1857 The Galloway Advertiser and

Wigtownshire Free Press

Birth, Marriage and Death Records Transcribed by Diana Henry and Robert Wells

1st January 1857 (Week 1) BIRTHS At Wigtown, on the 26th ult., the wife of James Shaw, Esq., S.S.C. of a daughter. At Rhonehouse, on the 25th ult., the wife of Mr Hugh M’Neil, of a daughter. At Dalry, Ayrshire, on the 18th ult., Mrs Wm. M’Guffie, of a daughter. At Culfad, parish of Kirkinner, on the 24th ult., Mrs James Tear, of a daughter. At Glenluce, on the 14th ult., Mrs Sproat, of a son; on the 20th, Mrs M’Ewen, of a daughter; on the 25th, Mrs Hugh Taylor, of a son. At Mains of Park, Old Luce, on the 14th ult., Mrs Agnew, of a daughter. At Mid Torrs, Old Luce, on the 16th ult., Mrs Macmurtrie, of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at Bridge Street, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. James Smellie, Mr William Buchan, cabinetmaker, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr John M’Gowan, Blackcraig, Minnigaff. At Portpatrick, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Andrew Urquhart, Mr Andrew Fergusson, shoemaker, Greenknowes, to Miss Elizabeth M’Meekan, dressmaker, Portpatrick. At Wigtown, on the 23d ult., by the Rev. Peter Young, Mr William M’Kie, Rector of the Academy, to Helen, eldest daughter of the late Mr Thomas Tait, postmaster there. On the 23d ult., at Barncrosh, parish of Tongland, by the Rev. D.S. Williamson, Mr Andrew Montgomery, farmer, Auchenleck, Rerrick, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late Mr George Fraser, farmer, Barncrosh. DEATHS At George Street here, on the 28th ult., Mary Eleanor Haddock, aged two years and 11 months, daughter of Mr Robert Beattie, wine and spirit merchant. Here, at Queen Street, on the 27th ultimo, Marion M’Douall, wife of Mr James F. Fraser, innkeeper. At Portpatrick, on the 29th ult., Margaret Ross, wife of Mr John Hannay, after a long illness, borne with Christian patience and fortitude. At Portpatrick, on the 30th ult., Robert Mills, nailer, long in trouble. At Port-o-Spittal, Stoneykirk, on the 27th ult., Wm. Murray, joiner, much regretted. At Glenluce, on the 7th Dec. after 8 months trouble, Mrs Wm. M’Lelland, formerly of the Cock Inn. At Glenluce, on the 14th Dec., William Adams, aged 88 years. At Challochmunn, on the 25th Dec., Agnes Ross, much lamented. At Newton-Stewart, on the 28th ult., Serjeant John Sime, of the Galloway Rifle Regt. of Militia. At Creebridge, Newton-Stewart, Mr Thomas Dunn, for many years police constable at Creebridge and Minnigaff.

At Barrhill, near Newton-Stewart, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr W. Hannay, farmer, advanced in years. At Scarrhead, on the 27th ult., Mary Aitken, wife of Mr Hugh Aitken, aged 61 years. At Stewarton Manse, on the 23d ult., Marianne Fullarton, wife of the Rev. Charles Bannatyne Steven, and second daughter of the late Col. Fullarton of Fullarton.

8th January 1857 (Week 2) BIRTHS At Kirkcolm Manse, on the 1st inst., Mrs Hyslop, of a son, still-born. At the George Hotel, here, on the 3d inst., Mrs Byres, of a son. MARRIAGES On the 30th ult., at Thistle Inn, Castle-Douglas, by the Rev. J. Jenkins, U.P. Church, Mr Robert Harries, assistant draper, to Maryann Dickie Hunter, grand-daughter of the late Mr James Hunter, innkeeper there. DEATHS At Worthington, Pennsylvania, U.S., on the 16th ult., Jessie Kerr, beloved wife of George W. Ross, Esq., - Mrs Ross was third daughter of Mr Stair Kerr, late tennant in Kirminnoch, parish of Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire. Relatives will please accept of this intimation. At Kirwaugh, parish of Kirkinner, on the 31st inst., Mrs M’Kie, wife of Mr M’Kie. At Whithorn, on the 31st ultimo, aged 82, Elizabeth Donnan, relict of the late Mr Charles Jorie, of that burgh. At Kirkcudbright, on Friday last, John Steel, weaver there, much respected; and on Saturday, John Anderson, weaver, son of the late Bailie Anderson, both at an advanced age. At Newton-Stewart, on the 25th ult., Barbara, aged 20 years, only surviving daughter of James M’Millan, there - much regretted. At Hamilton, Canada, on the 9th ult., Robert D. Gordon, aged 33, son of Mr Hugh Gordon, Castle-Douglas.

15th January 1857 (Week 3) BIRTHS At Agnew Crescent here, on the 9th inst., the wife of Mr Todd, engineer, of a son. At Barwinnock, on the 12th inst., Mrs Thos. Gifford, of a daughter. At Whithorn, on the 8th inst., Mrs John Hannah, of a son. MARRIAGES At Newton-Stewart, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. S. Richardson, Mr James Cowan, mariner, to Miss Isabella A. Banbrigg. On the 8th inst., at the Parish Church, Leigh, by the Rev. the vicar, Mr Christopher Mothersill, of Stretford, to Agnes, youngest daughter of the late James Johnstone, Esq., of Leigh. At St. Paul’s Church, Melbourne, Australia, on the 11th September last, by the Rev. J. L. Chase, Mr Charles Watson, South Yarra, to Mary, only daughter of John Gordon Nairne, Esq., writer, Castle-Douglas. At St. John’s, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the 11th inst., Mr James Birkett, of Gatehouse-of-Fleet, to Miss Sarah Proudlock. At Cart Bank Villa, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Runciman, Mr Samuel Milroy, Glasgow, to Mary Anne, daughter of the late James Hewetson, Esq., Barr, Wigtownshire. At Kirkland, Dalry, on the 6th curt., by the Rev. S. Blair, Mr James Ramsay, farmer, to Catherine, second daughter of Mr George Lorimer, farmer, At Dalry, on the 9th curt., by the Rev. S. Blair, Mr William M’Culloch, to Helen, third daughter, of Wm. M’George, blacksmith.

At the Weslyan Methodist Chapel, Michael Street, Ayr, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. Joseph Burns, Presbyterian minister, Mr James M’Ilwraith, traveller, to Margaret Gowan, eldest daughter of Capt. William Broadfoot, Isle of Whithorn. At North Melbourne, Australia, on the 24th Sept. last, Wm. Dunn, Esq., of Fairy Hills, to Eliza Anne, second daughter of Thomas Haldane, Esq., formerly chief magistrate of Girvan, Ayrshire. DEATHS At Caldonpark, Stoneykirk on the 12th instant, Mr Charles Quin, advanced in years. At Torhousemuir, on the 12th inst., Thos. M’Lymont, one of the oldest veterans who fought under General Beresford at Buenos Ayres in 1806. At Glenhowl, on the 11th inst., Agnes Girvan, aged 2 years and 7 months – very suddenly. At the Ropeworks, near Garliestown, on the 5th inst, Mr Pears, advanced in years. At Clutag, parish of Kirkinner, on the 8th inst., John Sloan, aged 58 years. At Barrochan, parish of Mochrum, on the 4th inst., Joseph Hartly. At Whithorn, on the 8th inst., Robert, aged 5 years, son of Mr Allan, painter. At 12 Academy Street, Ayr, on the 12th instant, Andrew B. Weir, Esq., writer, aged 25 years. At Melbourne, Australia, in September last, Mr Thomas M’Tier, late of Colmonell, Ayrshire.

22nd January 1857 (Week 4) BIRTHS At Portpatrick, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr Alexander Hannay, of a son. At Clugstone, parish of Kirkcowan, on the 18th instant, Mr John Hannay, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 20th instant, the wife of Mr John M’Keand, manufacturer, of a daughter. MARRIAGES No Marriages DEATHS At Paris, on the 10th inst., Evelyn, third daughter of the Duke and Duchess de Coigny. At 15 Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow, on the 21st instant, James Kerr, aged 13 months, son of Mr John A. Mathieson. At Drumore Village, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 9th instant, Elizabeth Fleming, relict of Lecky Rodger, aged 66 years. At High Curghie, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 14th instant, John McColm, aged 23 years. At Clashwhanan, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 15th instant, Grace Jenkin, advanced in age. At Garchew, parish of Mochrum, on the 14th instant, Mrs M’Culloch, wife of Mr William M’Culloch. On the 19th instant, at 61 Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, aged 32, Mr John Hamilton, commercial traveller.

29th January 1857 (Week 5) BIRTHS At 1 Dalhousie Place, Glasgow on the 23d instant, Mrs H. C. Thorburn, of a son. At Montreal on the 3d instant, the wife of Mr John M’Williams, printer, of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at Agnew Crescent, on the 26th inst., by the Rev. James Stewart, of Sheuchan, Mr Wm. Henahan shoemaker, to Miss Janet Sweeten. Here, at St. John Street, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. George Sherwood, Mr James M’Lelland, to Miss Grace Nelson.

At Knock-and-Maize, Leswalt, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. D. Bennet, Mr William Wright, Leffan, Ballantrae, to Elizabeth, third daughter of Mr C. Neil, Knock-and-Maize. At Barscarrow, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. Mr Scrimgeour, Mr James Cochrane, mariner, Sandhead, to Margaret, third daughter of Mr Jas. Gibson. DEATHS At Wigtown, on Sabbath, the 25th inst., John Muir, aged 16 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 23d instant, Mrs Agnes Douglas, aged 97 years – believed to be the oldest inhabitant in the parish. She had the use of her faculties to the last, and died full of the hope of a glorious immortality. The evening before her death, while being visited by a Christian friend, she repeated the whole of the 118th psalm, and repeated the verses which she wished to be used in praise. She lived very retired, and was only known to the older persons in the community. At Girvan, on the 12th instant, John, aged 13 years, third son of Alexander M’Crackan, wright. At Bloomfield Cottage, Girvan, on the 15th inst., Robert, youngest son of the late W. Johnston, Esq., banker, Girvan. At Letterpin, parish of Girvan, on the 17th inst., Margaret aged 20 years, eldest daughter of Mr John Hardie, farmer – much regretted.

5th February 1857 (Week 6) BIRTHS At Doulach, parish of Kirkcolm on the 29th ultimo, the wife of Mr Peter Baillie, of twin sons. At South Camp, Aldershott, on the 20th ult., the wife of Herr Henning, Bandmaster of the 88th Regiment, late Bandmaster of the Galloway Rifles Regiment of Militia, of a son. At Castle-Douglas, on the 31st ultimo, the wife of Mr William Copland, hairdresser, of a son. On the 30th ult., at 28 Norton Street, Liverpool, the wife of Mr Thos. Grierson Robison, draper, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Here, at Castle Street, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. W. M. Simpson, Mr Alex Brown, Free Press office, to Agnes, daughter of the late Mr John Osborne. Here, at George Street, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. James Stewart of Sheuchan, Mr Andrew Hamilton, grocer, to Miss Mary Vint, Portpatrick. At Enoch, parish of Portpatrick, on the 22d ult., by the Rev. Mr Balmer, David Ritchie, ploughman, Craigenlee, to Elisabeth, daughter of Mr Robert Queen, Enoch. At Castle-Douglas, on the 37th [sic] ult., by the Rev. S. Cowan, Mr William Sloan, draper there, to Isabella, youngest daughter of Mr James Law, watchmaker, Castle-Douglas. At Leffen, Ballantrae, on the 20th ult., by the Rev. Mr Milroy, Mr James M’Ewen, blacksmith, Lagganholm, to Miss Elizabeth M. Robinson. DEATHS At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 30th ult, Mr Alex. Kerr, aged 81 years. At Kirkcudbright, on the 20th ult., aged 66 years, Wm. Lindsay, Esq., late Deputy Comptroller of Customs there. At Girvan, on the 27th ultimo, Rachel, aged 8 years, third daughter of Mr Alex. M’Cracken, joiner. At Girvan, on the 28th ultimo, Janet, youngest daughter of the late Mr David Robertson, surgeon. At 206 Hope Street, Glasgow, on the 31st ult., Andrew Kirk, Esq., power-loom manufacturer, only surviving son of the late William Kirk, Esq., surgeon, Girvan. At No 7 Wellesley Terrance, [sic] Liverpool, on the 29th ult., aged 26, Margaret Affleck, wife of John M’Diarmid, Esq., and youngest daughter of the late Alex. Robson, surgeon, Dumfries. At New York, U.S., on the 30th December last, of scarlet fever, William, aged 8 months; and on the 1st of January, of same disease, John, aged 6 years, sons of Mr William M’Naught, late stationer in Castle-Douglas. On the 26th ultimo, at Crossmichael Village, William Clark, aged 22, youngest son of Mr Hugh Clark, there.

