27 SEPTEMBER 1851, Page 7

SCOTLAND.

le Queen and Prince Albert, with some of their children, climbed Lh-na-Gar on Friday last, and took luncheon on the mountain-top. Otilaturday they drove in an open carriage to Glen Gairn. The Queen vued the Duchess of Kent at Abergeldie on Monday ; and on Tuesday shdrove to Invertaald House and saw Mrs. Farquharson.

Prince Albert pursues his shooting and deer-stalking with success; while the Queen is said to be a persevering sketcher of trees and pic- turesque bits of scenery, in all her walks and drives. Among the company of the week, have been Sir Edwin Landseer, Mr. Fox Meade, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, and Sir David Dundas.

Iler Majesty has granted a pension of 1001 a year on the civil list to the family of the Reverend James Seaton Reid, D.D., Professor of Church History in Glasgow, and author of the "History of Presbyterianism in Ireland," besides other works on theology.—Scogaman.

At the Glasgow Town-Council, on Thursday, the sum of 500/. was voted for an equestrian statue of the Queen, in commemoration of her Majesty's visit to the city in August 1849. The private subscription to- wards the same object already exceeds 30001., and the work will be com- menced forthwith.

At a private meeting of the Town-Council of Edinburgh, on Tuesday, the first practical step in the way of legislating for the settlement of the _Amenity-tax was taken. The draft of a bill to be introduced into the House of Commons next session was laid before the Council for their re- visal. In this work, we believe, they proceeded some length, and with a unanimity which augurs well for the satisfactory adjustment of the roes- sure.—Seeternas.

A young man, about twenty-one, named Falconer, in the service of Mr. H. Blyne, farmer, Scarraclett, after preparing for church, had gone out with the intention of watering two colts belonging to his master, then pasturing. Shortly afterwards, his brother, a farm-servant at Kilmster, arrived at Scarmelett to visit him. On passing the park, he observed the horses stand- ing close together, with some object lying on the ground between them. Ap- proaching the animals, his surprise and grief may be imagined on discover- ing the mutilated remains of the youth, in the hope of meeting whom he had come. It is probable that the young pian had got entangled in. the halters by the colts galloping round and pinioning him, and that, thrown down and helpless, he had fallen a victim more to their fears than their anger.—John o'Groat Journal.

A swindler at Glasgow has been in the habit of baring rotten eggs, on pretence of making blacking with them ; by a chemical preparation he mad* them look good, and sold them for eating. He has been trued 1W. for the disgusting cheat.