EDINBURGH. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) July 25.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2238, 22 September 1864, Page 5

EDINBURGH. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) July 25.

The Bieadalbane peeiage case has assumed a new phase. The louls ha\ing letused to appoint a judicial factor, the eail (Glenf.vlloch) and countess have taken possession of the estate's, and taken up then lesidenee at Auchmore House, Killin, an old lesidence of the Bieadalbane family. On then aiuval at Killin they weie svelcomed by the Bieadalbme volunteeis, and a laige uody of the tenantiy fiom all quaitets of the pio peity. A tnumpkil aich was elected .it the enhance of the Auehmore giounds, and bonfnes blazed at night on all the suiioundiiig lnlk. Meanwhile Lieutenant Don.ild Campbell is taking steps to have Ins claims to the estate-, adjudicated upon. A veiy luge number of witnesses h.ue been piecoquosced, and the fuends of the lieutenant enteit.un most sanguine hopes of his ultimate success, as it ib said he will be able to piove his descent fiom Piincin, Loid Oimeln, who vas passed o\ a' m the succession when the ho..ouis and estates went to the youngei biandi of the f untly. If any contempot.uy document has hem found since list August identifying Duncan in Auchii'-hiealliii as the son of the fust Eail of Bieiul<illj.uu> his title is complete— as the WestustieksSaMiieof 17.52 identifies Patuek, fiom nlora Duncan is descended, and the pedigiee is cleai fiom the time of Pituck. If the one nece^s.uy link be found the title of the piesent eail will be seriously shaken The west of Scotland lias, been veiy senoushy pesteicd foi some tune by a elene il impostoi, who has succeeded in extiacting pietty con--Hleiable sums of money fiom those disposed to befi lend an indigent mmistei The man's name was Anthony Mclntyie. lie lepi evented tint he came fiom the noith of Inland, on account of his congi edition ha\mg enngiated to Austriln whine he was disposed to follow them if he could only t use the neces.s.uy means Having siiilcied «i\ty elans' linpiioonment at Glasgow he and lus wife weit some tune afteiwauls appicheudcd at Gieenock foi taking part in a diunken biawl. When seaichcd at the police office Ins subscuption book was found to contain entiitsofmoiethan £100, the uiocecdi of less- than si/, weeks' canvas. On this occasion he was sentenced to four months' lmpusonment. On boing libeiated he again commenced soliciting subset unions, but this tune foi a umsionaiy chinch, at Dundium, County Down. In two days he leceived a laige sum, in items vaiymg fiom five shillings to five pounds. On Mrs. Mclntyie being appiehondtd letteis weie found on hei which indicatoa that bho had been begging as sistauce fiom the chautable lepiesenting heiself as a distiessed governess Mi. Melut\ie has leally been a minister, but has been discarded by moie than one sect. He has succeeded in obtaining a few testimonials as to his employment as a mintstei, and with these and a wntteu document stating the object of his visit he has succeeded m extracting large sums fiom charitably disposed people. The Wallace monument, notwithstanding the many drawbacks it has met with, still make-, some progress towards completion, although its late is but slow\" It is regarded by many as a pomb of honour to complete it, the incomplete state of the national monument here urging the piomoteis and fnends of the Wallace monument to do all in their powei to bung the lattei to a successful conclusion to avoid the sneeis which will be freely cast about if another monument be left unfinished. The pio^iess •■£ the works has lecently been biought piommently befoie the pubhcbyafat.il accident winch has befallen the foreman of the masons named William Muun. Munn had enteied a small tiuck, used foi drawing up stones fiom the quany situated at the base of the Ciaig on which the monument stands, when one of the bolts holding the chain to the bog'e gave way, and the truck rushed down the steep incline at a fearful speed, throwing Munu out and causing him to be mangled hombly. Death almost instantly lehevcd the poor man fiom hii suffeungs, but he has left a widow and four children. The decision of the juiy empanelled to try Alexandei Glennie, evpohcaman, at Abouleen, plainly shows the necessity for a stiict watch being kept over our night watchmen. During two years that Glennie was night watchman at Aberdeen he coutiived to 10b a great number of tradesmen of articles of almost eveiy description Twelve charges weie biought against him, - extending from December, 1861, to December, ISG3, the premises from which the goods were stolen being all in his beat. After a very piotracted healing the charge of housebreaking was found not pioven, but on that of theft he was found guilty, and sentenced to 8 years' penal servitude. Tins case should induce the police authorities of Abetdeen and olliei places to cause a strict surveillance to be had over night policemen. It is bad economy not to have a sufficient number of superior officeis to keep a stiict supervision over the doings of those on whom we rely for protection of peisou and piopeity. The Town Council of Selkiik have at last ajieed upon a plan for supplying the town with good water. It is now a oonsuleiable time since the watei and drainage clauses of the Police Improvement Act weie adopted, but much delay has been experienced by the opposition of rival schemes The Council has now decided on pumping the water from the Hill Haugh, and Mr. Leslie, U E., of this city, has been engaged to survey the loc*hty and piepare the plans foi the water works ihe supply from the Mill Haugh will be always sure, and the quality, accouhng to Dr. Macadam, is paiticularly suitable for domestic purposes. A collecting well is to be sunk midway between the river and the mill d»m, and the watei will be pumped into the town reservoir on an eminence near the Fiee Church, about 300 feet above the level of the rivei. The success of Mr Young as a manufactuiei of paramne oil has cost him an euonnous amount of tiouble to protecb his patents fiom being uifniu'dd Veiy recently the case of Young, Mcldium, and Binney icisui Ferine, Carter, and Rotunson, which ended in a, verdict for the plaintiff-), entailed a longei trial and a greater number of scientific witnesses than almost any case on recoid. The plaintifh alone spent £15,000, and the defendants at least an equal amount besides having then wdi cs stopped by the injunction. The plaintiffs havin<» gained the ease will be leimbursed theii expenses by the defendants, on whom tf-e decision will come with crushing force. The Attorney-Geneial, foi the defend mt, lecently made an application to the ViceChaicellor, bofoie whom this case was ttied, to stay the proceedings which the plaintiffs are pursuing to obta'u payment of the dunnages dono them by the in-

