an

dha ceud punnd Sasunnach. A nis, tha am fuaim so anabarrach coitchionn anns a chainnt Ghearmailteach, ach, hoch, agus anns a chainnt Ghreugaich. Cha dean an Sasunnach dad diubh sin, ach cuir na gillean Gaidhealach an tarruing riu agus their iad na h-uile ach's hoch, na h-uile mach 'us machar cho comhnard riu fein. Seadh 'us air an aon doigh fuaimean na Greige 's na h-Eabhra. Ni eile anns a' Ghailig gu sonruichte os cionn chainntean eile; an cordadh no an coslas a tha eadar an t-ainm, agus na nithe a tha air an ainmeachadh. Bheir an t-ainm eolas dhuinn air an ni a tha air ainmeachadh moran ni's trice na ann an cainntean eile. (1). Thoir suil air da no tri de bheathaichean-Dobharan-ainmhidh an uisge ; Gobhlach-Gobhal-bheathach; Leumnachan, o 'n leum aige-Miall mhagan, o na magan aige-Los leathainn o'n earabal leathainn a th' aige-Damhan-alluidh (agus Tarantula anns Laidinn) a thaobh 's gum beil aodann aige cosmhuill ri aodann an daimh no an tairbh-Seangan direach a chionn 's gu'm beil e seang. (2). Gabh a nis na h-eoin. Is e ag seann Ghaelig air eun -Faolag, 'o fathal-Feadag, Eun na feadarachd-Buidheag, airson a dath buidhe-Cumhachag, airson a caoidh-Topag, airson an top a th'air a cheann-Scabhag no Scamhag, Hawk. Tha e soilleir gur h-e coslas do dh'aon seorsa no seorsa eile tha riaghladh an ainm anns a' chainnt so mar nach 'eil an cainntean eile. Tha fios aig na h-uile mar a chaidh ainmhidhean 's eoin 's na uile bith gluasadach a chur an ceangal a cheile mar theaghlaichean a reir an coslais, agus am meinean mar na coin agus na cait de na h-uile seorsa. A nis tha mi 'g radh gur iongantach an t-scoltachd leis 'n d'rinn ar sinnsireachd na coslais so a thogail agus an cur an ceill, ceart direach mar a tha iad air an la 'n diugh. (1). Gabh teaghlach nan con no na madraidh; an toiseach am madadh e fein; a ris am madadh ruadh (red dog or fox); a ris am madadh alluidh (wild dog or wolf); a ris am madadh donn (brown dog or otter). Anns a cheum so chaidh iad clith, ach cha b'iad a mhain, agus cha 'n eil ach uin ghoirid 'o fhuaradh amach le daoine geur, tuigseach agus rannsachail gur h-ann a bhuineas a madadh donn no'n dobh-aran do theaghlach na niosan (2). Gabh teaghlach na 'n corr, se sin na h-eoin fhad-chasach a bhios a' taghal nan traighean. Carson a chaidh an t-ainm so a thoirt orra? Direach do thaobh 's gu'm beil iad corrach, cosmhail ri duine air na casan-corrach; 's beag a thilgeas th'aithris e. (Shaoileadh tu gun deanadh osag ghaoithe a chorra a thilgeadh thairis, cho fada o'n talamh air a casan fada seang)—a chorra bhan—a chorra ghlas-a chorra ghriobhach, no, a chorra sgridheach-a chorra mhonaidh, a chorra-chosag-a chorra shealbach. Dh'fheudainn a nis a dhol an ceann ceisdean

Ciod e cho farsuing Ach na'n rachuinn a cuisean so 's ann a

ni's duilich. Co as a thainig a chainnt so? sa sgaoil i? agus ciod e cho sean 's a tha i? chur an ceill mo bharail do thaobh nan shaoileadh sibh gun robh mi as mo chiall. Feumaidh mi na cuisean so fhagail gu am eile. Is e am bron a nis gu'm beil cuid mhor de na Gaidheil iad fein a' fas suarach mu'n Ghailig, agus ga truailleadh le bhi ga measgachadh le Beurla. Bha mi o chionn bliadhna no

