Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-07

Sures used in Scotland, are TO he eouaiizcd ON.
/ u" ilrst at May next, in vituc OF an act Of
! Pariiaincnt, In establish "A uniform system
throughout the ling!on.
G.EE Ereains Post.
SCOTLAND.
! EpiNnunGU, Nov. II.
Notwithstanding the number and ya.ictv Of
pnohc Trading companies Which have of lato
been formed in AMI about Edinburgh, il is t.uiy
astonishing with what avidity the encouragement
of any new project is still caught al BY the pub.
;! NC. I'm saturday prespcot,iscs were si.n,iitanc,
on'iy pn'h'>hci =, the Newspapers for faro brew
ing companies and the whcio stock, amount.
ing 10 $4,000, excepting only ei0,UCO ,rr-
!"sei' reserved foe the retail trade was su5scri.
he'll before n:na O'clock the same evening,
! Nh.i! 'erdcrs This circumstance yet more Won
ncttui, SATURDAY. was one of the preaching dave
wh"n plaCe- q business were, STINT from two -
! tour O'clock, AMI ut the latter hour very fe,p
N''ires wce t'k2n up: sn that .tel40, 900 ,n:iet
nave Ok en- St. scFtoei w;ts,n tc sprrc o? five
'''iiS iio rem tinine ElU 0J0 ;y,.r,, all taken
ihN porter dc .'icr, before ii On Monda, fore
/ hjhi. w e understand the two Ccrpnanios,
!'iVe sihcH hn;i"i. prospectus tor iIisisieru
on''ahN In :; gr the isngii>h ,sia,kei is notc:
'n;iic hhiS or public the ,i..rani i.sr shares
III winch was so g"er that about $50 ni,t, of ito
s,nrk we're subscribed on Monday, in The course
| a. Wv 't;"S, rnanv of the Subscribers hejns-
i'nt Fi.isi we are writing, ITS CAPITAL may al
raa;tE he wholly cnrrossed. Among other pres
I"cts now in operation are Compaay for the
manufacture of all kiR Is of glass III, :, ,api,ai
OF tto,,0o0 and the htno,-:,5lc ca..ccrn uf.
i Joint Slnr!s .nat ~ P,.oaby,os;ar c otnoanv.
also talked cf.-.liger.iser.
C's!etioinai CtG.ti.--Mr. Teifurd commenced
his anaii, Inspection %! ti,a canal al the eastern
END last week, ami p;c:ccsied westward 10 Cor
pHch' iacro are no new works contemplated;
hi' TIE dredging operations have been, md will
continue to be, farrieti with every excrion
To Complete tbs great national VOL k according
[" ii'eir o'giha; rlcn;ioI, viz. twenty one feet
water. 1t viii he carahe oi aiini. ting 70 feet
IN few weeks the full depth has already been
"htalned at B1n*; and as the principal obstacles
hay. oeen removed, ii is hoped that the canal
VII he completed in the course of the ensuing
ytar Ina great and increasing resort To the
cana shonii render the establishment of a steam
boat, for t.,ring vessels ihrGugh the lakes a fit
"'1eci Tar private speculation, If the Commits
slrncrs do not carry their proposal on this sub
iJsc INTO c'.ect.-Incerncss .Jo,t,3iai.
The brislincss of the lead mines in England
IS taking spectators 10 Scotland as n new field
Of enterprise. Several Gentlemen have laiele-
hccA snrTcy ing te old lead mines in Galloway.
i belonging 10 Sir !ioroI Maxwell, and other
iiroPretors. They also discovered some new
vatnah'c veins OF that Ii is understood
they offered the prorIetots where the mines
were situated every cigth bar after the mines
were fairly at work, bat Ii is not known whether
tue offer accepted
GLASGOW, Nov. I2.-iondo7a Ssrefk-Wc
have nIn:: satisfaction in stating, that at the
sale on tuesda, last, the new buildings erected
at the entrance OF London Street went oil with
great brisitacss. Property exceeding ego. OOO
IN value was sold, aR.i upon the ayaragc of the
buildings, at a price considerably heyo the
| upset price. The corner shops sc. between
| Lon and al,
upset price by f5O0, (lhe sale price G690O,,
and'thc corner shops fronting London a,id Salt
market Streets exceeded The upset price by
ii 200. We rejoice a! ll.c prosperity oftIe ,in-~
dcfiahihg. No donba can now remain but the
street wall be completed, and that quickly
HIGHLAND EDUCATIoN--lYe are happy that
An honorable, and we hope vigorous attempt
Is no'v making. by the Highland proprietors for
the cxtending of English learning over their
Estates. An application will be made for the
assistance al Parliament, and sure we are that
/ Tor certain extent, assistance II III not be re-
fused Cn:!Cub!cl;iy. tie Highlands are at dis
moment, IN respect 10 useful literature and The
arts OF life. a very fr:ghtr waste W hatevcr
may be tiicir virtues, they not the virtues Of
civiiizel lie Two-thir,is Of the population are
divided b. language, anil, ct course bv habits,
affection, and 90 MIN, from all that genius
and industry ii,,c dOne 10 cxalt this couL-.
| Try. Ti'ty form thu rude wreck OF a sys-
had not, must have bcCncrushed by the advan-
eng intellect of the times. If we want Il G.
| II giiianders To play their parts amongst lis as
nel ani conntryinen, we must give them q, r
| lADguagc--W; mu $, instruct tcIn III our l.abi
and ti'o"ghta--i"sh down the hurtfui though re-
Specialize p":ju ii( es which make them a distinct
! peoplc,-airi open greater career of interest
ana honour beyond their own poor and narro.g
territory. 1t is admitted on all hands, and by
none more readily than their best friends, that
masses OF the iiig' ,lancrs are absolutely with.
out cdication. The plan of Gaelic instruction.
Is Known 10 be perfect failure. How, indeed,
could 1t be otherwise, in language which has
no literature, and must be, and is in Itself i'm
perfect and unflxcd? If one half Of The attention
that has been paid to Celtic descents and Celtic
gaines, and Celtic dresses and Celtic HISTORIES
had been given ~ iiI5 shattered remnant of The
Ct IFS Themselves, ii cDuid not now be said dat
IN The North we had the worst, and in the South
tile best, instructed peasautIy in tie world. In
DIR love OF the tartaHs, we forget that the wearers
couEi neither read nor write. We forget that
! the hands which wiclGe the clayInorc. conLd moi
govern the plough. Above all, VIC forget that
I'D lie true business OF life, tartars and claynorcs
coronachs, and claDshp pibrDchs aud pedigfees,
arc OF no earthly value. This must be atnent- o
CD and It Is quite delightful to notice that tho
pTopfIetors themselves, throwing aside all yYeac
| pFeIudices, have been the first to make a f,jr
attempt. VIII lc the Gaelic is the spoken Iar,
guage Of the Highlands, tiicy never can I'M
prove. Oar first stroke must be aimed ;,t the
yitals of tils5 tongue. We must not sacrifice a
whole people 10 wild dreams Of fcudaI anfionjtT,