Chips and Slips. 



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Sale of Lands near Lockerbie, DuxMrRiEssuiRE. — The larm of Catliuns and 

 the lands of Byresteads have lately been purchased by Mr. Archibald Steuart, 

 AV.S., 17, India Street, for ]\Ir. Andrew Jardine, of Corrie. 



The lands of Swyre, parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, extending to 268 

 imperial acres, nearly all arable, were exposed for sale on the 10th October, in 

 the King's Arms Hotel, Dumfries, at the upset price of £3,000, and sold at that 

 sum to jMr. James Beattie, of Newton. 



The farm and lands of Haugh of West Grange, Stirling, have been sold to 

 Mr. Alexander Thomson, Aberdeenshire, at £'3,675, or £125 more than the 

 upset price. 



Traction Engines on Country Roads.— The Rye Highway Board has resolved 

 upon a course with regard to traction engines travelling within its district 

 which, if legal, and if followed out by other authorities, will virtually abolish a 

 traffic which has lately grown to considerable proportions in country districts. 

 Acting under the advice of counsel, the Board has decided to prosecute the 

 owners of all traction engines, with "rough-soled" wheels, which shall be 

 found travelling in the district alter the 15th of the present month. As it is 

 impossibfe for the engines to proceed under certain circumstances if the sur- 

 face of the wheels is not of the ordinary rough description, the question will 

 arise whether the discomfort and expense caused by the traffic do or do not 

 outweigh the advantages which it affords to the public. 



Mr. James Wilson has just sold to Mr. James Reid, Peterhead, the estate of 

 Hayfield, lying in the neighbourhood of Peterhead, and consisting of 63 acres, 

 with mansion-house, steading, &c., for £4,400. 



Effects of the Winter of 1860-61 on Shrubs at Penrose, Cornwall. — 

 August, 1860, was cloudy and wet (21 days' rain), and summer .shoots of 

 shrubs were not ripened properly. Winter began early, and half-hardy shrubs, 

 whose young branches were still full of sap, suffered severely in Cornwall, 

 whilst the same kinds survived the winter in the suburbs of London. 



SnilUBS KILLED AT PeNSOSE. 



Abutilon vitifolium (some). 



Acacia lophantha (all). 



Araucaria brasiliana (all). 



Aruado Donax. 



Benthamia fragifera (some). 



Cineraria arborea. 



Cedrus deodara (some). 



Daphne purpurea. 



Juniperus flaccida. 



Mescmbryanthemums (all). 



Olive. 



I'aulownia imperialis (all but one). 



Physianthus albifiorus. 



Piptanthus. 



Pittospoium. 



Thuja Donneiana. 



Veronica picta (all). 



Died back, but eecovekeu si.vce. 

 Acacia dealbata. 

 Deciduous Cypress. 



Humea. 



Eosa Macartaeyana. 



Viburnum suspensum. 



Injured. 



Azalea (various). 



Benthamia fragifera (all, and some kilLd). 



Cedrus deodara. 



Hydrangea. 



Hydrangea japonica. 



Liquidambar. 



Rhododendrons (some). 



Uninjured. 



Araucaria imbricata (all). 



Camellia japonica, 



Juniperus (various, except flaccidx). 



Phygelia Capensis. 



Pomegranate. 



Ehododendron ponticum. 



Thuja Nepalensis. 



Injury to trees was not generally registered, but Pinus Austriaca suffered 

 much more than Pinaster. Pinus insigais suffered from snow.— John Jope 

 Rogers. 



