 25th curt., William Guthrie, in his 4th year, eldest son of Mr Wm. Guthrie, farmer there.

6th February 1845 (Week 6)

BIRTHS

At Blairbuy, on the 3d inst., Mrs Gifford, of a son. At Hanover Street, here, on the 30th ult., Mrs M'Lelland, of a son. At Whitecairn, parish of Colmonell, on the 27th ult., Mrs Alexander M'Creath, of a daughter. At Daltangan, parish of Colmonell, on the 29th ult., the wife of Mr James Gordon, of a son. At Corwarmains, parish of Colmonell, on the 29th ult., the wife of Mr Stephen Rowan, of a daughter. At Blackwood House, on the 29th ult., Mrs Bradshaw Smith, of a daughter. At Threave Mains, , on the 29th ult., Mrs Gordon, of a daughter. At 21, Walton Place, Oxford, on the 26th ult., Mrs W. Jardine, of a son. At Dumfries, on the 10th ult., Mrs Wm. Neilson, of a daughter. At Ayr, on Monday, Mrs W.B. Cuthbertson, of a daughter. At Ayr, on the 26th ult., the wife of Mr David Mills, bookseller, of a son. At Largs, on the 31st ult., Mrs John Morris, of a son. At Drumskeog, Mochrum, on the 26th ult., Mrs William M'Lymont, of a daughter. At Baldovan House, on the 25th ult., the Lady Jane Ogilvy, of a daughter. At St. George's Place, London, on the 25th ult., Lady Ernest Bruce, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Bridgebank, parish of Inch, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. Mr Smellie, Peter Blain, farmer, Innermessan, to Janet, youngest daughter of Mr William Wylie, farmer, Bridgebank. At Barfill, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Dr. Inglis, Lochrutton, Mr David Smith, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr James Tait, farmer there. At the Banks of Kirkconnel, Troqueer, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Walter M'Farlane, Mr Samuel Cochrane, Kirkcudbright, to Helen, youngest daughter of Mr James White, wood-forester. At Eastriggs, parish of , on the 27th ult., by the Rev. John Anderson, Mr George Swallow, cattle- dealer, to Martha, second daughter of Mr John Crone, farmer. At Langholm Distillery, on the 31st ult., Mr John Bell, eldest son of Mr Andrew Bell, to Miss Jane, daughter of Mr Robert Campbell, Langholm Distillery. At Eldrig Village, Mochrum, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr James Bell to Miss Jane M'Kenzie. At Glasgow, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. R. Houston, Gorbals, Mr John Brown, Carmilly, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr John Roddie, Corner-house, Stranraer. On the 29th ult., in the parish church, Belfast, by license, John Hudson Farrar, of the firm of Vuit & Farrar, Sunderland, and eldest son of the Rev. A.E. Farrar, Liverpool, to Anna, youngest daughter of Samuel Johnston, Esq., Belfast. At Carnochan, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Samuel Blair of Wallacetown, Mr Andrew Nicol, wine merchant, Ayr, to Mary, eldest daughter of James Baillie, Esq.

DEATHS

At Glenluce, on the 2d inst., James M'Guire. At Dumfries, on the 29th ult., aged 78, Jane Goodfellow, relict of Peter Gibb, Esq. At Dumfries, on the 3d inst., William, infant son of Mr Wm. Wright, provision dealer. At Maxwelltown, on the 27th ult., aged 24 years, Margaret, the wife of Mr J. W. Guilmette, chemist and druggist, after a brief and severe illness. At St. Petersburg, on the 4th ult., John Lidderdale, Esq. At Dalbeattie, on the 26th ult., MaryAnn, only daughter of Capt. Charles Riddick, aged 14 years. A Hetlandhill, parish of Dalton, on the 30th ult., Mr Charles Paterson, farmer there aged 64. At Meikle Cloake, Southwick, on the 28th ult., Margaret, wife of Mr William Lowden. At Annan, on the 27th ult., Mr W. Smith, Greenbank, at an adavanced age. At Kirkcudbright, on the 30th ult., Ann, relict of the late James Campbell, Barncrosh. At Gatehouse, on the 27th ult., aged 80 years, Mr Alex. M'Clure, who for nearly the whole of that lengthened period resided in the parish of Girthon, where he was born. At Port-Logan, on the 22d ult., Mary Palmer, aged 21 years. At Drumore, Kirkmaiden, on the 18th ult., Agnes Carmichael, wife of Mr Peter Jamieson, advanced in years. At Whithorn, on the 27th ult., John Hathorn, Commercial Inn, aged 64 years. At Port-Glasgow, on the 3d inst., Mr Jas. Kerr, comptroller of customs.

13th February 1845 (Week 7)

BIRTHS

At Culhorn Lodge, on the 31st ult., Mrs Drynan, of a son. At South Cairn, on the 12th inst., Mrs James Kennedy, of a son. At Low Ardwell, on the 7th inst., Mrs M'Crea, of a daughter. At Low Ardwell, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr George M'Gill, farmer, of a son. At Castle-Douglas, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr Dobie, ironmonger, of a daughter. At Woodhead Lead Mines, parish of Carsphairn, on the 3d inst., Mrs Allan Whitefield, of a son. At Ayr, on the 6th instant, Mrs Shaw, of a daughter. At Auchans, parish of Dundonald, on the 4th instant, Mrs John Gilchrist jun., of a son. At Ardrossan, on the 3d instant, Mrs Joseph M'Clymont, of a son. At Ardrossan, on the 2d instant, Mrs David Alexander, of a son. At Crosshill, Cumnock, on the1st inst., Mrs Mitchell, of a son. At Dalrymple Street, Girvan, on the 3d instant, Mrs John M'Corrie, of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 4th inst., Mrs George T. M'Minn, of a daughter. At Manse, on the 5th inst., Mrs Marjoribanks, of a daughter. At Belgrave Square, London, on Friday last, Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose, of a son and heir.

MARRIAGES

At the house of Mr Burnside, Castle-Douglas, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. George Brown, of the Free Church there, Francis Decimus Thompson Esq., surgeon, Sunderland, to Miss Susan Hamilton Ainslie. At Holms-of-Calf, Dalry, on the 31st ult., Mr John Stevenson, tilemaker, Kilwinning, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Craig, farmer, there. At Hill, parish of Craigie, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Robert Inglis, Mr Hugh Nisbet, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr John Lambie, Hill. At Monteith Row, Glasgow, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Mr Runciman of St. Andrew's, Robert Hedderwick, Esq., to Anna Mary Walker, daughter of the late Thos. Hunter, Esq., Dumfries. At Garliestown, on the Thursday the 6th curt., Captain William Martin, of the brig James Orr, to Mary, daughter of Capt. James Bryce. At Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, on the Monday the 3d inst., by the Rev. James Slade, M.A. Vicar, John George Burgess, eldest son of George Burgess, Esq., Pedley House, Warford, Cheshire, to Caroline, youngest daughter of Mr James Millar, of Park Street, Little Bolton, Lancashire. At Colchester, Essex, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Joseph Harrick, Mr William Halliday, draper and tea dealer, to Miss Jane Maitland Gass, fourth daughter of Mr William Gass, Goldilea.

DEATHS

Here, at Hanover Street, on the 10th inst., Archibald, infant son of Mr James M'Queen. At Wigtown, on the 11th inst., John Beddie, Esq., writer. At Dumfries, on the 5th current, Helen Lawson, spouse of Mr Joseph Ferguson, grocer, aged 80 years - deeply regretted. At Parkburn, , on the 3d curt., Mr Joseph Harkness, farmer, advanced in years. At Langholm, on the 6th curt, the Rev. Mr Dobie, minister of the Secession church, there. The loss of such a pastor will be greatly felt, both by his family and by his congregation, as well as society in general. At Annandale Lodge, Camberwell, on the 28th ultimo, John Hope Johnston, Esq., aged 48. At Dalzell House, Lanarkshire, on the 30th ultimo, Caroline Katherine, only daughter of the Hon. William Erskine Cochrane, and niece to the Earl of Dundonald. At Bayswater, near London, on the 2d curt, John H. Fergusson, Esq of Trochraigue, in the 75th year of his age. At the Chateau de Bilheres, near Pau, in the south of France, on the 27th ult, Robert Glasgow, Esq., of . Suddenly, at Dalrymple, on the 31st ult., Mr Henry Symington, innkeeper, aged 55 years. At Dundonald, on the 2d inst., Mr Peter Orr, weaver, in the 96th year of his age. At Mannerheads, parish of , on the 3d instant, Hugh only son of Mr John Young, farmer. Drowned, at Dixon's Pond, Glasgow, while skating, on the 1st inst., John Murdoch, son of the late Mr James Murdoch, writer, Kilmarnock, and David Wallace, Maybole. At Bigg, parish of Ardrossan, on the 4th instant, Hugh, aged 5 years, youngest son of Mr Alex. Stirratt, farmer, there. At Saltcoats, on the 5th inst., Helen, second daughter of Mr John How, cloth merchant, there.

20th February 1845 (Week 8)

BIRTHS

Here, at the King's Arms Inn, on the 15th instant, Mrs Hugh Findlay, of a daughter. Here, at Trade Street, on the 1(-)th [figure is indistinct] instant, Mrs Peter M'Master, of a son. Here, at Sun Street, on the 10th instant, Mrs Peter Harries, of a son. At Whithorn, on the 8th inst., Mrs Carter, of daughter. At Munches, on the 16th inst., the lady of Wellwood Maxwell, Esq., of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 17th inst., the wife of Mr James Halliday, ironmonger, of a son. At the Union Bank of , Galston, on the 11th instant, the wife of John Hendrie, Esq., of a daughter. At Galston, on the 11th instant, Mrs John Abbot, of a daughter. At Ochiltree, on the 14th instant, Mrs John Tenant, of a daughter. At Barrhil, on the 15th inst., Mrs Armstrong, of a son.

MARRIAGES

Here, at Neptune Street, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Mr Charles, Mr John M'Kie, mason, to Miss Margaret Young, only daughter of Mr William Young, mason. At Cairngaan, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Walter Welsh, Captain Archibald M'Leod, of the Liverpool trader Amethyst to Esther, third daughter of Mr Robert Harvie, farmer, Leswalt. At St. Peter's Church, Liverpool, on the 11th inst., Mrs James M'Gowan, master of the smack Jane of Kirkcudbright, to Margaret, daughter of Thos. Anderson, blacksmith, Kirkcudbright. At Annan, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. James Dobie, Mr Joseph Woff, cabinetmaker, Buenos Ayres, to Miss E. Oliver, Ednam Street. At Midsands Cottage, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. Robert Renwick, Mr Andrew Glass, clothier, to Jane only daughter of Andrew Cowan, Esq., Midsands. At Troon, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. J. Fleming, Thomas Thorburn, Esq., Glasgow, to Miss F.A. Colvin, daughter of J. Colvin, Esq., agent, Troon. At Kilmarnock, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. R. Macindoe, Mr James Brown, banker, Dumbarton, to Grace Blackwood, only daughter of the late Robert Osborne. At Altonhill, parish of Kilmaurs, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. J. B. Hamilton, Kilmarnock, Patrick Dunlop, Esq., to Janet, daughter of the late Mr Cuthbertson, farmer, Toponthank.

DEATHS

Here, at Greenvale Street, on the 17th instant, Charlotte Kerr, wife of the Rev. John M'Gregor, aged 36. At Arvie Farm, Hinchinbrook, Upper Canada, on the 4th January, Mr William Kerr, a native of this place, and only remaining son of the late Baillie John Kerr, aged 70 years. At Tontine, Sun Street, on the 13th instant, William M'Master, wood-merchant. At Hillhead, Stranraer, on the 16th inst., Mrs George Thompson, aged 42. At Glenluce, on the 10th instant, Mr John Russell, pensioner, aged 57 years. He was one of the veterans who fought at Saragossa and Waterloo. At Wigtown, on the 15th inst., Miss Janet Kevan, teacher of the Charity School. At Creetown, parish of Kirkmabreck, John M'Creath, aged 50 years. At Borgue Kirk Village, on the 13th inst., after a short illness, aged 74, William Fulton, carrier, between that place, Kirkcudbright, and Gatehouse. At Dumfries, on the 10th inst., aged 85, Mr R.Grainger, china merchant, and late Convener of the Trades. At Edinburgh, on the 6th inst., Miss Isabella Muter, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Muter, D.D. of St. Michael's Church, Dumfries. At Hunmantoo Ghaut, Esq., East Indies, on the 10th Dec., last, of wounds received the day before, in defence of an advanced post of the army under his charge, Lieut. Alex P. Barker, third son of the late respected John Barker, Esq., agent for the Bank of Scotland at Dumfries. At Hannay, parish of Cummertreees, on the 14th inst., of lockjaw, David Chalmers, farmer. At Leamington, on the 12th instant, General Matthew Sharpe, of Hoddam. At Barbae, parish of Colmonell, on the 11th instant, John M'Geoch, Esq., aged 57 years. Suddenly, at the Manse of Poundland, parish of Colmonell, on the 15th inst., the Rev. John West, minister of the Reformed Presbyterian congregation there. He had travelled full two miles from his own house to meet the funeral of Mr M'Geoch, and accompanied it until he arrived opposite his own house, where he left it, owing to the indisposition of Mrs West. He was then in his usual state of health, took dinner, and a little after found himself rather uneasy; he complained of thirst, had a glass of porter brought to him, and took a little of it, but still he became more uneasy; he then went to bed, but could find no ease; he rose, took his chair, and in a short time breathed his last without a struggle. So short was the time, that before the foremost of the people had returned from the churchyard - a distance of about two miles - this respected servant of the Lord was no more. At his residence, Fletcher Street, Liverpool, on the 12th instant, Mr David Rew, of Montrose, aged 36 years. At Cheapside, Kilmarnock, on the 13th instant, Mr John Bowie, grocer, aged 57 years. At Troon, on the 7th instant, Rebecca Montgomery, aged 100 years, wife of Mr Andrew Logan.

27th February 1845 (Week 9)

BIRTHS

At Hanover Street, here, on the 24th inst., Mrs Alex. Mackie of a son. At Glenluce, on the 16th inst., the wife of Mr Davis, officer of excise, of a son. At M'Culloch's Place, here, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr James Wallace, teacher, of a son. At the Manse, Portpatrick, on the13th inst., the lady of the Rev. Stephen Balmer, of a daughter. At Belusky, parish of Colmonell, on the 26th inst., Mrs William Kencassel, of a daughter. At Portland Villa, Troon, on the 22nd inst., the lady of Captain Maynard, R.N. of a son. which only survived a few hours. At Ayr, on the 20th inst., Mrs D. Murray, of a daughter. At Haslar, on the 20th inst., the wife of Dr Richardson, Inspector of Hospitals, of a son. At Braefoot, Balmaghie, on the 18th inst., Mrs Ross, of a daughter. At Kelton Manse, on the 17th inst., Mrs Cowan, of a daughter. At English Street, Dumfries, on the 19th inst., Mrs Jas. Henderson, of a son. At Tulliallan Manse, on the 14th inst., Mrs Monilaws, of a daughter. At Flinder's Island, Van Dieman's Land, on the 21st of July last, the wife of Joseph Milligan, M.D. J.P. Commandant, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Torhouse, parish of Wigtown, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Alex. Wylie, farmer in Culreoch, to Jane, third daughter of the late Mr Campbell, farmer, Camford. At Gatehouse, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. George Murray of Girthon, William M'Quie, Mariner, to Joan, eldest daughter of Mr John Cunningham, joiner there. At Ayr, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. Robert Renwick, Mr J. H. Donnan, of the Greenock Observer to Janet, youngest daughter of Mr Robert M'Lauchlan, architect. At Auchans, Dundonald, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. Mr Willison, Mr Daniel Goldie, to Miss Isobel, eldest daughter of Mr John Gilchrist. At Edinburgh, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. William Nisbet, of the Canongate Free Church, William Laidlaw, Esq., sen., manufacturer, Hawick, to Jane Waldie, relict of the late Mr Robert Rutherford, builder, Hawick. At Edinburgh, on the 19th inst by the Rev. Dr. Muir, the Hon. Augustus George Frederick Jocelyn, Captain in her Majesty's Carabineers, son of the late, and brother of the present Earl of Roden, to Cecilia, second daughter of Major-General Sir Neil Douglas, K.C. B. & K.C.H., Commanding her Majesty's Forces in North Britain.

DEATHS

At Culhorn Mains, yesterday, at 10 o'clock, after a very short illness, aged 22, Janet, eldest daughter of Abram Gordon. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm on the Sabbath last, Agnes Robertson, daughter of the late Mr John Robertson, merchant there, aged 50 years. At Barrhill, suddenly, on the 24th instant, ______, youngest son of Gilbert Kennedy. [name not entered] At , on Tuesday last, in childbed, Jess M'Guffie, wife of John Johnson, innkeeper. At Glenluce, on the 21st inst., Miss Elizabeth M'Camon, aged 49, much and justly regretted. At Edinburgh, on the 13th inst., Miss Ann Bell, late of Dunabie, Dumfries-shire. A Somerset Place, Glasgow, on the 9th inst., Marion M'Gill, wife of the Rev. Peter Macmorland. At Green of Kirkconnel, on the 11th inst., Ann, second daughter of the late Mr John Mitchel, schoolmaster, aged 71 years. At Lochmaben, on the 18th inst., Mr Francis Irving Hetherington aged 23 years - much regretted. At Annan, on the 16th inst., Mr Joseph Thwaites, late of Penrith, aged 58 years. At Newhouse of Locharthur, on the 7th inst., Jean M'Lean, aged 76, relict of James Fergusson. Suddenly, at Newton-Stewart, on the evening of the 21st inst., John Sinclair, Esq., deservedly regretted. At Fleet Street, Gatehouse, on the 22nd inst., in the 29th year of her age, Agnes Kinnell, wife of James Lourie, and second daughter of the late William Kinnell, mason there - much regretted. At Langholm, on the 13th inst., Mrs Robert Tedcastle, aged 45 years - after a tedious and painful illness. At Langholm, on the 16th inst., James Telford, of Broomicknowe, Cannobie, in the prime of life, after a brief and extremely painful illness. At Chapelknowe, Cannobie, on the 14th inst., Mr James Dickson, farmer there, advanced in years - much respected, and deeply regretted. At Castle-Douglas, on the 12th inst., Mrs Sproat, late of the King's Arms Inn, there. At Flinder's Island, on the 31st July, Eliza, the wife of Joseph Milligan, M.D. J.P. aged 18 years, daughter of the late W. E. Lawrence, Esq., M.C.L. - deeply regretted. At Rosebank, on the 14th inst., Lady Wedderburn, wife of Sir David Wedderburn, Bart. At Overmills, on the 18th inst., Ann, daughter of Mr Robert Austin. At Dumfries, on the 22nd inst., Miss Jean Lang, third daughter of Mr John Lang, wright, Ayr. At Dalrymple, on the 18th inst., Janet Jamieson, wife of Mr David Bailie, aged 76. At Ardrossan, on the 22nd inst., Mr David Hendry, engineer, in the 79th year of his age. At Poundland, parish of Colmonell, on the 22d inst., Mrs West, widow of the Rev. John West, minister there. Drowned, on Lake Huron, Upper Canada, on the 12th Nov., Ronald Good, and Wm. Goodin, Esq., son and son-in-law of the late Duncan Good, merchant, Ayr.

6th March 1845 (Week 10)

BIRTHS

At Cairngaan, prish of Kirkmiden, on the 27th ult., Mrs James Shaw, of a son. At Glenluce, on the 27th ult, the wife of Mr James Carson, shoemaker, of twin daughters. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 22d ult., the wife of Mr John M'Camon, ploughman, of a son. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 23ult., the wife of Mr Hugh Muir, carrier, of a daughter. At Cheltenham, on the 27th ult., Mrs John Hall, of Mollance, of a son. At Ardrossan, on the 28th ult., Mrs Captain Blackly, of a son, At Templeton, parish of Dundonald, on the 28th ult., Mrs Muir, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Gatehouse, on the 25th ult., by the Rev. James Falconer, of the United Associate Synod there, Mr Thomas Dun, printer, Glasgow, to Mary, sister of the Rev. Mr Falconer aforesaid. At Low Skeog, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. C. Nicholson, Mr James M'Monies, merchant, Liverpool, to Jess, third daughter of the late Mr John Martin. At Lochmaben, on the 22d ult., Mr John Maxwell, artist, to Mary, daughter of John Hunter, Esq., Morton Mill, parish of Morton. At Irvine, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Andrew Brown, Mr John Gilmour, to Miss Elizabeth Watt, youngest daughter of Mr John Watt, watchmaker, Irvine. At Friars' Croft, Irvine, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. A. Brown, Captain R. Sclater, of the brig Czar of Glasgow, to Elizabeth, second daughter of John Millar, Esq.,

DEATHS

Here, very suddenly, on the 26th ult., Margaret Stewart, wife of the Rev. David Wilson, Minister of Stranraer. At Kirkcolm Manse, on the 27th ult., the Rev. Mr William Rose. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm on the 2d inst., Mary M'Meikan, relict of Mr William Wallace, mason there. At Glenluce, on the 1st inst., Widow M'Millan, advanced in life; and two days previously, her daughter Janet - both of fever. At Gatehouse, on the 27th ult., very suddenly, Anne Bell, aged 61 years, wife of James Maxwell, pensioner there. At Girvan, on the 20th ult., of consumption, Alexander Thomson, ony son of the deceased Rev. Mr Thomson, Secession minister, Girvan. At Brandon, State of Michigan, North America, on the 16th of May last, Mr David Galloway, late of Colmonell, Ayrshire. At Holmes House, on the 2d instant, Mrs Fairlie, of Williamsfield, relict of William Fairlie, Esq., of Calcutta. At Albany Place, near Dumfries, on the 22nd ult., Mrs Elizabeth Harley Cunningham, the venerable and much respected mother of the late Allan Cunningham, the celebrated poet and sculptor. At Milnehead, Kirkmahoe, on the 18th ultimo, Master Tom Gibson, aged 17 - much regretted. At 44, Queen Street, Edinburgh, on the 26th ultimo, Patrick Miller , Esq., late of Dalswinton. At Havre, on the 22d ult., Janet Stodart, relict of John Kirkpatrick, Esq., late of Conheath. At Rome, on the 15th ult., in his 21st year, Lieutenant George Melville Johnston, of the 12th Regiment of Foot, son of the late William Johnston, Esq., of Garroch. At 28 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, on the 19th ultimo, Mrs Elizabeth Carmichael, wife of James Tytler, of Woodhouselee, Esq., Crown Agent.

13th March 1845 (Week 11)

BIRTHS

At Stewarton, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 11th instant, Mrs M'Credie, of a daughter. At Sandhead, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 6th instant, Mrs Sloan, of a daughter. At Doulach, parish of Leswalt, on the 5th inst., Mrs Milvain, of a daughter. At Whitefield, parish of , on the 26th ult., Mrs Peter M'Culloch, of a daughter. At Ayr, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr Patrick Harvey, of a son. At Newton Terrace, Ayr, on the 9th inst., Mrs James Walker, of a son. At Gillesbie House, on the 5th inst., Mrs Rogerson, of Wamphray, of a son. At Kirkpatrick-Durham on the 9th instant, Mrs Alex Dirom Scott, of a son. At Culreoch parish of Girthon, on the 6th inst., Mrs M'Clymont, of a son. At Dalleagles, on the 3d inst., the wife of Mr A. Campbell, of a daughter. At Edinburgh, on the 3d instant, Mrs Spens of Craigsanquhar, of a son. At Mortonhall, on the 1st instant, the lady of Richard Trotter, Esq., of Mortonhall, of a daughter. At Clontarf Crescent, Dublin, on the 6th inst., the lady of A. Stoker, Esq., of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Irvie, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. Thomas B. Bell, Free church, Leswalt, Mr John Lennox, to Miss Agnes Wright. At Glenochar, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Thomas Anderson, Thomas Ratray, Esq., of Brewland, Forfarshire, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Robert Hunter, Esq. At Moormains, Mochrum on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr John Burns, Stoneykirk, to Miss Janet N'Caul. At Southside, parish of Dundonald, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. James Fleming, Mr Robert Dykes, farmer, Laigh Hillhouse, to Lillias, only daughter of the late Mr John Wright, farmer, Southside. At Irvine, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. David Wilson, of the Free Church, , Irvine, the Rev. James M'Clymont, of the Free Church, Birdhope Craig, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr John Dean, postmaster. At London, on the 10th instant, the Hon. H. Howard, M.P. son of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, to the Lady Louisa Fitzmaurice, only daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne.

