... PAISLY ORNITHOLOGICAL AsSOcATION.1 I SiMTH ANUAL' COMPEIION. On Monday, the sixth annual competitibn of the Paisley Ornithological Association- took place in the Newtown Foundry, which is at present occupied by ite R-eif Chom' panies as a drilling ground; -The entrihain thei several de- partrnents were very numerous, and the' exhibitio- was a supenorone'tonyofitspredecessori The 'plae of exhi- ...

... PLOtUGHING MATCHES. ?? X t\.SToT ant CUMBERN-AULD AXD KILSYTH. The Cumbernauld and Kilsvth Farmers' Societv's plugh ing match took place on Friday last, on the farm of Airdrie- head, occupied by Mrs. Chalmers. The weather was as goodascould beexpectedfortheseasonof theyear. Twenlr- three plougha started for competition; and, after a very keeh contest, finished their respective lots in the tine ...

... GRAN'D NATIONAL CURLING MA.TCE. en_,- __ It _ (From the Scotsman.) The match between the curlers North and South of Forth -the announcement of which has repeatedly been the signal for the ?? uip of the frost-took place on the pond of the Royal Club at Carsebreck, on Friday, being the last day of the frost, or rather the first of the thaw. The number of xint-s entercd was l.8, or nearly 1300 ...

... PLQUGHING MATCHES. NETHERLOENZ. 5*r The pioaghing match of the NetherlOrne Farmers' bud Society took place on the farm of Dunmore, MT. Donald vCZ M'Farlan's, on Friday the 24th February, 1860. Sixteen buh ploughs appeared on the ground, and prizes were given for anc gloughin- and for the best groomed horses and the best kept by arness. The judges on the occasion were-Messrs. Alex. me ...

... After a whole mnonth's delay, the annual ploughing match of this society came Off last Taceday, in a field On the faru l~t of Branscruft, the property of Sir Robert J. Zvi. Napier ,of A l Milliken, and possesedo by Mr. Samuel Clark, NManswraes. eli Owing to the unfavourahle state of the weather a, number of the competitors were kept back; nevertheless, twelve ploughis Pr started, and :although ...

... OLD 31MOIXLA&RD, MATIONY, BOTIRWVELL, kAND CIDDEf e- Fr~;ARUI- SOCIETY. 1d The annual plougling match of this society was to have le been held on the farm of LIr. %obert Ue1ikle One'hard, on the Carnbroe Estate, on the loth ultlmo, but, in consequence of the state of the weather, it did not proceed till last ?? - the 2fd inst.'' On that day -the society was fortunate in IC having very ...

... REvIEWSHIBR VersWs 5sxSnsnt. M Yesterday, an- important ploughiug match, which has been for the past few months-on the apir, and which was j arranged for the purpose of testing the comparative merits of the ploughmen mn Renfrewahire end Ayrshire, took place on the farm of Righouse, pauish of Dreghorn, Ayrsbire. The weather was everything that could be desired-a sharp. f bracing wind and a ...

... PLOtGHTING IMATOVIIES. The anu'itl ?? 'i Th of th~- SOC5.tv tan.~k plafy on T LU 'L ~t I .1 ?? .-lS.Zcr bytu ?? 9:i1 I i!.e .1:s t!1 et urtifr Lx p '~esesr: by *Ir. 'cha~rt-Al~urdesh,| Cli ?? ?? cr.ni, xv hn urt en pbleugls stirert t Sania tu 4flii to i: l 1T.. ?? ter Ms1 s-re. LIhir' er-V;: ,A ?? . .a S 8.ijrm~e ; ande Roberrt MNurdch, E.uilaiAiet tCimbualang. After a maost careial in- ...

... PRIZ1E FIGHTINGX-ANCIENT AND MO DER~- TIMES.* l ~ ?? - v 7 * (From the Aent unmm .) Boxing has at least as distinguished an origin arahin-or r wrestling. Boxing comes from Jove. If 3u pitd i not thrashed the Titans, the Olympic Games, in -0 iog found a prominent part, would not have b e lited among men. Pegilism would then have been n ' ed nor fashionable, and the great fight which is to take ...

... SCOTT~Ill TE~MPERAINCE LEA(UE. The annual public mneeting of this Association was held last ?? in the City Ilall-ioht. Smith, Esq., presiding. There was a large attendance, and among those on the plat- form were-RIev. WXiliam Arnot, Glaggow; Rev. WX. Ack- north, vicat of Plutestead;l Rev. XV. leid, Edinburgh; Rev. j)* N 'Gregor, Glasgow; Rev. Peter M'Dowall. Alhoa; flev. Joseph Brown, LRD., ...

... CRICK ET. WLNTO-2T r. CLAREMAO;T. A inatch was played between the above-named clubs on the }Mg's Park, ?? Green, on Saturday last. The stumps were pitched at au early hour, but on account of the 1o-g stand made at the oickets, and darkness coining on, w;vas cafled boore the match was finished. 1irom score, however, it will be sedu that the game 7Asdcicldly in favour of the Winuton: First In ...

... Il:lEAKFAST PARITY. A ?? party of the members and friends of the Scot- tish Teno a ance League assembled yesterday morningF in the firades' Il all The chair was occupied by the Rev. W. Reid, and thw lwall w;i4i well filled. After breakfdas, in'teresting addie~ss were dhi-ercri by the Chairman, the lee. Mr. Akelcith, Vicar of i'luistead, representative of the Nsat:oi:.l T'iemlperance League; ...