EDINBURGH] OLD KIRK—OLD KIRK PARISH 77 1791 by Malcolm Laing (London, 1771-93 ; 5th ed., 12 vols., 1823; translated into French, 1789-96) ; Revelation the most Effectual Means of Civilising and Reform- ing Mankind, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1773. He translated Goguet's Origin of Laivs, Arts, and Sciences, 3 vols. (Edinburgh, 1761). — [Hist., vi. ; Nimmo's Stirlingsh. ; Scots Mag., liii. ; Transactions Antiq. Soc, i., 1792 ; Diet. Nat. Biog.] HENRY GRIEVE, born 1736 ; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 4th April 1759 ; ord. to Twynholm 30th March 1762 ; trans, to Eaglesham 16th Sept. 1762 ; trans, to Dalkeith 7th June 1765; D.D. (St Andrews 1775); Moderator of Assembly 1783 ; Chaplain in Ordinary to the King 1784 ; trans, toNew Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 22nd July 1789 ; pres, by theTown Council ; trans, and adm. 27th April 1791 ; died 10th Feb. 1810. He marr. 14th June 1762, Janet Home, who died 14th March 1810, and had issue — Henry Home, min. of Crichton ; and David, John, Christian, Alexander, who died in childhood. Publications — Observations on the Overture concerning Patronage (anon., Edinburgh, 1769) ; Three occasional Sermons (Edinburgh, 1784-96). — [Brown's Fun. Serm.] THOMAS MACKNIGHT, born 15th Aug. 1762, son of James M., D.D., min. of Old Kirk Parish ; educated at High School and Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th April 1788 ; ord. to Canongate (Second Charge), 17th Feb. 1791 ; assistant junior clerk of Assembly 1802 ; trans, to Trinity Parish, Edinburgh, 21st June 1804; junior clerk of Assembly 1808 ; D.D. (Edinburgh 1808) ; pres. by the Town Council, trans, and adm. 15th May 1810 ; Moderator of Assembly 18th May 1820 ; died 21st Jan. 1836. His great learning in various branches of know- ledge, pointed him out as well fitted for a professorial chair. He taught the Greek and Natural Philosophy classes with great distinction, and was a candidate for the Chair of Mathematics in 1805, when Sir John Leslie was appointed. He marr. 18th April 1808, Christian Crawfurd (born 31st July 1780, died 29th Jan. 1862), eldest 1810 daugh. of Thomas Macknight of Ratho, and had issue—Christian Crawfurd, born 17th Jan. 1809, died 18th Jan. 1890 (marr. 13th July 1840, Robert Hamilton, W.S.) ; James, W.S., born 23rd Sept. 1810, died 6th Nov. 1878 ; Thomas, M.D., born 11th March 1812; William, born 29th Aug. 1813 ; Samuel Arthur, born 19th Sept. 1815, died 16th May 1816; Alexander Edward, advocate, born 23rd July 1817, died 8th June 1899 ; Charles Hamilton, born 13th Aug. 1819. Publications— A Discourse, addressed to the Volunteers of Leith (Edinburgh, 1795) ; Account of the Rev. Dr Macknight. [Trans, of the Epistles, 2nd ed.] OLD KIRK PARISH (Q.S.). [By the passing of theAnnuity Tax Aboli- tion Act (23rd July 1860), the Old Kirk Parish was deprived of its ecclesiastical endowment and of all the benefits of a parochial ministry, the Ecclesiastical Com- missioners not making an appointment, either permanent or ad interim, as had been left to their discretion, but steps were at once taken to continue the charge by voluntary endowment. For some years the congregation met in the south transept of St Giles, and the session held regular meetings, presided over by Dr David Arnot, of the High Kirk, appointed Moderator during the vacancy. The Presbytery elder was elected, and all ecclesiastical rights and privileges continued as before. Tn 1869 the congregation ceased to worship in St Giles, and services were held in a hall in Blackfriars Street. On 19th June 1872, a petition Avas presented to the Court of Teinds for the erection and constitution of a church and parish quoad sacra, but was opposed by the Magistrates of Edinburgh, the Court, 9th Feb. 1874, refusing the petition. A site at the south-west corner of St John Street being secured for a church, and approved by the Presbytery, the present church was built thereon, and decree of disjunction and erection granted, 13th March 1882. The new parish quoad sacra includes all the old parish, plus the