■" The committee -appointed t>y the late Synod, met here on Monday laft. Befides elders, there were about twelve minifters prelent, tho' none of the Presbytery of Irvine would concur in carrying on the proccls with them. After long reafonmg they found, that the zeal of the drumm

Extra fi of a Idler from London, Nov. 8. " This day his Majefty went in itate to the houfe of Peers,- and opened the feffioii of pai liamcnt with a moft gracious fpeech from the throne, (which l.iall appear in our next.) Extraß of _. letter from jVacklins, Nov. 6. ** There was a

f J ?? 6,^ V <&_ * ?? Num. 2 p~\ Edinburgh, Saturday Noveruher 12, 1768.

Leith, AND «„\!fs. M'KAIN. La«n-m-rket, Edinburgh. W of All Sizfs, and any Quanritv at One Shilling and Nine Pence per Pound.. ?? X- ?? V __ S S RF FINED SPERIv-ACRTT OIL, -A'bicii is free from Icnell, at One Shilling and Four Pence per Pint. v B Country r__*i«rillioo. ihali be

SIR," Inclofed you have a fiiort account of the proceed- ings of the laft meeting of the proprietors of the canal now cutting betwixt the Forth and Clyde, held at Edinburgh the rft of November rnflanr, ■which I delire you will nfert in your paper, and caufe tranfmit a copy of it

War office, OSicber 29, 17 S3 Charles Hotham is appointed § to be Colonel of the 15th reg ment of B 1 foor, in the room of Lieutenant Gene- *&-~>» ra l Sir Jeffery Amherft, who has re- fe* cd- "The Honourable Major General Thomas Gage is jppoimed to be Cotosel in Chief of the 60

ot Ja/aes „ November. B. ; ?? N Wednefday ! Ift h. : s Mijefty Was p'eafed to ?? appoint Div.id Vifcount Stormont to he on ofthe Knights of the moft ancient and mole nob) Order ot the fli'dlle ; and his Lor fih p, being Alll- Kilfador Extraordinary and Pleuipoteirrftary at th- c

According to fome letters from Genoa, a treaty is or. foot with the court or" Verfa. lies, for ced- ing back to the republic the Sovereignty of Cor- gca. The French court is going to fend a further rein- forcement of 25 battalions to Corlica. They write from Vienna, that the Emp

Extraß oj a letter from Ferry land-harbour in Newfoundland, Sept. 28. " I am forry to let you know, that in all appear- ance the people in this country are in a manner ruined. " Upon the r.cth Sept. we had a molt violent gale or rather hurricane, - tbe wind -hitting every way. Ti

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