There is no pretension to any researches of _antiquarian_ character; they are in fact Reminiscences which come almost within personal recognition.

A kind friend gave me anecdotes of the past in her hundredth year.

In early life I was myself consigned to the care of my grand-uncle, Sir Alexander Ramsay, residing in Yorkshire, and he was born in 1715; so that I can go pretty far back on my own experience, and have thus become cognisant of many changes which might be expected as a consequence of such experience.
I cannot imagine a better illustration of the sort of change in the domestic relations of life that has taken place in something like the time we speak of, than is shown in the following anecdote, which was kindly communicated to me by Professor MacGregor of the Free Church.

I have pleasure in giving it in the Professor's own words:--"I happened one day to be at Panmure Castle when Lord Panmure (now Dalhousie) was giving a treat to a school, and was presented by the Monikie Free Church Deacons' Court with a Bible on occasion of his having cleared them finally of debt on their buildings.

Afterwards his Lordship took me into the library, where, among other treasures, we found a handsome folio _Prayer Book_ presented to his ancestor Mr.Maule of Kelly by the Episcopalian minister of the district, on occasion of his having, by Mr.
Maule's help, been brought out of jail.