

 Scotchmaa's naotive for uisiting Jerusa- lem.-People travel from "diyers, sun- dry, andvariousmotives" many of which seem strange enough to those not actua- ted by them. But the inducement which led a young gentleman belonging to ANiodeTn Athens ; to visit ancient Je- rusalem is indisputably droll. Jerusa- lemis usually sought by the learned, the deyout or the curious, in neither of which classes the Caledonian in ques- tion can be ranked. He would visit the holy city, though he rocked not of it's memories, it's sanctity, or singularity.- He had no thought of writing book, of saying prayer, or of exploring all unknown spot. Nor yet was he undis- mayed by the difficulties of the journey, and the probabilities of plague, for his seul was hnnggeringg and thisting-aitef justice? not a abitof it; but after a regular succession ofsubstantial Scotch dinners. S'l will go to Jerusalem,n he exclaimed. 'sfor having seen it, l shall, on my return to Edinburgh. be asked to dinner every day in the week. For Jerusalem. therefore he set out, but, on arriving at Gaza, a frontier dividing the two Pa challcs, he was detained, and as he had no frman, the authorities put him under arrest, while despatch was forwarded

 to the pacha at Acre. Till the answer should arrive, he was confined to room, fand given to understand that strong sus- picions existed of bis being Russian spy: and, as he was unable to make him

 self understood eithcrin Turkish or A. rabic he had no means of expressing his wishes but through a servant, who was occasionally allowed to visit hin.--