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POSTj Graitney.— Letters arrive from Carlisle for Graitney, Springfield and thdr iieiphbour-
lioods (by the Port Patrick mail) every morning at eight in winter and seven in summer, and are despatched
every afternoon at lialf-past four.
GENTRY AND CLEKGY.
BarUer Mrs. Anna iMaiia, (of L;ing-
shavvj, Kirk Patrick- Flemini;
Graham Colonel William (of Moss
know), Kirkpatrick-Kierainfi
Hastie Rev. George, Manse, KirU-
patrlck-Fleming
M'Gill Ilev.MattheWjRigs;, Graitney
Mair Mrs. Ann (of Wiseby), Kirk-
patrick-Fleming
Maxwell SirPatrick (of Spiingkell) ,
Kirkpatrick-Fleming
Ogilvie George, +sq.(of Cove)Kiik-
pairick-Fleming
Rae Matthew, esq. (of Newton),
Kirkpatrick-Fleming
Roddick Rev. Jas. Manse, Graitney
Sloan Rev. Niclioks,Manse,Dornock
Small William Archibald, esq. (of
Robgill), Dornock
SCHOOLS — PAROCHIAL, &c.
DoRNOCK (& gent Itnien's boarding),
William Pnrdie, master
Graitney, Robert Roddick and
James Barclay, masters
Kirkpatrick- Fleming, Saml. Kerr
& John Irving Roddick, masters
INN-KEEPERS & VINTNERS.
Beattie Simon, Graitney
Bell John (Cross Keys), Dornock
Bell William, Dornock
Clashan James, Dornock
Davidson John, Dornock
Dickson John (Coach & Horses),
Dornock
HauKh Joseph, Graitney
Jolln^ton Robert, Rigg
Johnston Thomas, Springfield
Linton John (Graitney Hall Itm, &
keeper of post horses), Graitney
Little Thomas (Wedding-house),
Springfield
SHOPKEEPERS, TRADERS,&r..
Bell Andrew, miller, Dornock
Bell John, shopkeeper, Dornock
Birnie Walter, shopkeeper, Dornock
BIy the Mary, shopkeeper, Springfield
Blythe Wm. shopkeeper, Springfield
Clark George, blacksmith, Dornock
Dally VVm. tailor, Dornock [field
DavidsonJames,sli()pkeeper,Spring-
D.ividson J no. shopkeeper, Dornock
Ed«ar David, joiner & cartvvright,
Dornock
GrahamJohn,giocer& spirit dealer,
Springfield
Graham Wilhelmina, straw hat
maker, Springfield
Graham VVilli,im,clou;ger,SprinBfield
Harkness Jas. blacksmith, Graitney
Harkness John, grocer aud draper,
Springfield
Irving John, shoemaker, Springfield
Johnston Christoplier, cartvvright
and joiner, Graitney
Johnston John,sho()keeper & shoe-
maker, Springfield
Johnston Wm. draper, Spiingfield
Lattimer Wiiliam, joiner and cart-
vvright, Dornock [nock
M*Cr<i(kan James, blacksmith, Dor-
Nicholson Dav. shoemaker, Dornock
Nicholson Max well, tailor, Dot nock
Rome Andrew, teacher, Lowtlier-
field, Dornock
Steel James, blacksmith, Springfield
Steel William, clogeer, Dornock
Wallace John, shopkeeper, Rigg
COACHES.
To CARLISLE, tlie Royal Mail (from
Portpatrick), passes thro' Gretna, every
afternoon at half-past four.
To GLA.Sri()VV & PORTPATRICK, the
Ruyal Mail (from Carlisle), passes thro'
Gretna every morning at eight in winter
and seven in summer.
CA.RRIERS.
To EDINBURGH, GLASGOW & CAR-
LISLE, Carriers pass through Kirk-
patrick-Fleming twice a week.
DUMFRIES, MAXWELLTOW^J a NEIGHBOURHOODS.