DEATHS

At Drumdow, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 4th instant, Ellen M'Millan - suddenly. At High Street, Ayr, on the 5th inst., Mr David Tennant, bookseller, in his 76th year. At High Street, Ayr, on the 6th inst., Mr John Andrew, tailor. At Haugh Mill, Mauchline, on the 7th inst., Elizabeth Watson, wife of Mr James Paton, smith. At Saltcoats, on the 4th inst., Miss Wodrow, daughter of the late Dr Wodrow, minister of , and grand daughter of the historian. At Kilmarnock, on the 10th inst., Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Robert Grieve, Esq., tobacco manufacturer. At Knoxville, Illinnois, North America, in October last, Andrew M'Cornack, late farmer in Barminnock and Colmonell, Ayrshire, aged 72 years, deservedly respected by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. At her house, English Street, Dumfries, on the 3d inst., Mrs Helen Blackstock Hyslop, at the advanced age of 95. The deceased, in various respects, was a remarkable woman; few females of her day and generation possessed equal personal attractions, combined with the greatest elasticity of mind and constitution. She was the relict of Mr Hyslop, writer, Dumfries, a man of marked ability, professionally and otherwise, and the intimate friend of Robert Burns. At High Street, Dumfries, on the 21st ult., Mr Thomas Milroy, joiner, aged 56 years. At Maxwelltown, on the 1st inst., Elizabeth Currie, relict of the late Mr Maxwell. At Drum, Lochrutton, on the 2d inst., Mr James Rae. At Langholm, on the 3d inst., Catherine Armstrong, second daughter of Mr Thomas Armstrong, joiner, in the prime of life. At sea, on board the "Lord Althorpe" of Liverpool, on the 10th Oct., by a fall from the topmast-yard, Peter, youngest son of Mr James Gilchrist, farmer, Killantrae, Mochrum, aged 17 years. Deceased was a youth of much promise, and is deeply regretted. At Loudon School, , Mr James Murray, schoolmaster, aged 36 years. The deceased was an excellent scholar, a successful teacher, and an amiable man. He lived respected, and died regretted by all who knew him. At Wigan, on the 24th ult., aged 66 years, Robert Thomson, joiner, formerly a draper there - a native of Kirkandrews, in Borgue. At Wigan, on the 3d inst., aged 15 years, Hannah, 2d daughter of James Hyslop, draper, Wigan.

20th March 1845 (Week 12)

BIRTHS

At Glenwell Street, here, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr Blair, joiner, of a son. At Chuprah Sarun, Bengal, on the 17th Jan. last, the lady of Hugh Vans Hathorn, Esq., Civil Service, of a daughter. At Burnside, here, on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr Haswell, shoemaker, of a daughter. At Low Ardwell, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 9th inst., Mrs William Shaw, of a son At Millisle, on the 15th inst., Mrs Waldie, of twin sons, one of them still born. At Drumlamford, Colmonell, on the 6th instant, Mrs Wm. Smith, of a daughter. At Langholm, on the 7th instant, Mrs James Elliot, clerk, of a son. At Waterloo Place, Dumfries, on the 15th instant, the wife of J. M’Millan Crichton, Esq., writer of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 17th inst., the wife of Mr Henry Foster, Mail-guard, of a son. At Rothesay, on the 11th instant, Mrs Paterson, of Kilmarnock Manse, of a son. At , Arran, on the 7th inst., the wife of the Rev. John Hamilton, of twin daughters.

MARRIAGES

At Edinburgh, on Monday, by the Rev. Mr Crowder of St James’ Chapel, W. G. Campbell, Esq., of Fairfield, Ayrshire, to Maria Anne M’Naughton, only daughter of John Henry M’Naughton Menzies, second son of the late John Menzies of Culdares. At Thymefield Villa, near Ayr, on Tuesday last, by the Rev. Dr.Lawrie, Monkton, Mr Hector Dove, merchant, Glasgow, to Isabella Gordon, eldest daughter of Lieutenant Robertson, late Ordnance Department. At 10, India Street, Glasgow, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. Mr Colville of Eaglesham, the Rev. Alexander King, West Kilbride, to Helen, third daughter of Andrew Dow, Esq. At Portland Street, Glasgow, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. C. M’Alister, of the Free Church, Dundee, James Crooks, Esq., tanner, Kilmarnock, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Provost Strang, Kilmarnock. At Albany House, Dumfries, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Duncan, Mr J. B. Sinclair, sharebroker, to Josephine Montgomery, youngest daughter of W. Howat, Esq. At 23, Moray Place, Edinburgh, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. G. J. Duncan of North Shields, Wm. Thomson, Esq., merchant in China to Margaret Cuninghame, youngest daughter of the late Major James Campbell of Walton Park. At St. Lucia, West Indies, on the 3d February last, by special license, at the residence of her uncle, the Hon Wm. Muter, by the Rev. Dr. Goldstien, J. M. B. Newbery Boschetti, Esq., of Gibralter, to Miss Agnes Freeland Miller. At Sanquhar, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Mr Simpson, Mr George Ingram, carpet-weaver, to Mary, third daughter of Bailie James Broadfoot, clothier, Sanquhar. At Clerkhill, , on the 14th inst., Mr John Renwick, farmer, Cogrie, Kirkpatrick-Juxta, to Miss Paterson, daughter of Mr Paterson, farmer, Clerkhill. At St. Peter’s Chapel, Holborn, on the 10th instant, William Gates, Esq., of the Special Commission Department, Somerset House, to Mary, daughter of the Hon. Lord Robertson.

DEATHS

At 14, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, on the 5th inst., William, eldest son of Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, Baronet, aged 4 years. At Hillhead, here, on the 15th inst, Mrs John Rankin, aged 64 years. At Clayhole, here, on the 16th inst., Mr Alexander Stewart, teacher, advanced in age. At High Glenstockadale, Leswalt, on the 16th inst., Mr John M'Harg, aged 70 years. At Wigtown, on the 8th inst., Mary Stewart, wife of Mr Samuel M'William, Wigtown. At Glenluce, on the 16th instant, Keith Skimming, gardener, aged 26; and on the same day, his sister Mary, aged 16 - both of consumption. At Trois Amis Estate, Island of Trinidad, on the 27th January last, Mr ______[name not given] Templeton, a young man of great promise. The deceased was a son of Mr John Templeton, farmer, Torrs, Glenluce. At Garliestown, on the 16th inst., Mr Alex. Donnan, carter, aged 36 years. At Kilkenny, on the 7th inst., Mary, youngest daughter of the late Robert M'Nish, Esq., merchant, . At Boatgreen, Gatehouse, on the 12th inst., Helen, aged 24 years, daughter of Wm. Bryce, mariner there - much regretted. At Boatgreen, Gatehouse, on the 14th inst., William Campbell, at the venerable age of 88 years. At the Old Abbey, Rerwick, on Tuesday week, after a long illness, aged 70, Mr Samuel Kirkpatrick, innkeeper and grocer - much respected. At Milton of Urr, on the 13th inst., Mr Robert Smith, joiner. At Trochrigg, Girvan, on the 12th inst., James Davidson, gardener there. At Hamilton Street, Girvan, on the morning of the 11th instant, Mr James Logie, aged 86 years. At High Street, Ayr, on the 14th instant, Agnes Muir, aged 57, spouse of Mr Robert Ferrier, late farmer in Pinminoch, parish of Girvan. At Garnethill, Glasgow, on the 12th inst., Mr William Boyd, teacher. At High Street, Ayr, on the 19th instant, Elisabeth, eldest daughter of the late John Donaldson, Esq. At Newmarket Street, Ayr, on the 15th inst., Mr Robert Anderson, in the 81st year of his age. At 18, Great Cumberland Street, London, on the 11th inst, Miss Elizabeth Roma Macleod of Macleod. At Laurshill, Ochiltree, on the 14th instant, Elizabeth Strathern, aged 73, relict of the late William M'Cosh, farmer there. At Sorn, on the 7th inst., Mr Thomas Alexander, late draper in Dudley, Worcester, aged 35. At 13, Surrey Street, Lauriestown, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, the Rev. James Smith, D.D. late of the Secession Church, Nicholson Street, Laurieston, and Washington, Pennsylvania. At Woodside, , Arran, on the 7th instant, after a lingering illness, Miss Mary Fullarton, daughter of Mr Alexander Fullarton, Paisley. At her son's house, Irving Street, Dumfries, on the 8th inst., Mrs Sarah Johnston, relict of Mr James M'Gowan, long a well-known builder on the banks of Nith, and occasionally in districts considerably beyond its bounds. The deceased had attained to a great age. At Langholm, on the 9th instant, Mr William Byers, blacksmith, aged 40 - leaving a wife and five children to lament his loss. At Moffat, on the 14th inst., in the 29th year of his age, after a severe and protracted illness, Mr Archibald Blacklock - much and deservedly regretted. At Bardenoch, Kirkpatrick-Durham, on the 12th inst., Margaret M'Lauchlan - in the prime of life. At Malaga, in Spain, on the 20th ult., Julia, wife of David Sandeman, Esq., Kirkwood, Dumfries-shire. At Newcastle, on the 26th ult., James Grierson, Esq, of Dalgoner, in his 90th year. At Kirkbank, St. Mungo, lately, James Smith, for a long period beadle of said parish, in the 100th year of his age. At Moor Cottage, Rigg of Gretna, on the 6th curt., Mr Thomas Hope, farmer, aged 79 - much respected.

27th March 1845 (Week 13)

BIRTHS

At Kildonnan Mains, Colmonell, on the 20th inst., Mrs Hislop, of a daughter. At Kells Manse, on the 20th inst., Mrs Maitland, of a daughter. At Drumshang on the 17th inst., the wife of the Rev. James Laidlaw of Fisherton, of a son. At Dumfries, on the 22d inst., the wife of Mr William Mather, Lion and Lamb inn, of a son. At Content House, Ayr, on the 14th inst., Mrs Calvert, of a son. At Dundonald Manse, on the 20th inst., Mrs Willison, of a son.

MARRIAGES

Here, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. Mr Hogarth, Mr John Douglas, joiner, to Jane, daughter of Mr John M'Dowall, vintner, Lochans. Here, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. Mr Hogarth, Mr William Drynan, senior, Dalmanack, to Miss Jardine, daughter of the late Mr Jardine, farmer, Blairshinnock, by Portwilliam. At Innerwell House, near Garliestown, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Mr Sloan, Mr Stewart, farmer, Mains, near Whithorn, to Miss Porter. At Clouden, Holywood, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Robert Davidson, Mr Francis Murray, baker, Dumfries, to Jessie, eldest daughter of Mr Wright, grain dealer.

DEATHS

At Meikle Leight, Inch, on the 21st inst., in the 91st year of his age, Mr Peter Stroyan, senior. The deceased will be long remembered for the soundness of his faith, and earnestness of his piety, and the simplicity of his walk and conversation. He was greatly esteemed and loved as a patriarch of high Christian character and attainments, and has left behind his a savour of godliness, by which, though dead, he yet speaketh. At Stoneyford, Ireland, on the 20th inst., Mr James M'William, aged 29 years, eldest son of Mr John M'William, burgh-officer, Stranraer. At Leith, on the 22d inst., Mr George Porteous, gardener, aged 30 years, eldest son of the late Mr George Porteous, seedsman, Stranraer. At Garliestown, on the 21st inst., Mr John Pagan, principal tanksman at Innerwell fishery, near Garliestown, aged 78 years. At Lochton on Ligg, Colmonell, on the 20th instant, Martha Keachie, relict of Mr Wm. M'Mackin. At Colmonell Village, on the 19th inst., Mary Haldane, spouse of Wm. Nelson, shoemaker there - very suddenly. At Woodhead, parish of , on the 20th inst., John, eldest son of Mr Maxwell Black, after a lingering illness, borne with Christian fortitude - aged 25 years. At Ironlosh, parish of Balmaclellan onthe 17th inst., aged 43, Margaret, wife of Mr William Gray, and eldest daughter or Mr John Craig, late tenant of Knocklae - much regretted. At Dardarroch, on the 11th inst., Miss Martin, only daughter of Mr Wm. Martin of Dardarroch. At Inglestone, Glencairn, on the 12th inst., Mr Robert Austin, famer there - advanced in life. At St. Johnstone, Dalry, on the 19th inst., Mary Smith, aged 80, relict of James Buchanan, teacher of the Grammar School there for 52 years - much respected by all who knew her. At Blairstone Mains, near Ayr, on the 18th inst., John Sloan, Esq., late merchant and shipbuilder, Ayr. At Greenock, on the 20th inst., Mr Neill Donnan, late of Ayr mills. At Beith, on the 17th inst., James Crawford, Esq., of Barr, aged 63 years. At Kirkmichael House, , on the 21st inst., Captain John Fullarton. At Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, on the 21st inst, Alexander Blackwood, Esq., son of the late Wm. Blackwood, Esq.

3rd April 1845 (Week 14)

BIRTHS

In George Street, here, on the 21st ult., Mrs Hugh M'Culloch, of a son. At Maye, Mochrum, on the 21st ult., Mrs John Milligan, of a daughter. At Eldrig Village, Mochrum, on the 22d ult., Mrs A. Davidson, of a daughter. At Auchenwynn, Maybole, on the 29th ult., Mrs Cumming, of twins - a son and daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Church Street, here, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Mr Charles, Free Church, John Boyle, mason, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Mr John Dunn, innkeeper, Broomielaw, Glasgow. At Hanover Street, here, on the 31st ult. by the Rev. Mr Watt, Original Seceders, John Ward, carpenter, to Sarah, eldest daughter of James Kennedy, shoemaker. At Boston (S.B.), on the 13th ult., by the Rev. J. Firman, Mr Peter Maclure, of the "Bedford Head" Tavern, London (youngest son of the late Mr Samuel Maclure, farmer in Derry, parish of , Wigtownshire), to Emma, youngest daughter of John Ablewhite, Esq., Boston. At Stewarton, on the 25th ult., by the Rev. J. Towers, Wigtown, Mr William Davidson, Culbae, to Sarah, third daughter of Mr John Greenshields, Stewarton.

DEATHS

At Dunragget, on the 20th ult., very suddenly, Mary Anne Milligan, wife of Mr Peter M'Dowall, coachman to Sir James Hay, aged 38 years. At Wigtown, on the 26th ult., James Keyden, aged 14 years, only son of the late John Keyden of Pittuncarty, and grandson of the Rev. James Keyden, minister of Dunbog, Fifeshire. At Wigtown, on the 26th ult., Roger Croney, advanced in years. At Portwilliam, on the 22d ult., Miss Margaret Hannah, aged 81 years. At Whithorn, on the 24th ult., aged 80, Mrs Hannay, widow of the late Mr John Hannay, Broughton, Skeog. At Whithorn, on the 24th ult., at an early age, and much and justly regretted, Anne, only surviving daughter of Mr Thomas Wallace, weaver. At Cally, near Gatehouse, on the 25th ult., Henrietta H. Gunn, aged 27, teacher of the school supported by Lady Ann Murray - much and deservedly regretted. At Milton of Urr, on the 25th ult., Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Mr Robert Smith, joiner. At Castle-Douglas, on the 24th ult., Mrs Angus, relict of Mr Alex. Angus, merchant in Castle-Douglas, and mother-in-law to Mr George Torrence, of Philadelphia. At Calcutta, on the 30th Jan. last, on board the Glendarroch, Captain Kissock, aged 18, Samuel, youngest son of Mr Thomas Haining, Borgue, near Kirkcudbright. He was working about the bowsprit, when he fell into the water and was unfortunately drowned. At Parton Manse, on the 18th ult., the Rev. W.G. Crosbie, A.M., Minister of that parish. At the Catholic Chapel House, Dumfries, on the 18th ult., the Rev. William Reid, aged 79 . At Dumfries, on the 17th ult., Mary Kelly, relict of Mr Samuel Blaind, merchant in Dumfries. At Dumfries, on the 30th ult., Mr Alex. M'Cubbin, of the firm of Geddes and M'Cubbin, joiners. At Dumfries, on the 26th ult., Mr Robert M'Morrine, flesher, in the prime of life. At Dumfries, on the 1st inst., William Gormain, waterman. At Grangeton, near Girvan, on the 25th ult., Mr John Caldwell - much regretted. Suddenly, at Girvan, on the 29th ult., while on his way home from Colmonell, Mr James M'Lannahan, nurseryman to Dalrymple, aged 76. At Highfield, near Ayr, on the 29th ult., Mr Hendrie, farmer there.

10th April 1845 (Week 15)

BIRTHS

At South Cairn, on the 3d inst., Mrs Samuel Wright, of a daughter. At Mains of Cairnbrock, on the 3d inst. Mrs John Lockhart, of a son. At Fardenreoch, Colmonell, on the 4th inst., the wife of Archibald Dunlop, Esq., of a daughter. At Edinburgh, on the 5th inst., the lady of Sir David Dundas of Beechwood, Bart., of a son. At Weinheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, on the 26th ult., the lady of George M'Murdo Hoggan, Esq., of Waterside and , Dumfries-shire, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Greddock Mill, near Creetown, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. John Muir of Kirkmabreck, Mr James Kellock, ironmonger, Thornhill, to Mary, daughter of Mr Houston, Greddock Mill. (The happy couple immediately thereafter bade adieu to Scotia's vales, to cross the Atlantic and find a new home in some part of the far west.) At Kirkcowan, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. John Thomson, Mr Robert Logan, to Miss Jess M'Fadzean. At Whithorn, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. C. Nicholson, Mr John Rainy, to Janet, eldest daughter of Sergeant John Wallace, late of the Scots' Greys, and one of the surviving heroes of Waterloo. At Portyerrock, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. F. Anderson, Mr John Findlay, flesher, Isle of Whithorn, to Margaret, daughter of Mr Stewart Frazer, Portyerrock. At Wigtown, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Peter Young, Mr James Fulton, tailor, Bolton, to Miss Jean Kennedy, daughter of Mr William Kennedy, farmer, Wigtown. At the house of their aunt, Miss Caig, Kirkcudbright, on the 7th inst. David Caig Macnish, Esq., publisher of the "National", to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Andrew Cowan, Esq., Kirkcudbright. At Cleugh House of Bardannoch, parish of Keir, on the 17th ult., by the Rev. Mr Grierson, of the Free Church, Irongray, Wm. Cavet, Esq., Little Larg, Urr, to Mary, youngest daughter of Mr Dargavel, Cleugh House. On the 2d inst., by the Rev. Mr Foreman of Leven, the Rev. Thomas Duncan, of the Free Church, Lockerby, to Mary eldest daughter of the late Alexander Dalrymple of Woodhead, Kirkintulloch.

DEATHS

At Lochnaw, on the 2d inst., Martha, second daughter of Mr John Gibbs, aged 24 years. At Drangower, , on the 29th ult., Miss Jane M'Geoch, after a lingering illness. At Whithorn, on the 29th ult. Mr John M'Millan, aged 68. At Whithorn, suddenly, on the 29th ultimo, aged 60, Mr James Edgar, stone mason. At Auchencairn, on the 30th ult., Lillias Walker, seventh daughter of the late Alexander Walker, Esq., At Fell, , on the 29th ultimo, after a protracted and painful illness, borne with Christian fortitude and patience, Mrs M'Credie, aged 74 years. At Creebridge, Minnigaff, on the 3d instant, Mrs Clark, at the advanced aged of 82 years. At Kirkcudbright, on the 5th instant, Mr William Johnston, merchant. At Lochmaben, on the 2d instant, Miss Carruthers, much regretted. At Ironlosh, in the parish of Balmaclellan, on the 27th ult., John, youngest son of Mr Wm. Gray, farmer there, aged 3 years - being an interval of only ten days since the death of his mother. At Roughal, on the 5th inst., Janet, youngest daughter of Mr Robert Milroy - rather suddenly, of croop in the throat. At Watt's Cottage, Ayr, on the 6th instant, Mr Robert M'Kill, aged 66. At Ayr, on the 4th instant, Mr Robert Watson, late cabinetmaker, aged 70 years. At his mother's house, Maybole, on the morning of the 30th ult., Mr James Crawford, writer, late in Glasgow, aged 27 years. At Girvan Mains, on the 31st ultimo, Thomas, aged ten months, son of Mr Adam Henry, bower, there. At New Langholm on the 24th ultimo, John Stothart, aged 87 years. At Langholm, on the 29th ultimo, Agnes, daughter of the late Mr William Little, of the Grahame Arm's Inn, Longtown, aged 23 years. At Midknock, parish of Westerkirk, on the 3d instant, Robert, youngest son of Mr , farmer there, aged 23 years.

17th April 1845 (Week 16)

BIRTHS

At Baldoon, on the 10th instant, Mrs James Caird, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 11th inst., the lady of John M'Millan, of a son. At Moorphad, parish of Kirkmabreck, on the 12th inst., Mrs Andrew Nelson, of a son. At Mill Street, Ayr on the 9th current, the wife of Mr Robert Smith, Nether Mills, of a son. At Rozelle, on the 10th instant, the wife of Mr Robert Keaddy, of a son. At Beckfoot, near Annan, on the 6th ult., Mrs Thomson of a son. At Kirkland House, West Kilbride, on the 7th instant, the wife of the Rev. Thomas Findlay, of a son. At Glasgow, on the 11th inst., Mrs Wm. M'Kim, of a son. At Glasgow, on the 11th instant, the wife of the Rev. R. Jamieson, of twins. At Falkirk Manse, on the 8th instant, Mrs Begg, of a daughter. At Manchester, on the 7th ult., the wife of Mr Robert Crosbie innkeeper, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Balmae, near Kirkcudbright, on Friday last, by the Rev. John M'Millan, of the Free Church, Mr Jas. Payne, Moat-hill, to Mary, daughter of Mr Jas. Black M'Michan. At Gatehouse, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Samuel Smith, of the Free Church, Borgue, Robert Muir, hedger, to Mary Armstrong, both resident in Gatehouse. At Raehills, on the 10th inst., by the Right Rev. and Hon. the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, Bart. of Stanhope, to Alice, youngest daughter of John James Hope Johnstone, Esq., of Annandale, M.P. At Dumfries, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. W. Dunlop, Mr Robert Anderson, compositor, Glasgow, to Agnes, fourth daughter of the late John Smith, baker, Dumfries. At Dumfries, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. Mr Mackenzie, Mr David Sloan, coach-builder, to Ellen, daughter of Baillie Nicholson, merchant, Dumfries. At Harbledown church, on the 9th inst., the Dowager Marchionness of Hastings, Baroness Grey De Ruthyn, to Captain Hastings Reginald Henry, R.N. At Smithfield House, Tarbolton, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. Mr Livingson, Wm. Brown, Esq., merchant, Manchester, to Ellen Reid, eldest daughter of William Forrest, Esq., of Smithfield. At Beith, on the 15th instant by the Rev. Colville D.D., Major John Todd, E.I.C.S. to Janet Glasgow, eldest daughter of Hugh Brown, Esq., of Broadstone. At Largs on the 10th instant by the Rev. John Kinross, A.M., M.B. Gardner, Esq., M.D. to Eliza Campbell, eldest daughter of Robert Orr, Esq., writer, Largs.

