O darling! as at Duty's call I twine These fetters round thee, they are wet with tears! I cannot thus afflict, or thus resign But that Affection's venerable cause Is link'd with Duty's unrelenting laws ! She blames me that I let thy sports offend But I love him not! He holds his breath, A frightful desert; and I droop and die Beneath the gaze of his dull, threatening eye! MATILDA BEtham. ON MY BROTHER'S LEAVING HOME WITHOUT MY · SEEING HIM. THOU goest, and I am not near To bid or to receive farewell! But hopes, more tender than a tear, More zealous than my lips could tell, More fondly hovering than the dove, These on thy parting steps attend, These on thy future prospects dwell; MATILDA BETHAM. SONNET. BY A LADY ON VISITING THE GRAVE OF HER CHILD. THREE times the nettle o'er thy narrow bed That knows no change amid the changeful year.- SONNET. WRITTEN ON THE DAY APPOINTED FOR THE NATIONAL THANKSGIVING, IN THE CLOSE OF 1812. LONG hast thou suffered, Europe! and again As, erst, when Egypt's first-born sons were slain, O Albion! unstained-unshaken Isle Fair Freedom's sanctuary, and Ocean's lover, N. B. The three productions marked * are not original. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, WITHIN THE YEAR 1812. BIRTHS. JAN. 8. At the manse of Carreston, the Hon. Mrs Lyall, a son.-At Kirkham Gate, near Wakefield, Sarah, the wife of Samuel Lunn, (a very poor, but industrious collier,) of three fine boys. The family consisted of seven small children before the arrival of this trio. 13. At Bath, the Lady of Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond, a son. 14. At Leith, the Lady of Captain Kerr, royal navy, a son. At Monreith, Galloway, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell, M. P. a son.-At Cranstonhill, the Hon. Lady Janet Buchanan, a daughter. 18. At his lordship's house, Arlington-street, London, Lady Milton, a son and heir. FEB. 9. At Ayton, Berwickshire, Mrs Fordyce, a son. 11. At Winchester, Lady Mary Long, a daughter.-Lady Ellenborough, a daughter. 12. At Gloucester-place, London, the Right Hon. Lady Sarah Maria Murray, a daughter. 17. At Cockpen spinning-mill, the wife of Walter Baillie, flax-dresser, a son and two daughters. 22. At London, the Lady of William Gordon, Esq. M. P. a son. 25. At London, the Countess of Loudon and Moira, a daughter.—At Exeter, the Lady of Major M'Gregor, 88th regiment, a daughter. MARCH 2. At Kilmains, the wife of John Dinning, miller, three sons.-At London, the Right Hon. Lady Frances Wedderburn Webster, a daughter.-At London, the Lady of the Right Hon. Earl Grey, of her seventh son and twelfth child.-The Honourable Lady Rumbold, a son and heir.-At London, the Lady of Sir Robert Graham, Bart. a daughter. -The Lady of Sir George Leith, Bart. a son.-The wife of John Tatham, a day-labourer in Kirkland, adjoining Kendal, two boys and a girl. 21. Viscountess Duncan, a son and heir.-At Edinburgh, the Lady of Captain Andrew Brown, royal navy, a son. 23. At Ayr, Mrs Colonel Farquhar, a daughter. 24. At Kensington, the Lady of LieutenantColonel Drinkwater, a son.-At London, the Lady of the Hon. D. M. Erskine, a daughter. APRIL 4. At Glengary-house, the Lady of Colonel M'Donald, of Glengary, a daughter. 5. The wife of S. Smith, of Carsington, Derbyshire, a son. She was married in June last, and was then only 13 years and 4 months old. 7. At Edinburgh, Mrs Maitland Gibson, of Cliftonhall, a son. 8. At Hollingwood, Lancashire, the wife of Samuel Booth, a poor. weaver, three daughters, who have been christened Faith, Hope, and Charity. Scarcely 15 months have elapsed since she was brought to bed of twins. 14. At Alloa, the Lady of James Ure, Esq. collector of the customs, a son. 16. In London, the Lady of Colonel W. F. Grant, M. P. a son. 20. The Lady of Colonel Balfour, Scots Greys, a son. 21. At Drumsheugh, the Right Honourable the Countess of Moray, a son. 22. At Dalhousie Castle, the Countess of Dalhousie, a son. 23. At London, the Viscountess Primrose, a daughter.