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3 March – Robert Story, Church of Scotland minister and writer (died 1859) 25 October – Robert Stirling, Church of Scotland minister and inventor of the Stirling engine (died 1878) 29 October – David Napier, marine engineer (died 1869 in London) James Clow, Presbyterian minister and settler in Melbourne (died 1861 in Australia)
An Act to continue Two Acts made in the Twenty-eighth [p] and Twenty-ninth [q] Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, for discontinuing for a limited Time the several Duties payable in Scotland upon Low Wines and Spirits, and upon Worts, Wash, and other Liquors there used in the Distillation of Spirits, and for granting to His Majesty other ...
This was the first general election after the law had been changed in 1785 to limit the maximum duration of polling in county elections to fifteen days. Under the old law, the poll could remain open longer. For example, the election for Sussex in 1774 had polls open for 24 days (ignoring Sundays when polling did not take place). It was hoped ...
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Scotland's transformation into a rich leader of modern industry came suddenly and unexpectedly. [142] The population grew steadily in the 19th century, from 1,608,000 in the census of 1801 to 2,889,000 in 1851 and 4,472,000 in 1901. [205] The economy, long based on agriculture, [142] began to industrialise after 1790. At first the leading ...
General View of the Agriculture of the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland: James Macdonald Macdonald advocated the adoption of the potato as a staple of diet. [62] Central Highlands General View of the Agriculture of the Central Highlands of Scotland: 1794 [63] William Marshall: Inverness-shire General View of the Agriculture of the County ...
The Scottish Test Act was passed in 1681 but rescinded in 1690. Later attempts to exclude Scotland from the English Test Acts were rejected by the Parliament of Scotland. In 1707, anyone bearing office in any university, college or school in Scotland was to profess and subscribe to the Confession of Faith. All persons were to be free of any ...