... I COLTNESS IRONWORKS NATIONAL GAMES: - - - ~ , .v.aJ.J LJ.J v AflLlthj.. These gpames took place on Sxtyirdaythe,20th~inst.-isn a field kindly,giantjd iqrltg{ ?? by ilairMatter, Esq. of Xuldh itseburn, under whose patronage the games came- off. The day being delightful, added nuch to the pleasure of the enlivening acene. -- ;,T attendanceiwvas very nu'mer- Ois, andthe arena was.graced byfthe. ...

... [rEEAT BOWLNGi TOURNAMENT AiT MOFFAT. OPEN TO AtitsCOTLAND On Wednesday moraing, as ?? was heavy, the play-, ing'did not confi encebuntil about half-past 10 o'clock. The ?? cloudy, but'no raiinJ an!&the game proce ded briskly. Injlie aftenoonI, as Ithe 7uibers became feveraid' the pl ayers rnore selecit, the, interest iocreased; and in many of the games tbere was some first-rate play snown.. ...

... MATCH BETWEEN HORSE AND.,HOUND. -, - . .. . .- -. . ,m -- The, comparative speed f the. horse and foxhound is again to be tested in 1860, a match for 1000 guineas (h ft) having been made betweeri 'the Dake of Beaufort and the Earl of Wincbels,' to conmc off over the. Beacon Course at ' New- market, in the Roughton meeting next year. . The Duke backs five couple of ..hunnd§ against three ...

... The Kelso race meeting commenced yestcr- day; and, aided by fine weather and a large entry t] for the principal stakes, the meeting was very a successful. The following is the raffing:- ti The TRIAL STAKES of 3 Sovs. each, with 30 r Sovs. added, for all ages. The second to re-t ceive half the Sweepstakes. One mile. F Mr M'Adam's b c First Lord, 2 yrs, I a Mr J. Osborne's b c Ripon, 2 yrs, . . ...

... This club's ainnual regatta ...

... W -:VVISHl:AW N::NAL GA I. , . vl. VY ±:navrawl .lOa:iJN& , . XAMiE,4 J , 'On Friday, the Wisha w Grand Na; ?? carmA o* in the Cricket Park, near ?? 'Stdtion of tlhe' Ce-: donian Railway, under the patronage'of the -irectbrs'f' Wishaw Cricket Club. Quoit-playing commenced in 'the ;morning at 9 o'clock, the game being played in, pairs. The Gyn3nastic Games were begun about 11 o'clock. A 4iid ...

... TS1BSTF, May 27.-The Turkish steamer has arrived with the Overland Mail. The news are ua- important. Corfu advices to the 23d state that two Austrian steamers have arrived there %without hindrance. AMERICA. LIVrEarPoL, Sunday Midnight. - The steamer Niagara, from Boston May 18tb, Halifax 20th, has arrived. She brings 152 passengers and 139,929 dollars in specie. The steamers Weser and Borassis ...

... ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF CLUB OP ST ANDREWS. (FROM OUR ntrolfltflt.) The autumn meeting, which is the most ira- portant annual event in the golfing world, wais held yesterday at St Andrews, when .tbe Cap- taiii for the year was appointed, and the gold medals were played for. It rained during the morning, but faired in the forenoon, although still dull and, heavy. The state of the atmosphere ...

... EXCURSION OF THE FORTH SWIM- MING CLUB. On Tuesday this association, 1 ith their friends, to the number of between .seventy and eighty, met at twelve o'clock on the West Pier, h Leith, and proceeded in a snmall steamer on t, their annual excursion to the islands of the D Firth. The day was beautiful, the fine sea- breeze gently tempering the heat, which was ti more like the temperature of July ...

... C RICK ET. BELFAST V. CLYDESDALE. On Friday evening last, the first Eleven of the Clydesdale proceeded per steamner Lynx to Belfast, for the purpose of playing a match at cricket on the following day (Saturday), with the first Eleven of the principal club of that town. The weather was most propitious, with the exception of a shower which interrupted the game for about an hour. Wickets were ...

... s -3e- GU Q CL'-DA OW1,11MIt[NG} CLIUB. ., . - T¶lis isadmittcdlv al age o- progress, and it is erjual]v I ackrnnligeld that jprogress can oilly be expedited by coml- petition. uomipetition. leads to improvement, and iuiprove- meat c-e!ds to perfectioni Prizes are offered to the best iowl]crs mnd (uniiters, to the best draught mid chess players, ito the swiftst race horses and the moat ...

... 01,37MACITAR.-A ploughing match for behoof of the Mindurno School, 01dmnachar, was held at Newton of Murcar, on the 5th of January, when Vthe Judges-Mossrs Craighead, Millden; John- stone, Muirton; and Kemp. Whitecairuos-awarded. the prizes as follows:-1 Alexandor Clark, servant to Mr.1 Singor, South Don- mere; 2 David Wiloigosse, son of William Wildlgoose, TarbetbiUl; 3 Alexander Bothwcyll, ...