Market Town - There is no market town in this parish. The nearest is Stirling, which adjoins the southern boundary of the parish, and Alloa, about three miles from its eastern extremity.

Villages - There are five villages in the parish of Logie, besides smaller hamlets. Menstrie, the largest, contains near 500 inhabitants. It is a flourishing village, with a well attended school, and an active woollen manufactory. Blair Logie, famous for the salubrity of its climate and goat-whey, is a beautiful clean village, at the rocky base of. the Ochils, commanded by the Old Place, or Castle of Blair Logie, now the residence of a respectable hill farmer. It contains little more than 100 inhabitants. Craigmill is a small village at the southern base of the Abbey Craig, formerly celebrated for the smuggling propensities of its inhabitants; but since the duty on spirits was lowered, it has been deprived of this branch of trade. Population about 90. Causewayhead, terminates the Long Causeway of Stirling, population about 200. Bridge of Allan, a flourishing village on the banks of the Allan, is now much resorted to on account of its proximity to the Airthrey mineral springs, population near 200.

Means of Communication.- There are four turnpike roads in this parish, which meet in one point at the village of Causeway-head, viz. the Crieff, Alloa, Dollar, and Stirling roads. Their joint extent amounts to about eleven or twelve miles. The roads are in indifferent repair, especially the Crieff road, which is always in had order, and rendered impassable by tolls. There are no fewer than seven turnpike gates and check-bars in the parish, all within about two miles of the manse.

Stirling is the post-town from whence letters are conveyed to the different parts of the parish by letter carriers on foot. Two public coaches, besides the mail from Perth to Glasgow, pass through the parish; also an omnibus from Stirling to Alloa, and during summer an omnibus plies regularly several times a day between Bridge of Allan and Stirling.*

The steam boats which ply between Stirling and Newhaven afford cheap and expeditious communications to all the country near the Forth.

A very elegant bridge has lately been thrown over the Forth at Stirling, the old bridge having been deemed unsafe. The bridge over the Allan is one of those narrow, old-fashioned, dangerous bridges so common in thus part of the country, which one would hardly expect to find at the present day on a great public road, such as that between Perth, Stirling, and Glasgow. The fences are chiefly thorn hedges, in good condition.

Ecclesiastical State. -The parish church could not be more conveniently situated, being nearly in the very centre of the parish. It is thus placed, however, at the distance of two miles and upwards from the two most populous villages, Menstrie, and Bridge of Allan, which are situated, the one at the eastern, and the other at the western extremity of the parish. The church was built in J 805. It is a plain, unpretending structure, but neat and commodious. Its situation is considered peculiarly romantic and beautiful; and that of the old church (now an interesting ruin} still more so. It is in thorough repair; but formerly was cold in winter,-a defect which has lately been remedied by the erection of a stove for heated air. It is seated for 644 people, but can accommodate a much larger number. There are no free sittings except those set apart for the poor in No.16. Neither are there any sittings let. The manse was built about 1803. It was a small, and by no means a comfortable house, with offices in a very miserable condition, when the present incumbent came into posession of the living in 1832. At that time it received a considerable addition; and new offices were built at the joint expense of the heritors and the present incumbent. The glebe, independent of garden, consists of about six acres of excellent land, which was let by the present incumbent at L. 4 per acre. The stipend consists of 17 chalders, half in meal and half in barley, payable according to the fiars of the three different counties in which the parish is situated. Converted into money, the stipend of late years has never exceeded L. 230, except the two last years, when, owing to the high prices, it considerably exceeded that sum. There is no place of worship, besides the parish church, connected with the Established Church in the parish. The only Dissenting chapel is at Blair Logie, and belongs to the Relief body. The minister, I understand, is paid by the seat rents, and by the collection at the church doors.

From the lists lately completed for the General Assembly's Church Extension Committee, it appears that there are 244 families in the habit of regularly attending the Established Church comprehending l086 individuals of all ages, and 163 families who attend the Relief place of worship at Blair Logie, and the different Dissenting meeting-houses in the neighbouring towns, comprehending 706 individuals. The average number of communicants at each administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in the parish church is about 340.*

*Considering the great distance of the most populous villages from the church the attendance at divine service is remarkably good.

Education.-There are four schools in the parish, viz. the parochial school, and three others which are supported by the school fees. The school at Menstrie is also partly maintained by an annual allowance from Lord Abercromby. The usual branches of education are taught in all the schools, and Latin and Greek in the parochial school. The salary of the parochial teacher amounts to L. 30, and the school-fees average about L. 38 per annum.

The school-house is situated about the centre of the parish, in the neighbourhood of the church, and is a neat and tasteful building in the cottage style. The general expense of education varies according to the different branches taught,. from 2s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per quarter,-the fees for English alone being 2s. 6d. ; when writing, arithmetic, &c are added, 4s. 6d. ; Latin, 5s.; bookkeeping, 7s. 6d. A small sum is allowed by the heritors and kirk-session to the parochial teacher for instructing tile children of the poor.*

The people in general are perfectly alive to the importance of education, and even the poorest often show a great anxiety to procure it for the children. Children. are sent to school from the most remote corners of the parish, though the distance, especially during winter, must render it very inconvenient. There are probably none above six years of age, who have not been taught to read or write.

*An infant and girl's school has lately been established at Causeway head, by the Honourable Mrs Abercromby, and promises to be of the greatest benefit to the neighbourhood.

Library.- There is a parochial library, containing a few good books, at Blair Logie, and a small village library has lately been established at Bridge of Allan.

Savings Bank.-There is a Savings Bank in the parish, in which investments are made chiefly or, entirely by the working-classes.

Poor and Parochial Funds.-The average number of persons on the poor roll is about 17 or 18 The usual allowance varies from 4s. to 8s. per month. The amount of the collections at the church-door is from L. 50 to L. 60 per annum, which is sufficient for the support of the regular poor. Other parochial expenses, board of lunatics in the Glasgow Asylum, &c. have hitherto been defrayed by drawing very unwisely on the principle of a small sum lodged in the Bank of Scotland, and now reduced to L. .100.

There is also a bequest of L. 18 by the late Sir Robert Abercromby, distributed amongst the poor on the roll at the beginning of every year.

April 1841.