an application to the Court of Session as to the regularity of the sentence on the former incumbent; D.D. (St Andrews, 27th Jan. 17 79) ; died (in the pulpit at West Linton, on the day of thanksgiving for the Communion) 11th Aug. 1789. He marr. 1st Aug. 1781, Janet Stoddart, who died at Leith, 22nd Nov. 1840, and had issue-Janet, born 6th Aug. 1782, died 13th June 1787; Marion, born 6th July 1783; Richard, born 6th Jan. 1784; Thomas, born 24th July 1786.

1790 CHARLES FINDLATER, born 10th Jan. 1754, son of Thomas F., min. of West Linton; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (14th Nov. 177 0); licen. by Presb. of Peebles 6th Dec. 1775 ord. to West Linton 6th March 1777; pres. by William, Duke of Queensberry, 4th Feb., called 15th April, trans. and adm. 24th June 1790; died at Glasgow. Father of the Synod, 28th May 1838. He marr. 26th July 1791, Janet Hay Russell, who was accidently burned to death, 2nd Aug. 1828, aged 67. Publications-Liberty and -Equality: a Sermon or Essay, with an Appendix on Godwin's System. of Society in his Political Justice (Edinburgh, 1800) [Some political opinions in this publication having given offence, he was obliged to go into hiding till his friend, Lord Advocate Sir James Montgomery of Stobo, was able to appease the outcry]; General View of the Agriculture of the County of Peebles (Edinburgh, 1802); Sermons, or Essays, as the Reader shall choose to design them, upon  Christian Duties (Edinburgh, 1830); Accounts of Linton, and of Newlands (Sinclair’s Stat. Acc,, i., xxi.; and Mem Stat. Acc., iii.). -[Sinclair's Stat. Acc., i.; Tombst., Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1834 JAMES CHARTERIS, a cadet of the family of C. of Amisfield; licen. by Presb. of Dumfries 6th Sept. 1831; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, 6th Aug., called 16th Oct., and ord. (assistant and successor) 14th Nov. 1831; died unmarr. 29th Oct. 1869.

1870 WILLIAM KELLY, born Auldgirth, Dumfriesshire; assistant at St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh; ord. to Wandel and Lamington 27th Aug. 1866; pres. by the Earl of Wemyss 9th Feb. 1870; called 17th March 1870; adm. 17th May 1870; died 2 7th Aug. 1883. He marr. 26th June 1883, Catherine, younger daugh. of John Forrester, W.S., Edinburgh, and niece of Alexander M'Caul Forrester, min. of West Linton.

JOHN MILNE, born Auchinblae, Fordoun, 13th Oct. 1839, son of James 1884 JAI. and Mary Jolly; educated at Fordoun School, Grammar School and Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1857); licen. by Presb. of Fordoun 1861; assistant at Auchinleck, Campsie, Irvine; ord. to Kirkurd 15th Sept. 1870; trans. to Greenside, Edinburgh, 12th Aug. 1880; trans. and adm. 30th Jan. 1884; D.D. (Aberdeen 1907). Publication-Lecture on the Persian Religion ("Faiths of the World," St Giles Series).

PEEBLES.

[The church, dedicated to St Andrew, was formerly held by the Archdeacon of Glasgow.]

[JOHN DICKSON, "minister of the Common Prayers" in the Kirk of Peebles, had £40 Scots for his service in the year 28th Nov. 1560.-Peebles Burgh, Records, 263.]

1561 JOHN ALLAN (priest of the diocese of Glasgow); elected min. 5th Feb. 1561.-[Peebles Burgh Records, 275.]

1562 JOHN DICKSON, adm. reader and exhorter of the Common Prayers 27th June 1562.-[Peebles Burgh Records, 278].

1571 THOMAS CRANSTOUN, trans. from Liberton; called 10th Feb., entered at May "to minister the Sacraments to the haill Schyre"; retrans. to Liberton 1573.-[Reel. Min., Booke of the Kirk.]