-Mrs Alexander M'Conell, of Bangor, four sons. 24. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Dr Henton Spalding, a daughter. burgh, the Lady of William Ferguson, Esq. of Kilrie, a son.-Lately, the wife of Mr Howson, of Unthank, near Penrith, two girls and a boy.-Lately, at Lisbon, the Lady of Major Lawrie, 79th regiment, a son. JULY 6. At Livingstone House, the Lady of Alexander Munro, Esq. Livingstone, a daughter. 7. Mrs Craigie, of Dunbarnie, a daughter.-8. Lady Macdonald Lockhart, a daughter.-At LonMAY 3. At Foss, Mrs Menzies, of don, her Grace the Duchess of Bedford, Chesthall, a daughter.-At London, the a daughter.-14. At Kelly, the Lady of Viscountess Grimston, a son.—At Tor- the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Ramsay, a quay, the Viscountess Hamilton, a daugh- son.-15. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Mr ter. At Edinburgh, Mrs Campbell, of Swinton, of Broadmeadow, a son.-At Dalserf, a son. 6. At Kirby-hall, her Drumsheugh, Mrs Major Weir, a son.— Grace the Duchess of Leeds, a son.-At At London, the Lady of Sir George Edinburgh, the Lady of Colonel Birch Clerk, Bart. M. P. a son.-At Great Reynardson, two sons. At Cleveland. Marlow, the Lady of the Hon. Alexander the Right Honourable Lady Charlotte Hope, M. P. a son.-At Kilmardinny, Baillie, a daughter. 17. At Edinburgh, Mrs Kirkman Finlay, a son. 21. Mrs Mrs Carlyle Bell, a daughter. 18. At Dr Brewster, a son. 22. The Honourable Portobello, the Lady of Sir James Wemyss Mrs Ferguson, a son. 25. At George's Mackenzie, of Seatwell, Bart. a son, still Square, Edinburgh, the Lady of Captain born.-At Edinburgh, Mrs Captain Stew- Ogilvy, royal navy, a son.-Lately, art, Royal Perthshire militia, a son. 19. poor woman, at Settle, four children, The Lady of the Right Hon. Windham three boys and a girl.-At Dunvegan Quin, a son and heir.-At Richmond, Castle, the Lady of J. N. Macleod, of the Right Honourable Lady Harriet An- Macleod, Esq. a son and heir.-At Dalcram, a daughter.-At Uffington-house, yell Lodge, the Lady of John Dalyell, near Stamford, the Countess of Lindsey, Esq. of Lingo, a son. 28. Mrs J.O. Mack, a daughter. 21 At Grange, the Lady of Howe Street, Edinburgh, a daughter. of James John Cadell, Esq. a son. 22. At Kilmun House, Argyleshire, the Lady At Montrose, the Lady of Colonel Car- of Alexander Campbell, Esq. of Balonegie, Bengal artillery, a daughter.-At chyle, a son. Musselburgh, the Lady of LieutenantColonel Kerr, 2d Ceylon regiment, a daughter.-At Bath, Mrs M'Kinnon, widow of Major General M'Kinnon, who was unfortunately blown up on the beach of Ciudad Rodrigo, a son.-At Titnest Wood, Sunning Hill, the Lady of Sir Home Popham, a son, being the eleventh child. JUNE 1. Mrs Wishart, York Place, Edinburgh, a son.-At Calcutta, the Lady of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Esq. register of Kishnagur, a daughter.-At the Island of Madeira, the Lady of Major-General the Honourable Robert Meade, a son.At Gibraltar, the Lady of LieutenantColonel Molle, 9th regiment, a son and heir. 16. At Abercrombie Place, Edin AUG. 5. At Old Aberdeen, Mrs Colonel Forbes, a daughter.-6. At Hillsborough, the Marchioness of Downshire, a son and heir. 12. At Kincraig, Mrs M'Intosh, of Balnespick, a son. 14. At Durie, in Fifeshire, the Lady of Matthew Fortesque, Esq. a son. 18. At Stobo Castle, Lady Elizabeth Montgomery, a daughter. At Portobello, Lady Elibank, a son.-21. At Ballindalloch, the Lady of George Macpherson Grant, Esq. of Ballindalloch and Invereshie, M. P. a son. 27. At Edinburgh, the Lady of David Clephane, Esq. commissioner of excise, a son. SEPT. 3. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Professor David Ritchie, a daughter.Lately, the Countess of Caledon, a son and heir.-At Hythe, the Lady of Major General Mackenzie, a son.