Obituary.

Ford . He was a man generally known and respected by all ranks . By early reading and a retentive memory he became the pleasant companion of his numerous friends ; and his zeal was unbounded wherever his exertions were likely to promote the interests of the community , or the welfare of the

individual . . Lately at Pocklirigfon , Mrs ,. Wilcock , relict of the late Rev . Thomas Wilcockofthat place . Suddenly ,, at Thorp-Arch , hi the "nth year of his . age , Peter Johnson , . Esq . . Commissary of the Prerogative ' Court of Yorkshireand late Recorder of

, York : a man whose benevolence and virtues are worthy of imitation , and justly endeared him to every description of persons within the circle of his acquaintance . At Bradford , Lieut . John Gratioii ) of the West York militiaand

Adju-, tant in the 8 4 th regiment of foot . In the 24 th year of her age , Mrs . Peel ,. wife of Robert Peel , Esq . of Chuvch Bank , near Blackburn .. . . . 19 . At . Glasgow , in Scotland , one Patrick M'Donal ' d , in his 119 year . Amongst his numerous eccentricities

he always bore the most , inveterate antipathy to all kinds of colours , and ever evinced the greatest aversion and hatred towards painting in general ; insomuch that he would have his pockets continually crammed with stones iu order to pelt at their respective performances . A fe-V days since at

AxmiiisterDe-, von , the . Rev . John Morgan , a principal Teacher among the people denominated Wesleys , for upwards of 30 . years : he was much esteemed for his probity and piety by the society to whom he belonged . 21 . At Dumfries , in his 3 8 th ygar , After illness Robert

a lingering , Mr . . Burns ,-the Scotch Poet , who has-excited so much interest by the peculiarity of the circu ' rr-. stances under which he came forward to public notice , and the genius discovered in his poetical compositions . . Burns was literally a ploughman , but

" neither in tnat state of servile dependence or degrading ignorance which the situation might bespeak in this country . He had the common education of a Seq ' ch peasant ,. perhaps something ' more , and that spirit of independence , Ti-bich , though banished in that country OL , VII ,

from the scenes of aristocratic influence , is sometimes to be found in a high degree in the humblest clashes of society . He had genius starting beyond the obstacles , of poverty , and which would have distinguished itself in any situation . His early days v . fire occupied in procuring bread by the labour of his

own hands , in the honourable task of cultivating the earth , but his nights were devoted to books and the muse , . except when they were wasted in those haunts of village festivity , and in tbe indulgences of the social bowl , to which the poet was hut too immoderately attached in every period of his life . He

wrote , not with a view to encounter the public eye , or in the hope to procure fame by his productions , but to give vent to the feelings of his own geniusto indulge the impulse of an ardent ancl poetical mind . Burns , from that restless activity , which is the peculiar characteristic of his countrymenproposed

, to emigrate to Jamaica , in order to seek his fortune by the exertion of tlibse talents of which he felt himself possessed . It was upon this occasion that one of his friends suggested to him the idea of publishing his poems , in order to raise

a few pounds to defray the expences of his passage . The idea was eagerly embraced . A coarse edition of his poems was first published at Dumfries . They were soon noticed by the Gentlemen in the neighbourhood . Proofs of such uncommon genius in a situation , so humble , made the acquaintance of thes

author eagerly sought after . His poems found their way to Edinburgh ; some extracts , ancl an account of the author were inserted in theperiodicalpaperThe Lounger , which was at that time in the course of publication . The voyage of the author was delayed in the hope that a suitable provision would be made for

hint by . the generosity of the public . A subscription was set on foot for a new edition of his works , and was forwarded by the exertions of some of the first characters in Scotland . The subscription list contains a greater number of respectable names than almost have ever appeared to any similar

production ; but as the book was set at a low . jjrice , we haye reason to know that the return to the author was not very considerable-. Burns was brought to Edinburgh for a . few months , every where invited and caressed , ar . d at last one of