There are no accounts of the population previous to 1755. In that year, the parochial population, as reported by Dr Webster, amounted to 1392 souls; as reported by Mr Fergus in 1790, it was 1400; as taken by the writer hereof, by personal communication in the years 1800 and 1801, it was found to be, 1967; by Government census in 1821, 3364; Ditto, 1831, 3843; as communicated in 1837, and reported to the Royal Commissioners on Religious Instruction when in Denny on 27th February 1838, 4300.

The increase of manufacturing is obviously the main cause of the great and progressive increase which has taken place, and which seems to be steadily continuing. Denny has such advantages of situation, that before another century revolves, it may be a large manufacturing town, with its provost and bailies, churches, ministers, and elders? About half a century ago, Denny was only a hamlet adjoining the church, containing unsophisticated prayerful families.

Population	in villages	2421
	in the country	1879
	Total	4300
The yearly average for the last seven years	of births	86
	of deaths	70
	of marriages	35
The average number of persons	under 15 years of age	1597
	between 15 and 30	983
	between 30 and 50	1337
	between 50 and 70	349
	upwards of 70	34
	Total	4300
Proprietors	of the yearly value of L50 and upwards	41
Unmarried	men, bachelors and widowers upwards of 50	21
	females, upwards of 45	88

Insane persons, 1; fatuous, 1; blind, 8 ; deaf and dumb, 2.

Amusements.- Curling, in its season, is eagerly pursued, and the confidence of the Denny players, in their superior skill and tact, prompts a challenge every season to their neighbours. A year or two ago, a Denny Curling Club was formed. John Carnie, Esq. of Curling Hall, Largs, so well known to the curling world by his zeal for curling, received at Denny the rudiments of his eminent skill in curling, That gentleman is the second son of the late Mr Niel Carnie, who was a principal partner in the firm of Messrs Thomas Shiels and Co. of Herbertshire Printfield. On the Carron, and the reservoirs of the printfield, his son, John, first shone as a curler, and imbibed the knowledge which enabled him to write a standard work on curling, and to bear the palm for the invention of a curling rink, which, on any morning, when there is a little frost, may, by a slight suffusion of water over its surface, present in four hours, (the thermometer at 280,) the finest and firmest ice a curler could desire.

A Denny Archers' Club was instituted in 1828, for the purpose of enjoying the amusement of archery. The club competes annually for the captaincy, at the distance of 100 yards, the captain being preses for the year,- for two poisoned arrows from the island of Mombase, at the distance of 160 yards,- for. a silver medal, at 50 yards, -for three prizes of arrows, at 30 yards,-and for a silver arrow, at the same distance,-the successful competitors becoming vice-presidents. The medal and arrows remain in the possession of the successful competitor ; the others are shot for annually. Members are admitted by ballot,-one black-ball excludes. The club dine together in October, annually; and the greatest harmony has existed among its members, since its institution.

The people generally enjoy in a good degree the comforts of society, and are contented with their situation. Unprincipled⁵ newspapers, are the chief causes of any discontent that exists. Their general character, however, is good. They are rather what may be called a church-going population. There are sometimes, but not often, prosecutions for poaching. Smuggling is annihilated. Would that drunkenness were so also!