SCOTLAND.
On Tuesday last, Mr. Wallace, M. P., met the Magistrates and Council of Greenock at a mceting in the Town-hall. lie briefly ad. dressed the Cetincil, in reference to some of the Parliamentary mea- sures in which they herd taken an interest ; rend expressed a desire that any one who wished for further information would interrogate him, when he would answer them to the best of his ability. After some desultory conversation upon various points, the Provost rose, and, pro. nouncing a warm eulogium upon Mr. Wallace, moved that the thanks of the Council be voted to that gentleman for the great attention he had ever manifested to their local interests in Parliament. The motion was seconded by Bailie Scott, and unanimously agreed to.—Ediaburrh Courant.
Deputations from the Radical Association of Glasgow are now and have for some time been engaged in visiting the towns and villages in the town and neighourhood of Perth, to excite the people to come for-
ward and support the nationul petition. They have held public meet- ings in Newburgh, Abernethy, Bridge of Earn, Metliven, Almond Bank, Scone, and Blairgowrie ; and have in all these places been en- thusiastically received. By their spirited addresses they have succeeded in getting tip associations based on the principles of the Birmingham Union; and most unquestionably the advocates of these, organized and breathing the same spirit, will soon present a front that must give anew turn to the state of political affairs.—Glacgoro Chronicle. From sportsmen, we learn that moor game of all kinds is more plen- tiful than it has been for years ; especially blackeocks, which, from whatever cause, are still gaining on their cousins-german, the grouse. Partridges are also found on the moors, where they manage to pick up a living, without, we believe, eating heather ; Lot a snore numerous branch of the same family still prefer the vallies, amidst the corn-fields. on which they will find free quarters, with plenty to eat, for a week or more after the 1st of September. Much execution was done lust week ; and were it always proper to mention names, we could enumerate ex- traordinary instances of sport, notwithstanding the efforts of the poach- en. Even before the 12th of August, disguised boxes of game were shipped by all the steamers ; and there can be no doubt that the regu- larity with which these vessels sail, and the new murkets they open up, have put guns into the bands of hundreds who never carried a gun be- fore. The poacher's, in fact, is a gainful trade, and we are aware of in- dividuals who earn in this way little short of 2001. u year. Their num- bers, therefore, are gradually increasing, while their daring is beyond oll bOundso--Dumfries Courier.
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