DEATHS

At Queen Street, here, on the 12th inst., Mr William Gartly, aged 84 years. At Clayhole, here, on the 10th inst., Mr Thos. Shilling, cooper, advanced in years. At Drangour, New Luce, on the 29th ult., Agnes M'Geoch, daughter of John M'Geoch, aged 23 years, after a lingering illness - (In last week's paper, the name of Jane M'Geoch intead of the above, was inserted.) At 21, Gloucester Terrace, New Road, London, on the 10th inst., of consumption, Mr Andrew M'Keand, draper, &c, aged 26 years, son of the late William M'Keand, farmer, Auchencloy, parish of Stoneykirk, much and deeply regretted. At Barlow, Derbyshire, on the 8th inst., Mr J. Stroyan, draper, in the 60th year of his age - much esteemed and very justly regretted. He was a native of Kirkcown, Wigtownshire. Distant friends and relatives will please accept of this notice. At Millbank cottage, Newton-Stewart, on the 13th inst., Miss Joanne M'Keand, youngest daughter of the late Samuel M'Keand, Esq., Baltersan. At Newton Stewart, on the 6th inst., Henry, aged 20 months, son of Mr Hugh M'Clymont, tailor. At , on the 2d instant, Margaret M'Kie, aged 20, daughter of Mr Alexander M'Kie, and niece of James Lawson, Esq., of Whithorn. At Larg, parish of Minnigaff, on the 9th inst., Mrs M'Whao, at the advanced age of 82 years. At Gatehouse, on the 9th instant, of consumption, in the 17th year of her age, Eliza, a very interesting young woman, daughter of Widow John Gordon, there. At Kirkcudbright, on the 5th inst., Mr William Johnston, merchant. At Townhead, , on Thursday last, suddenly, Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr William Inglis - much respected. At Auchencairn, on the 6th ult., of an ulcer on the tongue, aged 70 years, Margaret, widow of Wm. Hannah, of Dalbeattie - deeply regretted by all who knew her. At Dalbeattie, on the 30th ult., Robert Hair, youngest son of Mr Robert Hair, Sawmill, Dalbeattie. At Dalbeattie, on the 2d inst., William Porter, youngest son of the late Mr Wm. Porter, farmer, Meikle Culloch. At Oak Street, Manchester, on the 1st instant, Miss Barbara Grierson, second daughter of the late Mr Wm. Grierson, of Dabeattie. At Stewarton, on the 8th current, Mr Francis Wallace, innkeeper there. At Cairnhouse, near Girvan, on the 12th instant, David M'Gie, farmer there. At Garnet Hill, on the 7th instant, Sarah, youngest dughter of the Rev. Dr Muir. At her house, No 35, Upper Brooke Street, London, on the 7th instant, the Viscountess Dowager Chetwynd, in the 73d year. At Cumnock, on the 4th instant, Mr George Crawford, shepherd, Garryhorn, Carsphairn, aged 43 years - much respected. At Auchinleck Manse, on the 12th instant, William, eldest son of the Rev. James Chrystal. At Thornhill, on the 7th inst., Elizabeth Kennedy, the beloved wife of Mr John Webster, draper. At Moffat, very suddenly, on the 2d instant, Adam Kennedy, sheriff-officer. At Greencroft, Annan, on the 11th inst., Miss Jessie V. Johnston, after a protracted illness. Drowned, by the upsetting of a boat in Auckland Bay, New Zealand, on the 26th November, 1844, in the 17th year of his age, Mr W. Jardine Graham, only son of the late Matthew Graham, Esq., of Priesthead, and grandson of the late Rev. Henry Laurie, minister of Lochmaben, Dumfries shire. Friends will accept of this notice. At Bath, on the 9th inst., aged 27 years, of consumption, Emma, the beloved and affectionate wife of Mr Walter Coulthart draper, Saint Mary's Building, Bath.

24th April 1845 (Week 17)

BIRTHS

Here, on the 20th inst., Mrs James Broadfoot, of a son. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 17th inst., Mrs Wm. M'Dowall, of a son. At Riddingwood, Kirkmahoe, on the 13th inst., the lady of William Cadien, Esq., of a daughter. At Garden Street, Newton, Ayr, on the 20th inst., Mrs William Grant, of a son. At Auchencleugh, on the 13th inst., Mrs W. Bone of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Glencaple Quay, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. J. R. Mackenzie, Mr William Burgess, farmer, Robertland, Tinwald, to Miss Menie Beattie. At Ringford, in the parish of Tongland, on the 11th current, by the Rev. J. Gordon of Twynholm, Mr John Mtichell, farmer, Crumwhell, to Mrs Jean Barclay, dressmaker, Ringford. At Leuchans House, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. Hugh Gordon, of the Free Church, Monquhitter, James Aitken, Esq., of Ballacairn, Isle of Man, to Marianne, 2d daughter of John M'William, Esq. At Trinity Church, Whitehaven, Mr Robert Bennett of Bladwick, Wigtownshire, to Miss Sarah Stubbs. At Dailly, on the 14th inst., Mr Adam Murdoch, to Miss Eliza M'Connell. At Dailly, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. Mr Strong, Mr Robert Henderson, pensioner, Broomhill, to A. M'Cracken, widow of the late Henry Logan.

DEATHS

At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 17th inst., Margaret M'Micking, aged 77. At North Cairn, Kirkcolm, on the 13th inst., William son of Mr Robert Cochrane, farmer, aged 8 months. At Dalbeattie, on the 1st inst., Mr John Wilson, mason, aged 81 years. At Auchinleck Manse, on the 12th inst., William, eldest son of the Rev. James Chrystal. At Newmarket Street, Ayr, on the 19th inst., John aged 21, son of the late Mr John Cochrane, merchant. At 131, High Street, Ayr, on the 15th inst., Lillias, daughter of Mr Hugh Robb, builder. At Ferguslie, Paisle y, on the 12th inst., Mr Jas. Coats, jun., thread-manufacturer, aged 41 years. At London, on the 2d inst., aged 2 years and 4 months, James, son of Mr Nibloe, of the Sun Inn, Noel Street. At Langholm, on the 13th inst., Rachel Sinclair, aged 36 years. At , on the 7th inst., Jane Hamilton, wife of Mr Robert Dalgliesh. At Upper Mains, Kirkmichael, on the 11th inst., after a lingering illness, Mrs Margaret Gavin, wife of Mr James Dalzell, farmer there, aged 81 years. At Haslar Hospital, on the 10th inst., Mary, the wife of Dr Richardson. At Morant Bay, Jamaica, on the 1st March, Joseph, fourth son of Mr Robert Watt, Ironmonger, Dumfries. At Pinner, Watford, Herts, on the 1st inst., Mrs Sophia Martin, relict of the late Alex. Martin, Esq., surgeon, Singapore.

1st May 1845 (Week 18)

BIRTHS

At Old Park, Glenluce, on the 24th ult., Mrs Thomas M'Quaker, of a daughter. At Lamington Manse, on the 22d ult., Mrs Hope, of a daughter. At Whelphill, on the 11th inst., Mrs Fletcher, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Thornbank, Lochans, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. John MacLeod, Mr William Gibson, farmer, Two Mark, to Miss Mary Kerr. At Mains of Park, Glenluce, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Mr, M'Dowall, the Rev. Mr M'Master, minister of Barr, Ayrshire, to Grace, second daughter of James Gibson, Esq., factor to Sir James D. Hay, Bart. At Glenluce, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Mr M'Dowall, Thomas Milroy, labourer, to Nancy M'Namee. At Milmain, on the 24th ult. by the Rev. Mr M'Neil, of the Free Church, Stoneykirk, Mr William Agnew, to Elizabeth, daughter of David Neil, Calfpark. At Wigtown, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. P. Young, Mr Peter Shennan, innkeeper, to Miss Jane McTaggart - the fourth which he has led to the altar. At Polbae, Kirkcowan, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. James Goold, Newton-Stewart, Mr Wm. Forsyth, farmer, Merton Hall, to Miss Agnes Milroy. At Townhead of Urr, on the 25th ult., by the Rev. D. Bane, William Blacklock, Haugh, to Grace, fourth daughter of Mr Samuel Kelly, farmer there. At Troweer Lodge, Girvan, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. Peter M'Master, John Niven Goudie, Esq., of Kirkbride, to Janet, eldest daughter of the late John Rowan, Esq., and relict of the late Robert Jarvie, jun., Esq., Glasgow. At Bogside, parish of Kirkoswald, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. Mr Blyth of Girvan. Mr John Fulton, late of Jameston, land-steward, for John Stanley, Esq., Hooton, Cheshire, to Miss Margaret, youngest daughter of William Gray, Esq., farmer there.

DEATHS

At Clayhole, here, on the 26th ult., Sarah Humphreys, aged 26 years. At Derry, parish of Mochrum, on the 22d ult., Helen, daughter of Mr Andrew Martin, farmer there, aged 21 years. At Corriefeckleigh, Minnigaff, on the24th ult., Jane, second daughter of Mr John M'Clymont, farmer there. At Kirkcudbright, on the 22d ult., in her 29th year, Catherine Ireland, wife of M. R. Gordon, Commissary Clerk of Kirkcudbright. At Portwilliam, on the 16th ult., Mr William Gibson, aged 71 - much regretted. At Whelphill, Crawford, on the 16th ult., Charlotte Gibson, aged 30, wife of Mr John Fletcher, farmer there. At Townhead of Glencairn, on the 19th ult., Mr John Smith, the last surviving partner of the firm of James Smith and Brothers, long known throughout Dumfries Shire and Galloway as extensive cattle dealers. At Moniaive, on the 22d ult., Sarah Bell, relict of the late Mr Samuel Dalziel, Moniaive, aged 93.

8th May 1845 (Week 19)

BIRTHS

At Strand Street, here, on the 5th instant the wife of Mr John Shaw, tailor, of a son. Here, at Castle Street, on the 7th inst., Mrs John M'Caul, of a son. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 3d inst., Mrs M'Caw, of a daughter. At Cleuchan Kirkcolm, on the 6th inst., Mrs Linwood, of a daughter. At Glassoch, parish of Penningham, on the 29th ult., Mrs Thompson, of a daughter. At Barhoise Mill near Kirkcowan, on the 5th inst., Mrs Hannay, of a son. At Risk, parish of Minnigaff, on the 1st instant, Mrs A. Shaw, of a daughter. At Mochrum Kirk, on the 28th ult., Mrs Kerr, of a daughter. At High Street, Dumfries, on the 29th ult., Mrs John Balieff, of a daughter. At Annan, on the 27th ult., Mrs Brand, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Clayhole, here, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. Mr Charles, Mr David Tunnock, joiner, to Mary eldest daughter of the late Mr James Skimming, mariner. At Auchencrosh Cottage, Ayrshire, the seat of the Earl of Orkney, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Mr Milroy of Ballantrae, Mr Archibald Fowler, gardener to the Earl of Stair, to Margaret M'Donald, house-keeper to the Earl of Orkney. At 24, York Street, Glasgow, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. James Meiklam, of Brownfield Church, Mr Daniel Gibson, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert Torrance, Clayhole, Stranraer. At Dalbeattie, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. J. Strain, St. Peter's Chapel, Mr John Nish, mason, to Miss Mary Porter, both of that place. At Ochiltree, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Mr Walker, Mr J. Findlay, merchant, to Marion, eldest daughter of the late Mr Templeton of Piperhill. At Ardrossan, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Mr Ronald of Saltcoats, Mr James Taylor, clothier, Kilmarnock, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late William Stevens, Esq., farmer, Loanfoot, Kilmarnock.

DEATHS

At Limekilns, parish of Inch, on the 3d instant, Jessie Crawford, wife of Mr Thomas Simpkins. At Grafton Street, Bond Street, London, on the 3d inst., aged 45 years, Mr John Tunnock, coachman to J. Carrick Moore, Esq., - much respected. At Newton-Stewart, on the 4th inst., Mr James Glover, merchant. At Mochrum Kirk, on the 30th ult., Hugh, infant son of Mr Peter Milhench. At Whithorn, on the 1st inst., Thomas, only son of Mr Thomas Wallace, weaver, aged 21 years. At Port-William, on the 25th ultimo, Mr John Sloan, mariner, aged 31 years. At Glasserton, on the 25th ult., Helen, wife of Stair Hawthorn Stewart, Esq., of Physgill, and youngest daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Bart. The amiability of her natural disposition, her devoted and unostentatious attention to the poor, the superiority of her mental acquirements, and her general Christian deportment, commanded the love and esteem of all, and makes her loss most bitterly felt. At George Street, Edinburgh, on the 22nd ult., the Hon Lady Sinclair, widow of the right Hon. Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Baronet. At Warwick, on the 21st ult., Robert M'Guffie, draper, aged 28 years, after a short illness - much regretted. A native of Wigtown. Lost overboard the ship Gloucester of Liverpool, on her passage homewards from Ichabee, James G. Nairne, fourth son of John G. Nairne, writer, Castle-Douglas. At Newark, on the 22d ult., at the house of Mr James Kirkpatrick, draper, and tea dealer, of small pox, Thomas Hooke, aged 18 years, - a native of Balmaghie. At Dalmellington, on the 28th ult., Jean Gemmell, wife of John M'Ewan, tailor, deeply and justly lamented. At Dalbeattie, on the 25th ult., Mr J. Lewis, stocking manufacturer, there. At Dalbeattie, on the 27th ult., Mary Kirke, spouse of Mr Robert Hair, Sawmill, Dalbeattie. At Dumfries, on the 29th ult., in the house of Mr Gregan, Mrs Edgar, relict of the late Mr Joseph Edgar, Liverpool. At Maxwelltown, on the 26th ult., aged 63 years, Janet Beck, wife of Mr John Bell, corn merchant - deeply regretted. At Abbey Bank, Newabbey, on the 29th ult. Catherine, relict of the late Thomas Esbie, at a very advanced age. At Craigs, on the 26th ult., in his 12th year, Thomas James, son of William Watts, Esq. At Annan, on the 27th ult., the infant daughter of John Brand, Esq. At Ballantrae, on the 29th ult., Mr William Blair, aged 86 - for many years connected with the post-office, as mail contractor. At Ayr, on the 30th ult., Mr John Wilson, aged 77.

15th May 1845 (Week 20)

BIRTHS

At Galloway House, near Garliestown, on the 12th inst., Mr John M'Clure, of a son. At Rusko, on the 9th inst., the lady of Robert Hannay, Esq., of Rusko, of a daughter. At Buccleuch, Street, Dumfries, on the 10th inst., Mrs Dr Thorburn of Liverpool, of twins, a son and daughter. At Kirkconnell, near Newabbey, on the 1st inst., the lady of Robert Maxwell Witham, Esq., of a son, who died on the 5th. At Moat of Troqueer, on the 5th inst., Mrs A. Borthwick, of a daughter. At Irish Street Dumfries, on the 7th inst., the wife of Mr Robert Beattie, cooper, of a daughter. At the Relief Manse, Waterbeck, on the 9th inst., Mrs Hamilton, of a son. At London, on the 22d ult., the lady of Capt. Cairns Threshie, of the Bombay Army, of a daughter. At Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, on the 7th inst., Lady Dalrymple Fergusson, of a son. At Rothesay, on the 9th inst., the lady of the deceased John S. Patrick, Esq., of , of a daughter. At Irvine, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr John Mires, Excise officer, of a daughter. At Gibraltar, on the 21st April, the lady of Lieut-Col. Sir John Campbell, Bart, 38th Regiment, of a son. At Dalrymple Street, Girvan, on the 2d inst., the wife of Mr James M'Kissock, Burns' Inn, of a daughter. At Ashfield Place, Bradford, Yorkshire, on the 30th ult., the wife of Robert Patterson, stuff merchant, of a son and heir. At Wigan, on the 2d instant, the wife of Mr Robert Wright, writer, of a daughter. At 10, Albion Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the 3d instant, Mrs John Thorburn, of a daughter. At No 69, Northumberland Street, Edinburgh, on the 25th ultimo, the wife of Mr John Macmillan, of the High School, of a daughter. At Wallacetown, Ayr, on the 3d inst., Mrs J. Drennan, of twins - a son and daughter, - the former still-born. At High Street, Ayr, on the 2d instant, the wife of Mr John Adam, shoemaker, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Chester le Street, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. E. Edmunds, John Hamilton, Esq., of Sundrum, to Catharine Barbara, eldest dughter of the late Wm Stobart, Esq., of Picktree. At Carseduchan, Mochrum, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Edward Young, to Miss Janet Gray. At Langholm on the 6th inst., by the Rev. Mr Shaw, Mr Walter Anderson, flesher, New Langholm, to Helen, daughter of Mr M. Borthwick, of the same place. At Lauder, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Peter Cosens, the Rev. John Rankine of Sorn, to Jane, daughter of the late Chas. Simpson, Esq., of Threepwood, Roxburghshire. At 52, Claremont Place, Glasgow, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. George Almond, James Brown, Esq., to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Richard Alexander Oswald, Esq. At Langholme on the 25th ult., Mr Adam Jardine, to Miss Agnes Clark, eldest daughter of the late Mr David Clark, innkeeper and butcher, Langholm. A St. Andrew's Church, Liverpool, on the 29th ultimo, James Adam Smith, Esq., merchant, to Miss Armstrong, 26, Abercromby Square.

DEATHS

In King Street, here, this morning, William Morland, Esq., late merchant. At Dalvadie, on the 9th instant, at the advanced age of 90, Mrs Paterson, relict of the late Alexander Paterson, whose unaffected piety and exemplary life endeared her to all her acquaintances, and will be long remembered in the district. At Cults, parish of Sorbie, on the 14th inst., Charles Dunsmore, aged 21 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 6th inst., Jane Scott, at the advanced age of 93 years. For the last 10 years she was confined to bed. At Newton-Stewart, on the evening of the 9th inst., Mr William Glover, wine and spirit merchant, aged 52 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the evening of the 11th inst., Isabella M'Murray, relict of the late Mr James Andrew, builder. At Kirkcudbright, on the 11th inst., Mr William Law, watchmaker, aged 53. It seldom falls to our lot to record the death of any one who is so much regretted, whose loss will be so much felt in this neighbourhood, and whose usefulness in every mechanical branch was so apparent. Possessed of first rate abilities, sound taste, and an excellent tact for execution, his workmanship was always of the very first order. In private life he was a kind hearted man, and affectionate husband, an indulgent parent and a faithful friend. At Kelton Mains, , on the 5th inst., Mary Leslie, eldest daughter of John R. Rae. Esq. At Parktobin, parish of Balmaclellan, on the 6th inst., Mr William Shaw, aged 72 years. At Newabbey, on the 11th inst., Alexander M'Nish, son of William M'Nish, Esq., Newabbey. At Dalbeattie, on the 2d inst., Elizabeth Martin, relict of the late John Gregan, shoemaker, aged 74. At Dalbeattie, on the 3d inst., Mary Lindsay, relict of the late Nathaniel Fleming, mariner. At Kirkpatrick Village, on the 3d inst., after a long and severe affliction, Mr Alexander Douglas. At Corse, Kirkpatrick, on the 4th inst., Mary Armstrong, wife of Mr Alex Coates, farmer, Corse. At Sanquhar, on the 8th inst., suddenly, Jean, daughter of the late William Broom, Esq. At Fairclough Lane, Liverpool, on the 8th inst., Allison, wife of Mr W. T. Smith, formerly of Dumfries. At River Head Estate, St. David's, Jamaica, on the 30th March, Mr Alexander M'Ken, fifth son of the late Mr T. M'Ken, nursery and seedsman, Maxwelltown. At Alticane, parish of Colmonell, on the 7th inst., Ivie M'Ilwraith, after a long confinement, borne with great patience and christian fortitude. At Knockshiffnock, Ochiltree, on the 10th inst., Janet Morrison, aged 24 years, wife of Mr William Guthrie, farmer there. At Kilmarnock, on the 11th inst., Mrs Stevenson, relict of the late Robert Grieve, Esq., tobacconist. At Kilmarnock, on the 9th inst., Mr M. Neil, grocer. At Edinburgh, on the 25th ult., Agnes, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr Candlish. At Skeldon gatehouse, parish of Dalrymple, on the 3d inst., Mr James Russell, aged 94. He was the oldest inhabitant of the parish. At Glasgow, on the 22d ultimo, of water in the chest, Mr James Gibson, writer, aged 41, eldest son of Mr Mathew Gibson, manufacturer, Maybole. At Whitehill, Old Cumnock, on the 28th ultimo, Mr Charles Wyllie, in the 45th year of his age. At Cranberry Moss, Kilwinning, on the 2d inst., Mrs Mary Boyle, relict of the late James Gray, Esq., manufacturer, Glasgow.

22nd May 1845 (Week 21)

BIRTHS

At Fisher Street, here, on the 19th instant, the wife of William Storie, brewer, of a daughter. At Ardrossan, on the 12th inst., Mrs Peter Barclay, of a son. At Cottage, Kilmarnock, on the 12th instant, Mrs James Morison, of a son. At Galston, on the 15th inst., the wife of the Rev. Thomas Mathewson, of a son. At Marbreck, Carsphairn, on the 17th instant, Mrs Milligan, of a son. At East Grange House, Perthshire, on the 14th instant, Mrs William Chalmers, of a son. On board the ship Templar, on the 7th January, on her passage from Sydney, the Countess of Limerick, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Ardwell Mill, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Robt. M'Neil, Free Church, Mr John Heron, merchant, Cerincester, to Miss Berkmyre, daughter of Mr Thomas Berkmyre, miller, Ardwell Mill. At Milnes, near Newton-Stewart, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. M. S. Johnstone of Minnigaff, Mr James Milligan, to Miss Jane M'Gorcan. At Glenmard, parish of Dailly, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr Strong, Mr John Rae, to Miss Agnes Harvie. At St. Marylebone Church, London, on the 10th inst., Robert Hughes Matthews, Esq., of 10, Lower Seymour Street, Portman Square, to Mary ann, only daughter of the late James Carey, Esq., of Girvan, Ayrshire. At Midpark, Kirkpatrick-Durham, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. George Greig, Alexander M'Clure, Esq., and elder in the Establishment, to Miss Jane, youngest daughter of the late William Burnie, Esq., and sister of Robert Burnie, Esq., draper, Moffat. At New York, on the 3d ult., Aaron Betts Belknap, Esq., Barrister, to Jennet Lenox, youngest daughter of Robert Maitland, Esq.

DEATHS

At Auchengallie, Mochrum, on the 11th inst., after a long and severe illness, James, youngest son of Mr Mair, farmer, Auchengallie. At Newton-Stewart, on the 19th inst., Mrs M'Harg, advanced in years. At Summerville, near Dumfries, on the 11th instant, Ann Amelia Babington, second surviving daughter of John Babington, Esq., late of the Madras Civil Service. At Dumfries, on the 5th inst., Mr James Mounsie, inn-keeper, Blue Bell. In London, on the 15th inst., Isabella Jane Mackay, daughter of Major James Adair, aged 9 years. At Sibbaldbieside, parish of Applegarth, on the 15th inst., advanced in years, Margaret Carruthers, wife of Mr Joseph Dickson, farmer there. At Dempsterton, parish of , on the 16th curt., John Grierson, aged 25 years. At Moffat, on the 9th inst., William Brodie, aged 63 years. At Sanquhar, on the 9th instant, Mr John Lorimer, aged 84, formerly tenant in Auchentaggart. At Devonshire Terrace, Stanwix, on the 9th inst., aged 7 years, Chas. Berwick, youngest son of T. Lonsdale, Esq. At Milnthorpe, on the 10th inst., Miss Carruthers, Northfield House, Dumfries-shire, - aged 61. At Hawick, on Tuesday week, George Borrowman, draper. At Mains of Fasque, Kincardineshire, on the 27th ult., Mr George Sheriffs, aged 83, factor to Mr Gladstone of Fasque, on which estate he had been factor for 32 years. At Greenhill, on the 30th ult., the Rev. George Robertson of the United Secession Church, Busby. On the 13th inst., Margaret Isabella, wife of Mr James Rankin MacKnight, of New Cumnock, and youngest daughter of the late Capt. Fleming M'Neill, of Newry. At Irvine, on the 14th inst., Jasper Tough, son of the late Jasper Tough, Esq., of Hillhead. At Saltcoats, on the 11th instant, Captain Ronald Hunter.

DEATH OF A PATRIARCH.- Died lately, at Berehill, parish of Kirkmaiden, Gabriel M’Gaw, farmer there, in the 85th year of his age. He had rejoiced in the wife of his youth for the long period of 63 years, and had occupied Berehill farm for 61 years. He was a man of singular information in divine things, always bearing a walk and conversation becoming the gospel. He was constant in attendance at the bed of affliction and death, administering consolation by his counsel and prayers. He has left a widow, about his own age, and five children to mourn his loss.

