... PROFESSOR OF BOT.I.V1, In Coneequence of the death of Dr Votherfct i. late e Professor of Botlttv, the Mngisti.ltas ard Cunticil crc *d again called upon to exercisc the power, hripe the. mnost : s honnurable they possess, and crrtiinls- nomng tirh I(oSt im- as portant to the welfare oif the ci:y, that of election, in the capacity of patronis to the UCnivsreirt, a scccssor i-o their a- vacant ...

... S1!IPW.RECK?'. n Lose of the ship Sophia, of Bristol, 366 tons, G. Hunt Master, from Chalcur Bay, with timnber for Bristol, as talen front the Captain's report. m Covw of Cork, Dec. 2o. le On the 13th of November sailed from Chaleut Bay; 19th ditto, John Davis, apprentice, fell y from the fore-top gallant yard, but is in a fair id way; 26th ditto blowing strong from the S. E. 'lying to tinder ...

... LLOYD'S MARINE LIS F-DFc, 28. New York, Nov. Q9. The British brig Neptune, from Lioerpool, has been robbed of dry goods to the amount of 20,)C0 dollars, by a pi- ratic I scis)OtlI-h, v; lhidi had wkvion -svsmo .t a Phtladelphia slonp, but discharged ,hmr aver murdeiing the crew. The sloop has arrived at A ux Cayes. a Boulogne, Dec. 21. The Wallace of Boston, t.ee, from 3a avia and *14 u ...

... JAM'AICAI PPFA',x. fltSGR.RA:TFU-L FAIIXL1E OF- A SVCt,i1ND R'-KIMlTION' BY, THE~ AtaVENiTi nit atM VItOGNt (Ansm the ?? .Pso.vrrit to th I?'oy! (Gieotteof q Xe~atton or N14reg c'n Ijruceeditos~~ ft inl fi.r ilin of! I is delpattaxe Ic. ni A tx..Cives 0to aS i e ir of Hill I tie Ia Fl t~le, with a I'rniess agaiti t his candict, biv til~ccrs wIii. had euiiihr!ed In th im-lt~tV' Q*ll TV0, hoic ...

... PRil VATE CORRESPOND EVCr. Dec. 29.t1819. Extract from the Quebec Gazette of the Sth No- ILL,5 orF ESxceAserG.-Govcrnment bills are now sc rhing in this city at 5 per cent. prmmium, payable in a ueltahil duciriptton of gold, which is obtained at a pre- inirna of I per cent. Government, like individuals, has a right to fix its own price for its own commodities. It is oboibly not in want of ...

... FROM THE LONVDON GAZETTE. WlTITENiALL-D1:C. 27. 11is Rorat liig-iriees the Prinice Regelt has been plensed to appc~int Dr Willi am P'uilte neY Allison, Professor of Me- dical Jurisprudence and Medih::l Police in the University of Edinburgh, in the room of Andrew Duncan, jun. Es31. resigned. BANK R liP S. 'Wlcr Nixon, Rugelcy, Stalforo, farnmer. henry Hooptr, Bri n l. mnerchint. J' hn (Gr.fton, ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-Dec. 27. NEWSPAPER STAMIP DUTY BILL. (Continstedfrom our last Private Correspondnec). The Earl of llsmcotvny, in addressing himself to the general topics brought into discussion by the Nobic Earl (Donmnugtbnore). observedl, in answer to the charge of no warning having been given to the country, that the Noble Earl could not have been present when his Rloyal High- ness's speech ...

... STinTE OF MEXICO. 'It 1I | (From the Morning Chronicle.) s We have long been aware that the vaunted t statements of the Spaniards respecting tile paci- t 'fication of Mexico were incorrect, but the diffi- culty of obtaining inrormatinn from that quarter has prevented us for some time from judging'of a e the state of public opinion in that most intercst- t I ing part of the Columbian continent. ...

... WEDNESDAY-DFcEMBKP 29. A,'most all the Generals and official persons in e France sentenced to death in 1815, and who n fled from execution, have been released from the consequences of their sentence. s Madame Manson has obtained from the French Government an annual pension of 1000 francs; ii and her son has been received on the royal ,f foundation as a public scholar. r The Camden packet ...

... Talebotiall owetu;p. re- EDINBURGH, d -9 are le, SATURDAY--JANUARY 1. xe The project for paying off the national debt by lo a general assessment on property continues to be the subject of discussion, and the great and unquestionable advantages of the measure cer- or tainly recommend it to our serious consideration. or r, There can be no doubt that the national debt, Je though not the sole and ...

... US C.CREMON2V. A letter from Galway, dated tlhe 14th instant! tre says- On Tbursday last Miss Donn'ellan, a . young lady of rank, fortune, and accomplisihz nc ments, took the I White Veil,' at the Religios1s Cq Institute of the presentation Jof our Blessed Ladly. e The Chapel was crowded at an early hour by ihe beauty and fashion of our town and vicin age, th Protestant and Catholic. The ...

... CaIlontan _ 4CHEUM4 t. EDINBURGH, MONDAY-JANUARY, S. a V The Royal assent was given on Thursday by t Comnission to the newspaper stamp duties bill f ,rid to the blasphemous and seditious libels bill, r tllld both Houses adjourned, the Commons to 1 the 15th, and the Lords to the 17til February. a Some misunderstanding had, it appears, gone abroad respecting the statement made by the t ...