Election Of A Representat...
The Times, 1824-07-14T00:00:00

Yesterday (Thursclav, 8th ir=7int, being fixed for the election of a Representative Pcer, to sit and vote in Parliament, in room of the late Mlarquis of Lothian, the Peers assembled in the Picture Gallery at Eiolyrood-house. Dr. nglis, one of the Deans of the Chapel Royal, opened the proceedings with prayer: after which Colin MackenAie, Esq., read the Royal proclamation, dated from Carlton-house, 25th May last, to electa Peer in the roomof William,51arquisof Lothian,decemsed; and then protluced the commission to himself and Sir Walter Scott, Dart., from the Lord Clerk Register, to act for him as his Deputies. The Union Roll was then called, when a claim was Offered for the dormant Mlarquisate of Annandale,4 and admitted by the clerks, sub. ject to all obiections competent. The claimant then took his seat among the Peers present, and voted for Lerd Napier, On the name of the Earl of Alar beitg called, Lord Nairne pre- sented a protest against the place in which the namc of the noble Barl stands upon the roll. Sir Walter Scott replied, that the name stood in the same place where they found it in the Union Roll. The protest was received, and entered on the record. The oaths of allegiance, adjuration, and assurance, were respec- ivels' administered bV Sir W'alter Scott, and taken and signed bv the r}eers present. The election then proceeded, when the total number of votes for Nord Napier was found to be 18, viz. siix Peers present; the proxy for the Earl of Mlar,by lIord Nairne; and eleven signed lists. William John, Lord Napier, was accordingly declared to be duly elected; and he was returned in the usual form bz the Clerks at Session, uctingunder the cpmmission from the Lord Clerk Keg ister. Lord Napier then returned thanks to the Peers for the honour they had conferred on him. He would, he said, whenever he took his seat among the Peers of the realm, in Parliament assembled, make it is his study to maimtain the dignityand independence of the Peerage of Scotland. Upon such an occasion, he would not, lie trusted, be considered as ant atf place, if he took the liberty to eompliment anoble baron on his appearance among the peers of Scotlad, a5 the representative of an ancient and illustrious house. ffe also felt great satisfaction an seeing in the band of that noble. man a proxy from a venerable ati much respected noble relative of his own. The restOrtion of those titles he lhiled with heartfelt sa- tisfaction-it was an act of grace on the part of our Csracious lo. nareb, done with that nagnanimity which accompanied every act of his reign-an act of iustice to the representatives of those noble famlies, and of .special favour to the whole people of Scotland. He trusted those noblemlen who had been restored would long live to en. joy their bonours, and hand them down to the latest posterity. lord Nairne returned thaDks to the gallant Lord, in his own name, and in that of those noblemern who hatt been restored to their titles. Dr. Grant closed the election with an appropriate prayer. 0 StewartSouterJohnstone, Esq., clatnis the tttleofAlariuisofAn. nandale, as being descended tI a direct Iihue from Sir Adam iJohistone, from whom the.last5tarquts wnastsodescended.-EdinburghObsorver. On Tt'esulay, as the Eclipse steam-packet was on her passage from Gilasgow to Belfast, having on board a numnber of re- cruits, one of therm, in a state of mental derangement, leaped in. tentionally overboard; and although the engine was immediately stopped, and every exertion used in lowerIng down the boat, &c., he could iot be saved. Another recruit some time afterwardsat. tempted to followi his example, but was prevented just in the act, and confined down below with his feet anidhands tied, when he got a r2or wlhich was in his pocket, and nttempted to cut his throat, but 'was preveited dy the sergeant who h%dbch,srgc of tbem.-least Chironicle. . -rgeoftbew.-i Ie rfivt BLECTION OF A R&PRESENTATIVE PEER FOR SCO TLAND.