13 APRIL 1850, Page 6

SCOTLAND.

A large and earnest meeting was held at Edinburgh on Tuesday night, in flutherance of the principles promulgated in the manifesto issued fel= Edinburgh, some time since, on the subject of national education. Mr. Adam Black presided ; and Mr. Cowan, M.P. moved a resolution which was carried, to fbrm a "National Education Association for Scotland."

We understand that the report which has been circulated by some of eur contemporaries relative to Lord Medwyn's retirement from the bench is alto- gether without fbundation. His Lordship is now convaleseent —Ediriburgh Aitertker.

An accident occurred last week onthe Caledonian Railway, at Auchengray station, eighteen miles from Edinburgh. A goods-train had been left on the rails' while some waggons were moved ; a passenger-train, unworried of the obstruction, came up, and dashed into the stationary train. The engine sins thrown off the rails and shattered, and the engine-driver, stoker, and fireman, were much hurt ; but the passengers hardly suffered at all from the shook.