Scotland.

Auckland Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 12, 5 March 1857, Page 4

Scotland.

At the Lochabar Agricultural Society’s dinner, an incident occurred which formed a very interesting finale to the day’s proceedings. A gentleman, apparently a tourist arrived at the hotel just as the party were about to sit down to dinner ; he asked, and was immediately granted, permission to join ; throughout the evening he made himself particularly agreeable, and his health was proposed as “ The Stranger” and very cordially drunk. On rising to return thanks he said:—ln the course of my life I have seen some rough days and many pleasant ones. I have lived 10 months in a snowhouse without once warming myself at a fire; I have had my mocassins cut off my legs with a hatchet; I have had to kill my own food with my own gun, and I have been reduced to the necessity of living on bones; but all these things are easily forgotten when I meet such a pleasant party as is now around me. As lam an entire stranger to you all, nnd as I have received so much kindness from you, it is but fair that you should know who I am; my name is Rae, and you may have beard it associated with the Franklin Expedition. At this announcement the astonished party started to their feet and gave Dr. Rae a most enthusiastic reception. The cheering lasted several minutes, after which Dr. Rae showed some of the articles which had indi-

catcd the probable fate of Sir John Franklin and his party. They consisted of a piece of gold and two silver watches, a small anchor, several coins, a spoon, with a crest engraved on it, &c. Dr. Rae had been on a visit to Mr. Edward Ellice, M.P., at Glenquoich, and was on his way to Castle Menzies.