designation of the United Kingdoms of Scotland and England. The King of England, the English Ambassador, the English Army, the English Fleet, &c. are therefore terms particularly offensive to a Scottish ear. An instance of this feeling occurred at the battle of Trafalgar. Two Scotchmen, messmates and bosom cronies, from the same little clachan, happened to be stationed near each other, when the celebrated intimation was displayed from the Admiral's ship. "Look up, and read yon, Jock," said the one to the other; "4 England expects every man to do his duty'- -no a word frae puir auld Scotland on this occasion." Jock cocked his eye at the object for a moment, and, turning to his companion, thus addressed him-" Man, Geordie, is that a' your sense?-Scotland kens weel enough that her bairns will do their duty-that's just a hint to the Englishers."

Highland Ancestry.

The following is an amusing instance of the tenacity with which the Highlanders hold to the honours and antiquity of their kindred :-A dispute arose between Campbell and M'Lean upon the never-ending subject. M'Lean would not allow that the Campbells had any right to rank with the M'Leans in antiquity, who, he insisted, were in existence as a clan from the beginning of the world. Campbell had a little more biblical lore than his antagonist, and asked him if the clan of M'Lean was before the flood. "Flood! what flood?" said M'Lean. "The flood you know that drowned all the world but Noah and his family and his flocks," said Campbell. "Pooh! you and your flood," said M'Lean, "my clan was afore ta flood." "I have not

read in my Bible," said Campbell," of the name of M'Lean going into Noah's ark." "Noah's ark!" retorted M'Lean in contempt, "who ever heard of a M'Lean that had not a boat of his own?"

Good Returned for Evil.

When we arrived at Albany, says the baroness Reidesel, where we so often wished ourselves, but where we did not enter as we expected we shouldvictors! we were received by the good General Schuyler, his wife and daughters, not as enemies, but as kind friends; and they treated us with the most marked attention and politeness, as they did General Burgoyne, who had caused General S

beautifully finished house to be burnt; in fact they behaved like persons of exalted minds, who determined to bury all recollection of their own injuries in the contemplation of our misfortunes. General Burgoyne was struck with General Schuyler's generosity, and said to him, "You show me great kindness, although I have done you much injury.” "That was the fate of war," replied the brave man, "let us say no more about it."

Reproof.

A poor old deaf man, residing in a Fifeshire village, was visited one day by the parish clergyman, who had recently taken a resolution to pay such visits regularly to his parishioners, and therefore made a promise to the wife of this villager that he would call occasionally and pray with him. The minister, however, soon fell through his resolution, and did not pay another visit to the deaf man till two years after, when, happening to go through the alley in which the poor man lived, he found the

wife at the door, and therefore could not avoid in. quiring for her husband. "Well, Margaret," said the minister, "how is Thamas?" "Nae the better o' you," was the rather curt answer. "How, how, Margaret?" inquired the minister. "Ou, ye promised twa years syne to ca' and pray ance a fortnight wi' him, and ye never ance darkened the door sin syne." "Well, well, Margaret, don't be so short. I thought it was not very necessary to call and pray with Thamas, for he's deaf, you know, and cannot hear me." "But, sir," rejoined the woman, “the Lord's no deaf." And the indolent clergyman shrunk abashed from the cottage.

Woman's Wisdom.

One of the Cecil family, minister to Scotland from England, was speaking to Mary, Queen of Scots, of the wisdom of his sovereign, Queen Elizabeth. Mary stopped him short by saying, "Pray, sir, don't talk to me of the wisdom of a woman; I think I know my own sex pretty well, and can assure you, that the wisest of us all is only a little less a fool than the others."

Henry Clay.

In the long dispute between the States of Virginia and Kentucky, growing out of what was termed the "occupying claimant laws," Mr. Clay was retained by Kentucky to maintain her rights before "that tribunal in the last resort," the Supreme Court of the United States. The then Speaker of the House of Representatives was to appear for the first time before that elevated, dignified and ven. erable body; and a large concourse of spectators was attracted by a natural curiosity to determine

whether the orator of the West would be able to sustain his high reputation upon this new and untried theatre. When he rose, it was with some slight agitation of manner; but he soon recovered his wonted composure, and held his auditors in admiring attention, while he pronounced a most beautiful eulogium upon the character of the sons of Kentucky. The Judges sat in their black robes of office, sedate and attentive. The late Judge Washington, who was in the habit of indulging himself with an occasional pinch of snuff, had taken out his snuff-box for a little of that titillating restorative; and Mr. Clay, on observing it, instantly stopped, and advancing gracefully to the bench with his thumb and finger extended, participated with the Judge in the refreshment of his nasal organs. As he applied the pinch, he observed, "I perceive that your Honour sticks to the Scotch," and immediately resuming his stand, he proceeded in his argument without the least embarrassment. So extraordinary a step over the usual barrier which separates this Court and the barristers, excited not a little astonishment and admiration among the spectators; and it was afterwards well remarked by Judge S. in relating the circumstance to a friend, that "he did not believe there was a man in the United States who could have done that, but Henry Clay."

Electioneering.

An eccentric clergyman, of the name of Ogilvy, formerly minister of Lunan in Forfarshire, was in request at an election for the county, in consequence of his having a freehold vote. One Sunday, Lord Gray, whose party he espoused, sent into the church to say, that he wished to see the parson at the pub

lic house. Mr. Ogilvy immediately stopped his discourse, and said, "My brethren, I am called on the business of the nation; you will sing to the praise and glory of God from the beginning of the 119th Psalm; and, if I have not returned when you have concluded it, you may either begin it again, or go on to the next, as you like best."

Prejudice Reconciled.

Bensley, the player, was originally a captain in the army. One day he met a Scotch officer, who had been in the same regiment. The latter was happy to meet an old messmate; but his Scotch blood made him ashamed to be seen with a player. He therefore hurried Mr. Bensley into an unfrequented coffee-house, where he asked him, very seriously, "Hoo could ye disgrace the corps, by turning a play-actor?" Mr. Bensley replied, that he by no means considered it in that light; that, on the contrary, a respectable player, who behaved with propriety, was looked upon in the best manner, and kept the company of the first people. "And what, man," said the other, "do you get by this business of yours?" "I now," answered Mr. Bensley, "get about a thousand a-year." "A thoosand a-year!"

exclaimed Saunders, astonished; "hae you ony vacancies in your corps ?"

Mercantile Indigestion, with the Prescriptions of an Edinburgh Professor.

Scene-Doctor's Study. Enter a douce-looking Glasgow Merchant.

Patient.-Good morning, doctor; I'm just come in to Edinburgh about some law business, and I