The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-31 00:00:00

SCOTCH ELECTIONS.

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KIRKAL.DI7.
(From f)e Caledonian Mercury of the 26th inst.).
The election of a Member for the district of
burghs took place yesterday at Kiikaldy. At an
early hour deputations arrived from Falkland, Fr(
(Ade, Leslie, Markinch, Kettle, Colinsburgh, Lt,ven,
East and West Wemyss, Dysart, Linktown, Gala..
town, Pathhead, Kirkaldy, and Kinghorn. They
were marshalled four a-breast, with bands of muse,
and from 70 to 80 flags, with appropriate mottoes
and devices expressive of loyalty, liberty without
anarchy, and the cause of Reform. On one of the
colours we observed a cannon, said to he one of
King William's lower deckers, and a 10-pounder,
pointed against the citadel of cerruption. A model
of a weaver and weaving loom, and a model of a
woman and a madliine for winthig pires, the weaver
and the woman in actual motion, and apparently
hard at work, both of which models attracted much
attention.

The various bodies having formed into line,
marched in procession with their bands to Raith-
gate, where they met Mr. Ferguson in his eatriage,
accompanied by General Sir R. Ferguson, Member
for Nottingham, Major Ferguson, the General's'son,
and Mr. Bigge, from Northumberland ; and the
whole proceeded in company towards the Town-
hall of Kirkaldy, through the Linktown of Abbots-
hall, the people cheering them as they pasi•ed. •
The delegates had met in the Town-hall of Kirk-
ably, at half-paßt eleven o'clock, consisting of Pro-
vost Swan, Bailey Young, of Burntisiand, sir. Bar-
clay, of Kinghorn, and Bailey Normand, of Dysart;
and unanimously elected Mr. Ferguson to be the
Member.

The PROVOST then proposed three ebearsto the
King, which= was given in the most distinguished
manner : he then proposed three cheers to Mr. Fer-
guson, which being also given.
Mr. FERGUSON rose and said, he was well aware
that the cause of Reform was their moving principle
of action—(Cheer)—that this cause he had always
supported—(Cheers)—and in still promoting it, he
was satisfied he would still further respond to their
feelings and wishes.—(Cheers.) Having witnessed
for the last 60 years events of greater magnitude and
importance to the welfare of mankind than ages be-
fore had furnished, he was well aware at his ad-
vanced age of the importance of the trust they had
reposed in him at this period, and they might rely
upon his having, in the course of his life, been fully
satisfied of the necessity of Reform, and that upon
it depends the welfare, tranquillity, and prosperity
of the country, and the stability of the Constitution
—that from Reform Scotland would in a great mea-
sure secure its political existence and independence,
and come to he on a level with England—that Re-
form would put an end to all the evils arising from
the present defective system.
Mr. Ferguson's address was followed with loud
and repeated cheering; and after it had subsided,
the Provost, on the motion of the delegate from
Kinghorn, proposed three cheers more to the inde-
pendent electors of Nottingham, and Sir R. Fer-
guson, their representative, which was given in
great style.

Sir RONALD was rejoiced to see the corporations
of this district abandoning their exclusive rights for
the benefit of the people. The people of England
had done their duty, and if Scotland had not done
so, it was from the nature of its institutions, and not
from the feelings and wishes of Scotsmen- for Re-
form being less strong than those of their southern
neighbours. That he hoped not more than two
short months would elapse before a new election
would ►ake place, and he then trusted no-elector
would support any man but a friend to the liberties
of the people.—(Cheers.)
The gentlemen in the room then paid their re-
spects to Mr. Ferguson separately, and he retired to
his carriage in the street, where he addressed the
dense multitude, which appeared a living mass, as far
as the eye could reach, and by some were computed
to amount to 40,000 individuals.

-CROMART Y.—The election this county' took
place on Wednesday, when Mr. Davidson, the Anti-
Reform candidate, was returned by a majority of
one—:he votes being eight for Mr. Davidson, and
seven for Mr. Macleod. The feeling of the whole
population was in favour of Mr. Macleod and Re-
form, and yet only think of the absurdity by which
eight individuals can overpower the sense of a
county !

GLASGOW, &e.—The election for the district took
place at Dumbarton. There were three candidates,
Mr. Kirkman Finlay, supported by Glasgow ; Mr.
J. Dixon, supported by Rutherglen and Dumbar-
ton; and Mr. Campbell, backed by his own snug
peckot•borough of Renfrew ; the two first Re-
formers, the last contra. Mr. Dixon was elected,
having got the vote of Renfrew eventually : he
pledged himself to support the Bill. Both the
Reform candidates gave dinners in the evening.
Ktstoss-sninE.--Admiral Adam, a Reformer
was elected on Friday. The whole population of
the county escorted him to the Hall in Kinross;
they were marshalled in array, with bands of music,
and wore scarfs inscribed " Reform." The school-
boys, accompanied by their masters, formed part in
the procession. In the evening the whole of the
towns, villages, &c. were illuminated.
CRAIL, &c.—This district has chosen Mr. John-
ston, of Rennie, a thorough Reformer. The council
of Pittenweem,:the returning borough, voted for him
16 to 8, and thus secured his election. Crail and
East Anstruther also voted for him, having so in-
structed their delegates.
STIRLING.—The election took place here, the re-
turning borough, when Mr. Johnstone, of Straiton,
the late representative, and a supporter of the Bill,
was unanimously re-elected, by Stirling, leverkeith-
ing, Dunfermline, and Culross; Queensferry sent no
delegate.
SELKIRK.—There were two candidates, Mr. Gil-
lon, Reformer, and Mr. Johnston, of Alva, Anti.
The election took place here, and the votes were,—
Selkirk for Mr. Johnston; Linlithgow, Peebles,and
Lanark, for Mr. Gillen; he was himself delegate for
the lust place. Mr. Gillon avowed himself deter-
mined to support Ministers in their Bill. The Anti-
Reformer also addressed the people : he said no one
knew what plan of Reform the Ministers had; the
Lord Advocate knew nothing of it, so that, said this
gentleman (appealing to the paltry national preju-
dice 7, of those who heard him, like the Orangemen
of Ireland in the same cause), " Scotland was in
effect to have laws made for her by Englishmen who
knew nothing about the country. W:AS it to be en-
dured that we, the countrymen of Bruce and Wal-
lace, should submit to receive laws from the de-
scendants of those men whom our heroic ancestors
had beaten in the field; and that we were to have
their plan of Government forced down our throats
The Cukdosion Mercury says, alluding to this
clap-trap appeal, " We dermed the Ette;ish when
they tried to make us slaves five centuries ago; ergo,
we should remain slaves to our burghmongers end
paper barons at this day ! The logic is-irresistible."
DlimFams.—The whole population and the in-
corporations of trades went to meet General Sharpe,
the Reform candidate, and the Annan delegate, a ho
it was known was to vote for him, and escorted
them into the town in triumph. The road for one.
mile and a quarter was a dense mass of human
beings, who insisted on unyoking the horses and
substituting themselves to draw in the favourte
candidate ; there were 43 Reform banners wiving
in the *tie. Aster some protests against Lochmaben
rand Sanquhar on the part of General Sharpe, for
informality, the votes were taken, when the.dela-
gates from Kirkudbright, Sanquhar, and Lochmaben
voted tor Mr. Keith Douglas, and those from Dum-
fries And Annan in favour of General Sharpe. The
new Member vainly essayed to speak and reelect
thanks, but the yells, groans, hisses, and exclaim-,
tions with which he was received, would base ut-
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