SCOTLAND.
At a meeting of the Town-Council of Edinburgh, on Tuesday, Mr. Goodsir was elected Professor of Anatomy to the University, by a majority of eleven over Dr. Handyside.
The good effects of the new tariff are already appearing in many branches of trade. Within the last few days, upwards of 4,000 quarters of wheat have been imported, 500 quarters peas, 3,115 Dutch cheeses, 80 cases Geneva, 60 ditto brandy; and to these might be added large imports of a more miscellaneous character, such as rags, oil-cake, hams, hides, mats, and many articles of minor importance, which Sir Robert Peel's mea- sure will make available at merely nominal duties. So full are our bonded warehouses, that grain, chiefly of wheat, is sent to Fisherrow and Granton for stowage.—Scotsman.
Two men went into an eating-house in the Bridgegate, Glasgow, on Saturday night, and called for some food: before they touched it, the money was demanded; and it was found that, by some mistake, neither had any. The mistress of the house abased the men, and they went away. They had not proceeded far, how- ever, before one of them, Love, described as a decent, elderly man, was knocked down by a blow on the back of the head, and died on the spot. The assassin was Daly, the keeper of the eating-house. For a time he escaped; but, two or three days after, he was taken at Berth station, as he was about to proceed by railway to Ardrossan, it is supposed with the intention of flying to Ireland. He has been committed for trial.
Copper ore, of splendid quality, producing from 30 to 75 per cent, has been lately discovered in the property of Mr. Paton, of Swinlees. The lode appears at present about two feet wide; and from the opinion of several Cornish miners, who have examined it, it presents a very promising appearance: the locality is also exceedingly favourable.—Ayr Advertiser.
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