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Goldie of Goldielea, in 1804, at Troqueer Churchyard. It l>ad 

 been impressed on his memory, he added, owing to the great 

 attendance at it of all classes, and a grand gilt coffin. 



In the earl}' part of this century there were rumours of a 

 French invasion, and a company of Volunteers was raised in the 

 parish, colours to which were presented by Mrs Maxwell of 

 Kirkconnell, and are still preserved there. 



In 1859, on the occasion of similar fears, there were formed 

 Ride corps tliroughout the Stewartry, among tliem the -^th or 

 Maxwelltown corps, which I joined as ensign, and accompanied 

 to Edinburgh in 1860 to a great review of over 20,000 Volunteers 

 from all parts of Scotland by the Queen and Prince Consort. 

 The arrangements were made by Colonel (afterwards General) 

 Sir Montagu M'Murdo, of the family of Mavisgrove, and, with 

 splendid weather and countless spectators in the Queen's Park, 

 were a great success. 



2. ISoine Incidents in Nithsdale diiriny the Jacobite Rising 

 qt 1745. 



By James W. Whitelaw, Solicitor. 



A century and a half have elapsed since the last attempt was 

 made to re-instate tiie Stuart dynasty upon the throne of Britain^ 

 and by the day of the month we are within eleven days of the 

 anniversary of the battle of CuUoden, where that attempt finally 

 ended in failure. It may not be amiss, therefore, if at this 

 meeting of the Society I say something regarding the Jacobite 

 Rising of 17-15, more especially as T am able to bring before you 

 some correspondence which passed between the then Duke of 

 Queensberry and his Commissioner in this county at the time, 

 which has not been previously published. It is not within the 

 limits of this paper, and indeed it would be presumptuous on my 

 part to attempt any general survey of that Rising, but I trust 

 you will permit me to recall to your memories one or two main 

 facts, in respect that they have a bearing on the " Incidents in 

 Nithsdale " to which I am to allude. The Jacobite standai'd 

 was unfurled on 19th August, 1745, at Glenfinnan (a narrow 

 valley at the western extremit}' of Loch Eil), and by 4th 

 September the Prince was in full possession of Perth. The 

 occupation of so important a centre necessarily drew attention to 

 the Rising throughout the Lowlands of Scotland, and one 



