30 SEPTEMBER 1854, Page 4

SCOTLAND.

The Queen continues in the Highlands, enjoying pleasant exercise out- of-doors, on foot, on horseback, or in carriage. Prince Albert follows the deer ; the Queen sometimes going with him on his way to the forest. The children ride and walk in the neighbourhood. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived at Balmoral about the middle of the week.

The electors of Glasgow gathered together on Thursday week, in the Merchant's Hall, to hear one of their Members Mr. John Macgregor, make his yearly commentary on public affairs for their benefit. Mr. Macgregor dealt with the obvious public topic the war, our relations with the United States, and Scottish grievances. On the last theme, he described himself as determined not to join a mere league with regard to Scottish grievances, but as prepared to contend for a fuller representation of Scotland in Parliament ; a Minister of State for Scotland, instead of a mere Lord-Advocate; and an expenditure in the country more in propor- tion to the sum it contributes to the public revenue. On the "grievance" topic Mr. Macgregor underwent severe questioning.

The Government has conferred a pension of 200/. from the Literary Fund on Mrs. Fullerton, widow of the late Lord Fullerton.

There has been a fatal "accident" at the Kittybrewster station of the Great North of Scotland Railway, a line just opened. By some mismanage- ment or miscalculation, a train from Huntley ran into another train which was standing at the station, smashing a third-class carriage. Mrs. Steven- son, an elderly woman, was killed, and several other persons were badly hurt. It is said that the driver of the Huntley train slackened speed at the usual distance - he was horrified to find that the train still rushed on at too great a rate; then he reversed the engine, the breaks were put on, and everything possible was done to prevent collision. The rails had been wetted by a slight shower of rain.