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STIRLING— MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY. 55
OUILDRT.
GUILDHALL, HEAD OF ST. JOHN STREET.
Dean, Thomas Low. Councillors, Patrick G. Morison, William Wilson, John
IfacEwen, jiin., James AVeir, James Christie, Robert Sawers. Auditors, James T.
Wingate, George Mouat, William Wilson. Clerk and Treasurer, John D. Mathie.
Officer, Thomaa Robertson.
POLICE (BURGH).
OFFICE, TOWN BDILDINOS, BROAD STREET.
Commissioners— 1!h^ Magistrates and Town Council. Clerk and Assessor — Thomas L.
Galbraitb. Treasurer— 5 amea Mathie. Collector of /fa<M— Ebenezer Gentleman, jun. Super-
intendent— Ueniy Buchan. Day Sergeant — John M'Lean. Night Sergeant — James Crawford.
The Commissioners of Police meet on the second Mondays of February, May, August, and
November, at twelve o'clock noon; and on the second Mondays of the other months, at
seven o'clock p.m.
HIGH CONSTABLES.
Captain, Robert Frater. LietUenants, William Simpson, James Guthrie. Treasurer,
Archibald Merrilees. Secretary, Jamca Craig. Chaplain,
FIEE BRIGADE.
Captain, John Steel, 18 Friars street. Sergeant, John Paton, 35 Port street. Andrew
Oswald, 8 Spittal street ; William Martin, 8 Orchard place ; William Gentles, 69A Cowane street :
Walter Thomson, 100 Baker street ; Michael Warren, 102 Baker street ; Robert ttislop 46 Broad
street; Da\id Cliristie, 21 Lower Craigs; Michael Munnoch, 31 Port street; Duncan Finlayson,
16 Spittal street; George Camie, 3 Dumbarton road.
HOSPITALS.
Spittal's Hospital, founded about 1530, by Robert Spittal, tailor to King James
IV., for the benefit of decayed members of the seven incorporated trailes of Stirling, viz.,
hammermen, weavers, shoemakers, tailors, bakers, skinners, and fleshers. — Patrons, the
Town CounciL Factor, James Bauchop, shoemaker, 17 Murray place.
Cowane's Hospital, founded 1637, by John Cowane, merchant in Stirling, for
maintaining a limited number of decayed members of the Guildry. — Patrons, the Town
Council and minister of first charge.. Factor, William Christie, watchmaker, 18 Port st,
Allan's Hospital, founded in 1724, by John Allan, writer in Stirling, for. the
maintenance and education of the indigent male children of tradesmen belonging to the
seven incorporated trades of Stirling, and others. — Patrons, the Town Council and
minister of second charge. Factor, George Peddie, tinsmith, 8 Baker street.
Cunningham's Mortification, founded in 1808, namely, upwards of £5000 be-
queathed in trust to the Town Council, for the maintenance, clothing, and education
of poor boys of the Guildry and society of mechanics of Stirling, in the same manner as
the boys under John Allan's mortification. Factor, James Mathie, banker, 56 King street.
Adamson's Bursary — Patrons, Convener Court.
JUSTICE OP PEACE SMALL DEBT COURT.
Held first Monday of every month, at 11 a.m.