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fine marble monument erected by Patrick Lord Elibank to the 

 memory of bis lady (Lady Nortb and Grey, wbo died in 1762). 

 Tbe principal figure is an angel leaning over an urn, and extin- 

 guisbing an inverted torcb. Tbe elaborate Latin inscription on 

 tbe pedestal is said to bave been composed by bis Lordsbip bim- 

 self. 



Tbere was formerly a cbapel dedicated to St Mary, connected 

 witb tbe Luffness property, in tbe nortb-west corner of tbe 

 eburcbyard. Outside in tbe green pasture between tbe cburcb 

 and tbe sea are tbe yellow-tinted mouldering remains of tbe castle 

 of Kilspindie, built in 1584, once tbe property of a brancb of tbe 

 Douglas family, and still more remotely, conjectured from tbe 

 import of its name, '' tbe cell of tbe Black Hoods," to bave been 

 tbe site of a settlement of Culdees. Corroborative of tbis, Aber- 

 lady till tbe Eeformation was a mensal cburcb of tbe bisboprick 

 of Dunkeld, an early retreat of tbis religious order. Aberlady 

 was tbe Port of tbe Royal Burgb of Haddington. 



Tbe company, increased by two additional members, as soon 

 as tbe day cleared up, took tbe road to Haddington, obtaining 

 as tbey passed a near view of tbe picturesque and bigbly inter- 

 esting tract of country round tbe Garleton bills, associated as it 

 is witb so many important bistorical personages. On reacbing 

 tbe beigbt, tbe densely-wooded country round Haddington and 

 up tbe valley of tbe Tyne and its tributaries opened on tbe pro- 

 spect ; and tbe town itself, whicb is not unwortby of tbe ricb 

 sylvan accessories, and tbe rural cbarms tbat environ it. Tbe 

 crops on all sides appeared to be full of promise. 



In Mr Smitb's manse tbe old cburcb registers are preserved, 

 one of tbe volumes at least witb entries older tban 1600. In 

 two of tbe volumes are bound up fragments of tbe music sung 

 to Latin verses in tbe cburcb before tbe Eeformation, and to 

 wbicb botb Wisbart and Knox may bave listened. Tbe notes 

 are square-beaded, like tbe specimens in Dr. David Laing's 

 collection, now deposited in tbe Edinburgb University Library. 

 A rapid visit to tbe cburcb of St Mary's filled up tbe interval till 

 dinner. 



Tbose present at tbis meeting were — Mr George P. Hugbes, 

 Middleton Hall, Wooler, President ; Dr. F. Douglas and Mr J. 

 Hardy, Secretaries ; Dr. Cbarles Douglas, Kelso ; Dr. James 

 Denbolm, Mavisbank, Polton ; Eev. W. D. Herald, Dunse ; 

 Eev. E. Nimmo Smitb, Haddington ; Eev. William Stobbs, 



