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as made by Mr Smale, of Edinburgh, and for which he charged 

 £4 4s, and thought it should not have cost above a guinea, or 40s 

 at most. It is noted " that the plougli in ]\Ir Turuerelli's model 

 not being considered anything like the ploughs used in Scotland, 

 it was judged proper to have a model of a proper plough made by 

 Mr Smale in Edinburgh, to be sent to the sculptor in London." 

 On 9th August, 1816, the Committee inspected the building, and 

 condemned the execution of various parts, and particularly " with 

 respect to the stone which Mr Milligan calls an Apollo's head, 

 which he has placed in the centre of the dome, the Committee can 

 have nothing to do with it, and require Mr Milligan to remove it, 

 as an Apollo's head is preparing in London under the direction of 

 Mr Hunt, as originally resolved, and which must be placed in its 

 proper situation when received. The daisies are not according to 

 the patterns sent by Mr Hunt, but not having been sent in time 

 the contractor could not delay the work, and was obliged to pro- 

 ceed with his own idea of the pattern." The Apollo's head was 

 duly received, and a duty upon it of £2 12s 9 id was paid at the 

 Custom House. Mr Thomas M'Caig and Mr Alexander Crombie 

 wore arbiters in settling the sum due to Mr Milligan, and found 

 him entitled to an extra payment of £101 16s 2d, and at a Com- 

 mittee meeting a letter by I\Ir Milligan to Mr Hunt was read, " of 

 so scurrilous a nature as to be altogether unworthy the notice of 

 the meeting, they determined to treat it with the contempt it 

 deserves." Work ceased, and the Committee agreed to employ a 

 tradesman to finish the curtain wall ; and also to enter into 

 another reference with the contractor for the work performed on 

 curtain walls, and a charge for rejected dome stones. An interdict 

 followed the erection of the iron gates at the instance of Mr 

 Milligan, and they were allowed to be put up after the matter had 

 been heard before the magistrates. Mr Milligan again began work 

 at the curtain wall, and he in turn was interdicted by the Com- 

 mittee, and after hearing he was dismissed from the work. Mr 

 Hunt prepared drawings for the sarcophagus, which were approved ; 

 but great difficulties had to be overcome in regard to it on account 

 of Mr Milligan, the contractor, insisting on doing all the work, 

 although the Committee considered only a professional sculptor 

 could properly execute it. Difficulties also arose in connection 

 with the proceeds of the subscriptions received at the commemora- 

 tion dinner held in London on 25th May, 181G, over which the 

 Earl of Aberdeen presided ; but in the end Mr A. Gordon, the 