At Ballantrae, on the 25th ult., John M’Credie, aged 14 years, son of the late Mr David M,Credie. [sic]

12th February 1857 (Week 7) BIRTHS At Eumeralla West, Colony of Victoria, on the 25th Oct. last, the wife of Robert Jamieson, Esq., of a son. At Whithorn, on the 7th inst., Mrs John Slimmon, of a daughter. At Kirkcarswell, Rerrick, on the 5th curt., Mrs John M’Whae, of a son. On the 3d inst., at the U.P. Church, Dalry, Mrs Paterson, of a daughter. On the 2d instant, at her residence, Trinian’s Cottage, Kirkmarown, Isle of Man, Mary Anne, wife of Walter Kennedy Laurie, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Cairnbrock, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. James Porteous, Free Church minister, Ballantrae, John, eldest son of Robert Cumming, Esq., Longside, Aberdeen, to Hannah, eldest daughter of Mr John Lockhart, Cairnbrock. At East Challoch, Old Luce, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. John M’Dowall, James M’Intyre, to Miss Mary Nibloe. At Creetown, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Wm. Reid, U.P. Church, Newton-Stewart, Mr James Stewart, manager, Carty Tileworks, to Agnes, youngest daughter of Mr Robert Spans, farmer, Carty. On the 4th instant, at the parish church, Warrington, by the Rector, the Rev. W. Quekett, M.A., Mr Samuel Gordon, printer and stationer, Castle-Douglas, to Emili Annie, youngest daughter of the late Hugh Rutter, Esq., Warrington. DEATHS At Lochryan House, on the 10th instant, General Sir J. A. A. Wallace, of Lochryan, Bart. At Partick, Glasgow,on the 7th inst., Jane Dorman, wife of Mr John Main, manager, Meadowside Works. At Balmesh, Glenluce, on the 8th inst., Henry Fernie, aged 5 years, third son of Mr William Hood, farmer, Balmesh. At Aberdeen, on the 31st ult., Mr William Mavor, aged 21 years. At Soleburn, parish of Leswalt, on the 6th inst., Mr James Wallace, farmer there, aged 80 years. At Glenluce, on the 28th ult., Mary Hardie, wife of Mr Hardie, weaver, aged 80 years. At Knock, Leswalt, on the 2d inst., Robert Jess, aged 65 years. At No. 22 St. James’ Square, Edinburgh, on the 9th inst, Archibald Ferguson, Esq., of Auchenhard. At Auchencairn, on the 4th current, Samuel Stewart, aged 32, eldest son of the late Edward Stewart, late in Barclay, Rerrick. On the 1st inst., at Isle of Whithorn, in the prime of life, Agnes Garroch, relict of Mr James Fortay. At the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank, New-Galloway, on the 1st instant, Henrietta Webster, relict of the late William Corrie, farmer, Cormaddie, parish of Holywood. At Liverpool, on the 2d inst., Mrs Mary Ann Crosbie, relict of Mr Henry M’Minn, late of Lochfield. At Wigtown, on the 3d inst., Alexander, infant son of Mr H. M’Clymont. At Wigtown, on the 1st inst., Mr Adam Waddell, of the Red Lion Village, aged 68 years.

19th February 1857 (Week 8) BIRTHS At No 35 Moray Place, Edinburgh, on the 14th inst., Mrs Hunter Blair of Dunskey, of a son. At Dinvin, on the 15th instant, Mrs M’Clew, of a daughter. At Castlemaine, Victoria, on the 10th November last, Mrs Adair, wife of Thos. Adair, Esq., C.E., of a daughter. Here, at Hanover Street, on the 17th inst., the wife of Mr James M’Millan, mason, of a son. At Dowman, Ballantrae, on the 12th inst., Mrs Wright, of a son. At West Altercannoch, on the 15th inst., the wife of Mr James M’Kerrow, of a son.

MARRIAGES At the Manse of Leswalt, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. David Bennet, Mr Peter Kie, to Miss Helen Torrance. At the Manse of Leswalt, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. David Bennet, Mr James Campbell, shoemaker, to Miss Mary Torrance. At Lagganhouse, Ballantrae, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Dr Laing, Colmonell, James Craig, Esq., Polqueys, New Cumnock, to Margaret, daughter of the late Wm. M’Culloch, Esq., of Glenduisk. At Banachan, parish of Mochrum, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. Mr Macindoe, Whithorn, Mr H. Dickson, to Miss Margaret M’Guffie. At Kirkcowan Village, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Charles, Mr James Martin, shoemaker, to Miss E. Crawford. At Wigtown, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. Peter Young, Mr John Erskine, to Miss Anderson. DEATHS At Jersey, New York, in January last, Mrs Andrew Riddell, aged 36 years, second daughter of the late Mr James Boyle, flesher, Stranraer. At Chapelcroft, parish of Girvan, on the 16th instant, Mr Henry Dodd, farmer, advanced in years. On the 16th inst., at his residence, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, John Linn, Esq., aged 63 years. Suddenly, at Kirroughtree Lodge, on the 17th instant, Margaret Fulton, wife of Mr John Gordon. Deceased was at Minnigaff Church on Sabbath, and was in her usual health till a few hours before she died. Suddenly, at Newton-Stewart, on the 17th instant, Robert, youngest son of Mr Hugh M’Candlish. At Ebans, on the 12th instant, very suddenly, Elizabeth McCulloch, wife of Thomas Hinds, aged 64 years. At Lochton, on the 17th instant, Janet Stroyan, relict of John Hislop, farmer Halfmark, Colmonell, aged 84 years. At Carrick Mill, parish of Colmonell, on the 17th inst., aged 74 years, John Shearer, dyer and cloth-dresser, after a severe illnesss borne with Christian patience, much and deeply regretted. He was a most exemplary man.

26th February 1857 (Week 9) BIRTHS At Caldons, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 23d inst., the wife of Mr M’Master, of a son. At Rathcaslin, County of Westmeath, on the 23th [sic] inst., Mrs George C. M. Murdoch, of a daughter. At 67 Queen Street, Edinburgh, on the 11th inst., Mrs Murray, [sic] Dunlop, of Corsock, wife of A. Murray Dunlop, Esq., M.P., of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at Hillhead, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. J. J. Roden, Mr Patrick M’Geoch, to Miss Catherine Maher. Here, at St. Joseph’s Chapel, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. Mr Roden, Mr John M’Anally, bootmaker, to Miss Matilda M’Ghie, semstress. At Cairnbrock, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 19th inst., by the Rev. Robert Hyslop, Mr David M’Culloch, tailor and clothier, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr John Rennie, factor, to the late John Ferguson, Esq., of Airies and Cairnbrock. At Myroch, Kirkmaiden, on the 19th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Williamson, Robert Morland, to Agnes Muir. At Castle-Douglas, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr Jenkins, Mr John Graham, draper, Knightsbridge, London, to Ellen, second daughter of the late Mr John M’Vane, merchant, Castle-Douglas. DEATHS Here, at Foulford, on the 25th inst., Mr John Ross, aged 67 years. At Drumore, on the 16th inst, Mr William M’Kerlie, aged 25 years. At Troquhan, on the 23d inst., Mr James Hyslop, in the 86th year of his age. At Wigtown, on the 18th inst., Mr William Thomson, tailor, aged 63 years.

At Whithorn, on the 18th inst., Annie Dowall, wife of Mr W. Kenyon, auctioneer and cattle-dealer. At Kirkcudbright, on the 12th ult., Miss Janet M’Kinnell, aged 78, daughter of the late John M’Kinnell, and sister of the late Provost M’Kinnell, of Kirkcudbright. At Liverpool, on the 8th inst., Captain William Kevan, of schooner Doris, aged 46 years. At Pickering, Canada West, on the 21st January last, James M’Colm, son of Mr Charles M’Colm, late residing at Clenoch Parks, by Stranraer.

5th March 1857 (Week 10) BIRTHS Here, at Wellington Tavern, Church Street, the wife of Mr James Irving, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 24th ult., the wife of Mr J. S. Gray, draper, of a daughter. At Glasnick of Penningham, on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr James M’Connell, farmer, of a daughter. At 21 Watermans Fields, Woolwich, Kent, on the 26th ult., the wife of Sapper Robert M’Queen, 5th Company Royal Engineers, of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at Charlotte Street, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. Wm. Smellie, Mr John Drummond, Sacell Brewery, Paisley, to Eliza, youngest daughter of Mr William Maclean, cabinetmaker. At Barneil, parish of New Luce, on the 26th ult., by the Rev. William Ker, Mr James Jardine, Tottenham House, county of Durham, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late Mr William M’Kenzie, of Barneil. On the 20th Nov., at No. 6, Royal Terrace, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Australia, by the Rev. Dr. Cairns, Patrick Laurie, Esq., Castlemaine, to Louisa Shand, third daughter of the late Peter Christian Jegar, Esq., of Liverpool. DEATHS At Ardwell Inn, Stoneykirk, on the 28th ult., aged 42 years, Mr James Hunter, late of Manchester. At Old Fye, parish of Kirkcowan, on the 23d ult., after a lingering illness, Mrs Love; aged 73 years, relict of Mr Alex. Love, there.

12 March 1857 (Week 11) BIRTHS Here, at St. John Street, on the 10th inst., the wife of Mr Robert Agnew, shoemaker, of a daughter. At London Road, here, on the 11th inst., the wife of Mr Cumming, artist, of a daughter. Here, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr William Henderson, boot and shoemaker, of a son, which only survived a short time. At Munscraig, parish of Borgue, on the 2d inst., Mrs R. M’Monnies. MARRIAGES At George Street, here, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. George Sherwood, Mr Alex. M’Meikan, tea dealer, to Jane, daughter of the late Mr Samuel Thomson, woolcarder. At Cairnryan, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. John Jameson, Mr James Scott, Cairnryan, to Miss Grace M’Intyre, daughter of the late Mr Charles M’Intyre, farmer, Northpark. At Laurel Villa, Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. John Robertson, of Girthon and Anwoth Free Church, Mr Jas. Gordon, residing at Manor House, North Riding Yorkshire, land agent to the Right Hon. Lord Greenock, to Elizabeth, second daughter of James M’Kean, Esq., formerly of Manchester. DEATHS Here, at Castle Street, on the 10th inst., Mrs Dormon, aged 79 years.

At Kirkcowan, on the 4th inst., after a painful illness, Mrs Kevan, aged 43 years, relict of Mr Kevan, merchant there. At Morrison of Balmaghie, James, youngest son of Mr Alex. Charters, farmer there, At Portyerrock, near Whithorn, on the 5th inst, Ann Broadfoot, aged 25 years, wife of Mr James Gardner.

19th March 1857 (Week 12) BIRTHS Here, at Hanover Street, on the 18th inst., Mrs Wm. Gibson, grain-dealer, of a son. Here, at Charlotte Street, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr John Steven, boot and shoemaker, of a son. At Inch Parks, on the 16th instant, the wife of Mr Parker, of a daughter. At Threave, Penninghame, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr Templeton, of a still-born son. At Isle of Whithorn, on the 14th inst., the wife of Mr James Duff, grain-dealer, of a son At Ellenbank, Kirkcudbright, on the 12th inst, Mrs R. M. Gordon, of a son. MARRIAGES At Nethanbank, Crossford, Lanark, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Thomas Easton, of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Stranraer, brother of the bride, Mr John Lang, manager, of the Submarine Telegraph Works, Birkenhead, son of James Lang, Esq., of Crossford, to his cousin Jessie, eldest surviving daughter of the late Mr David Easton, merchant, Crossford. Here, at Sun Street, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. W. M. Simpson, Mr Samuel Watson, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Fisher, burgh officer. Here, at the Old Stoneykirk Road, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. James Stewart of Sheuchan, Mr Andrew Hendry, to Euphemia Morrison. At Garlieston, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr Blair, Free Church, Sorbie, Mr James Cavan, seaman, to Grace, daughter of Mr David Clure, shoemaker there. At Whauphill, Kirkinner, on the 12th inst., by the Rev. Mr Blair, Sorbie, Mr William Dill, Joiner, to Margaret, only daughter of William Turner, blacksmith. DEATHS At Challoch, Leswalt, on the 15th inst., Mrs Kirkpatrick. At Killiemore, parish of Penningham, on the 12th inst., Mrs Hannay, relict of Alex. Hannay, Spittal, advanced in life. At Threave, Penningham, on the 7th inst., Miss M’Millan, in the prime of life. At Dalreagle, Kirkinner, on the 8th inst., Thomas, youngest son of L. Hunt. At Rosehill, Liverpool, on the 3d inst., aged 42 years, Janet, wife of John Louden, grocer, a native of Wigtown, and daughter of Jas. Barclay, farmer, Felnaw, Tongland. At Mid-Kelton, on the 28th ult., Mr Hugh M’Knaught. At Kircudbright, on the 11th instant, after a short illness, Alexander M’Knight, aged 52, for many years clerk to Messrs M’Lellan and M’Kenzie, writers, Kirkcudbright.

26th March 1857 (Week 13) BIRTHS At G Ann Street, Edinburgh, on the 22d inst., the wife of James Howden, Esq., of a son. At Ballgreen Cottage, Strathaven, on the 17th inst., the wife of Mr Samuel Cluckie, inland revenue officer, of a son. At Waulkmill, Leswalt, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr John M’Caull, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 22d inst., the wife of Mr Thomas M’Morran, of a son. At Kilsaintninian, on the 22d inst., the wife of Mark Dunn, mason, of a daughter. At Kirkcowan, on the 16th inst., the wife of Mr Hugh Hutchison, of a son. At Kirkcowan, on the 22d inst., the wife of Mr John M’Nellie, of a dughter.