dha ann an Eilean Mhuile; bha mi gabhail mo thurais 'o Thorloise. Bha duine coir colath ruinn, agus bha e labhairt mu'n Mhor-fhear Compton cho fialaidh sa bha e do'n tuath aige. Thug e isleachadh mor do aon neach, agus 'nuair bu choir dha a radh, "dh'islich a na h-uile mal eile a reir sin," thuirt e--" Raduce e na h-uile rent eile ann am proportion." Ach maith dh' fheudte gur e am measgachadh is ceolmhor mu'n cuala mi riamh achmhasan a chaidh thoirt ann an Eaglais Baile Dhuthaich ann an la an t-seann Dr Mhic-an Toisich. Bha e la a' searmonachadh 'nuair dheirich connsachadh oilteil measg nam madraidh air urlar na h-Eaglais. Rinneadh seamhaidhean agus comhartaich agus donnalaich a bha uamhasach. Stad an Doctor agus thug e suil air braigh an lobht agus thubhairt e. "Tha mi 'g agar o luchdriaghlaidh a' bhaile so mise a dhion ann an cuairteachadh mo dhleasdanais," agus shuidh e sios. Dh'eirich am fear a b'oige de 'n luchd-riaghlaidh agus thug e achmhasan do luchd na Fendams, d'am buineadh na madaidh, focal air an fhocal mar a chaidh innseadh dhomhsa. "Sibhse Fendamers, tha mi 'g radh ruibh, mur a cum sibhse regularity agus decorum measg na dogachan agaibh, bheir mise oirbh gum bi na dogachan air an shootigeadh le fire-arms, agus gum bi sibh fein air bhur confinigeadh anns an Tolbooth." Ann an sin shuidh e sios, mar is mithich dhomhsa a dheanamh, oir tha eagal orm gur h-ann a chuir mi cus deuchainn air foighidinn luchd na Beurla.

Professor Blackie, whose rising was the signal for an outburst of applause, said as he had been called upon to appear by the authority of the chair he would do so; but he must, in the first instance, protest against the use made of his name. He never gave

any such authority as to say that he was to deliver an address, and he would not do it. He had a special objection to delivering addresses for many reasons. He was always afraid that it would degenerate into a lecture or a sermon.

He came there to be entertained, and not to deliver an address. He came there to hear the lovely sweet notes from those ladies, which had been like angels' music from heaven. It was worth going a hundred miles to hear such singing, and also to see old friends and old faces, and

their beautiful town-one of the six chief beauties in Scotland. He would commence geographically with Kelso, Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, Aberdeen, and Inverness. These were the six finest towns in Scotland, and perhaps among the best in the world. He would make no address, but he would tell them what he thought as an honest man. He thought the most precious heritage God had given a people, after they had got out of the stage of wandering barbarism and savagery, was a nationality. It took hundreds or thousands of years to make a nation, and if it took that time to grow, don't let them cut it down, but rather root it like an oak in the forest. He believed that, at the present time, influences were at work to undermine our nationality, and nowhere were these revolutionary influences more operative than in Edinburgh, where the people were being made mere flunkeys of John Bull. The education of Scotchmen was being neglected, otherwise Scotch and Gaelic songs should be sung in the schools, even should they sacrifice the Latin and Greek grammars wholesale. He viewed with suspicion the centralising machinery of the present day, because it destroyed the variety of national types created by history. How would any of them like to see only one kind of flower in their garden? Why then should they have only one pattern of humanity in the country? The Scotch people must take care or they would be insidiously cheated. The English could not defeat the Scotch at Bannockburn, but by this London centralisation they would be strangled and throttled. They must see and adopt measures on a larger scale. For that reason he was for Home Rule. Some people wished Home Rule as a matter of business, but he was for Home Rule not for Ireland only, but for England and Scotland in order to preserve their national type and their national manners. He did not mean to discuss the question politically, but as a man, and as a Scotchman. We were swindled out of our position in the world by the Union of 1707. We made a bad bargain. He held that the Scottish Parliament-he did not mean a separate Parliament-that the Scottish part of the British Parliament now existing, with the sixteen Scotch Lords in the House of Lords, should meet in Edinburgh every year for six weeks, and do Scotch business before they proceeded to London. He concluded by warmly emphasising the importance of cherishing their mother tongue, which they should look upon as dear as their mother's milk. Let them learn their own songs, which were full of noble traditions. These songs came direct from nature, and were quite intelligible, which could not be said of certain songs. Those fellows in London-those original fellows-wanted to show

how clever they were in saying strange things. All popular Gaelic and Scotch songs were true, and with these things they

could not go wrong.

