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aetjuai'Dt:At1£le 'with local ~jDterei'te," "the R~~~ of til" Co" ,t .. ean be so aa,antagi!oudy mtrultld. .. _ pu~. :~'WU:~~I~tyO.a. thtWlMe~ aU~ JO,~rm 'be "n.tJ l in nOt'1i nation, at the 'De!:,t .taect:ion as 'tbe ~,Re-

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pRm,tatl¥e ot'tha eDamty in, Parliament..· . - -

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Da~M Andenon of Mon!dUD, ., - ,,": . ~.: J - - -" - ~ ..

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J. H'C(l(tle, 1.'tltOnla!1 nint\\\\~tOl\, ,T[m~s 'V~ll(el'~ J1\ffiQS G~ Tl\o\t\~()l\, ''[In, , 1'1"11', ,JOJ)l G>lJDll, 1"1')'~D:i~ Haralo, u. ~r.. Smit\\, Co\~n~ Dunenn, A.~ J1 D});J101Y, )\I~ C. (~i\'\sDll, J 1l111eS C\\l~l"iet II11g11 };Io!'-oon ,. S3111 uel Da vidSOl), ..t\lc.x~'f' Dl1J1Sll\UrCa (i'corgc BJ:"1ISl13t~1, '1~'IIO]11~' 'Vilkia, Alexander Smith, ,1olln "rntrnclc, "V. s. G'a,\till, ,Tames Oundell, J[~ Itce, Richard Itaimes, l'IIOS~ Aitkeu ... Jollu C'ron.\l, 'Villinln 'v. Gib:8ontl Jalncs: l~Inx, J 01.'11 o 01"(1011. Admn Pcncock~ Ell ward "risllart) tTl {), aa1"'lal\~t\ 'l·l\{'lll~'i Sl\icl\'S50" ~T \\nlCB 'Vill1anl~on, J tibn I{ei(t (gas m{\\\~g'!t),. ,l~\\\~~ l.ret1\V~'\'f 'Jri\)l\ S,\\"n»1 dn9.

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ll\u!:\n.y r'-\t Mil C~111!11.1 , " r. .-:1'. t en, In, ,.J~~ r \\ CI

J. CltrJ~e (~ C041 )" l\ItL'fallu 11 (l\ [or ton's) , R. A.,

• ': "," 'II' ,. ~, , ',iii! , :" , " ",' , , "', 1l''', ' ' " ,"' ,"

eacoek, ,,1. II,. Thiehuauu; Patel: [Ill sen, Clul:rles

Mo rrls on. [sen.), Oharlcs l\rotlmh~011 (jllI1~), 'Villialn ~Iorri5011" . .Alex.. Stlla.rt", 'Vm .. Scott" James PO\\'ric,

JanIe! Russell, ,T,., P.I'NI\b~ GeOl~ge 'Vrell. JOh!l 'C'11)}J)il1gntlRl; J Ins. Dllll?liIJgll,nnJ,.1 0]111 ]\1 ioN nil·," Thoa.

" RA" ~ [!I.l' fi C' l'org" h ] .... : 1l'1"'ID "Tr n Jc' (1K:'" 'III' nso n R' ·0,1, .. nr't

.J\'~~~ ... ~, 'jf"\_.':' ~ '11. ,:,~'~ 'r ,~h ,.,', cru , , ".,. 'Uc,

!'tIa ikl 0, .TO]111 (;'ilcl1rist, '\T. ~Tt StockIDlln, Alexander Alta'!l, ,~ol\n 'VO'Ot\l (}a\l'ill. ~. "roOt\1t, }'Ion a gb an ,

Ed'\var(11lo11.el·tsqll~ G£!nrge .fnck, J 01111 Parle, H," nm, A. R, Rennie, J 3-'41' lll1BS(~11, (len" ?\Icln)sel Tllomas Sturrocl~, 'Vln~ Gibnon, (:Dllflllin~sto)l)" John "Flulip,

Ale~1 I,ogcm, R~ Sc~nlcs, ,N~ 1\l.~,l\Illckie~ lInttl10\V

l\.:'lden,oll, 3nmps "\Vllson, ),' ,ml~Cl8 ]}arn{lt~ From

l[\l~Blbu'rgl\-P\'()~ost" Snl·.tlc'.11l0111 e~.B:lilie ~ Cameron, l\ie:;sra A., S te\\"flltt, Purle, (]In:rkt SOlncrvJIle,. Seo ttl (~ibsoll, Hewitt, 901irl Bel t, ,Ho~Jgl ,Robert8oI1,!\[illcr"

.S~,\t!\tt, ",&c~ FroJ'11 POl·tobello,-P,rovost 'Vood, j! ex-

COllucillor Brown 1! . l\Icssrs, ltIuirl1cad, Dortl1wlck,

~a,~pio'n, Renwick, Ha,ig. Rmlgcr, Sinclair~ Livlngston. Carmichael:;, I..iQw, Spell:ce} Sl~l~)llga.lll .~~a.y]or, ~&c. ,

,![~ "[aenf! "v~~ 9..eeQ\n_l'~\\1.M ~ the ll\l~t.]l)gs ~brJ[r G. A.. )i'f ... aren and Uouneillor Archlbal(i, JOInt, .. ehnirmen of ,1\Ir' 1tIacfic's Committee; ,Bailie Pentland. ex.-Bai.li.e Stcedma11, COUllCillors Bell, l\I.atl1or, 1\lackilt~ tash, }..Iills, rL11(t :0. l\{'J.."nrcn '; ex-Provost Lawrie! Bailiea .II'ea111S end 1\1 illar-,1\{IJ sselb 11 rgh. B:lilio Hunter; COllneillor-s ConllotJ., 'Calder, a·n.d Gilfillan;

B '.\1' K at "II D It '} ""I J

e.x" 3.\ U! ~ '" t'!1'f1P; @~- ·.()\lnOl or. .a,'''l( s.on; .I.'" r .!I

Knox·ClI3tvlora" S.S.O.: llfl' Oarr, l\Cr· Ji\me.s Lamond, n'fr JolIn Aitclli~on, 1\rl" Poole, llIr Brown, l\-f'r Ed\var<ls" an{\ 1\[r rro'lgh-Port~bel1o~." General 'Vallab; Dean of Guild J.JA.\V, nnd Oouneillor J ... ewis, Edinbtlrgl1 t 1\I~ Robert .Johnston,., .'V.S:; J\.{l·A. DlIDCRtl, S.S~CII; ~rr 1\,fn.cne ,of Olermiston ; i\['r }.:[acfie of (';ogaT Bank : '~rl~ ~rncfie of Airds; ']"Ir

.! ohn 'V~ !f.nc,fi e.; l\f~¥ !t·?fsyth ; i'rIcssrs .,Tames CO\\~a)l, lIugll Rose., ,Taslall Ll\~(tlgstono, D~ N1C\\f\\son, ,\Vel]".

Ifttglt (!riglltoll" J 0:1\1\ 'Vils,~'\\" ,Adam \Vllite, Pri~181e, r~ftwl·ie, UllnlUbel'1;, '['aylor, ~'inlnYRon, ll()bertsoll"

I~o!'l:l.vth, Ar,t!lUl" . P.i~chis~~, ~IilIer. Bnin, :AI:lntyre, Hood, J\lIOI,11S. } ord, I. S. J ohnston, Sil311oh,

Hutton, Lundy, J. ScenIcs, J. MtLarcll SCCB.lcsJ '" a:r\\1ck,. J}'JI,onlsoD" !\I'Evoy,. Ogilvy, Guthrie, Aitken, DdP Smith, '&e,~ &~

Dttt"tl\~'ttl(! quattc:r of all ho\\'t tl1nt Cl3:}l5'C.£1 llct,\<t-Cen tIlt! aTtl1ial. Ol tIle c!~\\l\\l\t\W.~ ~\\U. thl!.1\})l!eal~n~JlC& Df l}}O SIlerifi, tIle Cl"o\vcl Ctltc.rta.l11e(\ tllenl:;cl vas· and tl16 occtl]Jants of tl1e lltlstil1g'S ,vitll vari.ol18 'party cries and !1.011ts .of. a. personal chn.'!lcter, nddresse(l \vith e~ul\.l t llllsrtiallty to both, ca.!ltlld,ates, an(1 SUP110rtcrsi rIle l.Iill.er l1uTt-y \~,a(\, -provilled tllcnlsel\'cs ~vitll a, lar~e nunlllcl'" of e;lnc8tllre,S o,f ~Ir lfaefie, '\\"111Ch ,,"ore d.1SM'

play-eel in t~ick ~l'flLY !Ol' tIm ins})cc.tion .. of. that. gentIgo m~'l\' &\ld t\\8 (tlCl.\(ls , n,nd, ~llotilel J\lnll5elnent of the

S(tUl<llll'L'tty "vas the. 0xlli\)ltioll0:1 all Dld tca.;pot, ,stuck on

tile en!1. of a. \lJalkiI}9~sticl~1. al\(l .. ' Jleld ~loft a~ld R'creechlng lrells of , .. Kl'tchell fee,'J "WJlllt abo\\t tIle

'te~<ll)ot)u (tc~ AR. a COll11t~J"Ad.:nlollst~tion, tl1e lvlacfie party gave, tlle 1 1" cnn,clulnte COlltlnncd rOUllds of 3IJplauRe, au(l caoll otltbltrsG ot tllis kil'l(l ,VRR Bpcc(lil~ echoe(l back from ,the other slde~ Tl},e Cl·o,vll illcreaseu largely in, numbers tl.;.~ ten o'clock Al)Pl~acllC,dt 3Jld the

1vin<lo\rs overlooking 'tIle scene ,,'ere all fully occllPi,cd ~th spe~t.a.tan-loo\e, b'lwiliel~11y J ~"hD tliSl)Jayedt1~eir Interest 111 ,tl\e. ~v~nt by' 'Vft,Vlllg l}oc1i:et-l}nnkercbleis (l11d otllc-r attractiye objects i11 sigllt of tlle oro,vd.

Precisely at t,eno'eloclc, Sllcriff Dttvi<lsoll ell.tered 1\i5 COlll,par<tIl!ent on tl1B 11tlf.ltillgS, nll,u ,vas recei.ved by both

pn.rtlcs \\'lth 11cnrty Itll})la\lSe., "

T,he Sl[ER,IF~.F reacl t'h,e '\"ri,t 1l11tllOrisillg tIle clec,tion of

a Dlt'ulbe'f'to ser\"c; ill Parli:amcl1t for'tllis (listrict of hnT$;lu!!,:tml then. ca\led \\l.lon 1."my electc.:n: Wl10 lli\d a. Clll16!llnte to nonllnate.

I{c~tO tIu) l)toceedillgs ,\"~~'e tOt' .l\~ lime: interrupted b)~ 3 Si]ntlcl11B.l10n _tIle l'lU,stl.11,gs, calLing fOl~ tlll~ec cl1ecIIs fOl~ l\fr' DIiller, ,vlli.ch wore giver, 'by tll.n.t c:\llclitlate's 8Ul)lloI't,ers wi tIl llrotra,ctcd elltlltlsiasm ; and the., 0PllOSing ,party, Dot: to be ~ O\\tdolle by _tllis cO~lspic\IOllS demonstra.tioD" got l'lP a l~OU1ld 0'£ cheel~ for" tl1eir O'\\!tll

C:{lltliclfl;"e, 'Vl1icll ,Y'ere ralso llcartily sus.tftinod~ ,',

'Vhen nydelc~ Jlnd been restored, . ..

1\r~ ~'VI 1{~\\\J01\lD.\NKS came forwarLl to nominate loll' :Millcr, antI there "~CI'C :t8:"in tl.!ltngOni8tie outbursts of cl~eel"S tLlld gl·oans.. He stlld--]jello,v-to,\:nsmc'n al1d brotller .. elector&-:-tll6 terms nO\vn.Te~ 11:\PPlly,'- nealtly synOl1ymOl1s-(~h:e.e1'8 m~dgroa.ns)-I have the llonour ~ ]_)l'opose 'VilllrLm J\!IIUel"" Esq.. of M~~derston(cllcers an.rl];roal'~s)-o:f tIle firm of James rrllller &; SOlI, merchants in Lelth~(cheQ'ts, a'l\d gTOftllS)""""_o,s ~ repl~e ..

s:ontn.tive oCtIle I.A.ei:tIl Distriet a£ Rl\1;g\\S \l\. Pt\~lit\mel)t .. (IJOllCI c]leel-s. gronns, cnd cries ,of." N eVfJl-.") I do so on the ~llllA of . his pnst services to the -great Liberal Cn\lBe-(o.heel~ !l11(11}ooti~ng)--of 11is distil1Ct~~ ~lear, . and honcs'b Llberal "utterances on the greELt qnestl011S of the (lay-{cl1cers f1i\~1 llisses)"'_of 11!S. vel~Y' great i tll\d very su~cessrulattentlon to_ the oIOM! lllter~r;ts,of~llese bU11i~. (CheerS n11d gronns'Fl Mt Miller, SlllCC 111s ~rst PllD110

appcamnce n.mopb'St llSt .?lO!V, c16venlcal'S agot ~as~eltl i~~ bY ~ound~lberall)llll,c.lples: (C~eers an~1 ~an,s,) SlReB IllS c!ectlon a..~ rcptCStl\tatl'''o Of tlln~e bllrgb,a, be llrL~ gi,.en totl1,e LibcT8.1 ~tt\\se ~n honesit ran(l'mal11y

~fJ!~t. Ofi(C~~el'ilis nll~vn grh~bb~ .. e{a~e~ h~tonC~h~

Ca,Yc . Of A(lul1anl or Into tl1e Te:l-room~. (Cheers, and ,gron.D&') nr:r 1\Iil~er, 11as S\lpport~(l" ev.erx:,

n1eaSll.TC t113t h'a.,. becn'1)l.ollg11t for\va'rll fOl' ~ho POlitIcal Bl\d BOcial~ elev3tiol1, Of tllc,l)e'al)]c* (Cheers. aDd groans.) He ,lUIS glLi:ne(I, for hinlself ill tl) e - .Hullse Of. ComnJons the esteem fl.,ud 10esJlcct Of 11is reUow-lllembct:S.:, . (Qbec!s al1l\~~:ln~) ~ HC'.ls.,not 0'11~!t.Q trl11u.pe~ f()r.tllthis o"vn l)ralS~~ "(Lotl~c]leel~an'd groans.).~~ "Mr-~IlI1er~s"gr~nt a.tt~lltJ~ITtO tlte, local 11!teres!S Of tf~es;e lJ'1!"g~hs~hn.s been. ~J::llO\Ylt?d,ged ,~ll every,. ~lde; _ '.'~n(l" ln, ,every WilY,

(al~~~t'a .. ) lIG hfl~ 'l~el)ea~c(lly re,ce1.vea tb.c tl'~nlts Of the 'l'Ollrn counCilS Of eacll Of tile bllrghB. (Clleei~ [\11(1 A1'oa,ns,,) He 11M 113(1 ~COllferre{l 011" llinl .tIle rroodom Of tl1B 11one.st to,''ll Of ~rtlR~cIJJu!1ill. (Cl1cers al1d grnal'ls.) He 11M '1J,ad a. })UUIIC dlllller nlld :l; Inngniij,cent testlm(tll.iRl- (cllcers lllld.; gt,.oans):_ 1)rCSe11tecl to lilm bY, tllt! ~ commUllity !J.f'" LcitI! ... -(cllcers nnd sroanJ:5l-fol. "h18 gre~t exe'l~tlon5. In ~~cgRx(l to the docl'::s. (Cllcers :Ll1(1 :grch~I\S,,) ,A fille ne\v d,ock, tbo ue-st t\l)l)oil\t,e(l 01, thO cast COrL.q't,,. ')\O,,!! eomp1etcd in Ollf llort, t~sts the \TRltlC Of l\fr l\Ii Iler's serVices to thiS to~\~n. NO. "rOl1dcrt tJlen, tb,!tt J\Ir l\Iill.cr"s Old ollilonelits (L[~ no\\' ra11s:etl UI10l\ Jlis, sl(lc _._ fclleern Ill) (1 'w~oans):-and, tlle \tCl~y .'Jcn'tlem.:m ,~h~,t 11l1JVDSC(1 .' ~Ir