ILI/UM FRIES, the capital of its county and pari'^h,
a royal burali, the seat of the synod and presbytery of
Dumfries, is 338 miles from London (by the route of
Manchester), 71 s. of Edinburgh, 72 s e". of Glasgow,
180 s. by w. of Aberdeen, 60 s. e. of Ayr, 56 s. e. of
Kilmarnock, 55 n. e. of Wigtown, 33 N.w. of Carlisle,
34 s. e. of Cumnock, 30 w. by s. of Lannholm, 28 n.e.
of Kirkcudbriaht, 26 s.e. of SanquliHr, 18 n.e. of Cas-
tle-Douglas, 15N.N.W. of Annan, 16 w. of Ecclefechan,
14 s.e. of Thornhill, 12 s.w. of Lockerbie, atid 8 s.vv.
of Loekmaben. This towij, which may be considered
as the metropolis of the south-west quaiter of Scot-
land, is seated on the left bank of the river Nith,
abimt nine miles above its confluence with the Solway
Frith. Of the precise period at which it was founded
no record has been preserved. Antiquarians, without
recurring to the Celtic, have bewildered themselves in
endeavouring to settle the etymology of its name,
which, in fact, has undergone but one tiifling change
from what it was originallv, viz. Drium^a-Pfirish —
afterwards altered to ' Drumfries.' and, within the last
sixty or seventy years, changed to Dumfries for the
sake of euphony : Druim-a-Phrish, or ' Drum-frie«,'
signifying in the Celtic ' ilie back or ridge of a woody
or shrubby eniinence ;' is truly descriptive of the
situation of the town — rising, as it does, gradually
from the river side, and embosomed in one of the
finest and best sheets of dale country in Scotland :
the prospect, which is terminated at the distance of a
few miles by a continued chain of hills, covered with
wood, or cultivated to their summits, is altogether
one of the grandest scenes in Britain. Serving as a
kind of capital, not only to its own shire, but also a
portion of Galloway — and possessing an easy and fre-
quent intercourse with London, Edinburgh, "and Glas-
gow — it is a place of great resort for the nobility and
gentry of the neighbouring counties : independently of
those who have amusement only in view, many fami-
lies are attracted hither by the cheapness of living,
the salubrity of the air, and, above all, by its excellent
Seminaries of education ; society, therefore, possesses
a greater share of elegance and gaiety here, than can
be found, probably, in any other town of its size in
Scotland. The citcuit court of justiciary, which is held
twice a year (in spring and autumn), induces many to
repair to Dumfries; and the time has been when the
judges were attended to court by a whole body-guard
of country gentlemen ; but this, like many other for-
mer customs, has progiessively sunk into disuetude.
In a work publislied in 1832, entitled the 'Picture of
Dumfries,' published by John Gallatly, of Edinburgh,
we find the following passaue : — ' The late SirThomas
Reid Burnet, the late Alexander Maxwell, Esq., of
Terrauu'hiy, A. Kay, Esq., and others, themselves
Dumfriesians, and gentlemen of great influence in
London, exerted themselves in favour of the natives
of this town ; and thiough their patronage numbers
of young gentlemen, of good family and education,
entered the service of the Enst India Company, and,
as soldiers, sailors, and civilians, acquired both fame
and fortune : a few of these died in middle life, after
bettering in various ways the ciicumstances of friends
and relatives at home; but the majority returned to
their native district — purchased land, planned, built,
planted and improved — happy themselves, and diffus-
ing the means of happiness within their respective
localities. Others, again, have been equally fortunate
in the West Indies, America, Liverpool and London;
and, drawing rather a narrow circle around Dumfries,*
(the writer speaks with the fact when he says) 'there
aie individuals who possess among them tangible pro-
perty closely verging on one million sterling.'
A spiiit of improvement has been shewn by the in-
habitants, assisted by the commissioners of police, in
numerous alterations, public structures, &c., amongst
which may be named the erection of a new suite of
assembly-rooms, new market-places, the widening of
Bank-street, and lighting the town with gas; a spa-
cious quay has been constructed along the side of the
town ; and a fine Doric column, raised by the county
of Dumfries to the memory of the late Duke of Queens-
beuy, adorns the centre of the buigh. The Coui-t-
House is a large elegant edifice, comprising a very
capacious court-room and other offices ; neatly oppo-
site stands the gaol, whence the prisoners are conveyed
for ttial through a subterraneous passage which corn-
municates with the conrt-room. Cuuits are held in
April and September for Dumfiies-shire and the stew-
artry of Kirkcudbright; theie ate also a small debt,
sheriff' and borough courts. The Theatre is rather a
handsome building of stone, with a projecting portico ;
the intei'ior, which is tastt-fully decorated, is lighted
with gas : it is generally open a few weeks in the win-
ter. It was here that Kean first evinced his dawning
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