SCOTLAND.
Far away from state affairs and ordinary business, the Queen and her family are enjoying the country life afforded by Balmoral, its woods, and its environs. As is her wont, the Queen attended public worship in the parish-church of Crathie, on Sunday. Prince Albert was out deer- stalking on Tuesday. The young folks run and ride about ; and the Queen herself walks and drives daily in the adjacent tountry. Her neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson of Invercauld, dined at Balmoral on Tuesday.
Mr. Pitt Dundas has been appointed Registrar-General for Scotland, under the new act for registering births.; Ileatbs, and marriages, in Scot- land.
The Zetland correspondent of the John o' Groat Journal says that on the 29th ultimo, the Queen Ordnaece sloop arrived in Zetland, having on board some thirty-two and eighteen pounders, with a fresh supply of mortars, shells, powder, balls, and other munitions of war. Twelve new guns -have been placed in Fort Charlotte, and the old' favourite Minot
removed. The musty powder, rusty balls, and old cannons, are to be conveyed to Woolwich.—Ban/Shire Jourvial.
We have heard that on her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria passing the Forfar Railway station on Friday, en route for the North, that the Ma- gistrates and Town-Council, being refused admittance to the platform, gave immediate orders to lower a flag which had been planted at the railway buildings in honour of the visit, to mark their estimation of the slight cast' upon the authorities in not allowing them to look upon Royalty.—Arbroath Guide.
During the month of August, Holyrood Palace was visited by no fewer than 15,416 persons; and of these 10,906 were admitted gratis on the Saturdays. From present appearances, the numbers for September will be even larger than last month. On Saturday the 2d there were 4229, and on Saturday the 9th 4644 visitors..—North British Mail.
Kelso has been agitated for some time by riotous opposition to the impo- sition of a toll at the bridge. Some of the rioters were arrested, and two have been tried and sent to prison; hundreds of special constables have been called out, and harassed by frequent night duty; and a number of Police- men have been obtained from Edinburgh,—causing some discord among the authorities there.
A regatta on Loehlomond, under the patronage of Mr. Smollett M.P., has been prematurely closed by a painful accident, Three four-oared gigs were competing ; a rower missed his stroke, one of the boats was upset, and the crew of four were thrown into the water; two were rescued, but the others were drowned.
Walter Watson, "the poet of Kirkintilloch," died on the 14th, at an ad- vanced age. At the beginning of the century he wrote some songs which have since attained great popularity,—as " Jockie's far awe'," "Sae will we yet." He was a weaver, had been a soldier for a time, and was a worthy man much esteemed.
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