~r.ucfle In.lS59 110'V S\111I~o~~ts ~~r ~111er •.. (Che"Cl~). ~~ (10 llot '\vlsh to. say allJtt11lng 111 (11Spnl.~NClnel1t Of j\irT l\IiUcr;s OP)lonenl;; butIc..,\lU10~'I.lnderatan:l"'11Yhr., Since

1h()'~tOlU l~v~e~~~~~f!~~;~~l:rd~rl~!): it~ RfiU:l:~~ii~~~:'

- - -- - -... "' ~ k.... if. .";lililo4 _ _,. 1_'

tD ell 'I va!ls 101' It '~qri {[ isitioll i'l't~ Ii, is o,,·n. riLvoltr.. (C ll(~e~. ~1ilq. f.,ToailfJ~} _In (I~sr Ol~jllioll i~ was :m~st ilufln,nd~'~~e . and 1 ~n.n. see no l·~t\SOtl adduced fOl' It .. ' [Cheers. n,m! B:~an5i .. ) lliioth~r.e]cct{)rs., nIl' .nrriller 11BS· Sllftpo,rted ~Iu~ clnWl's, of tIle.11C\'" electors to equal electoral tiglltS, :llltl it is to ·I\fr l\[ilJer and such as Mr ~(illcr---(chqcrs.

:'~(I gr('ill1H)-S~1 (lilorti ng j-fOllr own CiI01'm, you owe .tho 11~\V' lJ.~~a.~ 'l~1\si' (l{ t1l~ ~I)n&ti~u~~on. "lCbeclN .It!lil gL'Ofl~l~" I,r~ I c!}lt ~~ :;,:a,," \);l)~~ .. »))f}TO t,f) 'TO~11nl ~·o Pllrna .. Ill~~ll.~ l·OU1~~ trlea ttullt'escn.tative and frlcntl, JJIl~ J.,{il1cr.

(CJlcells nnd hoot! ng,,)t f'. ~ ~

+~t*o\'osjt S$\Nlj~ltSON~ .1{11~e.II)ltl"g1\, who was 1:8cci-:'(!(l \Vltl) 01!ccrs and 11~~t.in~gt. at\,i,l-I l1B\ge mucl, pleasure in 8CCO~ld~11g tile IIOlnlnatloll of our late 1~sl)Ccte(llllcblJ1Cl\ 1\1~r . ~[llleL~ .. · (Che~rs and .II00tiJ.lg~) As .n-u, 1\.r:tl~jor[ ....

b~~ 1{S .l~\~S \1 cry 'lll~l)erly mid, you Ji", \~e ill 101 r 1\ I!UeL" - R ~'r\.~d 'Dll~~~1 c}?cers al'!d gL'oa1(Hl- ~'tJll lta ve tL man ~\"llO ls."vtl1,kno~~ m P,!rllarqenli .nlremly, ,aud n mall W!lO w~ll C3.t:rY welght~'Vltlt him wl1'-!1l he gets _ therQ ngmll. (9b~crs."1l~ 11O()tl~6':) .. l\lr )~ll1erh:ls been rcltl:Ll·kn.bll' liberal In all the ~U\.tt~l(;ts~ [Cheers 311(11l,oo~1.ng .. ) :t

lUi ve ~ nl \_\4'nl~ ··llc!,rd. tlla't thcr.e W':_U; no RI)}l1.icu.tioll ever Illtl~c.:. to. ~~t; ~itll.~r thttt :\~a8 in.the l(~a~1i '1)]~'n,siJJlu tllat

ll~ ~11(l. .llot attend t~ p}JJ'~n~~)·. {Cllcorn". As nn p~D}a1 D1D»t • I can POHlt:i !'o1y t~UJr-Otl, lllff600d ~ct(!u.<L:.~ Y3)>>t ])IT Ml)'l-elt ~ l·yllCne,"er sollct¢e,d to do a lauti. anti

l)roI)~l· aetlon, 'Jle~ycr :failed to co:rnI}ly with the requesua ,Cllcers and )lOOtll1g~) 'l'tllQt{aut is t.llut t11C interosts of tt\U u\lrgl! are deal', to 11is llcart-{clleers and boolingl-: and 116 deservea all 'tllC: 110'J10lir tllat lVC' call possibly confer upon .llinl.~ «!heers and Jl.Ootillg",) 'I am ·l.lerfectly

ce~~ain. th,at,: if ~~oli EC'Ild ,llinl oa.(:k' W.llal~lit1mel~tf ho \l41.l do , hlt1. (luty- M he lloGS. l~lwU.5i) dG\\\) ; ,. anD I f'l)l}f111je

avc.1~Y' \vord t[mt {\llS uoot\ g~i<.l, hy ~t~ }'1\\"~1()}_~linnk~ ill llis fnrVOt\l'- (loud cheers ~ nud grll:t.llS)--ntld I ~ have no doubt .tl~at :fp\\.~·\vjl1 trillID})llalltl),'" a:r~\i.tl l'etllrii hiIU

to ,PnrliamullttJ (CI1CC19 rind llooting.,) , ~

~'1 te S REI~ IJ.lF~ 1\·rt· Miller 11M been proposed as fl, fit person to rpI)rCSC1.lt tllLq" d!s~&rict. . Has all,Y ~l~ct,~l' .. allY o·tllcr candidate to lll~OIJo'se ! (Crl.os of " No., no. iron 1

tho l'lyht .of tha hllJ.:~illbf.g, !lC~Dl}lll:t~liea b.lt- 1!(.o!iu-g~,J

EX"Pl~Dvasr J\I\Liln.r·!H, of I..lcltll,. who WIt,.' rcccl\9·C't.l ,vith lJ'ocifcl~OllB eheers by tlre crowd 01.1 tI.le left of_ tL..e