At the parish school-house, Larbert, Stirlingshire, on the 21st current, the wife of Mr Allan Carswell, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Here, at Hillhead, on the 23d inst., by the Rev. James Stewart, of Sheuchan, Mr John Kies, shoemaker, to Miss Jane Wemyss. Here, at Sheuchan Miln, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. James Stewart, Mr John Townley, ostler, to Miss Ann-Jane Fryer. At Glenluce, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. J. M’Dowall, Mr Wm. M’Ilwrith, farmer, Kilfillan, Old Luce, to Miss M’Miking, only daughter of the late Mr M’Miking, innkeeper there. At Broompark, Old Luce, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. J. M.Dowall, Mr James M’Master, farmer, Staffordshire, England, formerly of Challoch Old Luce, to Miss Heron. DEATHS Here, at St. Andrew Street, on the 23d inst., Margaret Kelly, aged 58 years, wife of Mr Arthur Kelly, pensioner – much respected by all who knew her. Here, at Greenvale Street, on the 24th inst., Sarah, aged 28 years, eldest daughter of Mr Wm. M’Master. Here, at St. John Street, on the 23d inst., Andrew, aged 13 years, son of Mr Andrew M’Credie, shoemaker. Here, at Sun Street, on the 26th instant, Elizabeth Anderson, aged 68 years, relict of Mr Wm. Thorburn. At Moorpark, Stoneykirk, on the 18th inst., Miss Susan M’Crackan, aged 85 years. Deceased retained her faculties to the last, and was highly respected by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. On the 23d inst., suddenly, at Newton-Stewart, John Wood, second son of John Sanderson, Paymaster Sergt. of the Galloway Rifles, aged 13 years. Deceased served as a bugler in her Majesty’s 34th Regiment of foot, at the early age of 10 years, and latterly in the Galloway Rifles. At Knockglass, parish of Colmonell, on the 23d inst., after a very protracted and severe illness, borne with Christian patience and resignation, Ann Douglas, wife of Mr Peter M’Tier, farmer there, aged 70 years.

2nd April 1857 (Week 14) BIRTHS At Garliestown, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr Alex. Hunter, tailor and clothier, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Culhorn, on the 30th ult, by the Rev. James Ferguson, of Inch, Mr James Torrance, Agnew Crescent, Stranraer, to Jessie Telfer. At Camrie. Old Luce, on the 26th ult., by the Rev. John M’Dowall, Mr Ivie Ferguson, cattle-dealer, Wigtown, to Miss M’Quaker. DEATHS At Kiltersan, Kirkcowan, on the 27th ult, Mrs Hutchison, aged 80 years, relict of Mr James Hutchison, joiner, there.

9th April 1857 (Week 15) BIRTHS At 13, Eaton Square, London, on the 31st ult., the Lady Louisa Agnew, of a daughter. At Barrachan, on the 7th inst., the wife of A. M’Fadzean, of a son. At Dourie Bank, on the 1st inst., Mrs Cumming, of a daughter. At Kirkcowan, on the 3d inst., the wife of Mr Martin, shoemaker, of a son. At Kirkcowan, on the 3d inst., the wife of Mr Thomas Hunter, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr William Stewart, cabinetmaker, of a son.

At Newton-Stewart, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr James M’Cartney, boot-closer, of a son. MARRIAGES At Wigtown on the 27th ult, by the Rev. Peter Young, Mr Thomas M’Guffie, Bladnoch, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr Laurence Rankin. At Silver Grove Street, Glasgow, by the Rev. Mr Paxton, Mr Peter Anderson, eldest son of Mr James Anderson, Knocknain, to Miss Martha Neil, youngest daughter of Mr John Neil, late of Garhary, Lochnaw. DEATHS Here, at Harbour Street, on the 3d inst., aged 73 years, Jane M’Credie, relict of Mr David Johnston, hair-dresser – for 25 years under great affliction. Here at George Street, on the 4th inst., Miss Helen Murray, advanced in years. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm on the 7th inst., Mr John M’Crae, mariner. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm on the 6th inst., Mr Alex. M’Dowall, letter-carrier, aged 25 years. On the 27th ultimo, at Castle-Douglas, Anne Balieff, wife of Mr William Burnside, upholsterer, and general assurance agent. At English Street, Dumfries, on the 28th ultimo, Helen, second daughter of Mr Thomas Kerr, gunmaker – much respected and deeply regretted by all who knew her.

16th April 1857 (Week 16) BIRTHS At Castle Street, here, on the 11th instant, the wife of Mr Wylie, sewing agent, of a daughter. At Hillhead, here, on the 11th instant, the wife of Mr John Morland, tailor and clothier, of a son. At Garliestown, on the 13th instant, the wife of Wm. Marshall, Esq., of a son. At the parochial schoolhouse, Kirkcowan, on the 7th instant, the wife of Mr M’Naughton, of a son. At the Halfway-house, Kirkcowan, on the 13th inst., the wife of Mr M’Clelland, of a son. At Exchonchan, parish of Minnigaff, on the 11th inst., the wife of Mr John Lambie, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 11th instant, the wife of Mr George Hamilton, coachman, Corsbie, of a son. At Union Street, Kirkcudbright, on the 12th instant, Mrs Hay, of a son. MARRIAGES On the 16th December last, at Melbourne, (by special license) by the Rev. Irving Hetherington, William, third son of Mr James M’Master, of Landberrick, parish of Mochrum, to Helen, eldest daughter of Mr James Thorburn, of Torrs, parish of Old Luce, (relict of Mr John Withers, of Melbourne, formerly of Challoch, in the same parish), both of Wigtownshire, Scotland. At Maybole, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. John Stillie, John Lusk, Esq., Girvan, to Ellen, second daughter of John Stillie, Esq., Maybole. At North Crailloch, Portpatrick, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. James Stewart of Sheuchan, Mr Wm. Holmes, to Mary, daughter of Mr Edward Kelly. DEATHS At Carnweil, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 9th instant, Mr William Corkran in the 88th year of his age: a twin brother reached his 86th year. At Broomisle Orchard, Mr Peter M’Taggart, advanced in years. At Redcastle Cottage, on the 10th inst, Mrs Sinclair of Redcastle. At Malta, on the 28th ult., Mr James Smith, inspector of docks, Portsea, aged 45 years, eldest son of the late Mr John Smith, Dalbeattie. At Dalachas, Canada West, on the 7th ult., S. Shaw, in her 70th year, wife of William [?????]*, Glenlaggan, Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire. *typeset distorted on this surname – most likely to be M’William

23rd April 1857 (Week 17) BIRTHS At Portpatrick, on the 22d inst., the wife of Mr David Young, formerly warrener at Culhorn, of a son. At Clickmalloch, Minnigaff, on the 19th instant, the wife of Mr William Gracie, shepherd, of a daughter. At Barglass, parish of Kirkinner, on the 10th instant, Mrs Thomson, of twin sons. At Sheeppark, parish of Kirkinner, on the 12th inst., Mrs Love, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at 17 Blythe Street, Everton, Liverpool, the wife of Mr William Hamilton, of a daughter. At Paris, on Sunday the 12th instant, the wife of Robert Stothert Kirkpatrick, Esq., of a son. At Dresden, on the 31st ult., Madame Otto Goldschmidt, (Jenny Lind) of a daughter. MARRIAGES Here, at Hillhead, on the 20th inst, by the Rev. W. M. Simpson, Mr Samuel M’Donald, to Jemima, youngest daughter of the late Mr James Whan, innkeeper. At Craig, parish of Whithorn, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Thomas M’Indoe, of the R. P. Church, Whithorn, Mr Wm. Stroyan, merchant, Liverpool to Mary, third daughter of Mr James Milroy, farmer, there. DEATHS Here, at St. John Street, on the 21st instant, Isabella Brough, wife of William Evans, paviour. Here, at St. Andrew Street, on the 19th inst., Margaret Kelly, aged 32 years, wife of _____ M’Connell, dredger. At Inch Village, on the 22d inst., Margaret Donaldson, aged 12 years. At Sewarton [sic], Kirkcolm, on the 9th instant, Mrs Ross, far advance in years, and long well known as a respectable innkeeper in that village. At his residence, near Scio, Ohio, United States, on the 14th March last, Mr John M’Lansborough, formerly in Barskeoch, Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, in his 76th year. At Glasgow, on the 6th inst., John M’Kie, baker and steward on board the Clara, aged 44 years, a native of Stranraer. At 35 Savoy Street, Glasgow, on the 16th inst, Jane M’Master, wife of Mr George Kay, merchant, there. On the 18th inst., aged 40 years, Mr Peter Simpson Milroy, in Cornwall, of No. 8 Lochyer Terrace, Plymouth, third son of the late Mr John Milroy, Culhorn Parks.

30th April 1857 (Week 18) BIRTHS At London Road, Stranraer, on the 20th inst., Mrs S. Gordon of Craig-Adam, of a son. At St. Helena Old Luce, on the 18th inst., Mrs Bailie, of a son. At Genoch, on the 16th inst., Mrs D. Murchie, of a daughter. At Glenluce, on the 23d instant, Mrs Gelston, of a daughter. At Gledmeen, parish of Mochrum, on the 18th instant, Mrs M’Master, of a daughter. At Ebans, on the 24th inst., the wife of Francis Martin, of a son. At Girthon Manse, on the 24th inst., Mrs Jack, of a daughter. At Castle-Douglas, on the 27th inst., the wife of Wm. Craig, writer and banker, of a daughter. At Paris, on Thursday, the 23d inst., the wife of Wm. Henry Kirkpatrick, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Glenluce, on the 23d inst, by the Rev. J. M’Dowall, Mr Wm. Cairney, shipbroker, Glasgow, to Miss Douglas, eldest daughter of Mr P. Douglas, joiner there. At Drumflower, Old Luce, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. P. Ferguson, F.C., Inch, Mr Robert Edgar, to Miss M’Kenzie. At Glenluce on the 14th instant, by the Rev. John M’Dowall, Mr James M’William, blacksmith, to Miss Wilson, Whitecairn. At Fordhouse, Old Luce, on the 28th inst., by the Rev. J. Pullar, Mr Wm. Lightbody, to Miss Mary M’Creadie.

At Cairntop, Old Luce, on the 28th inst., by the Rev. J. M’Dowall, Mr John Douglas, to Miss Dougan. At Minto Cottage, near Gatehouse, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. H. Morton Jack of Girthon, Mr William Welsh, cattle dealer, Haugh of Urr, to Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr Turnbull, Minto Cottage. DEATHS No Deaths

7th May 1857 (Week 19) BIRTHS Here, at Hanover Square, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr Samuel Gracie, export dealer, of a daughter. At Innerwell, parish of Sorbie, on the 27th ult., Mrs Craig, of a son. At 27 Rose Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, Mrs John Dormon, of a son. MARRIAGES At Nunbank, Dumfries, on the 29th April, by the Rev. J. Mein Austin of St. Mary’s, Chas R. A. Routh, Esq., of New York, to Sarah Eleanor, third daughter of Wm. Gordon, Esq. DEATHS Here, at Sheuchan Street, on the 6th instant, aged 66 years, Mr Rennie, late schoolmaster Clachanmore, Stoneykirk. At Scarbraehead, on the 25th ult., Mary, youngest daughter of the late Sir Jas. Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, Bart. At St. John’s Antigua, on the 17th March last, Mr William Kirk, formerly of Gatehouse-of-Fleet. At Kirkcudbright, on the 15th ult., William Cairns, China merchant. On the 13th ult., at Glenlochar Tollbar, parish of Balmaghie, Mrs Jean M’Lean, aged 85 – much respected.

14th May 1857 (Week 20) BIRTHS At Hanover Street, here, on the 7th inst., the wife of Mr Niven Taylor, merchant, of a daughter. At Hanover Street, here, on the 14th inst., the wife of Mr James Murphie, grocer, of a daughter. At 53 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, on the 27th February last, the wife of Mr William Murray, compositor, of a daughter. At Rutland Place, Glasgow, on the 3d inst., the wife of Captain Cumming, of the steamship Edinburgh, of twin sons. At Galdenoch, Leswalt, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr James Pirrie, shepherd, of a daughter. At Spirrie, Leswalt, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr B. Haswell, of a daughter. At 29 Vennel, Greenock, on the 11th inst., the wife of Mr John Paterson, wine and spirit merchant, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr David Kelly, baker, of a daughter. At Caldons, Minnigaff, on the 12th inst, the wife of Mr A. M’Millan, farmer, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 12th inst., the wife of Mr David Geoch, of a son. At Blackcraig, Minnigaff, on the 6th inst, the wife of Mr A. M’Gowan, of a daughter. At Earnespie, on the 9th inst., Mrs James M’Kie, of a son and heir. On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr Samuel Bryde, cattle salesman, Liverpool, of a son. MARRIAGES At Camp-Douglas, Balmaghie, on the 21st ult., bu the Rev. Thos. Stevenson, Mr Robert Affleck, farmer Dinnace, to Barbara, second daughter of the late Mr T. Craig. DEATHS

At Kirkland, Leswalt, on the 13th instant, Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Mr Samuel Biggam, cattle-dealer – after a long and protracted illness borne with Christian patience and resignation – aged 27 years. At Stewarton Village, Kirkcolm on the 8th inst., aged 7 years, Thomas, youngest son of Mr Thomas M’Credie, mason, Stewarton. At Knock, Leswalt, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr William Cosh, aged 31 years. At Kirkcudbright, on the 7th inst., John Stewart, flesher. At Kirkcudbright, on the 4th inst., Grace Bell, youngest daughter of the late John Bell, Esq., of Gribdae.

