Title -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I - The Forecast -- Chapter II - A Kithing -- Chapter III - A Dirgie -- Chapter IV - The Guildry -- Chapter V - The First Contested Election -- Chapter VI - The Failure of Bailie M'Lucre -- Chapter VII - The Bribe -- Chapter VIII - On the Choosing of a Minister -- Chapter IX - An Execution -- Chapter X - A Riot -- Chapter XI - Policy -- Chapter XII - The Spy -- Chapter XIII - The Meal Mob -- Chapter XIV - The Second Provostry -- Chapter XV - On the Improvement of the Streets -- Chapter XVI - About the Repair of the Kirk -- Chapter XVII - The Law Plea -- Chapter XVIII - The Suppression of the Fairs -- Chapter XIX - The Volunteering -- Chapter XX - The Clothing -- Chapter XXI - The Pressgang -- Chapter XXII - The Wig Dinner -- Chapter XXIII - Three the Death of Mr M'Lucre -- Chapter XXIV - The Windy Yule -- Chapter XXV - The Subscription -- Chapter XXVI - Of the Public Lamps -- Chapter XXVII - The Plainstones -- Chapter XXVIII - The Second Crop of Volunteers -- Chapter XXIX - Captain Armour -- Chapter XXX - The Trades' Ball -- Chapter XXXI - The Bailie's Head -- Chapter XXXII - The Town Drummer -- Chapter XXXIII - An Alarm -- Chapter XXXIV - The Country Gentry -- Chapter XXXV - Tests of Success -- Chapter XXXVI - Retribution -- Chapter XXXVII - The Duel -- Chapter XXXVIII - An Interlocutor -- Chapter XXXIX - The Newspaper -- Chapter XL - The School-House Scheme -- Chapter XLI - Benefits of Neutrality -- Chapter XLII - The New Member -- Chapter XLIII - My Third Provostry -- Chapter XLIV - The Church Vacant -- Chapter XLV - The Stramash in the Council -- Chapter XLVI - The New Councillors -- Chapter XLVII - The Resignation.