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REPORT FROM THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
The Select Committee appointed to assist Mr. Speaker
in all matters which relate to the Printing executed
by order of this House, and for the purpose of Select-
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presented in pursuance of molions made by Members
of this House, which may be referred to the said
Committee ; have considered the several matters re-
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report:—
In discharge of the duties entrusted to them by the
House, Mr. Speaker and the Printing Committee have
been endeavouring, for some years past, to introduce
every practicable improvement in the form, of printing
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There are three matters deserving special attention in
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2dly. The preparation of blank forms ; and 3dly. The
arrangement of the returns for printing. Each of these
points has been recommended to the notice of the House
by committees in previous years ; and it may be desir-
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nexion with these objects.
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COMIC HISTORY of ENGLAND.
By GILBERT ABBOTT a BECKETT.
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A Commentary.
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THE LATE MURDER AT GUILD-

In 1830; the Library Committee suggested, " That it
be recommended to all Members intending 'to move for
returns, in the first place to find out from the Librarian
whether the same return, either in form or substance,
has not already been moved for and printed ; in which
case such order may be so shaped by the Members as
only to embrace any new matter which may be requisite
for the information of the House." It had previously
been by no means an uncommon practice for Members
either to move for papers which had already been
printed, or for information contained in documents
which were before the House under other titles. The
gradual adoption by Members, of the advice of the
Library Committee has not only prevented many papers
from being moved for, but has introduced, more gene-
rally, the practice of ordering returns which contain
the required information in an improved form. But
another difficulty presented itself in the multiplication
of bulky documents which were returned to the House,
in compliance with its orders, ill-arranged, imperfect,
and often unintelligible. These were constantly ordered
to be printed, on the motion of MeMbers, without any
previous examination, and these defects were not dis-
covered until the expense of printing them had been
needlessly incurred. To obviate this evil, which was
universally acknowledged, the Select Committee on
Public Documents, in the Second Report in 1833,
offered the following suggestions :
" The cost of printing might on many occasions be
altogether saved, if the papers moved for by Members
were placed in the Library, and an index made to afford
a facility of reference : as this matter is arranged at
present, it is difficult to refer to papers not printed, and
many bulky returns are printed at a considerable ex-
pense, which are not consulted by more than three or
four Members."
The Standing Committee on the Library immediately
took the subject into consideration, and reported in
1834, " That by a recent arrangement, all papers pre-
sented in pursuance of orders or of addresses of the
House are deposited in the Library during the current
session, in order to facilitate access to such as are not at
once ordered to be printed. This regulation is particu-
larly offered to the attention of the House, as the ready
inspection afforded by this arrangement may frequently
either prevent the printing papers which do not convey
the information sought, or may present the opportunity
of abstracting from bulky returns all which may be ne-
cessary for the use of the House. This plan, it is hoped,
has already had some effect in diminishing the quantity
of printing."
The Printing Committee, in 1841, having had their
attention directed to the results of the plans which had
been suggested by former Committees, and carried out
under Mr. Speaker's superintendence ; and, considering
that further advantages might be obtained by repeating
former recommendations, and suggesting means for in-
creasing this efficiency, agreed to the following resolu-
tions :
" Ist. That every Member be. recommended, before he
gives notice of a motion for a return, to consult the Li-
brarian of the House of Commons.
" 2dly. That after the order for a return has been
made by the House, the Librarian do prepare, when ne-
cessary, a form, to be submitted to Mr. Speaker for his
approval ; and that such form shall be. forwarded, with
the order, in the usual manner.
"3dly. That before any return which has been pre-
sented to the House shall be ordered to be printed, it
shall be inspected by the Librarian, and approved by the
Speaker.
4thly. That Mr. Speaker be requested to make such
arrangements as may be necessary for giving effect to
these resolutions."
Your Committee have reason to believe, that consider-
able advantage has already been derived from the sug-
gestions contained in the first and second of these reso-
lutions ; but they are anxious to impress upon Members
the expediency of availing themselves more generally of
the assistance which they may obtain in the library, in
framing the orders for returns, and preparing suitable
forms to accompany them.
Mr. Speaker lost no time in carrying into effect, as far
as possible, the resolutions of the Committee of 1841. In
that year, however, he was unable to effect any material
improvement in the system of preparing accounts and
papers for printing ; but in succeeding years the ar-
rangements he has made have been very successful. The
printing of numerous returns has been altogether pre-
vented ; and the information contained in many papers
has been arranged and abstracted in a most satisfactory
manner. Great care has been taken in preparing sum-
maries, and in many cases the summaries alone have been
printed.
The more immediate object of these arrangements has
been the improvement of the papers, and this object has
often been attained where a diminution of the expense of
printing was practicable ; but your Committee have much
satisfaction in reporting, that this system of printing ab-
stracts of papers, recommended by the Library Com-
mittee in 1834, has caused a considerable public saving.
Mr. Speaker has laid before the Committee a return
which has been prepared by his direction, by Mr. Han-
sard, showing the expense of printing each abstract
which has been made, with an estimate of the expense
which would have been incurred by printing the return
in the form in which it had been presented to the House.
From this statement it appears that at the end of the
session of 1845, a saving had been effected of 7,1001. A
saving of this amount in little more than four years, and
produced in the printing of comparatively a small num-
ber of papers, lead your Committee to expect that in
future a very considerable reduction of expense may be
effected, by extending more generally the system of ab-
stracts to various classes of documents which they have
hitherto thought it necessary-to print in extenso, and by
a more strict revision of all papers before they are ordered
to be printed.
Your Committee, therefore, earnestly recommend the
perusal of the resolutions of the Printing Committee of
1841, and call the attention of the House to the fact, that
whatever saving has been effected by abstracting the
papers hitherto printed, the greatest public economy, as
well as the most useful results, are to be expected from
the manner of moving for accounts and papers in future.
Your Committee further beg to remind the House,
that, in order to effect a practical reformation of the
system of Parliamentary printing, the rule should be
-strictly adhered to of giving notice of any paper about
to be moved for, in order that the House may have
ample time to consider whether the information is al.
ready on the table, and whether the expenses of collect-
ing it are not so great as to render it necessary for the
House to decline making their order -for the production
of the papers • and the House should, in extreme cases,
require from the Government their opinion as to the ex-
pediency of incurring the expense of procuring the in-
formation required.
Many papers are moved for during each session on
matters purely local ; and it is suggested that great dis-
cretion should be used in sanctioning the production of
such documents ; and that if ordered by the House to
lie on the table, the rule should be strictly adhered to of
leaving the manuscripts at all times open to inspection
in the library, and of refusing to print them for general
circulation.
It is also proposed that accounts relating to the print-
ing executed for thb House should be presented in each
session, which shall embrace, in detail, the expenses con-
nected with every Bill, report of Committee, or account
and paper, as well as with the reports of Commissioners
and other papers which are printed under the immediate
superintendence of the Stationery-Office, in England,
Ireland or Scotland.
Your Committee, being entirely satisfied with the plan
hitherto pursued, have again requested Mr. Speaker to
make every arrangement necessary for carrying out more
fully the views of the Committee, and though an addi-
tional annual expenditure may be thereby incurred, it is
confidently expected that a saving will be ensured in the
printing, far greater than any which has yet been
effected.
Aug. 25, 1846.

