rule. The relaxations in the New Code cannot also fail to be beneficial. The scheme whereby the old S.P.C.K. funds have come under the control of a "Trust for Education in the Highlands" came into operation last November. The new Governors number nineteen, and are appointed by the two Churches, the Colleges, the northern School Boards, and the old directors of the S.P.C.K., each having nearly an equal number. The money is to be mostly devoted to encouraging central schools, but a sum considerably over £1000 annually will be available for bursaries. The North has been all agog during the last twelve months with schemes and rumours of schemes for harbour and railway developments. The practical result has been that something like £50,000 of public money is to be expended on harbours and roads mostly on the West Coast, and especially in the Lews. Nothing definite has been arrived at in regard to the rival railways proposed, whether to Ullapool or Aultbea. The Mackintosh's offer of a £10 prize for the best essay on the "Social Condition of the Highlands since 1800" brought the minimum number of essays requisite for a competition, that is to say, three essays only were sent in! These will be adjudicated on soon, and the result will be announced at the forthcoming Annual Assembly. INVERNESS, May, 1891. Celts and Teutons-Rev. J. Macgregor Sutherland Place Names-Durness and Eddrachilis-with Traditional Notes-Mr John Mackay, J.P. Unpublished Literary Remains of the Reay Country-Rev. Eighteenth Annual Dinner-Speeches by Sir Henry C. Macandrew, The Mackintosh of Mackintosh, Captain Malcolm, Mr James Barron, Mr Alex. Macbain, M.A., Mr Alex. Mackenzie, Provost Ross, Mr A. C. Mackenzie, Minor Highland Families-No. 3. The Macdonells of Scotos -Mr Charles Fraser-Mackintosh, M.P. Selections from the MSS. of late Captain Lachlan Macpher- son, Biallid, embracing the Macniven's Cave or old TRANSACTIONS. ANNUAL ASSEMBLY. THE Seventeenth Annual Assembly of the Society was held in the Music Hall, on Thursday evening, 11th July, 1889. There was a crowded and fashionable attendance, and the gathering was one of the most successful ever held under the auspices of the Society. The platform as usual presented a background of Highland weapons and armour, relieved by shrubs, heather, and tartans, amid which might here and there be seen stags' heads, and wild birds and animals; the whole harmonising into an exceedingly tasteful and appropriate picture. Sir Henry C. Macandrew, Provost of Inverness and Chief of the Society, presided; and he was supported on the platform by Major Rose of Kilravock; Mr Reginald Macleod of Dunvegan; Colonel W. Gostwyck Gard, late 91st Highlanders; Captain Chisholm of Glassburn; Colonel Hector Mackenzie, Inverness; Rev. Father Bisset, Fort-Augustus; Rev. Mr Campbell, Glen-Urquhart; Rev. Mr Sinton, Dores; Rev. Mr Macdonald, Daviot; Rev. Mr Maclennan, Laggan; Mr D. Fraser of Millburn; Lieutenant Colonel Alex. Macdonald, I.II.R V., Portree; Mr Kennard, Tormore; Mr James Fraser, Mauld; Mr Alex. Macpherson, banker, Kingussie; Mr D. Cameron, Moniack Castle; Mr A. Macbain, M. A., Raining's School; Mr Alex. Mackenzie, of the Scottish Highlander; Bailie Stuart, Inverness; Bailie Mackenzie, Silverwells; Mr Colin Chisholm, Namur Cottage; Mr R. Maclean, factor for Ardross; ex-Bailie Mackay; Mr H. V. Maccallum, Inverness; Mr Duncan Mackintosh, Secretary of the Society; and others. While the company were assembling, Pipe-Major Ronald Mackenzie, of the 3rd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, played a selection of Highland airs in the entrance lobby. Shortly after eight o'clock the proceedings commenced by Mr Mackintosh, the Secretary, intimating apologies for absence from the following gentlemen :-The Mackintosh of Mackintosh; Mr Duncan Forbes of Culloden; Mr Lachlan Macdonald of Skaebost; Mr R. B. Finlay, M.P.; Mr C. Fraser-Mackintosh, M.P.; Mr R. C. Ferguson of Novar, M.P.; Mr Chas. Innes, solicitor; Rev. A. D. Mackenzie, Kilmorack; Mr Wm. Mackenzie, Crofters Commission; Mr A. D. Campbell of Kilmartin; and others. The Chief, who was cordially received, said he was very glad to be in his present position once again, and to open the seventeenth annual Assembly of the Gaelic Society of Inverness. He was glad to state that the Society was in a flourishing condition, active in the departments which the Society had set up for itself as the sphere of its work, and he was now in presence of an assembly which was quite as brilliant as any that had preceded it. They would see that each year the interest taken in their meeting increased; the attractiveness of the programme kept pace with the interest taken in it, and he thought the managers of the Society had produced as interesting a programme for their entertainment as they could possibly have wished. As they were aware, the objects of the Society were to keep up the interest in the past history of their country, and the particular district of the country which was long peculiar and was to some extent yet peculiar, and which they looked back upon with so much pride. Last year it was announced that The Mackintosh of Mackintosh, who, unfortun ately, was not able to be there that night-he believed very much owing to the continued illness of his wife-offered a prize of 10 guineas for an essay on the social history of the Highlands. That was a subject which peculiarly and particularly interested and occupied the attention of the Society. He regretted to say that in competition for the prize only one essay had been received. He believed the essay was worthy of the subject and well worthy of the prize that had been offered. He regretted, however, that more competitors had not come forward to offer contributions. Probably it was from the characteristic modesty of the Highlander -(laughter) and that each man who might have wished to throw some light on the subject, thought that somebody else was more able to do so. He had no doubt the contents of the essay would be given to them by-and-bye in some shape or other. The subject was full of interest to all who loved their country, and who loved to look on what they grew from, and what they had come to. It was a subject which he had always taken a very |