Baron Bottetourt, Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the counties of Monmouth and Brecon, and of the Moft Noble Order of the Garter. His Grace was married April 2. 1766, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Hon. Adruiral Bofcawen, and fifter to George Evelyn Viscount Falmouth, by whom he has left eight fons and three daughters, now living. His eldeft ion, Henry Charles Marquis of Worcefter, fucceeds him in his titles and eftates. His Grace was the fifth Duke of Beaufort, and his family have been Earls, Marquifes, or Dukes, fince the reign of Edward III. Şir John William Rofe, Recorder of the city of London. He went to bed in per fect health. Soon after midnight, he waked Lady Rofe, faying that he felt himIelf extremely unwell, and that he thought himfelf dying. Medical affiftance was immediately obtained; but human affiftance was of no avail; for Sir John breathed his last between three and four o'clock in the morning. Lately, near Cadleifh, Devon, Mr J. Pearce, aged 90, in a concealed part of the house was found fix thousand guineas and half guineas, to the joy of his executors, He always pleaded want of money. At the Moravian School, Mirfield near Leeds, in his 17th year, Christain Mydowe, a native of the Iland of Otaheite, in the South Seas. The day before his death, he was, at his own request, initiated into the Church by baptifm, expreffing his faith and confidence in the animating hopes infpired by the Chriftian religion. 23. Hume Campbell, cattle dale a Rutcoe. 27. George Webster, merchant in Forfe John Glen, Grocer in Glasgow. 26. John Macneill, merchant in Ap. -Andrew and John Torrence, meden in Muirkirk. -John Miller, Shoemaker in Danden 29. William Wylie Jaar. manuhdue in Pailley. 30. George Ken, merchant in Dende 08. 2. Jofeph Potts, cattle dealer in Upper Rufcoe, Kirkcudbright. Robert Smith, Drover, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. -Robert Murdoch, Nether Corlock. John Rofs, Baker in Aberdeen. 6. Robert Gray, merchant Kilwinning 10. James Campbell, and James Camp. bell Junr. cattle dealers in Galloway. -Anthony Heron in Hillhead, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. 11. Duncan Campbell, merchant Tu bert, Dumbartonshire. 12. John Sandeman, merchant in Glafgor 17. Samuel Brown, cattle dealer Camp beltown. —Robert Milligan, cattle dealer in Crre bank. 18. John Neilfon, cattle dealer in K mingan. deen. William Mortimer, Bookseller, Aber COTS MAGAZINE, For NOVEMBER 1803. I CONTENTS. Page RIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. Į, A tragic fragment, by the fame ketch of the Life, Travels, Studies, and Character of Sir Andrew Balfour, M. D. ome conjectures refpecting the Origin of Stones which have been obferved to fall from the Clouds Page 798 Lovely Mary, a Song 799 Song 799 760 762 767 On the Edinburgh Booksellers LITERARY EXTRACTS in Account of the Island of Am- Account of the religion, and civil = Tippoo Sultaun Literary Notices POETRY. To Sir David Carnegie, of South Efk, Bart. by Dr H. W. Tytler, when engaged in tranflating the Punics of Caius Silius Italicus -Verfes written under the portrait of Ferguffon the Poet, by the celebrated Robert Burns EDINBURGH: Printed by ALEX. CHAPMAN, & Co. Forrester's Wynd, FOR THE PROPRIETORS. And Sold by ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE, High Street, Edinburgh. And to be had of the Principal Bookfellers in the United Kingdom. IR ANDREW BALFOUR was born at the family eftate of Denmiln*, near Abdie, in Fifehire, on the 18th day of January 1630. After acquiring at fchools he elementary branches of learnng, he was fent to St Andrews, with indications of a rifing genius, and a remarkable attachment to letters. He there ftudied philofophy, under Thomas Gleig, D. D. afterwards a celebrated phyfician, and had conferred on him, the degree of M. A. having published as ufual, a fpecimen of his abilities. WHEN he had made fome progrefs in the study of Botany, and Natural Hiftory, he refolved to embrace the medical profeffion, but in order to improve himself by travel, fpent fifteen years abroad, before venturing to practise The acquifition of medical knowledge, * An account of the ancient and refpectable family of Denmiln, is prefixed to the memoirs of Sir James Balfour of Kinaird. Scots