29th May 1845 (Week 22)

BIRTHS

At Stoneykirk Road, here, on the 26th inst., Mrs Alex. M'Gowan. At Balscalloch, on the 22d inst., Mrs Captain James Hamilton. At Knocknain, on the 23d inst., Mrs William M'Keachie, of a daughter. At Fell of Urr, on the 20th inst., Mrs Ross, of a son. At Millhouse, Applegarth, on the 18th instant, Mrs JohnWhite, of a daughter. At Borland of Borgue, on the 21st instant, the wife of Mr Alexander Sproat, of a daughter. At Ayr, on the 23d inst., Mrs Henry C. Gray, of a son. At Kilmarnock, on the 20th inst., Mrs Andrew Oliver, of a daughter. At Porchester House, Bayswater, London, on the 21st inst., the lady of W.M. Redfern, Esq., of a daughter. At Portree, parish of Portpatrick, on the 20th inst., Mrs Arthur Hill Gordon, of a daughter. At Largs, on the 21st inst., Mrs Alex. Jack, of twins - a son and a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Cleland, Lanarkshire, on the 22d curt., by the Rev. William Travis Sandys, A.M., Vicar of St. Mary's, Beverley, and Domestic Chaplain to Lord Belhaven, John Dick Lauder, Esq., eldest son of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, of Fountain Hall and Grange, Bart., to Anne, second daughter of North Dalrymple, Esq., of Fordel. At Dumfries, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Duncan, Hugh Ferguson, Esq., Liverpool, to Jessie Crosbie, eldest daughter of Mr P. Henderson. At Drypool, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Mr Gould, Thomas Empringham, to Miss Janet Buchanan, late of Dumfries. At Philadelphia, on the 17th April, George Wood, Esq., eldest son of Lord Wood, to Emma, eldest daughter of Bernard Henry, Esq., Philadelphia. At Troon, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. D. Forrest, Jessie, daughter of E. Auld, Esq., coal agent there, to Captain Hugh King, Irvine.

DEATHS

At Ardrossan, on the 11th inst., Captain John M'Kinnon. At Kilmarnock, on the 16th inst., Mr Matthew Neil, aged 77 years. At Stewarton, on the 12th inst., Mrs Robertson, aged 90 years, relict of the late Mr John Robertson, wright. At Helensburgh, on the 17th instant, Mrs Helen Grierson, relict of the Rev. James Keyden, minister of Keir, Dumfries shire. At Kingston, Demerara, on the 15th February last, in the 53d year of his age, Thomas Glendinning, Esq., sen., eldest son of the deceased Mr James Glendinning, late merchant, Dumfries. At Hyderabad, Scinde, on the 1st February last, of fever, in the prime of life, James, youngest son of Mr John Bell, corn merchant, Maxwelltown - deeply regretted. At Sydney, Australia, on the 9th August last, Andrew M'Nish, son of Mr William M'Nish, Newabbey. At Rigg Morr of Gretna, Thomas Wishart, farmer, advanced in years, much and deservedly respected. At , on the 22d instant, aged 12 years, Jane, youngest daughter of Mr John M'Gerrow. At Contin, county of Ross, on the 18th instant, Wm. Laidlaw, Esq. At Sidmount Cottage, on the 17th instant, Dr James Alexander Maxwell, late of the Medical Board, Bombay. At Leadhills, on the 9th instant, Mr Robert Martin, in the 87th year of his age. For 56 years he acted as agent for the mines to the Hopetoun family. At Cally Stables, on the 21st instant, Mr John Gibson, schoolmaster, Gatehouse, in the prime of life. At the Manse of Inverkeithing, on the 13th instant, the Rev. Andrew Roberson, in the 88th year of his age and 53d of his ministry. At Letterfourie House, on the 18th instant, Lady Gordon, eldest daughter of the deceased Wm. Glendowyn of Glendowyn and Parton, Esq., and widow of the late Sir James Gordon of Gordonston and Letterfourie, Baronet, Premier Baronet of Scotland. At Ayr, on the 23d inst., Mrs Alexander, in the 80th year of her age. At Newton Green, Ayr, on the 21st inst., Mr William Stewart - much regretted. At Nursery, near Ayr, on the 26th inst., Jessie Walker, aged 16 years, grand-daughter of Mr Imrie, nurseryman. At West Shaw Street, Kilmarnock, on the 18th inst., of fever, Mr John Gemmil Philips, jun., in the 18th year of his age. He was studying for the ministry, and being a youth of high promise, his death has excited general sorrow among all who knew him. At Lovedale, Caffraria, on the 28th Feb. Mrs Weir, wife of Mr James Weir, in connection with the late Glasgow Missionary Society.

5th June 1845 (Week 23)

BIRTHS

At Curch-hill, parish of Minnigaff, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr Hugh Robison, was safely delivered of two sons and a daughter. The mother is doing well. But they survived only a short time. The same mother had twins the time previous. At Carnderry, parish of Minnigaff on the 30th ultimo, Mrs M'Millan of a son. At Lochside, Kildonnan, parish of Colmonell, on the 28th ult, the wife of John M'Farland, of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 29th ultimo, the wife of Mr Hugh Henderson, shoemaker, Bank Street, of twin daughters. At Beechwood, on the 26th ultimo, the lady of Allan Elliott Lockhart, Esq., of Cleghorn, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Newton-Stewart, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Samuel Richardson, Mr Andrew M'Adam, to Miss Mary M'Candlish. At Auchencairn, Rerwick, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Paterson, Baptist minister, Glasgow, the Rev. David Gibson, to Miss Sarah M'Minn, formerly of Nun Mill, Twynholm. At Gribton Cottage, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. James Wilson of Irongray, Robert Gibson, tailor, Wanlockhead, to Margaret, third daughter of Mr Jas. Brown, Gelston, by Castle-Douglas. At Newhouse, Locharthur, on the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. David Bayne, Mr Andrew Hyslop, farmer, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr Ferguson. At Belfast, on the 20th ultimo, Mr William M'Dowall, of the "Ulster Banner", and author of "The Man of the Woods, and other Poems," to Ann, daughter of the late Edward Dawson, Esq., writer, Dumfries.

DEATHS

At Newcastle on the 21st ult., after a few days illness deeply regretted by his brother officers, and all who knew him, Col. Archibald Montgomery Maxwell, K.H., Lieut-Colonel commanding in the 36th Regiment. At Dumcole Factory, near Berampore, Calcutta, on 23d March last, of cholera, Isabella Hastings, eldest daughter of the late Andrew Dick, Esq., of Moorbrock, and the dearly beloved wife of William Rellie Logan, Esq., - Friends at a distance will please accept of this intimation. At Auchnotroch, Leswalt, on the 31st ult., after four days of severe affliction, borne with great resignation, Mary Service, spouse of the deceased Robert M'Ewing, late farmer in Knock. At his house, 16, D'Olier Street, Dublin, on the 22d ult., in the 29th year of his age, John Martin, Esq., manager of the Dublin Banking Company, eldest son of Mr John Martin, parochial schoolmaster, Newton- Stewart. At Barlauchlin, parish of Penninghame, on the morning of Sabbath, 1st June, Mr William M'Culloch, farmer, at the advanced age of 87 years – much regretted by a wide circle of friends. At Wigtown, on the 30th ultimo, Nancy Flinch, aged 89 years. At Wigtown, on Monday, the 26th ult., of dropsy, aged 13, John Derbyshire, eldest son of Mr John Derbyshire, of Smedley Valley, Harpurhey, Manchester, and grandson of the late John Dalziel, Esq., writer, Wigtown. At St. Michael's Street, Dumfries, on the 21st ultimo, Mr James M'Roberts, grocer and provision dealer – much respected. At Annan, on the 29th ult., Mary, eldest daughter of Mr William Graham, of the Coach and Horses Inn, after two days' illness. At Preston, Lancashire, on the 24th ultimo, Mr David M'Lachlan, draper, aged 29 years - Deservedly respected, and much regretted by a numerous circle of relatives and friends. At Aitket Muir, , on the morning of the 27th ultimo, at an advanced age, James Veitch, church officer to the Rev. Dr. H. Duncan. The deceased was going about his usual employment up till 6 o'clock of the previous evening. At his house, 20, Barnes Street, Ayr, on the 27th ult., after an illness of considerable duration, James Gray, Esq., late of Ayr Academy, aged 66 years. Mr Gray, during nearly 40 years, conducted the department of Arithmetic, &c., in that institution, with singular ability and success.

12th June 1845 (Week 24)

BIRTHS

At Kirkland, near Newton-Stewart, on the 6th inst., Mrs Rae, of a son. At Mines, near Newton-Stewart, on the 7th inst., Mrs Francis M'Guffog, of a son. At Knowe, parish of Penninghame, on the 10th inst., Mrs Brown, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 11th inst., the lady of Jas. Newall, Esq., of a son. At High Street, Ayr, on the 2d instant, Mrs Joseph Spedding, of a son. At Newton Green, Ayr, on the 7th inst, the wife of William Hamilton, clothier, of a daughter. At Newton, Ayr, on the 7th inst., Mrs Robert Hamilton, of a daughter. At Dunduff, on the 4th inst., Mrs Ralston, of a daughter. At Callendar House, on the 3d inst., the Right Hon. Louisa A. Forbes, of a daughter. At Allanton, on the 5th inst., the lady of J. Morin, jun., Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

Here, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Robert Watt, of the Original Secession church, Mr David Murray, calanderer, Glasgow, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr George Millar, George Street. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 5th inst., Mr Joseph Harris to Miss Mary Taylor. At Newton-Stewart, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Samuel Richardson, Mr Andrew M'Adam, to Miss Mary M'Candlish. At Meikle Carse, Minnigaff, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. John Muir of Kirkmabreck, Mr William Hughan, grieve, Meikle Carse, to Miss Mary Butters, daughter of the late Mr Thomas Butters, carrier, Dalbeattie. At Kilgallock, Kirkowen, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. John Thomson, Mr William Cowan, New Luce, to Miss Ratchell Morrison. At Kirkcowen, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. J. Thomson, Mr William Lang, blacksmith, to Miss Agnes Wales. At Seafield, Greenock, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Wm. Auld, Mr Samuel Paterson, spirit-dealer, to Miss Janet Vance. At Craigie, Ayrshire, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. David Hogg, of Kirkmahoe, Mr James Hunter, Kilmarnock, to Jane, daughter of the late Mr William Blain, Craigie.

DEATHS

At Stranraer, on the 8th inst., aged 82, Jane M'William, relict of the late Mr John Campbell, merchant, Clayhole. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 29th ult., Elizabeth Kerr, aged 72 years. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 8th instant, suddenly, Mary M'Dowall, wife of Mr James Tunnock. At Drochdool, near Glenluce, on the 8th instant, John, aged 28 years, eldest son of Mr Michael Cunninghame - after a long illness. At Waulk-mill, Kildonnan, parish of Colmonell, on the 4th inst., Margaret Affleck, relict of , late of the Grapes Inn, Barrhill. At Kirkgate, Irvine, on the 7th inst., Miss Fairrie, in the 88th year of her age. At Pitcon, on the 5th inst., Dr Smith of Pitcon. At English Street, Dumfries, on the 5th inst., Mr David Bell, coal agent, in his 77th year. At Flatts of Cargen, Troqueer, on the 9th inst., James Goldie, son of Mr Thomas Goldie, farmer there. At Kirkcudbright, on the 3d inst., Eleanor Christian Church, wife of William Mure, Esq. At George Street, Annan, on the 4th inst., Benjamin Nelson, Esq., advanced in years. At Hanley, Staffordshire, Mr Robert Norvall, eldest son of Mr John Norvall, High Street, Annan. At Rosevale, Langholm, on the 31st ult., Charles Maxwell, Esq., M.D., the eighth and last surviving son of the late John Maxwell, Esq., of Broomholm, author of an “Essay on Time.”

19th June 1845 (Week 25)

BIRTHS

Here, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr John Jeffrey, spirit merchant, of a daughter. Here, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr John Douglas, cartwright, of a daughter. Here, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr John Tunnock, joiner, of a daughter. Here, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr Stewart Kennedy, of a daughter. At Rose Cottage, Culhorn, on the 18th instant, Mr Goddard, of a daughter. At High Street, Ayr, on the 13th inst., the wife of Mr Andrew Wright, watchmaker and jeweller, of a daughter. At Kilmarnock, on the 10th inst., Mrs Dr Borland of a son. At Shields, on the 13th inst., Mrs Tennant, of a son. At Fountainbleau, near Dumfries, on the 9th inst., Mrs Allan, of a daughter. At Glencaple, on the 3d instant, the lady of H. K. Harris, Esq., M.D., of a son. At Corbelly Hill, Maxwelltown, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr T. Dickie, of a son. At the Marquis of Normanby's, London, on the 3d inst., the Countess of Mulgrave, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Cairngarroch, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Mr Campbell, Mr Barnotte M'Ghie, to Miss Rosanna Hannah. At Barwhill, Kirkowen, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. John Thomson, Mr James Dalrymple, farmer, Mark of Old Luce, to Miss Margaret M'Cornack, Barwhill. At Kingstown, Glasgow, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. James Gibson, Mr William Gibson, to Agnes, relict of the late Mr Peter Kevan, Glenling, Mochrum. At Kirkcudbright, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. John M'Millan, Mr James Rae, mason, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr John M'Robert. At Kirkcudbright, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. John M'Millan, Mr William Milligan, shoemaker, to Mary, daughter of the late John Mitchelhill, teacher. At Kirkcudbright, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. John M'Millan, Mr J. Brydson, labourer, to Catherine Murray. At Dalbeattie, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. David Bayne, Mr J. M'Cormick, flesher, to Miss Helen, second daughter of Mr Ker. At Edinburgh, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. William Menzies, minister of Keir, Henry John Burn, Esq., W.S., to Charlotte Barbara, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, Bart. At Edinburgh, on the 10th inst., by the Rev Dr. Gordon, Mr John M'Intyre, of the Buccleuch and Queensberry Hotel, Thornhill, to Miss Anne Dowe, daughter of Mr Dowe, merchant, Edinburgh. At Glasgow, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Brown, the Rev. Jamieson Willis, of Free Church, to Agnes daughter of Hugh Fleming, Esq, West Regent Street.

DEATHS

At Garliestown, on the 11th curt., at the residence of her son-in-law, the Rev. Samuel Blair, minister of the Free Church of Sorbie, Elizabeth Reid, relict of Major Masson, of the 50th Regiment. At Roughal, parish of Colmonell, on the 15th instant, Margaret, fourth daughter of Mr Robert Milroy, farmer there. At Mochrum Kirk, on the 6th inst., Mr John Simpson, aged 48, much regretted. At Girvan, on the 16th instant, Andrew M'Kie, ship carpenter. At Kirkcudbright, on the 5th inst., Hamilton Maxwell, Esq., of the Customs, aged 29. On the 11th inst., Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr Adam Clark, gardener, Earlston House, Borgue. In the Mauritius, on the 22d February last, William Lawson, youngest son of Mr George Lawson, Kelton. At his residence, Queen Street, Dumfries, on the 10th current, Mr James Kirkpatrick M'Diarmid, long a house and ornamental painter there; and tradesman of superior taste and ability, and a quiet, inoffensive, industrious, respectable citizen. At Whitehill, near Sanquhar, on the 12th instant, Mrs Mary Proudfoot, in the 87th year of her age, relict of William Proudfoot, Holme House, New Galloway - much and deservedly respected. At Edinburgh, on the 7th inst., Mr William Menzies, writer. At St. John's, New Brunswick, on the 14th May, by a fall from the topmast of the ship "Eglinton", of Greenock, Duncan, second son of Mr D. Fullerton, Ayr. At Killcleuch, Langholm, on the 1st curt., Mr Archd. Little, at an advanced age - much respected. At Redmore Fen, in the island of Ely, Mr and Mrs Plaisance, the husband aged 107 the wife 105.

26th June 1845 (Week 26)

BIRTHS

At the Free Church Manse, Stoneykirk, on the 24th inst., Mrs M'Neil, of a son. At Daltangan, on the 21st inst, the wife of Roderick Gifford, of a daughter. At Roltfittes, on the 23d inst., the wife of Jas. Wilson, of a daughter. At Content Street, Ayr, on the 19th inst., Mrs James Gray, of a son. At Newton Green, Ayr, on the 23d inst., Mrs J. B. Allan, of a daughter. At Sorabeg, on the 22d inst., the lady of Captain Wilson, of a daughter. At Troon, on the 17th inst., Mrs J. H. Brunton, of a daughter. At Campbelton, on the 17th inst., Mrs Maclean, Pennycross, of a daughter. At Campbelton, on the 19th inst., the lady of John Campbell, Esq., H.E.I.C.S., of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Cults, parish of Inch, on the 12th inst., by the Rev. Mr Fergusson, of the Free church, Mr David Hannay, teacher, Glenluce, to Miss Sarah Kean. At Glenluce, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Mr Puller, Mr John Cuming, to Miss Mary M'Creadie. At Glenluce, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. Mr Puller, Mr Gilbert Hunter, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Mr John Stroyan, farmer, Markbroom. At Killantrae, Mochrum, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Alex. Stewart, farmer, Droughtag, to Miss Georgina, second daughter of Mr Alex. Rowan, farmer, Killantrae. At Eldrig Village, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr James Spence, to Miss Margaret M'Colm. At Beoch, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. David Bayne, Mr W. Shaw, cattle-dealer, to Jane, eldest daughterof Mr James Dun, farmer. At Newmarket Street, Ayr, on the 23d inst., Andrew Cowan, Esq., of Midsands, to Miss Margaret M'Donald. At Edinburgh, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. J. Wilson, Dundee, Mr Isaiah M'Burney, A.B., to Margaret, daughter of Mr David Bonnar, Chapel Street, Edinburgh. At Clarendon Place, Glasgow, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. Michael Willis, D.D., David M'Haffie Mellis, Esq., merchant, New York, to Mary Dennistoun, only daughter of David Tweedie, Esq., merchant, Glasgow. At 12, Monteith Row, Glasgow, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Lindsay, David Colville, jun., Esq., Campbelton, to Janet, only daughter of the late Rev. John Barr, Glasgow. At Vanburgh Place, Leith Links, on the 17th instant, Mr John Menzies, bookseller, Edinburgh, to Rossie, daughter of the late James Marr, Esq., corn-merchant, Leith.

DEATHS

At Myroch, parish of Kirkmaiden, on Saturday last, Mrs Wm. Muir, suddenly after giving birth to a daughter. At St. John's, Antigua, on the 21st May, afer an illness of a few hours, Dr Thomas Fergusson. At Glenluce, on the 19th inst., Mrs William Adams, aged 81 years. At Wigtown, on the 21st inst., Elizabeth Honarth, wife of Mr John Barrett, aged 52 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 18th inst., A. Milligan, wife of Mr Waldie, Millisle, parish of Sorbie. At Wigtown, on the 11th inst., Wm.Kevan, Esq., late farmer, Craiglane, parish of Mochrum. At High Balfern, on the 13th instant, Ellen, youngest daughter of Robert M'Clelland, Esq., farmer there. At Gatehouse, on the 15th inst., after a lingering illness, Mr Thomas Porter, landlord of the Masons' Arms Inn, much respected. At Gatehouse, on the 13th instant, after a long affliction, Agnes, daughter of the late David Wilson of that place. At 2, Wellington Square, Ayr, on the 14th instant, Isabella, eldest daughter of the late Wm. M'Cormick, Esq. At Hunter's Hill, Kilmarnock, on the 21st inst., Mrs Dr. Lawrie, only daughter of the late Mr Robert Mathie, bookseller. Suddenly, at Braehead House, Kilmarnock, on the 21st instant, William Hamilton, Esq., factor to his Grace the Duke of Portland. At Hillhead, parish of Troqueer, on the 20th inst., Mr John Milligan, farmer there, aged 68 years. Last week, the Rev. Mr Barham, better known in the literary world as the author of "Ingoldsby Legends" and of one of the most popular of our modern novels "Cousin Nicholas."

3rd July 1845 (Week 27)

BIRTHS

Here, on the 26th ult., the wife of Mr Bryce Wright, plumber, of a daughter. At Clayhole, Stranraer, on the 25th ult., Mrs Thomas Bell, of a daughter. At Greenfield, near Stranraer, on the 24th ultimo, Mrs Gibson, of a son. At Laggan-on-Jeoch, parish of Colmonell, on the 26th ult., the wife of James Harvie, of a daughter. At the Secession Manse, Newtown, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Lumgan, of a son. At Magheramorne House, county of Antrim, on the 22d ult., the lady of Thomas Maxwell, Esq., of a son. At Cairnsmore, Minnygaff, on the 23d ult., the lady of James Stewart, Esq., of a son. At Scarbridge Manse, Penpont, on the 20th ult., Mrs Carmichael, of a daughter. At Kirkcowan, on the 10th ult., the wife of Mr Wm. Parker, joiner, of a son. At Langholm, on the 25th ultimo, the wife of Robert Wallace, Esq., Accountant of the National Bank of Scotland there, of a son. At No 38, Melville Street, Edinburgh, on the 24th ult., the lady of Alexander Dunlop, Esq., advocate of a daughter. At Rankeillour, on the 20th ult., the lady of David Maitland Makgil Crichton, Esq., of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Ruchal, Colmonell, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. James Porteous, Free Church, Ballantrae, Mr Archibald M'Master, Colmonell, to Mary, youngest daughter of Mr William Milroy, farmer, Ruchal. At Barrhill, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. T. Blair, Mr David M'Credie, farmer, Cairnarran, parish of Inch, to Helen, fifth daughter of Mr William Shaw, grocer, Barrhill, parish of Colmonell. At Auchingibbert, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. James Murray, Cumnock, Mr John Alexander, Rodgerton, Auchinleck, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Dalgliesh, farmer. At Melville Place, Glasgow, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. John G., Lorimer, of Free St. David's, Mr William Collins, jun., publisher, to Annabella, daughter of Mr A. Glen. At New Cumnock, by the Rev. Mathew Kirkland, Mr Matthew Murdoch, Rigg, to Mary, second daughter of the late Mr Matthew Morrison, Riggend, New Cumnock.

DEATHS

At Seabank, here, on the 25th ult., very suddenly, Mr Andrew Douglas, aged 84. At Sandmill, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 1st instant, Mrs Samuel Corkrane, aged 60 years. At Little Balcraig, Glasserton, on the 20th ult., very suddenly, Mr Alex. Cumming, farmer there. At Black-Derry, Mochrum, on the 21st ult., Miss Agnes Hannah. At Wigtown, suddenly, on the 26th ult., Mrs Andrew Stewart, widow of the late Mr Andrew Stewart, merchant, Whithorn. At Veranda Cottage, near Southampton, on the 20th ult., Alex. Ritchie, Esq., youngest son of Mr Colin Ritchie, late of Garthland, Wigtownshire. At Laurel Mount, Aigburth, near Liverpool, on the 24th ult., Francis, the eldest surviving son of the late Archibald Maxwell, Esq., of Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire. At Hardgate, parish of Urr, on the 25th ult., aged 21 years, James, eldest son of Mr William Allan, parochial teacher there - deeply regretted by all who knew him. At Dumfries, on the 20th ult., after a short but severe illness, Rosanna, second daughter of Mr Andrew Quigly, Lockerby, aged 19 years. Maxwelltown, on the 20th ult., Mary Walker, widow of the late Mr Thomas Edgar, builder, Maxelltown. At Barnbarroch, Colvend, on the 20th ult., Miss Mary Mitchell, eldest daughter of Mr Mitchell, farmer there. At Heathfield, on the 25th ult., Ebenezer, fifth son of the late Alexander Walker of Sunnyhill, aged 26. At Innerfield, parish of Lochmaben, on the 27th ult., William Wilson, aged 93 years. Born in 1752, he was baptised by the Rev. Ralph Erskine, minister of Dunfermline, one of the fathers of the Secession Church. As Mr Erskine died in 1752, the deceased was, in all probability, among the last to whom that distinguished minister dipensed the ordinanace of baptism. At Camphill, parish of Dalry, on the 9th ult., Jean eldest daughter of James Spiers, Esq., of Camphill. Her name had been booked with the session clerk for proclamation of marriage on the preceding Friday; she took ill of scarlet fever on Saturday; was proclaimed in church three times on Sunday; died on Monday evening; and was buried on Friday the 13th ult., - the day fixed for her marriage.

