... is palpably anachronical, attributes the introduction of potatoes into Scotland to that famous wizard of the north, Sir Michael Scott. The wizard and the devil being in partnership, took a lease of a farm on the Mertoun estate, called Whitehouse. The wizardwas ...

... the deceased were interred, on Wednesday last, in the Necropolis, in the tomb next that of his brother-in- ht law, Mr. Michael Scott, the talented author of1 Tom Cringhe's es Log and the1 Cruise of the Midge. h, ~ POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS. ut Tlmeatre-1 ...

... SCOTT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF BREAK- WATERS. A very able paper, read by Mr. Michael Scott,. C.GE' before anordinary meetingof the Society of Civil Engineers, containing a description of the breakwater at the port or Blyth and of improvements in breakwaters ...

... become of value or to b)c woirse than wyorth- t less. According to our Scottish legelndary lore, t-ts c old 'izrird, Sir Michael Scott, once set the Devil to t work to make rope.s of saud and to measure the water I of the ocean -with a sieve. . The fiend ...

... Carnival, Tom Foul, Blue Mantle, and National Guard, 30 to I King of Utopia-all taken; 40 to 1 Pratique; 50 to 1 Taje, Michael Scott, Giles I., 'Woolgar, and Tambour Major -all taken; 1000 to 10 Bright Cloud; 1000 to 10 Macca- oini and Glenoclute (colt)-both ...

... freely; 12 to 1 Hospodar, 20 to 1 Carnival, 25 to 1 Blue Mantle, 40 to 1 Michael Scott-all taken. CITY OF LOVDON; BETTING-THURSDAY. 2000 Guineas.-200 to 6 against Michael Scott taken. The Derby-6 to 1 against Lord Clifden offered, 20 to 1 Carnival, 25 ...

... Saccharometer, 100 to S Hoepodar, 20 to 1 Carnival-all offered; 25 to 1 Tom Fool taken, 30 to 1 Blue Mantle offered; 40 to 1 Michael Scott and Early Purl, 50 to 1 Avenger-all taken. 2000 Guineas.-12 to 1 bar one offered, 6 to 1 against Lord Clifden taken, 10 ...

... ll offered: 220 to 1 Carnival 8S n- taken and offered, 30 to I Jarnicator offered, 3ii to 1 King E of L toia, 50 to 1 Michael Scott taken, 50 to 1 Early Puri, 'a 0$to I Gilsl. 1, IT Granid National Steeplechase.-25 to 1 against Northiern a Tr Lc-ht Avalance ...

... 2 on the field. It to 1 a-aist fSacclia- rotleter offered. 12 to 1 Hopoedar taken, 2; to 1 (tanrnial offered. 50 to I Michael Scott taken anti olfered, 50 to 1. (iairnrca tle taken. a0O to 10 Kini of Utouia. 3 nir a ol Steeple t 'litc. .-20 t I 'ain.-t ...

... 1 La Marechal. 33 to 1 Plover - S both offered, 40 to 1 ('aller On taken. S Thle Derby.- 25 to 1 against Carnival and Michael Scott t -both taken. No other change. 2000 (nincas-4 to 1 on the field offered, 14 to 1 agaillst Pratique taken and wvanted. ...

... offered. 2000 Guineas,-4 to 1 on the field offered; 7 to 1 against Brick and 100 to S Pratique-both offered; 100 to 7 Michael Scott taken and offered- No change in the betting in the Waterloo Cup. Chester &up.-100 to 6 against Stradella taken ; 20 to ...

... Lopeatcher taken. The Derby.-11 to 2 against Lord Clifden offered, 30 to 1 Carnival taken. 2000 Guineas.-15 to 1 against Michael Scott taken. Waterloo Cup.--200 to 7 against Lord Binning's taken. r YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. LoiNeoN PRODUCE MAaR.-Sngar: market ...