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Edinburgh and its Iearaaea
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Edinburgh and IDS Iearsnesa
Men.
Edinburgh is literary and learned
city. Here live most of the Tory wri-
tiers Of Blackwood's Magazine with
Professor Wilson at their head. And
here also live the wing writer's Of the
Edinburgh Review, with jeffrey and
iMacauley and Brougham. The fame
Iot these two journals has spread all
over the world; both of them are re-
printed in America, and are well
known and appreciated. The city OF
iEdingburgh has long been Of liberal
wing politics The power and intiu-
ence of Edinburgh Reviewers upon To-
cal politics has been great, far greater
and more potential than the old Tory
writers who contribute to the pages of
InOld Ebony" Mr.. Macauley, one of
the best Review writer's now living.
represents Edinburgh in the Imperial
Parliament. He is also member of
Lord John Russel's Cabinet. 1t so
happened that the day after | arrived
in Edinburgh. an election for member
Of Parliament was to take place. Mr..
Macauley had accepted of seat in the
new Cabinet, and, according to the
law or custom of Great Britain. the
person so doing resigns his seat in Par
liament, and new election takes place.
1t was not expected that there would
be any opposition to Macauley; but
Sir Cullen E. Smith, offered himself as
an opposing candidate; he was like
wise whig. The ground of opposi-
ton to Mr.. Macauley was his vote on
the "Maynooth Grant'-in other
words, for voting TO grant "a large cum
of money from the Public Treasury to
endow the Catholic College of May
nooth in ireland. The conservative
tory party had put up no candidate.
/ found the citizens of 'sAuld Reekie''
in healthful state of excitement
The two candidates had addressed the
people that afternoon from the hust-
ings-Mr. Macauley defended his
vote, and his opponent told wherein it
was wrong; it was-supporting Popery,
and no good Presbyterian could con-
sistently vote an endowment to Po-
pish College. Next day came the vo-
ting, and Macauley was elected by
nearly a thousand majority. Thus
whiggery and the irregular nomina-
tons" achieved complete victory
The opponent of Mr.. Macauley is a
gentleman of great private worth and
Of handsome abilities. He was in
London afterwards, at the Evangelical
Alliance, and presided over its deliber-
atoms.
was very much amused at some of
the electioneering schemes of both par
ties. They were different from any
thing had seen at home. Much OF
it was done by means of handbills con-
tanning appeals TO the electors to be
son hand and vote for Macauley aud
the new administrations" or to svote
for Sir Cullen E. Smith and the pro-
testant religion" Each candidate had
his "Committees" and "Head Quar-
ters." Placards were posted up all
over the city, and men with large
boards behind and before covered o.
yer with placards were perambulaling
the city at a slow and steady pace, for
half crown day. The clergy SEEM
ed TO be all on the side Of Sir Cullen z.
Smith, but as the result showed, their
hocks were with Macauley. Rev.
DR.. Chalmers, the great Divine of the
Free Church, and the Rector of one OF
the Episcopal Churches, came out
with letters which were published in
favor of the Baronet. but all would not
do-Macauley was elected. On the
whole like our Yankee way Of "do-
ing politics. full as well as the way
they do Schonler's Letters.
/ 6 General Thompson, late U. S.