10th July 1845 (Week 28)

BIRTHS

In Glen Street, here, on the 9th inst. Mrs R. Service, of a daughter. Here, at Castle Street, on the 3d inst., the wife of Mr Alexander Neil, compositor, of a son. At Glenluce, on the 3d inst., Mrs W. T. Sanders, of a son. At Barnsallie, Glenluce, on the 3d inst., Mrs Thomas Murchie of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 5th inst., Mrs Mossop, of a daughter. At Colmonell Village, on the 4th inst., the wife of the Rev. B. Laing, of a daughter. At Kilsaintninian, parish of Colmonell, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mark Dunn, of a daughter. At Alloway Place, Ayr, on the 5th inst., the lady of Andrew Jameson, Esq., Sheriff-Substitute, of a son. At Campbellton, on the 2d inst., the lady of John M'Neill, Esq., yr. of Ardnacross, of a daughter. At Corkpen, on the 2d inst., the lady of John Bisset, Esq., S.S.C. of a son. At Blackwood, on the 1st inst., the lady of William Copland, Esq., of Colliston, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

Here, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr Smellie, Mr T. M'Caig, of the British Linen Company's Bank, to Isabella, daughter of John Douglas, Esq., George Street, At Kildarroch, Kirkcowan, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Mr Morrison of Bathgate, Mr Andrew M'Keand, merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to Miss Helen, youngest daughter of Mr Forsyth, farmer, Kildarroch. At Dumfries, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Dr. T. T. Duncan, William Rankine, Esq., Barbuie, to Isabella, youngest daughter of the late James Fraser, Esq., surgeon, Dumfires. At English Street, Dumfries, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Walter Dunlop, Mr John Jamieson, tea-dealer, Maxwelltown, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Sergeant Samuel Forrest, of the 26th Regiment of foot. At Kirkmichael, on the 27th ult., Mr Thos. Aitken, shoemaker, Dailly, to Miss Catherine Pollock. At Mauchline Castle, on the 31st inst., by the Rev. James Fairlie, Robert Brown, Esq., yr. of Gilston, to Helen Sarah, eldest daughter of the late Alex. Hamilton, Esq., At Maybole, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Mr Menzies, David Fothringham, to Ann M'Millan, third daughter of Mr M'Millan, slater.

DEATHS

At Borland, Glenluce, on the 31st inst., Susan M'Chlery, advanced in years. At Dunragitt, Glenluce, on the 3d inst., Mrs Weir, advanced in years. At Glenluce, on the 1st inst., aged eight years and nine months, John, son of Mr James M'Douall, baker. At High Arrow, near Whithorn, on the 27th ult., Mrs Margaret Porter, wife of Mr John M'Haffie, farmer there - much respected, and deeply regretted by her family and friends. At Culvennan, Kirkowen, on the 4th inst., Helen M'Kergo, relict of Mr John Cumming, farmer, Culvennan, aged 67 years. At Drumbuie, Kirkowen, on the 1st inst., Alex. M'Cracken, aged 36 years. At Knockravie, Kirkowen, on the 1st inst., Elizabeth Dunse, aged 17 years. At his house, High Street, Dumfries, on the 27th ult., Mr John Dickson, wine and spirit merchant, Bank Vennel, deeply lamented by all who knew him. At Kelton, on the 21st inst., Mr George Lawson, aged 83 years. A Castle-Douglas, on the 2d inst., Miss Rigg, only surviving daughter of the late Mr James Rigg of Boreland, Kirkcudbright. At Franklinville, State of New York, on the 4th ult. of consumption, Mary Ewart, relict of the late John Johnston, formerly of Crocketford. At Culross, Mr Francis Scott, fisher, originally from the Border - much respected. At Dalblair House, Ayr, on the 3d inst. in the 14th year of his age, Charles Hope, of Rugby School, eldest son of the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland. At High Street, Ayr, on 6th inst., Jessie, daughter of Mrs Beveridge - much regretted. At Mill Street, Ayr, on the 7th inst., Mr John Murdoch, late of the 12 Loyal Lancers. Suddenly, at Newton, Ayr, on the 6th inst., Mr Robert Andrew, formerly ship-builder. At Edinburgh, on the 2d inst., in the 14th year of her age, Jessie, second daughter of Charles Somerville McAlester, Esq., younger of Kennox. Suddenly, at Dalmellington, on the 2nd inst., Janet Jamieson, aged 90 years, relict of the late Mr James Reid, dyer there. At Loans of Dundonald, on the 6th inst. James Dickie, Esq., - very much regretted.

17th July 1845 (Week 29)

BIRTHS

At Balgreen, here, on the 15th inst., Mrs Andrews, of twin daughters. At Rosebank, on the 10th inst., Mrs Turnbull, of a daughter. At Portpatrick, on the 11th inst., Mrs Patrick Horner, of a son. At Barrhill, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 6th inst., Mrs James Kain, of a daughter. At High Street, Ayr, on the 5th instant, Mrs William Templeton, of a daughter. At Newmilns, on the 7th inst., Mrs Dr. Donaldson, of a son. At Portland Arms Inn, Troon, on the 9th instant, Mrs Hardie, of a son. At Victoria Place, Upper Crown Street, Glasgow, on the 7th instant, Mrs James Pagan, of a daughter. At Liverpool, on the 1st inst., Mrs William Bryde, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Stoneykirk, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Mr Campbell, Mr Matthew Walker, to Miss Jane Boyes. At Kirkmaiden, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Mr Williamson, Mr Robert M'Gaw, farmer, Inshanks, to Agnes, eldest daughter of the late Mr William M'Culloch, farmer, Barncorkrie. At Bridge of Bladnoch, on the 16th inst., the Rev. James Fleming, minister of the United Associate congregation, Whithorn, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Thomas M'Clelland, Esq., distiller. At Penmore, parish of Colmonell, on the 15th inst., by the Rev. T. Blair, Gilbert, fifth son of Mr David M'Millan, to Sarah, fifth daughter of Mr James Wilson, farmer, there. At Drummore, near Kirkcudbright, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. John Underwood, Mr John M'Kune, to Mary, only daughter of Mr John M'Cartney, farmer there. At Gatehouse, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. George Murray of Girthon, Alexander Douglas, of the Royal Engineers, to Annabella, third daughter of Bailie Munro, Blue Bell Inn there. At 60, Abbotsford Place, Glasgow, on the 8th instant, the Rev. William Young, of Free St. Andrew's Church Kilmarnock, to Mary Lyle Goudie, youngest daughter of Mr Robert Goudie, Ayr.

DEATHS

Here, on the 11th inst., Mrs John Skimming. At Hillhead, here, on the 14th inst., Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Thomas M'Geoch. At Hanover Street, here, on the 10th instant, Catherine Walker, aged 74 years. At Lintmill, near Glenluce, on Monday, the 14th inst., Mr Matthew Peacock, joiner, aged 45, after a long and very severe illness, borne with much patience and resignation to the Divine will. He has left a widow and three children to mourn their loss. At Campbelton, on the 10th instant, Colin MacEacharn, Esq., of Oatfield. At High Kelton cottage, near Dumfries on the 10th instant, Miss Marion Maxwell, daughter of the late Edward Maxwell, Esq., Provost of Dumfries. At Keltonhead, near Dumfries, on the 2d instant, Lieutenant M'Lean. At Dumfries, on the 8th instant, of apoplexy, in the prime of Life, Mr William Wright provision dealer, High Street. At Kirkland, Torthorwald, on the 11th instant at an advanced age, Jean Lawson, relict of John Dobie, farmer, Park, Troqueer - deeply regretted. At 15 Melville Street, Edinburgh, on the 8th instant, in the 80th year of his age, John Ramsay of Drungans and Dallash, Esquire, M.D. formerly of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and for some time resident in Edinburgh. At 11, Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh, on the 5th instant, in his 9th year, Erskine Douglas, youngest son of Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esq., Steward of Kirkcudbright. At Gatehouse, on the 6th instant, in the 89th year of her age, Mrs Ann Richardson, mother of the late Mr John Clinton, merchant, Borgue Kirk. We have to record the death of James Henry, Esq., of Auchenleck, in the parish of Rerwick, on Tuesday morning last week. He had attended Castle-Douglas market, and returned home in his wonted good health. A few hours afterwards, he was seized with sudden illness, and before medical aid could be obtained, he had breathed his last. He was highly respected, and is much regretted by his family, and a wide circle of friends. At his official residence, Castletown, Isle of Man, on the morning of Thursday last, Lieutenant General Governor Ready - after a long and painful illness.

24th July 1845 (Week 30)

BIRTHS

At Stewarton, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 22d instant, Mrs Alexander M'William, of a daughter. At North Park, Kirkcolm on the 10th instant, Mrs Bell, of a daughter. At Glenluce, on the 22d inst., Mrs James M'Dowall, baker, of a son. At Glenluce, on the 22d inst., Mrs Andrew Hyslop, of a daughter. At Balloch Cottage, Girvan, on the 20th instant, Mrs Wyllie, of a daughter. At Hazlewood, on the 6th inst., the lady of William Constable Maxwell, Esq. of Everingham Park, of a daughter. At Tonderghie, on the 11th inst., the lady of Hugh D. Stewart, Esq., of a son. At Dumfries, on the 7th instant, Mrs John Payne, of a son. At Brook Street, Lambeth, on the 14th inst., the wife of Mr John Sinclair, of a son. At East Bank Manse, Hawick, on the 11th instant, Mrs Thomson, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Bladnoch, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. William Fleming, West Calder, the Rev. Jas. Fleming, Whithorn to Isabella, eldest daughter of Thomas M'Clelland, Esq., distiller. At Kirkcudbright, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. John M'Millan, Mr John Gordon, to Miss Elizabeth Carr. At Rothsay, on the 17th inst. by the Rev. Dr M'Leod of Glasgow, Francis Hay Thomson, Esq., M.D. Glasgow, to Elizabeth Stuart, only daughter of Alexander Irvine, Esq., Sheriff Substitute of Buteshire. At George Inn Minnyhive, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. Mr Borrowman, Mr Alexander M'Whirker, baker, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mrs Tod, Minnyhive. At Langholm, on the 14th instant by the Rev. Thomas Bowman, Mr William Little, draper, Langholm, to Janet, eldest daughter of the late Rev. John Dobie, minister of the United Secession Church there.

DEATHS

At Stewarton, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 10th instant, Mr Robert Brown. At Aston, Muneroo, New South Wales, on the 17th February last, of inflammation, Mr David M'Keachie, surgeon, after a few days illness, aged 30 years. The deceased belonged to the parish of Leswalt. At Buenos Ayres, South America, on the 22d April last, suddenly, from the rupture of a blood vessel of the heart, James Robson Esq., timber merchant, eldest son of Mr John Robson, Palnackie. He was upwards of twenty years resident there; was highly esteemed as a kind hearted, generous friend, and a just man in dealings. His premature death is deeply regretted by relatives and friends. At Gatehouse, on the 15th instant, after a long illness, borne with exemplary patience and Christian resignation, Mr James Waugh, roadmaker, aged 55 years. At 17, New Suffolk Street, London, on the 14th inst., Sarah M'Lean, wife of David M'Lean, draper, and daughter of Hugh M'Creddie, late of the parish of Anwoth. At Killybegs, on Tuesday morning on the 15th current, Alexander Murray, Esq., of Broughton, M.P. for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. At Toagnecroft, parish of Borgue, on the 18th instant, at the venerable age of 87 years, Mr William Connell, farmer there. At Auchinleck, on the 20th current, Euphemia Moore, spouse of Mr Matthew M'Turk, aged 28 years. At Bringin, on the 22d instant, Agnes, only daughter of Mr W. Dunlop, farmer. At Balkeachie, parish of Girvan, on the 21st instant, Mr David M'Houl, farmer, there. Drowned, after two days sailing from Bombay, on the 1st March last, Mr Mathew Thomson of Largs, chief mate of the ship Strabane, of Glasgow. At Largie, near Campbelton, on the 1st instant, John Martin, at the patriarchal age of 104 years. He was a shepherd all his life, and had never been far removed from the place where he died. His hair, which in youth was black, became white, and within a few years of his death it was again becoming black. He has left about 85 descendants behind him, including children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Mr John M'Cutcheon, professor of dancing, Parkcawes, parish of Dailly, died on the 7th inst., aged 84 years. At Gills Cottage, Coleraine, Ireland, on the 17th inst., Captain Dalrymple, late of the 71st Regiment, eldest son of the late James Dalrymple, Esq., of Orangefield aged 73 years. At 18, Roxburgh Street, Edinburgh, on Monday week, after a short illness Dr John Cowan, in the prime of life - deeply regretted by friends and acquaintances. Dr Cowan was a native of Dumfries. At Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire, on the 17th inst., aged 33, Mrs Mary Menzies, late of Penpont, : - surviving only five days the birth of three daughters, two of whom are dead. She is much lamented by all who knew her. At 17 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, on the 11th inst., Mrs Forbes, wife of the Hon. Lord Medwyn. At Blythswood Place, Glasgow, on the 15th inst., Andrew Mitchell, Esq., writer.

31st July 1845 (Week 31)

BIRTHS

At Wigtown, on the 26th instant, the wife of Mr A. Cowper, merchant, of a daughter. At Cairnbrock, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 25th instant, Mrs Peter Murdoch, of a son. At Belaird, parish of Colmonell, on the 22nd instant, the wife of Mr James M'Alundon, of twin daughters. At Galston, on the 25th inst., the wife of Mr J. H. Lyon, baker, of a son. At 59 Union Street, Glasgow, on the 20th instant, Mrs Walter Wilson, of a son. At Gallowbank, Kilmarnock, on the 25th instant, Mrs John Templeton, of a daughter. At Knockhill, on the 19th instant, the lady of Sir John Heron Maxwell, of Springkell, Bart, of a son. At Dumfries, on the 23d inst., Mrs William Thomson, White Sands, of a son. At Dumfries, on the 24 current, the wife of Mr Peter Tylor, currier, Mill Street, of a son. On the 10th instant, the lady of George Ogilvy, Esq., of The Cove, Dumfriesshire, of a daughter. At Melbourne Place, Glasgow, on the 20th instant, Mrs Pagan, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Jardine Hall, on the 23d inst., by the Rev. William Dunbar, D.D. High Edwin Strickland, Esq., eldest son of H. E. Strickland, Esq., Tewkesbury Lodge, Gloucestershire, to Catherine Dorcas Maule, second daughter of Sir Wm. Jardine, Baronet of Applegarth, Dumfries-shire. At Craufurdland, on the 22d inst., James Ogilvy Fairlie, Esq., of Cowdam (late of Williamfield), to Elizabeth Constance Howieson Craufurd, only daughter of Mr Craufurd of Craufurdland. At Kilmaurs, on the 22nd instant, Mr Thomas Welsh, to Miss Gemmell, only daughter of the late Dr. Gemmell, there. At Gainleetch, parish of Fenwick, Mr John Anderson, draper, Stewarton, to Mary, daughter of Mr Alex. Watt, farmer, there. At 189, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, on the 23d inst., by the Rev. Dr. Robson, William Grierson, draper, to Janet Turner, second daughter of the late Mr Frances Clark, Dumfries. At Kirkland Lodge, on the 15th inst., by the Rev. Jas. Lewis, the Rev. George Lewis, minister of St. David's Free Church, Dundee, to Mary Anne Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Thos. Hamilton Miller, Esq., Sheriff of Selkirkshire.

DEATHS

At Retreat Cottage, in the Island of Grenada, in his 37th year, Alex. Wilson, Esq., Formerly of Stranraer. At Stewarton, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 10th inst., Mr Robert Brown. At Wigtown, on the 28th instant, Mrs Janet Heughan, midwife, aged 42 years. At Gatehouse, on the 26th curt., very suddenly, aged 6 years, William, third son of Mr David Credie, nursery and seedsman there. At Airds of Kells, on the 21st inst., aged 18 years, Helen, youngest daughterof Mr Webster, farmer there. At 32, Paterson Street, Kingston, Glasgow, Mr Alex. Ronald. The deceased up to the 19th inst., enjoyed good health, on which day he got his fore finger pricked with a needle, and on the 24th he died from the effects. At Rothesay, on the 19th inst., Jeanie Martin, age 23 years, wife of Mr Thomas M'Lellan, merchant and banker, Barrhead. At Melbourne Place, Glasgow, on the 21st instant, Jane Muir, wife of Mr John Pagan, clothier, Glasgow, At Gateside, parish of Dumfries, on the 24th curt., Mr John M'Clure. At Middle Dargavel, on the 22nd inst., Mr William Kerr, farmer there. At Barns, Ayr, on the 22nd inst., Margaret M'Neight, only daughter of Joseph Carruthers Nicholson, Esq., At Cross Street, Wallacetown, Ayr, on the 22d inst., Mr James M'Gill, tailor, aged 47 years. At Row, on the 23d instant, Mr John Howie, builder, Kilmarnock, aged 70 years. At Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock, on the 22d instant, Mrs Borland, aged 73, relict of Mr James Borland, vintner, Kilmarnock. At Belkeachie, parish of Girvan, on the 21st instant, Mr David M'Houl, farmer, there.

7th August 1845 (Week 32)

BIRTHS

Here, in George Street, on the 27th inst., Mrs Fergus Garrick. At Dindinnie, parish of Leswalt, on the 5th inst., Mrs Robert M'Nillie, of a son At Portpatrick, on the 15th ultimo, the lady of Captain Hawes, R.N. of a son. At Portpatrick, on the 24th ult., the lady of Rev. Mr Urquhart, of a daughter. At Belfast, on the 1st inst., the wife of Mr Lowrie, plasterer, of a daughter. At Lainshaw, Gatehouse, Stewart, on the 27th ultimo, the wife of Mr William Andrew, of a daughter. At Greenock, on the 28th ult., the wife of the Rev. J. J. Bonar, of a son. At 5, Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh, on the 30th ultimo, Lady Carmichael Anstruther, of a son. On the 25th ult., the lady of John Macpherson Grant, Esq., yr of Ballindalloch, of a daughter. At Stafford House, on the 2d instant, the Duchess of Sutherland, of a son. At Carlton House Terrrace, London, on the 27th ultimo, Mrs Gladstone, of a daughter. At Townhead, Dumfries, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr John Brodie, of a son. At Skipmyre, on the 30th ult., Mrs Hanning, of a son. At Sanquhar Schoolhouse, on the 25th ult., the wife of Mr James Orr, teacher, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Finnart, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Mr M'Leod, Stranraer, Mr William M'Meickan, Poundland, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr Drynan, farmer, Finnart. At Newton-Stewart on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Mr Richardson, Mr John Turner, blacksmith, New Galloway, to Miss Sarah Robb, bonnet-maker there. At Crofthead, Urr, on the 22nd ult., by the Rev. George M. Burnside, James M'Gill, Esq., Torrorie, , to Miss Jessie Dickson. At the Collegiate Church, Manchester, on the 30th ult., John M'Nish, Esq., of the firm of Hay, M'Nish, and M'Kean, builders, to Clementina Maxwell Copland, second daughter of Mr James Copland, Crocketford. At Stichel House, Roxburghshire, on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. Peter Buchanan, Archibald Swinton, Esq., advocate, Professor of Civil Law in the , to Katherine Margaret, second surviving daughter of Sir John Pringle of Stitchel, Baronet. At All Souls' Church, Portland Place, London, on Wednesday, the Hon Colin Lindsay, youngest son of the Earl and Countess of Balcarres, to Lady Frances Howard, third daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wicklow. At Ayr, on the 29th ult., at the house of her aunt, Wellington Square, by the Rev. Dr Boyd, James Graham, Esq., writer, Glasgow, to Eleanor, daughter of Isaac Cape Cust, Esq., Barnard Castle. At Rothesay, Isle of Bute, on the 28th ult., Mr George Porter, Hurlford, to Elizabeth Dalziel, second daughter of Mr Robert Dalziel, late of Newmilns. At Churchhill, Paisley, on the 29th ult., the Rev. R. B. Nichol, Galashiels, Mr John Blyth, M.D. Hawick, to Christina Dods Crooks, daughter of the late Peter Crooks, Esq., W.S.

DEATHS

At New Galloway, on the 1st instant, Marion Foulds, aged 52 years, wife of Mr John Crosbie, shoemaker there. At Lochvale, Dumfries, on the 26th ult., Mr W. Grierson, late farmer in Shillahill, , at an advanced age. At her uncle's house, Armagh, on the 29th ult., Jessie, second daughter of James Paton, Esq., of Blackburn Cottage, Ayr. At Portsmouth, on the 11th ult., Grace, wife of Peter Sproat, Esq., surgeon, late of Campinas, Brazil; and on the 14th Jane Moon, their only child, aged six months. At 2, Jones Street, Edinburgh, on the 28th ult., James Glassford, Esq., of Dougalston, advocate. At Newton, Ayr, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs Taylor, aged 60. At Newmils, on the 27th ultimo, Mr John Auld, aged 74 years. At Irvine, on the 4th instant, Miss Dean. - Friends will please accept of this intimation. At Crescent, Largs, on the 4th inst., John Storie Stewart, Esq., in his 64th year. At Craigflower, on the 27th ult. Alice Douglas, youngest daughter of Andrew Colville, Esq., of Ochiltree. On the 28th ult., Margaret Hanning, advanced in years, wife of Mr John Brown, late farmer in Bernyhill, parish of Kirkoswald. Drowned, after two hours' sailing from Bombay, on the 1st March last, Mr Matthew Thomson, of Largs, chief mate of the ship "Strabane" of Glasgow. At Jamaica, on the 18th June, Dr Allan Bell, second son of the late Hugh Bell, Esq., Half Merkland, Dalrymple, Ayrshire.

14th August 1845 (Week 33)

BIRTHS

At Gatehouse, on the 4th instant, Mrs Andrew Fyfe, of a son. At Corseclays, parish of Colmonell, on the 12th inst., Mrs Peter Fergusson, of a son. At Keltonhead, near Dumfries, on the 6th instant, the lady of Mr Hunter, surgeon, 57th regiment, of a daughter. At Stafford House, on the 6th instant, the Marchioness of Lorne, of a son and heir. At Chester Square, London, on the 3d instant, the Lady Claude Hamilton, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Pontland, parish of Colmonell, on the 12th inst., by the Rev. Mr Wallace, minister of Barr, Mr Charles Kerr, farmer, Larbrax, to Margaret, only daughter of William Jackson, Esq., of Pontland. At Old Haughs, parish of Glenluce, on the 12th inst., by the Rev. John M'Leod, Stranraer, Mr James Hutchison, to Miss Jane M'Micken, daughter of Mr Robert M'Micken, Old Haughs. At Barhapple, Kirkcowan, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. John Walker, of the Free Church, Newton-Stewart, Mr William M'Kie, merchant, Nantwich, Cheshire, to Miss Elizabeth Dougan, daughter of the late Mr Henry Dougan, farmer, Barhapple. At Oldland, Kirkcowan, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. John Thomson, Mr Thomas Hunter, grocer, Kirkcowan, to Annabella, only daughter of Mr Hunter, farmer Oldland. At Bellisle, Ayr, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. W.S. Wilson, M.A. of Trinity Chapel, Henry Torrens Vincent Esq., 7th Bombay Regiment, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Alexander West Hamilton, Esq., of Pinmore. At Newton Green, Ayr, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Mr Stevenson, Mr John Highet, to Margaret, daughter of the late Robert Pettigrew, Esq., of Tarshaw. At Torthorwald, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. James Hamilton, Newabbey, Mr James Wells, of the Bridgewater Street Forge, Liverpool, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr John Hamilton, agricultural implement maker, Torthorwald. At 38, Great King Street, Edinburgh, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Alexander Urquhart, of Newburn, Edward Strathearn Gordon, Esq., advocate, to Agnes Johanna, only daughter of the late John M'Innes, Esq., of Auchenreoch. In London, on the 28th ultimo, Henry Stokes Dunbar, son of Mr David Dunbar, sculptor, to Selinah, second daughter of Mr John Fry, builder, late of Devonshire.

