The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-02 00:00:00

KIRKCALDY BURGHS.

The following statement, by Dr. Bowring's Election
Committee, has been circulated among the electors of
the Kirkcaldy Burghs, in vindication of their pro-
ceedings :
The friends of Dr. Bowring feel the necessity of
making the public acquainted with the facts connected
with the late Election, as the justification of their pro-
ceedings. .

The Burghs had long been under the patronage of
the Raith
The Rolls were sadly neglected, and the state of
parties not easily ascertainable.
Mr. Bethune came forward, was coldly received,
and withdrew.

Colonel Ferguson, nephew of the late Member,
and son of the proprietor of Raith, was the next candidate.
Several public meetings of the electors were held,
but at no one could a resolution in Colonel Ferguson's
favour be obtained from the majority.
A large body of electors, desirous that a commercial
community should be represented by a man of commer-
cial knowledge, applied to Dr. Bowring. He, how-
ever, for some time allowed Colonel Ferguson uncon-
tested pcssession of the field, and delayed visiting
Kirkcaldy until the expression of opinion was more dis-
tinct, declaring that he would only respond to the sen-
timents of the majority. He arrived, and on his arrival
large public meetings were held, at every one of which
resolutions declaring him to be the fittest person to re-
orP,,ent the Burghs, were passed by very gre,t ma-
jorities. . .

Ti.e Committee offered to submit the question of the
comparative merits of the two -.:andidates, either to
public meetings of the whole male adult population, or
to a ballot of the el-
.xtors—Colonel Ferguson having
declared friendly to both secret voting and
largely 'extended suffrage. The offers were refused,
and refused in uncourteous terms. A canvass took
place, and, after a careful scrutiny, it appeared to Dr.
Bowring's Committee that they had obtained in his
favour a number of pledges equal to thotre given to
Colonel Ferguson. Many of the voters had declared
they would take no part in the election ; and of the
remainder, who were few, there was every reason to
believe a fair proportion would have gone to the poll in
favour of Dr. Bowring.
On the day of nomination, the show of hands in Dr.
Bowring's favour was at least 20 to 1.

Dr. Bowring's Committee estimated, after a searching
analysis, that 168 voters were pledged to support him.
On the day of election, the friends of Colonel Fer-
guson obtained first possession of the polling•place ; and
a considerable majority appeared in his favour in the
early part of the morning. Whether from discourage-
ment, or other causes, more than thirty of Dr. Bow-
ring's pledged voters did not proceed to the poll ; some
of his professed supporters voted for his competitor ;
many who had declared themselves neutral, and had
promised not to vote, augmented the majority
of
Ferguson ; and the final state of the
ossession of 'poll left Colonel ,
and Dr. Bowring of 131
Ferguson in p
vdters ; the numbP': on the being 503 in all, The
above statements
.an be substantiated ity documentary
evidence : and the Committee ut Bowring owe it
to tl.4e cause of Refo my at to that of truth and justice,
to give them publicity: Their t•e*ard tibt been in
a successful racer but in Li honourable one—one in
which no it-Alt:env:e has been exercised but the influence
of mind And of morality—and which had no other object
than to return to Parliament the most efficient and ex-
perienced representative.
By order of the Odtlittitteei
(Sighed) ALB X. REM, Chairman.
Kirkcaldy, Jan. 27, 1641,—brofttfiOn+

The buti'e bf Wellington has recently appointed
Mr, Thistleton Dyer, a county Magistrate, to the office of
Coroner of the Tower Liberty and her Majesty's Royal
Palace of the Tower of London. The situation had been
long performed by a deputy, who for some time past had
devolved the duty upon his clerk. His Grace, as High
Constable of the Tower, heard of this delegation, and de-
termined on correcting the. evil ; he therefore appointed
Mr. Thistleton Dyer to the office upon an understanding
that in future the Coroner should personally officiate, and
not iend a deputy to take kquisitions in .the Tower of
London and Liberty adjoining.
It. is eNpc.:ct4 that. Lord A berdeen.and the Duke
Richrnowi uilt, eart,y tlic G Sloti, iotruchice a 13;i'
tutu the House of Lords for settling the Scotch Church
queation,Morning Paper.