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DIRECTORY.
DALKEITH.
EDINBURGHSHIRE.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, &e— continued.
COUNTY CONSTABULARY— DALKEITH
DISTRICT.
DALKEITH TOWN-
James Dall, iuspector; William Miller,
Alexander Sutherland, Robt. Weir.Francis
Edington, constables
DALKEITH DIVIBION.
J, Dall, inspector; Lasswade — Alexander
Christie, constable; Pathhead — John
Robertson, constable ; Newton grange —
Peter Milne, constable; Poltonhall—Oeo.
Adamson, constable
EDINBURGH COUNTY MILITIA.
The Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment of
Light Infantry Militia, head-quarters,
Dalkeith
Cotonel—The Duke of Buccleuch, K.a.
Lieut- Colonel db C— Sir Archibald Hope,
' Bart.
Afiyor— The Marquis of Lothian
Cap (nins— John B. D. Hay, James Craig,
Douglas Drummond Dick. Sir Jaraea
Liston Foulis, Bart., A. Wood Inglis, and
W. H. A. Christie-Miller
Bvh-liXtMXeixani — Charles G. Robertson
Captain and Adjutant—UoheTtC. Dudgeon
Qnartermasfer — Charles M'Donald
Surgeon— Peter H. M'Laren.u.D.
Aiaistant Surgeon — Robert Lucas, m.d.
SECOND MID-LOTHIAN RIFLE
VOLUNTEERS.
Head Quarters, Dalkeith.
Captains — James Paterson {commandant),
William Young, Thomas Easterbrook,and
Thomas Sturrock
Lieutenants — John Hogg, Thomas L. Philip,
Eben. Dawson, jun,, and Robert Giffen
Assistant Surgeon — Alex. BalIantyne,M.D.
SHERIFF AND JUSTICE OF PEACE
COURTS.
Court Rooms, WTiite Hart st.
.S/tfici^— Archibald Davidson, Esq.
Sheriff CUrk Depute— Vi. P. Anderson, S.S.C.
Sheri^ O^'cer— Samuel Copeland
The trustees meet for road, police, and
other cases on the last Thursday in every
month, at eleven o'clock.
W. Cowan, of Lagan House; Robert
Craig, of Craigesk; J. Borthwick, of Crook
ston; Robert B. W. Ramsay, of Whitehill ;
David Ainalie, of Costerton; Claud H.
Hamilton, Prestonhall; William J, Wau-
chope, of Niddry; William Ritchie, of
Middleton; John Philip (chief magistrate),
Bonnyrigg; Thomas Alison, Ro3ehill,Esk-
bank; Richard Paterson, Royal Bank, Dal-
keith; Thomas Steven, Garnet road, Bon-
nyrigg ; John Meiklejon, Westland House,
chairman of parliamentary trustees ; Jas.
Brown, of Currie
DALKEITH KILWINNING LODGE OF
FREEMASONS, No. 10,
Freemasons' Hall.
air.iV.—Jamea King
S.tr.— John Thorburn
J.TT.— Alexander Henderson
Secretary — Peter D. Buncle
Treflsurer— Robert Bennett
Tyifii— John Scott
ESK DALKEITH ROYAL ARCH CHAP-
TER, No. 42.
Freemasons' Hall.
1st Priricipal — Richard Wilson
2ud Principal — James Scott, jun,
3rd Priiicipal — Peter Robertson
rreoju/er— Archibald Chisholra
Interim Scribe E. — Robert Inglis
ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS'
FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
Court Pride of Mid Lothian, No. 5,328.
Chief Ranger— J Atnea Russell
Sub-Chief Ranger — Robert Wilson
Senior Woodward — James Park
Junior Woodward — George Greive
Senior Beit'ile — William Purves
Jiinioi Beadle — Robert Mathieson
Treasurer — John B. TurnbuU
Secretary — N. M. Whitehead
Court Surgeon — Robert Lucas. M.D.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Duko of Buccleuch, Marquis of Lothian,
Earl of Dalkeith, Earl of Dalhousie, Earl
of Stall", Visoount Melville, Sir James
Gardiner Eaird, of Saughton ^all, Bart.,
Sir A. Hope, Bart, of Craighall ; Sir W.
Johnstone, of Kirkhill; Sir John Don
Wauchope, Bart, of Edmonstone; Sir Geo.
Douglas Clerk, Bart, of Penicuik; Robert
Dundas, of Arniston ; G. Clerk Artputhnot,
of Mavisbank; John Cowan, of Beeslack;
Charles Cowan, of Logan House; Charles
INDEPENDENT ORDER OV GOOD
TEMPLARS.
St. John's Lodge, No. 72, instituted 6th July,
1370. Strength, 177 members. »r.S.— Adam
Thomson; IK.L.D.— Walter Young
Fountain Lodge, No. 197, instituted Novem-
ber 10th, 1870. Strength, 99 members.
Tr.,S.— John Edwards ; W.L.D.~J>o.
Agricultural Society—James W'ilsou, trea-
surer and secretary
Auxiliary of the National Bible Society of
Scotland, lOOfi High st— Alexander Mit-
chell, secretary; David Jordan, depositary
Bowliug and Quoiting Club, North Esk — Jas.