'J 11 tot i Ilga, A~~."i~ 1-: li'cl 10' r -town R 01 en at td b 1'0 th e l~ .. eleeto rs, tId.s is \\0 t the ~ n1'st tinlO I 11 :1\~C bad tIle h0110l.\r L1

a(l(lr~Rsillg YOll trom I this 111lStillgS. and Ijr~l)osing. a eandidato for tIle honour of rBl)rcscntll.lgthcfn;~ burghs III Pal'lhLnlcnt. A~(l _ Yl!~t have been pleased tu RCCQr-t B}l.t{ llLebitll·n tlle l;alu.ll:llatc that I tlo,ye )1rol)ot.;ed. (LOI[tl,cll~QrS~ J 1.'Ilcictol'c, it is \\1tl\ tIl(\; bl"lte1\te.st pIca ... sure I come forward OIl. tllis occasion to l)l~I)OSC tllc 11onollrahle gClltll:l~al1 on my l~jg}lt-(lorul cheers and gron.ns)-a. gentlemnn 'VI10 WAS born, J brought \11", a11l1 educated amOlll:"rst UB~ w 110 11.9S been a. SllCCCSS .. ful merchaut, and is now -retiring· Irom b\t~il\'CSfi,

311(1 ill. OJFI11tjUg o£f~tw hie· Eull ti01Cfj- talents, tllJ{l servtcoe to IIJ;.. (LOtl(Z cIlcel"s.' And sure r am tnat il YOlllI0liO(ll·lJ.i'rn lte ,\"iU lUltt~~t~ Y{lt11o ,([tetle.\v~d CllCC1'St and gt'C~l't intermptlons fr()llt the rigl1t, side or the 11\1.still~ .. )li'ello,vllto,\tHSlnCl1, by tho Act of. 1.832· 1 received the electoral franchise, aud ever since I luay R.l\l" 1. lulve been more or less c!lgaged :in c'vary election. It is J1I(!L~ing to thlnk that for tIle \va}'" in which those clectlollS were conducted. no one needs to bIlIS}I. .BrIt

~url'J" I 1\\n to gllQ tlm.i 'vl~ll. tlle Aeb 0.£ looa a new code 01 l)o]iiictll mortllity 11:111 baml , illtro(lllCcd, '1'I!cre are khD;'O lV}lO are p2etlScd to style e·lla.msulvcs L~lt(l. meechants, '~V'lIO cO\11d stR;n(l OIl IL public 11Iatforln and unblushingly address YOUt tIle electors, 811(1 tell YOll t!lR t JT~ll were not bound by your wrltten a lJliga .. tloI1R·-t)l.at .-yOll were not bou.nd .by "JtOUC, pl;.:J~~sthn.~ YDU were not bound I to ftll~} your l'ronuscs. (Cl·lOB of ".SJlame1 U and hoottngs.,l Elc.c"to1:S, tl\_es,c a't~ lJOt J'O[ll'_I)jliJlCi[Jle9~ . (Cries or 'I' ,No, no," ~nd loud CCICel"s'l) r have more ia:itIl in l"our' honour sud yO\U" honesty, Go to ,the ~~oU. Dltlllfnlly" 1]OJIOtI1~a~1y.t al~,d hOllustly, ~nd. ~obly ~lscllargc YOllr d.~ty. TIllS IS tl •. c titlt el~ctioll In lyllle1.) you l!a~e 11.9.(1 yo·ur. ·vot~~ .. ItculCrDi)er tl1C eyes of your llelgllbours are upon :',"OU1 t1eulc'mber ·tllO eyes of ,your ·toWllsnlcn are Ul)O~ YOll, rumelubc.r tIle eyes, of tIle nation al·C 'Ul"Oll :)"0\1. (Hear,

l1ear.) · S1.10'V to tlv3 wor\{\ alld to aU thnt YDU fLl'e ,t;'ort\\yof t\lC t1"lJ1;·t. "lvJ,iD}) t}le LcgiBlat.~~z~ litiS l~posed

itl yO\l_ (Cllcers,) J.Jiatell _ n.ot, tl'ltst not, yield not to ·tllO ,\ltords ~f tlle vile Rnd lnsin'uating tradllcers; ShOlV tllnt YO'lt It.n.o\v as ,veU ~q they rirrht fll1m \\·rong6 I'D 1$9, the honourable Sheriff clccl30red' by a allOW'. of l131lds tllRt l.Ir lIacfie \V3.9 tllC cho.~el\ of tb.e people,

lJllt it is ,yell kno,vll to lUi tllat ~Il' ~iillcr (leclnrcd 11.im .. sell ,vItII tile 'i'o1:ies, aud tl1CTCbv ''Ins lllaeed at tllc beAd of tl1.e.llolt by tIl.e Conservatives: Y au alte 11.0'\' in llo.ss,ea .. · ai.olt of tile £l*al1clusel SilO"·' that in. 1868 yOll call carr}'

to the head of tlte r.r'U 1-?y an overwlwbirlug mll~o~ty tIle cIlosen of lStl9. . (uo\td elloors alll.\. hootln~s.) Elcctol'S ,I llR'''C no,v the h.ono.ulll, to PJ:~Ol}O;FilC tl}at tl~e nouout'aLle gentleman, 11..., A. J\.1:ncfic. l~sqUlrc, IS (l, fit

nJll11nOlto bll4tl able; gentle'man to rt:lJCCSC1\t these tl''U.~6b 111 l'arlJanlant. (Loull cheers alld groans .. J . ~ .