21st May 1857 (Week 21) BIRTHS Here, at St. Andrew Street, on the 16th inst, the wife of Mr Robert Sibbald, tailor, or a son. Here, at Hillhead, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr James Brown, shoemaker, of a son. Here, at George Street, on the 20th inst., the wife of Mr Arthur, confectioner, of a daughter. At Wigtown, on the 12th inst., Mrs James Tait, of a daughter. At Plymouth, on the 9th inst., the wife of Mr John M’Bryde, draper, Plymouth, of a son. MARRIAGES No Marriages DEATHS Here, at St. Andrew Street, on the 18th inst., Alice Brown, infant daughter of Mr William Higgans, clogger. At Barr Manse, on the 17th instant, Thomas Inglis, youngest child of the Rev. James Gibson, aged 1 year and 10 months. At Wigtown, on the 15th inst., Jannet Skimming, aged 90 years. At Port-Glasgow, on the 15th inst., Joseph, aged 29 years, eldest son of Mr Robert Espie. At Roseville, Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 13th instant, in his 64th year, William Campbell, Esq., late of H.M. 46th Regiment. At Plymouth, on the 13th inst., of pulmonary consumption, Mr John M’Bryde, draper, aged 49 years. At Bendigo Diggings, Australia, on the 19th February last, James, son of Mr Alexander Fulton, late gamekeeper to the Earl of Orkney, Glenapp, Ayrshire.

28th May 1857 (Week 22) BIRTHS Here, at George Street, on the 23d inst., the wife of Mr William Nelson, baker, of a daughter. At Springbank, Leswalt, on the 12th inst., the wife of Mr James M’Ewing, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 24th inst., the wife of Mr Alex. Neilson, letter carrier, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr George Hodgkinson, of a son. At 3 Hillmarton Villas, Holloways, London, on the 24th inst., the wife of Peter Maclure, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES At High Auchneel, Leswalt, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. Thos. Easton of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Stranraer, Mr David Adams, miller, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr Alexander Cochran, farmer, High Auchneel. At Yapham Church, Yorkshire, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. T. F. Ellis, Mr Stair H. Stewart, draper, York, to Eliza Ann, only daughter of the late Dr. Whisker, of Pocklington At Otahuhu, New Zealand, on the 9th February last, by the Rev. J. Mackay, Wm. R. Logan, Esq., Wairoa, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Mr Andrew Martin, Wigtownshire. At Neufchatel, Switzerland, on the 5th instant, Mr Bradshaw, of Manchester, to Jemima, youngest daughter of the late Mr Alex. Sloan, Balsmith, Whithorn.

DEATHS Here, at St John Street, on the 23d inst., after a long illness, Mr John Agnew M’Cubbin, aged 32 years, long and favourably known as principal clerk to the late and present Stranraer steampacket agents – much regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. At Ringuinea, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 27th inst., William, aged 23 years, third son of Mr John Spence, farmer there. At Sandhead, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 21st instant, Agnes, aged 7 years, eldest daughter of Mr M. Hunter, farmer, High Culgroat. At Balcraig, on the 21st instant, John, infant son of Mr John Gordon, aged 11 months. At Whithorn, on the 23d inst., at an advanced age, Mr George Hannah, shoemaker, the oldest tradesman in the burgh. At Whithorn, on the 21st inst., Mr John M’Kinnel, shoemaker, aged 35 years. At Rosville, Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 20th instant, Mr James Robertson Campbell, aged 21 years. At Gatehouse, on the 20th inst., John Murray, aged 30 years, son of James Murray there. At Dumfries, on the 14th May, Mr Robert Burns, the eldest son of the Scottish Poet, aged 70 years.

4th June 1857 (Week 23) BIRTHS At Stairhaven, Old Luce, on the 31st ult., Mrs James Heron, of a son. At Old Halls, Old Luce, on the 9th ult., Mrs Jameson, of a son. At Barnsallie, Old Luce, on the 25th ult., Mrs Miller, of a son. At Whithorn, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr Charles D. Kelly, printer and bookbinder, of a daughter. At Slagnaw, Castle-Douglas, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr Campbell, of a daughter. At the U.P. Manse, Wigtown, on the 31st ult., the wife of the Rev. J. Stevenson, of a daughter. On the 22d ult. at Eagle Terrace, Liverpool, Mrs Jas. M’Monnies, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Glenluce, on the 4th ult., by the Rev. J. M’Dowall, Mr M’Murtrie, merchant, to Miss Paterson. At Glenluce, on the 4th inst, by the Rev. Mr Wilson, John M’Harrie, farm servant, Mid Torrs, to Susan M’William. On the 1st inst., at Tongland Bridge, at the house of the bride’s uncle, by the Rev. D. Williamson, Mr Andrew Kellie, auctioneer, Newton-Stewart, to Mrs Agnes Carter Thompson, formerly of the Grapes Inn there. On the 1st inst., at Portland Cottage, Maxwelltown, by the Rev. D. L. Scott, Wm. Lawson, Esq., clothier, Dumfries, to Alice, daughter of the late John Baillie, Esq., fruit-merchant, Edinburgh. DEATHS On the 3d instant, at Agnew Crescent here, John Coates Gray, eldest son of Mr John Gray, joiner. He bore his sufferings with Christian fortitude, and died as he lived in the fear of God – much regretted. On the 29th ult., at New Luce, Mr Samuel Hannah, merchant, aged 38 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 27th ult., Mr Robert Crawford, of the Queen’s Arms Inn, aged 30 years. On the 26th ult., at New Luce village, Janet M’Neillie, aged 68 years, wife of Mr William Gordon, mason. On the 29th inst., at Stewarton, Kirkcolm, in the 78 year of her age, Margaret Hannah, relict of Mr Robert Gifford, Newton-Stewart. Friends at a distance will please accept this intimation. On the 30th ult., at 30 Kinning Street, Glasgow, William, second son of Mr John Taylor, joiner, aged 15 years.

11th June 1857 (Week 24) BIRTHS

At Queen Street, here, on the 3d inst., the wife of Mr Peter Milroy, tailor, of a son. MARRIAGES At Knockoid, Kirkcolm, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Andrew M’Dowall, Mr James M’Donald, saddler, to Miss Patterson. At Newton-Stewart, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. S. Richardson, Mr William Sime, compositor, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr Bruce Kelly, bookseller and printer. At Blackquarter, Penningham, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. James Goold, Newton-Stewart, Mr James Peacock, miller, Edinburgh, to Jane, daughter of Mr J. M’Quaker. At Blackpark, Wigtown, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. James Goold, Mr Robert Davidson, joiner, Kirkcowan, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr James Ross. At Drumore, Kirkmaiden, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Williamson, James Johnstone, to Jane Morland. DEATHS At Kirkcowan Village, on the 8th inst., in the 87th year of her age, Janet M’Keachie, relict of Mr James Kennedy, tenant in Carscreuch, parish of Old Luce. At Kilterson, parish of Kirkcowan, on the 8th inst., Elizabeth Anderson, aged 88 years. On the 3d inst., suddenly, of disease of the heart, at Great Malvern, Worcestershire, John, youngest son of Mr James Simpson, of the Clone, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, aged 26 , - deeply regretted by his parents and surviving brother, and by many friends. At Knowes, Kirkmaiden, on the 2d inst, John, aged one year, son of Mr M’Gaw, farmer there. On the 8th inst., Robert, aged two years, son of John Bailey, mason, near Newton-Stewart. At Newton-Stewart, on the 9th inst., Mr P. Murray, advanced in years. At Minnigaff Village, on the 9th inst, Widow M’Teer, aged 84 years. At Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 4th inst., Mr William Brown, late of Enrick. On the 2d inst., at Mount Annan, Dumfriesshire, Lieut.-Colonel Diron, late of the Grenadier Guards, in his 63d year.

18th June 1857 (Week 25) BIRTHS At Ballaird, parish of Kirkinner, on the 15th instant, Mrs W. M’Whinnie, of a son. At 17, Queen’s Terrace, Ayr, on the 11th inst., Mrs William Brown, of a son. At Hanover Street, here, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr Stewart Kennedy, of a son. At Portpatrick, on the 12th inst., the wife of Mr Jas. Beggs, light-keeper, of a son. At the U.P. Manse, St. Mary’s, Canada West, on the 27th April, the wife of the Rev. William Cavan, of a daughter. (Mr Cavan is a native of Kirkcolm, being only son of Mr John Cavan, formerly teacher at Doulach School-house.) MARRIAGES By Special license, on the 3d of April, by the Rev. Mr Darling, at his residence, Wooloomoloo, Sydney, Captain John D. Harley, master of the steamer Shamrock, to Mary, fifth daughter of Mr Alex M’Cord, Stranraer. At Crous, parish of Kirkinner, on the 16th inst, by the Rev. James Reid, Mr Peter Dunbar, joiner, to Miss E. Maxwell. DEATHS Here, at Hanover Street, on the 9th inst., Elizabeth Bowie, relict of Mr Thomas Lindsay, aged 63 years. At Glenluce, on the 12th inst., Catherine Loch, aged 73 years. At Cairntop, Old Luce, on the 13th inst., Mrs Dougan, sen., aged 62 years.

25th June 1857 (Week 26)

BIRTHS At the Manse of Kirkmaiden, on the 19th instant, Mrs Williamson, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 19th instant, the wife of James Newall, Esq., banker, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr Felix M’Cartney, of a son. At Machermore, Old Luce, on the 15th inst., Mrs Ross, of a daughter. At Green Street, Newton, Ayr, on the 21st inst., the wife of Capt. Campbell, s.s. Earl of Carrick, of a daughter. At Girvan Manse, on the 16th instant, Mrs Corson, of a son. MARRIAGES At Cardrain, Kirkmaiden, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. William Williamson, Mr Peter M’Crackan to Susanna Chambers. At Inshanks, Kirkmaiden, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Williamson, Mr Robert Johnston to Margaret Cochrane. At Kilstay Moor, Kirkmaiden, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Williamson, Mr James Clelland to Ann Daily. At High Currochtrie, Kirkmaiden, on the 18th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Williamson, Mr Andrew M’Millan to Agnes M’Kie. At Castle Gardens, Kirkcudbright, on the 18th June, by the Rev. John M’William, Mr Jamieson Morton, pharmaceutical chemist, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, to Miss Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Jas. Rankine, wood merchant, Kirkcudbright. At Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand, on the 27th February last, Mr Douglas Graham, farmer, to Miss Helen Eaglesome, daughter of the late Mr Robt. Eaglesome, Bardrochwood, Ayrshire. DEATHS Here, at London Road, yesterday, 24th instant, Miss Isabella M’Mikine. At Fineview, Old Luce, on the 19th inst, Mr Thomas Saunders, sen., aged 82 years. This good man died as he lived at peace with God and man. At Glenluce, on the 20th inst., Widow M’Neight, aged 59 years, of inflammation. At Girvan, on the 18th instant, Mrs Margaret Bodan, aged 77 years, relict of the late Mr David Ross, Sandhouse, Kirkoswald. At 28 York Street, Glasgow, on the 2d inst., Mr Wm. M’Lean – much respected by his numerous friends. On the 15th instant, aged 77 years, after a lingering illness, Gilbert Ramsay, Esq., of Nantwich, Cheshire, formerly of Urall, Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire.

2nd July 1857 (Week 27) BIRTHS At Grange of Cree, on the 25th ult., Mrs Carson, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr James M’Fee, mason, of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at Queen Street, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. George Charles, Mr Stewart M’William, mariner, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Robert M’Harg, flesher. At St Simon’s Church, Liverpool, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. George Yeates, Mr William Rae; second mate of the barque Rialto, of Liverpool, to Jane, daughter of the late Mr George Galloway Stranraer. On the 17th ult., at Mark of Shennanton, Kirkcowan, by the Rev. James Goold, Mr James M’Geoch, farmer, Craignell, Minnigaff, to Elizabeth, second surviving daughter of Mr John M’Clymont, farmer there. At Drumterlie, Penningham, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. James Goold, Mr John Meikle, Dudley, to Helen, eldest daughter of Mr William M’Geoch, formerly of Craignell, Minnigaff. At Drannadow, Minnigaff, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. M. S. Johnstone, Mr James Stroyan, Barr, to Agnes, second daughter of Mr Thomas Symington, farmer, there.

DEATHS Here, at George Street, on the 30th ult., after a brief illness, Mr Andrew Hamilton, spirit dealer, aged 43 years. Friends at a distance are requested to accept of this intimation. At Mertonhall, parish of Penninghame, on the 21st ult., Alexander Douglas, of consumption. At village of Kirkinner, on the 21st ult., Mrs Cunningham. At Cairngarroch, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 28th ult., Mr Anthony M’Whirter, in his 82d year – deservedly regretted. Deceased was a sergeant in the Galloway Volunteers.

