The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-31 00:00:00

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3i, 1822.

ROSS-SHIRE ELECTION

On Friday last, Sir JAMES WENtYs3 MAC-
KENZIE, of Scatwell, Bart. was unanimously elected Member

of Parliament for the county of Ross. The meeting of the
Freeholders was very full, considering the seasotz of the year,
and that Sir James‘had dispensed with the attendanCe of such

of his friends as were at a distance from the county.

At the opening of the meeting, and after the usual prelimi-
nary forms had been gone through, Mr. Mackenzie of Kilcoy
rose and addressed the meeting to thue following effect :—" As-
sembled as we are on the present occasion, for the purpose of
electing a member to represent this county in Parliament, it is
impossible for me to forget that a short, a very short period in-
deed, has elapsed, since, within theSe walls, I had the honour
mtproposing to you, as a fit nerson to be your representative, a
Gentleman who continued to fill that honourable station, with
equal credit to myself as satisfaction to the county, till, it was
the will of Providence to call him from us, in the flower of his
`age, and height of his usefulness.
In Mr. Mackenzie, of Applecross, the county of Ross,
and consequently each and all of us, has sustained a very
heavy loss.
" Were I as capable, as I feel myself incamble, of..doing
justice to his many virtues, his brAliant talgnts,,liad extraordi-
nary endowments and qualifications, I WoiddlierCdeent It un-
necessary and uncalled for. To you they were known, by you
they were felt, and I am confident they will long be engraved
on the tablets of your hearts. It is, however, some consolation'
to know, that regret for him has not been confined, to his native
county, but that his merits have been duly appreciatednot only
by Scotland in general, but by the most enlightened assembly
in the world; the House of Commons, of which he was a dis-
tinguished and shining ornament. But .I pass` from this pain-
ful and melancholy subject, to •the more pleasing and more
immediate duties of the day ; and. here allow me to have the
honour of proposing to you, as a fit person to represent this
county in Parliament, a Gentleman no less entitled to come
forward on the present occasion from personal character
than from respectability of family, and the large stake he
holds in the county—a Gentleman equally distinguished for
the faithful discharge of all the domestic and social du-
ties of private life, as for • the strictest integrity, true spi-
rit of independence, and a manly firmness of character.—
'Known as he is to you all, by his residence among you,
I shall only add, that if you do him the' honour of sending him
to Parliament, as the representative of this great County, I feel
confident he will discharge the duties of that honourable si-
tuation with zeal and assiduity. I therefore propose to you
to elect, as your representative in Parliament, my muds
esteemed and highly valued friend Sir James Wemyss 1 lac-
kenzie, of Scatwell, Bart."
Which motion was seconded by Mr. MACLEOD of Genies,
the venerable Sheriff I of. the County, in a neat and concise
speech, in which he entirely concurred with the sentiments
expressed by Mr. Mackenzie, both- in regard to the late Mem-
ber of Parliament and the present candidate : and the roll
being called by Sir Hector Mackenzie, of Gairloch, Bart., the
Preses of the Meeting, and their' unanimous assent being given
to the motion, .
Sir JAMES addressed the freeholders: to this purpose :
" That he was highly honoured by the vote now given, for which
he begged ro return his earnest thanks, and assured them that
lie would retain a deep sense of gratitude for so distinguished
a mark of their confidence to the last day of his exigtence ;
that he was fully sensible he could not adequately supply the
great loss which the county had sustained by the death of their
late representative, his own highly esteemed and amiable friend,
but that he-could assure. shem, he would, to the utmost of his
power, discharge the trust so reposed in him ; that he believed
his politiCal sentiments were —I known ; that he approved of.
the general measures of the present Administration, and felt
disposed to support them, but at the same time, Would never
support them, or any men, when their measures did not appear
calculated for the benefit of the country ; and that; with respect
to the local interests of this county, he would ever be strenuous
in their support, and again thanked them for the great honour
they had conferred on him."
The Worthy Baronet was then chaired (an English fashion
which has crept into the county), and: carried in triumph
through the streets of Tain.
The Worthy Baronet sat down to dinner, abont 100 in num-
ber, in-the Mason Hall. Sir James was assisted by Mr Wm.
Mackenzie, and Mr. Mackenzie, of 'Milbank, as croupiers.—
The dinner, furnished b'y Mr. Ellison, was in the best style;
with 'turtle, venison, • &c., and the. wines were of the first
quality. During the evening many.excellent speeches, toasts,
and songs were given by 'the gentlemen present, and there pre-
vailed one feeling of harmony and cordiality. The band of
the Inverness...shire regiment of militia played appropriate
music to the toasts given, and added to the pleasure of the
company.
The company did pot break up till an early hour in the'
morning.—(Edintsurgh Star.)

Ma. EDITOR—It appears from the representa-
tions„of the Irish Constitutional and Loyal Pa-
pers that the time has arrived for every firm
Protestant, for every man who loves his Religion
and King, not to conceal facts through criminal
timidity, or temporizing indifference. I find, that,
during my absence front my native country for a
few years, that it has sunk very much in the
scale of civilization and improvement, and I am
deeply concerned to find, that those whose pecu-
liar province it is to face the appallitig evils, dis-
regard the admonitions of the bt!st friends of the
United Kingdom,,and appear abundantly willing
that Protestants should fall bythe hand of the
assassin. Is it possible, that this state of society
can exist, without our Rulers paying that atten-
tion to the subject, which the exigency of the

case requires
Is not the declaration of Mr. Plunket, the
great advocate for the admission of Roman Ca-
tholics into power, that there is a-conspiracy ex-
isting for the utter extermination of the Pro-
testants su trident to kindle the general indignation
bf every true Christian, and to open the eyes of
the most apathetic and callous.
The Jesuits, and an ignorant and assuming
priesthood, are •at work in every part of the
domestic dominions of his Majesty, and in his

foreign, possessions, to subvert the- Protestant reli-
gion. Let me ask, will the successors of a
Seeker and a Porteus be indifferent at this awful
crisis ? will they not exercise those abilities and
mental energies for which they were 'so eminently
conspicuous, to stem that rapid torrent, which is
so'extensively undermining the bulwark of Pro-
testantism 2 Is not the conduct of Doctor Curtis,
the titular Primate of all Ireland, and Friar
Hayes in Dublin, a proof of the designs of the
Roman Catholics, but the expose that will soon
take place about Stonyhurst, and the numerous
emissaries from that notorious :Popish Seminary,
will soon open the eyes of the people of England.
Is there no meaning in the recent attack at the
Theatre in Dublin on the Marquis of WELLES..
LEY, or the pre-arranged insult by a Papist At the
Roman Chapel of Ardee. The Jesuits, with the
views of OLIVER, are the promoters of these at-
trocious insults, for the purpose of effecting what
they are sworn to endeavour, the total exterpa-
tion of Protestantism. I fear they have hitherto
totally mystified some of those who are entrusted(
with Irish affairs.
A CONSTITIMONAL PROTESTANT.