Anstruther Anster. Athelstaneford Elstanfurd. Bethune Beaton. Cassilis Cassils. Charteris Charters. Cockburn Coburn. Cockburnspath Coppersmith Colquhoun Cohoon. Crichton Cryton. Dalziel or Dalyell Dee-ell. Farquhar Farkar. Halket Hacket. Inglis Ingils. Kemback Kemmick. Kilconquhar Kinnenchar. Macleod Macloud. Marjoribanks Marchbanks. Menzies Meengis. Methven Meffen. Monzie Monee. Restalrig Lastalrik. Rutherglen Ruglen. Ruthven Rivven. Sciennes Sheens. Sanquhar Sankar. Urquhart Urcart. Wemyss Weems. Arbroath is a corruption of Aberbrothok, Gretna of Gretenhow, and Meiklam of M'Ilquham: but probably one of the most remarkable transformations in Scotland is to be found in the name of a small village, a few miles to the south of Edinburgh, where _Burdiehouse_ has usurped the place of Bordeaux. E. N. _The Term "Milesian"_ (Vol. iv., p. 175.).--I beg to direct your attention to the accompanying extract, which furnishes a reply to MR. FRASER'S Query:-- "Whoever is acquainted with Irish history, or whoever has had opportunities of mixing with the natives of that country, cannot be ignorant that they claim a descent from a long race of Milesian kings, who reigned over them for thirteen centuries before the Christian æra. The stock from which this long line of monarchs emanated is traced to a pretended Milesian colony, supposed to have emigrated from Spain into Ireland under the conduct of Heremon and Heber. The most rational inquirers, however, into the subject consider it as nothing more than a tissue of imaginary events, originating in the fertile fancies of their bards. A very brief and general abstract of this contested part of Irish history shall be given in the words of Mr. Plowden: