Vol 5 - Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian ...

"66 Field Meetincjs.somever to answer, obay, and make payment of the said costume, at therates abovewrin, to the said bm'gh and their collectors thairof, dureing thespace above mentioned, bnt ony obstacle or objection whatsomever. Withpower to the said Magistrates to put this Act to dew execution, Conformeto the tenor thairof in all points.The bridge was accordingly restored, but fell again into decay,and the present structure was erected in 1855, by the RoadTrustees.The next place visited was Blackaddie farm house, to examinea black letter inscription on one of the vi^alls. With a littletrouble it was deciphered and read as follows:— "WilliamCrichton, Rector of Sanquhar, son of William Crichton ofArdoch." Mr Wilson explained that it was supposed this stonehad been removed at one time from the churchyard to the mansefor, safe keeping, but that in vandalising times it was used inbuilding where it is now. Another view taken is that it setsforth to builders of a portion of the old manse buildings.Under Dr Davidson's guidance tlie majority now walked tothechalybeate spring at the foot of the Euchan Glen, and subsequentlyspent some time in that romantic spot. Here the usualbusiness meeting was held—Dr Grierson presiding—when MissDobie, Pentillaii House, Thornhill ; Mr J. Corrie, Moniaive ;and the Rev. J. H. Scott, Sanquhar, were elected ordinary members.On the motion of Mr Barbour, V.P., the Society's thankswere awarded to Mr Wilson and Dr Davidson ; after which theparty returned- to the station and reached Dumfries about eighto'clock. Dr Davidson furnishes the following note of thebotanical finds :—At Sanquhar Castle specimens of the Alkanet,Anchusa semper virens, Potentilla reptans, Linaria vulgaris,Conitmi maculatum, the wall rue and black maiden hair ferns,were found. Passing along the " brae heads," Phleum arenariawas found growing abundant. ^Etlutsa cynapiiiin, a few plantsof the evening primrose ((Enothera biennis) were likewise hereobserved.In Euchan Glen Vicia orobus, Hieraciti.ni tridentattmi,Rubies saxatilis (in fruit), Carduus heterophyllus, Gentiana campestris,Stachys betonica, and the green spleenwort were found infair abundance.Kirkcudbright District.— 'ird September, 1887.The last meeting of the Session was held on the above date,when the Society visited the recently discovered archaic sculptur-