9th July 1857 (Week 28) BIRTHS At Queen Street, here, on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr James Brown, baker, of a son. At Milroad Street, Calton, Glasgow, on the 7th inst., the wife of Mr Thomas Sproat, jun., tailor of House of Refuge, of a son. At Barwhinnock, on the 30th of June, Mrs Irving, of a daughter. At Whitehills, Garliestown, on the 6th inst, Mrs Matthews, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At the Manse of Ballantrae, on the 30th June, by the bride’s father, John Black Dill, Esq., writer, Glasgow, to Henrietta Fergusson, eldest daughter of the Rev. John Milroy, minister of Ballantrae. At Drannadow, Minnigaff, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. M.S. Johnstone, Mr James Stroyan, Barr, to Agnes, second daughter of Mr Thomas Symington, farmer, there. At Castlemilk Place, Glasgow, on the 23d ultimo, the Rev. Thomas Young, Garlieston, to Jessie, eldest daughter of the Rev. Alex. M’Lean. DEATHS At Newton-Stewart, on the 6th instant Charles Burns, aged 17 years. At Newcastle, on the 28th ult., Mr W. D. Kirkpatrick, formerly of Castle-Douglas.

16th July 1857 (Week 29) BIRTHS At Garleyhawes, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr Samuel Wright, of a daughter. At Airyhemming, Old Luce, on the 25th ultimo, Mrs Green, of a son. At Cairntop, Old Luce, on the 30th ult., Mrs Douglas, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Here, at Sheuchan Street, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. George Charles of the Free Church, Stranraer, Mr James Wallace, son of the late Mr John Wallace, Sandmill, to Annie, daughter of Mr R. M’Garva, boatbuilder there. At Newton-Stewart, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. S. Richardson, Mr Alexander M’Pherson, to Jane, fourth daughter of Mr John Connell, innkeeper. At Kirkcudbright, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. John Underwood, Archibald Rodan, Esq., of Longbank, Kirkmahoe, to Catherine Helen Lorimer, youngest daughter of the late James Douglas, Esq., Kirkcudbright. DEATHS At Glenluce, on the 9th instant, Mary M’Gill, aged 55 years. At Whitecrook, Old Luce, on the 11th instant, Helen M’Kie, the beloved wife of Mr Paul, farmer there. At Drumore, on the 13th inst., Mr Alex M’Culloch, aged 22 years, late draper in Brynmaur, South Wales, - much regretted by a widowed mother.

At Whithorn, on the 9th inst., Sarah Arnot, wife of William M’Culloch, carter. Suddenly, at Underwood, parish of Tongland, on the 7th curt., Mr William M’Monnies, farmer there. At Kirkcudbright, on the 10th inst., Mr Duncan Grant Macdougall, superintendent of constabulary for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. At Kirkcudbright, on the 5th inst., Mr Geo. Mantle, aged 68 years, lately holding a commission in the Coast Guard, Redcastle, Forfarshire – long beloved and respected. At Comlongan Castle, on the 8th inst., aged 69, Walter Phillips, Esq., factor to the Earl of Mansfield.

23rd July 1857 (Week 30) BIRTHS Here, at London Road, on the 21st inst., Mrs George Rew, of a son. At Portpatrick, on the 15th instant, the wife of Hugh Howie, Esq., 44 Gloster Street, Glasgow, of a daughter. At the United Presbyterian Manse, Newton-Stewart, on the 13th inst., the wife of the Rev. William Reid, of a daughter. At Millisle Dairy, Garliestown, on the 16th inst., the wife of Mr Bowie, of a daughter. At Pier Cottage, Garliestown, on the 9th instant, the wife of Mr Tofts, gamekeeper to the Earl of Galloway, of a daughter. At 52, Great Charles Street, Mount Joy Square, Dublin, on the 18th instant, Mrs Robt. M’Meiken, of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at George Street, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. James Stewart of Sheuchan, Mr William M’Dowall, to Margaret Spalding. Here, at Hanover Street, on the 20th curt., by the Rev. James Stewart, Mr James Robertson, to Eliza-Jane Russel. At Barglass, parish of Kirkinner, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. James Reid, Bryce Henry, Esq., Boreland, to Annie, second daughter of C. Christison, Esq. DEATHS Here, at Castle Street, on the 19th inst., Cecilia, infant daughter of Mr Wylie, sewing agent. At Inch Village, on the 17th inst., Margaret Clugston, aged 55 years. At Glenstockadale, Leswalt, on the 16th instant, Alexander Wright, ship-carpenter, aged 21 years. At Allandoo, Leswalt, on the 21st inst., Mary Martin, daughter of John Wither, aged 12 years. At Garliestown, on the 15th inst., Mr William Davidson Strong, only son of John Strong, Esq., of Rock Park, Cheshire, in the 22d year of his age, much respected by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

30th July 1857 (Week 31) BIRTHS At Ivy House, Stranraer, on the 26th inst., the wife of Maurice Cole, Esq., of a son. At Knock-and-Maze, on the 19th inst., the wife of Mr David M’Kie, farmer, of a son. At Kirkcudbright, on the 22d inst., Mrs Craig, of a daughter. MARRIAGES On the 18th inst., at the Old Priory Church, Dunstable, Beds, by the Rev. Richard Hose, Mr Robert Kerr Dunn, draper, to Emma, youngest daughter of the late Mr Joseph Cook, excise officer of the above place. At Milnburn Cottage, Luss, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. Duncan Campbell, minister of the parish, John Dalrymple, Esq., of Blairderry, Wigtownshire, writer, Glasgow, to Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Mr James Paton, wood merchant, Luss. DEATHS

Here, at Castle Street, on the 26th inst., Agnes M’Meckan, aged 48 years, relict of Mr Thomas Sinclair, millwright, Stranraer. At Drumore, on the 19th inst., Alexander M’Neillie, aged 87 years, long and respectable innkeeper there. At Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, on the 13th June last, Archibald, son of Mr John Craig, of the coast guards Drumore. At his residence, Sands Street South, Liverpool, on the 23d inst., Mr Alexander Davies, aged 53 years – highly respected and deeply regretted. At Clantiboys, parish of Mochrum, on the 25th inst., Alex. M’Kenna, Esq., of Clantiboys, aged 90 years. At Hillhouse, parish of Symington, Ayrshire, on the 21st inst., Andrew Wright, farm servant, aged 27 years, sixth son of Mr Thomas Wright, Sheuchan Parks, Stranraer. At Scarbraehead, on the 21st inst., Miss Kirkpatrick, eldest daughter of the late Sir James Kirkpatrick, Bart. of Closeburn.

6th August 1857 (Week 32) BIRTHS At George Street, here, on the 1st inst., the wife of Mr Walter Murray, produce agent, of a son. At Craigencross, Leswalt, on the 18th ultimo, Mrs Robert M’Meikan, of a daughter. At Little Mark, Leswalt, on the 19th ult., Mrs William Erskine, of a son. At Garhew, Leswalt, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr John Johnstone, forester, of twins – son and daughter. At Low Curghie, Kirkmaiden, on the 23d ultimo, Mrs M’Gill, of a son. At Kiltersan, Kirkcowan, on the 26th ult., the wife of Mr Wales, of a son. At Garleffen, Ballantrae, on the 29th ult., Mrs Daniel Owen, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Here, at Agnew Crescent, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. G.D. Mathews, of the United Presbyterian Church, Mr John Aitken, of the steamship Edinburgh, to Helen, only daughter of the late Mr Hugh Main, shipmaster. Here, at Sheuchan Street, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Wm. Smellie, Capt. William Urie, of the schooner Williams, to Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Capt. William Aitken. At Cassillis, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. John Milroy, Minister of Ballantrae, George Fergusson, Esq., eldest surviving son of the late Sir Jas. Fergusson of Kilkerran, Bart., and of the Lady Henrietta Fergusson, to Gengina Grace, youngest daughter of the late Archd. Buchanan, Esq., of Auchintorlie. DEATHS At Oxenford Castle, on the 2d inst, Adamma, Countess of Stair. Here, at Agnew Crescent, on the 1st instant, Captain And. Shillan, aged 81 years. At Greenfield, parish of Leswalt, on the 4th instant, after a protracted illness, borne with Christian fortitude and resignation, Andrew, aged 18 years, youngest son of Mr M’William, farmer. At Challoch, Leswalt, on the 4th instant, the wife of Mr William M’Cutcheon, overseer, aged 38 years. At Kirkcowan, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Adair, aged 70 years. At Melbourne, Australia, of consumption, on the 8th May last, William Jackson, Esq., late of Poundland, Colmonell. At Paris, Canada West, North America, early in June last, Mr Alex. Stewart, late farmer Myroch, Kirkmaiden, a man much respected by all who knew him. At Wigtown, on the 27th ult., Dr. Broadfoot, aged 46 years. At Wigtown, on the 1st inst., Captain Robert Boyd – much regretted.

13th August 1857 (Week 33) BIRTHS At Borgue House, on the 3d inst., Mrs Ewart of a son. At Valleyfield, Tongland, on the 3d ult., Mrs Robert Thomson of a daughter. At Mona Cottage, Ramsey, Isle of Man, the wife of Mr J.P. Sinclair, nursery and seedsman, of a son.

MARRIAGES On the 26th March last, at Timbarree, Rocky River, New South Wales, by the Rev. Mr Kingsford, Archibald Kennedy Cullen, Esq., of Boonoo-Boonoo, New England, second son of the late Rev. Gavin Cullen, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, to Margeret Lowe, third daughter of Robert Meston, Esq., of Timbarree. At Knock-and-Maize, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. David Bennet, Mr William M’Cubbin, Kirranrae, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr Neill, farmer there. On the 30th April, at John Knox’s Free Church, Melbourne, by the Rev. Mr Miller, Mr Ezekiel Bates, blacksmith, late of Stranraer, to Agnes daughter of David Bradshaw, farmer, Ringheel, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland. At Miltonise, parish of New Luce, by the Rev. Wm. Ker, on the 28th ult., Mr Roxburgh, merchant, to Miss M’Ilwrick. DEATHS Here, at Hanover Street, on the 10th inst., Agnes Jessie, infant child of Mr Niven Tailor, grocer, [sic] At Auchneel, Leswalt, on the 10th inst., after a short illness, Mr Alexander Thomson, farm overseer, aged 65 years – much regretted. At Carlton, Borgue, on the 2d August, Alexander Brown, Esq. On the 30th ultimo, at Cadogan Place, London, Lady Caroline Stewart, sister of the Earl of Galloway. At Ballantrae, on the 6th inst., George Oliver, Esq., merchant, Manchester, aged 65 years, much regretted, deceased will be long remembered by many for his kindness and generosity. On the 12th of May last, at Melbourne, Australia, of consumption, William M’Master, third son of Mr James M’Master, farmer, Landberrick, parish of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

20th August 1857 (Week 34) BIRTHS At Dunskey, on the 12th inst., the wife of Mr Mathew Campbell, warrener, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at the Mull of Galloway Light House, the wife of Mr Alexander M’Rae, of a daughter. At Garliestown, on the 13th inst, the wife of Mr Highet, wine and spirit merchant, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 18th inst, the wife of Mr James Forsyth, Waterside, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Drumore, Kirkmdaiden, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. James Cavan, Mr James Douglas, farmer, Pinminoch, near Girvan, to Miss Jean Allison. At Mains of Douloch, Kirkcolm on the 13th inst, by the Rev. James Stewart of Sheuchan, Mr William Wright, to Miss Elizabeth M’Coy. At Shiddoch, parish of Whithorn, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. Christopher Nicholson, Captain Spedding, to Miss Jane M’Monnies. At Townley Street Chapel, Macclesfield, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. Samuel Bowen, William Meikle, Esq., M.D., of Loch Head House, Aberdeen, to Eliza, only daughter of Mr Charles Hannay, Melbourne, Australia. DEATHS At Penang, East Indies, on the 20th June last, Capt. J.M.G. Hunter, of the ship “John Matthie” of Liverpool, third son of the late Mr James Hunter, merchant, Stranraer. At Bine, parish of Portpatrick, on the 17th inst., after a long and painful illness, divinely supported with exemplary patience and submission, Margaret Kirkpatrick, aged 62 years, relict of Mr John Wither, farmer there. At Oxenford Castle on the 9th instant, very suddenly, Margaret Walsh, for upwards of twenty years the faithful personal attendant of the Countess of Stair, whom she survived only a week. At Lingacre, London, on the 13th inst., Edwin Thos., aged 3 years and 4 months, second son of Mr Ronald, late of Stranraer. At Portencallie, Kirkcolm, on the 14th inst., Mrs Cochran.

At 23 Berwick Street, Charlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, on the 12th inst., Margaret Gilmour, aged 36 years, wife of Mr Thomas Kirkpatrick, joiner there; deceased was a native of Kirkmaiden.

