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March 24, 1817. At Edinburgh, John Prentice, only son of Richard Prentice, Esq. solicitor-at-law.

April 3. At Madeira, Miss Elizabeth Esther, eldest surviving daughter of the late Sir Alexander Macdonald Lockhart, Bart.—25. On board the Europe Indiaman, on his passage from India, Major William Hedderwick, of the 24th regiment of foot.—28. At Rozelie, Lady Hamilton Cathcart of Bourtreehill and Rozelie, aged 77 years, relict of the late Sir John Cathcart of Cathcart.

May 1. At Croxton Park, the lady of Sir George Leeds, Bart.—At Clifton, Right Hon. Lady Edward O'Brien, daughter of the late Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. of Corsham House.—At Aston Hall, Lady Mary Foljambe, sister to the Earl of Scarborough, and relict of the late Francis Ferrand Foljambe, Esq. of Osberton Hall, Wilts.—2. A. Campbell, Esq. of Hallyards, merchant, Glasgow.—At London, D. Caddel, Esq. of Salisbury Square.—At Paris, M. de Urquijo, prime minister of Spain under Charles IV. and during the government of Joseph.—At London, George Drummond, Esq. only son of Mrs Drummond of Upper Gower Street, London—3. At Bath, William Thomson, Esq. of Jamaica, in his 70th year.—John Macgill, Esq. of Kemback.—Drowned while angling in Pishiobury Park, Rev. John Lane, vicar of Sawbridgeworth, Herts. The body, after some hours search, was found with the fishing-rod in his hand.—4. At Dunfermline, James Douglas, Esq.—At London, aged 79, James Butler, Esq. late of the province of Georgia, North America, an American loyalist.—At Poulton House, near Marlborough, in his 86th year, Lieut.-Col. Baskerville; who, after serving with distinguished reputation in the 30th regiment, under the Marquis of Granby in Germany, and afterwards in Ireland and the West Indies, retired to Wiltshire, where for upwards of thirty years he fulfilled the duty of an upright and most impartial magistrate. Lieut-Colonel Baskerville was descended from one of the most ancient families in Wiltshire, who have been resident there ever since the time of William the Conqueror.——5. In Grosvenor Row, Chelsea, Philip Dixon, Esq. of Strombollo Cottage.—6. At Killenure House, near Athlone, the lady of Major Alex. Murray, Cringletie.—At the Deanery House, Dub- lin, Rev. J. W. Keating, Dean of St Patrick's.—7. At Dunglass, Helen, eldest daughter of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, Bart.—At Cowhill, Mrs Margaret Johnston, wife of George Johnston, Esq. of Cowhill.—8. At London, of a consumption, in the 25th year of her age, Susan Boone, only daughter of John Deas Thomson, Esq. one of the Commissioners of his Majesty's navy.—At Stirling, James Duthie, Esq. some time of the island of Jamaica.—At Clarence Cottage, Ruthwell, Joseph Richardson, Esq. in the 82d year of his age.—At London, in his 85th year, Major A. H. Brice, brother to the late Admiral Sir R. Kingsmill, Bart.—9. At Longtown, James Walker, Esq. principal clerk of session.—10. At Gargrave, near Skipton, aged 67, Mrs Parker, relict of John Parker, Esq. of Browsholme Hall, and sister of Lord Ribblesdale.—11. At Bristol, Jarvis Holland, Esq. son of Peter Holland, Esq. of that city, merchant.—13. In Duke Street, St James's, London, aged 74, Mr James Daubigny, wine merchant in ordinary to the Prince Regent.—14. At Edinburgh, Mr Henry Biggar, advocate.—At Turin, where she had gone for the recovery of her health, Mrs Allan, wife of Thomas Allan, Esq. banker in Edinburgh.—At Glasgow, Mrs Balfour, wife of the Rev. Robert Balfour, D. D. one of the ministers of Glasgow.—16. At Buckland, near Gosport, aged 106 years, Charles F. Gordon, Esq. late surgeon of the royal hospital, Haslar.—17. At Kendal, Barbara, relict of Thomas Lake, Esq. of Liverpool, and youngest daughter of the late Fletcher Fleming, Esq. of Ragrigg, Westmoreland.—19. At Ostend, Mrs Macdonald, wife of Col. Macdonald, commandant of that fortress.—21. At Glasgow, James Dunlop, jun. Esq.—24. At Acrehill, Margaret Bannatyne, wife of Daniel M'Kenzie, Esq. merchant, Glasgow.—25. At Edinburgh, Miss Watson of Tower.—27. At his seat, at Great Melton, Norfolk, Sir John Lombe, Bart. aged 86.—28. At Bath, the Rev. Philip Yorke, youngest son of the Hon. and Right Rev. Dr Yorke, late bishop of Ely.—29. At Edinburgh, Lawrence Craigie, Esq. advocate.—30. At Enfield, William Saunders, M. D. late of Russell Square, London, aged 74.—Lately, at Inverness, after a short illness, at an advanced age, R. Macdonald, Esq. This gentleman, who was a cadet of the Keppoch family, was a subaltern in Keppoch's regiment in the year 1745, and was present at the battles of Preston, Falkirk, and Culloden. At Culloden he was made prisoner; but, owing to his youth, he was allowed to transport himself to Jamaica, where he commenced platter. Having by his Industry acquired an independent fortune, he returned to his native country, where he settled. Mr Macdonald was one of the young gentlemen who, with drawn swords, attended Andrew Cochrane, provost of Glasgow, in proclaiming the Pretender by the name of King James VIII. and III.—Lately, at Exeter, Mrs Penrose Cumming, widow of Alex. Penrose Cumming, Esq. and mother of the late Sir A. P. Cumming Gordon, Bart. of Altyre and Gordonstoune.—Lately, at Cassel, three old men, who for a series of years had passed their evenings together in playing at cards, died on the same day. They were, General de Gohr, aged 86; the Counsellor of Legation d'Engelbronner, aged 89; and the Count Gartener, Schwar-eskupt, aged 83. A fourth friend, M. Voelkel, died within a year; and a fifth, the Privy Counsellor Schminke, aged 86, had preceded them by some months.