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DUNDEE.
an institution for the reformation of females^ was established
in 1848, under the patronage of her late
Koyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and is under
the management of a committee of ladies. The Dundee
Industrial Schools are situated in Ward road. At
the 29th annual meeting of the subscribers to the
Dundee Industrial Schools Society, held 19th January,
1876, the number of inmates was nearly the same as
that at the close of the previous year, being 150 boys
and 54 girls. The departments of work carried on
at this institution are paper bag making, coir mat
making, sack sewing, brush making, firewood prepared,
plain printing, tailoring, hand sewing, knitting,
and machine sewing. Orders for any of the above
are gladly received. The educational estabhshments
of Dundee will compare favotuably with those of any
town in Scotland. In addition to the High School
there are a number of Board Schools, and many
private educational establishments and boarding and
day schools. From a report of the geneiul and executive
committees of the "Mars" Training Ship Institution,
submitted to the sixth annual meeting of the Governors,
held 21st February, 1876, it wiU be seen that at
the close of 1875 there were on board the " Mars" 294
boys, of whom 97 had been received in the course of
the year. Of the boys then on board 143 were from
the county of Edinburgh, 13 from Aberdeenshire, 27
from Fifesbire, 86 from Forfarshire, 15 from Perthshire,
and 10 from more distant localities. From
these figTires it will be observed that the committees
have faithfully fulfilled their original undertaking,
by rendering the " Mars," though stationed in the
Tay, an institution for the whole East of Scotland.
They may just repeat that this will continue to be an
essential feature in its management. During the
year 92 boys were discharged from the ship. Of these,
three entered the Eoyal Navy, 69 entered the merchant
service, 17 went to trades on shore, and three
were returned to then' friends. There were also six
deaths—three from scarlatina, two from consumption,
and one by di-owning. It should be noted here that
of the boys who entered the merchant service 48 went
direct from the " Mars," while 21 who at first went
on shore returned, and were fitted out to sea. This
has been the ease more or less from the commencement
; but the experience of the committees is, that
if the boys were left to theii' own choice, three-fourths
of them at least would choose a seafaring hfe.
There are other charitable institutions, and many mortifications
devoted to education connected with the town.
The inhabitants of Dundee have httle reason to complain
of their spiritual wants not being supplied.
Our hst of places of worship will show that they
number about 80, and there is little doubt that nearly
all are well attended. Although many of them will
seat a large congregation, only a few can claim any
great architectural beauty. The following are some-
what attractive :—The Steeple Church, Nethergate,
fine tower, recently restored ; St. Mark's, Perth road,
beautiful spu'e; St. Andrew's, Cowgate, fine spire;
St. Enoch's, Nethergate, noble towers; St. Paul's
Episcopal, tower and spire, upwards of 200 feet in
height; St. Paul's Free, Nethergate, fine spire;
M'Cheyne Memorial, Perth load, lughly ornamented
and beautiful spire. The Cemeteries of the town are
the Eastern Necropohs,the Western Necropohs, and
one the Dundee Western Cemetery (belonging to a
Mmited company) . The two first named and the bm'ying
grounds of St. Peter's, St. Andi-ew's, the
Constitution road, Eoodyards, and Logic are under
the care of Mr. M'Kelvie, Cemeteries Superintendent.
In 1863 a splendid Pubhe Park of upwards of 80 acres
was presented to the town by Su- David Baxter, Bart.,
and endowed with funds necessary to maintain it.
The park, which is at the east end of the town, was
beautifully laid ovit by Su' Joseph Paxton ; and, with
the endowment, has cost Sh' David not less tlma
^S0,000.
In 1869 the corporation acquired Balgay
hill, a wooded eminence at the west end of the town,
to be used partly as a Pubhc Park and partly as a
Cemetery for the west end of the bm-gh. The portion
retained as a Pubhc Park is 36 acres in extent. It is
finely wooded, and, from the higher parts of the
ground, magnificent views are obtained. Altogether,
it is one of the finest parks iu the kingdom. In addition
to these two parks, the inhabitants have the
Magdalen Green, close by the river at the west end of
the town, and the Barrack Park, as places of recreation.
There is also a fine promenade and an esplanade, each
nearly a mile in length, and in summer, pleasure trips
by steamers on the Tay to Arbroath, Montrose, The
Bell Eock, Droughty Fferry, Newport, Newbm'gh, The
Earn, Perth, &c., are of daily occiurrence at very cheap
fares. The market days are Tuesday and Friday;
and there is a cattle and sheep market held in the
Cattle Market every Tuesday. Fau-s—Stobb's fau% for
cattle, sheep, and horses, on the first Tuesday after
the 11th of July. Dundee fii-st fair, for cattle and
hoises, on the 26th August—if that day falls on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thm-sday, or Friday, if not, the fii-st
Tuesday after the 26th of August. Dundee Latter
Fan-, for cattle and horses, on the 19th September
(the same rule applying as that regulating the first
fan-) . Feeing markets for servants are held on the
26th of May and on the 22nd November, or on the
first Friday thereafter
LIFF and BENVIE is a parish adjoining Dundee,
a portion of it and the poorhouse being situated within
the burgh. The village (of Liff is about six miles
from Dundee. There are several other villages in this
parish, including Lochee, Birkhill-Peus, Muh'head of
Liff, Bulhonfield, and part of Invergowrie., The
Caledonian Eailway runs through the parish.
BIEKHILL-FEUS is a small village about two
miles from Lochee, and five miles from Dundee.
BULLIONFIELD is in the parish of LifE, and contains
a paper mill a short distance from the Invergewrie
railway station, upon the Perth and Dundee fine.
MUIEHEAD OF LIFF is a small place containing
a chiuch and school, three miles from Lochee and six
miles from Dundee
INVEEGOWEIE is a village situated partly iu
Perthshire and partly in Forfarshire, one portion being
in the parish of Longforgan, the other in that of Liff.
It is four miles from Dundee, and contains a Free
church and a board school.
MAINS and STEATHMAETIN is a united parish
adj oining Dundee . The parish contains several bleach
works, and the small villages of Baldovan, Bridgefoot,
Downfield, Mains and Strathmartin, which are all
within a distance of fotu: miles from Dundee. An
asylum for the treatment of imbecile and idiot children
and an orphanage was founded at Baldovan by
Lady Jane Ogilvy. A few particulars respecting thia
institution will be found in our notice to Dundee.
LOCHEE is a large village containing several good
streets.
It is on the east border of, and in the united
parish of Lilt and Benvie, situated about three miles
from the High street, Dundee, and forms part of the
burgh of Dundee. It contains several mills and
factories for the spinning and manufacturing of flax,
jute, &c. goods ; the principal of these being those of
Messrs. Cox Bros., the Camperdown Linen Works.
The Dundee and Newtyle branch of the Caledonian
Eailway passes through the village, and omnibuses
ply between Lochee and Dundee about every horn:.
In the immediate neighbourhood are several
quarries of excellent freestone. There are places of
worship belonging to the Estabhshment, Free Church,
Episcopahans, Baptists, Eoman Cathohcs, and the
United Presbyterians. There are branches of the
Eoyal Bank of Scotland, City of Glasgow Bank,
and North of Scotland Bank, and the Post Office
Savings' Bank.