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PRICE 5d

KIIIKALDY ELECTION.

The election of a Member for this district of burghs
took place on Monday. After the usual formalities,
Provost Anderson of Kirkaldy proposed, and Bailie
Dairnie of Kinghorn seconded, the nomination of Colo-
nel Ferguson.
There being. no other candidate proposed, and there
being an unanimous show of hands in favour of Colonel
Ferguson, the Sheriff declared him duly elected Member
of Parliament for the Kirkaldy burghs.
Colonel FERGUSON after returning thanks said—l
have supported, and will suppport, the present Ministry,
because their measures were and are based on sound
principles ; but if the party seeking to come into power
shall abandon the principles hitherto acted on by them,
and become the advocates of reform, they shall have
my support. Measures and not men is my motto ; but
if they persevere in resisting the progress of liberal
opinions, they shall have my most determined opposi-
tion.—(Hear, hear and cheers.) You have already
had an opportunity of hearing my opinions not elo-
quently but candidly stated ; and that those opinions are
approved of by the majority, is established by the fact of
my being placed in the proud position I now occupy ;
that I am a decided advocate of the principles of free
trade, not merely in corn, but in every other commo-
dity, and the decided opponent of monopoly ; and I am
proud to think that, in Fifeshire, no monopolist has
dared to • show his face. Had any such appeared, he
might have caused a slight stir, but he would have had
no chance of success.—(Cheers.)

Capt. WEMYSS being ou the hustings, there was a ge-
neral call for him.

The Captain said,—My friends, being a law-maker, I
must not be law-breaker. I am not an elector in Kirk-
aldy, and, before I can speak, I must come down among
the other non-electors. But, if you wish it, I will get up
into a window, and give you a crack. •
Capt. WEMYSS then appeared at one of the windows
of the Town House, and addressed the crowd below
nearly to the following effect :—I have great pleasure in
seeing you have got a man to represent you out of your
own district, and one whose opinions are so thoroughly
like your own. This was far better than running about
the country, seeking after itinerating foreigners. Kirk-
aldy has done its duty, and I trust other districts
will _ follow the example. Dundee also has done
honour to itself, in electing one of its own mer-
chants, who, to m 3 knowledge, has worked hard in their
local matters ; and if his advice had been taken, the
town would have been saved many thousand pounds.
I came here to-day ,to witness the return of
my friend ; and feel proud at being taken notice of
by the people of Kirkaldy. And as Lord-Lieutenant of
the county, I feel happy at your orderly conduct, and
trust that your example will have a due effect in
Cupar on Thursday. I know that Chartists and dis-
turbers of the peace are going about the country, al-
though candidates appear who meet the voice of the con-
stituency ; but, I must tell you, that, by sailing too fast,
you have nearly turned out the Whigs ; but now you
will have to unite to keep out the Tories. It is a very
easy matter to crack in James Cumming's shop ; but
it is neither " clishmaclaver" there nor at the Cross
of Cupar that will put the Tories out if they get
in.—(Loud laughter.) No ; the Liberal ten-pounders
must do so by returning Liberal Members. Instead
of bawling in the streets of Scotland, where there was
little to fear, that they should take care that a sough of
their doings reached England, and infused a portion of
their liberality where the tawse are so much needed, and
where the battle of reform it now being fought. My
friends, this is a wet day ; go away home and take a
glass of grog quietly, but don't be making a row on the
streets, and thus cause special constables catch the
cauld ; and so long as you return Colonel Ferguson, I
shall be happy to come to see you, and have a word with
you too. With respect to the Corn-laws, take my word,
you will not see them altered these five years. Before I
have done, I wish to say a single word to the Tories, if
there are any here. A great deal has been said of the
Tories coquetting with the Chartists, which, if true, I
would give an advice which I have given before, that
" fools should not play wi' chapping sticks."—(Great
laughter and cheers.)