The Edinburgh newspapers of Thursday announce, with uniform expres- sions
of regret, the death of Mr. Hugh Miller, so well known as a pleasant and popular scientifie Writer, and as editor of the Free Church paper called the Witness. It appears thselfr. Miller had been unwell for some time. He had overworked himself; found it difficult to sleep, and when asleep wee, subject to:attacks of nightmate. It wiiehis custom not only to sleep witha loaded pistol beside but tecarry sine when abroad after dark. On Tues- day'night he went to sleep ivitha leaded revolver athisside, as two attemptir had been recently made to break into his museum. On Wednesday morning he was found lying shot through the heart_ in his bath-room. It is supposed that he had Awakened out of a 'fit of 'nightmare, and had seized his pistol under some' delusion, and that he accidentally shot himself.'
Mr. Miller was born in 1802. His first vocation was that of a stone- mason, but by his talents and industry he raised himself to a higher position.
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