fiingement and also their costs, until the causo could be heaul before tho Homo of Loith on appeal. The Vice Chancellor considered tho motion so unreasonable that he at once dismissed it, with coats to be paid by defendants. Theie is considered little hopes of their appeal succeeding befoto the Louis ; it will only entail on the defendants an additional cost of many thousands of pounds. Such is the cost of the luxury of litigation. The annuity tax question atill continues to attiact attention by the devices which the enemies of the tax piactise to letaid lls opci.ition or bung it into bad odour. Tlie last and most staking obstacle thrown in tho way of olliceis has been earned out by Mr. Dunn, of the film of D. and R. Dunn, metal meichants, P>lair-stieot. Tho goods which had been piovuled for aneais of tax", amounting to £22, had been placed in a back shop and foamcaded theio with layeis of wood and sheet non When the depute sheiifF-cleilc anived, in company with an auctioneer, access was demanded to the goods. Mr. Dunn told them the goods weie thoie, and they must get access to them as best thty could. The police weie sent for tools, and soon letiuned with a. heavy liammei and pick-a\o, with which they woiked for somo time without inakins» any impiession on the bviiicmles "When at length a few holes had been made tlnongh the sheet non and tho wood beyond, a fio->h la^ei of non was found, and tins 10-istcd all attempts at penetration. A window at the side of the door was tued with a simdai result, and at last tho depute shcnff-cleik went to fetch Rheufl Aikley, to judge of the stiength. of the bamcade, so that he might be assured of tho aecmacy of the cletk's lepoit when made. The shenff and all his ofliceis then withdiow, leaving Mi. Dunn victoi foi the lime, Thuo is little doubt, howcvei, who will lnvo to pay the piper for the music of the hammois, as the hw in this countiy is not often icsisted with impunity The Glasgow Handloom Weaveis Emigration Committee continue to cany out successfully the objects of the Associ ition In addition to two batches of cmi giants fOlf 01 wauled the committee aie making anangoments to send out a handled and fifty moio, woul having been leceived f'om Mi. Buchanan, Government Emigration Officei at Quebec, that theie was a laige demand foi laboui tluoughout the Canadian pi ovinces, and that thoie would be no difficulty in finding the emigiants steady employment. Mi. Buchanan stated that of the emigiants foi wauled by tho committee List jear the accounts weie favourable, a, couple of families only having leceived lehef, and that only to a veiy small extent. Arrangements were bern? made to secme employment foi those two batches then on then way. Many of these emigiants would be very useful colonists for New Zcalwd, especially tlioae who have resided in the countiy, and been accustomed to manage small gaulcns, or help fdi met s at the hay and coin harvest. They can bo sei} easily conveited into useful agucultiual l.ibouicis. Until New Zealand agents oftei topiy the passage out, with whatever agieement as to lepayment that may be thought desuable, they will bo unable to induce many to go out, on account of the heavy outlay— an outlay that few are prepared to meet. Emigration to New Zealaud is being checked in some measure b> the publication of some letters from unsuccessful emigrants, especially fiom Canteibmy. lam acquainted with a casein which the family of a small fannei weie deteued fiom emigrating to New Zealand, on account of the unfavourable news rccened fiom that quaiter. They aie now piepal ing to go to Canada. It appeals that the Annuities Bill, which at fust was met with so much opposition, and aftei wauls was so genei.illy leceived into f.ivoui, was principally due to the suggestions of Mi Kinnand, M P. foi Peith Mi. Gladstone has publicly acknowledged in the Ilou&e of Commons the shaie Mr Kinnand had in the mattei, and tho acknowledgment is as gieat an honoui to Mi Gladstone as to Mr. Kinnand Mi. Gladstone said — "The lion, membei foi Peith very well known as one of the most actne phil in-tliiopi->t3 of the age , it is to him, in a gieat degiee that I owe the suggestions which led to the intioductiiin of this bill, ,iud I beg to letuiii him my best acknowledgments " Mi. Kinnaiul did not seive on the committee on the bill, being unwilling to niteifeie with otheis. "We h.ue lecontly had an example of what two months' insti notion will do in teaching lads to swim Di W P Gumming, hiving relt much mteicst m the welfaie of tho pooiei classes of oiu juvenile community, detei mined to afioid the bo\s attending tho Onginal, the United, and St Cuthbeit's Jndu->tual Schools, .in oppoitumty of learning to swim With th.s view he had them placed utidei lnstiuctioii at the Pitt stieet Swimming-baths. Recently there lias been .a public competition among the scholar, and it is wondeiful the piogiess seme of the more apt ha\e made in so shoit a time Suitable pn/es, puncipilly piovided by Di. Cumming, weie aw aided \o the successful comjietitois, and much amusement was. afforded to the Msitois by the antics, of the watei spntes Swimming is beginning to bo lecogimcd as a \eiy useful In inch of phjMcal education, and it is diftuult to c ilcul ite how in my lives may lie saved fiom di owning by thy skill ncijimcd by the bo}s tlnough the liberality of Di. Cummins.