Scots Magazine Or General Repository in London, Middlesex

Public mourning honors for a valued magistrate and benefactor

Solemn silence accompanied the crowd as Edinburgh pays tribute to a man of public service. A bust was later erected at the Royal Infirmary, with Dr Robertson composing an inscription praising the benefactor to be placed under its head. The piece notes the absence of a public monument to his memory and calls for city action to preserve his legacy. The Scots Magazine then shifts to a discussion on novels and romances, contrasting past and present tastes and the alleged decline of chivalric tale quality.