DEATHS

At Barrachan, Mochrum, on the 2d instant, of typhus fever, Margaret M'Gaw, aged 25. At Glentriploch, Mochrum, after a long and painful illness, Miss Susan Milhench, aged 22. At Newton-Stewart, on the 31st ult., Mr John Ewart, at the patriarchial age of 93. The deceased enjoyed the most excellent health and the use of all his faculties till within a short period of his death. At , on the 3d instant, James Gordon, grocer. At Tichfield Street, Kilmarnock, on the 13th instant, Mrs Alexander Stewart, aged 51 years Suddenly at Nether Wellwood, Muirkirk, ont he 10th instant, in the 42d year of his age, Mr Quintin Campbell, joiner there. At Main Street, Newton, Ayr, on the 6th instant, Mr John Frew, merchant, aged 83 years. At Dumfries, on the 11th instant, Mr James Dunbar, innkeeper, Durham Ox Inn. At Arundale House, near Dumfries, on the 19th ultimo, Captain George Maxwell.

21st August 1845 (Week 34)

BIRTHS

At Garliestown, on the 9th curt., the wife of Captain M'Adam, of a son. At Garliestown, on the 14th inst., the wife of Captain Wiliam Davies, of a daughter. At Anwoth Manse, on the 13th instant, Mrs Johnstone, of a daughter. At Gatehouse, on the 15th instant, the wife of Mr M'Dougall, manager of the Cotton Mills, of a son. At Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, on the 14th instant, the lady of David Mure, Esq., of a son. At Dunlop Manse, on the 6th inst., Mrs Gebbie, of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 16th inst., the lady of S. H. May Somerville, Esq., of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 15th inst., the wife of Mr Samuel Corrie, spirit and provision-dealer, of twins - a son and daughter. At Moffat House, Moffat, on the 13th inst., the Hon. Mrs Wm. Hope Johnstone, of a son. At 48, Northumberland Street, Edinburgh, on the 16th curt., Mrs Robert Gordon, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

Here, in Foulford, on the morning of Monday last, by the Rev. John M'Gregor, Mr Anthony Martin, compositor, Ayr, to Miss Jane Murray, eldest daughter of Mr Alexander Murray, Shoemaker, Foulford. At Millisle Dairy, on the 15th curt, by the Rev. Mr Blair, of the Free Church, Sorbie, Mr James Paton, second son of Mr Paton, joiner, Galloway House, to Agnes, third daughter of Mr Taylor. At Moat-Hill, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. John Underwood, Kirkcudbright, Mr William Candlish, grazier, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr William Payne. At 46, Claremont Place, on the 12th in., by the Rev. Dr. Wardlaw, the Rev. P. Hately Waddell, minister at Girvan, to Helen, daughter of the late Mr Walter Wardlaw. At Birkenhead, on the 12th inst., the Rev. David Simm, minister, Girvan, to Isabella, third daughter of William Craig, surgeon, R.N. Birkenhead. A Muirkirk, on the 12th curt., by the Rev. James Symington, Ralph Paxton, Esq., Horncliff, to Margaret H. Watson, M'Caul, youngest daughter of the late Joseph Muir, Esq., merchant, Muirkirk. At Clouden, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Robert Davidson of Holywood, Mr James Boyd, draper, Cheltenham, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr George Callander, of the former place.

DEATHS

At Dunraggit, on the 20th inst., Marion, only daughter of Mr M'Master, farmer there. At Marshill, Alloa, on the 18th instant, George Baird, Esq., At Slathy, near Aberdeen, aged 88, Mr Peter Burnet, late gardener at Castle Kennedy. At Mochrum Kirk, on the 19th instant, Mrs Robert Conchie, aged 58. At Barrachan, Mochrum, of typhus fever, Margaret M'Gaw, aged 25. At Brighton, lately, in his 70th year, the Hon. William Bligh, son of the third Earl of Darnley. Deceased married in 1806, a daughter of the third Earl of Galloway. At Castle-Douglas, on the 10th ult., Mr Henry Fullarton, at the advanced aged of 80 years. At Fleughlarg, Glencairn, on the 13th inst., Mr Thomas Sharp, aged 22 years. At her house, Jessiefield, Kirkmichael, on the 8th curt., Miss Smail, eldest daughter of the Rev. James Smail, late minister of Kirkmichael. At Coldoch, on the 8th inst., Dr Graham, Professor of Botany in the university of Edinburgh. At Edinburgh, on the 7th inst., Sir Robert Crawfurd Pollock, Bart., of Upper Pollok. At Burton, Parish of Maybole, on the 16th inst., Mr A. Craig, farmer. At Gillsburn, Kilmarnock, on the 17th inst., the wife of John Andrew, Esq., of Gillsburn. At the Moat House, Dumfries, on the 11th inst., John, eldest son of James Hotchkis, Esq.

28th August 1845 (Week 35)

BIRTHS

At The Black Bull Inn, High Street, Ayr, on the 22d inst., Mrs John Ballantine, of a daughter. At William Street, Greenhead, Glasgow, on the 17th inst., Mrs Rutherglen, of a son and daughter. At Antworth Manse, on the 13th inst., Mrs Johnstone, of a daughter. At Bar Askomill, Campbeltown, on the 22d inst., Mrs James Harvey, of twin daughters. At Cassaylands, Dumfries, on the 24th inst., Mrs Tennant, of a son, still born. At Dumfries, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr Alexander Crombie, builder, of twin sons. At Trohoughton School-house, on the 21st inst., Mrs Nicholson, of a daughter. At High Street, Annan, on the 20th inst., Mrs William Forrest, of a daughter. At Forres Street, Edinburgh, on the 19th instant, Mrs Charles Ball, of a son. At Newton Stewart, on the 16th inst., Mrs Adam M'Lelland, of the Grapes Inn, of a daughter. At Toronto, Upper Canada, on the 20th July, Mrs Walter M'Farlane, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Sanquhar, on the 22d inst., Mr William Nevison banksman at Mrs Whigham's coalworks, to Helen, second daughter of Mr James Kerr, violinist, Sanquhar. At Woodfield, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. John Robertson, of the Original Secession Church, Ayr, the Rev. George Roger, A.M., Auchinleck, to Ann Hunter, eldest daughter of William Wood, Esq., Woodfield, Ayr. At Thurso Castle on the 14th inst., George Gordon, second son of J. J. Hope Johnstone, Esq., of Annandale, M.P. to Adelaide Mary Wentworth, second daughter of Sir George Sinclair, Bart of Ulbster. At Kilmarnock, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. J. B. Hamilton, Andrew M'Lachlan, Esq., merchant, Greenock, to Ann, daughter of Mr James Crawford, Dunlop Street, Kilmarnock. At St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, on the 21st inst., Lord Macdonald, to Maria Wyndham, eldest daughter of the late Hon, Geo. Wyndham, and co-heiress of his estates in Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk. At Garrock, parish of Kells, New Galloway, on the 19th inst., Thomas Taylor, of Wakefield, Esq., to Maria, yougest daughter of the Hon. Mrs Bellamy, relict of the late Charles Bellamy, Esq., Lately, at St. Enodor, Cornwall, Mr Wm. Rickard, of Summercourt, a bachelor, 90 years of age, to Miss Mary Parkin, a blooming youth of 28. (Mr)Rickard was so infirm as to be obliged to be assisted to and from the church.

DEATHS

At Wigtown, on the 16th inst., Mr Samuel Eglin, aged 91 years, the oldest member of the Wigtown Friendly Society. At Dalrymple, on the 23d inst., aged 79, Mr H. Paton, late glover in Ayr. At Templehill, Troon, on the 20th inst., Mr W. Brown, shipowner. At Dalry, on the 19th inst., Charles, son of Mr Neil Donnan, china merchant, aged 16 years. At Hallside, on the 20th inst., James Bruce Jardine, Esq., younger, of Hallside, in his 37th year. At Dumfries, on the 20th inst., after a lingering illness, aged 6 years, Jane, youngest daughter of John M'Douall, stay maker, 42, Friars' Vennel. At Kirkland, Closeburn, on the 11th inst., James, eldest son of Mr Francis Lawrie, farmer there. At Minnyhive, on the 23d inst., Mr James Henderson, merchant, advanced in years. At Aikeyhill, parish of Girthon, on the 16th inst., aged 85 years, Margaret Porter, relict of William Carson. At Lawrieston, in Balmaghie, on the 18th inst., in the 54th year of her age, Mrs James Scott, after a long and very painful illness, which she bore with Christian patience and resignation. At Bradford, on the 13th inst., aged 23, Thomas, youngest son (of) the late Mr Wm. Mather, a native of Galloway. At Paris, on the 20th ult., Clara B______, [name not entered] wife of Mr Catlin, the eminent traveller, so distinguished for his researches into Indian history and antiquities of America. This lady was her husband's fellow - traveller for the three last years of his wanderings amongst the Indians of North America. During that time she kept her journal of their travels for 13,000 miles along the Indian frontiers, embracing between 3000 miles of north and south latitude.

4th September 1845 (Week 36)

BIRTHS

Here, on the 1st inst., Mrs John Ritchie, of a son. At Physgill, parish of Glasserton, on the 25th ult., Mrs John Nicholson, of a daughter. At Minnigaff Manse, on the 28th ult., the wife of the Rev. M.S. Johnstone, of a daughter. At Knowe Village, near Newton-Stewart, on the 28th ult., Mrs Samuel M'Clure, of a son. At Greddoch Mill, parish of Kirkmabreck, on the 28th ult., Mrs Thomas Grierson, of a son. At Boquhan, on the 25th ult., Mrs Fletcher Campbell, of a daughter. At Dumfries, on the 25th ult., Mrs Robert Henry, of a daughter. At Edinburgh, on the 25th ultimo, Mrs Campbell of Glensaddell, of a daughter. At Malmaison House, Columba, Island of Ceylon, on the 8th July, the lady of C. Elliot, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Auchencairn, on the 27th ult., by Mr David Gibson, Baptist minister, William S. Tyrer of Liverpool, to Isabella M'Minn, only daughter of the late Thos. B. M'Minn, of Port au Prince. At Aberdeen, on the 25th ult., the Rev. James Jeffrey, minister of Meldrum, to Christina Jane, eldest daughter of the late Captain Smith, Old Aberdeen. At Ardrossan, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. Mr Thomson, Ayr, James Shearer, Esq., ship builder, to Janet, youngest daughter of Mr George Barrie, grocer.

DEATHS

At Glenluce, on the 30th ult., Gilbert, third son of William Hunter, Cairnryan. At Port Logan, on the 29th ult., Mrs Graham. At Newton-Stewart, on the 29th ultimo, aged 22 years, Mr James Black Richardson, only son of the Rev. Samuel Richardson, minister of Penninghame. At Craig, parish of Whithorn, on the 23d ultimo, Mrs M'Credie, aged, 53 years. At Portyerrock, parish of Whithorn, on the 27th ult., Mr.Stewart Fraser - aged 75 years. At Woodhouse, Holywood, on the 17th ult., Mr William Seaton - advanced in years. At Ardrossan, on the 27th ult, John, eldest son of the late Robert Locke, Esq., Town Clerk, Dumfries. At Ayr, on the 26th ult., Flora eldest daughter of Mr Gilbert Ross, shoemaker, Ayr. At Ayr, on the 25th ult., Mr R. M. Park, aged 21, only son of Mr R. Park, agent - much and justly regretted. At Currah, parish of Girvan, on the 25th ultimo, Mr Thomas Brown, farmer, there. At Kilmarnock, on the 28th ult., Robert Lambie, innkeeper.

11th September 1845 (Week 37)

BIRTHS

At Hangingshaw, on the 28th ult., Mrs Brand of a son. At Stonewell Cottage, near Minnihive, on the 27th ult., Mrs D. Denham, of a son. At Carrick Street, Ayr, on the 2d inst., the wife of Mr William Anderson, smith and bell-hanger, of a son. At King Street, Kilmarnock, on the 1st curt., the wife of Mr James Brown, merchant of twins, - a son and daughter - son, still born. At Mauchline, on the 1st instant, Mrs Dr Mitchell, of a daughter. At Symington, on the 4th instant, Mrs Martin, Thistle Inn, of a daughter. On the 22d ultimo, the wife of Mr Elijah Marshall, of Silver Lake Townshire, in this county, of four living children. They are all daughters, and were doing well at the time of the last accounts. Although but 26 years of age, Mrs Marshall has already been the mother of 11 children. - Montrose (Pa) Democrat.

MARRIAGES

At Tintloch, parish of Penninghame, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. M.S. Johnstone, of Minnigaff, Mr P. M'Ilwrick, farmer, Dalnaugh, to Miss M'Micken. At Baldoon, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Jas. Falconer of the Free Church, Wigtown, Mr W. Nelson, joiner, to Miss M'Credie. On the 13th ult., by special licence, Sir Thomas Wilde, to Augusta Emma D'Este, daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. At York Place, Edinburgh, on the 2d inst, by the Rev. Dr Patrick M'Farlan, the Rev. John Bruce, minister of St. Andrew's Free Church, Edinburgh, to Susan, eldest daughter of the late Dr. Abercrombie. At Thetford, Norfolk, by licence, on the 5th instant, Mr Henry Johnstone, Blackfriars' Road, London, to Mary, daughter of Donald Mackenzie, Esq., Railway contractor. At Beith, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Dr. Colville, Wm. Philips, Esq., merchant, Paisley, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Wm. King, Esq., banker, Beith.

DEATHS

At Auchtrolure, near Stranraer, on the 6th inst, at an advanced age, Mr William Milroy. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 8th inst., aged 85 years, Grace Kerr, relict of Mr John M'Gill. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 8th inst., Jean Mills, relict of James M'Credie, At Clutag, Kirkinner, on the 3d inst., Jane, eldest daughter of Mr John M'Culloch, farmer there. At Castle-Douglas, on the 29th ult., James Barbour of Dunmuir, aged 72. At Kirkcudbright, on the 1st inst., W. B. I. Gordon, Esq., of Larglanglee. At Torquay, on the 27th ult., Miss Mary Agnes Maitland, daughter of the late W. Maitland, Esq., of Auchlane and Gelston. At Dunscore Kirk, on the 29th ult., Mr Wm. Broatch, son of Mr Broatch, innkeeper there. At Wallacetown, Glencairn, on the 30th ultimo, Mr William Broadfoot, farmer there, highly respected. At Dumfries, on the 2d inst., Mrs Elizabeth Myles, relict of Mr Thomas Hayton, merchant, Maryport. At Foothill, Annan, on the 1st instant, advanced in life, Edward Irving, seaman, after a protracted illness. At Garliestown, on the 29th ult., Mr Wm. M'Lauchlan, mariner. At the Manse of Lauder, on the 20th ult, in the 64th year of his age, the Rev. Peter Cosens, who was minister of the parish of Lauder for thirty-four years, and for thirty-five years a minister of the . Drowned, while bathing near Plymouth, on the 18th ult., the Hon. Granville Henry John Knox, son of the Earl of Ranfurly, in his 16th year. At Nelson Street, Kilmarnock, on the 2d current, Mrs Parkington, widow of Mr Parkington, excise officer. At Craigie, on the 6th inst., at the house of his father-in-law, where he had gone to reside for the benefit of his health, Mr Hugh Osborne, parochial schoolmaster of Cardross. At Castle Street, Edinburgh, on the 31st ult., Mr John Wyber, preacher, in connection with the Relief Church. At Bathgate, on the 28th ult., after a short illness, Mrs Mary Tennent, relict of the Rev. W. Tait, Edinburgh. At Bellfield House, Dalkeith, on the 27th ult., Archd. Moncrieff, Esq., son of the late Rev. Sir Henry Moncrieff, Wellwood.

18th September 1845 (Week 38)

BIRTHS

Here, at Castle Street, on the 16th inst., Mrs Francis Kerr, of a daughter. At Quarrel wood Manse, Kirkmahoe, on the 10th inst., the wife of the Rev. David Hogg, of a son. At Cumnock, on the 10th inst., Mrs William Robertson, jun., of a son. At Eaton Place, London, on the 22d ult., the Viscountess Newry, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Princes Street, here, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr Charles, Free Church, Mr John M'Dowall, shipbuilder, Liverpool, to Miss Jane Thorburn, third daughter of Mr Thorburn, late brewer. At Jamaica Street, Glasgow, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. Robert Houston, Gorbals, Mr Adam Stedman, Irvine, to Agnes, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Knox, baker, Portpatrick. At Barnharrow, Kirkcowan, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Mr Smellie, of the Secession Church, Mr Wm. Aitken, farmer, Balloch-of-Dee, to Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Mr Hamilton Murray, farmer there. At the Commercial Inn, Kirkcudbright, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. John M'Millan, of the Free Church, Mr Charles Stewart, to Miss Nicholas Douglas. At Dumfries, on the 15th inst., by the Rev. Dr Wallace, Mr John Riddick, Manchester, to Agnes, daughter of the late Mr C. Armstrong, merchant. At Broomland, near Dumfries, on the11th inst., by the Rev. R. P. Hutchison of Portsea, the Rev. John Hutton, Pollexfen, to Anne, eldest daughter of the late Robert Taylor, Esq., of Broomland. At Langholm, on the 9th inst., Arthur Hutton, Esq., youngest son of Thomas Hutton, Esq, Barnstaple, Devonshire, to Isabella Susan, youngest daughter of the late Alex. J. Scott, Esq., of Knockhill. At High Street, Ayr, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Alex. Cuthill, Mr James Lindsay, cabinet-maker, Edinburgh, to Agnes, third daughter of Mr James Potter. At 23, Lynedoch Place, Edinburgh, on the 9th instant, by the Rev. R. H. Stevenson, of St. George's, John Pringle, Esq., agent for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank, Galashiels, to Mary, daughter of Peter M'Grigor, Esq., merchant. At Gorhambury, on the 4th instant, by the Hon. and Rev. Edward H. Grimston, the Earl of Caledon, to Lady Jane Grimston, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Verulam.

DEATHS

At St Louis, M.O., U.S., about the beginning of last month, aged 8 months, William, third son and last surviving child of Mr William Maclure, formerly cattle-dealer in Derry, parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire. At Wigan, Lancashire, on the 29th ultimo, Mr David Brown, grocer, aged 77 years. He was universally esteemed as an honest and upright man and a Christian. Craigencallie, in Minnygaff parish, Kircudbrightshire was his birth-place, and well did he love to talk about the wrestling Jacobs who lived in that parish and its neighbourhood in the days of his youth among whom were the late venerable James Reid, the Cameronian minister in that district for nearly fifty years; the late Robert Murray, shepherd in Kitterick, and his wife, Mary Cochrane, with their son, the late Dr. Alexander Murray; Samuel Brown, minister of Kirkmabreck; the late Professor Dr. Thomas Brown's father, and others. The deceased married his cousin, Nicholas Brown, of Airiland, in Kelton parish (Alexander Brown, her father and Margaret Mathieson, her mother, died at the Old Clachan farm in Girthon, still held by her two brothers), who died in 1836, aged 65 years. They brought up a large family of sons and daughters and grandchildren, some of whom are still living in Wigan. According to the deceased's wish, he was buried in the Scotch fashion, in the same grave with his wife and some of his family at the Scotch Free Kirk, Wigan. He was a Baptist by religious profession; and from principle he rejoiced in the progress and prosperity of the Free Church of Scotland, but considered the saints as his beloved brethren and sisters in Christ, amongst whatever denomination of professed Christianity such characters are to be found. At Castle-Douglas, on the 5th instant, Peter Sproat, Esq., surgeon, late of Campinas, Brazil. At Dumfries, on the 13th instant, very suddenly, Mrs Jane Dinwiddie, wife of Mr Peter Taylor, currier and leather cutter, aged 43 years. At Annan, on the 8th instant, Margaret Meldrum, wife of Mr John Blaylock, hairdresser. At Annan, last week, Mrs Elizabeth Johnstone, Murray Street. At 24, Walker Street, Edinburgh, on the 7th instant, Lieutenant Colonel David Robertson Macdonald, of Kinloichmoidart. At the Manse of Luss, on the 4th instant, the Rev. Robert Carr. At High Street, Ayr, on the 9th inst., Mr Matthew Faulds, seedsman. At Cumnock, near Beith, on the 14th inst., Barbara Wilson, aged 25, eldest daughter of James Dobie, Esq. At Robertson Place, Kilmarnock, on the 5th inst., Mr John Osborne, late teacher in Irvine. At Mauchline, on the 8th inst., Mr William Ferguson, student of theology, eldest son of Mr Montgomery Ferguson. He was a young man of excellent attainments and much Christian worth, and was on the point of being admitted as a preacher of the gospel. At Ashford, the residence of her uncle, John Irving, Esq., M.P., on the 1st inst., Miss Agnes Irving. At Graybank, Nethergate, Dundee, on the 22d ult., the Rev. James Flowerdew, minister of Fordown, in the 20th year of his ministry.

25th September 1845 (Week 39)

BIRTHS

At Sun Street, here, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr Robert Fergusson, gardener, of a daughter. At Little Genoch, parish of Inch, on the 24th instant, Mrs Clanahan, of a son. At Barsolas, parish of Inch, on the 19th instant, Mrs Robert Gunion, of a daughter. At 72, Candleriggs Street, Glasgow, on the 18th instant, Mrs William Gunion, of a daughter. At Kirminnoch, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 10th inst., Mrs Lockhart, of a daughter. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 20th inst. Mrs Rankin, of a daughter. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 22d inst., Mrs Gray, of a daughter. At New Grove, Avenue, Sandymount, Dunblin, on the 23d instant, Mrs Robert M'Meiken, of a daughter. At Wigtown, on the 24th instant, the wife of Mr Alex. Candlish, of a son. At New Galloway, on the 19th inst., Mrs Wm. Richardson, of a son. At the Crichton Institution, Dumfries, on the 13th inst., Mrs W. A. Browne, of a son. At King Street, Maxwelltown, on the 14th instant, Mrs William Grierson, of a son. At Terenure, on the 9th instant, the lady of William H. Bourne, of a son. At Barrhill, on Thursday the 18th inst., the wife of Mr Thomas Sloss, grocer, of a daughter. At Glenside, by Colmonell, on Thursday the 18th inst., the wife of Mr William Begg, of a daughter. At the Railway Station, Ayr, on the 21st instant, Mrs Maitland Young, of a daughter. At Stafford House, on the 15th instant, the Lady Blantyre, of a daughter. At the Manse of Lochwinnoch, on the 13th instant, Mrs Graham, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Viewfield, parish of Kells, by the Rev. James Maitland, James Milligan, Esq., S.S.C., to Marian, fifth daughter of David M'Millan. Esq., At Dumfries, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. W.B. Clark, of the Free Church, Maxwelltown, Mr Henry Nivenson, skinner, Hexham to Nicholas, second daughter of Mr William Richardson, Convener of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Dumfries. At Lockerby, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. Hugh Douglas, William Crosbie, of Manchester, to Miss Eliza Richardson, Lockerby. At Moffat, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. Mr Riddle, Sir Henry Dickson, Liverpool, to Isabella Blair, eldest daughter of Mr Jas. Hamilton, Millwright, Moffat. At Kirkcudbright, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Mr M'Millan, Mr Hugh M'Gowan, mariner, to Miss Anne Barr. At Hope Lodge, Garngad Hill, on the 15th inst., by the Rev. James Stevenson of Ayr, the Rev. James Mackinlay of Wellpark, to Sarah, third daughter of Mark Johnson, Esq., late paymaster of the 3d, or King's Own, Dragoons. At St. Paul's Independent Chapel, Wigan, on the 16th inst., by the bride's only brother, William Atherton, independent minister at Bingley, near Bradford, Yorkshire, the Rev. Samuel Cathcart, minister of the Scottish Presbyterian Church, Wigan, to Frances, only daughter of the late Roger Atherton, ironmonger Wigan. At New Bridge Street, Ayr, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. James Stevenson, Patrick Robertson, Esq., Glasgow, to Margaret, daughter of the late David Limond, Esq., ironmonger. At Kilwinning, on the 15th current, by the Rev. Dr. Campbell, Mr John Ross, farmer, Tittwood, Dunlop, to Miss Agnes Grey. At Saltcoats, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Mr Bryce, Mr John Rodger, shop-keeper, Ardrossan, to Janet, youngest daughter of Mr Robert Nicol, Lamlash, Arran.

