V.-PAROCHIAL ECONOMY.

Market-Town.-Falkirk, though five miles distant, is the market-town for the parish, rather titan Linlithgow, which is distant but three. Maudiston, hanging in picturesque confusion on the slope of its hill, and by the sides of its bridge, is the principal village. Our means of communication are ample. The Stirling and Edinburgh road, the Union Canal, a railway nearly finished by Slamannan to Glasgow, another commenced between Glasgow and Edinburgh, all intersect the parish.

Ecclesiastical State.-The church and manse were built within these thirty years, and are sufficient and in good repair; but the former, being within two miles of the east end, aud six of the west, is, especially in bad weather, inaccessible to many. It may accommodate 600. The glebe is worth L. 12 a year. The stipend, chiefly money, from L. 240 to L. 260. The attendance at the parish church is good; in that of the United Secession, small; one-sixth of the population only dissenting. Our communicants are 280 in number. Church collections, L. 50.

Education.-There are two schools. The parish school has the maximum salary, a glebe of 6 acres, and 100 well taught scholars, several in Latin, and the greater part learning reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar, and geography. The second school, with an excellent free house at Avonbridge, is under the control of the parents of the children attending; it is at present flourishing.

Library.-There is a parochial library of 120 volutnes.

Poor.-There are 14 paupers, receiving from 4s. to 12s. a month. Occasional relief is given to others. Amount of income, L. 80 a year. Several consider the occasional relief degrading. The average yearly amount of assessment for the years 1835, 1836, and 1837, was L. 37, 14s. 8d.

Inns.-There are 6 public-houses.

Fuel- Peats are sent to the neighbouring distilleries in considerable quantity; but coals are generally used in the parish.