By Lieut.-Colonel OUTRAM, C.B.' Resident at Sattarah.
" Colonel Outram is calm, direct, and firm in the management of
his case ; he deals with facts and dates and authentic documentary
evidence."—John Bull.

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CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE.

HATTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances
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CROYDON CATTLE MARKET.—Yesterday the sale of
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some half fatted bullocks sold quick, the chief demand being
for lambs, which the metropolitan butchers now seek at this
market in preference to Smithfield, the former being supplied
by the farmers near the locality, and the stock has less tra-
velling, which is advantageous to both buyer and seller.
Good lambs maintained prices at 4s. Bd. per stone, and choice
wether sheep averaged 4s. per stone. There were some well
fatted calves sold at a rather low figure.
IMPORTATION OF STATUARY AND PAINTINGS.—The
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Dock, from Leghorn,
bringing about thirty valuable paint-
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and ornaments, and other articles of vertu. Some of the
statues are very large, being each nearly a ton in weight.
They are consigned to the Council of the Royal Academy.
GROUSE SHOOTING.—A SINGULAR DAY'S SPORT.—
On Monday, the 23d, Sir Benjamin Hall went out for the
purpose of killing old birds on the high grounds at his sport-
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hours, using only one gun and a brace of dogs, which he
changed once in the course of that time, and bagged 73 old
cock birds, 10 barren hens, 7 young cocks, 7 young hens, and
' 3 blue mountain hares, making a total of 100 head.