Ex .. Pro\"ost I .. u\u R{i~, '\~.ItO ""n.., :tlso nccotnIU}tllcd t~lrollg}101l~ ]Jjs 1~elnnlI1~R \\·Itlt. n. ellof'lts of g-l·O~US from "the frle-n(ls of, Afr l\II1)ef'J tllat llre\"elltcll 11lnl f14lom being hCR1"d by ally bllt tllose ,vlio \Vel'le ill'llne(li(l.tel:,~ near' 11iln, .secOl1(lfJd tIle ]lomillatio·n.. lie sald-I llave

lllUul1 ))lea;\ll'll ill YOOOtl.di .. ng hlae J.omltlat.to:o. ot l\[r )lacfie. alIa tlle lYlaCall is tll.is" 'fllnt \\"(! llave I)Cell o\~er .. rll1c(} by a clasH, :lad it is 11£.)\V· 'till\C to tlet{lrOllC tbo.t cl::UJ~, al~d .allolV' t.11e lleOpIl\ to 113.Ve tll.e llfi\\f'cr actorlling to tile rigllt and l)ri\"ilegc tllcy l)o~~eas.. (Cllcers •. ) l\Ir l\Iillcr 111\$1 dal1cd nc\"cr to cOlne ne.t11'l :\f'Oll for tl1C lnJ;t tl1ree :tenrR.. lIe bas dat~c{I to (10 SO., Al1d it is tinle ,no,,, you sl'lOllld ·tC:lC]1. 1t.[r l\.liller tlJnt 11'011 nlust not be jlISl.lltc(l,

IJ11.t reSl.Jccted arId co.Ilsult~d,.. (C11~e1,§ .. ) 'l\.lu~ ·~l·lt.~ll Is, ! l)cJle,·c, ne elid }li~'q~~y Ul' ~to :£ ccrtaill pOill.t, ,alIt! lie 19 )10\\· 115ft) 11P1 arlil1t requires all ablel- lllan to com.e i.llto lJis place au(1 rCIJrescnt tl1CS6. b·Ul'ghs-.not a lilcre IJ\lI)l?~·t led by tile strillg'S of citller ~rr l\'[acSl:epor or ~It IJ.\ntlsay·, \)llt a g~nt\olnnn. wllO'VO\11d Rct on IllS 0\\11 ·kllO\\~ledgc., j1.tdglnl!llt,,, ROltnd lienee, allt! in J'lis O',\\-n itldcpCl1Clc'11CC, "En .. morrow., s 110111(ler til Ii l.O·tlldcl.~, 'Y"C B.l1!1J} ,carry lIr Arnofle ·tri1.\my.h~\tly to the h.'!l\d Q( the

poll. ({,Oll(Z cl:le(!~~) .

l~Jlo SHER[~'th'-HOJi Bl.ly elcc·tor another caulli{\n.te to l,rOllOS(!i ~

'rllere,1.lclng: no res·pGnse" ,

~Ir ?t[JLLBR stepl)cd fOflvn,nl 'to nu(lress tl1C. asscIn'l,lage. H'o "tag receiv'od ,vit]l great atJl)L~\lSe b~~ ~lis Iric!lc.ls, ~ and ,\~itl1 groal1s frotD his. o'pponentfi,

£~~f~~lgf B:I~il:~~ tiS;i~ltll~C f~~:ihM!~:tlil=~!h~d

th~ Il?no~lr of llteSClltit'tt:_; myself b·efor~ tile ?lectors ,?f thIS dlstl~ct !,f ~lllwg!U; for. ~lle lJ\ll~l)ose of~ sceklllg at t~ell' ballds t1le tllstlngttu;l){ul .ll0110UI~ of agatn l'e11rcsollting t!leit~ ,intorests ill Par]iamen~. (C.lleer&)4o 1-'11e ~ first tlrno I llad t!le ]loDour Of 8t311dlng In the POS1tlon I J10\V

OCCUpy \VM 11119.57) WllOlllcQ.;rue forwardM arcandt4Rte for tlle ~ufflngcs ,or tIle eJecfors on a renttfs",tton '11Di,,"era&11y tilErlled Of th.e electorsJ ,yho oollsidered that ~bcse bur&:l)s, "lOllld bB ~e!lt. rcpr~Bel1t~d flY .& InRll Interested 1n theln bY a. frlBtldly an(lllllSlness COnll.eC~ tiOl\ -with tlle locality.. <Cheera.t) At tIle diSSOlution

Of tllBt ,parliament. I had tlu3n every 110PC .that

I SllOtlld llot be oppo.scd, 3rl{1 tllRt arose from

the circunlstancc tliat ".0 had cncou,ntered {\ S6V6're contest~ B\\t I ".3.8 llot long. in tl1e CDif>YoIO l11cnt or 1\\Y anti cip l\.tiOl\S, becall.se my presell~ OPllonent caln.c ior\v11rd in opposit'io:n to mel a.n.d reaped tIle frUits or a se\l"ere COllt;estl "Te. had. clldul'ed and d.cstroyed tIle "influence or the parli-u.m.ellt ... Hol1se paTty ill tl1CSC btlrgbs, alld ~hc BllcceS8 Of Ollr OIJI)onent at the election. Of 1851 ,\,:.\3 0111y 'by a small majOrity, l,'ld that lnajority ,vns so small as to let tJle Par~ianlcnt-