DEATHS

At Wigtown, on the 22d instant, Hugh Dodds, fifth son of James Dodds, sawyer. At Wigtown on the 22d inst., David youngest son of the late John M'Guffie, harbour-master. At New Galloway, on the 19th inst., Jean Andrew, wife of Mr John Robb, aged 37 years. At Edinburgh, on the 10th inst., Jessie, fourth daughter of Robert M'Clelland, Esq., High Balfern, Wigtownshire. At the King's Arms Inn, Dumfries, on the 19th instant, Mr John M'Harg, wholesale grocer, Whitehaven. At Buccleuch Street, Dumfries, on the 12th inst., Elizabeth Wood, wife of Mr William Milligan, hosier – much and justly regretted by a wide circle of friends. At Murraythwaite, on the 14th inst., Elizabeth Anne, wife of John Dalrymple Murray, Esq., of Murraythwaite. At West Glenarm on the 6th inst., Jane, wife of Alex. M'Murdie, Esq. At Elie, Fifeshire, on the 12th instant, Ann Dalrymple Dick, daughter of the first Sir Alexander Dick of Prestonfield, Bart., and sister of the present Baronet. At Harrowgate, on the 9th inst., Jas. Brougham, Esq., of Stobars House, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, in his 71st year. At St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, on the 8th instant, Colonel Cromwell Massey, late of the H.E.I.C.S. in his 103d year. At Sussex Square, London, on the 14th inst., Sir Francis Freeling, Bart., in the 29th year of his age. At Minto Street, Newington, Edinburgh, on the 13th inst., Margaret Campbell, wife of the Rev. James Begg. At Whitehill Cottage, near Campbelton, on the 13th instant, Agnes, youngest daughter of James Campbell, Esq., of Petershill.

2nd October 1845 (Week 40)

BIRTHS

At Auchengreggan, parish of Colmonell, on the 22d ult, the wife of James M’Creath, of a son. At Barrhill, on the 26th ult., the wife of Robt. M’Clery of twins - a son and a daughter. At Roberton, Borgue, on the 24th ult., Mrs Smith, of a daughter. At 3, Russell Street, Liverpool, on the 26th ult, Mr A. T. H. Dalziel, of a daughter. At Edinburgh, on the 21st ultimo, the lady of the Hon. J. C. Dundas, M.P., of a son. At Alloway Place, Ayr, on the 30th ult., Mrs Murdoch, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Barrhill, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. T. Blair, Mr Alex. Morrison, Lochton, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr James Galloway, joiner, there. At Barwhinnock, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, on the 25th ult., by the Rev. Stair Macquhae, D.D. of St. Quivox, Captain James Irving, of the 1st Bengal Light Cavalry, to Margaret, only daughter of Patrick Laurie M'Millan, Esq., of Barwinnock. At Dalbeattie, on Thursday last, by the Rev. Mr Arthur, Mr John M'Nish, of Liverpool, to Sarah Thornthwaite, of the Maxwell Arms Inn there. At Stockmoss, parish of Rerwick, on the 23d ultimo, by the Rev. Mr M'Millan, Kirkcudbright, Mr Joseph Carnochan, to Miss Helen Wilson. At Rigg of Gretna, on the 16th ult., by the Rev. M. M'Gill, Mr Thomas R. Hyslop, teacher, Millflathead, to Miss Mary Ann Birnie. At Malta, on the 2d ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Clough the Right Hon. Francis Lord Napier, to Anne Jane Charlotte, only daughter of Robert Mannars Lockwood, Esq., and Lady Julia Lockwood. On the 13th ultimo, Major Arthur Cunninghame, 3d Regiment, third son of Colonel Sir David Cunninghame Bart., to Frances Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardiage, Governor- General of India. At Dalmellington, on the 22d ult., Mr D. M'Whinnie, cabinet maker, Newton, Ayr, to Margaret, 2d daughter of Dr. Ritchie, Dalmellington. At Kilmaurs, on the 16th ult., the Rev. J. M'Conochy, of the Free Church there, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late Archd. M'Crone, parochial teacher, Kilmaurs.

DEATHS

At his Residence, 6, Albyn place, Edinburgh, on the 25th ult., Sir Charles Gordon, of Drumnin, island of Mull, for many years universally known and respected, apart from his status in society and professional engagements, as Secretary of the Highland Society of Scotland. At Garliestown, on the 28th ult., Walter Johnston, aged 78 years, many years ostler at the Galloway Arms Inn, Newton-Stewart. At Georgetown of Craigs, on the 20th ultimo, Marion Blyth, advanced in life. At Under Craigs, on the 20th ultimo, Mrs Violet Feat, relict of George Melbourne - much regretted. At Larglanglee, on the 24th ultimo, Ann, wife of Wm. Dun, farmer there. At Annan, last week, Mrs Little, High Street, aged 88. Also, Mrs Captain Geddes, Scott Street, after a protracted suffering, and much respected. And, Mr Wm. Laidlaw, Murray Street, in the prime of life, and deservedly regretted. At Lowtherfield, Dornock, on the 17th ultimo, Jane Gilbertson, wife of Mr Wm. Armstrong, aged 61. At Lochlea, by Sanquhar, on the 23d ultimo, in the 33d year of her age, Margaret Brown, spouse of James Young. At Buenos Ayres, on the 4th July last, after a few hours' illness Captain Alex. Rorison, of the Brig "James Roy." Captain R. was a native of Gatehouse, and deservedly respected. He has left a young widow and a widowed mother to mourn the sad bereavement. At his father's house, Ayr, on the 23d ult., David, aged 21, late merchant in Greenock, fourth son of Mr William Gray, ironmonger, Ayr. At Ardrossan, on the morning of the 25th ult., Elizabeth; in the evening, Margaret; and on the 26th, John – infant children of John Curlet. At Manse, on the 22d ult., the Rev. Robert Urquhart, minister of Kilbirnie, and for upwards of fifty years minister of that parish.

9th October 1845 (Week 41)

BIRTHS

On the 25th ult., at Hertford Street, Mayfair, the lady of John Carrick Moore, Esq., of a son and heir. In Princes Street, here, on the 3d inst., Mrs P. Knox, of a son. Here, at Hillhead, on the 8th inst., Mrs Hugh Ferran, of a daughter. At Caldons, on the 30th ult., Mrs Stott, of a daughter. At Barhoise, Kirkcowan, on the 26th ult., Mrs James Forsyth, of a son. At Creebridge Toll, on the 7th inst., Mrs Charters, of a daughter. At Closeburn, on the 30th ult., Mrs Bennet, of a daughter. At Garden Cottage, Galloway House, on the 2d instant, Mrs Dodds, of a daughter. At Kirkcudbright, on the 25th ult., Mrs Cruickshanks, of a son. At Edinburgh, on the 14th ult., the wife of the Rev. H. M. Waddell of Jamaica, of a son. At Ann Street, Edinburgh, on the 2d inst., Mrs William Blackwood, of a son. At Warmanbie, by Annan, on the 6th ult., Mrs Donald of a son.

MARRIAGES

At St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Edinburgh, on the 7th inst., by the Very Rev. E. B. Ramsay, William Davies, Esq., M.D., Bath, to Mary Susan, only daughter of the late James M'Craken, Esq., of the 14th Bengal Native Infantry, and grand-daughter of the late Lieutenant-General Marley, of the Honourable East India Company's Service. At Newton-Stewart, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Reid, Mr James Kelly, grocer, to Stewart, eldest daughter of Mr James Beck, merchant. At Sanquhar, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. R. Simpson, the Rev. David Croom, to Janet, only daughter of John Halliday, Esq., Sanquhar. At Christ Church, Southport, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. W. Docker, Mr Walter Scott, Stonyknolls, Manchester, to Betsey, third daughter of John Walker, Esq., or Stocks, Cheetham, Manchester. At the Parish Church, Preston, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. W. M. Colles, Mr Thomas Millburn, draper, &c., to Miss Eliza Richardson, Scott's Street, Annan. At St. Vincent Street, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Dr. Barr, of St. Enoch's, Peter White, Esq., to Janet, only daughter of the Hon. James Lumsden, Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow.

DEATHS

Here, at Greenvale Street, on the 5th instant, Thomas M'Ilwraith, mason. Here, at Clayhole, on the 5th inst., Margaret M'Kissock, advanced in years. Here, at Princes Street, on the 7th inst., James Dawson, - very suddenly. In Sun Street, here, on the 8th inst., after a long and serious illness, Mr William Wyatte, mariner, aged 47. At Mains of Park, Glenluce, on the 6th instant, Hugh Doran - after a few minutes illness. At Edinburgh, on the 6th instant, Margaret, eldest daughter of Robert M'Clelland, Esq., High Balfern, by Wigtown. At Wigtown, on the 30th ult., Mr James Broadfoot, aged 65, for a long time captain of the "Mercury", one of the Whitehaven and Glasgow traders. At Auchenflower House, on the 2d inst., Robert M'Ilwraith, Esq., of Auchenflower, in the 90th year of his age - highly respected and deeply regretted. Mr M'Ilwraith succeeded to his estate in 1784, on the death of an elder brother, and during his long possession he has enjoyed the universal esteem of the district for the integrity of his character and his exemplary life; and it is believed that he has left the world without an enemy. At Montreal, on the 25th July, Mr Thomas Alexander, formerly of Girvan; on the 22d Aug. Barbara Douglas, his wife; on the 24th William, infant son; and on the 28th Robert, aged 20 years – much and justly regretted.

16th October 1845 (Week 42)

BIRTHS

At Newton-Stewart, on the 10th inst., the lady of Peter Dargie, Esq., of a son. At High Street, Ayr, on the 2d inst., Mrs Jas. Loudon, of a son. At Wellington Square, Ayr, on the 4th inst., Mrs Robertson, of a daughter. At Wellington Street Kilmarnock on the 9th instant, Mrs James Laughland of a daughter. At Laurieston Place, Edinburgh, on the 7th instant, the wife of the Rev. Joseph Henderson, of a daughter. At Eastwood Park, near Glasgow, on the 8th inst., the wife of Thomas Smith, Esq., of Eastwood, of a son. On the 6th instant, the lady of W. Handyside, Esq., of Cornhill, of a son. At New Hailes, on the 10th instant, the Hon. Mrs Coventry, of a son. At the Manse, Duddingstone, on the 7th instant, Mrs Macfarlane of a son. At Bank Lane, Inverness, on the 25th ult., Mrs Paterson, of a son. At the Secession Manse, Fenwick, on the 26th ult., Mrs Wm. Orr, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Lochnaw Castle, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. R. S. Candlish, D.D., of Edinburgh, the Rev. T. B. Bell, of the Free Church, Leswalt, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Sir Andrew Agnew, of Lochnaw, Bart. At Trinity College, Ayr, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. W.S. Wilson, M.A., Mr Thomas Guthrie, Belford, Northumberland, to Janet, third daughter of Mr James Watt, Corsehill, Kilwinning. At Greenock, on the 9th instant, Anthony J. Heugh, Esq., Algoa Bay, to Isabella Jane, daughter of Hugh Hamilton, Esq. On the 5th ult., by the Rev. David Black, of St. Therese, Blumville, John Auld, Esq., merchant, Montreal, to Mary Ann, only daughter of John M'Grigor, Esq., of Summerhill House. At Inverleith Place, on the 7th inst, by the Rev. Dr. Muir, Henry Davidson, Esq., son of the late Rev. Thomas Davidson of Muirhouse D.D., to Henrietta, daughter of John Swinton, Esq. At St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, on Thursday last, Captain James Grant of North Shields, Northumberland, to Susan, daughter of the late Mr Robert Hannah, of Newton-Stewart. At St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, on Monday last, Robert Henry, youngest son of Mr George Hibbert, Manchester, to Mary, second daughter of Mr Adam Jeffrey, Annan. At Galston, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Mr Matthewson, Mr John M'Clelland, forester to the Marquis of Hastings, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Young, ironmonger.

DEATHS

Here, at Neptune Street, on the 14th inst., Margaret Young, wife of Mr John M'Kie, mason, aged 22 years – much respected. At the house of her son in law, Allan M'Ewan, Plunton, parish of Borgue, on the 7th curt., Anne M'Millan, in the 94th year of her age. At Merkland, parish of Parton, on the 5th inst., Robert Crosbie, Esq., in the 76th year of his age. At Fleet Street, Gatehouse, on the 4th inst., in the 76th year of his age, John M'Cleave, mason and slater there, and a very old member of St. Stephen's Lodge. At Blackburn, Ayr, on the 8th inst., John Robb Esq., of Blackburn, M.D., Deputy Inspector of Army Hosptals. At Ayr, on the 8th instant, Mr Adam Cowan, late Librarian of the Mechanic's Library. At Main Street, Newton, Ayr, on the 8th inst., Mr John Alexander, in the 76th year of his age. At Bellesley Hill, parish of Newton, on the 11th inst., Mr James Lockhart, late innkeeper in Prestwick. At Plantation, Lusignan, East Coast, Damarara, on the 19th August last, after a few days' illness, Alexander, eldest son of Alexander Lammie, snuff-box manufacturer, Cumnock. At Largs, on the 10th instant, Agnes Smith, wife of Robert M'Haffie, esq., of Eastwood. At Edinburgh, on the 6th instant, Elizabeth Reay Fullarton, eldest dughter of the late Lewis Fullarton, Esq., of Kilmichael, Island of Arran, aged 77. At Dalmellington, on the 8th inst., Mr Robert Greig, sen., after severe bodily suffering. At Largs, on the 7th instant, in the 58th year of his age, Robert Orr, Esq., writer. At Drongan mains, parish of Stair, on the 9th current, Agnes Donald, relict of the late Mr Wm. Grieve. At Wallacetown, Ayr, on the 5th inst., Mr J. Watson, printer, much regretted. At the Mansion House, Greenock, on the 1st inst., Miss Crawford.

23rd October 1845 (Week 43)

BIRTHS

In Bridge Street, here, on the 22d inst., Mrs Goodwin, of a daughter. At Bank Street, Wigtown, on the 20th inst., the wife of Mr John M’Master, Stamp Office, of a son. At Kirkmabreck Quarry, on the 18th inst., Mrs Welsh, of a son. At Rerwick Manse, on the 13th inst., the wife of the Rev. James Thomson, of a son. At Barrhill, on the 17th inst., the wife of Mr Alexander Morrison, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Lochnaw Castle, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Candlish, the Rev. Thomas Blizard Bell, of the Free Church, Leswalt, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart. At Powton, Wigtownshire, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. John Lawson, the Rev. James Lawson, Vicar of Buckminster, Leicestershire, to Jane, seventh daughter of the Hon. Montgomerie Stewart. At St. Paul's Church, Liverpool, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. R. Davies, M.A., Mr A. Hunter, to Margaret, daughter of the late Alexander Brown, Esq., of Drumshangan, Kirkcudbrightshire. At Kirkinner, on the 13th inst., Mr Owen M'Kivotts, to Miss Catherine Develin. At Drumgrier, parish of Colmonell, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. T. Blair, Mr Andrew Anderson, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr Shearer late smith there. At Sandhead, Stoneykirk, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. R. M'Neil, of the Free Church, Mr John Robb, nailer, Portlogan, to Miss Grace M'Cracken, dressmaker, Sandhead. On the 18th inst., at Monkstown Church, in the county of Dublin, by the Rev. Mr Williams, Mr James Limond, to Anna, eldest daughter of William Booth, Esq., of Clover Hill, in the County Roscommon.

DEATHS

Here, on the 17th inst., the Rev. David Wilson, minister of the burgh and parish of Stranraer, in the 66th year of his age and the 38th of his incumbency. At Killantringan, parish of Portpatrick, on the 20th inst., Mr David M'Clean. At Wigtown, on the 13th inst., Mr James Geory, aged 65 years. At Edinburgh, on the 1st inst., Mr Samuel Kirkpatrick Green, merchant, Castle-Douglas - highly respected. At Alticane, on the 18th inst., Elizabeth, daughter of Mr John M'Kie, farmer there, aged 6 years. At Caley, near Gatehouse, on the 13th instant, aged 23 years, David, eldest son of Mr James Ferguson there. On the 15th instant, in the 43d year of his age, after a short and severe illness, James Livingston, farmer, Darngarroch, much respected. At New Galloway, on the 2d inst., in the 71st year of his age, Mr James M'Kay, much regretted. He was 49 years schoolmaster of the parish of Balmaclellan. At Edinburgh, on the 13th inst., suddenly, Mrs Hart, wife of the late Major Hart of Castlemilk, Dumfriesshire.

30th October 1845 (Week 44)

BIRTHS

In Trade Street, here, on the 19th inst., Mrs Houston, of a daughter. In King Street, here, on the 22d inst., Mrs Auld, of a daughter. In Lewis Street, here, on the 26th inst., Mrs William Campbell, of a son. At Galloway House, on the 17th inst., the Hon. Mrs Keith Stewart, of a daughter. At Fenwick Manse, on the 18th inst., Mrs Dickie of a son. At the Broomfields, Largs, on the 19th inst., Mrs David Buchan Douie, of a daughter. At Lower Grove, Brompton, on the 10th inst., the lady of the Rev. James M. Fisher, M.A., minister of the Scotch National Church, Swallow Street, London, of a son. At Adelaide, on the 4th June, Mrs O. K. Richardson, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

In Hanover Street, here, on the 23d inst., by the Rev. Mr Watt, Mr Robert Dick, shoemaker, to Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr James Kennedy, shoemaker. At Dalmellington Manse, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. William Gilchrist, Mr Stewart Guthrie, wright, Kirkcudbright, to Margaret eldest daughter of the late Captain James Greig, shipmaster, Port Glasgow. At Burnfoot, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. John Shortt, A.M., of St. Mary's Episcopal Chapel, Dumfries, Frederick M'Connel, Esq., Manchester, to Johnanne, sixth daughter of the late George Whigham, Esq., of Hallidayhill. At Hutton Hall, on the 27th inst., by the Rev. A. B. Murray of , Thomas Lorimer, Esq., of Locharwoods, to Mary, eldest daughter of John E. Hill, Esq., of Hutton Hall, Carlaverock.

DEATHS

At Charlotte Street, on the 26th inst., the infant daughter of Mr Robert Fergusson, gardener. At Milford, South Wales, on the 15th inst., Elizabeth, aged 21 years, daughter of Dr. Drew, R.N., formerly of this place. At the Schoolmaster's house, Girvan, in the 22d year of her age, Jane, daughter of Mr John M'William, Dalgarva, Barr. At Minnihive, on the 18th inst., Winifred Allan, relict of Mr William Smith, merchant and postmaster, Craigdarroch Arms, there. At Waterhead, parish of Terregles, on the 21st inst., Mr Walter Galt, advanced in years. Very suddenly on the 11th January last, in New South Wales, Mr Adam Wightman, formerly in South Mains, Sanquhar. At Annan, on the 16th inst., Mr Wm. Laidlaw, builder, aged 55. At Paisley, on the 10th inst., John Craig, second son of Mr James Orr, bookseller, aged 2 years and 9 months.

6th November 1845 (Week 45)

BIRTHS

Here, at George's Street, on the 31st ult., Mrs Robert Beattie, of a son. At Clennoch, near Stranraer, on the 29th ult., Mrs Paton, of a son. At Wigtown, on the 28th ult., the wife of Mr Thomas Kelly, jun., of twin daughters. At Annan, on the 24th ultimo, the wife of Mr John M'Lellan, writer, of a son. At Millhouse, Applegarth, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr Thomas Carlyle, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Barholm House, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. John Muir of Kirkmabreck, Capt. George Grant, of the Honourable East India Company's Indan Navy, to Isabella, eldest daughter of John M'Culloch, Esq., of Barholm. At Portencalzie, parish of Kirkcolm on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Mr Hyslop, minister of Kirkcolm, Mr Wm. Stevenson, cattle-dealer, to Janet, third daughter of Mr Cochrane, farmer, Portencalzie. At Wigtown, on the 30th ultimo, Mr William Gordon, saddler, to Margaret Dodds, widow of Mr John M'Guffie, late harbour master. At Landberrick, Mochrum, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr John Gray, to Miss Elizabeth Brown. At Eastfield, on the 21st ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Stevenson of South Leith, the Rev. John Johnstone, minister of Old Monkland, to Joan, daughter of Mr John Johnstone, officer of Fisheries, Leith.

DEATHS

At Milford, South Wales, on the 15th ult., Elizabeth, aged 21 years, daughter of Dr Drew, R.N., formerly of this place. On the 16th ult., at St. Maures, Cornwall, Lieut. E. T. Harries, R.N., of the coast guard at that station. Some time ago Lieut. Harries commanded a cutter in the preventive service on this coast, and was much respected by all who knew him. At Wigtown, on the 1st inst., of measles, Mary, daughter of Mr Alexander Donnan, draper, aged 3 1/2 years. On Monday last, at the residence of her brother, Henry Holmes, Esq., Ever-on-brow, Mrs Margaret Cook, aged 65 years, relict of the late Colin Cook, Esq., of the Isle of Whithorn. At Castle Street, Dumfries, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs Frances M'Dougall, relict of Capt. Archibald M'Dougall of Daldawn. At Farm, near Abergale, North Wales, on the 27th ult., Elizabeth Anne, the infant daughter of Thomas Oldfield, Esq., At the house of his sister, Mrs M'Clymont, Corriefeckloch, parish of Minnygaff, William Murray, Esq., draper, Manchester, in the 44th year of his age. The deceased was in business for the last 23 years, and had by his amiable and obliging disposition, strict integrity, and warm-hearted friendship, endeared himself to a large circle of acquaintance, who now sincerely mourn his loss. At the Roman Catholic Chapel Manse, Annan, on the 28th ult., Mrs Joseph Crosbie. At Little Millriggs, parish of Hutton, on the 25th ult., Mr Geo. Irving, at an advanced age - highly respected. At Heriot Row, Edinburgh, on the 22d ultimo, Miss Margaret Cockburn, daughter of the late Hon. Archibald Cockburn, Baron Exchequer of Scotland. At 8, Castle Street, Edinburgh, on the 27th ult., John Brown, Esq., writer, Ayr, Town Clerk of Newton, and Clerk to the Ayr Merchants' Company.

13th November 1845 (Week 46)

BIRTHS

Here, on the 9th inst., the wife of the Rev. George Charles, of a daughter. At Glenhead, parish of Minnigaff, on the 3d instant, Mrs Anthony M’Millan, of a daughter At Cumlodon Mill, near Newtonstewart, on the 6th instant, Mrs Hamond, of a daughter. At Newtonstewart, on the 4th instant, Mrs William Wagstaff, officer of excise, of a son At Burnhead Manse, on the 2d inst., Mrs Smith, of a son. At Langholm, on the 3d inst., Mrs Adam Anderson, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

Here, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Mr M’Gregor, Mr Mongomery Stewart, tailor, to Miss Susan Ross. At Calgow, Newtonstewart, on the 12th inst. by the Rev. S.M. Johnstone, Michael Waddell, Esq., Glasgow, to Jane, youngest daughter of James Matthews, Esq. At Dumfries, on the 27th ultimo, by the Rev. J.R. Mackenzie, Mr Walter Alexander Moffat, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Sinnock, innkeeper, there. At Langholm, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. W.B. Shaw, George Dalgliesh, weaver, to Elizabeth Bell, third daughter of Mr William Bell, there. At Langholm Distillery, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Wm. Watson, Mr John Armstrong, farmer, Middleholms, to Helen Campbell, daughter of Mr A. Campbell there. At St. Bride’s Church, Liverpool, on the 4th current, by the Rev. W.B. Marshall, M.A., William Evans, Esq., Puerto Cabello, to Catherine Comrie, only daughter of the late Thomas Harkness, Esq., Dumfries. At Constitution Street, Leith, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Alexander Davidson of North Leith, the Rev. Thos. Leckie, minister of Parton, Kirkcudbright, to Katherine Jean MacRitchie, eldest daughter of the late Thomas MacRitchie, Esq., wine merchant, Leith.

