PARISH OF ORWELL.

THIS PARISH, containing the town of Milnathort and the village of Middleton, is in the north of the County. It is bounded on the north by the parishes of Forgandenny and Arngask, on the east by Strathmiglo and Portmoak, on the south by Kinross and Loch Leven, and by Fossoway on the west. Its length eastward is nine miles, its greatest breadth is about three and a half miles, and its area is about twenty-one square miles. The surface in the southern and south-eastern districts is low and generally level, and diversified with rising grounds, and thence it gradually rises into hilly heights, called the Braes of Orwell, until, towards the northern boundary, it suddenly shoots up into a frontier range of the Ochils, with summits of about 1000 or 1100 feet above the sea. The soil in the low districts, though partly loam, is generally a sandy clay, occasionally mixed with till or gravel; and that of the arable portion of the heights is mostly a good sharp gravel, well adapted to green crop roots. Nearly two-thirds of the area is under cultivation, and the remainder is in pasture and wood, or waste. The prevailing rock is the old red sandstone, extensively dislodged and contorted by trap. A mass of clay porphyry, hard and compact, occupies several miles in the west, and a comparatively smaller, but immense mass of greenstone occurs in the east. The North Quiech, which rises near the north-west extremity, makes some little cascades among the hills, and, over a course of about six miles south-eastward to Loch Leven, drains the greater part of the Parish. The margin of Loch Leven touches the Parish for about a mile and a half. There are nine or ten considerable proprietors, and about fifty smaller ones, most of whom farm part or the whole of their own lands.

Burleigh Castle, an ancient edifice, stands about a quarter of a mile to the south-east of the town of Milnathort. It seems to have originally formed a square, surrounded by a wall and ditch; but the ruins are now incorporated with the buildings of a farm steading, though a great part of the exterior walls are still standing ; as are also the western side of the square, consisting of two towers and an intervening curtain and gateway. The tower on the north-west angle is a large square building; that on the south-west is of circular form, and seems to be the most modern part of the whole. Sibbald says that James Balfour, of Burleigh, was President of the Session; and it is said that James VI. created Sir Michael Balfour Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in 1606, he being then his majesty's ambassador to the Duke of Tuscany, and the Duke of Lorrain. Nearly 100 years ago the castle and lands of Burleigh were purchased by General Irwin, and afterwards sold to Thomas Graham, Esq., of Kinross and Burleigh. On the farm of Orwell, and near Loch Leven, are two standing stones, respectively six and a half and eight feet high. Among the Ochils stands Carn-a-vain, formerly an immense collection of loose stones, but now much lessened by the removal of many hundred cart-loads, which were carried away for dyke building.

The Parish is traversed by the road from Edinburgh to Perth, and by the road from Cupar to Kinross and Stirling. The Fife and Kinross Railway also crosses the south-eastern part of the Parish, and has stations at Milnathort and Mawcarse.

The Parish Church is an old house, built in 1729, and closely adjoining Milnathort on the north. There are also a Free Church and a U. P. Church, both in Milnathort. In addition to the Parish School, there are a Subscription School, a Female Industrial School, and two Infant Schools, all in Milnathort.

POST TOWN, Kinross, with a Sub-Office at Milnathort, Joseph Thomson, Set-Post Master o.- Letters from Kinross arrive at 10.30 A.M. and 7.15 P.M., and are despatched at 1.30 and 8.20 P.M.

BAKERS.

Duncan & Co., Milnathort

McIntosh, Andrew, (& Spirit Dealer) Milnathort

Wheaten Bread Society, Milnathort (Hugh Forfar, Manager

BANK.

CITY OF GLASGOW BANK. Henry Maitland, Agent

BLACKSMITHS.

Low, William, Milnathort

Masterton, James, do

Melville, Joseph, Seggie

Melville, Thomas, Milnathort

BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS.

Baxter, John, Milnathort

Gardiner, James, (& General Merchant), Milnathort

BOOT & SHOEMAKERS.

Arnot, William, Milnathort

Reid, David, do

Wanton, David, do

Watson, Alexander, do

Young, Henry, do

CABINET-MAKERS, See also Joiners & Wrights.

Malcolm, Alexander, Milnathort

Thomson, David, do

CHINA, STONEWARE, & RAG MERCHANTS.