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za% GUST '9 1843.

HALL COFFEE- HOUSE.
A meeting of gentlemen took place yesterday after-
noon, at the Guildhall Coffee-house, for the purpose of
petitioning the Home Secretary for a mitigation of the
sentence of death pronounced upon Smith, the cook at
the Guildhall Coffee-house, for the murder of Susan Tol-
leday. Amongst those present were—Mr. Alderman
Sidney (in the chair), John Wilson, Esq., W. J. Wil-
kinson, Esq., W. Thornborrow, Esq., J. H. Croucher,
Esq., J. Jones, Esq., J. Brewer, Esq., R. Phillips, Esq.,
James Millar, E-q., J. Millard, Esq., J. M. Barnard,
Esq., Rogers, Esq., W. Austin, Esq., &c.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings of the
meeting, said, they might perhaps regret that in a case
of such great importance and interest there was not a
more numerous attendance, but experience had shown
that in cases of this kind persons were apt to consider
that it formed no immediate business of individuals, and
consequently, instead of coming forward to make ir.qui
ries upon the subject, they were apt to look to the papers
for all such information. After thanking the gentlemen
of the press for their attendance, the worthy Alderman
proceeded to say, that he had been solicited in the early
part of this weak to join a few gentlemen in. their en-
deavour to obtain a mitigation of the sentence upon
the unfortunate convict Smith, from the extreme
penalty of the law, to banishment. It had not ori-
ginally been their intention to hold a public meeting
upon the subject, but still, in a metropolis like this,
it was impossible to communicate their intentions
to each other, and ascertain those who might
wish to assist them, without doing so, therefore had they
assembled that morning, with a view of saving the law
from an act of violence, and mitigating a sentence which
would be proved to be much more severe than the case
deserved. It had been his lot to see many persons con-
victed of murder, and he could not help saying that, in
this case, to him there appeared to have ,been a total ab-
sence of motive, except that of sudden and irresistible
provocation. Every one present was, no doubt, well ac
quainted with the circumstances attending this painful
occurrence, but they could not be acquainted with those
facts which came more particularly under the:cognisance
of those who had been admitted into the cell of the con-
demned man. He might state that at the trial, plain as
the facts were, the jury took upwards of one hour to re-
turn their verdict, and a more respectable jury he be-
lieved never occupied a place in the Central Criminal
Court. They had since declared, that -had there been
any evidence to prove that a blow had been struck by
deceased, they would have brought in a verdict of man-
slaughter. It was for that apparent inconsistency that
he (Alderman Sidney) asked the meeting to go hand in
hand with him to try if they could not get the sentence
of death mitigated. The prisoner, when placed in Gilt-
spur-street Compter, fully admitted his guilt to the turn-
key in charge of his cell, stating that he should not make
any defence, and he appeared anxious to unburden his
mind by conversing upon the subject. He said that the
unfortunate occurrence would not have taken place had
not deceased struck him first as he passed by her, ac-
companying the blow with the most vile expressions.
Did not this circumstance show that he had had great
provocation? And this confession was made on the
evening before his trial, and again stated when there
was not the slightest hope of it doing him any good. He
did think that as the prisoner had been condemned upon
his own admissions, he ought to have the benefit of the
provocation to the crime. On this point the law was
clear and explicit, and. certainly no one could complain
of the summing up of the Learned Judge. The worthy
Alderman here cited two cases of murder which had
come under that merciful judge, the Lord Chief Justice
Tindal, in which the sentence of death had not been
passed, though the cases appeared to be subjects much
less for merciful consideration than the present. In one
of them a man, Hayward by name, and a butcher by
trade, having received provocation from a young man
who, by order of his mother, had turned Hayward out
of the shop, ran some hundred yards and fetched a knife,
with a hich ho returned, and after exchanging a few
angry words stabbed the offender so that he died in
stantly. Now, the prisoner Smith was a lawful cook,
and engaged at his occupation with a knife in his hand.
Deceased was also at work in the kitchen. Some angry
works were spoken, and a quarrel ensued, when much
exciting language was used by the deceased. At length
the prisoner happening to pass the deceased with some
scrapings of fat, which he was about to throw into a re-
ceptacle for such things, the latter took the opportunity
to strike him, at the same time addressing him by a
' most odious epithet. The prisoner, exasperated to
the highest pitch at her conduct, in a moment of pas-
t sion, laid hold of her hair and committed the deed
' for which he had been sentenced to death, and which he

