Star.
London, England, 1817-10-21 00:00:00

A VALISDICTORY @PIORAM•

Old Tire, thou faster fly'et at Pinot], sure outthinks,
Than elsewhert thou deist ever go.
Wby day in night's embraces sooner sinks
!lore than thewhere, I fain would know ?
It is, 4110,i1 bolle6t llsie.lor reai.on evident,.
Intlibt thine ear, and bear the soh,
Counts not —, because of lb, awry I
%dole—or music sweet, the soul intent
Pima Vicarage, Oxon, August 26th, 1817.

SCOI Cui 3VRGHS.

21.1 C noN AT MON TROSE.
Tbe election of the Magistrates and Council of this
terminate n the 16th .111.tant. At the close
(r poll, the Sheriff ..f YertlishPrr congratulated
w Provost (CriaaLes BARCLAY. Esq ) and the
.ty, that Mutat-44e had now got a Constitu-
a most liberal and popular kind. Three cen-
ago it awls neces%ai y to repress p.ipular elec.
by a restrictive enactment ; hut he hoped in that
space the country had advanced so far. that it
I now be safe to mut it generally with a snore maws-
washise.

DUNDEE
At a Meeting of the Council of this Burgh on the
" instant, it was unanimously resolved, On the
of Provost RIDDMis that a Meetin shall be
of the Burgesses of Dundee, in order to ap-
a Committee of their number to meet with a
,ittee of the Council, for the purpose of framing
w Set, or Constitution for Dundee, similar to
lately given to Montrose; to, be afterwards
' to the Council and Burz
petition by
Council, and all parties concemas sh# be forth=
th presented to the Klazo in dpgpflurafing
sanction and confirm lb* Alterations so

epos.
Every one who prefers what is open, liberal, and
'. to what is selfish and corrupt, must be pleased
the prospect of a general change in the system
Burgh Government in Scotland. It is well known
' die plan upon which the Scottish burghs were
ly administered, and upon which most of therii
. administered, is liable to this serious,
that there is so check against abuse; there
licity ; no responsibility, and we believe
is oo tribunal which is competent to take
of any malversatioa• which may take,
. many cases, indeed, public *pillion hasJ
in practice as a corrective of these defectst,
si me cases this has not taken place, and many{
acts, sod indeed a system of mal-adminis-
'ion has frequently continued for a length of time,
Ithout the possibility of checking the evil. tly the
however, which is bestowed on the burgh
insole, and which will no doubt be made the
el lot all the others which are at present apply-
tor the same privilege, the right of electing the
it is vested in the burgesses who have the power,
they chime to exert it, at remedyiag these evils.
':ere is another evil which we hope may be checked
this salutary reformation, namely, the practice of
at election for Members of Parliament. In
of the Scots Burghs this practice was formerly
'to a most indecem height. A vote was con-
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a regular article of traffic, whi 11 the worthy
• sold with a; little cortijiu „I as any'
cl
in his shop—it was nth ;1. ibeligle
a lucky hit in trade, which if bsilie r.ight
and at each returning election !hi rtehiti
was held out for its expected 'tiessaiti. Un
system of popular election, these practices, alike
. to morality and at variaoce with the Con-
, will be checked; for it is not to be believed
men to whom such a suspicion 'attached would
:hosen by the p,eple as the most worthy persons
L be eleemd as MagtstrateaewGolaierriars library.