SCOTLAND.
Decided symptoms of revived trade are reported from Glasgow and Aber- deen, and there are general indications over the whole country of increased employment and prosperity.
Glasgow is flooded with bad copper money to such an extent that it is supposed that half that kind of coin now in circulation is base. There are regular manu- factories for its fabrication, and as many pence as represent a pound are sold for 6d. The matter has been brought before the Town-Coancil, which has re- ferred it to the Magistrates.
Robert Wylie, a young clerk in a branch of the British Linen Company's Bank at Carluke, in Lanarkshire, has absconded with some 8001. in notes and gold.
A boy only twelve years old has attempted to set fire to his master's house, at Glasgow. Having endeavoured to open a cash-box, but failed, and having maee
marks on the box which would have been noticed, he set fire to a room that his detection might be prevented. But an alarm was quickly raised, and the fire put out.
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