}IOllSC patty seu tl1nt for tllQ flltUl'O ~tl10 Alaal.oltg Of tbcsc: bl1rgbB sJ)oul(l e.nJoyan llS,RUra,nce tllR.t t)lOY \vould ~e al)19 ill a11 '~lme coming to Choose ,tlleir'l'el)r(!~e.ntt\ .. tlve for tl1etnscl,.e.s. I cn.tered tbat contetlt. I Jnt\y ntentioll1 agAinst a 'Iuan for ''Yll0m.1 Ila(~ great esteem~ 31.1d lvllom I 110'V' 11,01('1 In stIll 111<r.llcr esteem, for tIle nlllnerOllS acts Of ]{in.dncss f 1.cce.ived at llis I1ft11(ls+ , ~ (C'heel~") At the contest Of leG!l,

,Vl1Cn ".1 ,vas OppoRl)ll bY nlY l)l'~Jie .. t.l~ oppanerlt, al){1~ \VllOn 110 WIi'lS deIe:ltl.!()' llloarcl notlJillK In.ore Of b..im 1)')~21 thO mont}l Of Jt(ZYt except tilrOtlg11 trlo cortnnns Of the 'LeltkBlll~(lI~8.PIIOr(laugllter}-\vI\ichhRdoccationnl cornllll1nicIltiollS from 'hilD to the effect tll.llt be had c.onl? to tllC d~sion. Of o'l11y 311ol\ing a \TC-r¥ BIlk,1l l)ro. l)ortlon Of POll.tl~81111nl~ence to .th!!. ,\?ol.k\ng .. cl.Ms0.s(groans)-alltl tlllS mOdicum Of POlltloa1 po,\"el~ 'VIL..fi to be ,(l~!\lt ou~t to tlltnn tbrollS]-l t1~~ ol)erati~n Of3 cr.u(lc !lJld In"'!ldvJsc{] syateftl Of pltll.allt.y or vot1n.g. Ancl my. OPPOIICJ'lt a1s'o declltrc(1 tllat Ile \\I"oltld llcver ngnilldlsttlt"b nrY!10fiitlol.' in tIle '11ltrgluJI 011 nCCOullt Of tllt= con,riction to WlliCll. ho bad cOnJ"e. tllat I dischargell my dutJ" to\'~l\rds U1Y COllstituclley ,vell.. i\_lld 011 l)tillg rCJl1inded 011 OllC' Of llis Ol\'ll :RIRtforJns Of llis disavo,val Of StICh iJ~tGntioJ1, heforsotnU hilic13ims tothe ,.irtllCs ft!ld tothe self. .. controlof thO gOOd J ose11h-(c.x-provost L1.RdsayCallit31 ; l\lld Cheers rroln the Cl~"\¥d).--o.nd sUllVly l.eplied tllat Bes]l is ,vealf, nnci t .. ltnt lIe co..l1Id no.t rC.Sislt comins

for\vartl M n ~'ludldnta on aceounf. 01. tIle Ill.v1tat-lon he llfld rsceivea flom :J. 1Jigh.er .qt.1Artel~-al1' iuvitfltion. ~man~.ting from n ~cetillg at \yhicI\ ll'[r ljIttC01\Ocllie) If:r ,AfChll)llld, and MrAdaln wore tile DIllY sllonkers: and at tl1at lneetlllg or at .a ~revi'O\lli one, l\Ir, Gllthrle deClined the honollr Of prcsilli.ng. ((;reat lllllglitcr an(l CllCCr8t) TIle bllsincss Of thes~' mootings conSisted ill tllis-ili lleapiug .. abu.~c on me Of ~ .. personal cllar!tC,ter~

(A Voice-'~ 1.'h.at is ItjrII1't:U) An.d ,~JIlJn tlloill i~'IIJle!Jd. :tppca;re(l nmong tbemJ }}lS specclJeR ltppea.red to 1lttVe 1lUeJl made for th~ _. illl2JJOs'a o~ eating. llP lIi~ former l:ltterances,P. and makln,g blnl deClare - tl1Rt - lIe 11;.1(1 11~ever' said SllCll tbln~. ~B'lt I 1\lD. .no.t sfltisfi.e(l witll allY, Of the expinnn,tions llC llrt9 given \vitii regar(l .to tIle ntl.lncrous nttMks lle'- h~t; made 011 rue Of it persona.l cbamcterll (Crios Lof ~'Shame .. ,,) Ill. l)nr~c.l-Ull.r.~ I ".,.ould like hiDf to giv"e hiS aut'llority

fOll gt!liil.\{t~ ~lu,~t 1- l~ave never dven-tmyilltng- tor the 4dlT-ttllCCmeJlt Of ea11cation.- A maroe_ bftrefacefI and tln.fOtllJdecl observlttiollllev'er was made. I am not Iler'e to 110ast Of 'VllR.t I llavc give'n in C1UL1*ity or. for e(l\tc~~ I tional Pllr]JOSCS, bUt it 'does SccDlllaru tl:lll,t Ii .,\,,110 llavc . 11e\~er rcfllsed, ~n :lpplication. f~r 81tcll ]a,lld~ble prlr~oscs, ~llOllld be re'\'11cd t\lld mallgJle~ £01. ~a'1JJ1g dOlle tlte 'tel"Y thittg. I am accllscd.- o,f 'Il.ot dOlng. (LOU (1

