The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-12 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

The two tours of inspection in 1833 and 1834 by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Fairman, under his itinerant warrant, were
intended to extend the Orange system in England and in
Scotland ; and, with the patronage of the Duke of Gordon,
as deputy grand master of Scotland, great expectations were
formed of the extension of Orangeism from these tours.
It appears by the evidence, that the deputy grand Seerez
tary assembled the established lodges in Edinburgh, where
some of the military (cavalry and infantry) were admitted
in their regimentals ; and that he gave them every assur-
ance of support from the Loyal Orange Institution of Lon-
don ; but the Committee have been unable to ascertain
what number of Orangemen were at that time in Edin-
burgh. The deputy grand Secretary spent some weeks in
the north with the Duke of Gordon, but it does not appear
that there are any Orange Lodges north of the Firth
of Forth. At Glasgow, and in the west of Scotland,
Orange Lodges have been established for many years, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman, in 1833, visited these esta-
blished lodges, and also formed the Gordon Lodge in Glas-
gow, under the patronage of the Duke of Gordon. By the
evidence of Mr. Motherwell, the deputy district master,
that lodge has not flourished, and may only be noticed as
having sent addresses to Colonel Blacker on his dismissal
from the magistracy in Ireland ; and to Colonel Verner for
having resigned the magistracy in disgust at Colonelßlacker's
dismissal. An address was also sent at the same time to Mr.
Judge Smith, to thank him for an address he had delivered
to the grand jury on the subject of Orangeism. There are
Orange lodges at Airdrie, Port Glasgow, Ayr, Kilmar-
nock, Girvan, Paisley, Neilston, Johnston, Maybole,
Stranraer, Glenluce, Wigton, Dumfries, Castle Douglas,
Kircudbright, &c., and Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman visited
all these places, assembling the lodges at each place, and
infusing into them as much new life and activity as pos-
sible. He was received at Airdrie and other places with
processions and other honours, as the representative of the
Imperial Grand Lodge. The account of the proceed-
ings of Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman in Scotland is pub-
lished in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the 4th
of June, 1833.

(Copy of the proceedinds of the Grand Lodge,
June 1, msa.)
" A vote of thanks having been passed to the editors of The
Glasgow Courier and Edinburgh Evening Post, for their ex-
ertions in the Orange cause, the deputy grand secretary ob-
sorves thereupon, that as the Noble Duke, who 13 deputy
grand master of Scotland (Cordon) waS not present at the
last Grand Lodge, I will now take the liberty of assuring his
Grace, that such a fire has been kindled in North Britain as
must speedily burst into a conflagration not easily to be extin-
guished.' Brother Thomson, deputy grand master for Neil.
ston, stated at the same meeting, that having had the pleasure
to attend Colonel Fairman during a part of his last mission in
Scotland, he could testify it had been the means of infusing
new life and vigour into those districts of the institution, that
a firm basis was thus laid for great accession of strength, to
the lighting up of a flame of Orangeism in the north, which all
the efforts of its opponents would never be able to smother."
It is particularly worthy the consideration of the House
to consider what is meant "by lighting aflame of Orange-
ism which it will not be able to smother," and your Com-
mittee direct their attention to the evidence of Mr. Cosmo
a deputy judge advocate of Scotland for an explanation.