SCOTLAND.
Colonel Abercromby has lately met the electors of Stirlingshire at various places, and explained at considerable length the principal topics that had occupied the attention of Parliament, and the votes he had given since Ile had obtained his seat. The Colonel has been well received in all the places he has visited, and seems to be as popular as ever.
Sir Henry Parnell, in intimating to a correspondent that the ruin granted for the erection of a new Customhouse at Dundee was 8,000/. adds—" The exertions I have made in order to prevent the Govern- ment of France from imposing additional duties on British linens iind yarns imported into France, have been successful so fur as to prevent those measures from being passed during the late session of the French Chambers ; and I believe that active steps will be taken by our Go- vernment to protect our linen and yarn trade from such a measure here- after taking place."—Dundee Advertiser. The signatures to the National Petition in Paisley amounted to nearly 11,000; at Cupar and the surrounding towns the signatures amount to 19,000; Birmingham has already 40.000 for that town alone ; at Glasgow the signatures, we believe, are about 70000; and as the numbers from all the other manufacturing towns will be in equal pro- portions there is no fear of the complement of signatures anticipated by Mr. Attwood being fully made up.—Glusyour Chronicle.
Mr. Bannerman, M. P. for Aberdeen, states, in a letter to the Pro- vost, that Mr. Abercromby, the Speaker, (" our Speaker" is the kin Hy phrase of Whig appropriation quoted from Mr. Bannerman's letter) is expected to visit Aberdeen this autumn. It is proposed to confer upon him the freedom of the city. No doubt : it will cost nothing. Mr. John Penny, a well-known member of the Dundee Political Union was accidentally killed, on Sunday week. He suns travelling in a
Union, from Forfar to Dundee, with his wife, child, his wife's sister, Mr. Craig, a grocer of Scouringburn' and another person ; when the horse became unmanageable, near the top of Powrie Brae, and ran down the declivity, till it came against a (like, when it was overturned. Mr. Penny and Mr. Craig were thrown out, end received such severe injuries on the head, that Mr. Penny died on the Wednes- day and Mr. Craig on Thursday following. The others were hurt, but not dangerously.
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