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Jameson, writer ; James Young, sen., South College Street ; F. D. Robertson, town
Clerk ; William Robertson, druggist ; Alex. Forbes, writer ; Alex. Urquhart, Agnes
Villa ; Dr. Duff ; James Johnston of Newmill ; Alex. Russell, Main ; George Kay,
clothier ; William Jack, High Street ; William Murdoch, writer ; George Leslie,
Sheriff -Clerk ; William Skinner, writer ; William Walker, Kintrae ; John Kay,
Clothier ; Alex. Cameron, writer ; L. Mackintosh, clothier ; William Culbard, leather
manufacturer ; James Stewart, accountant, Caledonian Bank ; Rev. John Ferguson,
The Parsonage.
Actuaries— Rev. P. Merson ; William Macdonald, Academy ; William Gall, ac-
countant. Treasurers— R. & W. Brander, bankers. Auditors— J saaes Petrie, banker ;
D. Forsyth, writer. Officer — William Ingram.
The following Table exhibits a state of the transactions up to 20th Nov., 1862 :—
Depositors. Principal. Interest. Amount.
Central Bank, ... 1150 £21,217 7 8 £588 9 £21,805 8 5
Rothes Branch, ... 81 1426 17 3 40 6 2 1467 3 5
Fochabers, 126 1774 15 52 3 6 1826 4 11
Hopeman, 35 1317 18 1 38 2 11 1356 1
Speymouth, 109 1053 6 7 28 3 7 1081 10 2
Lossiemouth, 25 115 2 6 3 3 118 5 6
1526 £26,904 13 6 £749 19 11 £27,654 13 5
Last year, ... 1509 26,544 13 5 733 9 9 27,278 3 2
Increase, ... 17 £360 1 £16 10 2 £376 10 3
Meetings— On the second and last Saturday of each month, except June and De-
cember, during which the meetings are held every Saturday. Hour of meeting, Six
p.m. Annual meeting on the Third Wednesday of December.
NEWSPAPERS.
The " Elgin Courant." Established in 1S34. Printed and published every Friday
morning, by James Black, Courant Court, 37, High Street, opposite the Court House.
The ' ' Elgin and Morayshire Courier. " Established in 1849. Printed and published
every Friday morning, by Robert Jeans, 10, Batchen Street.
" Morayshire Advertiser." Established 1855. Published every Wednesday
morning, by John M'Gillivray & Son, 5, Lossie Wynd.
BEADING ROOM— ASSEMBLY BOOMS, NORTH STREET.
Established in 1840. Annual subscription, £1 ; country members, 10s. 6d.
Treasurers — Murdoch & Forsyth, writers.
ELGIN CIRCULATING LIBRARY.
Established 17S9.
In connection with Mudie's London Library. New books received monthly.
Russell & Watson, booksellers, 159, High Street, Elgin.
ELGIN MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
Established 1862. Trustees— George Leslie, Sheriff-Clerk ; James Petrie, Union
Bank ; William Topp, Ashgrove ; Peter Christall, North of Scotland Bank. Presi-
dent—James Grant, Provost of Elgin. Vice-Presidents— -Dr Craig ; John Swanson,
Supervisor of Inland Revenue ; George Melvin, inspector ; George Kay, clothier.
Committee— Alex. Morrison, .writer ; William Skinner, writer ; William Gall, account-
ant ; W. Webster, Courier Office ; Robert Orr, engineer ; Lachlan Mackintosh,
clothier ; John Gordon, plumber ; George Forsyth, founder ; John Durward, leather
merchant ; Alex. Milne, blacksmith ; James M'Beath, carpenter ; George Youngson,
moulder. Secretary— Alex. Welsh, Newmill. Treasurer— John Hunter, plumber.
Librarian — William Irvine, colporteur.
The Library, which contains about 1400 volumes, is open every Tuesday and
Friday, from seven to nine p.m. The Reading Room is open in summer from Seven
a.m. to Ten p.m. ; and in winter from Eight a.m. to Ten p.m. Subscription — Non-
Mechanics, Professional Gentlemen, and those living on. independent income, 10s
a-year ; Master Mechanics, Merchants, and other tradesmen, 6s ; Journeymen Me-
chanics, 4s ; Apprentices, 2s ; Non-Subscribers, Id each visit.