Rest awhile, the nations gather, Sick of folly, lies, and sin, To kneel to the eternal Father-- Then the kingdom shall begin! Rest awhile, some late convulsion, Time enough shall shake thy bed: Rest awhile, at Death's expulsion, Living green shall clothe thy head! WE are glad to find that the Queen's Book--"Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the Highlands"--will soon appear in Gaelic. The translation is by the Rev. John Patrick St Clair, St Stephen's, Perth, who is an excellent scholar, with a deep-rooted love for his Gaelic vernacular. This news cannot but be gratifying to the patriotic Highlander all over the world, who has ever been loyal to Her Majesty, as a descendant of the Stuarts; and especially should a work be welcome, in our native language, in which the highest in the realm describes the Highlander as "one of a race of peculiar independence and elevated feeling." What has become of the Highland Society's Translation entrusted to the late Mr Macpherson? QUERIES AND ANSWERS. SECRETARY GAELIC SOCIETY OF SYDNEY.--Letter received and sentiments reciprocated. Great success to your Society. Your instructions are attended to. D. O. CAMERON, NOKOMAI, NEW ZEALAND.--Letter received and contents noted. The Publishers of the _Celtic Magazine_ and the Publisher of "Knockie's Highland Music" are not the same. WM. KENNEDY, BURMAH.--Letter and P.O.O. received. Your suggestions will be duly considered. THE HIGHLAND CEILIDH.--The answer to the many enquiries and complaints regarding its non-appearance last month is, that it was unavoidably crushed out for want of space. THE PROPHECIES OF COINNEACH ODHAR FIOSAICHE.--The Brahan Seer, by Alex Mackenzie of the _Celtic Magazine_.--We regret no more copies can be supplied as it is out of print. Mr Noble, bookseller, Castle Street, to whom we refer R. M'L. and P. M'R., has a few copies left. GAELIC TEACHING IN HIGHLAND SCHOOLS.--An article on the subject will appear in the next--the April--number. It is impossible to please everybody all at once, and it is just as well that we delayed discussing such an important question until the _Celtic Magazine_ had secured an acknowledged position as a representative mirror of moderate and intelligent Highland opinion. IN answer to "A. R.'s" query in No. III., asking which is the "best standard for Gaelic orthography?" permit me to say that I do not know of any standard upon which any two writers of Gaelic absolutely agree; but, on the whole, I think the orthography of the Gaelic Bible is now, with very slight modification, adopted generally by the best writers, so much so, that it may now be considered the best and safest standard of Gaelic orthography to follow. Most of those who read and write Gaelic learnt to read it first out of the Gaelic Scriptures, so that they are more acquainted with their orthography, and naturally prefer to read and write it.--_Deer's Grass._