‘Last Thursday night, Mr Cockburn, son to my Lord Justice-clerk, was married to Miss Rutherford, daughter to the Laird of Fernilie.’ [This lady was the authoress of the song, beginning ‘I’ve seen the smiling of Fortune beguiling,’ to the tune of the Flowers of the Forest.]—E. E. C.
Apr. 12.
‘There is one Mr David Burnet, officer of the Excise in Glasgow, died the 8th instant, and left £50 sterling to the poor of the parishes where he was officer in—namely, £10 to Edinburgh, £10 to Glasgow, £10 to Ayr, £10 to Hamilton, £10 to Carnwath, as an encouragement to these several places to deal kindly with the officers residing among them.’—E. E. C.
July 1.
‘Yesternight.... Ferrier, Esq., late Provost of Dundee, was married to the heiress of Coldingknows, a handsome young lady of a considerable fortune; and we hear that he was attended by persons of distinction.’—E. E. C.
Aug. 26.
‘Last Tuesday, died Mrs Heriot, late the widow of Mr James Watson, his Majesty’s Printer, by whom she had a very considerable estate, a great part of which comes to her present husband.’—E. E. C.
Aug. 30.
‘They write from Glasgow that one Robert Lyon is now living there, who was in the service of King Charles I.; aged 109 years. He has got a new set of teeth, and recovered his sight in a wonderful manner.’—E. E. C.
Dec. 21.