The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-07 00:00:00

INVERNESS-SHIRE ELECTION.

(From the Inverness Courier.)
The election for this county took place on Friday,
the 27th ult. Though no contest was antici-
pated, a great number of persons attended from the
country, and considerable anxiety was manifested to
hear the address of Mr. Grant to the freeholders.
Various speculations were afloat as to the probable
strain and tenor' of the Right Hon. Gentleman's
speech—whether it would glance at the politics of
the day and the Reform Bill, or be merely compli-
mentary to the voters. In the meantime a sub-
scription was set going, by some zealous friend of
the Ministry, for the purpose of procuring a hand-
some new chair, into which the Member was to be
duly installed on his return from the Court-house,
arid in a few hours a sufficient sum was collected.
The incorporated trades also requested to accom-
pany Mr. Grant in procession, so that it was evident,
an unusual and highly gratifying display of popular
feeling and favour was to take place among our
townsmen.
At twelve o'clock, the Court-house was opened,
and was speedily filled, the public being admitted by
tickets issued for the purpose.
Mr. GRANT, of Glenmorriston, rose with great
pleasure to propose that his Right Hon. Friend
Mr. Charles Grant be re-elected Member for the
county.—(Applause.)
Mr. CHISHOLM, of Chisholm, seconded the nomi-
nation. The roll was then called and Mr. Grant de-
clared to be unanimously elected.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then rose to address
the meeting, and was received with three rounds of
applause. He began by expressing his gratitude for
the honour conferred on him. From his friend
Glenmorriston, no mark of kindness could excite
surprise; nor was he surprised at another Hon.
Friend, who had seconded his nomination, though
deeply gratified to find that the first public appear.
ante of the Chisholm in this county (on which he
promised to confer honour) had been to favour him
with this mask of confidence and friendship. When
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he recollected the number of occasions on which he
he had solicited their tff
had stood in the same proud situation, he felt how
personal considerations. It was a great
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and
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even menaced with impeachment. He stood before
them as one of those criminart.
Ministers, who had
conspired to plunge the .
one
into revolution.
He stood before them as of that number, who
dared to believe that it was possible to be true at
once to the people and the
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crown, and that the best
safeguard of the Constitution was to include as
much as possible of the wealth,
the intelligence, and
enterprise of the country,
its sanctuary.—(Applause)iw To thin
the privileges of
those charges he
pleaded guilty. ministers
were further subjected to
the charge that our Sovereign had deigned to follow
their counsel, and had appealed, not to that motley
body. of Anti-Reformers and moderate Reformers,
dlff,,m
g in name but sympathizing in object, but to
the good sense and good feeling of his people. He
acknowledged the charge; but still they (the free-
holders) had not refused his proffered services, nor
accepted those of another. He could not but be
struck with the contrast betwixt the circumstances
under which they were
a few monthstith en met, and those pre-
sentedAt the latter period he
,vas compelled with lancegn. • in rest to descend to..the
struggle; now he had not to join in the battle but
to celebrate the victory.—(Cheers) The sentu •
nent
county was
which animated the c *
in accordance with