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GOLD MEDAL PRIZE AT ACADEMY.
In 1863 an old pupil of Forres Academy in India sent to the Forres Town Council
1000 rupees, equal to £100 sterling, to be invested by them, and the interest of it
annually applied for the purpose of providing year by year, in the classical department
of the Forres A cademy, one good prize, either in the shape of a gold medal, or money,
or in any other way which, to the Council, may from time to time seem best.
Clerk and Treasurer of Mortifications— -Robert Urquhart, writer.
FORRES ACADEMICAL INSTITUTION.
Patrons — The Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council.
Teach ers— Classical and Mathematical Department -John Berwick, A.M., rector ;
salary, £95 and fees, but pays his assistants . A ssistants— -David K. Miller, A. M. , an d D .
Louden. Free Schoool in Andersons Institution — Teacher — George Dickson ; salary,
£70. Female Teacher— Miss Mackenzie ; yearly salary, £12, with House and Garden,
and additional payments for work. The branches taught in the Academyand fees
are as follows :— English, 2s. per quarter ; English Grammar, 6d. ; Writing, 6d. ;
Latin, 5s. ; Greek, 5s. ; French, 5s. ; Senior English, 2s. 6d. ; Mathematics, 2s. b'd, ;
Book-keeping, alone, 2s. 6d. ; Arithmetic, Is. ; Geography, Is. Hours, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., with an interval of an hour and a quarter.
The classes are examined about the first July, and the summer vacation of five or
six weeks commences after the examination ; and the winter vacation of a fortnight
at Christmas. Prizes are awarded to the best scholars in the different classes.
Ladies' Seminary— Miss Isabella Black, and assistants, North Cottage ; salary
from the town, £25, and fees. Fraser's Female Industrial School — Miss Webster and
pupil teachers. Sewing and Reading School — Miss Bain, Urquhart Street.
JUSTICE OF PEACE SMALL DEBT COURT.
A Justice of Peace Small Debt Court is held on the first Monday of every month
for all sums not exceeding £5 Judges — Any two Justices. Depute-Clerk — John D.
Davidson. Constable — John M'Farlane.
SHERIFF SMALL DEBT CIRCUIT COURT.
The Sheriff of the County holds Courts, for the decision of claims not exceeding
£12, on the second Monday of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Depute-Clerk — Felix Calvert Mackenzie. Sheriff Officers — Alex. Stewart, D. Grant, M.
Thomson, L. Murray, and James Miller. Constable — Robert Gumming.
POLICE BOAR
The Town Council.
FORRES BIBLE SOCIETY.
Re-instituted 1842.
President — Provost Michie. Vice-Presidents — The Ministers of the Town who are
Subscribers, and R. Urquhart, T. Davidson, J. Kynoch, Pat. Ptiach, W. Sclandeis,
Geo. Ross, Geo. Johnston. Secretaries — Rev. James Keith and Rev. Wm. Watson.
Treasurer and Clerk — John Miller, Gazette^. Committee — Geo. Gillan, R. Hendrie, G.
Dickson, A. Watson, J. Hamilton, Alex. Wood, Robert Munro, Thomas Kerr, J. W.
Forbes. Depositary — Wm. Naughty. Officer — J. Gilchrist.
YEARLY FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
Instituted 1857. (May and November.) President — Waiter Anderson, jum Secre-
tary — John Green, fox sick and funeral benefit