Mag. Oct. VOL. LXV. was then, a tafk of extreme difficulty and labour; and Balfour held in contempt the fuperficial information with which many of his contemporaries were fatisfied. AT London he commenced his ftudies under Sir John Wedderburne, a celebrated practitioner, and phyfician to the King. He enjoyed alfo the acquaintance of the principal medical characters in that city, and eafy accefs to the best books. Thoroughly inftructed in the ancients, he foon became familiar with modern writers; and eagerly cultivated an acquaintance with every author who had advanced medical icience, by ftudying his works. At first he was directed in his choice of books, by men of learning and experience; but as he advanced in years, he became mafter of all the catalogues printed in Europe, from which he felected. fuch as fuited his purpose, and beable and useful library. gan the formation of a very valu BALFOUR attended upwards of 5 K twelve twelve months, at each of the principal Univerfities, in Europe, viz. Oxford, Montpelier, Caen, and Pavia; at Paris he remained feveral years, and proceeded through a regular courfe of education. That metropolis he found peculiar ly inviting, from its containing a numerous affemblage of learned men; anatomical diffections, the various hofpitals, and the collection of valuable plants in the royal garden; and from the fimple and approved method of practice, which was adopted, and to be learned there. BESIDES the lectures of eminent teachers, he frequented the hofpitals, and the fhops of the furgeons and apothecaries. He attended the laboratory of the chemift Bartlet; performed under Gayant a cele. brated furgeon, with whom he had frequent diffections of the human body; and to the country he made excurfions in fearch of Botanical fpecimens. Thefe objects, however, important and multifarious as they were, did not wholly engage his comprehenfive mind'; he devoted a fhare of his attention to the study of antiquities, in which his accefs to the cabinets and libraries of the learned, afforded him many facilities. He alfo ftudied clofely the practice of medicine at London, under the celebrated teachers of that city, viz. Harvey, De Mayerne, Ghiffon, Wharton, Bate, Scarbrugh, Wedderburne, and Charleton. For Botany, he repaired to Blois, where he became acquainted with his very ingenious countryman Morifon, and laid the foundation of an intimacy which increated with years, producing many reciprocal acts of friendship. At this place alfo he firit faw Marchant, who was afterwards manager of the Botanical Garden at Paris, and continued one of Balfour's molt valuable correfpondents. Ar different times he performed what was called the grand tour of France, having chiefly in view the inveftigation of Natural Hillary But, befides noticing every remarkable production of the animal, re getable and mineral Kingdoms; he ftudied the geography and anti quities of the country, and the manners and customs of the people, of which he gives an accurate de cription, in an ufeful and entertais ing account of his travels. Of the interesting natural curiofitis that engaged his attention, the following is a sketch.t In the neighbourhood of Blois near Orchaife, formerly calla Cafar's granary, he discoverd in th vaults a kind of earth, refembling in quality Terre Sigillate. In the country of Orleans, be defcribes a fpring of water, fo s bundant, that it forms a river nav gable to its fource. NEAR Tours, a cave cut in : rock, in which the drops of wate become petrified. IN the flave quarriest at Sa mur, a quantity of ftones, com * Printed at Edinburgh, in the yar 1700. + In thefe and the fubfequent ac counts of Balfour's travels, the di criptions of Sir Robert Sibnaid, lis biographer, are clotely followed. Me of the objects here mentioned, art known to the ftudent, and to the reader of modern travels, by more re cnt ad familiar names; which might have been given in illuitration, but would have fwelled this part of the fubject to an immoderate length. From this account of the discoveries and obfervations of Dr Balfour, fome idea may be formed of the itate of knowledge towards the clofe of the 17th century, and of his zeal and ac tivity in the promotion of fcience and letters. Public quarries, in which offenders were condemned by the state to labour. |