admonition following." This was affirmed by the General Assembly 24th of same month. In 1760 it was proposed that be should preach before the Lord High Commissioner and the General Assembly. This was opposed, but agreed to without a vote, and is the only instance in which objection has been tendered to such a recommendation. D.D. (King's College, Aberdeen, 1760); Almoner to His Majesty Aug. 1762; Moderator of the General Assembly 24th May 1770; Dean of the Chapel Royal 2nd July 1785. In 1789 he was nominated principal clerk to the Assembly by 145 to 142, being the largest number who had voted on any previous occasion, but a scrutiny showed that the majority of votes had fallen to Dalzel, Professor of Greek, who was found duly elected. He died 25th Aug. 1805. Chiefly by his exertions the Government were induced to relieve the clergy from the house and window tax. He was instrumental in preserving Collins's Ode on the Superstitions of the Highlands, after it was believed to have been lost. He joined the troop of Volunteers raised to defend Edinburgh in 1745. His distinguished appearance and power as a leader of the Church earned him the soubriquet of "Jupiter Carlyle." He marr. 14th Oct. 1760, Mary (died 31st Jan. 1804, in her 61st year), daugh. of Robert Roddam, of Heathpool, Northumberland, and had issue -Sarah, born 1st July 1761, died 16th July 1771; Janet, born 12th Dec. 1763, died 9th .June 1777; Mary Roddam, born 25th Sept. 1769, died 23rd June 1773;William, born 11th Nov. 1773, died 3rd May 1777. Publications-Reasons for applying to the ding for Augmentation of Stipend (Edinburgh, 1748); An Argument to prove that the Tragedy of "Douglas'' ought to be Burnt by the Hands of the Hanyman (Edinburgh, 1757); Faction Detected (1763); Four single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1767-97); Autobiography (Edinburgh, 1860; republished Edinburgh, 1910); Prologue to Herminius and Espasia (Edinburgh, 1754); Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace., xvi.).[Dunbar Presb. Reg.; Scots May., li., lxvii.; Kay's Portr., ii.; Cockburn's ,Mem., Autob., Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1806 LESLIE MOODIE, born 1766, son of Roger M., min. of Monimail; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th Dec. 1792; pres. to Keir, but withdrew; ord. min. of Newton 25th March 1796; trans. to Kelso 14th Aug. 1800; pres. by Henry, Duke of Buccleuch; trans. and adm. 27th June 1806; D.D. (St Andrews, 1st April 1820); died 27th July 1840. He marr. 4th Feb. 1818, Catherine (died at Kilkerran, 27th July 1841), daugh. of Charles Fergusson, London, and grand-daughter of Sir James Fergusson, Bart. (Lord Kilkerran).

1836 JOHN GARDINER BEVERIDGE, born East Tilliochie, Kinross, 2nd Dec. 1806, son of James B. and Margaret Gardiner; ord. (assistant and successor) 16th Feb. 1836; died 10th Oct. 1886. He marr. 3rd Aug. 1836, Margaret Grahame (died 18th July 1876), daugh. of William Bryce, min. of Aberdour, and had issue- Jane Grahame, born 11th June 1838 (marr. W. J. Paterson); James Alexander, born 15th Feb. 1840; William Bryce, born 26th April 1842; Margaret, born 6th May 1844; John, born 7th flay 1846; Francis, born 27th Sept. 1848, died 20th Jan. 1851; Janet Isabella, born loth April 1850 (marr. W. Macnab); Emily Christina, born 6th Feb. 1853, died 29th March 1853; Mary Elizabeth Anne, born 4th Nov. 1854; David Macbeth Moir, born 4th March 1856. Publication-An Appeal to Members of the Free Church to return to the Church of Scotland [after abolition of Patronage].

1887 ALEXANDERMARSHALL, born Dovecotwood, Kilsyth, 6th Jan. 1849, son of James M. and Janet Park Morrison; educated at Bridge - of - Allan School, Stirling High School, Univs. of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Tiibingen; M.A. (Glasgow 1872); licen. by Presb. of Dunblane 1874; ord. to Hurlford 5th Nov. 1874; trans. to Callander 13th Sept. 1877; trans. and adm. 17th May 1887; res. 16th Feb. 1888; min. of the Scots Church, Melbourne; D.D. (Edinburgh 1895). Marr. 21st July 1875, Jeanie Crawford, daugh. of James Hay, Glasgow, and has issue- James, barrister-at-law, born 4th May 1876; Hay, mining contractor, W.A., born 16th