BIRTHS HOWAT, Male - B24/5/1854 - At Nantes, on the 24th of May, the wife of Robert Kikrpatrick Howat, yr. of Mabie, Kirkcudbrightshire, of a son and heir. EDDINGTON, Male - B26/5/1854 - At Bath Place, Ayr, on the 26th ult., Mrs Stewart Eddington, of a son. DODDS, Female - B20/5/1854 - At Rothsay, on the 20th ult., the wife of the Rev. S. O. Dodds, Free Church, Maybole, of a daughter. MARRIAGES M'GOWAN, Peter - M1/6/1854 - At Corsbie House, Newton-Stewart, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. Mr Reid, Kirkinner, Mr Peter M'Gowan, head gamekeeper, Barnbarroch, to Miss Jane Vincent. LATHWAYT, Rev. Raymond - M15/5/1854 - At Pau, in France, on the 15th ultimo, by the Rev. David Hogarth, rector of Portland, the Rev. Raymond Lathwayt, London, to Christina, daughter of the late Mr James Ballantyne, printer, Edinburgh. DUFF, James - M19/5/1854 - At 10 Baker's Place, Edinburgh, on the 19th ult., by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Thomson, Mr James Duff, grocer, St. Andrew's, to Catherine Shaw, only daughter of the late Mr Donald Graham, Edinburgh. DEATHS BATES, Robert - D30/5/1854 - Here, at the Crown Inn, Fisher Street, on the 30th ultimo, after a few days illness, aged 58 years, Mr Robert Bates, steward of the steamer Scotia. On the voyage from Ayr to Stranraer on Saturday last, deceased fell down the cabin stair in a fit of apoplexy, from which he never rallied. He filled for many years the same situation with the Glasgow and Stranraer Steam Shipping Co. and was most civil and obliging to all with whom he had any connection. KENNEDY, William - D30/5/1854 - At Knocktimn, parish of Kirkcolm, on Tuesday, the 30th ult., Mr William Kennedy, farmer there, aged 49 years. A man of quiet unobstrusive manner, he during many years of delicate health gave himself to reading, and to the work of preparation for death. Seldom have we known a man, moving in the same sphere, possessed of a more enlightened understanding, or of a heart, influenced by higher principles. An admirer of the writings of Dr. Chalmers, he was intimately acquainted with his Treaties and Evidenced of Christianity. Anxious for the spiritual independence of the church, he in 1843 cast in his lot with those who in his native parish left the Establishment; and now that he has been removed by death, his family must have sustained a severe bereavement, and the Free Church one of its most devoted members and supporters. - Communicated by a Clergyman. MILLS, Thomas - D15/5/1854 - At 81 London Street, Glasgow, on the 15th ult., Mr Thomas Mills, brassfounder, aged 33 years - deeply regretted. ESPIE, James - D26/5/1854 - At Port-Glasgow, on the 26th ult., James, third son of Mr Robert Espie - deeply and deservedly regretted. SOMERVILLE, Martha - D23/5/1854 - At the Knock and Maize, parish of Leswalt, on the 23d ult., Martha Somerville, aged 20 years. BOYD, John - D26/5/1854 - At Portpatrick, on the 26th ultimo, Mr John Boyd, innkeeper and grocer aged 27 years - much regretted. DAVIS, W.S.K. - D29/5/1854 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 29th ultimo, W.S.K. Davis, eldest son of Mr Edward Davis. M'CORMICK, William - D12/5/1854 - At Castle-Stewart, near Whithorn, on the 12th ult., Mr William M'Cormick, farmer there, aged 75 years. MACLELLAN, Henry - D13/5/1854 - At Ernespie, near Castle Douglas, on the 13th ult., Henry Maclellan, aged 77; for 54 years manager of that farm for Mrs Douglas of the Douglas Arms. LIVINGSTONE, Mrs - D21/5/1854 - At Darngarroch, parish of Balmaghie, on the 21st ult., Mrs Livingstone, aged fourscore years. WEEMS, Maria Jane - D27/5/1854 - At 12 great Queen Street, Westminster, on the 27th ult., Maria Jane, only child of Robert Weems, Esq., of Kirkennan, Kirkcudbrightshhire, aged three years and nine months. INNES, John - D5/5/1854 - Between Cuddapan and Nellore, on the 5th ult., John Innes, ensign, 40th Madras Native Infantry, executive officer in the department of public works, eldest son of C. Innes, Esq., advocate. CATHCART, John Edwin - D1/5/1854 - At Kohat, Punjaub, on the 1st ult., of typhus fever, deeply regretted by all at the station, John Edwin Cathcart M.D., assistant surgeon, 4th Punjaub Cavalry, aged twenty-five, youngest son of Elias Cathcart, Esq., of Auchendrane, Ayrshire.