Sabbath Schools; Preparatory Essay to Watson's Apology for the Bible.

1866 ROBERT CHARLES HENRY MAC-DUFF, born 6th March 1829, son of Alexander DI. of Bonhard and Margaret Catherine, daugh. of John Ross of Balgirsh; educated at High School and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh, ord. to Falkland 10th March 1853; trans. and adm. 19th July 1866; res. 1st June 1876; died at Leamington, 28th May 1891. He marr. 18th Jan. 1868, Margaret Lucy (died at Aboyne, 23rd Aug. 1910), daugh. of William Spence, secretary of the British Linen Bank, and had issue -William Alexander, F.R.C.O., born 22nd July 1869; Robert Ross, born 31st July 1871, died 13th March 1876; Catherine Margaret, born 7th Jan. 1876.

1876 ARCHIBALD BISSET, born Edinburgh, 12th Aug. 1843, son of Archibald B., merchant, Edinburgh, and Isabella Davidson; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1872; assistant at St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh; ord. to Foulden 21st May 1874; trans. and adm. 17th Nov. 1876. Marr. 24th April 1878, Barbara (died 20th Aug. 1913), daugh. of Ralph Dodds, merchant, Berwick-on-Tweed, and Barbara Wright.

[The following chapels, formerly belonging to the Church of Scotland, no longer exist.]

EDINBURGH CASTLE.

[Formerly a parish belonging to the Abbey of Holyroodhouse, but since the Reformation joined to Canongate Parish. On the appointment of a minister he was fully recognised and admitted as in other parishes, and had a seat in the Presb. (though excluded from the benefit of the Widows' Fund, at its establishment, 25th March 1744), till the translation of the incumbent in 1754, from which time .it has been recognised only as a chapel belonging

to the garrison. In 1755 the chapel was divided into three storeys, and turned into military stores.]

1661 JOHN BROWN recommended to Parliament by the Privy Council 9th April 1661.-[Acts Parl., vii.]

1668 ALEXANDER SMITH, M.A.; ord. 22nd Oct. 1668; trans. to Crailing 1672.-[Reg. Collat.]

1673GILBERT SIMSON, M.A.; ord. 4th Feb. 1673; pres. to Eckford 25th March 1677 (Warrant Book Scot., iv., 204), but not settled; trans. to Kingsbarns 1678.-[Kingsbarns' Sess. Reg.]

1680 JOHN BARCLAY, M.A.; adm. 1680; trans. to Cockburnspath 1682.-[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Min. Book Reg. Privy Seal, Test. Reg. (Glasg.).]

1682 CHARLES FORRESTER, a native of Buchan; M.A. (King's College 1674). He fled the country on. the surrender of the Castle in 1689. He marr. 20th Nov. 1682, Barbara Alison.-[Haddington Presb. and Edin. Reg. (Marr.); MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1692 WALTER SMYTH, M.A. (Glasgow, 27th July 1676); licen. by George, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1st Nov. 1684, took orders as deacon; chaplain to Sir John Dalrymple of Stair, and tutor to his children; adm. 1692 and dem. 1709; died at Restalrig, 3rd April 1738, aged 82. He marr. 6th Sept. 1699, Christian, daugh. of Peter Paterson, portioner of Restalrig.[Mun Univ. Glasg., iii.; HS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Linlithgow Presb., Edin. (Marr.), and Calton Reg. (Bur.); Acts Parl., xi.]

1710 JOHN FLEMING, ord. in the Castle Kirk 19th Jan. 1710; trans. to Second Charge, Perth, 24th Feb. 1713.

1716 ALEXANDER KER, ord. in the Castle 7th Aug. 1716; died unmarr. 24th Jan. 1737.