Star.
London, England, 1831-06-07 00:00:00

INVERNESS COURIER, JUNE 1.

After Mr. Charles Grant had been returned for this county
without opposition,on leaving the Court-house,he was received
by an immense concourse of persons with the most enthu-
elastic plaudits. The incorporated trades, all well dtessed,
and wearing their insignia of sashes, aprons, &e. were in at.
tendance, headed by their Convener, and with flags flying. A
chair, superbly ornamented with silk, ribands, &c. was also
in waiting, and Mr. Grant being ushered into it, the caval-
cade proceeded up the Haugh, down Castle-street, Church.
street, &c. The whole had a very Imposing appearance, and
the Right Hon. Gentleman as he was carried along was sa-
luted from every window with cheering and waving of hand-
kerchiefs. About six o'clock, Mr. Grant entertained his
friends to dinner in the Northern Meeting Rooms. The
company consisted of about 150 gentlemen, and a more
splendid entertainment was perhaps never before witnessed
in the town. Mr. Wilson of the Caledonian Hotel exerted
himself in his best and happiest manner: turtle was pro.
cured, and all other delicacies, with wines of the finest yin-
tige, graced the board. Ihe band of the 72d regiment from
Fort George, were stationed in the lobby, and continued
doting the evening to play appropriate airs. On the right of
Mr. Grant sat Lovat, and on his left Macleod of Harris.
Glenmorriaton and Cantray officiated as croupiers.
Sir Hugh Inneu sits for Sutherlandshire, with the appro-
bation of all and sundry who love reform. The result of the
Ross-shire election has occasioned some surprise, and to no
one more than to the excellent and talented gentleman who
has been returned, who entered the Court-house at Taira
prepared for a defeat, little dreaming that the friends of,
Sir Francis Mackenzie would abandon their leader and rush
in'o his ranks. But for this strange junction, Kilroy world
have been returned by a considerable majority. The cause
of reform, however, has suffered no loss. Our election
here passed off admirably, the enthusiasm of the people
affording no bad substitute for the excitement of a contest.
Mr. Grant was in high health and spirits, more animated
than we ever before saw him, and unboundedly popular.
Our election was, we believe, the last,—and but for the un-
lucky absence of one Mr. Macleod of Cadboll's voters,
which threw the county of Cromarty into the hands of an
anti-reformer, we should have been able to boast, as was
remarked b Mr. Grant at his election dinner, that every
county north of the Highland border was consecrated to
reform.

A letter from the pariah of Laggan, in Badenoch, dated
Monday weer., states that the country bad been visited by
a most tremendous thunder storm on Sunday. The flood
was much higher than on the memorable 3d of August,
1829, and the writer says he fears there will be sad accounts
of it. He states what had taken place in his own neighbour-
hood. " The bridge at the farm of Shirrabeg is gone, and
the end of a hero carried away. The hailstones were larger
than pigeon's eggs, and have done immense injury to the
crop of barley and oats. To-clay the country has a most de-
solate appearance."
Inverness Corn Market, Mar 31.—The demand for all
kinds of corn continues limited in the extreme, and no va-
riation can be quoted in the prices ; indeed, the greatest part
of our grain is out of the hands of the growers. Some sales
of good fresh 601 b. wheat were made yesterday at 545. per
quarter. Wheat, best, 560 to 58s ; ditto (second, 62s 64s ;
potatoe oats, 24. 26s ; oatmeal, per boll of nine stones—
Dutch, 23s to 24s ; ditto, per peck of 91b ditto, la 6d •
bearmeal, per ditto, 10d ; potatoes, pee do. 10ed ; fine loaf,
41b 5 ounces and a half, 10d ; brown do. 8d; butter, per
lb. 10d lld ; Angus oats, 22s 24s ; barley, 33s 345; peas
and beans, 34s 35s ; eggs, per doyen, 3d 4d beef, per lb.
3d 4d; veal, per ditto, 4d 5d ; mutton, 3d 4d ; pork, Sjd ;
hides, per lb. 4d bd ; coals, per barrl, Is 104 ; hay, per
atone, 6d 7d.
MARRIED.—Arthur Anderson, of Dee Bank, Aber-
deenshire, Esq. to Harriet, only daughter of Thos. Rawlins,
Esq. M.D. of Baker-street, Portman-square—at Monk-
wood, Thomas Best, Esq. Aberdeen, to Jane, daughter of
the late Wm. Dunlop, Esq. of Glasgow.
DIED.—At Bridgend, Perth, Mr. Samuel Muir, Rector
of the Grammar School of Perth.