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duty free, wliich checks any attempts to the eftablifliing 

 rnanufaftures. With refpeft to the morals of the people, it 

 may be obferved, that during the time of the prefent incum- 

 bent, which is 19 years, only one perfon has been baniflied 

 |br theft, and one enlirted for a foldier : This laft, in a few 

 months, folicited his friends to make application to get him 

 out of the army, which they did with fuccefs ; and he has 

 ever fince lived in the pariCi an induftridus labouring man. 

 In regard to other particulars, they are healthy, robuft, 

 and ratlier above the common ftature. Several inliances of 

 longevity have been obferved among them. Within thefe 

 few years, three perfons have died, whofe ages were 90, 9<, 

 and 96. 



Church. — The value of the living, including the glebe, 

 is about I 20 1. Sterling. The laft patron was Robert Be- 

 veridge of Fourmerkland, Efq. the proprietor of an eftate 

 of that name in the parifh. He died lately, and by his 

 death, the patronage devolved to his fifters, the eldeft of 

 whom is married to the Rev. Mr. James M'Millan minifter 

 cf Torthorwald. 



The manfe * and office houfes were all newr built in 1 773 j 

 the church in 1779 » ^"^ ^^ '^^"o fchool houfes in 1782 j 

 all which buildings are now in excellent repair. 



State cfthe Poor The average number of poor who now 



receive a'.ms is fifteen. The annunl fum expended for their 

 relief, is about 32 1. Sterling, produced by the colledions 

 in the church on Sundays, excepting the interefl of a fmall 

 fum appropriated to them. Thefe fifteen perfons are all 

 maintained in their own houfes, or bearded in other fami- 

 lies J none of them are kept in hofpitals or work houfes. 

 The greateft number of them earn about two-thirds of their 

 maintenance. 'I'hofe who are orphans under ten years old, 

 or who are very old and infirm, and witliout relations to 

 afiilt them, are boarded out at the rate of 4 1. Sterling per 

 aritunn. Bcfidcs the relief from the pariih, the poor receive 

 frequent fupplies of food and clothes from cliaritable and 

 well difpcfed people. They are however kept from begg- 



' The parfonage h&ufc, thus called all over Scotland, is evidently 

 ■ v.tt!, ;ia ti.^rjiou is ffoni tlic Latiij tnanco, tc rcn'.ain or r.bidc. 