The second part of the programme was then gone through, which was as follows:

Song-" Cam' ye by Athole "
Song-"Flora Macdonald's Lament

Song-"Jock o' Hazeldean

Song (Gaelic)........

Dance-Reel of Tulloch..

Song-" Ealaidh Ghaoil
Song-"O' a' the Airts....

Miss MACARTHUR.

Mr BALLANTYNE. Miss CLARA FRASER. ...Mr M. MACGILLIVRAY. OGANAICH GHAIDHEALACH. .: Miss KATE FRASER. ..Mr D. MILLer.

Song-"Willie's gane to Melville Castle". .Mrs MUNRO (Miss LIBBIE WATT).

The musical part of the programme was gone through without a hitch, the vocalists, without exception, acquitting themselves admirably. The programme was opened by Mr Murdo Maclennan, who appeared in the Highland dress, and gave a Gaelic song in a manner which elicited the hearty appreciation of the many present who were familiar with the language. Mrs Munro, Strathpeffer (Miss Watt), received an enthusiastic welcome on this her first public appearance in Inverness since her marriage. Her song was "Doun the burn," a fine Scotch ditty, which no northern vocalist can sing as well. The audience listened in great enjoyment, and called forth an encore, when Mrs Munro gracefully responded with "Within a mile of Edinburgh toon," with the rendering of which none seemed more captivated than Professor Blackie. Mr Æneas Fraser, a prominent member of the Choral Union, sang the next song. "The March of the Cameron Men" is one of Mr Fraser's masterpieces, and he sung it on this occasion with a verve which appealed to every Highlander present. The next artiste was Miss Clara Fraser, who sang with cultivated taste the melodious piece, "A Dear Wifie." In response to an encore, Miss Fraser favoured the house with the sweet and ever popular ballad, “Annie Laurie,” with even better effect. Mr Alexander Ross, who made a fine stalwart Highlander, re-introduced the Gaelic element with "S toigh leam a' Ghaidhealtachd," and responded to an encore with an English version of the words. Miss Macarthur contributed to the programme popular selections on the pianoforte, and the song "Cam' ye by Athol," and in both departments proved herself an able and accomplished young lady. Miss Macarthur was heartily encored for her singing, and, in response, gave "Sound the Pibroch," from the " Songs of the North," which are now becoming well known and popular. "Macgregor's Gathering" was

pleasingly sung by Mr D. Miller; also "Jessie the flower o' Dunblane" (encore), and "O' a' the airts;" after which a novelty was introduced in the form of a Scotch reel by four young Gaels, viz., Misses Agnes Maggie Cameron and Grace Macdonald, and Masters David John King and Sutton Clark, who were all dressed in pretty Highland costumes. The grace and spirit with which the quartette went through the dance elicited applause which was thundering in its expressiveness, and, as an encore, the performers danced the Highland Fling. Miss Kate Fraser brought part first to a close with "Maccrimmon's Lament," which was sung with sweetness and taste. The song was so well sung by Miss Fraser that its repetition was demanded, and she appropriately gave it in English. "Flora Macdonald's Lament," by Mr Ballantyne ; and another song, "Jock o' Hazeldean," from Miss Clara Fraser, led up to Professor Blackie's speech. There was a reel (Tulloch) by four Highland dancers, and it proved a popular incident on the programme. The evening was now far advanced-the concert terminated at 10.45-and a number of the audience had left the meeting, but those who remained were well rewarded for their patience by hearing Mrs Munro sing "Willie's gane to Melville Castle," to the music and humour of which she did captivating justice. During the evening the pianoforte accompaniments were ably played by Miss C. Fraser, Church Street. The Chairman proposed a vote of thanks to the performers, which was very heartily responded to. Sir Kenneth Matheson, Bart. of Ardross, in a few complimentary terms, proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding, and the assembly thereafter terminated by the company singing "Auld Lang Syne," in which the audience heartily joined.

28th NOVEMBER, 1888.

A largely attended meeting was held on this date, Sir Henry C. Macandrew, Provost of Inverness, in the chair. The Secretary intimated the following donations towards the library :-From Mr John M'Kay, C.E., Hereford, "Oratio Dominica;" Mr A. H. F. Cameron, Liverpool, "The Mountain Heath;" Mr D. William Kemp, Ivy Lodge, Edinburgh, Bishop Pocoke's "Tour in Sutherland and Caithness;" and "Artificial Lightning," by Mr D. Bruce, Peebles.