— -At London, the Lady of Colonel Dalzell, assistant adjutant-general to the home department, a daughter. At Grove Place, Hampshire, Lady Amelia Sophia Drummond, a son.-At Ochtertyre, the Right Hon. Lady Mary Murray, a son.-At New Orchard, the Lady of Archibald Douglas, Esq. advocate, a daughter. 23. Lady Frances Vandeleur, a son. 24. In Dublin, the Countess of Castlereagh, a son. 26. At Serlby Castle, the Viscountess Galway, a daughter.-At High Park, Westmeath, the Hon. Lady Levinge, a son. OCT. 6. At Dublin, the Hon. Lady Hope, a son.-Lately, at Rochampton, the Duchess of Newcastle, a daughter. Countess Talbot, a son. 14. In Prince's Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Harry David Erskine, a son. 16. The Lady of James Ogilvy, deputy commissary-general with the forces in Spain, a daughter.-At Richmond, the Hon. Mrs Buchan, a son. 17. At Niddrie, Mrs Spottiswoode, of Spottiswoode, a son. 20. At Dallar's House, Mrs Campbell, of Skarington, twin daughters.-At Edinburgh, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Cosmo Gordon, a 21. In Castle Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Craigie, of Glenwick, a son and heir. 28. The Lady of Major-General Oswald, a daughter. 29. The Countess of Shannon, a daughter. 30. At Tarvit House, Fifeshire, the Lady of J. H. Rigg, Esq. of Morton, a daughter. son. Nov. 6. At Allanton House, Mrs Macdonald, of Staffa, a son and heir.-At Leeds, the Lady of Colonel Maxwell, a son.-Lately, at Palermo, the Right Hon. Lady Montgomery, a son. 6. The Countess of Clonmell, a daughter. 7. Mrs Forbes, younger, of Invereru, a son.At Stonefield, Mrs Campbell, of Stonefield, a daughter. 9. The Lady of Captain Johnston, royal navy, a daughter. At Edinburgh, Mrs Campbell, jun. of Fairfield, a son. 20. The Lady of John Blacket, Esq. of West Smithfield, London, a daughter; her first child after a marriage of 14 years. 25. At Rose Hill, near Liverpool, the Lady of Major-Gen. Dirom, of Mount Annan, a son. DEC. 1. At Sudbury, Suffolk, the Lady of Major Maclachlan, 69th regiment, a daughter. 9. At Edinburgh, the Lady of Major-General the Hon. Alexander Duff, a son. 10. At Alva House, Mrs Johnstone, of Alva, a daughter.-Lately, at Gibraltar, the Lady of Alexander Farquhar, Esq. a son.-At Exmouth, the Lady of Dr Adam Neale, physician to the forces, a son.-The Lady of D. J. H. Dickson, M. D. physician of his majesty's fleet, a daughter.-At Twickenham, the Lady of F. G. Carmichael, Esq. a daughter. MARRIAGES. JAN. 1. At Leith, George Forsyth, Esq. master of his majesty's ship Venus, to Miss Ann M'Lagan, youngest daugh ter of William MLagan, Esq. late of Donavourd. 3.Lord Palmerstone, to Miss Sullivan; and Lawrence Sullivan, Esq. of Pontsborne Park, Herefordshire, (the bride's brother) to Miss Eliza Temple, Lord Palmerstone's sister. 6. At Arniston, Captain Cochrane, royal navy, eldest son of Vice-Admiral Sir Alex. Cochrane, K. B. to Miss Ross Wishart, eldest daughter of Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ross, Bart.-At Wigton, Nathaniel Nelson, Esq. of Springfield, to Miss Barbara Agnew, second daughter of Nathaniel Agnew, Esq. 7. At Edinburgh, John Grimes, Esq. acting collector of customs at Leith, to Miss Janet Renwick, only daughter of the late John Renwick, Esq. of Glasgow. 8. At Leith, Mr J. L. Donaldson, to Miss Dick, Merchant Street, Edinburgh. 23. At Allanton House, Ranald Macdonald, of Staffa, Esq. to Miss Elizabeth Steuart, only daughter of Henry Steuart, Esq. of Allanton. 27. At Edin burgh, Captain John Porteous, royal navy, to Miss Laurie, daughter of the Rev. Dr Laurie, Newburn, Fifeshire. 28. At Dunkeld House, Major-General Oswald, jun. of Dunnikier, to Miss Charlotte Murray Ansley, eldest daughter of the late Lord Charles Ansley.-At Glasgow, John Orr, Esq. of Forestburn, to Catharine, eldest daughter of David Forest, Esq. of Forest. FEB. 3. At Edinburgh, Mr James Rennie, minister of the gospel, to Miss Elizabeth Loutit. 4. At Scanlisdale, Isle |