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also the honour of being the birthplace of Joannes Erigena and Chevalier Ramsay. The royalty contains about 5000 acres, yielding a rental of about £10,000 sterling.

Ministers—Two in the parish, one Burgher, one Relief, one Moravian, and one Methodist.

Medical Practitioners, nine, Lawyers thirty-two, &c. &c.

Mails—Depart to London, by Glasgow, every morning at seven o’clock. To Glasgow from Ireland, &c. every evening at 9 o’clock. To Galloway, at half past 2, p. m. To Ireland, at 10 o’clock p. m.

Arrivals of the London mails by Glasgow, at 2 p. m. Irish mails, at 9 p. m.

Coaches—Telegraph coach to Glasgow twice a-day, coach to Greenock thrice a week, & a Portpatrick Diligence every lawful day, and a neat Noodie to Kilmarnock twice a-week.