as his charge, and dem. his clerical orders on becoming editor of the Scotsman newspaper, 1st Aug. 1876. Retired from the editorship, 1st Nov. 1880; studied law, and was called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple, 17th Nov. 1883; became radical Member of Parliament for the East Division of Edinburgh at the General Election of 1886, and sat (re-elected 1892 and 1895) till his death at London, 6th June 1899. He marr. 10th March 1858, Margaret (died 30th Jan. 1898), daugh. of James Robertson, Cupar-Fife, and had issue-Robert Lamb, barrister-at-law, born 12th Dec. 1858, died 16th Feb. 1894; James Robertson, M.D., born 23rd March 1860; William John, born 31st Oct. 1861, died 8th March 1862; Patrick Robertson, born 29th Oct. 1862; Archibald Duncan, born 4th April 1861, died in infancy; Maggie Ireland, born 27th Aug. 1866 (marr. Alfred Gray, London); Arthur Stanley Jowett, born 8th Feb. 1872, died young; Alfred Campbell, actor, born 1st Oct. 1875, died 6th Feb. 1911. Publications-Church Tendencies in Scotland (Recess Studies, Edinburgh, 1870); The Study of Ecclesiastical History in its Relation to Church Theology (Edinburgh, 1873); George Buchanan, in “Famous Scots Series," completed by J. Campbell Smith (Edinburgh, 1900). - [Recollections and Anecdotes, by Roderick Lawson (Paisley, 1899); Life and Last Leaves, edited by J. Campbell Smith and William Wallace (London, 1903); Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1877 JOHN GLASSE, born Auchtermuchty, 27th Jan. 1848, son of John G.; educated at the Free Church School there, Univ. of St Andrews, and New College, Edinburgh,- M.A. (St Andrews 1872); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh July 1876; ord. 27th March 1877;  D.D. (St Andrews 1895); res. 13th Oct. 1909. He marr. (1) 16th July 1878, Jane Scott (died 9th Nov. 1904), daugh. of Provost White, Auchtermuchty, and had issue - John Morley, M.D., Haltwhistle, Northumberland, born 13th April 1879; Helen .Margaret, born 16th June 1881 (marr. E. B. Scott Melville, Dundee): (2) 4th June 1907, Louisa Plymer, daugh. of Alexander Gibson,

Ceylon. Publications-John Knox, a Criticism (London, 1905); Modern Christian Socialism; The Relation of the Church to Socialism; Robert Owen and his Life-Work; Pauperism in Scotland, fast and Present.

1910 ALEXANDER BROWN GRANT, born Dowanhill, Glasgow, 16th Feb. 1871, eldest son of Colonel Alex. Brown G., M.V.O., D.L., Killochan Castle, Ayrshire, and Helen Underwood Marr; educated privately, and at Academy and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1895), B.D. (1898); licen. by Presb. of Stranraer, 9th Aug. 1898; assistant at East Church (Aberdeen), Greenside (Edinburgh), and Barony (Glasgow); ord. to Garelochhead 19th Sept. 1900; trans. to Ecclesmachan 26th Oct. 1905; trans. and adm. 10th May 1910. He marr. 19th Feb. 1901, Agnes Brydon, third daugh. of John M'Lean MacKendrick, C.E., Glasgow, and Janet Turner, and has issue-Juanita Turner, born 12th March 1903; Alexander Brown, born 6th Dec. 1908. Publication-Ecclesmachan Church and its Patron Saint, Saint Machan.

COLLEGIATE OR SECOND CHANGE.

 [Uncollegiated by the Town Council, with concurrence of the Presbytery, on the erection of the parish of St John, 28th Oct. 1840.]

1597  PETER HEWAT, M.A., trans. from Colinton, elected by the Commissioners of Assembly at Falkland, and adm. before 31st Jan. 1596 -7; readm. 18th April 1598; trans. to first charge in 1599.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.; Calderwood's Hist., v.; Spottiswood's Hist.]

1620 PATRICK SANDS, M.A., Principal of the Univ. of Edinburgh; appointed by the Town Council to supply in the afternoon, 1st Dec. 7620. He demitted office as Principal, Aug. 1622, and died in 1635, aged about 68. He marr. 23rd July 1606, Marion, sister of David Aikinhead, Lord Provost of the city, who survived him. Publication-Two Latin poems in The Muse's Welcome-[Edin. Counc., Test., and Reg. (Marr.); Craufurd's and Bower's