Star.
London, England, 1802-07-20 00:00:00

SCOT ELECTIONS.

I Mr. DUND 1S gave a grand dinner on the day of
his elcaion for the City of Edinburgh to the nem-
!,ers of the Council, and a great number of Noble.
men and Gentlemen, among whom were the fol-
lowing ; —the Eat Is of HADINTON,HOPLTOWN, and
MORAY, Lords TOR RICHEN, DOWNS, STOPEORD,
13INNOSO, and Et cot-t ; the thirteen Law Lords,
the Commiffioners of Excife, and Cuaoms, and a
great number of General Officers.
ED:NBURC !I, JULY I4.—•We are in tht hey day
of elalioneering. Mr. DUNDAS does not carry
things fo Inmothly as his friends imagined lie
would. LA week he Puri in the eontell for
Fifc(hire. In Kirkudbright, and Stirlingfhire, 1.1c2-
wile, his defeat is conlidered to be certain ; and lie
has been routed in the Burghs of Qyeensferry, &c.
the contelt for which dittriet has been unufually
hot: The late Member, Captain COCHRANE, was
(imported by Mr. Donnas; and oppofed by Sir
JOHN HFNDERSON, of Fondell, Bart. This ditiriel
confifis of five Burghs, viz. Dumfermline (the pre-
tiding Burgh on this occalion), Stilling, Culrols,
I teen's-ferry, and Inverkeithing. The delegate
for Stirling was chofen Lilt week. Ten Council.
Tors voted for the delegate in Sir JOHN HFNDER.
son's interea ; and ten, including the Provoft, for
Captain COCHRAN Cs friend. The Provoll then af-
fumed a double, cr calling voice, which decided
the eleEtion for Captain Cocusan F ; bun it is faid
to he contrary to the fit, or conilitution Of the
Burgh, for the Provoq to exeicife more than a
lingle voice, and that only in cafe of an equality of
votes ; and it this be Sir Joni.% friend will yet
be held the delegate legally ehofen. A friend of
Captain COCHRANE'S was cho en delegate of Dum-
fermline, VAR week, without pppritition. Thus
the/,. remained three to choofe, any one of which
(iimpofing the Stirling ele(lion good) would de-
cide the contelt. Captain COCHRANE made his
ttrong path at (-teen's-ferry, which has generally
been confidered as entirely under the influence of
?be Flnnetown Family, in which he waa atlilted ,

of eolith, by all the conneStions of tha hr•o ft, frr,rr.
Mr. DUNDAS down to Mr. Cb/ARLIS HnpF.

On Monday lall the eleftions came on for the
delegates of that Burgh, and of Culrnfs, at thf
ltatutory hour of twelve o'clock. Some of tic
(bleensferry eleCtors, and others, friends of Sir
JOHN HENDERSON, were known to have paired the
preceding night upon the north fide of the Forth,
being the oppofite one to that where the Burgh is
fituated. Upon their coming to the Ferry to pars
over, on Monday morning, they were informed
that all the paffage-boats were al refied. This pin.
duced an application to the Sheriff of the counts.,
who granted his warrant for removing the ;ma's;
and the Councillors all met in the Burgh, there
being time for Sir Join:, and ten, including the
Provoft, for Captain Coc HRAN z. When the Conn.
cillors were in the ftreet, walking towards the
Council-room, one of them, Hugh Arbuckle, a
friend of Sir JoHN's, was feized by two perfons,
calling themfelvcs meffingers, who, affilled by
about a fcore of Etfinbuirb chairmen, brought thi.
ther for the purpofe, endeavoured to force him
into a poft-chaife, and carry him out of the town.
Arbuckle, however, aided by the fpettators, found
means to get fafe into the Court houfe, and took
his feat at the Council• Table, along with his bro-
ther Councillors. In this: fituation, he was foot;
after feized again by the fame two perfons who
forced their way through a window of the Council.
Chamber, and having dragged him thence, locked
him up in an adjoining room. This was pretended
to be done by authority of a juhlice of the peace;
but no warrant was fbewn,nor was any explanation
given of the caufe .of fuck a violent
proceeding.—
Application was immediately made to one of
Lords of Seffinn, who granted a fill of execution,
and ordered Aasuczxk's complaint to be anfwer.
ed within forty-eight hours. In the mean time,
Sir joust HINDIRSON having himfelf been eleflecl
delegate of Cutrols, nearly unanimoully, arrived
at Queen's-ferry, and the ffl artiving about the
fame time, was inftankly put in force. Still, how.
ever, the door of the room where ARBUCKLE Was
confined, remained locked, and the key was not to
be found. The Council were beginning to pro.
cm., to bufinefs ; upon which the door of AR.
SUCKLE'S room was forced open, and he was ade
mitred to his place at the Council-table. The be-
finds then proceeded regularly to a cnnclufion
and JOHN LYME,' Efq. Sir JOHN'S friend, was cleat,
cd delegate.
This day ROBERT BRUCE HaNnzasow, Efq. Sir
plisses brother, was eleited delegate of Inver.
keithing, which enfures Sir JoHres election as re.
prefentative of the dittriEt.