had not attempted to conceal. Now, they had not me
there that day out of con,id,ration of the feelings o
that man ; for he had, by his own act, brought upon
himself the penalty of his crime ; but the question vk as,
should they be justified in straining the law in a case of
this kind ; and was it to be said that they endeavoured
to put an end to this crime by the degrading public ex-
hibition of an execution ? 'He himself had once thought
that the word of God ordained that he who took the life
of another should die by the hand of man. He had
held this opinion for a long time, but upon searching
and examining the recorded word of God as far as
was in his power upon the subject, he had, indeed,
found that the Almighty justified man in punishing
man for any great crime, still he found no law which
established the necessity of carrying out the
vengeance to its full ; and he thought that
man should be guided in these matters, not
only by the light of his own understanding, but also
by the superior light of Holy Writ. The Chair
man here gave his opinions upon public executions. He
said that they had the most demoralising effect upon
thousands of our countrymen, for instead of touching
them with horror at the sight, it merely hardened their
hearts to crime, and made them less careful of shedding
the blood of their fellow-creatures. The man Connor
had been a witness of the execution of Tapping, and
only a few days after himself committed one of the most
horrible, cold-blooded murders a man could be guilty
of. In the case of Wicks, too, the murderer had seen
several executions, and in one instance had even paid
half-a-crown for a place in a window nearly opposite
the scaffolding. Indeed he (Alderman Sidney) could
state, on very good authority, that, out of sixty-six
executions at the Old Bailey, sixty-three of the male-
factors had witnessed prior executions. At the time
when Tapping was hanged, he went down to the Old
Bailey on purpose to see what effect it had upon
the populace, and it would be impossible for him to
describe the disgusting and abominable scenes that met
his eye, and the profane language which greeted his
ears. He could not help thinking, that for every public
execution upwards of a thousand human beings were
corrupted and hardened. Now, in the case of the un-
fortunate man Tapping, he denied his guilt up to the
last moment. It was the painful duty of the sheriffs to
precede the culprit from the prison to the place of exe-
cution. On this occasion the colleague of Sheriff Sid-
ney had turned away and left them, when Tapping,
addressing the latter, said ho hoped that he was not
going too, as ho wished to say something to him.
After the man had bowed three times to the
multitude, who greeted him with three times three,
and called him " a brave fellow," and " a trump of a
fellow," with many similar expressions, he turned round
to Mr. Sidney, and said that "he hoped he should be
forgiven as he forgave everybody, and that his sentence
was a just one." So far from these scenes passing off in
silence, the culprit was treated by the mob as if he were
a successful candidate at an election, and with much the
same feeling. He had said this much, in order to show
the inefficacy of executions by law in preventing crime;
and he thought he had shown sufficient to convince them
that the law would gain nothing in carrying out this
sentence in its extreme rigour, for while such sights
were demoralising to the public, this case, upon its own
merits, demanded their greatest and warmest sympathy;
because, as the man had been convicted upon his own
testimony, they ought to give him the benefit of the
provocation also upon his own testimony ; for he (Mr.
Alderman Sidney) would defy any casuist in the world
to bring forward another reason. The Chairman here
read several letters bearing upon the case, one of which,
from a clergy man at Norfolk, stated the family of the
prisoner to be very respectable and honest, though poor,
and most of them living in that county. It also
spoke of a petition that was in progress to the Home
Secretary for the mitigation of the sentence, and
suggested the idea of a similar course being adopted
in London. Another note, addressed to Mr. Sidney
by Mr. Walter, the proprietor of the hotel, was also
read, in which Mr. Walter said, that on the
arrival at home on the evening of August 25, he had
been much astonished to hear that some party had ac-
cused him of having said that Smith (his late cook) had
thrown a knife at one of his fellow-servants. He begged
to contradict the assertion, and to say that it was a pal-
pable falsehood, and he hoped to have the opportunity of
meeting the party who had so used his name. A letter
was also read from Mr. Gurney, of the Society of
Friends, commending the steps that were being taken.
Alderman Sidney remarked that, unfortunately, vague
reports had been spread, which had received the charac-
ter of evidence, and it had been told to the Learned
Judge that this was not the first offence on the part of
the unfortunate man Smith. It was said that he had
previously hurled a knife at one of his fellow-servants,
and the Learned Judge, on hearing this, shrugged his
shoulders, and said he was afraid it was not a case to
recommend to mercy. He (Mr. Sidney) was happy to
say that there was not the slightest foundation for
these reports. Smith had once scratched the arm of
one of the girls with a tin cover, but so trifling was it
that it was not worthy of remark. In a letter from
Mr. W:ilter to Mr. Baron Platt, it appeared that the
former had put .some questions to this servant with re-
gard to Smith's conduct on that occasion, at the same
time he asked her if she were willing to sign a petition,
signed by Mrs. Walter, his wife, and all the servants,
of the establishment, praying for a mitigation of the
sentence. The gip replied:she would willingly sign it.
She spoke of deceased as being a most violent, ill-tem-
pered, and aggravating girl, and that the language she
made use of was unfit to repeat. It was not for the pur-
pose of heaping calumny upon the poor girl who was
dead that these things were brought forward, for every
Christian must feel deep sorrow for her miserable fate,
but it was for the purpose of showing the circumstances
which attended the perpetration of the crime, and upon
the strength or them to humbly ask her Majesty's inter-
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the public from that disgusting scene, wh'c'i was neither
consistent with the law itself, nor consistent with justice.
The Chairman here conclude 3, and from the expressions
of the meeting they appeared to acquiesce entirely in the
observations of the worthy alderman.
Mr. THORNBORROW then rose to put a resolution, but
before doing so he read over the terms of a petitiun
drawn up by Mr. Walter, and signed by himself and
ratbilv, as well as all the servants of the establishment,