Hume, Miss Helen, Milnathort

Kelly, .John, do

Watson, David, do

CARRIERS.

Fife and Kinross Railway Co., Stations at Milnathort and Mawcarse

Hardie, Robert, from Milnathort to Dunfermline, every Tuesday and Friday

Young, Robert, from Milnathort to Leslie, Glasgow, &c., every Monday and Friday

CARTERS & LAND LABOURERS.

Davidson, John, Milnathort

Gow, Robert, Cuthil Muir

Malcolm, Alexander, Holetonburn

Simpson, Robert, Milnathort

Smart, John do

Watson, Andrew, do

Wilkie, Charles, do

CLERGY.

Boyd, William, U. P. Church, Milnathort

Little, Walter, Parish Church Manse, Orwell

Mitchell, Alec, Free Church, Milnathort

Thornton, James, Senior Minister, Free Church, Milnathort

CLUB.

Orwell Curling Club, David Drysdale, Draper, Milnathort, Sec., James Ross, Treas.

COAL MERCHANTS.

Patterson, Joseph, Railway Station, Milnathort

Russell, Robert, Milnathort

Watson, Andrew, do

Wilkie, Charles, do

DRAPERS.

Drysdale, David, & Thomas, Milnathort

Spence, John, do

DRESSMAKERS & MILLINERS.

Ballingall, Miss Jean, Milnathort

Craig, Miss Isabella, do

Drysdale, Misses, do

FARMERS.

Allan, John, Duncrivie

Anderson, Robert, Burleigh

Ballingall, Neil, Esq., Seggie

Bethune, William, Craigow

Black, John, Esq., Tillywhally

Brown, David, Leadside

Bruce, Peter, Drunzie

Cassmay, John, Tannerhall

Cation, Robert, Hopefield

Crichton, Alexander, Finderly

Crichton, George, Shanwell

Duff, Charles, Netherton

Dunn, A., & Son, Lothries

Elder, Alexander, Newhill

Elder, Alexander, Birniehill

Ewing, John, Hattonburn

Fraser, William, Ledlanet

Fyfe, Robert, Arlary

Glass, Alexander, Shuttlefield

Glass, James, Netherton

Graham, Anthony, Candy

Greig, David, Esq., Tilliery

Hamilton, John, Tarhill

Hay, John, Netherhall

Henderson, Alexander, Dalqueich

Hepburn, James, Middleton

Horn, John, Esq., Thomanean

Hutton, James, Esq., Waukmill

Keddie, John, Blairfield

Lindsay, Alexander, Redfordneuk

Lindsay, Mrs David, Duncrivie

Lister, George, Longside

McCathie, John, &. Son, Milnathort

Mailler, Alexander, Springhall

Marshall, David, Blairnathort

Melville, James, Drunzie

Miller, William, Ledlanet

Milne, John, Burnside, by Strathmiglo

Nicol, John, Meadowside

Reddie, David, Southfield of Cuthill

Reid, George, Colliston

Rintoul, William, Seggie

Robertson, Alexander, Upper Craigow

Robertson, James, Esq., Touchie

Robertson, John, Blairhead

Simpson, James, Esq., Mawcarse

Tod, William, Hilton

Waldie, James, Craigow Mill

Wilkie, James F., Holeton of Arlary

Wilson, James, Esq., Orwell

FLESHERS.

Harkness, George, Milnathort

Murray, James, do

Skinner, James, do

GENTRY & PEOPLE OF INDEPENDENT MEANS.

Beveridge, Dr. Thomas, Milnathort

Black, John, Esq., Tillywhally

Coventry, Rev. George, Shanwell

Forfar, Alexander, Esq., Milnathort

Glass, Miss Magdalene, do

Greig, David, Esq., Tilliery

Haxton, Mr Alexander, Milnathort

Horn, John, Esq., Thomanean

Hutton, James, Esq., Waulkmill

Morrison, Miss Jane, Milnathort

Robertson, James, Esq., Touchie

Simpson, James, Esq., Mawcarse

Stien, Miss Marion, Hattonburn

Thomson, David, Esq., Cockamy

Thomson, Mrs David, Arlary House

Thornton, Rev. James, Milnathort

Wilson, James, Esq., Orwell

GROCERS.

