Kay's Edinburgh portraits : a series of anecdotal biographies chiefly of Scotchmen . DAVID DO WNIE. 237 with a stupor, and died in the course of two hours. Funeral sermonswere preached, on account of his demise, by the Rev. Dr. Erskine,and by his own colleague, the Rev. Dr. Blair. Mr. Walker resided at the Castle Hill, nearly opposite the WaterReservoir. DA VID DOWNIE, Tried for High Treason in 1794-. Towards the end of 1793, several meetings of the British Conventionwere held in Edinburgh. At one of them (5th December) the Magis-trates interfered, dispersed the Convention, and apprehended ten
Kay's Edinburgh portraits : a series of anecdotal biographies chiefly of Scotchmen . DAVID DO WNIE. 237 with a stupor, and died in the course of two hours. Funeral sermonswere preached, on account of his demise, by the Rev. Dr. Erskine,and by his own colleague, the Rev. Dr. Blair. Mr. Walker resided at the Castle Hill, nearly opposite the WaterReservoir. DA VID DOWNIE, Tried for High Treason in 1794-. Towards the end of 1793, several meetings of the British Conventionwere held in Edinburgh. At one of them (5th December) the Magis-trates interfered, dispersed the Convention, and apprehended ten ortwelve of the members, among whom were several English delegates;but who, after examination, were liberated on bail. The Magistratesat the same time issued a proclamation, prohibiting all such meetingsin future ; and giving notice to all persons who shall permit the saidmeetings to be held in their houses, or other places belonging to them,that they will be prosecuted and punished with the utmost severity ofthe law. Notwithstanding this proclamation, another meeting wassummone
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