The retirement of Mr. Iiinnaird front Parliament is spoken of
under the head of Scotland, and the cause conjectured. The conjecture is confirmed by time following address, which appears in the Times and the l'ost this morning.
"TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY or PERTH.
" Gentlemen—Until within a short period, I have been able to continue itt tho dis- charge of the thitici which I undertook zit the general election, with satisfaction to my own consekmm.
" Recently, however, to my deep regret, a plan of Education has been propounded hy flue Government, mol sanctioned by the House of commons, whieh it founded, in my opinion, opal principles both inconsistent with the steadfast attachment to the system of Church es!ablishments which I have always professed, and dangerous to the rehnthat or the COW vy. 'f his measure I ha ye thought it my duty to oppose.
" ills true that I ally remonstrance on your port; or am I myself
of opinion, that in 9.posing such a plan ,,r,,,incittion, I violated any pledge or under- standing which had passed between my constituents and myself ; hut, eons:tiering that coo:tic:is merely 1),unit:id ate iii ■gotlivr secondary to those affecting religion, I cannot eonseionl:,,usly tanitrale, by general Parliamentary support, to strengthen the hands of a Sr eminent. which itvows its utrixi ty to carry out to a still greater extent principles detrimental, as I li,uinlmlv consider, to the most sacred interests of the nation.
l'udor these circumstances, 1 feel myself incapacitated Ihr the future from fulfilling the expectations under whieh manvof you honomell me with your support ; ;inti accord-
ingly, with no birther delay than has been relpuired for the due musineratioa HU im- portant a question, I ItaN e resolved, for the present, to retire from Parliammut ; and I therefive surrender into your hauls the distiuguislied trust which you confided to me, with the warnest :telunowledgments of your p ist kinthiesm, until the must earnest desire that in proceeding motile exeueise of you pc■iltical franchise, you may be led to employ it as shall lie uni;st (.111111111liVC tl./ time umauj,,imih welfare.
"hum doing thk, I i'eol that you may select for your representative an individual who may be more .,:npetent, but 110 Ulle wino eau be more anxious, to advance the trtme interests of the city es Perth, thou Your obliged and obedient servant,
" ',undo'', Augo,t 7. " ARTHUR KINNAIRD."
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