in the disposal of patronage. He was appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and Dean of the Order of the Thistle in 1845, and died 23rd June 1869. He marr. (1) 22nd June 1813, Hannah (died 12th Aug. 1827), eldest daugh. of James Black, merchant, Lord Provost of Glasgow, and had issue-Hannah Shortridge, born 17th Jan. 1816, died 15th Nov. 1822; James, born 31st May 1817; Robert Hugh, min. of Dalmeny; William, born 16th Aug. 1820; John, died 18th Jan. 1823; John Stenhouse, min. of Cockpen; Hugh, born 14th June 1826, died 2nd June 1827: (2) 3rd Oct. 1844, Anne (died 23rd March 1887), youngest daugh. of Lieut. General Dirom of Mount Annan. Publications-Ten single Sermons (Glasgow, 1814; Edinburgh, 1865); Discourses on the Epistle of Jude (Glasgow, 1822); Memoir and Letters of the Rev. William Guthrie (Edinburgh, 1827); Sermons on the Seven Churches in Asia (Edinburgh, 1830) ; Three Sermons connected with the Present Distress (Edinburgh, 1832); An Arrangement of the Parables (Edinburgh, 1836); The Whole Service in the High Church of Glasgow at the Commemoration of the Glasgow Assembly of 1638 (Glasgow, 1838); Sermon I., at opening of the North Parish Church, Kelso (Edinburgh, 1838); A Letter to the Congregation of St Stephen's on the Church Question (Edinburgh, 1839); Speech on the Auchterarder Case (Edinburgh, 1839); Practical Sermons on the Character and Work of the Holy Spirit (Edinburgh, 1842); System of Lessons for St Stephen's Sabbath Schools (Edinburgh, 1842); A Letter on Education (Edinburgh, 1849); Metrical ,Meditations (Edinburgh, 1870). -[Anderson's Sketches; Mem. Sermon, by J. C. Herdman, D.D.; Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1867 MAXWELL NICHOLSON, born 3rd July 1818, son of Christopher N., min. of Whithorn; educated at Whithorn School and Univ. of Edinburgh; tutor in the family of Sir Neil Menzies, Bart.; licen. by Presb. of Weem 1840; assistant at Tranent; ord. to Pencaitland 29th Aug. 1843; trans. to Tron, Edinburgh, 24th Aug. 1854; trans. and adm. (assistant and successor)

11th June 1867; D.D. (Edinburgh 1867); died 30th Dec. 1874. He marr. 21st Nov. 1843, Frances Isabella (died 9th April 1892), dough. of Stuart Oliphant of Rossie and Anna Reid, and had issue-Christopher, born 18th March 1845, died 24th May 1845; Anna, born 28th Oct. 1846 (marr. Theodore Marshall, min. of Caputh); Stuart Oliphant, cotton merchant, Liverpool and New Orleans, born 29th Jan. 1849; Mary, born 19th Feb. 1852 (marr. Robert Ellis, C.E., Edinburgh); Francis Maxwell, merchant, Buenos Ayres, born 24th Dec. 1855; Margaret Marianne, born 28th Jan. 1859 (marr. Adam Rankine, cotton broker, Liverpool); Anne Helen, born 5th Oct. 1862. Publications-Rest in Jesus (Edinburgh, 1866); Prayers for Social and Family Worship (Edinburgh, 1874); Redeeming the Time, and other Sermons (Edinburgh, 1875); Communion with Heaven, and other Sermons (Edinburgh, 1877).

1875 NORMAN MACLEOD, D.D.; trans. From Blair-Atholl, and adm. 28th Sept. 1875; trans. to Inverness 7th Aug. 1890.

1891 JOHN FORBES WATSON GRANT, born Ordiquhill, Banffshire, 21st June 1852, son of James G., D.D., min. of Fordyce; educated at Fordyce Academy, and Univs. of Aberdeen and Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh 1877); licen. by Presb. of Fordyce May 1879; assistant at St Mary's, Edinburgh; ord. to Haddington (Second Charge) 23rd Sept. 1880; trans. and adm. 3rd June 1891; D.D. (Edinburgh 1904); died 12th Aug. 1912. He marr. 8th Nov. 1882, Diana Shank, daugh. of John Cook, D.D., min. of Haddington, and had issue-Helen Katherine Stuart, born 3rd Sept. 1883; Mary Elizabeth, born 25th Aug. 1885; Diana Victoria, born 5th May 1887.

1911 LAUCHLAN MACLEAN WATT, born Grantown, 24th Oct. 1867, son of Andrew MacLean W. and Margaret Gillanders MacLean, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye; educated at various schools, and Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (1894), B.D. (1897); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith