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London, England, 1826-07-18 00:00:00

ELECTION OF PEERS.

Thursday being the day fixed for the election of the sixteen Re.
presentative Peers of Scotland, an immense assemblage collected h
the Picture Gallery, liolyrood (louse. At each end of the room a
large temporary gallery was erected, while, along the sides, long
benches, covered with crimson chub, were placed. By ten o'clock
the spectators began to assemble, and before twelve the room was
crowded, principally with elegantly-dressed ladies. At twelve
o'clock the Lord Provost and Magi,trates arrived, and took their
place at the lower end of the Peers table, which was set out In the
centre of the tom. Immediately thereafter the Peers entered, and
arranged themselves on each aide of the table.
Their Lordships were attended by Hector Macdonald Buchanan,
Esq. and Goths Mockentle, Es q., two of the Principal Clerks of
' Seodon in cleats of a Communion from the Lord Clerk Register
of Scotland t b the Rev. Dr. Brant, of St. Andrew's Church. oni
of the Master ea Chapel Royal= and the Rev. Principal !tlec•
&Thule, of 0 its of his. Major y's Chaplains for Scotland,
and by other 011itiat_ jamirmen.
Principal Mediellitil las* "seed the election with prayer,
Mr. Mackenzie pessasial at reed his Majesty's Proclamation for
summoning the Peen. doksigeate of procbmation, and a mil-
mission fresh the Lord Oh! MO* he facet of Mr. llPDonald
and himself, to set se Ants to the election. He then read the
Union Roll of the Peers of Seafood, when there eppeared
razirwv,
Duke of Ogrolew Neel of Hopetoun
Marquis of Queensberry Viscount Arbuthnot
Marquis of Tweeltdale Viscount Strathillan
Earl of Erroll Lord Forbes
Earl of Home Lord Sinclair
Esti of Kellie Lordeolville, of Cuirass
Earl of Lauderdale Lord Hay
Earl of Kinnottll Lord Elsbaok
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine Lord Belhaven and Stenton
Earl of Leven and Melville Lord Rollo
Earl of Notebook I Lord Ruthven
Earl of Ros(bery Lord Naurne
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Earl of Bleep,
The following Noblemen voted by prcaies a—
Doke.of Hamitten, by Lord Belhaven
Deka of Argyll. b.' bowl Belhaven
K Earl of A'', tiy Viscount Arbuthnot
Lord Blantyre, by Earl of Lauderdale
Lord Duthie, by Viscount Arbuthnot
Lord Kinnaird, by Earl of Lauderdale. 04
The following sent Signed Lts•s_ :
Duke of A t holl Earl of Kintore
Duke of Montrose Earl of Breacialbane
Marquis of Lothian Earl of Aberdeen
Earl of 111 ar Earl of Dunmore
Earl of Morton Earl of Stair
Earl of Cassillis Earl of Portmore
Earl of Caithness Viscount Stormont
Earl of Moray Viscount Kenmore
Earl of Strathmore Viscount Duablane
Earl of Haddingron Lord Saltoun
Earl of Dumfries Lord Gray
Earl of Wemyss and Lord Somerville
March Lord Forrester
Earl ( f Release e Lord Kirkcudbright

On the name of the Earl of :tier being read, the Marquis of
Queensberry gave In a protest, in his own name, against the pidee
in which the name of the Noble Earl is placed on the Union Rail,
maintaining that, according to the records of Parliament, and otht r
authorities, it ought to be placed first, as it used to be in forms
times. The Noble Marquis craved that the name might be natured
to its proper place.
Mr. M'KEN IE said, it was his duty, as clerk, to read the roll
as he found it. _ . .

When the title of the Earl of Stirling was read,
The Earl of ROsEDERY said that at the last election, when the
Viscount Strathallan was elected in the room Uf the -late Earl of
Balcartes, a gentleman appeared at the table, ani laid claim to the
title of Earl of Stirling ; and, he believed, voted on that occasion.
In what he was about to say, he did not mean to insinuate that the
returning clerks had acted wrong in admitting that vote, or that
they had put an erroneous construction on the resolutions of the
House of Lords on this subject. Ile was rather inclined to think
that their construction was a correct one. He considered it due to
them to say that much I but in justice to himself, as the humble
individual who brought forward those resolutions, he must state,
that should their construction be held cOrrect, the intention of those
resolutions was not answeted ; since, in that case, collateral de•
scendants, on assuming a title, could come forward and vote,
without their claims having been brought before the proper autho.
cities. Should he be so fortunate as to be again elected a Repre-
sentative Peer, he would feel it to be his duty to bring forward an
amendment to these resolutions, whereby persons assuming to be
the collateral descendants of Peers, shall hot be entitled to vote till
their claims shall have been decided on in the proper quarter.
In answer to a question by the C erk,
Lord RosERERY stated, that he would embody the substance of
what he had said in the form of a resolution, which he would wish
to have recorded in the minutes.
Lord BELWAVZX stated, that he held a proxy for the Duke of
Hamilton, and he had written to the Duke for a list of the names
of those Peers his Grace wished to have elected. His Grace had
accordingly sent a signed list, which however containel only ten
names. He stated this merely lest It should he supposed that he
had withheld arty names, while, in truth, he was only acting in
conformity to his Grace's pleasure.
The votes having been counted, the following sixteen Noblemen
were declared duly elected, viz.—
Votes. Voter.
Charles, Marquis of Queens- I Francis, Lord Gray - 68
berry • 58 Charles, Lord Sinclair 49
George, 31 arq. of Tweeddale 66 John, Lord Colville of Cuhoss 45
Wiliiarr., Earl of Erroll 55 William, Lord Napier . 54
Alexander, Earl of Home 53 Robert, Lord Belhaven 43
Thomas, Earl of Kellie 50 Votes were also given for
Thomas, Earl of Elgin 64 William, Earl of Northesk 37
Archibald, Earl of Heathery 56 Robert, Lord Blantyre 1
John, Viscount Arbuthnot 49 Eric, Lord Reap . 17
James, Viscount Strathallan 55 John, Lord Rollo
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- 23
James, Lord Forbes . 51 Lord Blantyre was not a can.
Alexander, Lord &holm 57 didate.
The ellerks having certified the return of the Noble Lords to
Chancery, in presence of their Lordships, the business was closed
with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Grant.
At the election in 1818, there were 611 voters, viz. 97 present, 3
prosier', and 28 signed lists. Yesterday there were exactly the
same numbee of 'voters. 58 ; of whom 25 were present, 6 proxies,
and 97 signed fiats.
lu the emnin, about one hundred of the Peers and their friends
dined in the Waistless Tavern ; the Marquis of Queensberry act
ing as Prosident, sapporied by the Lord Provost and Lord Rollo ;
sod is, lislhaven and Stanton officiating as Vice-President.
Amoogst the distinguished personages present, not Peers
artzer
The Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Robert Kara Hon. —. a
Hon. Trefusis, the Dean of Fguro.- - -
the Judge Admiral. Sir A. as "-
Jardine, Sir D. Weddertum, ...._
land, Colonel 'Fitackerey. Colonel
Strangeways, Captain Molyneaux,
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