27th August 1857 (Week 35) BIRTHS At Machermore, Old Luce, on the 20th inst., Mrs M’Kie, of a son. At Cairntop, Old Luce, on the 22d inst., Mrs F. Templeton, of a daughter. At 13 Eton Terrace, Edinburgh, on the 8th inst., the wife of Commander J. de C. Agnew, R.N., of a daughter. At Balig, Rerwick, on the 15th inst., the wife of Mr James Shennan, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 24th inst., the wife of Mr R. Wilson, boot and shoemaker, of a son. MARRIAGES At the Abbey of Luce, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. William Williamson, brother-in-law of the bride, Wm. M’Cormick, Esq., surgeon, Glenluce, to Elizabeth Stewart, youngest daughter of the Rev. John M’Dowall, minister of Old Luce. At Barlocco, Rerwick, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. James Thomson, Mr John Halliday, Banks, Colvend, to Janet, second daughter of Mr James Campbell, farmer, Barlocco. At Sandmill, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. R. Scrimgeour, Mr Thomas Russell, Newton-Stewart, to Jane, daughter of Mr And. M’Master, farmer Sandmill. At Glenjorrie, Old Luce, on 27th inst., by the Rev. James Pullar, Glenluce, Mr John Fenwick, draper, Whithorn, to Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr Wales, inspector of poor, Glenluce. At Barnsallie, Old Luce, on 13th inst., by the Rev. George Wilson, Glenluce, Mr James Heron, Low Sinniness, to Susanna, daughter of Mr Neil, farmer, Barnsallie. DEATHS At Glenluce, on 21st inst., Ann, wife of Mr James M’Cowen, grocer, there, aged 54 years. At Isle of Whithorn, on the 16th instant, Christina Laidlaw, in the 82d year of her age. Deceased was a person of superior mental attainments, whilst her protracted illness was characterised by an eminent degree of Christian meekness and resignation. At Village of Kirkinner, on the 12th inst., Alexander Dunbar, weaver – a respectable man, advanced in life. At Barrochan, parish of Mochrum, on the 25th instant, Elizabeth Vance, in prime of life. At 5 Taviton Street, Gordon Square, London, on the 20th inst., Jane, the beloved wife of Robert Charles, Esq., aged 61. At Newton-Stewart, on 23d inst., Mary Nairn, aged 39 years. At Arnsheen, on 22d inst., Janet Gordon, aged 93 years.

3rd September 1857 (Week 36) BIRTHS Here, at London Road, this day, the wife of Mr Wallace, Wine and Spirit Merchant, of a daughter. At Wigtown, on the 29th ultimo, the wife of Mr Wm. M’Master, station-master, Dysart, of a daughter. On the 26th ult., at the United Presbyterian Manse, Smyrna, Sunderland, the wife of the Rev. John Parker, of a daughter. On the 27th ult., at Inch-parks, the wife of Mr James Clark, of a son. MARRIAGES On the 25th ultimo, at Sandmill, Stoneykirk, by the Rev. Robert Scrimgeour, of the Free Church, Mr Russell, grocer, Newton-Stewart, to Jane, only daughter of Mr M’Master, farmer there. On the 27th ultimo, at Trinity Chapel, Ayr, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Glasgow, the Rev. Thomas Henry Hunt, incumbent of Badsey and Wickhamford, Worcestershire, to Charlotte, fifth daughter of the late Alexander West Hamilton, Esq., of Pinmore.

At Trinity Church, Paisley, on the 27th ultimo, by the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, John Archibald Stewart Nicholson, Esq., of Carnock, to Helenora Margaret Angela, only daughter of Boyd Alexander Esq., of Ballochmyle. DEATHS Here, at Stoneykirk Road, on the 1st instant, after a short illness, Mr Robert M’William, blacksmith, aged 64 years – much regretted. On the 30th ult., at Float, Stoneykirk, Helen M’Culloch, advanced in years, wife of Mr Thomas M’Douall. On the 29th ult, at Wigtown, Alexander Chesney, of London, aged 50 years. On the 27th ult., at Portwilliam, after a lingering illness of upwards of two years, borne with Christian patience and resignation, Andrew, youngest son of Mr William Agnew, aged 20 years. On the 31st ult., at Garizel, Mr Joseph Blain, farmer there, aged 59 years.

10th September 1857 (Week 37) BIRTHS Here, at George Street, this morning, Mrs James Fleming of a daughter. At Chopwell House, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr Wm. Thomson, of a daughter. At Auchneel, parish of Leswalt, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr Samuel Thomson, of a son. MARRIAGES At 12, Anderston Quay, Glasgow, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. William Millar, Mr Robert Marshall, to Susanna, only daughter of James Ross, Esq., Portwilliam. DEATHS Here, at Hanover Street, on the 10th inst., Mrs Jane Wallace, relict of Mr William Wallace, Float, Stoneykirk –much regretted. Here, at Stoneykirk Road, on the 7th inst., Mr Nathaniel Camlin, aged 72 years. At Little Lochans, on the 8th inst., Mrs Mary M’Gill, relict of Mr James M’Gill, crofter, aged 59 years. At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 6th instant, Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr Wm. Cumming, aged 6 years At Hazel-Green Cottage, near Newton-Stewart, on the 1st inst., Mr Archibald Forsyth, aged 78 years. At Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 3d instant, Mr James Stewart, aged 26 years, lately schoolmaster in the principal parish school of Kirkmabreck, Creetown.

17th September 1857 (Week 38) BIRTHS

At Auchneel, on the 12th inst., Mrs A. H. M’Clean, of a son. At Dumbarton, on the 10th instant, Mrs Andrew M’Culloch, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 15th instant, the wife of Mr Andrew Shennan, innkeeper, of a son. On the 5th instant, at Goldielea, the wife of S. T. Freeman, Esq., of a son.

MARRIAGES

At Stranraer, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. W. M. Simpson, Mr Alexander Smith, Appletreehall, Roxburghshire, to Margaret Anne, daughter of the late William Black, Esq., Stranraer. At Enterkine, near Ayr, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. David Ritchie, Captain H.F. Kennedy of Bennane and Finnart, to Mary-Anne, second daughter of John Bell, Esq., of Enterkine. At Girvan, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Corson, Charles Anderson, Esq., banker and solicitor, Jedburgh, to Jessie Niven, eldest daughter of Robert Ballantine, Esq., M.D., Girvan. At Criffoch, Mochrum, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Alex. Young, Mr John Kirkpatrick, farmer, Kirklauchline, Stoneykirk, to Agnes, youngest daughter of Mr Andrew Gray, farmer there.

At Brantford, Canada West, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. John Alexander, William Grant, Esq., firm of Taylor and Grant, to Isabella, second daughter of Andw. Taylor Esq., Fordown, Scotland.

DEATHS

At Glen Street, here, on the 12th instant, Euphemia Flockhart, wife of Mr Hugh Atkins – advanced in years. Here, at Stoneykirk Road, on the 16th inst., Mr John Irving, aged 71 years. Here, at Rose Street, on the 6th instant, Jane Milnae, aged 74 years, relict of Mr Thomas M’Ilwrick, brewer. At Galdenoch Mill, parish of Leswalt, on the 9th inst., Mary Cochrane, wife of Mr David Adams, miller - much regretted. At Cairnmaneillie, parish of Inch, on the 13th instant Mr William Garret, farmer, advanced in life. At Newton-Stewart, on the 14th instant, Mr James Douglas Kennedy, late of Mobile, United States, America, son of Mr Alex Kennedy, Newton-Stewart. At Newton, Ayr, on the 31st ult., Margaret Isabella, only daughter of Mr John Finlayson, Free Church School Inch. At Dumfries, on the 10th instant, Ann, widow of the late Rev. Dr. David Lamont, of Kirkpatrick-Durham. At Whithorn, on the 10th inst. Mr John M’Culloch, stone-mason.

24th September 1857 (Week 39) BIRTHS At Glengyre, Kirkcolm on the 22s instant, the wife of Mr Archibald Auld, of a daughter. At Meningorott Timboon, Victoria, Australia, on the 20th June late, the wife of P. M’Arthur, Esq., of a son. Mrs Arthur is a native of Portlogan, Kirkmaiden. At Kirmabreck Parish School-house, Creetown, Mrs James Martin, of a daughter. On the 10th instant, at Craig, the wife of James Carruthers, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES No Marriages DEATHS At Hanover street, here, on the 12th inst., Mr James M’Meikan, aged 77 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 20th instant, Dr William Ramsay Potts, surgeon to the Galloway Rifles Regiment of Militia. At Kiltersan, Kirkcowan, on the 20th instant, Jane Hannah, aged 84 years, relict of Mr Hutchison, farmer there. At Culbratton, Penningham, on the 21st inst., Elizabeth M’Cracken, relict of Mr Wm. Agnew.

1st October 1857 (Week 40) BIRTHS At Bargany, on the 30th September, the Viscountess Dalrymple, of a son. On the 12th August, at Broach, the wife of Captain W. Wilson, 1st Grenadiers, Bombay N. I., of a daughter. On the 26th Sept., at Clifford Villa, Merton Road, Bootle, Mrs Wm. Payne, of a daughter. At Mains of Park, Glenluce, on the 21st ult., Mrs Kelly, of a son. At Kilfillan, Old Luce, on the 10th ult., Mrs M’Lean, of a son. At Glenhoul, Old Luce, on the 20th ult., Mrs Girvan, of a daughter. At High Culmalzie, parish of Kirkinner, on the 24th ult., Mrs Heron, of a daughter. At Kirkcudbright, on the 27th ult., the wife of Mr Adam Muir, ironmonger, of a son. At the Manse, Glasserton, on the 25th ult., the wife of the Rev. Archibald Stewart, of a daughter. At Port Mary, Rerrick, on the 22d ult., Mrs William Irving, of a son. At Williams Road, Toorak, Victoria, on the 26th June, Mrs Garlies C. Maitland, of a son. At Kirkmabreck Parish Schoolhouse, Creetown, on the 20th ult., Mrs James Martin, of a daughter.

At Pinminnoch, parish of Portpatrick, on the 24th ult., the wife of Mr Thomas M’Chleary, farmer there, of a daughter. At Mull, Kirkcowan, on the 28th ult., the wife of Mr Hall, land stewart, [sic] of a daughter. At Golden Gully, Fryer’s Creek, Australia, on the 29th June Last, Mrs Wither, wife of Mr John Wither, late of Bine, Portpatrick of a son. MARRIAGES At Milton, Craigoch, Kirkcolm, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. James Stewart, Mr George Drysdale, to Miss Matilda M’Coy. At Auchterlure, Inch, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. James Stewart, Mr William Cosh, to Miss Elizabeth Higgins. At Sandmiln, Stoneykirk, by the Rev. James Stewart of Sheuchan, on the 17th ult., Mr James Booth, to Miss Caffel. At New Luce, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. William Ker, Mr William Murdoch, Paisley, to Martha, youngest daughter of the late Mr Thomas Lupton, Culhorn. At Bridge of Bladenoch, on the 25th ult., by the Rev. Mr Agnew, Mr Alex. Montgomery, to Miss Martin. At High Balfern, parish of Kirkinner, on the 22d ult., by the Rev. James Reid, Mr James, to Miss M’Gibney. On the 15th ult., at Ken Bridge, New-Galloway, by the Rev. John Haining, Thomas T. Rankine, manufacturer, Kirkcudbright, to Grace, youngest daughter of John Hunter, Half-Mark, Dalry. At Ayr, on the 29th ult., by the Rev. Mr Shaw, Mr Alex M’Pherson, farm servant, Tarbolton, to Jessie, daughter of Wm. Hall, farm servant, parish of Inch. At 36, St Andrew’s Street, on the 25th ultimo, by the Rev. Alexander Spiers, of Gorbals, Mr Robert Workman Thomson, to Henrietta, second daughter of Mr James Broadfoot, commercial traveller. DEATHS At Albion Street, London, on the 20th Sept. Jane, relict of Sir James E. Aderson, - Friends are requested to accept of this intimation. At Auchleach, Kirkcolm, on the 29th ult., Mr Archd. Carnochan, aged 72 years. At Glenluce, on the 13th ult., Robert Hood, aged 40 years. At Glenluce, on the 16th ult., John Miller, aged 2 ½ years. At Glenjorrie, Old Luce, on the 24th ult., John M’Gill, aged 95 years. At Tahall, parish of Kirkinner, on the 23d ult., Mr Alex. Milligan, aged 60 years. At the Village of Kirkinner, on the 27th ult., Mr Robert Kenyon. At Castle-Douglas, on the 28th ult., Isabella, aged 27, eldest daughter of Mr James Henderson, brewer there. At Whithorn, on the 27th ult., Janet M’Kinnel, wife of Mr John Coid, slater. At Drumore Village, Kirkmaiden, on the 30th ult., Elizabeth Nibloe, aged 34 years, the beloved wife of Mr Archibald M’Vie, merchant tailor there – very much regretted by her husband and family, besides a numerous circle of acquaintances and neighbours, to whom she was much endeared by her kind and affectionate manner and honest industry. At Newton-Stewart, on the 29th ult, Jane, daughter of Mr J. Mitchell, nurseryman, Newton-Stewart. At Simla, on or about the 6th July, aged 52 years, Colonel William Stuart Menteath, fourth son of the late Sir Charles Granville Menteath, Bart., of Closeburn.

