SCOTLAND.
The approaching municipal elections in Edinburgh continue to excite very great interest amono-. all classes of the inhabitants. The first movement of importance has been made, by throwing out Convener Clark from the office of Deacon, and thus rendering it impossible for him to be again returned to the Council as Convener of the Incorpo- rated Trades. Mr. Clark was considered the chief supporter of Sir James Forrest in the Council, and always acted and voted with the High Church and Tory party ; and thus his rejection will be a heavy blow and great discouragement to Sir James Forrest and the intolerant squad by whom he is supported. It is understood the Convenery will return a Liberal member. One vote will thus be lost to Sir James Forrest and added to Mr. Black ; making a difference of two votes in favour of the latter, and rendering his election to the civic chair ahnost quite cer- tain.—Scotsman.
Some egregious statements are going the round of the Tory papers, that there is a glorious reaction in favour of the Conservatives in the county of Stirling, by the preponderance they have acquired in the Re- gistration Courts. Similar statemeuts are being made as to the Con- servative registrations in other counties and towns around us. They are all concocted by a hired scribe or agent of the Tories in Glasgow, who seems peculiarly anxious to show them on paper that he has done something tbr his charges. Fabrications, however, of' that sort, by an interested party, will not avail the Tories in the long-run. Nor will those even avail them now ; because the facts are clearly ascertained, that so far from having a majority or any think like it in Stirlingshire, the cause of Toryism there has been going backwards en the registra- tion-eoll for the last three years. We repeat that the Liberal cause has been most materially strengthened this year by the registrations throughout Scotland : it is the Tories, and not the Whigs, that are losing ground.—Scotch Refbriners Gazette.
The vacant chair of Theology in the University of Glasgow was yesterday (Wednesday) filled by the unanimous appointment of Dr. Hill of Dailly. A preliminary meeting took place on the previous diy ; when it was found that Dr. Chalmers had only four supporters, while Dr. Bill had seven. The name of Dr. Chalmers consequently was not brought forward at the election yesterday. The four gentle- men who voted in favour of Dr. Chalmers are understood to be, Pro- fessor Ramsay, Dr. James Thomson, Dr. Nichol, and Professor Lashing- ton. Sir James Graham, who arrived in town on Monday, is believed to have thrown his influence into the scale of Dr. Hill. The defeat of Dr.
Chalmers will be viewed with satisfaction by all save the zealots of the Non-Intrusion party. The outcry that has been raised in his behalf by that portion of the press which supports the views of the Ultra-Church-
men, was the reverse of beneficial to the cause professed to be served; while the articles in the London Times and Globe were only laughed at, from the ignorance they displayed upon Scottish topics. The Theo- logical class-room of our University will not now be turned into an arena for the dissussion of Non-Intrusion dogmas ; and we trust that, under tie guidance of Dr. Hill, a race of students will he trained up, who, free from the bigotry and intolerance of the modern school of preachers, yid assist in retrieving the rapidly sinking character of the Church to which they belong.—Glasgow Argus, Oct. 22.
The Duke and Dutehess of Roxburghe gave a grand ball and supper on Friday last, to upwards of five hundred of the gentry of the neigh- bourhood, and those attending at the Caledonian Hunt races.
The Dumfries Courier mentions the total destruction, by fire, of the large factory in that town, in the occupation of Messrs. Davidson and Co., on the morning of the 14th instant. The fire originated in the seutching-room in the lowest flat, in consequence of the fanner of one of the spreading-machines giving way, which coming against its iron casement, struck fire and ignited the loose cotton around. Two hunk dred workpeople are thrown out of employ by the destruction of this factory. A woman possessing the appearance and manners of a lady has been carrying on a system of inn-robbery at Glasgow. Her plan was to drive up to an inn as if she had just come from a journey, and make inquiries for some persoa of distinction in the neighbourhood, whom she expected to meet her. She ordered rooms for the night ; and when all were in bed, she proceeded to the bedrooms and took the money out of the pockets of the sleepers. She was suspected, and traced to an inn at Glasgow ; where a constable and the innkeeper's son were set to watch her midnight rambles. These two worthies, however, fell asleep, and were themselves plundered before morning. The " lady " had left the inn before they awoke and discovered their loss. She was followed to Edinburgh, and apprehended at a lodging-house. Some of the money taken from the constable's pockets, which was all m trked, was found in her possession.
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