and worthy officer, and his relations and acquaintance of a valuable and much ef tecmed friend. 15. At Culrofs, Robert Halkerfton, Efq. of Carfekerdo. - . At her house in Miln's Court, Mrs Jean Frafer, relict of John Frafer, Eq. writer to the fignet. —. Mr John Warrand, merchant in Glafgow, fincerely regretted. At Waterhead Bleachfield, Mr William Galt, bleacher. - At Aberdeen, Mr John Tower, in the 80th year of his age. 16. At Edinburgh, Mrs. Margaret Heron, widow of the late David Forbes, Efq fometime of the Ifle of Man, and fifter of Patrick Heron, of Heron, Esq. Mains. At Mains, John Small, Eq. of 18. At Queensferry, at an advanced age, on the 18th curt. Mr Robert Ponton, late merchant there. 19. At Almerieclofe, Stewart Lyell, Efq. of Dickmountlaw. 36. 20. At Edinburgh, Mrs Kelfo, aged At Edinburgh, Mr Ralph Vernon, Student of Medicine. 22. James Mackenzie, Esq. of Wood Rock. 23. At Stirling, Provoft Henry Jaffray. 24. At Burntifland Cafle, Robert Campbell Beatfon, Efq. the only fon of Robert Beation, of Kilrie, Efq. At Edinburgh, the Right Hon. the Earl of Selkirk. At Maxwellheugh, Mrs Rutherford, daughter of the late Thomas Brookfbank, Efq. of London, and wife of the Rev. Dr William Rutherford, late of Uxbridge. - At Sidmouth, in Devonshire, Mr John Home, coachmaker in Edinburgh. 26. At Edinburgh, James Burnet, Efq. of Mouboddo, one of the Judges of the Court of Seffion. 27. At Brifcoe Hill, near Carlile, Francis Edwards, Eq. Surveyor of the General Poft Office, much regretted. 29. At St Andrews, Mary MacDowall Napier, daughter of Lieut. Col. Napier, 6oth Regiment, aged nine. 30. At Guernsey, William Graham, fon of Robert Graham, Efq. of Feddel, and Lieutenant in the 79th regiment, whofe amiable difpofition endeared him to all who knew him. Lord Juftice Clerk of Scotland, and one of the Senators of the College of Justice, and on June 5th his Lordship's remains were interred in the Family Bu rial Place at Lanark, This eminent Judge and diftinguished Lawyer, was born on the 4th of May, 1722. He was the fon of John MacQueen, Efg. of Bräxfield, in the County of Lanark, and was admitted to the Bar on the 11th February 1744. In November 1776, having attained the firft dif tinction as an Advocate, and deriving greater emoluments from his profeffion than any Scots Counfel had before received, he, reluctantly, was appointed one of the Judges of the Court of Sef fion, and affumed the title of Lord Braxfield. In February 1780, he was called to the Bench of Jufticiary; and in De cember 1787 his Lordship was promoted to the important office of Lord Juftice Clerk of Scotland. After his admiffion to the Bar, Mr MacQueen did not foon find opportunities of difplaying thofe talents which he fo eminently poffeffed. The many in tricate and important feudal queftions, produced by the forfeitures in 1745, first brought him forward to notice, and he foon after acquired that eminence as a found Lawyer, an able reafoner, and a fenfible pleader, which raifed him to the greatest celebrity in his profeffion. His flexible integrity, and unparalleled candour, gave weight to his opinions, which, upon abftract and difficult points of law, were moft luminous and convincing, while his unaffected manner of expreffion was moft happy and energetic. His Lordship held the important office of Juftice Clerk for Scotland during the moft interefing and critical period which this country ever faw. Regardless of threats of deftruction to himfelf and family, and of the accumulated invectives of a mifled populace, amidst the noife of clamour, obloquy, and fedition, he dif charged his duty with a manly firmnets of mind, a well-tempered intrepedity of conduct, and a wife and faithful application of the law, that nuft ever be gratefully remembered by the fopporters of focial order, and will immortalize him in the annals of his country. His Lordship was twice married, and by his firft wife, Mifs Mary Agnew, niece of Sir Andrew Agnew of LochHaw, had two fons and two daughters. By his fecond wife, daughter of the late Lord Chief Baron Ord, who furvives his Lordship, he had no iffue. Lift of Births and Marriages in our Next. - At his houfe in George's Square, in the 78th year of his age, the Right Hon. Robert McQueen of Braxfield, THE EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, OR LITERARY MISCELLANY, FOR AUGUST 1799. With a View of CRAIGIE-HALL BRIDGE, on the river Amon. [82] State of the BAROMETER, in inches and decimals, and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER in the open air, taken in the morning before fun-rife, and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from August 1st to 30th, in the vicinity of Edinburgh. 1799. Barom. Thermom. Rain. High Water at LEITH. for SEPTEMBER 1799. (From the Edinburgb Almanack.) Morn. Even. T. W. 4 5 49 616 Th. 5. 6 44 7 12 8 10 2 29.315 50 62 Sa. 7. 839 9 9 3 29.175 52 59 Su. 8. 4 29.281 50 66 0.214 Ditto M. 9. 10 37 It 6 Ditto 29.459 48 Clear W. Ditto Th. 12. 8 29.72 L 42 65 Ditto Fr. 13. Sa. 14. 66 Ditto 44 50 60 M. 16. 3 38 Showers Rain T. 17. 4 18 358 4 39 14 28.975 48 60 O.II Ditto 5 21 6 6 Showers 654 16 29.31 46 59 0.04 Ditto Rain Su. 22. 8 12 0.5525 Ditto 19 29.12 49 62 0.245 Ditto M. 23. 9 6 9 34 T. 24. 10 2 10 29 47 60 0.04 Showers Clear Th. 26. 11 52 22 29.4 52 63 Fr. 27. O 18 o 45 Ditto 24 29.581 49 52 Clear 25 29.751 47 59 Ditto 26 29.831 46 57 Cloudy Su. 29. 2 2 2 28 2 53 3 18 27 29.321 50 57 Ditto MOON. H. M. C Quantity of Rain 5.4506. DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEW. RAIGIEHALL, the Seat of William Hope Weir, Efq. of Craigiehall, is finely fituate on the bank of the river Amon,-in the parish of Dalmeny,-in the Shire of Linlithgow Near to the fituation of this Houfe, the channel of the river is contracted, and paffes among rocks, aad between woody banks. Along thefe, pleasant walks have been conducted. The Amon, advancing, pours, in a cataract, over the rock. Immediately below the cataract, there has been an Arch/thrown across the dream, which is partly concealed by underwood, partly difplayed, fo as to produce a pleafing effect, as is reprefented in the View. The proprietor of this noble feat, is a cadet from the Houfe of Hopetoun. |