It is reported, that after the Queen's ferry dele.
gue was chofen, the minority having dined with
h it ft iends at an inn near the town, and got in
high fpiritc, made a mock eleElion_of fome perfoo
is delegate in Captain COCHRANFPS intereit ; art
account of which ridiculous bufinefs was fent by
xprefs to Mr. puNDis, then merry entertaining
s cleetors in the Edinburgh Affembly.room,
which he k faid to have laughed at as heartily 4;
S r !arm himfelf, and his friends, could have done.
juLy 17. The LORD ADVOCRTE comes in for
the Durnfries-thire dilli id of burghs.
Yelierday the cleftion of a delegate for the bo.
rough of Linlithgow took , place when Bailie
La ‘amoarit, in the intcreft of Mr.MAxwELL, Of
Carridden, was chofen, in oppolition to Provo
Annam, in the interet of Lord STOPFORD, by
major7t) of fifteen to eight.
_

DICKSON, 42d regiment, is a candidate
for the boroughs of Pcebles, Selkirk, Lanark, an 4

The Moiling Mills and Works at Clifford, near
B ckingron, in Some! ferlbire, (a few ;miles from
WA' monger), were on Fo iday morning burnt down,
and it i, too evident that the fire was wilfully oc.
e.o4med by lirme vile incendiaries. Thefc work;
were aic prc.perty of Me. Newton.
the following is a Statement of the Qpnrity of
Ta lc Beer brewed by the firli twelve licules ;3 •
London for one Year, ending July 5, Idoa.,
Barrels.
Kirktnan and Co. • - 22.600
Sandford znd Co. • 7 17,716
Edmonds and Co. • - 11,184
commune and Co. - - 14.593
citorrington :ad Co.
Poulain artl Co
tape and Sons - -
Satchw.ll and Son -
Pant and Co. •
Sandtll and Co. - • .7.:
111 568: .95:
159: 2 .
Holbrook and Co. 6,(71
Hofmatt and Co. - - 6,112

At Hatton Garden, yellerday, a young woman
who had only been married ten months lummonc4
het Imfband for violently threatening to lhoot her
and her mother. The Defendant fait, that he had
on•y juft returned from lea, when, to his Treat Mr.
price, he found her living in quality of a mitlrefs
with a gentleman of fortune, who had wrote la
him feveral letters to commute with him for the in-
jury he had occafioned to the young man, which
he rejedted with liorn. It appeared that th,i mo•
ther of the young woman was very Cl'!1;;11.11 iit
encouraging the vices of her datightei. The
young man was difcharged on a promili.: of pre-
ferving the peace.
On Saturday evening, as the Edinburgh
was proceeding up Kingfland Road, a itallion raw e
furiosdly from the brewhoufe, ant! moll viol.ctiy
attacked the horfes, biting and tearing them with
all the favage ferocity of a bealt of prev. At
length the pale broke, and the hones difentangkd,
gallopped off with the bars at their heel, toi‘ards
Bilhopfgate with filch aftonithing fpced that the
people had not time to get out of the way', knik.k-
ing down men, women, and children, levet al of
whom were thrown to a conliderahle aml
vet y much bruited. They were intimately flop-
ped by Shoreditch turnpike gate. The boric waii
not ferried t,ll after an attack on him by the p pa-
lace with flicks and bludgeons. The fame hi..ot
of loofe and attacked a gentleman', hot lc ;thou':
.t twelvemonth fence. The coach ..v.ts with
ditit-
prevented being overturned by the
of the coachman, and the mail was
coefiderablc time In confcqueucc of :lie