A Century of Scottish History; From the Days Before the '45 to Those Within Living Memory Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... tween Whigs and Tories in Par-liament House, 310, 311--element of professional jealousy in feeling, 311--reaction, softening of differ-ences, and movement towards re-forms, 312, 313--Thomas Chalmers, a great citizen of, 315-422, 424--the Patronage controversy in the Church and the Disruption, 371 et seq.--The General Assembly of 1843, 413-416--Canonmills Hall and the first Moderator of the Free Church, 416-420--ceased to be a distinct literary capital of Scottish character, 442. Edinburgh, the University of, ii. 173--moral philosophy at, 184-186--philosophy outside the University, 186-196--Adam Ferguson as Pro-fessor of Moral Philosophy at, 213-217--Dugald Stewart as Professor of Moral PhiloBophyat, 218,220-226--John Wilson in Chair of Moral Philosophy at, 226, 227--Sir William Hamilton in Chair of Logic at, ib.--Dr Chalmers, Pro-fessor of Divinity in, 338. Education, Scottish national, i. 355; ii. 443-450--parish schools and schoolmasters, 443-445--increased salaries for schoolmasters, 445, 446--difficulties when population increased, 446--first imperial grants, 447--extension of State grants, ib.--difficulties in the Highlands, 448--vitality of parish schools, 449--resistance to Mr Lowe's Revised Code, ib.--parish schools swept away, ib., 450. Edwards, Mr, presented to the parish of Strathbogie, ii. 395--the Court of Session and the Presbytery, ib., 403. Eldon, great Scottish lawyer in Eng-land, ii. 48. Elliot, Sir Gilbert, left Whig party, ii. 253. Englishman's, the, conception of Scot-land during George IIL's reign, ii. 42, 43--hatred of Scottish nation, 45, 46--attitude of Scotland to-wards, 46. Entail, law of, ii. 18, 19--Mont-gomery Act, 19--Aberdeen Act, ib.--further modified, 433--sub-sequent legislation, 434. Episcopacy in...