8th October 1857 (Week 41) BIRTHS At Sun Street, here, on the 1st inst., the wife of Capt. James Eaglesome, of a son. At Craigenholly, Old Luce, on the 14th ult., Mrs M’Namie, of a son. At Dunragit, on the 24th ult., Mrs Crossan, of a son. At Auchenmalg, Old Luce, on the 22d ult., Mrs M’Culloch, of a son. At Glenluce, on the 2d instant, Mrs Campbell, of a daughter. At No 12 Comely Green Place, Edinburgh, on the 24th ultimo, Mrs Alexander Waugh, of a daughter. At Wigtown, on the 29th ult., the wife of James M’Lean, Esq., City of Glasgow Bank, of a daughter. At Wigtown, on the 2d inst, the wife of Mr James Roney, shoemaker, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES Here, at Sheuchan Street, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. James Stewart, Mr William Murray, mariner, to Rebecca, youngest daughter of Mr Edward Hollows. At Portpatrick, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Mr James Smellie of Stranraer, John Gordon, Esq., draper, Stranraer, to Miss Elizabeth M’Clew, of Portpatrick. At Portpatrick, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Mr James Smellie of Stranraer, Mr David Kerr, farmer, Craigoch Park, to Jane, daughter of Mr Hugh Alexander, carpenter, Portpatrick. At Queen Street, Dumfries, on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. M. N. Goold, Mr Samuel S. Ronald, baker, Dumfries, to Jane, only daughter of Mr Robert M’Chleary, saddler, Stranraer. At Sorbie, on the 22d ult., by the Rev. K. Sloan, Mr James M’Credie, cattle dealer, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr James M’Gowan, Sorbie. DEATHS Here, at High Street, on the 6th inst., Margaret Jamieson, relict of Mr Gilbert Jamieson, farmer, Low Curghie, Kirkmaiden. Here, at St John Street, on the 7th inst., after a short illness, Mr Alexander M’Cord, joiner – much regretted. At North Craig Reservoir, Kilmarnock, on the 26th ult., Mr John Peacock, late of Auchneel, Leswalt. At Edinburgh, on the 26th ult., Arthur Welsh, Esq. of Collin. At Castle-Douglas, on the 28th ult., Isabella, aged 27, eldest daughter of Mr James Hewatson, brewer there. At Brackah, Leswalt, on the 7th inst., Ann Wither, advanced in years. At Sandhead, on the 6th inst., Mr William Bruce. At Cawnpore, on the 16th August last, after a few hours’ illness, Captain Howard Douglas Campbell, of her Majesty’s 78th Highlanders, third son of the late Rear Admiral Campbell, of Barbreck, Argyllshire; deeply gretted [sic]. He was well known in Ayr.

15th October 1857 (Week 42) BIRTHS At Airyhemming, Old Luce, on the 1st inst., the wife of Mr M’Kerlie, of a daughter. At Glenluce, on the 10th inst., Mrs Parr of a daughter. At Portpatrick, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr Thos. M’Carlie, police officer, of a daughter. At Kirkcowan, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr David Thompson, dyker, of a son. At Dalreagle, Kirkinner, on the 6th inst., Mrs Malone, of a daughter. At Crous, Kirkinner, on the 11th inst., Mrs J. Herron, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Dinnance, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. C. Nicholson, Mr Nathan Duff, merchant, Whithorn, to Miss Gourlay, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Gourlay, Dinnance. At Boreland of Girthon, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. H. Morton Jack, Mr Charles Anderson, farmer, Barsalloch, Mochrum, to Mary, fourth daughter of the late Mr Porter, of Boreland of Girthon. DEATHS At Knocknain, Leswalt, on the 22d ult., Andrew, aged 11 years; on the 10th Robert, aged 6 years; and on the evening of the 10th inst., Alexander, aged 1 year – sons of Mr James Anderson. At Barlockhart, Old Luce, on the 30th ult., suddenly, Peter Casey, aged 21 years. At Clugstone Cottage, parish of Kirkcowan, on the 9th inst., Janet Crawford, aged 75 years, wife of Mr Thomas Dunlop, crofter there. At Killiemore, parish of Penningham, on the 12th inst., Mr John Hannay, late farmer, Spittal, aged 50 years. At Birmingham, on the 30th ult., in the prime of life, Jane, eldest daughter of Mr Alex. Brait, of Creetown, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright – deeply regretted.

22nd October 1857 (Week 43) BIRTHS Here, on the 11th instant, Mrs J. Miller, of a son – still born. At Portpatrick, on the 16th instant, the wife of Mr John Lucas, butler to Edward H. Blair, Esq., of Dunskey, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Stewarton, Kirkcolm, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. R. Hyslop, Mr Thomas Carnochan, formerly in Auchleach, to Helen, eldest daughter of the late Mr Wallace, parochial schoolmaster, Kirkcolm. At Carsegowan, parish of Wigtown, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. Peter Young, William Robert Laird, to Martha, second daughter of Mrs Martin, Carsegowan. DEATHS At Barscarrow, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 14th inst., after a protracted illness borne with Christian resignation, Mr Alexander M’Clymont, aged 72 years. On the 20th instant, at Barscarrow, parish of Stoneykirk, after a short illness, John Milligan, aged 10 years, grandson of Mr James Gibson. On the 10th instant, at Hagston Moor, Glenapp, Agnes Biggam, aged 85 years. On the 19th instant, at Newton-Stewart, at the house of her uncle, Adam Jamieson, Esq., banker, Barbara E. Jamieson, aged 16 ½ years. On the 16th instant, at Ballaird, parish of Kirkinner, after a short but very severe illness borne with meekness and patience, Alexander M’Tear, aged 38 years.

29th October 1857 (Week 44) BIRTHS At Castle Sinniness, Old Luce, on the 13th inst., Mrs Thompson of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 23d instant, the wife of Mr John Reid, grocer, of a son. MARRIAGES At Knockwhasen, parish of Portpatrick, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. William Smellie, Stranraer, Mr Robert Hunter, farmer, Newfield, Leswalt, to Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Capt. Kilpatrick. At Little Lochans, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. James Ferguson, of Inch, Mr William Carter, mason, Stranraer, to Sarah, daughter of Mr James M’Geoch, crofter there. At Riverhead Chapel, on the 15th inst., Wilbraham Egerton, Esq., eldest son of William Tatton Egerton, Esq., M.P., to the Lady Mary Amherst, eldest daughter of Earl Amherst. On the 29th September last, at St. James’ Cathedral, Toronto, C.W., by the Rev. the Rector, Mr Archibald Douglas Scott (late of Minnigaff, Scotland), to Anna, eldest daughter of Thomas Anderson, Esq., of Manchester, England. DEATHS Here, at Queen Street, on the 19th instant, John Semple, Esq., aged 74 years, late Comptroller of Customs, Stranraer. Here, at Bellevilla House, on the 24th instant, Alice Isabella, youngest daughter of P. MacLean, Esq., of Duchra. At Culhorn Mains, on the 25th inst., Mr Robert Shaw, joiner, aged 50 years. At Knocknain, Leswalt, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr James Anderson, aged 40 years. On the 23d October, Margaret Murray, aged 93, relict of Mr Thomson, of Thornbank. On the 21st inst., at Borgue-House, James Alexander, second son of R. Ewart, Esq., At Portmary, near Kirkcudbright, on the 6th curt., Mr Thomas Irving, farmer, - deeply regretted.

On the 14th instant, at Leamington Spa, where he was much respected, Patrick Brown, Esq., M.D., a native of Gatehouse-of-Fleet, Scotland.

5th November 1857 (Week 45) BIRTHS At Craigslae, parish of Portpatrick, on the 29th ult., the wife of Mr Thos. Cluckie, farmer, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr James Thorburn, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Oct. 3d, at Mangotsfield, by the Rev. Robert Brodie, M.A., John only son of John Fergusson, Esq., Ardwell, Stoneykirk, N.B., to Emily Marion, youngest daughter of Mr John Croome, of Ovendale, Gloucestershire. At Drumjargon, parish of Kirkinner, by the Rev. James Reid, Dr. Snowdon, Wigtown, to Miss M’Kie, daughter of Mr M’Kie, farmer there. DEATHS Here, at Castle Street, on the 1st inst., Margaret, aged 21 years, eldest surviving daughter of Mr John Ritchie, cabinetmaker. At Lintmill, Glenluce, on the 1st inst., Mr Jas. Craig, draper, Manchester. At Craigcaffie, on the 3d inst., after a lingering illness, Mr Andrew Lusk, of Almont, Colmonell, in the 65th year of his age. At Sandhead, on the 3d inst., Martha Black, in the 80th year of her age, relict of Mr Peter Douglas, merchant. At Bigpark, Ballantrae, on the 30th ult., Mr William Agnew, aged 74 years. At Causewayend, near Newton-Stewart, on the 29th ult., after a long illness, borne with Christian patience, Mr Alexander Hunter. At Garliestown, on the 30th ult., Mary Henderson, wife of Mr Andrew Henderson, innkeeper.

12th November 1857 (Week 46) BIRTHS At Church Street, here on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr John Muir, boot and shoemaker, of a son. At Whitecrook, Old Luce, on the 21st ult., Mrs M’Tear, of a daughter. At Merthyr Tydvil, on the 3d inst., the wife of Mr John Menzie, of a son. At Rosebank, Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 5th instant, Mrs Helm, of a daughter. At 94, Belgrove, Glasgow, on the 11th inst., the wife of Mr Anthony Morrison, of a son. MARRIAGES Here, at the Commercial Hotel, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Mr Simpson, Robert Anderson, Esq., Drumore, to Mary Wallace, Stranraer. Here, at Charlotte Street, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. William M. Simpson, Mr Hamilton M’Bride, agent, to Helen second daughter of the late Mr Thomas Lindsay, baker, Stranraer. On the 5th November, by license, at the Tabernacle Chapel, Newport, Monmothshire [sic] by the Rev. Thomas Gillman, Mr Robert Holmes, draper, Swansea, to Helen eldest daughter of Mr John Wallace, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. DEATHS Here, at Trade Street, on the 6th inst., Agnes, aged 15 years, daughter of Mr John Eaglesome, mariner. At Genoch, on the 4th instant, Helen M’Kay, aged 20 years. At Glenluce, on the 8th instant, James Higgins, aged 2 ½ years. At Honeypig, Old Luce, on the 1st inst., Mr Robert Buyers, senior, aged 90 years.

At Wigtown, on the 4th instant, Mr John Fraser, joiner, aged 41 years. At Whithorn, on the 3d instant, Mr William Stewart, formerly for many years tenant of the farm of Low Arrow. - At same place, on the 7th instant, Isabella Cumming, relict of the late James M’Dinnell. At Hong Kong, on the 4th September last, Lieutenant Keith Stewart commanding H.M.’s gun-boat Plover, aged 24 years, third son of James Stewart, Esq., of Cairnsmore – deeply regretted.

19th November 1857 (Week 47) BIRTHS At Hong Kong, on the 18th September, the wife of P. Campbell, Esq., Manager of the Oriental Bank Corporation, of a daughter. At Castle-Douglas, on the 15th inst., the wife of Mr S. Gordon, printer and stationer, of a daughter. MARRIAGES SHAW – PERRYMAN. – Nov. 17, at Lewis Street, Stranraer, by the Rev. T. Easton Mr David W. Shaw, to Susan, youngest daughter of the late Mr G. Perryman. At Beoch, parish of Inch, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. James Ferguson, Mr Edward Hyslop, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Brown, teacher, Enoch, Portpatrick. DEATHS At Agnew Crescent here, on the 18th inst., William, aged 8 years, fourth son of Mr James Smith, printer. At Agnew Crescent here, on the 5th inst., Mr James M’Math, mariner, aged 60 years – much regretted by all who knew him. At Fisher Street, here, on the 18th inst, Miss Sarah Muckle, aged 87 years. At Broach, on the morning of the 8th ult., Robert, the beloved son of Captain W. Wilson, 1st Grenadiers, aged 1 year and 8 days. At Greenock, on the 5th inst., Jane, wife of Mr Hooks, and second daughter of Mr Thomas M’Master, farmer, Milmain, Stoneykirk. At Norwich, on the 12th inst., Esther, only daughter of the late Mr Wm. Garrett, farmer, Cairnmacneillie, parish of Inch. At Barwhirran, Penningham, on the 14th inst., Mr Alex. Sanders, aged 25 years. At Glenluce Row, Newton-Stewart, on the 13th inst., Mrs Fulton, advanced in years. At Kenmure Arms, New-Galloway, on the 30th ult., Mr John Wilson, innkeeper, aged 47 years. At Lochfoot, on the 10th inst., very suddenly Mr H. Gordon, of Castle-Douglas, aged 81 years.

26th November 1857 (Week 48) BIRTHS At Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, on the 20th inst., Mrs Godfrey Basville Macdonald Beatson, of a son. At Wigtown Free Church Manse, on the 19th inst., Mrs David Carnegie Agnew, of a daughter. Here, at Stoneykirk Road, on the 24th inst., the wife of Mr David Aitchison, mason, of a daughter. At Pinminnoch, Portpatrick, on the 22d inst., the wife of Mr Robert Kerr, farmer there, of a son. At Genoch, on the 8th inst., Mrs Clanachan, of a daughter. At Old Hall, Old Luce, on the 14th inst., Mrs Horner, of a daughter. At Glenluce, on the 15th inst., Mrs W. Parker, of a son. At Main Street, Cartdyke, Greenock, on the 9th inst., the wife of Mr William Buchan, cabinetmaker, of a son. MARRIAGES At 62, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, on the 25th curt., by the Rev. Dr. Tweedie, Charles Brown, Esq., writer, Stranraer, to Georgina, second daughter of the late Mr John Henderson, builder, Edinburgh. Here, at Sheuchan Street, on the 24th instant, by the Rev. James Stewart, Mr William Hamilton, to Miss Margaret Elliot.

