Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: who is well known for his translations from the German, and as author of an interesting volume of Reminiscences of his friend Sir Walter Scott, which originally appeared in detached portions in Eraser's Magazine. His elder brother was John Gillies, LLD., the historian of Greece, and Royal Historiographer for Scotland. His youngest brother is Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies, a distinguished ornament of the Scotish Bench. Mr. Colin Gillies, who was a leading man in Brechin, was celebrated for his kindness and hospitality—he died several years since at a good old age, and although latterly infirm, he retained his spirits to the last, so much so, that when in company with his friends, he would, over his cheerful glass, recur to olden times, and gratify his auditors with many curious reminiscences and anecdotes of the past. THE COURT OF SESSION GARLAND. This jeu d'esprit was chiefly written by James Boswell, although Lord Dreghorn is supposed to have- had a hand in the composition of it. His Lordship, says Chambers, " was extremely fond of the poem, and used to sing it frequently in the slow drawling naif style which added so much to its value in the estimation of a last century hearer."l Part First. Tune.—Logan Water. The Bill charged on was payable at sight And decree was craved by Alexander Wight;2 But, because it bore a penalty in case of failzie It therefore was null, contended Willie Baillie.3 The Ordinary not chusing to judge it at random Did with the minutes make avizanclum, And as the pleadings were vague and windy His Lordship ordered memorials hinc inde. 3 We setting a stout heart to a stay brae Took into the cause Mr. David Rae:4 Lord Auchinleck5 however repelled our defence, And over and above decerned for expence. However, of our cause not b...