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somever to answer, obay, ami make payment of the said costume, at the 

 rates abovewrin, to the said Inirgh and tlicir collectors thairof, durcing the 

 space above mentioned, but ony obstacle or objection whatsomever. With 

 power to the said Magistrates to put this Act to dew execution, Conforme 

 to the tenor thairof in all points. " 



Tlie bridge was accordingly restored, but fell again into decay, 

 and the present structure was erected in 1855, by the Road 

 Trustees. 



The next place visited was Blackaddie farm house, to examine 

 a black letter inscription on one of the walls. With a little 

 trouble it was deciphered and read as follows : — " William 

 Crichton, Rector of Sanquhar, son of William Crichton of 

 Ardoch." Mr Wilson explained that it was supposed this stone 

 had been removed at one time from the churchyard to the manse 

 for, safe keeping, but that in vandalising times it was used in 

 building where it is now. Another view taken is that it sets 

 forth to builders of a portion of the old manse buildings. 



Under Dr Davidson's guidance tlie majority now walked to 

 the chalybeate spring at the foot of the Euchan Glen, and subse- 

 quently spent some time in that romantic spot. Here the usual 

 business meeting was held — Dr Grierson presiding — when Miss 

 Dobie, Penfillan House, Thornhill ; Mr J. Corrie, Moniaive ; 

 and the Rev. J. H. Scott, Sanquhar, were elected ordinary mem- 

 bers. On the motion of Mr Barbour, V.P., the Society's thanks 

 were awarded to Mr Wilson and Dr Davidson ; after whicli the 

 party returned- to the station and reached Dumfries about eight 

 o'clock. Dr Davidson furnishes the following note of the 

 botanical finds : — At Sanquhar Castle specimens of the Alkanet, 

 Anchusa semper virens, Potentilla reptans, Linaria vidgaris, 

 Conium maculatum, the wall rue and black maiden hair ferns, 

 were found. Passing along the "brae heads," Phleum arenaria 

 was found growing abundant. ^Ethusa cynapium, a few plants 

 of the evening primrose ((Enothera biennis) were likewise here 

 observed. In Euchan Glen Vicia orobus, Hieraciiivi tridentatum, 

 Rubns saxatilis (in fruit), Carduiis heterophylhis, Gentiana cam- 

 2')estris, Stachys betoriica, and the green .spleenwort were found in 

 fair abundance. 



Kirkcudbright District. — 'drd September, 1887. 



The last meeting of the Session was held on the above date, 

 when the Society visited the recently discovered archaic sculptur- 



