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Sweetlieart Abbey, Old Dumfries — Mr James Lennox ; a portfolio 

 of engravings — Mr W. M'Math ; an engraving of Sweetheart 

 Abbey, from the painting of R. A. Riddell (1780), of the Old 

 Bridge of Dumfries, view of Dumfries (1824), and Plan of the 

 Burgh of Dumfries and Maxwelltown in 1819 — Mr J. Gibson 

 Starke ; of Craigenputtock, the Old Bridge of Dumfries — Mrs 

 Aitken; an engraving of the New Church, two views of Dumfries 

 Mrs Payne ; of Lincluden Abbey — Mr Geo. Thomson ; and a 

 sketch in pencil ("The Playfellow ") by Thorburn — Mr W. Allan. 

 An oil painting of Caerlaverock Castle, by the artist — Mr 

 Fergusson. A large series of engravings, framed and unframed 

 — Mr J. Barbour. Several engravings of Burns tmd places con- 

 nected with him — Mrs Smith. 



Weapons. — A claymore bearing the inscription : " Presented 

 by Archibald, Duke of Douglas, to Thomas Tinning, for capturing 

 the Chevalier's secretary and other rebels in 1745 ;" a claymore 

 (Andi-ea Ferrara) that belonged to one of the Earls of Tracjuair, 

 and which has been at Terregles House for a long time ; a very 

 tine claymore (Andrea Ferrara) — Captain Maxirell. A sabre 

 and a brass horse pistol that belonged to the Maxwells of Breoch 

 from time immemorial — Mr W. J. Maxwell. An Andrea Ferrara 

 blade that belonged to the Black Douglas, and supposed to be 

 the one with wliich he killed the wild boar — Mr Jos. 

 Harper. A battle-axe, two Andrea Ferrara claymores, and 

 a double-barrel gun with flint locks — Miss Copland, Abbey 

 House. War-pykes and scythes that had been issued to 

 tlie inhabitants of Dumfries at the time of tlie suspected French 

 invasion — The Town Council. A sword of Paul Jones — 

 Mr Dinioiddie. A revolver and a breechloading pistol invented 

 by James Wallace of Wallaceliall, Glencairn, over eiglity years 

 ago. The revolver is mostly of brass, with a wooden liandle, and 

 has four stout brass barrels, which revolve so that the touch-hole 

 of each comes in succession to the flint-lock when required to be 

 fired. The pistol is also of brass, with a wooden handle and a 

 flint lock. It is loaded at the breech, and the principle of the 

 invention was intended to apply to cannon — Mr J. li. Wallace, 

 Auchenbrack. Two bronze spear heads found near Dumfries, 

 and two old pistols — Mr James Lennox. A silver-mounted and 

 engraved pistol found at Dryfe Sands — Mr J. Gibson Starke. A 

 brace of old pistols — Mr H. Gordon. 



Miscellaneous Objects. — An ancient carved oak door, bearing 