DEATHS

Here, on the 6th current, Margaret M’Dowall, aged 23 years. At Neptune Street, on the 9th instant, Mr Dugald Campbell, seaman. Here, at Clayhole, on the 9th current, Mr Andrew M’William, feuar – a veteran of Trafalgar. At Douloch, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 10th inst., Mr Thomas M’Robert, aged 72 years. The deceased, during his protracted life, enjoyed the character of being an inoffensive and amiable neighbour. At Glasserton Garden, at the very advanced age, on the 5th inst., Mr John Douglas. He occupied the situation of gardener under the present family for nearly half a century, and during that time maintained a high character for faithfulness and integrity, and has left behind him a name which will not soon be forgotten by those who were privileged with his acquaintance. At Glendusk, parish of Colmonell, on the 27th ult., Jean, aged 3 years; and on the 1st inst., Janet, aged 9 years, daughters of Andrew Lamb – both of croup. At Blackbridge, by Barrhill, on the 3d inst., Anthony, son of Mr James Thomson, shoemaker, aged 23 years.

20th November 1845 (Week 47)

BIRTHS

In George Street, here, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr Robert Bissett, shoemaker, of a daughter. At Hanover Street, here, on the 19th inst., the wife of Mr James M'Queen, teacher, of a son. At Glenluce, on the 14th inst., Mrs Robert Saunders, of a daughter. At 27, Kinning Place, Glasgow on the 13th inst., Mrs Peter M'Morland, of a son. At Academy Street, Dumfries, on the 13th inst., the wife of Mr Hugh Galbraith, engineer, of a daughter. At 11, Hammond Place, Chatham, on the 9th instant, Mrs Thomas Muirhead, draper, of a son. At Ochiltree, on the 8th inst., Mrs James Colville, of a daughter. At , on the 5th inst., Mrs Thomas Beveridge, of twin daughters. At Edinburgh, on the 5th inst., the lady of Patrick Boyle, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

On the 18th instant, at Mark, Parish of Leswalt, by the Rev. John M'Gregor, Mr John Gordon, farmer, Glenstockidale, to Eliza, second eldest daughter of Mr William M'Kissock, farmer, Mark. On Thursday, the 13th inst., at St. John's, Hackney, by the Rev. William Sharp, A.M., John M'Meikan, Esq., native of Stranraer, now of Stratford, Essex, to Ellen Catherine, youngest daughter of John Berger, Esq., of Lower Clapton, Middlesex. At No. 2, Haddington Place, Edinburgh, on the 12th instant, Mr Richard Millar, senior, watchmaker, North Bridge, to Miss Gray, daughter of the late Mr Gilbert Gray, Girvan. At Mill Bank, Dumfries, on the 14th curt., by the Rev. Dr. Wallace of St. Michael's, William M'Intosh, Esq., son of the late Captain Daniel M'Intosh, 42d Royal Highlanders, to Jane Anne Charlotte, only daughter of the late Colonel Patrick Maxwell, 7th Dragoon Guards. At Portland Place, Maxwelltown, on the 11thinstant, by the Rev. Walter Dunlop, Mr Thomas Davy of Manchester, to Miss Ann Burslem. At Annan, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. James Monilaws, Mr William Drummond Smith, veterinary surgeon, to Miss Elizabeth Gass.

DEATHS

Here, at Sun Street, on the 17th curt, in the 90th year of her age, Penelope Douglas, relict of John Coats. At Portpatrick, suddenly, on the 15th inst, Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr David M'Clew, aged 17 years. At Whitecairn, parish of Ballantrae, on the 16th inst., Mary M'Cready, wife of William Milroy, aged 39 years. At New Galloway, on the 10th inst., aged 94 years, Helen Heron, relict of John Wilson, late of Trochiehouse, parish of Kells, and mother to the present minister of Balmaclellan. What her rank in the society of mind was, may be inferred from the appellative "Lady Wilson," by which title she was deservedly and generally known. At Carsenestock, parish of Penningham, on the 13th inst., aged 16 years, Marion, eldest daughter of Mr John M'Gill. At Newton-Stewart, on the 18th inst., very suddenly, Marion Neilson, spouse of Mr Peter Broadfoot, blacksmith. At his residence, Richmond Terrace, London, on the 10th inst., John Irving, M.P. for Antrim. At Preston, Lancashire, David Nairne, solicitor, third son of J.G. Nairne, writer, Castle Douglas. At Brae, parish of Irongray, on the 16th inst., suddenly, of apoplexy, John Glendinning, aged 83. At 19, Wellington Square, Ayr, on the 7th inst., Mary second daughter of the late S. Gross, Esq. At Langholm, on the 6th inst, Isabella Budge, relict of James Stewart, advanced in years. At Longwood, near Langholm, on the 4th inst., Sarah Anne, eldest daughter of James Connell, Esq., aged 21 years. At London, on the 4th inst., at an advanced age, the Rev. Jacob Wright, minister of Hutton. He was ordained in 1799. At Old Bridge Street, Maxwelltown, on the morning of Saturday last, after a lingering illness, Matilda Brown - advanced in years. At Sanquhar, on the 4th instant, in the 83d year of his age, Mr John Henderson, late parochial teacher and session clerk, there - fulfilling these offices with approbation for the lengthened period of 55 years. At Clarebrand, in the parish of Crossmichael, on the 30th ult., Thomas Ralston, advanced in years - who for long resided in the village of Crocketford and its vicinity. At Kirkcudbright, on the 25th ult., in her 67th year, very much regretted, Mary Brown, wife of Mr William M'Myn, residing there. At Galt, Dumfries Township, Upper Canada, on the 25th August last, Mr John Little, aged 56, formerly farmer of Knockwalloch, Kirkpatrick Durham. At Keswick, on the 31st ult., Sarah, relict of Mr W. Thompson, sailor. The deceased was twice married, and singular as it may seem her first husband was the son of her second husband.

27th November 1845 (Week 48)

BIRTHS

In King Street here, on the 26th inst, the wife of Mr Alex. M'Lellan, baker, of a daughter. At Low Ardwell, Stoneykirk, on the 25th inst., the wife of Mr William Tully, teacher, of a daughter. At Ringuinea, Stoneykirk, on the 22nd inst., the wife of Mr Daniel Milwain, weaver, of a son. At Garliestown, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr William Wood, grocer and spirit dealer, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 23d inst., Mrs Joseph Robinson, of a son and daughter. At Penzance, Cornwall, on the 17th inst., Mrs Gavin M'Fadzean, of a son and daughter. At Stronquhan, on the 18th inst., the lady of Francis Johnstone Wilson, Esq., of a son and heir. At Cumnock Manse, on the 10th inst., the wife of the Rev. James Murray, of a son. At Ibroxholm, on the 17th inst., Mrs Glassford, of a son. At Bedford Street North, Liverpool, on the 13th inst., the lady of Morris Charles Jones, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Portslogan, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. Mr Smellie, Mr Andrew Milligan, farmer, High Ardwell, to Mary, second daughter of Mr James Ross, farmer, Portslogan. At Newton-Stewart, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. S. Richardson, Mr William Webster, seedsman, to Hannah, eldest daughter of Thomas M'Adam, Esq., merchant. At Portwilliam, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr John M'Nair, to Miss Agnes Crosbie. At Glasgow, on the 14th inst., Mr Adam G. Roarson, Whym's Castle, Fifeshire, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr Keay, Dalmellington. At Trinity Chapel, Ayr, on the 20th inst., by the Rev. Matthew Parrington, M.A., Leonard Parker Parrington, Esq., London, to Georgina Chapman, youngest daughter of the late William Ritchie, Esq., Edinburgh. At St. Thomas's Chapel, Edinburgh, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. D. T. K. Drummond, the Rev. T. L. Trotter, Rector of Great Stainton, county of Durham, to Isabella Napier, only daughter of Dr. Keith, Wemyss Place. At St. Thomas's chapel, Edinburgh, on the 20th inst., by the Rev D. T. K. Drummond, Andrew Buchanan, Esq., of Auchintorlie, to Mary Jemima Dundas Adamina, youngest daughter of the late Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran, Baronet.

DEATHS

On 12th October, at Ceylon, Sir William Reid, Baronet, in the 50th year of his age. At Garliestown, on the 22d inst., Mr William Wood, grocer and spirit dealer, aged 35 years. At Bladnoch, Wigtown, on the 19th inst., Mr Edward M'Guffie, aged 33 years. At Rute, Parish of Colmonell, after a lingering illness, Jean Lamb, wife of Mr James Ferguson, farmer there. At Janefield, on the 14th inst., James Welsh, Esq., advocate, Stewart substitute of Kirkcudbrightshire. At High Street, Ayr, on Tuesday mornig, Mr John M'Crorie, at the very advanced age of 99 years, At Kirk Port, Ayr, on the 23d inst., Agnes Hunter, relict of Mr Lounan, farmer, Mains of Cloncaird, aged 66. At Quarry House, St. Leonard's on Sea, on the 14th inst., the right Hon. Wm. Dundas, the Lord Clerk Register of Scotland. At Gullane, near Haddington, on the 11th inst., at an advanced age, Mr George Dawson, the celebrated trainer.

4th December 1845 (Week 49)

BIRTHS

At Airies, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 25th ult, Mrs M'Clymont, of a daughter. At Craigdarroch, on the 29th ult., the lady of J. G. Jarvis, Esq., of a daughter. At Ulcombe Place, Kent, on the 24th ult., the Lady Frances Fletcher, of a son. At Aberdeen, on the 21st ult., the lady of the Rev. Sir William Dunbar, Bart., minister of St. Paul's Chapel, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Float, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Mr Campbell, Mr John M'Chleary, feuar, Drumore, to Janet, third daughter of Wm. Jamison, farmer in Float. At Bigpark, parish of Ballantrae, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. James Porteous of the Free Church, Mr James Rennie, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr Wm. M'Lachlan, farmer at Bigpark. At the Old Abbey, Rerwick, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. David Gibson, Baptist minister, Auchencairn, Mr Robert Blacklock, cordwainer, Borgue Kirk village, to Miss Helen Glover. At Barsalloch, Mochrum, on the 25th ultimo, Mr James M'Master, to Miss Helen Turner. At Talliwhairn, parish of Kirkbean, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Clark of the Free Church, Maxelltown, Mr John Gillies, wood merchant, Maxwelltown, to Miss Rachel Brotch, of the same place. At Moffat, on the 21st ultimo, by the Rev. Robert Kinnear of the Free Church, Mr James Mackenzie lately at Underwood, near Lockerby to Miss Mary Pagan, Moffat. At Annan, on the 22d ult., Mr Joseph Jefferson, Broomfield, to Miss Margaret Towns, of Home Cultram. At 23, Roseland Terrace, Laurieston, Glasgow, by the Rev. Thomas Maule, A.M., Crosshill, the Rev. A. Cuthbertson, minister of Edrom, Berwickshire, to Esther, only daughter of the late George Bell, Esq.

DEATHS

At Queen Street, this day, Elizabeth Hood, aged 11 years, mentioned in our last as having been severely burned. At Dally, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 28th ultimo, after a short but severe illness, in the 18th year of her age, Jane, eldest daughter of Mr Alex. Rankine. On the 19th ult., Jane Eleanora Thomson, third daughter of the late Rev. Robert Jeffrey, minister of the Free Church of Girthon and Anwoth. At Fleet Street, Gatehouse, on the 28th ultimo, Elizabeth Cowan, spouse of Robert M. Murdoch, grocer there. At Newton-Stewart, on the 24th ult., William Wallace, aged 86. At Corriefecklock, parish of Minnigaff, Agnes, daughter of Mr John M'Clymont, farmer there, aged 16. At Hardburn, near Kirkcudbright, on the 22d ult., after a brief illness, Mr Walter Scott, farmer there, formerly at Threave Mains, Balmaghie - much regretted. At Girthon Kirk village, on the 22d ult., Mrs Agnes M'Connell, aged 73, widow of Mr Matthew Clukie - much respected. At Auchenhay, Borgue, on the 23d ultimo, Mrs Margaret M'Monnies, aged 35, wife of Mr James Walker. At Dumfries, on Saturday last, Ann, daughter of Mr James Anderson, painter. At Erie Lodge, Upper Canada, on the 13th October last, Mr Thomas Hutchison, eldest son of the late Mr Hutchison, Tinwald Mains. At Simla, East Indies, on the 20th September, Capt. Alexander Stewart Singer, 24th regiment, Bengal Native Infantry, last surviving son of the late Dr Singer, minister of Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfriesshire. At Driffield, Yorkshire, on the 25th ult., in the prime of life, Mr Andrew Potts, tea dealer, deservedly respected, and universally regretted. At Pathhead, on the 23d ultimo, Thomas Byres, schoolmaster of St. Mungo, aged 79 years.

11th December 1845 (Week 50)

BIRTHS

At 93, Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the morning of the 10th inst., the lady of Major Maitland of Freugh, of a son and heir. At Sun Street, here, on the 7th inst., the lady of the Rev. Robert Donald, Free Church, of a daughter. At Clayhole, on the 8th inst, the wife of Mr T. Torrance, of a son. At Clauchanmore, Stoneykirk, on the 6th inst., the wife of Alex. Roddie, joiner, of a son. At Shakspeare Street, Dumfries, on the 7th inst., Mrs Robert Johnstone, of a son. At Dumfries, on the 1st inst., the wife of Mr John Coupland, perfumer, of a daughter. At Annan, on the 25th ult., Mrs Wm. Underwood, of twin sons. At Jerusalem, on the 2d October, the lady of the Rev. Wm. Douglas Veitch, of a son. At Halse Hall, Clarendon, Jamaica, on the 29th Oct., the lady of Louis F. Mackinnon, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At the Albion Hotel, here, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Mr Charles, of the Free Church, Mr Aird, mate of the Albion steam-ship, to Miss Charlotte M'Cord, second daughter of Mr Alex. M'Cord, wright. At Whithorn, on the 4th inst, by the Rev. Frederick Anderson, of the Free Church, Mr David Kennedy, shoemaker, Wigtown, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr James M'Cubbin At Newton Stewart, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. Wm. Reid, Mr Malcolm Murdoch, to Miss Janet Barclay. At Colmonell, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr W. Griffin, to Miss Grace Stanhope. At Colmonell, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. J. Porteous, of the Free Church, Ballantrae, Mr Gilbert Aird, to Janet, youngest daughter of the late Mr William Wright, Ballantrae. At Colmonell, on the 9th ult., by the Rev. Mr Laing, Mr Gilbert M'Whirter, to Jean, second daughter of Mr James M'Meldrum, Colmonell. At Sandgate, Ayr, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. James Stevenson, Mr John Lang, Glasgow, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late Mr W. Gillespie, Trongate, Glasgow. At Stewarton, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. John Arthur, Andrew Boyd, Esq., Greenock, to Grace, eldest daughter of John Duncan, Esq., At Innerleith Row Edinburgh, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. Hugh Dobie of Kirkmichael, the Rev. Archibald Stewart of Moffat, to Magdalene, youngest daughter of Henry Goodsir, Esq., Bank of Scotland. At Craigend, Rerwick, on the 2d inst., Mr John Heasleshaw, to Mary, only daughter of Mr Andrew Storey, farmer there. At Marchwell, parish of Kells, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. James Maitland, Mr Anthony M'Naught, to Miss Jessie Bond. At Glenlee, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Jas. Maitland of Kells, James Stewart Mather, Esq., of Bradford, Yorkshire, to Jessie, fourth daughter of James Hyslop, Esq., Glenlee. At Argyll Street, Glasgow, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Dr. Robson, the Rev. W. Niven, Westmoreland, Jamaica, to Agnes, eldest daughter of the late John Kirkwood, Esq., Glasgow.

DEATHS

At 21, Elmbank Crescent, Glagow, on the 7th inst., Allan, youngest son of Mr Alexander Laird. On the 2d instant, John Anderson, Esq., of Euston Place, London, late of the Hon. East India Company's Service, in the 51st year of his age. At Drumore Village, on the 7th inst., Helen Hannay, aged 76 years. At Baraer, parish of Penningham, on the 5th instant, Mary aged 9 years, eldest daughter of Mr J. M'Lymont. At Newton-Stewart on the 7th inst., Esther Brown, aged 15 months, daughter of Mr Andrew Shennan, innkeeper. At Chapelton village, Borgue, on the 30th ult., after a lingering illness, Miss Mary Brown, aged 54 years, eldest daughter of the late Mr Samuel Brown - much respected. At Eldrig Village, Mochrum, on the 26th ult., Mr W. Mitchell, aged 58. At Port-William, on the 30th ult., Mrs Ann Milnhinch, at the advanced age of 84. At Breoch cottage, parish of Buittle, on the 25th ult., Isabella, aged 6 years and 9 months, only child of Mr Jas. Colvin, schoolmaster, Gelston, Kelton.

18th December 1845 (Week 51)

BIRTHS

At Lochans, parish of Inch, on the 16th inst., the wife of Mr Robert Henry, tailor, of a son. At Northeast Kirkbride, Kirkcolm on the 12th inst., Mrs Manson, of a son. At Milton, Kirkcolm, on the 16th inst., Mrs Andrew Hannah, of a son. At Garliestown, on the 6th inst., Mrs Captain Martin, of a daughter. At Kirkconnell Manse, on the 11th inst., Mrs Donaldson, of a daughter. At the Manse of Kettle, on the 6th inst., Mrs Reid, of a son. At Main Street, Newton, Ayr, on the 8th inst., Mrs R. Bone, of a daughter. At Perceton, on the 7th inst., the lady of Patrick B. Mure Macredie, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

At Airiewhillart, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. Mr Young, Mochrum, Mr Jas. Bowie, Balyet, to Sarah, second daughter of Mr John Heron, farmer, At Soulseat, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. James Fergusson, A.M., minister of Inch, Mr James Drynan, to Miss Ann Kyle. At Dervaird, Glenluce, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr M'Dowall, Mr Jas. Shephard to Miss Isabella Cairns. At Glenluce, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr M'Dowall, Mr John Longridge, to Miss Elizabeth Copland. At Longbank, Urr, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. G.M. Burnside, Mr Wm. Kirkpatrick, Rerwick, to Agnes, fifth daughter of Mr James M'Caig. At Barwhinnock, Twynholm, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. John Gordon, Mr Samuel Jolly, Barlucco, to Miss Elizabeth Dinwiddie. At Whithorn, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. S. Clanachan, Mr James M'Bryde, Kirkinner, to Miss Jess M'Kie, Isle of Whithorn. At Lochmodie Toll, parish of Dailly, on the 12th inst., Mr John Campbell, Straiton, to Miss Mary Bone. At Churchover, Warwickshire, on the 11th inst., Chas. Home Drummond, Esq., to Lady Anne Georgina Douglas, youngest daughter of the late Marquis of Queensberry. At Bishopthorpe, near York, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Leveson Harcourt, Colonel George Alex. Malcolm, C.B., son of General Sir John Malcolm, to Georgiana Charlotte Frances Vernon Harcourt, youngest daughter of the Archbishop of York. At Greenock, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Dr. M'Farlane, George Brown, Esq., stockbroker, Glasgow, to Janet, daughter of the late Mr Dugald M'Neill, shipmaster, Port-Glasgow.

DEATHS

At Drumore Village, on the 17th inst., John Stewart aged 99 years. At Wigtown, on the 13th inst., suddenly, Georgina, eldest daughter of Mr Michael Owen; same day George Stewart, advanced in years. At Guthrie Castle, on the 2d inst., Mrs Guthrie of Guthrie. At Tinwald Downs, on the 10th inst., Rachel Douglas Laurie, wife of Mr James Wilkin. At Watchhill, near Annan, last week, Mr Joseph Johnstone, much regretted. At Newabbey, on the 8th inst., Janet Gilchrist, wife of Mr James Dickson, aged 63 years. At Demerara, on the 18th October, Dr. Wm. Paton. At High Street, Ayr, on the 15th inst., Mr W. Ferrier, writer, aged 28. At Newton Terrace, Ayr, on the 13th inst., Mr James Cowan, aged 71. At Prestwick, on the 14th inst., John Newbigging, Esq., late coal master, Kilmarnock, aged 85.

25th December 1845 (Week 52)

BIRTHS

At Belmont, on the 24th inst., Mrs Nathaniel Taylor, of a daughter. At Rephad, on the 21st inst., Mrs George Guthrie, of a daughter. Here, on the 15th inst., the wife of F. L. Wallace, M.D., Sydney, New South Wales, of a daughter, still-born. At Riccarton, on the 19th inst., the lady of W. Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. At Brighton, on the 17th inst., the Marchioness of Abercorn, of a son. At Auchingramont, Hamilton, on the 19th inst., the lady of the Rev. Dr. Keith of a son. At Maxwelltown, on the 20th inst., Mrs D. Beveridge, of a daughter. At Maxwelltown, on the 14th inst., Mrs John Maxwell, Stakeford Foundry, of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Meglosh, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. John Lamb, Capt. James Chambers, of the sloop "Mary-Anne Craik", Drumore, to Mary M'Gaw. At Truff Hill, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Mr Williamson, Mr John Finlay, to Mary Smith. At Drumore, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. Mr Williamson, Mr John Cairnie, merchant there, to Jane, daughter of the late Mr Wm. M'Culloch, Barncorkrie. At Glenluce, on the 23d inst., by the Rev. Mr Pullar, Mr James M'Caw, tailor and clothier, to Eliz. Skimming, relict of the late Mr George Blain, Kirkcowan. At the Ayr Arms Inn, Ayr, on the 19th inst., by the Rev. Mr Stevenson, Mr William Mathew, manufacturer, Stirling, to Ann, eldest daughter of Mr Wm. Hutchison, Slateford, Maybole. At Balcamie, parish of Dailly, on the 19th inst., Mr A. M'Candlish, farmer, Craig, to Miss Mary Proven, second daughter of Mr James Proven, farmer, Balcamie. At Beith, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Colville, the Rev. Alex. Barr, of Airdrie, to Agnes, second daughter of Mr John Robertson, Beith. At Eldrig village, Mochrum, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Wm. Anderson, to Miss Jane Love. At St. John's Episcopal Church, Greenock, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Henry Kennedy, M.A., Capt. G. Grant M'Pherson, of the South Pacific Steam Navigation Coy., to Harriet Louisa, only daughter of the Rev. Charles Cole, incumbent of that church. At Greenock, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. J. M. M'Culloch, D.D., of the West Parish, John S. Brown, Esq., merchant, Liverpool, to Alexandrina, only daughter of Mr James Blair, merchant, Greenock. At Greenock, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. R. Wilson, Mathew Parker, Esq., sugar refiner, to Janet, daughter of George Allan, Esq., Rosehill. At Gretna Green, on the 16th inst., Geo. Harris, Esq., Stock Exchange, London, to Margaret, second daughter of Robert Liston, Esq., Clifford Street, Bond Street. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. Mr Hyslop, Mr James M'Kenzie, mariner, Greenock, to Miss Mary M'Dowall. At Gretna Green on the 11th inst., Jos. Atkinson, Esq., late of Workington, to Alice, youngest daughter of the Hon. Wm. Lee, Solicitor General of Antigua. At Crocketford, on the 12th inst., by the Rev. Mr Greig, Mr W. Gibson, to Miss Mary Clark, both of that place. At Campbeltown, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. James Boyd, Mr John Rutlidge, manager of Messrs Coldcheer and Galbraith's Farina works there, to Flora, only daughter of the late Capt Jas. Sutherland, Aberdeen.

DEATHS

At West Calder, on the 18th inst., the Rev. William Fleming, A.M., in the 69th year of his age and 48th of his ministry. At Drumwall, near Gatehouse, on the 19th inst., after a short illness, Jane Nisbet, spouse of Mr Joseph Gibson. At Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, on the 9th inst., aged 23 years, William Forrester, late merchant, Merthy Tydvil, Wales - deeply regretted. At Gelston, near Castle Douglas, on the 6th inst., after long trouble, Helen Martin wife of Mr R. M'Candlish, - much regretted. On the 14th inst., James Craig, Esq., of Deanston, in the 75th year of his age. At Cumnock, on the 18th inst., Mr Quintin Crawford, merchant. At Greenock, on the 15th inst., the Rev. Jas. Jeffrey, junior pastor of the Relief church, aged 40 years. At the Manse of Tannadice, on the 8th inst., the Rev. John Buiss, minister of the parish, in the 92d year of his age, and 49th of his incumbency. At Newton, Ayr, on the 19th inst., Agnes, eldest daughter of Mr A. Carson, jeweller, Newmarket Street.