Those marked thus* are also Spirit Dealers.

Baxter, John, Milnathort

*Beaton, George T., do

Beveridge, James, do

Black, John, do

Coventry, William, do

Ferguson, John, do

Forfar, Hugh, (& Ironmonger) do

Foulis, Hutton, do

Hume, Miss Helen, do

Hutton, Mrs, Duncrivie

Logie, Ann, Milnathort

Scotland, Miss Mary, do

Simpson, George, do

Thomson, Joseph, Milnathort

Waterston, Jane, do

Whyte, Mrs William, do

*Wright, John, do

Yule, John, do

INNKEEPERS.

Gow, Robert, Cuthill Muir Inn

Laing, William, (Commercial) Milnathort

Lindsay, John, (Thistle Inn; &. Posting) Milnathort

Murray, James, (Crosskeys) Milnathort

Walker, Mrs, (Glass's Inn do

INSURANCE AGENTS.

Beaton, George T., Merchant, Life Association of Scotland, life

Ross, James, Accountant, Scottish Union, fire and life

Thomson, Joseph, Merchant, Caledonian, fire and life

JOINERS & WRIGHTS, See also Cabinet-Makers.

Bain, William, (&; Turner) Milnathort

Forfar, Alexander, do

Kinloch, David, do

Malcolm, Alexander, do

Scott, James, do

Taylor, James, Jun., Seggie

Thomson, David, Milnathort

LIBRARY & READING ROOM.

Milnathort Public Reading Room, open in the Town-Hall, every lawful day, from 9 A.M. to 10 P.M., Jas. Ross, Sec,

Milnathort Subscription Library, open in the Town-Hall, every Day, Alexander Stewart, Librarian

MEAL DEALERS.

Hutton, David, Milnathort

Whyte, John, do

Whyte, William, do

MILLERS, CORN & BARLEY.

Dunn, A., & Son, Powmill

Hutton, James, (and Flour) Waulkmill

Milne, John, Burnside, by Strathmiglo

Waldie, James, Craigow Mill

RAILWAY AGENTS.

Miller, James, Milnathort

Robertson, S. A., Mawcarse

SAW-MILLERS.

Bethune, William, Craigow

Morrison, William, Mawcarse

Reid, John, Manager, Saw-Mill; Arthunringhall

Strachan, Alexander, Arlary

Waldie, James, Craigow

SLATERS.

Carmichael, David, & Jas., Milnathort

Chalmers, Francis, Sen., do

Chalmers, Francis, Jun., do

TAILORS.

Guthrie, James, Milnathort

Marshall, James, do

Scotland, Andrew, do

Watson, John, do

Watson, William, do

TEACHERS & SCHOOLS.

Melrose, Jas., Brand's School, Milnathort .

Miller, Alexander, Parish School, Orwell

Taylor, Miss, Infant School, Milnathort

Wilson, Miss, Infant School, do

Wright, Misses, Female Industrial School, Milnathort

MISCELLANEOUS.

Barclay, John, Saddler, Milnathort

Baxter, Alex., Letter Carrier, do

Bethune, William, Messenger at Arms & Auctioneer, Craigow

Brand, David, Sexton, Milnathort

Forfar, Hugh, Inspector of Poor, Collector, of Poors' Rates, & Registrar, Milnathort

Forsyth, Walter, Cattle Dealer, do

Gordon, Francis, Bill Poster, do

Hepburn, John, Veterinary Surgeon, do

McCathie, John, & Son, Brewers & Maltsters, Milnathort

Mailler, Wm., Weavers' Agent, Milnathort

Marshall, Wm., Medical Practitioner, Milnathort

Reid, John, Land Stewart, Arthuringhall

Rintoul, Peter, Keeper of Town-Hall, Milnathort

Scotland, Miss Mary, Grocer, Milnathort, Agent for P. &P. Campbell, Dyers, Perth

Smart, Alex., Excise Officer, Milnathort

Stewart, Alex., Chemist & Druggist, do

Symon, Benjamin, Builder, do

Waters, Wm. C., Clock & Watchmaker, do

Watson, David, Cooper, do

Wittet & Chapman, Woollen Manufacturers, Milnathort

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