Star.
London, England, 1831-04-12 00:00:00

THE WRY MOUTH AFFAIR.

The following pragraph is in the Caledonian Memory
of Saturday. It explains the source of the counter-state
ment, and shews that ''r. Frac.) 13 in activity. We awes
with the Editor that it is a fir sclt;,ct for formal parliamentary
investigation, and we trust it will he duly brought before the
country in that autho?ized forai :

" We suppose that it is hardly neceimory for uc to say that the

counter-statement given in our paper of this day week, wsst inserted
at the request of the agents of the other party in the process. But
neither on one side or the other de we. ror can we make ourselves
responsible for the truth of the allegations brought forward. We
think the public are so materially int, re►ted at the present moment
In getting at the truth of the business, th►t on the part of th •
public we shall do every thing in our power to elicit it. We
have already obtained some important additional information, but
for the present we reserve It. We mei only mention, that we
last night received a letter from Zile. Fraser front London,
dated the 6th instant, in which he saris that the last t>tat:
melt inserted Is " incorrect in every particular." And he
inelosts printed copies of three letters front Major Weyland to hint,
" meting on behalf of the Johnstone family," which he mists will be a
sufficient answer until he gets possession of hi. paper*. For the pn.
sent we shall also reserve the publication of these or geleity abstract of
their contents. The matter, use are quite sure, reW wires( here.--
We shall not beat all surprised to find that next week. on the re-as-
sembling of parliament, it will becowe a ►ubject of discussion in both
Houses."
Summons in the Coutt of Se.•siou of Scotland—James John Fraser,
Writer to the Signet, against Lieut -Colonel John Gordon, of Cluny,
Member for Weymouth.

William, Sec.—Whereas it is humbly meant and shown to us by
our Lovite, James John Fraser, Writer to our Signet--That John
Gordon of Cluny, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Aberdeenthite
Militia, has, for many years, been much cei,cerned in political ed.
ventures, the main object of which was to raise him to the peerage ;
for which distinction he has constantly, but unsuccessfully, struggled,
in a great variety of ways, and more particularly by attempting to
get himself returned as a .!ember of our Parliament, to represent
Scotch county, he having become exceedingly unpopular in the burgh
of Weymouth, which lie had for some time past represented in Parlia-
ment, chiefly on account of his condbet towards his nephew and ward,
Sir Frederick George Johnstone, of Westezhall, 13stenet, who is pos-
sessed of extensive estates situated there; that the said John Gordon is
t=sd of extended landed property and superiority, in the counties of
teind Nairn, in the political concerns of which both himself and
his father, the late Charles Gordon, Esq. of Cluny, have always taken a
deep interest,—the late Baron Gordon represented the county of Nairn in
Parliament, the influence of which the said J. Gordon lost, however, chiefly
through his unpopularity: that James, now Earl of Fife, did, before his
elevation to the British peerage, represent the said county of Banff in
Parliament ; and there has subsisted, for many years past, great
intimacy between the said James, Earl of Fife, and the said Jelin
Gordon, the said Earl being at that period one of the Lords of
the Bedchamber of our late revered Sovereign, King George IV.
and stood well in royal estimation t that about two years ago, on
the occasion of the said James, Earl of Fife's elevation to the
British peerage, the said John Gordon formed the project of acqui-
ring for himself the political influence of the said Earl in the
said counties of Banff and Nairn, which having been arranged
between them, the present pursuer, who was then agent for the said
John Gordon, was by Mtn introduced to the said Earl of Fife, ostensibly
for the purpose of recommending the pursuer as a fit person to
manage and conduct the said Earl's affairs; but the true object of the
said John Gordon, in the said introduction, was to promote and com-
plete the acquisition for himself of the said Earl's political ascendancy
in the said counties of Banff and Nairn, whereby the said John
Gordon might represent the said county of Banff in Parliament
himself, and get another person, returned upon his interest,
to represent the said county of Nairn: with these views the
pursuer, by the instructions of the defender, entered into a nego-
tiation with Duncan George Forbes, of Culloden, Esq. whereby
the defender agreed to lend the said Duncan Guns Forbes the sum of
10,0001. sterling, for the purpose of discharging the incumbrances
affecting his estates in the county of Nairn, upon condition of the said
Duncan George Forbes conveying to the defender his freehold qualifi-
cations in said county at a nominal value, and otherwise supporting by
his political influence, the defender's pretensions with regard to sal
county ; on the subject of which purchase the defender wrote the put-
suer as follows ;

" Cluny Castle, Sunday evening.
" Dear Sir,—l quite agree with you, that Culloden'. vote should be
immediately secured foe me."