C11ccrs.) I ba,fo, ill nJ1 111Rces and .l()eali~'ics \vJu~.re I llllive :resi.uorl, 5Ul)P,ortc.(l cV'ery ilJstitll'tion .for Cdtl(k14 t{(),\~\ P'lt.1)OSes. (Oheers.) B1.1t, a:.elltlemen, passing £1,o111- SllCll (1i8~oret:k~ bIe subj cC!ts; ~" ~ ~ ,visll tl1is to be rCl.11cffibe.rcd, that'I ha\~e 118ver attaCked my opponent ill ,3. 'Personal m1\nnel~-l\eV'er 113.Ve I as~~ileil 11im in_any \S,*":\y tl1:tt. cutl1() be COllSi(lel'ed a pel~onal atta.clr. (Hen'r,' hea.r.) . I 11~ye onl~:defel.l(lcdmysel£ fi'<?nt tll'~ir l)er~' SOllltl :ttta.cksl (C11ee.rs.) I hfL\1'e certnlnly mRl.le .{\ reference tt>' hiS Illlbll.c tlttcmnces, t.tn(l tl1(JY "",ere.

11CVC'r mttCll \trOrt11-- (lA.l1,gllterl-and alSO. ~qgaile.d. llis IJol~tica] opiniolls, lvlJi911 I bllve. ~xl)lai']led eq YO'U1 an(l

lvlllCh I nm sure YOll \vl11 agree 'Yltl~ tne, [Ll'e 0:£ toO vaguE! It ch31'acte'r _ to 11 lltlcrsta11 tl. ,(,eh'c.ers,) 1\J1y OI)ponent !L1"'fLYS Sc,\Y9, ill_ 01)posing .. li1et tl1Rlt }lC 1 ~an~ o.n ~e ."torlt:' lug Classes. lJ~'lg1)ter.) _ 'l'ha.t.ls all_very \vell, bUt I ffiUCY - t11C ~:'vor]r.lng .. classe.s ... nre like oth.er pe.oplet .. and 'visl~ to 'Jmo,v '~~l)nt tlley' nre to . get. nl}d~'wliat .tllOY ,\ill

l'eeelV@ f(n.~ tl.ll!lll a\ll}t},ort+~ "lIe 11RS 91wo.:ys end~-vou-rel\

... 1 It ~ t Ii t III I ..... ,I t'l to th k' I;

to u]SSCDllJlD.. _0 PD " loa Op1n.lOllS lOS, Ie, .. e ,v or , ~'lllg-

classesjt I 3B'1~, ge~ltlem~nl d."es Ila, Rl)(l dO his~SU1):"~ ,porterst p eVel" eongra,t\\lste. tl-le' peollle~~'on, tl'le+ .impt,ove-..

lllent "l117tl1eir matolit\l pro-sperity ? .lfo'_ .. ~ An(I wliY .. ? JBccCLilse : ,tllCY'; ' .. lls.,,,e ]le,,,el~:t. co.n.tt~i btl t~d I OIlier S11ilIiD.g to\\;~r(ls.~tlla.t _ . .e:.oo(lp1.11f?o5e ... m I. aSlC~' dO t~ey ever p?in't

11111)110 ;a.t~cn~1011_ to tUat SpleR(\Kl Mln(!vlJm(!l~t U\(~

il.ocksf "l,,1llCh are no\v 3bollt to be opened ?-: No, And

\ .. ,hY i? n,eoo\\se tl1CY ]}rtvt) never taken tIle leMt trOUble. -th0.Y h1\v~ ~\e'~l.;l'l'" 1)['811 8mOllCP tb~se 'V110 11fLvefor~ wm'ded that great ObjeCt, amI \\:J1O 113.ve on an OCCMiotlB StOOd for\vn:r~l to promote tIle illtcrests nl1U ,veII,..being Of tlul p<;ople of<Otl1e.Sl! b~tr'ihlt.. I ,ll1tve ne\"I~.r ~f!eried tl18lt I ,vns tIle atlthor Of tf18t gren.t '\\~ork ,\~blCll IS no\v

RbOtlt to be ollonnd as n gretlt ac(juisiti.on ttl .il1e. pOt:h, btlt I. "'~0111(1.1il'C to Sc(},tlle'll1ttll.8tanil UP nncl say r ~Vng. llO~. ILolld t;l.}eel~ alltl sr08.115.) NQ"lvlth5tnnolng all their

\,o~ting, tl1e:~ltlnTenot say it .. ~do ~.ot clt\i:n 00 Ila'1r~ (l?ne it 'Vltlllll'~'11 ,o\vn m!'neY'J I onlY clR"lm £!atltud~ for ~clng tll~ insttllll1Cllt Oflts bel.ngtl1ere+~ laml'n(leb,ted to o tIl ers ,

for I "'l\S supportcd.l)Y otller's 6ffort..'l' ; and to 110ne am I nlore i.ndebtca. tllan to Pl;ovost _Lindsay alld Donald 1\!~o"reJiOr. CJJO\l<J. cheer~st in tIle. m.idst Of ",.11icl1 ]\Ir l\Ill1e'r orol1g11t 1\:[f ~Iacgrcgor to t1le ft'Ollt Of tIle 11ll5tlllSS to mnltc bisackD01V](l(1.b'1nen.ts,,) l[lt lrac-

gregOr ,yns tile 1l!~l!~~t to tlro.PO!11l1 tl~~ ~le.iaJ .a~~