BIRTHS COLLINS, Male - B1/5/1854 - At Cross Keys Inn, Stranraer, on the 1st instant, Mrs Collins, from Glasgow, of a son. MILLIGAN, Male - B2/5/1854 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 2d instant, the wife of Mr James Milligan, of a son. GIFFORD, Female - B27/4/1854 - At Catherine Street, Liverpool, on the 27th ult., the wife of Captain Gifford of a daughter. MARRIAGES NICHOLSON, John - M26/4/1854 - At Kirkcowan, on the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. Dr. Charles, Mr John Nicholson, draper, Manchester, to Miss Mary Findlay, dressmaker and milliner. M'WILLIAM, John - M27/4/1854 - At Kirkcowan, on the 27th ultimo, by the Rev. Dr. Charles, Mr John M'William, smith, to Miss Mary Hannay. SHAND, John - M3/5/1854 - At Earlston House, Borgue, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. William Reid, John Shand, Esq., M.D., to Mary Christian, second daughter of the late Sir John Gordon of Earlston, Bart. DEATHS M'KAY/RICHIE, Agnes M'Crackan - D11/5/1854 - Here, at Queen Street, on the 11th instant, aged 22 years, Agnes M'Cracken Ritchie, wife of Mr James M'Kay, joiner - much regretted. M'CRACKAN, Thomas - D30/4/1854 - Here, at Hillhead, on the 30th ultimo, Mr Thomas M'Crackan, shoemaker, aged 77 years. MOORE, James - D4/5/1854 - At North Strand Street, here, on the 4th inst., James, aged 3 years and 1 month, eldest son of Mr John Moore. KERR/M'CAMON, Ann - D9/5/1854 - At Larbrax, parish of Leswalt, on the 9th instant, Ann M'Camon, relict of Mr David Kerr, Larbrax, aged 68 years. STEWART, Mrs - D5/5/1854 - At Wigtown Row, Newton-Stewart, on the 5th inst., Mrs Stewart, advanced in years. GRAY, Agnes Broadfoot - D6/5/1854 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 6th inst., Agnes Broadfoot, eldest daughter of Mr James S. Gray, draper, aged 5 years. ANDERSON, George - D4/5/1854 - At Corriedoo, parish of Balmaclellan, on the 4th inst., Mr George Anderson, late in Ewingstown, in the 76th year of his age. MONTGOMERY, James - D30/4/1854 - James Montgomery, the poet, breathed his last on Sunday week, at his residence, the Mount, Sheffield, aged 82.