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leases, but come forward at once in a way to encourage
the general public to contribute their money for the con-
struction of the line.

Mr. ROBT. MURRAY, farmer, Stratbgroy, seconded the
motion, and confirmed all that the rev, mover had stated.
He also said that he was a potato merchant, and he re-
membered the time when the potato disease broke out
that he could have made a handsome sum could he have
thrown a large quantity of that valuable root into the
market at once, by means of a railway, before the di-
sease had made extensive ravages in the district. So in
like manner we have here plenty of lime at all our doors,
but of what use is it when we cannot pay for coals to
burn it, and when the manufacture of peats makes them
fully as dear as coals ? In fact, the peat mosses in this
district are exhausted or nearly so, and what we are now
todo for fuel is often to me a very grave question. When
the carriage of an article is more than its intrinsic worth,
or first cost, it is surely time to think of railways ; and
depend upon it, the whole of the upper parts of Perth-
shire ought and will go hand in hand in procuring the
one now proposed.
The motion was then carried by acclamation.
Dr. IRVINE, Pitlochry, seconded by Mr. ALEXANDER
CONACHAR, one of the largest farmers on the Fascally
estate, then moved the approval of the recent measures
adopted for reviving the project and correcting the sur-
vey, and other preliminary matters ; and Mr. M'Gill-
ewie, banker, and Mr. A. M'Beath, farmer, moved and
seconded the resolution for opening a subscription list,
by way of loan for preliminary expenses—a motion
which was handsomely responded to by all present, and
promises made for absent friends.
Mr. G. ANDERSON, o.f Inverness, wa3 then called on
to detail the progress that had been made in other dis-
tricts towards the revival of the scheme, and in revising
and checking the survey, and shortening the route, and
improving the curves and gradients. The meeting ex-
pressed themselves as gratified with the statements
made, and passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Anderson for
attending and giving them such information.
Sir ROBERT MENZJES, in moving thanks to the chair-
man for his conduct in the chair, (which were given by
acclamation) congratulated the meeting in the deep
interest which Mr. Macinroy, and the other gentlemen
of Athole, evinced in this undertaking, and for the
'trouble they had taken in getting up the meeting. He
was also delighted to hear the tenantry speak with such
warmth and confidence of the kindly feelings of their
noble landlord on tt,e subject ; and he had himself no
doubt of his Grace's giving the railway every encourage-
ment. He, however, begged to press upon the attention
of all interested, that they had but three alternatives,
either of no railway, of a short district one, or of a tho-
rough direct one uniting us at either extremity with the
south and north. The last was by far the best and most
economical and productive to all connected with it ; and
therefore he trusted the gentlemen of the country, whe-
ther landowners or tenants, would use their best exer-
tions to have a general and not a mere local or partial
line carried through. With regard to what had been
said as to fuel, he was satisfied the consideration and
importance of that matter could not be too much dwelt
upon. He (Sir R. M enzies) had been long of opinion
that if the time and labour which had within the last
generation alone been expended on the peat mosses and
in securing the yearly supply of that kind of fuel, had
been saved and devoted to the reclaiming and improve-
ment of the land, e very acre capable of cultivation
between Pitlochry an 4 1 Dalnacardoch might have been
drained, fenced, and r wade into arable land ; and he was
persuaded the same remark would apply to the whole
line northwards. Th 4 3re was no estimating the effect of
a railway in reclaimii ig the most sterile and unproduc-
tive districts, and instead of talking of the central por-
tions of the country as mere barren wilds, he would say
they only required advantages to start into as fair and
productive soils as th e now most beautiful portions of
Aberdeen and Banff, ti.nei of the North Highlands gene-
rally. Let coals be b tit once introduced at a cheap rate
into the uplands, and a great saving of time and labour
would immediately nasue, with improved - stocks of
animals, and especiallly a lighter and more active stamp
of horses, and other advantages of a most wonderful
description, of which. he believed the most sanguine
among them at present bad no conception.
The meeting, which. was altogether of the most intel-
ligent and business-like character, and displayed the
most cordial feelings as existing between the proprietors
and their tenants, then dispersed.

SHIPPINO INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTO3I.-HOUSE—Auch 11.

ENTERED INWARDS.--The Clarinda, from Cronstadt ;
Bellerophon, Memel ; Paragon, St. Petersburgh ; Mary
Ann, Havre ; Duke, Dantzic ; Atalante, do. ; Salem, do. ;
Janet, do. ; Mercier, do. ; Goystad, Christianstadt ; Ca-
tharina, do. ; Christian August, Gifle ; Freyr, Christiania ;
Metto Margarethe, Swarlweeto ; Veranda, Holmsund ;
Syren, Memel ; Fame, Sines ; Moro Castle, Pugwash ;
Geziena, Caravansera ; Ffermina Guzina, Oporto ; Con-
stance, Pernambuco ; Usetta, Riga ; Jonge Willem,
Stettin ; Embla, Christiania ; Bombard, Stralsund ;
Swalem, Thisted ; Bolina, Hoparenda ; Amitia, Marian-
ople ; Catharina, Assens ; Caroline Frances, de. ; Sarah
Anna Cornelia, Rostock ; Queen, Frederickshald ; David,
Christiania ; Anacreon., Riga ; Mary and Sarah, Arch-
angel.

ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Haabet, for
Tonsberg ; Templar, Antwerp ; Scotia, do. ; Mathilde,
Konigsberg ; Ann, Rotterdam ; Penelope, Elsinore and
St. Petersburgh ; Moro Castle, Halifax ; General Van Der
Bosch, Melbourne and Geelong ; Dorothea, Berbice ; Wi-
g-ranis, Melbourne ; Tro!dic, St. Thomas and Jamaica ;
Granville Cape of Good Hope ; Emanuel, Koni,gsburg
Triton, do. ; Aloma, Memel; Samson, Port an Prince ;
Thomasine, Sandwich 'lslands ; Rajasthan, Bombay and
Kurrachee.

CLEARED OUTWARDte WITH CARGO.—The Amalia, for
ponstantinople ; General Santa Cruz, Antwerp; James,
do. ; Excel, do. ; Gut‘teridge, do. ; Economy, do. ; Indus-
try, do. ; Vicar of Pray, Valparaiso ; Elizabeth, Ham-
burgh; Pearl, Montreal; Gloria Deo, Hamburgh ; Richd.
and Clara, Horsens; lA.rden Craig, Calcutta.