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at 12 o'oluok uouu, where the respective candidates are desired 

 to attend." No record appears of the name of the successful 

 candidate, but subsequent notices show tliat the fortunate ujan 

 was Mr Carson, subsequently Dr Aglionby Ross Carson, Rector 

 of Royal High Scliool of Edinburgh, one of the most famous 

 teachers of his time. The next advertisement relating to 

 this matter appeared on March 16, 1802 — "Dumfries Academy. 

 Notice is hereby given to the Subscribers that Contracts 

 have been entered into and arrangements made for building 

 and finishing the New Academy of Dumfries; and as it is 

 necessary that the outstanding Subscriptions be immediately 

 collected, in order to enable the Committee of Management to 

 fulfil their part of the contracts, such of the subscribers to this 

 laudable institution as have not yet paid in their subscriptions 

 are requested to cn-der payment to the undersigned secretary (who 

 is authorised to receive and discharge the same), betwixt this and 

 the first day of April, 1802, and thereby supersede the adoption 

 of measures to obtain payment. By order of the Committee. — 

 Rob. Locke, secretary." 



Same date. — ■" Grammar School, Dumfries.— Mr Carson will 

 begin a class for the principles of the Latin language on Monday, 

 the 5th April. The hours of meeting are ten and two." 



April 6. — " English Grammar. — John Hanning will begin a 

 class on Monday next. Those who are prevented by other 

 avocations from attending at school hours, and who wish to learn 

 the language grammatically, may be accommodated at 8 o'clock 

 of the morning or 4 in the afternoon, at which hours J. H., for 

 their convenience, means to teach a class." 



May 5. — " Dumfries Mathematical Scliool. — On Thursday, the 

 13th instant, Mr White opens his geographical and mathematical 

 classes at twelve o'clock." 



May 5. — "New Academy. — On Tuesday last the foundation 

 stone of the New Academy was laid here with great solemnity in 

 presence of a vast concourse of people. At two o'clock the 

 Magistrates and Committee for managing the affairs of the 

 schools met near the Council Chamber, and from thence walked 

 in solemn procession to the site of the new building. The 

 magistrates, preceded by the town ofiicers, advanced first ; the 

 Committee and a number of other gentlemen and clergy followed 

 next ; and behind them the masters and their several classes 



