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IN PRAISE OF THE GOOD OLD PLOUGH

... BY HRN'RY 21MOOS. Lot them sing who may of the battle fray. so1 And the deeds that have long sinco past; Let them chiautt in praise of the tar whose days SC Airc spent on the ocean vast : de, I would render to these all the worship you Please, noc I wvould honour them even now, reI But I'd give for more from my heart' full store go To the cause of the Good Old Plough. Mnc Let them loud the ...

POETRY

... - IPOETRye,. SONG. Ain-Johnny Paa. A wee bird cam' down frae the glens. Its sang aroused me early: 'Twas ane o' thne wee hirds that ance, Made waetne' men for Charlie. Bnt thin wee birdie sang wi' glee. And ajerrie was the choral:- 'Twas a' ahout a fair ladye, The Lady o' Ba'moral. Ye mind (the birdie sang) langsyne, How my grandsire lo'ed Prince Charlie, And monrn'd his hapless fate, ...

POETRY

... THE TALE OF THE-TURRET; A CANDLEMAS CAROL; Respectfulli dedicated to the Provost of Saint Andrews. [This Excellent New Song shows how a Lighthovse in minia- ture was built upon one of the Turrets of the Abbey Wall and what the inhabitants of the Turret said of the Light- hotese, and of him that built it.] In an Abbey Tower sat a Bat one night Too heavy at heart to fly, And he told his grief to ...

Literary and Scientific Notices, &c

... Literary and Scientiflc Notices, &c. Ireland* Its Scentv, COaracter, 4-c. By Mr and Mrs S. . HatLL. C Part XXVI. London: Jeremiah How. Tais part is occupied with a description of the countlesof Roscotmon a andMilayo. Liketheother tartsoftbishbiglyinteresting wors.itcon. n tains much valuable Information respecting the past and present states of the districts described. Ble observe some ...

LITERATURE

... LITERATUR L lntroductory Lecture, iic. By DAv iD GRAY, M.A., Professor of Natural Philosophy, Marischal College. Aberdeen: A. Brown & Co. THis Lecture was delivered by the author, at the opening u the Class of Natnral i'hilosophy. fir the Session which is now Lihout to close. It contains a brief, but clear and comprehend c out- line of the plan ot instruction which Professor Gray proposes to ...

LITERARY SOUVNIR FOR 1829

... Lm-mIEIklARY Sou'r llt roll lIl29. ?? 1 o.., Im . . A - a ~ - Editetl by A TAiic A. NVAITTS. The volume of the Literary Souvenir for 18!29, is fir 1: more splendidl than any of its predecessors. '1'he lon(don I journals tipeirar to be unaninuous in thieir envomiums on i the illustrations, ?? Ire describedi as being f IIt e 151:1- ed beaUtv, both in design andi execution. It is ntot si ri-ris s ...

FAIRS IN JUNE

... . FAI.AtS IN JUNE. Ties. 2. Alford' Wed. S. Ect Foh ibers Thur. 4. Rhynte Havvkhall Frid. 5. Dorris Auchterlesr½ Don- an Fair Sat. 6. Turriff Mon. 8. I verury Fort Auagustus Tues. 9. Muchalls, 3annofield Wed. 10. Brechin, Trinity- muir Elgin. Trinity- muir Byth Thur. I1. Falkirk Oldmeldrarm Frid. 1-2. Grantown Auchindoir Tuaet. 16. Ruthrieston I Ecciefechan Lomiay *nherness Wool . Maiket Wed. ...

Literature

... i a =m Uitmturflz.. 7i1c )Yreign Quarterly Rw,,tv I, No. XI.-This nmuber of the Foreign Quarterly is also the replesentative of the FoDrigt, ?? deceased, and its price iW now the stone as those of the other Reviews. Its gane- .,l inerits are such as we are in the habit of ex-ecting fromn the talents andresurcs o it cotetutos.Thle first aticicle is a sketch of thle is our own islasnod givs 9 A ...

Literature

... -- Cliff,, le a I it VC, - (7aiiathcC of 01e' 1'.n'iflaslur ITar. lly Mlajor lA:TI1 11li.i 1.RIS..-Lizars, Edinburghi; and Whittaker & Co. London. 1103L As;'rtTottoct of hte years the press has tcame(d with historical prod UCiOlIs detailing tit a in caible evenms of til Peninsular war, wa are pernnaded thttt the present work will be well re- ceived bh'v he public, as it pos esses, to a ...

FAIRS IN SEPTEMBER

... P I if. 'jMadchfile. S ' .. . 1 ow Ta. 4. 'Crimond.Brtle -BridgeOfDon-.Dunning. Wiv W. & Forrecs-Newtou-Stewart. , be Th. 6 Aberlour. agi P.7. Perth. hit m. 10. Falkirk Try$t (sheep)-Gallowshiels. Tu. 11. Mannofield-Falkirk (cattle.) bel W. 12. Kincardine O'Neil (two ?? (horse.) Tl Th. 13. Bervie-Crossgatei-Crosshi upon-Givan. un ?? 14. Kbeso-GlenluPce Sat. 15. Skirling-bliock (horse.) th M. ...

Literary and Scientific Notices

... V07ljp's National Gallery of Painting and Scugptutr'e. Part 2. London, 1833. Tiet outline style of engraving, from its truth and delicacy, is admirably adapted for a work of this description, as it enables the artist to present the best points of a picture in a clear and intelligible manner, and within a narrow compass. We have already introduced to the notice of our readers this interesting ...

MORAYSHIRE FARMER CLUB CATTLE SHOW

... MTORAYSHIRE FARMER CLUB CATTLE SHOW. Onl FridLY the 2d curt., the competition. for the premiums, given t isV his Grace the Duke of Gorldon, end the Club, took place on tile Cattle Marklit ground at Elgin. The Judges wvere Messrs. Allardyee a of Cobcid(lv, Stewnrt of Little Foergee, Thain of Druninlaia, and f Koith of Netherthietd. The beneficial effects arising irons thiese coui petitions, in ...