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EDINBURGH.
existed, and met in various localities from time im-
memorial. In 1835, the number " in and about Edin-
burgh," as estimated by their bishop and one of their
priests, was from 12,000 to 14,000. Broughton-
street chapel was opened in 1814. St. Patrick's
chapel, Lothian-street, was opened in 1835, to super-
sede an old and inconvenient chapel in Blackfriar's-
wynd. There are also two private chapels, — one at
St. Margaret's convent, and the other for the Sisters
of Charity at Milton-house. Sittings in Broughton-
place and St. Patrick's jointly, 1,443. The com-
munity have a bishop and four clergymen, who have
unitedly a house connected with Broughton-street
chapel. Emoluments of each of the four clergymen,
£41. The convent or nunnery of St. Margaret's
was founded in 1S34, and, in the following year, had
18 religious. Two resided at Milton-house, in the
Canongate, and devoted themselves to the duties of
Sisters of charity, having under their charge three
schools for the poorer female Roman Catholic chil-
dren, attended by 319. There is also in Edinburgh
a Roman Catholic boys' poor school, which was at-
tended, in 1835, by 264 boys The Unitarian con-
gregation of St. Mark's chapel, Castle-terrace, were
established in their present position in 1835, but pre-
viously met in a chapel in Young-street. St. Mark's
was built in 1835, and cost about £2,000. Sittings
about 700. Stipend =£200 The Society of Friends
have had a meeting-house in Edinburgh since about
1685. The present one, situated in Pleasance, was
built about 1790, and cost about £1,000. Sittings
400 The United Secession congregation, Nicolson-
street, was established in 1747. The present chapel
was built in 1819, and cost £6,000. Sittings 1,170.
Stipend, variable; but, in 1835, it was £250. At
that date also £150 was paid annually to the former
minister. — The United Secession congregation, Lo-
thian-road, was established in 1827, in Gardner's
Crescent chapel. The present place of worship was
built in 1831. Sittings 1,284. Stipend £225.—The
United Secession congregation, Vennel, was estab-
lished in 1792. The present chapel was built on the
site of a former one in 1828, and cost £1,947 19s.
Sittings 832. Stipend £210.— The Relief congre-
gation, St. James's-place, was established in 1796.
The cbapel was built in 1800, and cost £3,600; and
was repaired in 1828, at an expense of £650. Sittings
1,540. Stipend £350. — The Relief congregation,
South College-street, was formed in 1765. The pre-
sent chapel was built in 1797, and cost about £2,000.
Sittings 1,667. Stipend £350.
Buccleuch. This is a quoad sacra parish, dis-
joined from St. Cuthbert's by act of General Assem-
bly, 1834. It is 1£ mile long, and i a mile broad;
and is a town parish. Population, in 1841, 3,130.
Houses, in 1841, 621. The population, according to
ecclesiastical census in 1835, was 2,834 ; of whom,
1,715 belonged to the Establishment, 1,071 belonged
to other denominations, and 48 were not known to
belong to any religious body. The parish-church was
built as a chapel-of-ease, in 1755, and cost £050. It
was afterwards repaired ; and, in 1808-9, it was re-
seated at an expense of £1,300. Sittings 1,374. Sti-
pend £300. In 1834 there were 8 schools, attended
by about 400 scholars.
Newington. This is a quoad sacra parish, dis-
joined from St. Cuthbert's in 1835. It is single and
suburban, but covered with buildings ; and extends,
in extreme length, about J of a mile, and in extreme
breadth, about j of a mile. Population, in 1841,
3,310. Houses, in 1841, 636. The population, ac-
cording to ecclesiastical survey in 1835, was 2,950;
of whom, 1,345 belonged to the Establishment, 952
belonged to other denominations, and 653 were of
no ascertained religious connexion. The parish-
church was built as a chapel-of-ease in 1823, and
cost £6,372. Sittings 1,623. Stipend £350 In
1834, there was an unendowed parochial school, at-
tended by from 160 to 200 scholars. There were
also 7 other schools, attended by a maximum of 212
scholars.
St. Bernard's. This is a quoad sacra parish,
detached from St. Cuthbert's in 1834. It is single
and suburban, and is nearly 14 mile long, and about
J of a mile broad. Population, in 1841, 4,751.
Houses 854. The population, according to eccle-
siastical census in 1835, was 4,043; of whom, 2,372
belonged to the Establishment, 1,601 to other de-
nominations, and 70 were not known to belong to
any religious sect. The parish-church was built as
a chapel-of-ease in 1822, and cost £4,200. Sittings
1,309. Stipend £450 The United Secession con-
gregation, Dean-street, Stockbridge, was established
in 1829. The chapel was built in 1828, for a Relief
congregation, and purchased, in an unfinished state,
in 1829. It ultimately cost £2,100. Sittings 1,200.
Stipend £200, with £12 sacramental expenses In
1 834 there were in the parish 7 schools, attended by
a maximum of 338 scholars.
Roxburgh. This is a quoad sacra parish, dis-
joined from St. Cuthbert's in 1834. It is single and
town, and not above j of a mile square. Popula-
tion, in 1841, 3,683. Houses 686. The population,
according to ecclesiastical survey, in 1 835, was 3,292 ;
of whom, 1,171 belonged to the Establishment, 1,702
belonged to other denominations, and 419 had not
any ascertained religious connexion. The parish-
church was built as a Relief chapel in 1809, and
altered in 1814. The original cost was £2,960; and
the value, in 1835, about £1,400 or £1,500. Sit-
tings 830. Stipend £200. — The Relief congrega-
tion, Roxburgh terrace, assemble in a place of wor-
ship which was originally a dwelling-house, and was
afterwards transmuted into the form of a church.
Sittings 369. Stipend £105. — The Independent
congregation, Richmond-court, was established in
1833. Their place of worship till 1840, was built
about 1795 by a congregation of Baptists. Sittings
325. In 1840, a new and capacious chapel was
opened The Hebrew congregation, Roxburgh-
street, was established in 1817. In 1835, the num-
ber of families was 20, and of individuals about 106
or 110. The place of worship, originally a dwelling-
house, was purchased in 1824 for £350, and convert-
ed into a synagogue at an additional cost of £80.
Stipend of the minister or reader £55. — The Epis-
copalian congregation of St. Peter's, Roxburgh-
place, was established in 1791. The place of wor-
ship consists of the first and second flats of a live-
story tenement, and was originally built at the sole
expense of a clergyman, who first let it at a rent of
£105, and then sold it for £1,575. Sittings 420.
Stipend £78 15s., together with the whole amount
of the collections and offertories.
St. David's. This is a quoad sacra parish, dis-
joined from St. Cuthbert's since 1835, and having
for its parochial church the quondam Gardner's
Crescent chapel, which — as noticed in the statistics
of St. Cuthbert's parish — was, in that year, occu-
pied as a joint parish-church for the whole parish,
quoad ciotlia. Population, in 1841, 2,910. Houses
534.
St. Paul's, Dean, and Morningside. These
are quoad sacra parishes disjoined from St. Cuth-
bert's since 1835, and accommodated with new
churches. The church of the first is situated in
St. Leonard-street; population, in 1841, 2,845: —
of the second, in the vicinity of Dean-bridge ; popu-
lation, in 1841, 1,920: — of the third, in the village
of Morningside ; population, in 1841, 1,648.