CHARLES MARSHALL, 97 The blessing on the wark, 98 Jewel of a lad, 99 Twilight joys, 100

WILLIAM WILSON, 102 Oh, blessing on her starlike een, 102 Oh! blessing on thee, land, 104 The faithless, 105 My soul is ever with thee, 106 Auld Johnny Graham, 107 Jean Linn, 108 Bonnie Mary, 109

MRS MARY MACARTHUR, 111 The missionary, 111

JOHN RAMSAY, 114 Farewell to Craufurdland, 114

JAMES PARKER, 116 The mariner's song, 116 Her lip is o' the rose's hue, 117

JOHN HUNTER, 119 The bower o' Clyde, 119 Mary, 122 In distant years, 123

ROBERT CHAMBERS, 124 Young Randal, 126 The ladye that I love, 127 Thou gentle and kind one, 128 Lament for the old Highland warriors, 129

THOMAS AIRD, 131 The swallow, 132 Genius, 133

ROBERT WHITE, 136 My native land, 137 A shepherd's life, 138 Her I love best, 140 The knight's return, 141 The bonnie Redesdale la.s.sie, 143 The mountaineer's death, 144

WILLIAM CAMERON, 146 Sweet Jessie o' the dell, 146 Meet me on the gowan lea, 147 Morag's fairy glen, 148 Oh! dinna cross the burn, Willie, 150

ALEXANDER TAIT, 151 E'ening's dewy hour, 151

CHARLES FLEMING, 153 Watty M'Neil, 153

WILLIAM FERGUSON, 155 I'll tend thy bower, my bonnie May, 155 Wooing song, 156 I'm wandering wide, 158

THOMAS d.i.c.k, 160 How early I woo'd thee, 160

HUGH MILLER, 161 Sister Jeanie, haste, we 'll go, 166 Oh, softly sighs the westlin' breeze, 167

ALEXANDER MACANSH, 171 The mother and child, 172 Change, 173 The tomb of the Bruce, 174

JAMES PRINGLE, 176 The ploughman, 176

WILLIAM ANDERSON, 178 Woodland song, 180 The wells o' Weary, 181 I'm naebody noo, 182 I canna sleep, 183

WILLIAM M. HETHERINGTON, D.D., LL.D., 185 'Tis sweet wi' blythesome heart to stray, 186 Oh, sweet is the blossom, 187

THOMAS WATSON, 189 The squire o' low degree, 189

JAMES MACDONALD, 192 Bonnie Aggie Lang, 193 The pride o' the glen, 194 Mary, 196

JAMES BALLANTINE, 198 Naebody's bairn, 200 Castles in the air, 201 Ilka blade o' gra.s.s keps its ain drap o' dew, 202 Wifie, come hame, 203 The birdie sure to sing is aye the gorbel o' the nest, 204 Creep afore ye gang, 205 Ae guid turn deserves anither, 205 The nameless la.s.sie, 206 Bonnie Bonaly, 207 Saft is the blink o' thine e'e, la.s.sie, 208 The mair that ye work, aye the mair will ye win, 209 The widow, 209

MISS ELIZA A. H. OGILVY, 211 Craig Elachie, 212

JOHN FINLAY, 215 The n.o.ble Scottish game, 216 The merry bowling-green, 218

THOMAS TOD STODDART, 220 Angling song, 221 Let ither anglers, 222 The British oak, 223 Peace in war, 224

ALEXANDER MACLAGAN, 226 Curling song, 229 The auld meal mill, 230 The thistle, 232 The Scotch blue bell, 233 The rockin', 235 The widow, 237 The Highland plaid, 238 The flower o' Glencoe, 239

MRS JANE C. SIMPSON, 241 Gentleness, 242 He loved her for her merry eye, 244 Life and death, 245 Good-night, 246

ANDREW PARK, 248 Hurrah for the Highlands, 249 Old Scotland, I love thee! 250 Flowers of summer, 251 Home of my fathers, 252 What ails my heart? 253 Away to the Highlands, 254 I'm away, 255 There is a bonnie, blushing flower, 256 The maid of Glencoe, 257

MARION PAUL AIRD, 258 The fa' o' the leaf, 258 The auld kirkyard, 260 Far, far away, 261

WILLIAM SINCLAIR, 263 The royal Breadalbane oak, 264 Evening, 265 Mary, 266 Absence, 267 Is not the earth, 269 Oh! love the soldier's daughter dear! 270 The battle of Stirling, 272

WILLIAM MILLER, 274 Ye cowe a', 274

ALEXANDER HUME, 276 My ain dear Nell, 276 The pairtin', 278

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JOHN MACDONALD, D.D., 281 The missionary of St Kilda, 282

DUNCAN KENNEDY, 284 The return of peace, 285

ALLAN M'DOUGALL, 287 The song of the carline, 288

KENNETH MACKENZIE, 290 The song of the kilt, 290

JOHN CAMPBELL, 292 The storm blast, 293

JAMES M'GREGOR, D.D., 294 Light in the Highlands, 295

THE

MODERN SCOTTISH MINSTREL.

FRANCIS BENNOCH.[1]

Francis Bennoch, the son of a farmer on the property of the Duke of Buccleuch, and of a mother whose family have been tenants on the same estate for nearly two hundred years, was born at Drumcrool, in the parish of Durrisdeer, and county of Dumfries, on the 25th June 1812. At the age of sixteen, in February 1828, he arrived in London, and entered a house of business in the city. During the nine ensuing years, he a.s.siduously pursued his avocation, and strove to make himself master of the elements and practice of trade. In 1837 he commenced on his own responsibility, and every succeeding year has advanced him in mercantile prosperity and position. Now, at the head of the firm of Bennoch, Twentyman, & Rigg, wholesale traders and manufacturers, there is no name in the city more universally respected.

In the corporate body of the city of London Mr Bennoch for some years took a prominent part as a citizen, a common councilman, and lastly as the deputy of a ward. An independent man and a reformer of abuses, he has so managed his opposition to measures, and even to men, as to win the warm approval of his own friends, and the respect of the leaders of all parties. His plans for bridging the Thames may be referred to in proof of his patriotic devotedness to improvement.