1843 THOMAS CLARK, born Galloway, Sept. 1790; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Kirkcudbright 7th July 1819; ord. to Methven 12th Aug. 1824; trans. to Old Kirk Parish, Edinburgh, 19th Aug. 1841; trans. and adm. 17th Nov. 1843; convener of the Colonial Committee; D.D. (St Andrews 1843); died 11th Jan. 1857. He marr. 7th Sept. 1824, Grace (died 7th Feb. 1873), daugh. of William Greenfield, min. of High Church, sister of Andrew Rutherford, Senator of the College of Justice, and had issue-Patrick, lieut. 49th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, born 7th July 1826; Andrew Rutherford, LL.D., Senator of the College of Justice, born 9th Aug. 1828, died 26th July 1899; Jane Gordon, born 21st Dec. 1831. Publication-Speech on the Independence of the Church (Perth, 1841).

1857 JOHN STUART, born Edinburgh, Jan. 1819, son of William S. and Dorothy Miller; educated at Edinburgh Academy and Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh May 1846; ord. to St George's-in-the-Fields, Glasgow, 19th March 1846; trans. to Newton-on-Ayr 25th Nov. 1848; trans. to Moffat 26th Oct. 1849; trans. to East Parish, Stirling, 18th May 1853; trans. and adm. 14th May 1857; D.D. (Edinburgh 1873); Chaplain in Ordinary to Queen Victoria; died 22nd Aug. 1888. He marr. 14th May 1867, Jessie, eldest daugh. of James Duncan, M.D., Edinburgh, and had issue-Margaret Balfour, born 4th March 1868, died 13th April 1876; William James, F.R.C.S.E., Edinburgh, born 17th Dec. 1873. Publication -Sermons, published posthumously (Edinburgh, 1889).

1889 ARTHUR GORDON, M.A.; trans. From Kirknewton, and adm. 10th Jan. 1889; trans. to Monzievaird 16th May 1895.

1896 PETER HAY HUNTER, born Edin burgh, 10th Sept. 1854, son of James H., paper merchant, and Ann Hay; educated at Univs. of Edinburgh and Leipzig, College of France and Sorbonne, Paris; M.A. (Edinburgh 1877); licen. by

Presb. of Edinburgh 1881; assistant at Elgin; ord. to Elie 13th April 1883; trans. to Yester 19th Aug. 1886; trans. and adm. jure devoluto 7th Feb. 1896; D.D. (Edinburgh 1902); chaplain to the Lord High Commissioner, Marquess of Tweeddale (1890-2, 1896-7); died 26th Dec. 1909. He marr. 21st Sept. 1886, Helen, daugh. of James Dawson, manufacturer, Dalkeith. Publications-The Story of Daniel (Edinburgh, 1883); My Ducats and my Daughter (in collaboration with Walter White) (London, 1884); The Crime of Christmas Day (London, 1885); Sons of the Croft (Edinburgh, 1887); After the Exile: A Hundred Years of Jewish History and Literature (Edinburgh, 1889, 1890); James Inwick, Ploughman and Elder (Edinburgh, 1894); The Silver Bullet (Edinburgh, 1894); Gruppy Davy, serial in Life and Work (1895); John Armiger's Revenge (Edinburgh, 1897); The Tacksman of Uavaig, serial in Life and Work (1903); Bible and Sword (London, 1904).

1908 GEORGE CHRISTIE, born Elgin, 12th  May 1870, son of James Murdoch C. and Janet Smith; educated at West End School, Elgin, St Andrews Univ., and Jena; M.A. (St Andrews 1891), B.D. (St Andrews 1894); licen. by Presb. of Forres 28th Aug. 1894; assistant at St Mary's, Partick; ord. to Renton 21st Dec. 1897; trans. to St John's, Dundee, 8th Oct. 1902; trans. and adm. 18th May 1908. Marr. 1st June 1904, Janet Stratton, daugh. of Thomas M'Ewen and Susan Bruce. Publications-The Influence of Letters on the Scottish Reformation (Edinburgh, 1908); The Church's Commission (Edinburgh, 1911).

SECOND CHARGE.

[Erected by the Town Council, and concurred in by Presb. 31st Dec. 1800; ceased in 1860.]

1801 DAVID RITCHIE, born Methven 1763; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; schoolmaster of Trinity-Gask; licen. by Presb. of Perth 24th June 1789; ord. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th April 1797;