for the mitigation of the sentence of Smith, by reason
of the provocation he had received. It described
him as having lived seventeen years in the family
of Mr. Walter, at the Guildhall Hotel, and gave him an
unexceptionable character up to the time of the crime he
had committed. Mr. Thornborrow suggested that a
similar petition shuuld be drawn up and left at the
Guildhall Coffee-house to be signed by the public, and
afterwards forwarded to the Home Secretary, and he
had no doubt that with that, the petition from Nor-
wich, and Mr. Walters, with the assistance of the So-
ciety of Friends, they would be enabled to procure a
•nitigation of the sentence. A resolution was then pro-
posed, embodying the above suggestions, and it was
seconded by
Mr. MILLARD, who supported the resolution, and
said that it would be important to show that the man
had the good opinion of all his fellow-servants up to the
time when, by reason of much provocation, he had com-
mitted the crime for which he was condemned. After a
few other remarks, Mr. M. read the terms of the peti-
tion, which he thought, with a little modification, might
be left for signature in Mr. Walters's house.
A sub-committee was then formed, and the petition
revised and altered, to be ready for signature at ten
o'clock this morning, at the Guildhall Coffee-house.
Previously, however, to the revision of the petition, a
unanimous vote of thanks was given to the Chairman,
who having acknowledged the compliment, the meeting
broke up.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI-

TUTION.

Those who are interested in the subject of lamps and
improved gas burners would do well to attend ons of
Dr. John Ryan's excellent lectures at the above esta-
blishment, on the subject of artificial light. So clear and
defined is the learned Doctor's method of handling the
subject, that dull indeed must be the comprehension of
that man who fails to become master of the theory of
combustion and luminous flame. In these lectures Dr.

