1875; _D. Burns’s Temperance dictionary_ (1861) 527–30; _Illust.
news of the world viii_, (1861), _portrait_; _Graphic xiii_, 182,
188 (1876), _portrait_.
BURNS, JAMES (_brother of Rev. Islay Burns 1817–72_). _b._ Manse of
Dun 8 Nov. 1808; employed by Whitaker and Co. publishers in London
1832; bookseller at Duke st. Manchester sq. 1834, and at 17
Portman st.; published The Englishman’s library; The Fireside
library; _Poems and pictures_ 1845, first of the illustrated
Christmas books; joined Church of Rome 1847; edited _The Missal_;
_The Vespers book_; _The paradise of the Christian soul_; _The
path to heaven_; published _The Dublin Review_ July 1863 to death;
_Annals of the propagation of the faith 1861 to death_; _The
Rambler_ a weekly journal 1 Jany. 1848 to Nov. 1859. _d._ 17
Portman st. London 11 April 1871. _J. Gillow’s English Catholics
i_, 346–8 (1885); _Illustrated Catholic family annual_ (1884),
_portrait_.
BURNS, JAMES (_3 son of Rev. John Burns, minister of Barony church,
Glasgow_). _b._ Glasgow 9 June 1789; a shipowner with his brother
George Burns; began to use steam navigation 1824; founded with
Samuel Cunard and David Mac Iver, Cunard company for establishing
a line of ocean steamers to America, first of which sailed from
Liverpool 4 July 1840. _d._ Bloomhall, Dumbartonshire 6 Sep. 1871.
BURNS, REV. JAMES DRUMMOND. _b._ Edinburgh 18 Feb. 1823; ed. at High
sch. and Univ. of Edin.; minister of Free church Dunblane near
Stirling Aug. 1845 to 4 Oct. 1848; spent 5 years in Madeira
1847–53; minister of English Presbyterian chapel Well walk,
Hampstead 22 May 1855; author of _The vision of prophecy and other
poems_ 1854, _2 ed._ 1858; _The heavenly Jerusalem or glimpses
within the gates_ 1856; contributed a series of papers on cities
of the Bible to Rev. A. Cameron’s _Family treasury_ and article
Hymns to _Encyclopædia Britannica_, _8 ed. xii_, 188–90 (1856).
_d._ Mentone 27 Nov. 1864. _bur._ Highgate cemetery Dec. _Rev. J.
Hamilton’s Memoir and remains of Rev. J. D. Burns_ 1869,
_portrait_; _Reminiscences of Rev. J. D. Burns from Weekly Review
of Dec. 17, 1864_.
BURNS, ROBERT (_eld. son of Robert Burns the poet 1759–96_). _b._
Tarbolton, Ayrshire Sep. 1786; ed. at Dumfries academy; clerk in
Stamp office, London 1804; an accomplished scholar, musician and
artist; edited _The Caledonian musical museum_ 1809. _d._ Dumfries
14 May 1857.
BURNS, REV. ROBERT. _b._ Borrowstownness West Lothian 13 Feb. 1789;
ordained to charge of Low church Paisley July 1811; sec. of
Glasgow colonial society 1815–30; seceded with the Protestors
1843; sent by Free church to visit churches in U.S. and Canada
1844; pastor of Knox’s church Toronto 1845–56; Emeritus professor
of church history in Knox college Toronto 1856; moderator of
church in Canada twice; author of _A historical dissertation on
the law and practice of Great Britain with regard to the poor_
1819; _On Pluralities_ 1824; _The Gareloch heresy tried_ 1830;
edited Wodrow’s _History of the sufferings of the Church of
Scotland_, _new ed. 4 vols._ 1828; edited _Edinburgh Christian
instructor_ 1838–40. _d._ Toronto 19 Aug. 1869. _Morgan’s
Bibliotheca Canadensis_ (1867) 58–9.
BURNS, WILLIAM. _b._ Saltcoats, Ayrshire Dec. 1809; a procurator in
Glasgow 1844; head of firm of Burns, Alison and Aitken; engaged
much in consideration of public bills and legal education; author
of _What’s in a name_ 1861; _War of Scottish independence 2 vols._