10 JANUARY 1852, Page 5

SCOTLAND.

The total catch of herrings in the Wick district during the past season exceeded 150,000 barrels,—a very large take. Upwards of 39,000 barrels were sent to Ireland, and nearly 60,000 to the Continent.

There has been a serious accident on the Glasgow and South-western Rail- way, at Dairy station. A luggage-train came to a stand at night ; no pre- cautions seem to have been taken to warn a passenger-train then due ; the train came up, and dashed into the stationary ono. Four carriages were almost entirely smashed to pieces: fortunately, there were very few passen- gers; but one gentleman and the guard were severely if not fatally hurt, and seven or eight other passengers were much bruised.