22 OCTOBER 1842, Page 9

By the death of Sir William Rae, Government have the

office of Lord Advocate of Scotland to dispose of, and the electors of Buteshire a seat in Parliament. It is supposed that Mr. Duncan M'Neill will succeed Sir William in both posts ; and it is surmised that Mr. Adam Anderson, the late Sheriff of Perthshire, will succeed Mr. M`Neill in the Scotch Solicitor-Generalship.