The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-29 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

On Tuesday last, as Mr. Wilson, Teller of Paisley
Bank, was on his way to his place of business, he dropped down
at the gate of Mr. Brown, Crossflats, and instantly expired._
Greenock Advertiser.

SPORTING.—At Kingswell Moors, on the 20th of
September last, after all the gentlemen had given over grouse-
shooting, John Smith, aged 15 years, assistant to his father, Mr.
Anthony Smith, game-keeper to the Earl of Glasgow, killed
eight brace of partridges, five brace of grouse, and one brace of
snipes, in all 18 head- of game._ Greenock Advertiser,
DESPERATE ATTACK BY POACHERS.—WC re-
gret to state that Andrew Walker, one of the Earl of Roseberry's
gamekeepers, nearly lost his life on Friday morning, while in the
discharge of his duty,in Dalmeny Park. On Saturday morning
three poachers; having in their possession two guns and a pistol,
were apprehended within Dalmeny Park, and have been committed
to Linlithgow jail, but wo understand it it 'Mt yet ascertained
whether they were concerned in the above eutrage....-Scoesmon.
A number of years ago, when the furniture of the
ohl church of L was selling by public coup, among other
venerable relies, there was brought forward the wood of the pulpit,
which happened to be much destroyed by worms and other insects.
No bidder appearing, the clergyman said to a farmer, "will you not
purchase the pulpit ? It may be -useful to a farmer, and among
other things it would do famously for feeding calves in." "Oh !
no," replied the very waggish farmer, " there have been plenty of
calves in it already."—Scotsman.
On Christmas-day Edinburgh was visited by a very
extraordinary darkness. From twelve to one o'clock lamps or
candles were found necessary in shops and houses', even in the
most open situations, and in the streets the gloomy and porten-
tous thickness of the atmosphere bei'mme "darkness visible,"—
The day was cloudy, but there was little of the raw fog which
sometimes produces great obscurity. We understand that the
same sort of darkness was observed in places at some distance from
Edinburgh, and even in Glasgow.—Scotsmae.
GLASGOW CATTLR MARKET, DEC. 25.—Grass
fed beasts are now getting scarce. On MOnday there were 212
fat cattle In the Market, of which about 80 Were from the Perth
and Angus districts, and the remainder of the supply was composed
of, West Highlanders. Prices of prime beef were up fully 6d.
a-stone. The beet cattle were first sold, and they brought from
9s, 6d, to 10v. a Troia stone, beef and tallow. Those of ordinary
quality sold front 7s. to Bs. a-stone; beef and tallow. The whole
supply was sold oft There were 1920 sheep. A lot of the best
Highlanderi sold at 19s. They were purchased at the October
Tryst for Ms. a-head. Wedtlers sold from I2s. to' 195., and
ewes front 6s, to lbs. each.—The whole stock was sold.—Glas-
gow Free Press.

PIIRENOLOGY.—Dr. Spurzheim has left Paris with
the intention of settling permanently in England. He has just
concluded a course of lectures on Phrenology at Cambridge. The
use of one of the public lecture-rooms of that University was
granted to him by licence from the ViceXhancellor. "He had
upwards of 100 auditors," (says an eminent scholar of Cambridge,
in a private letter to a gentleman in Edinburgh) and besides
"phrenological lectures, he lectured more than once for an ana-
tomical professor, on a dissection of the brain. He was feasted
in College Hall every day he was here. Our anatomical, and, I
believe, our medical professors, are amongst those most favour-
ably disposed to his science. W_'s belief is becoming stronger.
S—.. is still a scoffer. Combe's answer to Jeffrey is here."—
Scotsman.

CLYDESDALE.--A species of typhus fever has
fastened in the parish of Lastnahagow for nearly twelve years,
battling all the skill of medial men, and all the sink and watch-
fulness of the inhabitants. In some families no leas than four
within the period of a few months have fallen victims to it, and
few are the hotlines within whose precincts it has not entered. It
has gone along the territory in a pretty regular system, generally
following the straths of the country, sometimes in a broad, and at
others, in a narrow compass. The willies seem to be most sub-
ject to its influence, and its march is much impeded by inter.
vetting hale, or wild uninhabited moors. It has lately taken a
western route, and settled in the village of Strathaven, where it
prevails greatly. Numbers have already fallen victims, and from
the poverty of the lower orders, who depend upon the cotton
trade, as well as the confined air that hangs over a populous vil-
lage, it must be, more ruinous in its effects than it has been with
us, where -the population is spread over a large surfam—
Scotchman.

MR. HOUY.-.—A considerable sensation has been
excited by the sudden disappearance of the Editor of an Edin-
burgh Paper, under very unexpected circumstances. ' Without
having any business to afford him a pretext for having pecuniary
transactions, it is said he bar contrived to run about 6,0001. in
debt. He kept a great number of .bills floating in most of the
banks, and, not satisfied with the aid which his' friends vatnte.
.11y IMMO! nun in tuts way, he has, it seems, raised no small
amount of money by acceptances forged in the names of various
individuals. What is still more extraordinary, it is positively
stated that he forged the signatures and attestations, in short, the
entire apparatus of a cash account, upon which he continued to
operate as regularly as if it had been a valid document. This was
a most daring experiment. Yet no man seemed more at his ease
than Mr. Houy ; and no one capable of such deep and audacious
frauds ever had more the appearance of an undesigning, thought-
lees character. He had the art to impose himself upon a pretty
wide circle of acquaintances as a well-behaved, inoffensive per-
von : and several very respectable individuals are pecuniary suf--
fitters by him. • A reward of 500 guineas has been offered for his
apprehension. It was reported that he had gone to America, but
other accounts say he has been traced to London.—.Scotsnion.'