Wilson, secretary and treasurer
Corn Exchange, High st— George Wilson,
superintendent
Cricket Club— James H.Balgarnie, secretary
Curling Club— James Wilson, treasurer and
Beoretary
Dalkeith Friendly Funeral Society— William
J. Taylor, secretary
Fire Engine Station, Buccleuch st— Geoige
Wilson, superintendent
Gas Works, Croft st— J. Young, manager
Horticultural and Industrial Society— John
Clark, secretary, Castlesteads
Indigent Sick Society— William Porteous.sec
Literary Association— Robert Blair.secretary
and treasurer
Ornithological Society — James Young, sec
Philharmonic Society— J. Wright, secretary
Royal Infirmary Auxiliary Society— John
Chisholm, secretary
Scientific Association- James Macpherson,
librarian
Stamp Office, High st— P. & D. Lyle, sub-
distributors
Total Abstinence Society— David Jordan, sec
Working Men's Club and Institute, 62 High
st— W. J. Taylor, secretary and librarian
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY.
ON THE EDINBURGH, DAI KEITH, & HAWICK
BRANCH OF THE NORTH BRITISH LINE.
Station, High st— Thomad Stoddart, station
master [master
Station, Eskbank — John Trotter, stntiou
ON THE PEEBLES LINE.
Station, Hardengreen— John B. King,agent
Station, Miller Hill — John M'Lean, station
master
Station, Dalhousie — John Fitzpatrick, sta-
tion master
COACHES.
To EDINBURGH, Croall'a coach three times
a day
To LAUDER, Croall's coach once dailv
CARRIERS.
To CARRINGTON, John Douglas, Saturday
To DEWARTOX, Alexander Scougall, Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday
To EARLSTOX, James Brown, Saturday
To EDINBURGH, George Haig, daily
To FALA, Andrew Lawric, Saturday
To GORDON, John Frisken, Monday [day
To GO REBRIDGE, George Denholm.Thurs-
To HUMBIE, David Peudreigh, Saturday &
Tuesday
To LAUDER, James Brown, Saturday, and
John Co we, Monday
To LEITH, James Taylor, daily
To LOANHEAD, James Bell, Tuesday
To ORMISTON, John Christie, Wednesday
To PATHHEAD, Alexander Wallace, Tues-
day and Friday, William Cockburn, Satur-
dap, and Robert Thomson. Saturday
To PENICUICK, James Bell, Tueaday
GOREBRIDGE,
TEMPLE, HERIOT, STOW. BORTHWICK, FUSHIE BRIDGE, STOBBS MILL, AND CARRINGTON.
VTOREBRIDGE is a populous village in the parish of Temple, "
about 10 miles s.e. from Edinburgh, and 4 miles s. from Dalkeith,
It is a station onihe Edinburgh and Hawick branch of the North !
British Railway. Sixty years ago there were only a few heuses '
here; now, through the opening of extensive coalfields adjacent, '
and also the railway, it has become a place of importance. Tho '
places of worship in the village are the Free and an United Pres- ;
byterian church. The parish church is at the village of Temple, ]
about three miles distant ; the village Is well lighted with gas. sup- \
plied by a public company. The first works for the manufacture
of gunpowder in Scotland were established here. Population in i
1871, 966.
Temple parish, near the head of the South Esk, is bounded on \
the east liy Borthwick, on the south by Heriot, on the west by i
^'idleston and Pcunycuick. and on the north by Carrington. The [
village, which is about ten miles from Eilinburgh, is situated on !
the rising ground on the banks of the Gladhouse water, which falls
lntot>ie South Esk a short way below. It has an old Gothic church
(now in ruins), founded by King David I. for Templars; the new
church (also Gothic) was built inl&SO. The parish, which ischiefiy
of a hilly nature, and contains much moorish and pasture land, had
in 1871 a population of 1,536.
Heriot parish is ten miles in length, sis in breadth, and <:itiiftte
sixteen miles from the capital; and within tho parish is a station
on the Edinburgh and Hawick branch of the North British Railway.
The surface nl the land in this district is generally uneven ; on tile
banks of the Gala and Heriot waters It is fertile. These two streams
take tneir rise in the Muirfont hills here, and afford fine sport to the
1-
angler. There art* the remains of several ancient fortillcations, most
of thf>ra of a circular form, to be seen in this neighbourhood. The
name of the parish imports the tine paid to the lord of the manor by
a tenant. A fair is held at the head of Gala water on the first Fri-
day after Whit-Siindav for sheep and Jambs. The pariah encloses
an area of 15,013 acres", with a population in 1871 of 414.
Sto'.v is an extc-naive parish in the southern extremity of the
county. It is nearly sixteen miles long and eight broad, and partly
in Selkirkshire. At the village of Stow, which is a station on the
Edinburgh and Hawick branch of the North British Railway, are
three churches, which belong respectively to the Establisbmeut,
the Free Church, and the United Presbyterians. Tliere is an ex-
tensive woollen manufactory, also one for the manufacture of
tweeds In the village is a very handsome town-hall, part of which
is devoted to a literary institute and library, and a public room ioi-
lectures. Tho village is well lighted with gas, supplied by a public
company. A hiring-fjiir for servants is held in the village on tho
second Tuesday of March, and the Fast days on second Wednesdays
of July and December. Acreage, 36,832; population in 1871,2.306.
Borthwick parish lies about twelve miles from Edinburgh, on
the Ciirlisle road. Near tho church, which is beautifully situated
on an eminence, are the luins of Borthwick Castle, erected in the
year 1436, by Lord Borthwick. These interesting remains, which
are only two miles west fi-om Critditon. are eminently worthy of
being visited by the tourist. Tbe parish has been the birth-place of
several highly distinguished men. among whom may be enumerated
Principal Robertson and Dundas of Arniston. Acreage of the
parish, 9.806. Population in 1871,4,720.
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