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THE CELTIC MAGAZINE.
a Chraisg, a ghabliail beachd air an duthaicli, agus a dli'fhiacliaiim gu de
chitheadh e.
Thainig na fir chon an robh e ann an .sud, agus labhair Iain Liath ris,
" [Mar a bi thu air felbli agus mar toir thu da cbasan leat a caisteal an
Duin, mas tig an oidhche noclid, caiUidh tii 'n ceann. Gbabh Iain Diibh
IMacRuairidh eagal a bheatha, 's char a h-uile ni a blia anns a chaisteal, a
b'fhiach an t-saotliair, a chuir anns a bhirlinn, acli aon chiste a dh-
fhagadh, le cion amaisgidh, anns an robh coraichean mhic Leoid air
an oighreachd. ]\Iar so thainig Iain Euadh 'us Clann-a-choinnich a
Ghearrloch.
'8 minic a thainig na Leodaich air an ais o'n uair sin a dh'fhiachainn
ris an oighreachd a their air a h-ais, agus toireachd a thoir a mach ; ach
mar is trice thainig 's ann bu mhiosa dh'fhalbh.
(Ri leaniainn.)
" THE GAEL."— This Gaelic periodical, which ia now in its fifth year,
has, last month, changed hands, and is now the property of Messrs Mac-
lachlan & Stewart, Edinburgh. In a valedictory address to the reader, in
the last issued— the July— number, the late editor and proprietor, Angus
Nicholson, explains the causes of the irregularity in the appearances of the
Gael during the last twelve months. We have no doubt that, under the new
management and well proved enterprise, in the Celtic field, of its present
proprietors, the Gad will receive new vigour, and will soon make up for his
irregularity in the past. Let us have it brought up to date as early as
possible, and we have no hesitation in predicting it a success beyond anything
it has yet attained. [Since the above was written the August number has
appeared— within a fortnight of its predecessor.]
" THE GLASGOW HIGHLANDER."— On Saturday the 11th Novem-
ber, a new paper has been issued in Glasgow, called the Glasgow Highlander.
It consists of twelve pages, and is intended as the organ to represent the
views of the large body of Highlanders congregated in the City of Glasgow.
The promoters admit that there are other provincial papers here and there
throughout the Highlands devoted to Bighlaud interests ; but they allege
that these are necessarily too much taken up with local matters and questions
of little general interest. The proprietors of the Glasgow Highlander, there-
fore, have started it as a less local and less provincial journal, with the view
to meet the cosmopolitan wants of Highlanders at home and abroad. There
is, no doubt, room for a well conducted paper of the kind in Glasgow. We
would, however, caution the editor against making a paper, which is intended
to meet the wants of all classes of his countrymen, a stalking horse frr airing
his own peculiar crotchets and opinions. If he wants to influence and
" educate " the Highlanders, he must conduct his paper in such a way as to
secure and maintain a circulation iic the Highlands. He must lead, not
scold, those who possess influence amongst us. We wish the Glasgoxo High-
lander every success, and extend him the right hand of fellowship. Buaidh
agus piseach leis.
A KEsoLUTioN was adopted by the Council of Trinity Callege, Dublin,
setting forth the expediency, when funds can be provided, of establishing in
the University a Chair of Celtic Literature and Languages. We trust that
this matter will attract some public attention. It will be a matter of pain to
every patriotic Irishman (says the Freeman's Journal) if, while the eft'orts of
Professor Blackie give Scotland her Celtic Chair, " Old Trinity" will remain
vrithout a professor of the language and the lettsra of the Erse.