Ryan is very careful in pointing out the laws of combus
lion, the nature of our hydrocarbons, and the necessity
for the presence of solid matter in flame in order that
light may be produced. His experiments in proof
Jf these positions were certainly most apt and successful,
and, especially the separation of solid carbon from
olefiant gas, elicited loud and continued applause. We
could not help noticing, however, that the necessary
exhalation of the mixed gases in the experiment caused
the learned gentleman most acute pain. In fact we
learnt, with great regret, that so enthusiastic is the
Doctor, and so venturesome, that more than once he has had
co be carried home after a lecture of this kind. In the
Other portions of the institution we find there are still
frequent accessions of new and interesting objects.
Among. other useful and ingenious models is one of Mr.
Charles Lewis's Phenedirective Shower-baths, certainly
one of the most scientific applications we have yet seen,
and one which will deserve the patronage of the medical
profession.

HIGHLAND COMPETITION,
SPORTS, &c., AT FORT-WILLIAM.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
The Highland Society of London lately advertised a
series of prizes for various objects connected with the
Highland dress, Gaelic songs, games, &c., in order to
keep alive that Celtic enthusiasm still characteristic of
a large portion of our countrymen. The competition
was fixed to take place at Fort-William on Thursday
last, and a great concourse of persons assembled on the
occasion. Among those present were—Glenaladale,
Ardshiel, Ballachulish, Mr. Walker of Lochtreig, Mr.
Cameron, yr. of Inveracord, Sheriff Fraser, Mr. Aneas
Macdonnell, advocate, Mr. Man (the well.known and
able artist), Captain Stewart, R.N., Colonels Ross,
Cameron, Cochrane, and Campbell, Mr. Macgregor,
banker, Mr. Macdonald, &c. Even Ewen Macphec, the
well-known singular outlaw, left his solitary fastness at
Glenquoich to be present at the animating scene, and
appeared highly delighted with it. The number of
spectator& was estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000, and a
considerable proportion of the men were arrayed in the
Highland dress. The scene of action was the fine
:mouth beach near the Fort, and surrounded with mag-
nificent Highland scenery—with Loch-Eil, Ben-Nevis,
&c.—a finer spot could not have been selected for such
a display. A number of ladies and gentlemen were
seated on the ramparts of the Fort, which commanded
an excellent view of the whole. Fortunately, the
weather was favourable.
Nine prizes were announced to the best-dressed High-
landers who had for the longest time worn the kilt as an
habitual garb, and to those who became bound hence-
forth to wear it habitually. The first of these prizes
was awarded to a genuine mountaineer, Donald Mac-
donald, who never wore trousers but on one occasion,
when, after two hours' trial, he felt so uncomfortable
that he took them off, and carried them on his shoulder !
The other prizes were distributed after careful delibera-
tion, and a list of the whole will be found below. The
competition for Highland dancing excited much interest;
and Tillie Callum was admirably danced by two young
men, Stewart and Mackenzie, between whom the judges
found it difficult to decide. M. Mackinnon, the post-
master of Fort Augustus, obtained a prize for his dress
of home-made Tartan, and also distinguished himself by
his vigour and activity in dancing a reel into which he
was forced by his friends. Throwing the hammer,
putting the stone, and other sports, afforded
much interest, and there were two excellent
races on foot—a long and short one. They
were run round the parade ground—the long race four
times, and the short race once round. For the long race
there started four Highlanders and a gentleman's ser-
vant; the latter was very soon distanced by his compe-
titors in the kilt. Swifter running we never witnessed.
Before beginning the last round only two were on the
field. One of these' was known as Ceann Ruadh, and
the other as Ceann Dubh, from the colour of their hair.
Ceann Dubh ran fastest at first, Ceann Ruadh not seem-
at first to exert himself till about the middle of the last
round, then putting forth his strength, he overtook and
distanced his antagonist. This part of the scene was
most animating, and created all the excitement of a
steeple chase. Prizes were offered to the two best-dressed
Highland women in Highland fashion and home-made
materials, and four competitors appeared. Their decent
comfortable appearance and modest demeanor excited
universal admiration, and prizes were awarded to the
whole four. If maidens competed annually for these
prizes, the premium would form no bad recommenda-
tion by way of Locher; for taste, industry, and economy,
are equally manifested by the competition! The exhi-
bition of games, &c., terminated about five o'clock, and
during the whole day the interest in the proceedings was
unabated.

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