The Press.
London, England, 1857-04-18 00:00:00

T HE ELECTIONS.
SCOTLAND.

Wicx Burtoits.—The declaration of the poll was
made at Wick on Saturday. The Sheriff having
read the returns, the majority in favour of Lord
John Hay was declared to be 101. Lord John Hay
very briefly addressed the electors. He said they
had now shown in a manner not to be mistaken the
estimate which these burghs had formed of their
late member, Mr. Laing. They had discarded bim,
and also refused to Lave Mr. Shaw, and the grounds
on which they had preferred himself, a perfect
stranger, showed how strongly they felt in favour of
the principles he represented. The result of the
contest would be to him the highest possible induce-
ment to devote himself to their service. Dr. Bannister,
as agent for Mr. Shaw, protested against the validity
of the election, on the ground of treating, intimida-
tion, and bribery.

THE ELECTION OF SIXTEEN PEERS IO represent
Scotland in the Upper House of Parliament took
place at Holyrood this week, in preoence of a
crowded and brilliant assemblage of about 1,600
persons. The principal clerks of session officiated
as the returning officers in place of the Lord Clerk
Register ( Marquis of Dalhousie ). The roll of the
Peers of Scotland was called as it stood at the
period of the Union, when the following peers
answered to their names :—The Dukes of Atholl and
Montrose ; the Marquises of Tweeddale and Lothian .
the Earls of Morton, Perth, Lauderdale, Wemyss'
and Mardi, Airlie, Leven and Melville, Kintore and
Seafield ; Viscount Strathallan; Lords Blantyre,
Colville of Culross, Belhaven and Stenton, Rollo,
and Polwarth ; in all, eighteen. Signed lists were
given in from the Duke of Buccleuch and Queens -
berry, the Duke of Lennox (Richmond), the Earls of
Crawford, Eglinton and Winton, Cassilis, Home,
Haddington, Galloway, and Aberdeen ; Lords Sal-
toun, Gray, Cathcart (Earl of), Sinclair, Cranston,
and Forrester ; in all, fifteen. Signed lists had also
been sent in by the Earl of Orkney and Lord Somer-
ville, but, not being accompanied with the usual
signed oaths, could not be received. The Earl of
Buchan, through Lord Morton, sent a proxy, which,
for the same reason, was not available, and the Earls
of Stair and Buchan sent in signed lists equally
irregular. The oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and
abjuration were taken by the peers present and
afterwards subscribed. Their votes were then taken
both viva voce and by signed lists, the result being
that all those present voted for the same peers as
represented Scotland in last Parliament—namely,
the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Earls of Morton,
Home, Strathmore, Airlie, Leven, Selkirk, Orkney,
and Seafield ; Viscount Strathallan ; Lords Gray,
Sinclair, Elphinstone, Colville of Culross, Blantyre,
and Polwarth. All e peers sending signed lists
voted for the same. These peers were thereupon
duly elected to serve in the ensuing Parliament.
The following were the votes given :—The Marquis
of Tweeddale, 33 ; the Earl of Morton, 3:3; the
Earl of Leven and Melville, 33; the Earl of Home,
33; the Earl of Orkney, 33; the Earl of Strathmore,
33 ; the Earl of Seafield, 33 ; the Earl of Selkirk, 33 ;
Viscount Strathallan, 33 ; Lord Gray, 33; Lord El-
phinstone, 33 ; Lord Colville of Culross, 33 ; Lord;
Blantyre, 33 ; Lord Polwarth, 33 ; Lord Sinclair, 33
and the Earl of Airlie, 25.

IRELAND-(CLOSE OF POLLS).

LONGFORD COUNTY.

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