... A WEEK IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND, BY TME Hos. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY. (From the Field.) i've sung thee a song, but 'iwas not the sad lay That madeo in a slave to its will; The sound of the song as a sigh pass'd away, A dreanm rules my destiny still.-Berkeley. In this the summer of 1850. and in the month of August, my pleasurable engagements red me, in the first instance, to pay a visit to ...

... P tihard Cobden, Esq., M. P., passed through (Yhei- ter ori'Monday, on his way to Hawarden Castle, on a fi visit to Sir Stephen WIynne, brother-ina-law to the lie Chancellor of the Exchequter, lifr. W. E. Gladstone. ati -.3oi'leafer~ Gua~rd-iean.e C1ocat, Ks-s F~op S-,o4{ga.-_The G4erman sinokers olu a' rei'lit 'appeara, in an sestacy. of delight ineRoneqtjonce, of a report that Professor ...

... THE BRiTISH ASSOCIATION. (From the Times.) -There are changes which are necessary which-may *|yetbe suggestive qE natural regrets. Of this kind are the new modes of civilisation, the new arts of war, the- new means of locomotion, and other inventions which have duperseded'one'another since the beginning of time. It may be foolish to cast a longing, lingeiinz look behind, yet who does not? AAn ...

... - The Jamaica ?? axe filled with' details of a seiries of outrages and riets inthe towri of Feabnvith, arising out of a long. etding disputed right of possession of a property canled Ylorence Hall, whieh couldd only be properly decided by a court of law.v It appearsi 'that for 3ome time past the police courts of^ Falmouth have been .occupied in' trying per- sons brought upi fof creating rows ...

... THE FORBES MACKENZIE COaMaISSION IX' I GLASHoll-r ' ,I Mnli. ?? LccTe.RP To thea Editor of the fadgwtv Herald. Scn,--I observe that ypu iave'devoted. hjargoesp:1cC to day to give publicity to a lecture by Mr. D'Gavin, of the Sooetislh Te nierancc League and other Tceetotnl Tnions, in the course of which I see I amn honoured by his neotice. I do not choose to 6nter'into a history of the cause ...

... .. ?? ?? .]E . ' 1 ?? , .,XEBMtSECSOF. EE. ' . To the Editn of the 8 aow HeraW,.-'; - .'ehesburgh, 12th September, 1359.. .Stn~-The 'nmtere'tr rtm iscccs s of your vererable and intellihgpt.c6rrespondent' Senex, inserted inbh'e' Hce ofs aturday last, 11.have- perused-:ith; much'plaasure il -has -lhowever, fallen into some very excusable mistakes, one' or two vf which he may not ?? s ...

... LONDON, SEPTEMBER 10, Laid PaImerston has beon staying in Suffolk a short ti.e The Noble Lord, wlho is accompanied by Ljady Palmerstdn, has been the guest of Sir V. F and- Lady Biddleton, whoses plendid seat at Shrubland, near Ip-wielh, is one of tlhe 1prilcipal objects of in- tercst andl attraction in the easterni counties. The Duc and Duchesse ?? have also been stayictg ,tShrublaud.-Ditili ...

... TEE POPE AND CARIDINAL ANTONELLI. Ll ~~~(From the Timed' Correspondence.) Rome, Sept. 3. Some recent incidents appear to strengthen the impression that the Pope will make an effort to occupy the Romagna. For~severalnights past troops of tholinehave leftthis capital, tias hso gendarmesin great numbers, bothinfantryandcavalry .but feyv troops therefore remain in Rome. Those who have left are ...

... OR'GAN QUESTION;. %.A Ace Kaa 7.. f8- ?? Il, To the Editor of die Glagsow Herald. Sxu,-1 see a letter in ysur paper of 3d September frond some foreigner or Englisher, telling us that we have no Rout ftw 9iqSilc-that orr objictions to the organ in churches are only iiineryprejudices-that le is forced to conclaide that 1'pare uoisrsp is only to be found north of the Tweed-that I there is no such ...

... GLASGOW SWILNlNING CLUB. The first swimming competition of this club took place in the Elliot Baths on Thursday, in thu presence of a large number of persons interested in this usef iU and manly art, when the following prizes were competed for:- Ist. A silver medal, for diving, won by Air. David Allison, who succeeded in bringing two 11t of three objects thrown into the bath at each of the ...

... THlE QUEENT AT ]) NIMORAL. The weather w:s hbad whein her Majesty arrived -c-dld aln vet; it was the sane on Tilursday-hc:vy riu3s wit!, coY winds. Since then there have beet occasional slio.vert, ?? tile breezes among the hills in toe miornings; and at nighlt are sharp; but generally the atmiosplhere has becis clear and irv; ing. TheQueen and llyalfamitilythave ?? the beautiful and secluded ...

... HIGH SCOHOOL EXASINMATLON.- The public annual examination of the pupils ?? tb&e High School of Glas-Ouw took laitee on lriday anud MoudAy, ie presence Of the 0Lord irovost, Mr. G. Covreiitry Diek; (,omese-r of the High school Committee, all a pretty large concourse of visitors. The pupils were examined in clawsices nd mathemnatics, English, French, arithuretic, gea- graph),. writing, book ...