At Milmain, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. John J. Campbell, Mr Wm. Rose, to Mary, youngest daughter of Mr Thomas McMaster, farmer, Milmain. At Glenluce, on the 19th inst., by the Rev. John M’Dowall, Mr John Cumming, ship-carpenter, to Miss Margaret Savage. At Brae, on 25th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Corson, Mr James Wright, farmer, Shalloch, to Joan, second daughter of Mr Thomas Ferguson, farmer, Laigh Drumdow, Kirkoswald. DEATHS Here, at Sheuchan Street, on the 21st inst., after a long illness, John, aged 14 years, only son of Capt. John Kerr. Here, at High Street, on the 28th inst., Miss Mary M’Nish – advanced in years. At Darskilpine, Old Luce, on the 20th inst., Mr Henderson, farmer, aged 78 years – much regretted. At 94 Belgrave, Glasgow, on the 22d inst., the infant son of Mr A. Morrison. At Wigan, Lancashire, on the 21st inst, Mr James Stroyan, draper, aged 70 years. He was a man highly esteemed and greatly respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances both in England and Scotland. He was a native of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, but a residenter in Wigan for the last 48 years. Distant friends will please accept this intimation. At Knockencur, parish of Kirkinner, on the 20th inst., Anthony, second son of Mr M’Clure, farmer there.

3rd December 1857 (Week 49) BIRTHS At Balgown, parish of Kirkmaiden, on the 25th ult., Mrs S. Matthews, of a son. At Sinniness, Old Luce, on the 17th ult., Mrs Drysdale, of a son. At Glenluce, on the 25th ult., Mrs Dorren, of a son. On the 28th ult., at Castle-Douglas, the wife of Mr J. Moffat, banker there, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., at the Grove, Castle-Douglas, Mrs Kerr, of a son. MARRIAGES At Knock and Maize, Leswalt, on the 26th ult., by the Rev. David Bennet, Mr William Ross, to Miss Grace M’Douall. At 34 Cook Street, Glasgow, on the 20th ult., by the Rev. Wm. Lindsay, D.D., Mr Peter Aitken, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, to Jane Goldie, youngest daughter of the late Mr Wm. Russell, Paisley. At Isle of Whithorn, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. F. Anderson, Mr Wm. Kenyon, cattle dealer and auctioneer, Whithorn, to Miss Mary Ann Paterson, Isle of Whithorn. At Millbank, Troqueer, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. Walter M’Farlane, Mr John Wilson, shoemaker, Dumfries, to Mary, second daughter of Mr James M’Kie, Cotland Croft, Wigtownshire. At Burnfoot of Carsluith, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. Thomas Johnstone, Miss Jane Templeton, to Mr David Shannon, schoolmaster, Laggan of Anwoth. At Low Challoch, Old Luce, on the 23d ult., by the Rev. John M’Dowall, Mr Robert Drysdale, labourer, to Isabella Henry. DEATHS At Honover Street, Stranraer, on the 30th ult., Robert Hughes Bogan, Esq., surgeon, aged 36 years. Friends at a distance please accept this intimation. Here, at Stoneykirk Road, on the 28th ult. Mr James Murray, shoemaker, aged 65 years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 29th ult., Mary Heron, advanced in years. At Eden, Co. Antrim, Ireland, on the 26th ult., Helen, wife of Mr Thomas M’Callum, late of H.M. Coast Guard service, aged 57 years. At New York, on the 3d ult., Robert Maclachlan, of Anwoth parish, aged 51.

10th December 1857 (Week 50)

BIRTHS At Craigdarroch, on the 28th ult., Mrs Cutlar Fergusson, of a son. At Redcastle, on the 30th ult., the wife of Alexander M’Neilie, of a daughter. At Castle-Douglas, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr Thos. Crosbie, draper there, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Dalbeattie, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. George Dudgeon, Mr Robert Dickson, Kirkcudbright, to Sarah, daughter of Mr Thomas Moffat, Dalbeattie. At Kirwaugh, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. Jas. Reid, Mr Robert Farrels, saddler, to Miss Margaret Gibson, both of Whithorn. On the 3d inst., at Whithorn, by the Rev. C. Nicholson, Mr William Black, shoemaker, to Miss Elizabeth Maxwell. DEATHS Here, at North Strand Street, on the 7th inst., Sarah Heron, wife of Mr Bowie, late farmer Balyett. At the Glebe, near Stranraer, on the 6th inst., Agnes Nisbet, wife of Mr Hugh Hunter, baker. At Corsewall Mills, Kirkcolm, on the 5th inst., Mary daughter of Mr Andrew Hannay. At Ardwall, on the 2d instant, James Murray M’Culloch, Esq. At March Farm, Village of Kirkinner, on the 28th ult., Nathan M’Gill, aged 22 years. On the 28th ult., at Wavertree, Liverpool, Mr Wm. Bland, formerly of Gatehouse-of-Fleet, aged 65 years. On the 10th of September last, at Lahore, India, Mrs Elizabeth Lett, formerly Mrs Spankie of Simla, through fear of the Sepoys, being confined in the fort of Lahore for three days, deeply regretted by all who knew her. The maiden name of deceased was Elizabeth Armstrong, and she was sister to Mr Francis Armstrong, tailor and clothier, Newton-Stewart, Wigtownshire, and was a native of Newton-Stewart. At New York, on the 11th November, Jas. C. Beattie, in his 32d year a native of Kells, Kirkcudbright.

17th December 1857 (Week 51) BIRTHS At Kilhilt, Portpatrick, on the 2d instant, the wife of Alexandr M’Caig, Esq., of a son. At Balcraig, Whithorn, on the 30th ult, the wife of Mr Coupland, Orchard, Glenluce, of a son. At Kiltersan, Kirkcowan, on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr Hutcheson, farmer there, of a son. MARRIAGES At Gatehouse, Kirkcowan, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Dr Charles, Mr Andrew Hannay, to Miss Elizabeth Robertson. DEATHS Here, at King Street, on the 15th instant, Janet, eldest daughter of Mr Anderson, farmer, Glentriplock, Mochrum. Here, at King Street, on the 11th inst., Catherine McKie, aged 75 years, relict of Mr John Kennedy, formerly of Minnigaff. Friends at a distance will please accept of this intimation. At Newton-Stewart, on the 9th inst., William Erskine, Esq., surgeon. He was much respected in this locality, and his sudden demise will carry grief to many a household. At Creetown, on the 13th instant, Captain J. M. Denniston, advanced in years. Drowned at sea, on the 18th August last, having been washed off the jib-boom of the ship Cairnsmore of Liverpool, William eldest son of the late Mr Goudie, farmer Kildarroch, Kirkinner. At the Manse, Barr, on the 12th instant, Maryanne Inglis, wife of the Rev. James Gibson. Killed by mutineers, at the village near Bareilly, Captain Hugh Vans Hathorn, 18th Regiment B.N.I., only son of the late Vans Hathorn, Esq., of Garthland, W.S. Friends will please accept of this intimation.

At Ripon, on the 3d instant, Mr John M’Conochie, draper and tea dealer, in the 81st year of his age - deeply regretted by a wide circle of acquaintances. Deceased went from the parish of Girthon, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, upwards of sixty years ago. At Basingstoke, on the 8th instant, Jane Sophia Rainsford, aged 11 years, third daughter of Major Rainsford Hannay of Kirkdale, Kirkcudbrightshire. On the 3d October last, at Hamilton and Tait’s Hotel Goulbourne Road, near Melbourne, Australia, Thomas Nibloe, son of the late Mr James Nibloe of Dumfries.

24th December 1857 (Week 52) BIRTHS Here, at Stoneykirk Road, on the 20th inst., the wife of Mr William Stewart, flesher, of a daughter. At the Free Church Manse, Inch, on the 20th instant, Mrs Ferguson, of a daughter. At Knocktim, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 18th inst., Mrs Gilmour, of a daughter. At Springbank, on the 19th inst., the wife of Mr James Adair, of a son. At the Reformed Presbyterian Manse, Castle-Douglas, on the 14th inst., the wife of the Rev. William Symington, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Torhouse, on the 15th inst., by the Rev. P. Young, Mr John Doig, veterinary surgeon, Wigtown, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr John Campbell, late of Campford. On the 23d ult., at the residence of the bride’s father, Park Street, Hamilton, Canada West, by the Rev. Robert Burnett, Henry B. Rodgers, Esq., of her Majesty’s Customs, Suspension Bridge, to Agnes Paterson, second daughter of Alexander M’Farlane, Esq., formerly of Stranraer. At Blandfield House, Edinburgh, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. James M’Letchie, D.D. John Hutchison Robertson, M.D., No 78, Lauriston Place, to Mary Anne, oldest surviving daughter of Thomas Murray, LL.D. DEATHS Here, at Glenwell Street, on the 21st instant, Mr James Thompson, shoemaker, advanced in years. At Newton-Stewart, on the 20th instant, Mr John M’Conochie, far advanced in years. Deceased was much respected in this district, and was the oldest member of session in the parish of Penningham. At Whithorn, on the 18th inst., Peter Young, aged 56 years. On the 16th ult., at Astoria, Long Island, New York, America, Mr Henry Fullarton, second son of Mr Alex. Fullarton, Castle-Douglas, aged 26 years.

31st December 1857 (Week 53) BIRTHS At Tobermory, on the 21st instant, the wife of Mr William Sproat, writer, of a son. At Whitecairn, Old Luce, on the 16th instant, Mrs M’William, of a son. At Kirkcowan, on the 22d inst., Mrs Tanner, of a son. At Crows, parish of Kirkinner, on the 25th inst., Mrs Ross, of twins, a son and a daughter – son still-born. At Barrochan, parish of Mochrum, on the 24th inst., Mrs Dixon, of a son. At the U.P. Manse, Mountain Cross, Noblehouse, on the 25th inst., the wife of the Rev. Robert Rutherford, of a son. At Munches, on the 28th inst., the wife of Wellwood Maxwell, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES No Marriages DEATHS

At the Manse of Stoneykirk, on Friday, the 25th inst., the Rev. J. J. Campbell, Minister of Stoneykirk – deeply regretted. At Portospittal Bay, on the 28th instant, Mr John Anderson, advanced in years. At Kirkcowan, on the 16th inst., Mr Milligan, of the Craighlaw Arms Inn, aged 52 years – deeply regretted by his family and a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. At Glenluce, on the 22d inst., Mary Young. At Drumpail, on the 25th inst., James Miller, son of Mr Miller, farmer there. At Old Lane, Kirkcowan, on the 27th inst., Mr Wm. M’Fadzean, dyker, aged 74 years. At Florence, Italy, on the 19th inst., the Rev. Robert Maxwell Hannah, formerly pastor of the Free Church of Girthen and Anwoth, Gatehouse-of-Fleet. At Nether Rusko, near Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the 21st inst., Bathea Blain, the beloved spouse of Mr John Goudie, farmer there.

THE LATE SIR DAVID HUNTER BLAIR, BART., OF BLAIRQUHAN.

We regret having to announce the demise of Sir David Hunter Blair, which took place at Blairquhan Castle on Saturday. Although the event has been for some time not altogether unexpected – his health having been for the last two years in a declining state – the removal of such a well-known and worthy person, happen when it may, scarcely ever fails to take by surprise those who have been accustomed for long to look up to him with respect, as one of our useful and active County gentlemen. For the lengthened period of thirty-four-years he discharged the duties of vice-Lieutenant and convener of the County; and it is so short since he retired from that position, and ceased to take the prominent share in all County matters for which his accurate business habits and clear discriminating judgement so well qualified him, and which had been allotted to him by common consent, that we may well be excused if we think and feel respecting him as if he had still continued to occupy the wonted conspicuous place among our local and resident gentry, which none could fill so well as he. In a more retired circle, the late Sir David was equally distinguished for those virtues which render rank and wealth esteemed. In domestic life he was exemplary to a degree, singularly attached to all his family; indeed, the lamented death of his eldest son, the late Colonel Blair, at Inkerman, was a shock from which he never wholly recovered. As a landlord, he was prudent, but always just and considerate. To his servants also he was especially kind, so much so, that if he ever parted with any of them it was with the sincerest reluctance, and there were few of them indeed but passed long years on his estate. While the many good deeds to the poor and dependent in the neighbourhood of the Castle will long preserve his name, and that of Lady Blair, in affectionate remembrance with the aged and infirm whom their bounty has closed – the young and ignorant, who through their attentions and liberality have been instructed. Sir David was the second son of Jas. Hunter Blair of Robertland, who, on marrying the heiress of Blair of Dunskey, took the name of Blair in addition to his own, and was created a Baronet in 1786. Sir David was born in 1779, and succeeded his elder brother, Sir John, in the title and estates in 1800. During the war he served as Colonel of the Ayrshire Militia, and was appointed to the vice-Lieutenancy of the County in 1822. In 1813 he married the second daughter of Hay M’Kenzie of Cromarty, by whom he had two sons – of whom the second, Edward Hunter Blair, Esq., of Dunskey, succeeds to the estate of Blairquhan – and one daughter; and in 1825 he was again married to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Hay, Bart., of Hayston, by whom he had issue six sons and two daughters. Both in church and state Sir David was a keen and consistent Conservative, but a man of much too large and wise a spirit ever to allow mere difference of politicl [sic] sentiment to interfere with the duties of public, or to disturb the amenities of private life. His death was sudden at the last, but exceedingly tranquil. The servant was giving him luncheon, as customary, in his room, when, taking alarm at a faintness which seemed to have come over his master, he sent to inform Lady Blair; but almost quick as thought and without a struggle, the vital spark had fled. The event has naturally excited much feeling among the parishioners of Straiton, where Blairquhan is situated, by whom Sir David and his excellent lady and family were justly and tenderly beloved. – Ayr Observer.