The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

itDINIOIIOII, 6srv. 26.
Arebrelogists are gill divided as to the identity of
the remains of the two Marys of Gueldree. Two
medical professors are of opinion that the skull of the
subject last found indicates an amount of cerebral
disease incompatible with the intellectual vigour
which the Queen is admitted on all bonds to have
Notes of ttiir opinion are to be submitted
to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, who, to
Clair other mentos duties, will have to di cide regard-
ing this question, now complicated with phrenological
as well as historical associations.

We lowland Scotsmen are annoyed at the tartan
fever which breaks forth at every royal visit. The
tauten, Prince Albert, and the royal family don
tartan whenever they came to Scotland. Now, bo it
known, that only • small portion of the inhabit-
ants numerically, and • much smaller one
so far at intelligence is concerned, have to
do with tither the language or the costume of the
Celts. Unless when what are called Highland regi-
ments are quartered in Elinburgh or Aberdeen, not
kilt is to be seen in tither of these cities. Even in
the llighlam4 thems.lves all sensible Celts doff the
barbarous kilt en the sinter. Allan Cunningham
protested on all occasions against the identification of
the short petticoat with Scotland, and said, with
marked tnvh, that we have no more to do with the
tartan than Ei.gliehmeu have to do with Welsh
cheese, or Englishwomen with Welsh hats. Donald
is a eharaner as far removed from us as Taffy is
from John Bull; awl it is really patting the resources
of Highland lords and lairds unnecessarily to the test
to be keepieg up the make-believe of the pkilsbeg so
long. Already steanibmts are on Lochs lamoed and
Katrine, and, when the railroad is carried to the
Troucha, u it soon will be, the Colts must beat their
spears into pruning-hooks. - Keep English sportsmen
out of the country, and agriculture will do it without
railroads at all.

The long pending dispute of the Edinburgh Hebrew
professorship gives signs of coming to ache,. It has
been suggested that a chair sould be itwtituted for
modern oriental touguts, to which the offending dis-
senting professor-elect should be apprinted, leaving a
Hi:brawl proper to be re-appointed to the old pro-
tests:ll.6l6p. The idea of a chair for modern languages
has also been mooted, bat that is a step rather to, for
in advance to have much chance of immediate reali-
sation.

Mr. Trower, the new bishop of Glaggow and Gallo-
way, was consecrated last w.ek. No similar cere-
monial has taken place in the metropolis of the west
for two centaries.

CONN/SSION SIONED ST Tall LORD LTIUTIMANT
or Sauttaassunt.—ltight Hoe Lord F. Napier, J. N.Wer-
ray, Jan., Fan., C. Plummer, Hui., and H. Scott, Brq., to
le deputy Remo/seats.
GLASGOW CIRCUIT COCRT.—TUTADAT, BRPT. 28.—The
court met this noising at ten o'clock, whet J Jas AP Leslie',
who was seavisted of the murder of Jenne WBride, *ear
Airdrie, ea 12th Deeenther last, by stabbieg him with a
lusik, was brought up tor entainee. Lord Coykburn sea-
lewd the primmer to be hanged at Glaegow, between the
bears of eight and tee on the :orenoon of Taesday, the 17th
et °nether. Seateace kavialy been pasted, the unfortunate
ara fell apes hie knees w.thin the bar, and craved pertnis.
aka to adders the nut, which was allowed, although it
was stated to Ida by the Judge that it would do him no
good. Ho than protested his innocence of the crime for
which he was about to suffer; and said that a mss sawed
Wright was present with the deceased M'Bride during the
evening that he lost his life. But that man was sow away,
and he (the prisoner) was left to beer the oast. The pri-
soner was then removed from the bar. WLaskey is an
Iriehmaa, about 23 years of age.
TRIONATION PROM Gaasoow.—The unemployed Names*
in Glasgow are craving fur emigration. A petition from a
portion of dale number has been seat to the Hones-otllee,
through the Lord Advocate, praying that, from their
, the usual emination fees may be remitted. The
doaumaat is signet by 103 mired and 83 single men, their
illepsoleats amettating to 113 adult females, 125 boys, and
134 girls. The peerraNs are iuereasieg ou all sides, and,
independently of the amoust, great discontent prevails in
Glasgow and other places where the assessment is regulated
* innate.
TIDAL AND ISTEOROLOOIC.AL RSOISTSIL—The Glasgow
method*, us entitled to some praise for their erection of a
selftegistering clock for tidal and meteorological purposes.
It tells not only the boon, but the barometric menus,
depth of tide, depth of froth water spate", force and dine-
tte' of winds, intensity of heat, fall of rain, Ate. A 'hailer
lodestones was at one time set up en Cinema Pier, but had
to be gins up because the Royal Society cased not stony the
(cot tithe areestary observation..
Tan EDWIN:RON PUBLICANS are is dudgeon at the
tozaspaleory motel* of the New Police Art, which pro-
hibits the opening of tippling bosses between eleven at
night and six in the morning on week days, and before half.
put ono on Sundays; and a meeting of the trade was held
last night for the pumas at organising measures of relief.
The spirit-dealers complain with some show of justice that
hotels can evade the set, while they cannot. Of that there
is no emetics, as " the drawing of the lilt. " in all kinds of
logieliticia must often be arbitrary. The act, however,
works well, and the Bowline will have some diScalty in
getting it rescinded. The number of the intoxicated that lad
treat to be taken to the pelice-cfßee as unable to take can
of themselves ranged from 22 to 40 every Saturday night.
Last Saturday only two were found to require protection.
It was also customary for the alehouses to disgorge their
Inebriated customers in !site nurnber‘ at the very eve et
dishes service, in order to evade the penalties nader the old
act, but last Sunday only one imbecile of this clam was to be
found.