, 1879-02-26
SCOTCH JUSTICE.

C1ffyannrdfhcf Hffb 1hFk 7f7bltnt.
EplNBuRn, Feb. 3.-Thc result Ut tic thai OF
The City of Glasgow Bank Directors has prob.
ably reached you By cab'c. 1t Is worth point
i,E out that the cxccl1ency Of the system Of
administering Justice according to the law Of
Scotland has been fully rIudlcatcd. Within four
months ri tho exposure Of ono Of the most
gigantic frauds Of the agc tle officers ot tic
Crown }Inve studied n .nass Of evidence that
might have paralyzctl less allie men, have
framed an Indictment It, wlic., Tie slightest
the case through tho lIIgn Court Of Just.cinry-
after 4 trial extending over eleven days-to Il
successful issue. On the twelfth day sentence
was passed, aud within few ilours of its tlcliy.
cry WIS In course Of execution. 'Nhatcycr may
10 thought of Tie sentence itself, II cannot 10
said that Scotch 1ustfce moves. With lcaden
wings.
a second point 10 be noted Is the cxtremc I'm
pastiality with which Tic prisoners were treated,
md 10 this may be added the remarkable SELF
rcstEalnt OF the people who have suffered at
their hnuds. Naturally. when the extent Of tho
wrong first revealed itself, there Was cry for
vengeance. iu which both press md pulpit
Joined. Tho appeal WIS triade to the law 10
punish the men WHO Ind pcrpetratca wrong
that In It's results was practically boun.llcss.
There Is not town or village hayo visited II,
Scotland where did not hear OF some pi.tful
case Of swift dcGcent from atIfucnce. or nt least
from comfort, to bcgrary. Retired professional
mcn hnvo bccn compelled III their old ago to re-
aume the baltic. Of lItc,-n battlc they won
through their own industry md Lust through
othera' rascaiity. In one particular case phys
ician upwards Of 20 years OF age was obliged
to choose between returning to practice or
pleading Tor nssistanco from brother
nearly rs old as himself, nnl who has
morcoycr. to bear tho responsibility OF twenty
uvc hank shorc.. Mar Tho latter ,ros - W.,
I'VE I'VE oahK snases. H.. tseas .no 'a'.ce "aa Door
WIDOW VINO WIS llslnE upon LIE interest Of two
or three shares aila tic rent Of small cottage.
Young men have not un!y lost their savings.
,,t fn,,,,1 ,1,or,o,va, .oft,id v,Ith ,,n,,,,ts,,
w a,. ,.,"n ,,",. ssa m.sn mountain
oi aeos "'ign IT,. 1h.s n"'e ~ posslo'e means ot
removing. Ihe laiIufct til snort, passed liko
bIight oycr Scotland. Whether It has done
moro tbau nil, tho national honor Of Scotland
~. nos =. ees','o" ~, ~ NV nae ec,-
ta'nly blasted INC homes OF many oi Lie Scotch
people. In yirw Of all tho bitterness cngcn-
t1crci ly the conduct oF tho Dtrectnrs. n ,r,.
ro,y, pity, anil anecr. fur the nnnish.
mrnt of tho Offenders. b,t The nnnrnI I.as
hai no npparcrt qlfcct upon tic nd.
1ninistrat!on OF justtec. It was, in faet,
thp result of any lack OF conHIcnre in
tic law. THIS Is shown by tic fuct Tint m t,,t,
trial drew near, tho crv wns smothcred. The
raners hayo seen reported Tic proceedings
wns s over. Eysrs W one APPEARS TO @ haye takct, Il
us u matter OF course tiiat insttcc wo,,l r,ore
Iotn swiftly md surely. Within lI!e Court =
forget I'll tl,at thry had heard n,tsilo Of tic
Cnilrt fiji from the Lord Advocate IN hs s,,enrG
fDr tic prosecutions from the counsel for thu
prisoners. and IRON Lord &oncreIir In making
wns rot remarkable, bu, that the proscr,,tinS
rt,,,,srl aI1o,1Il not orty nyo in nj, nrnttfn az
calm afJ dIspassionatc as to b. ni,nost futifrinl
nuy nnrcai 10 t!,c nrcIudtrcs of tho Iiiry. hrt
should actually 70 uut uf his way to warn it,cm
usu1nst external influences, was an example Ut
professional tt,parttalltY uttl OF rts,jcct for the
| Giind rUldcss far which must confess 1 ,yas
| nut ucparcd,
,lay uf the Trial was both n{frctfntr nnd fnuns
tng, The building stands behind lila CathrIjrsj nj
SaInt Giles, u,ltl in rcachg it I stenncd ,tr,f,n.
before noticing II, Tie small sa1arc stt,uo mark
,!ic snacc between thc 'rs,pnlo III uf til the Ciu,rcl,
and t!,e Temple uf the Law wax tilronre,1 i,r II
ulass OF ncul,ir, co,nposeu anuorcntIy of ai,o,t
culn1 portions OF anxious spcetatnss csgrr To
throwing gjnnco at ths ercut GaturTrnl II
which et1uc stutNl forty Of the altass tint K,,nr
oycrturncd, entered dpor 10 lIc ri.,i,t of In,
sauarc, and, crusglng small u.,tc-ruou,. vus in
tic great iai Of tic Cu,lrt Vi Sessions, TIe
mcul,crs Of t.su oll Scots Parliament ,rho
assembled here, Until The Union nj
! 11O7 brought the scparato Nnttonn.
PurIiamcut to an end. bovn n;yen
| nlarc to crowd Of n1yocutrs.
writer's, md clerks, Tie a,lyocotes foIurr'i
nt,n,t thc G,,Et, rcplaccs or nron,ena,letl iit.
nnii unii. 1ntis3inr feMn ,ho hmS1 - nonross".
,ion md an OCCASIONAL laugh, appeared lis .!lsposc,] m