2IO Craigmillar and its Environs. 



men of the kind of punishment imposed in ruder times 

 for petty offences. 



On at least two occasions has the charge of Dud- 

 dingston been held by remarkable ministers — the one 

 in the domain of literature, and the other in that of 

 art. The former, the Rev. Robert Monteith, an Epis- 

 copalian clergyman, had contracted an illicit amour 

 with Lady Hamilton of Priestfield during her husband's 

 absence. On the husband's return the rev. gentleman 

 fled abroad, where he turned his attention to literature, 

 and left behind him some interesting works written in 

 the French language. The latter, the Rev. J. Thomson, 

 was at the beginning of the present century regarded 

 as one of the best landscape painters of his day. 

 His paintings are of considerable value, some adorn- 

 ing the walls of the National Gallery in Edinburgh. 



At some little distance from the village of Dud- 

 dingston lies Easter Duddingston, the most note- 

 worthy feature of which is Easter Duddingston Lodge, 

 with its beautiful grounds, the property of Charles 

 Jenner, Esq. This house, before being remodelled 

 by the present proprietor, was a very ancient struc- 