That the pursuer, by authority afortsaid,•entered into a negotiation
with Lachlan Mackintosh, Esq. of Ralpmeire, whereby the defender
agreed, upon receiving the political support of the said Lachlan MAW •
tosh, and his friends in the said county of Nairn, to return as member 0
represent said county in Parliament, upon certain condidons, a hind of
the said Lachlan Mackintosh, Req. That the pursuer, with the v;ewe
aforesaid, received from the defender the following intimation a—" In
the Edinburgh Courant newspaper of the 2Stis current, I observe adver-
tised a small Bvo volume, entitled The Pollard Primer, or Road to
Public Honours. I don't like to commission it myself, but wish you
would procure me a copy, and send it to Aberdeen by the first private
opportunity." To which the defender replied, " I send you, by a pri-
vate opportunity, copy of the Political Primer. I have taken the
liberty to peruse it, and find that it contains nothing but what we our-
selves have already experienced. I, however, inclose you the Diary of
an apothecary in Weymouth, (Bub Doddington) who at one time got
the command of that burgh, and, by which means, before he ended his
career, he succeeded in getting a peerage, and one of the best situations
under Government." That the pursuer's general instructions from the de-
fender was,to forward his views as to the peerage, on alloccaslons, and by
every means, That in virtue of these instructions, the pursuer commu-
nicated to the defender an intimation made to him. to which the defender
replied, "If the steady and zealous support which my precloces.ors
and I have always given the Aliniuers of his Majesty's present Go.
vernment, and the increased support which, in future, I shall have
it in my poser to give them, is not enough, without the addition
of 40.0001. to put me on a level with .oth r candidates for Royal fa-
' your, I will remain as I am, and trust to the chapter of accidents,
rather than throw so large a sum of money so unprofitably away."—
And in a letter to the pursuer enclosing the above reply, the defender
inquired, " Is he (Lord Fife) the gentleman with whom you have
had • several interviews, since you have been in town?" Th ,t
the pursuer was authorized and desired by the said Jchn Gordo
who is a man of enormoes wealth, to advance to the said James, Barl
of Fife, whose necessitous condition was notorious, uncle of the skid
John Gordon, having, for some time any sum not exceeding B,COOI.
which the pursuer accordingly did, including his trouble and agency
as aforesaid, upon the responsibility, and by the directions of the raid
John Gordon, who now, however, refuses to pay, ir.demnify. cal
sustain to the pursuer his advances aforesaid, and to pay him fur
his trouble and agency in the said affairs ; therefore, the said John Gor-
don ought and should be decerned and ordained, by decree of the Lords of'
our council and session, to make payment to the pursuer of the said sum of
8.0001. with interest thereof, from the date of citation till paid, or of such
other stun as our said Lords shall find to be the amount of cash ad-
vances, trouble, and agency, as aforesaid, conform to accounts to he pro.
dueed herewith, under deduction of the sum of 6,3311 Os. l Id. tr.ttl by
the defender upon the 20th of July. 1828, and of any farther sums that
he can legally instruct to have paid to account of the pursuer': said
claims, declaring that the pursuer's claims for sttch cash advarces,
agency, and trouble, as aforesaid, shall not be prejudiced against the
said Earl, by tbe'c presents, as the puruer holds the said Earl, and
John Gordon, jointly and severally, liable fur the same, attour the sum
of 6001. sterling, lets or more, as the expense of the process to follow
hereon, over and above the duce of eats aeung the decree to be ptencunced
therein, conform to the laws and daily practice of Scotland, used and
observed in the like cases, in all poir.ts, as is alleged. Our wall is
herefore, &c.
Dated and signeted January, l 83;.
GORDON V. TENANTS IN TUE EARONT orSLAINS._

Cluny Castle, Feb. 13, 111-26.
"My dear Grantham,—l am quite uncertain where thismay find you,
but I hope when it finds you it will find you and all your family as well
as I wish. You are unacquainted, I know, with our Scottish I.w, and
are arerse to hazard an opinion in matters you don't thoroughly unde►-
stand. I have an appeal case coming on before the House of Lords,
and have no apprehension for Its success if it gets fair play ; but I
fear Lord Lauderdale, who is said to bave a good deal of in.
fiuence with the Chancellor, and who it is likely will be applied to by
my opponent, may intertere and do me no good. If Lord lisdesdale
were present, I am certain that my case would hare his soprort, and
if you were in London at the time, and could attend when it comes or.
to be heard, I cannot help thinking that you would see I have been
unjustly dealt with by the Court of Sessions in this country, and would
give me your vote for a reversal of their judgment. Our old Fellow
Johnisn, Mr. Bhadwell, is to plead for me.
"Believe me ever most sincerely, yours.
"JOHN OORD N."

We have accounts from the North this day, announcing
the arrival of a great quantity of foreign corn at the port of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, not much short of 20,000 quarter?,
during the last 12 or 14 days. The market, in conse-
quence, has a strong tendency downward.