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COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS, &c.
MERCHANTS' HOUSE.
Alexander Ronaldson, Dean of Guild.
Directors. — John M'Ewen, Robt. Edmiston, Rob-
H. Leadbetter, Frank Baird, David MacBrayne,
Peter Hamilton, Neil Robson, John Ferguson, J. C.
Bolton, Wm. West Watson, Gregor Turnbull, Alex.
Crum, Archd. Robertson, Wm. Harvey, Jas. Alex.
Campbell, Robert Smith, David M'Covvan, James
Sharpe, James Clark, Wm. Holms, William Colvin,
David C. Rait, Hugh Brown, jun., Robert M'Clure,
James Lumsden, James Hannan, John Reid, jun.,
John Roxburgh, Wm. Stirling, James Allan, Geo.
Jo. Doddrell, James White, Peter White, Patrick
Playfair, Thomas Buchanan, Alex. Harvey. John
Smith, collector and clerk,
N.B. — According to the constitution of the house,
the regular quarterlj'- meetings of directors take place
on the 9th December, 10th March, 9th June, and
8th September. The next annual election will fall
to be upon the 6th October, and the committees are
chosen on the following day.
Lyners of the Bean of Guild Court. — The Dean of
Guild, head of the court; Wm. West Watson, sub-
dean; R. Edmiston, Frank Baird, Hugh Brown, jun.
Of all the following committees the Dean of Guild
is chairman and convener: —
Committee on Books, Revenue^ and Pensions. —
James Hannan, James Lumsden, Thomas Buchanan,
John M'Ewen, David BlacBrayne, Wm. West Wat-
son, Archd. Robertson, James Alex. Campbell, Robt.
Smith, David M'Cowan, James Sharp, James Clark.
— Three a quorum.
Committee on Cemetery, Lands, and Quarries. —
John M'Ewen, sub-convener; James Lumsden, Alex.
Harvey, Peter White, D. C. Rait, Gregor Turnbull,
Thomas Buchanan, Robert Edmiston, Frank Baird,
Neil Robson, John Fergusson, Wm. Harvey, William
Colvin, Hugh Brown, jun. — Three a quorum.
Committee on Ilutcheson Street and George Square
Properties. — Alex. Harvey, James Hannan, James
Allan, James Lumsden, J. C. Bolton, James Clark,
Robert H. Leadbetter, Peter Hamilton, Wm. West
Watson, Peter White, Patrick Playfair, James White.
— Three a quorum.
Committee on Auldhouse Mortification for Appren-
tice Fees, dfX. — Wm. Holms, Robert M'Clure, Wm.
Stirling, John Roxburgh, Frank Baird, David Mac-
Brayne, Peter Hamilton, John Fergusson, J. C.
Bolton, Jas. Sharp, Geo. John Doddrell, John Reid,
jun. — Three a quorum.
Committee on Coulter'' s Mortification for Premiums
to Inventors. — Neil Robson, Alex. Harvey, Thomas
Buchanan.— Two a quorum.
Committee for Procuring New Members. — John
M'Ewen, Robert Edmiston, Robert H. Leadbetter,
Frank Baird, Peter Hamilton, J. C. Bolton, Gregor
Turnbull, Alex. Crum, Patrick Playfair, Wm. Stirling,
George John Doddrell, John Reid, jun., Archibald
Robertson, William Harvej', Robert Smith, David
M'Cowan, James Sharpe, Wm. Colvin, D. C. Rait,
Wm. Holms, Hugh Brown, jun., Robert M'Clure,
John Roxburgh, Peter White. — Three a quorum.
Mnnager of the Royal Infirmary. — John M'Ewen.
Managers of the Asylum for the Blind. — David
MacBrayne, Robert Edmiston.
Manager of the Loch Hospital. — Peter Hamilton.
Director of the General Lying-in Hospital. — John
Eeid, jun.
Managers of Stirling's Library. — James Lumsden, ,
Wm. West Watson, D. C. Rait.
Managers of the Royal Lunatic Asylum. — William
Bankier, Peter Hamilton.
Directors of the Buchanan Educational Institution.
— Thos. Buchanan, Michael Connal, Jas. Lumsden.
Clyde Trustees ajipointed by ike House. — Johu
Ronald, John M'Ewen.
Port-Glasgow Ilarboiir Commissioners. — William
Brown, John Buchanan, Mungo Campbell, jun., Wm.
Euing, Allan Gilmour, A. G. Kidston, David Rich-
ardson, Charles Kidston.
Greenock Harbour Commissioners. — James Allan,
H. E. Crum Ewing, Alex. Hastie, David Hutcheson,
Lewis Potter, Gregor Turnbull, John Ramsay, Geo.
Smith, jun.
Ninian Slight, superintendent of cemetery, lands,
and quarries. Wm. R. Campbell, officer and hall-
keeper; house, 32 North Albion Street. Wm. R.
Campbell and John Eraser, joint-officers of the Dean
of Guild Court.
TRADES' HOUSE— 18G3-64.
Anthony Inglis, deacon-convener; Wm. Robertson,
collector; Adam M'Lellan, late convener; James
Graham, late collector.
Hammermen. — Peter M'Lellan, deacon ; John
Morrison, R. M. Lindsay, David Sutherland.
Tailors. — John Copland, deacon; Jacob Lawson,
late deacon; Wm. Lochead, Joseph Finlayson, R. A.
Boag.
Cordiners. — James Paterson, deacon ; Jas. Brown,
late deacon; Thomas Blyth, Robert Lochore, tertius,
James Simpson, E. W. Henry.
3Ialtmen. — George Ledingham, visitor ; Robert
M'Callum, late visitor ; Simon M'Lennan, Robert
Webster, jun., Hugh Bond, W^m. Ferguson.
Weavers. — Henry Bruce, deacon ; Audw. Wilson,
late deacon ; John Orr, John Morrison,
Bakers. — Wm. Browulee, deacon; Samuel Scott,
John Ure.
Skinners. — Wm. Graig, deacon ; John Carrick, lata
deacon ; David Dunn.
Wrights. — Robert Neilson, deacon; Wm. Menzies,
late deacon ; Wm. Caldwell.
Coojyers. — M. C. M'Gregor, deacon; Thos. Stewart,
late deacon ; J. M. M'Gregor.
Fleshers. — Robert Rankin, deacon ; John Dunn,
late deacon ; Wra. Robertson.
Masons. — Win. Stevenson, deacon ; John Eennie,
late deacon ; James Cruickshanks.
Gardeners.— Ssimes Yuill, deacon; Wm. Austin,
late deacon ; John Clark.
Barbers. — Walter Tennant, deacon; Robert M.
Steven, late deacon; Robert Muir.
Dyers. — Wm. Brand, deacon ; Angus M'Alpine,
late deacon.
George Crawford, clerk ; Hugh H. Maclure, sur-
veyor; Donald M'Callum, officer.
GROCER COMPANY OF GLASGOW.
James L. Mackie, preses ; JohnMowat, treasurer;
James Wotherspoon, late preses ; John Forbes, late
treasurer; Wm. Brown, Hugh Wright, J. E. Harvey,
Thomas Train, Robert Smith, Wm. M'CuUoch, Ales.
Abercromby, Wm. Smith ; George Crawford, clerk.