SCOTLAND.
Four hundred Refermers of Dundee dined together last week, to celebrate the return of Mr. •Kinloch for that borough. Mr. Kinloch, sts webave frequently mentioned before, is one of the most indepen- dent men in that part of Scotland. In the palmy days of Toryism, he was Marked out for persecution by the tools of Castlereagh and Sid- niouth, and was forced to leave the country in order to escape the effects of their resentment of his manly exposure of political delinquency in high Places. In his speech at the dinner, Mr. Kinloch alludes to those slays -of darkness ; and mentions a remarkable coincidence of dates cud contrast of circumstances which have occurred in his political life. The passage we allude to is as follows-
" In December 1819, Sheriff L'Amy, hoping, perhaps, to make my shoulders a step- yhr4-stone to a certain Bench, to which we know he would have added considerable
riyht, came over here, post haste, to examine as to the proceedings at the Magdalen aii ; and, in consequence. I was cited to appear before a set of prejudiced Judges and 4.1 packid Jury, for the atrocious'crime of having said that we needed nerorin, that cut- -hog of ihroats was murder, and that Castlereagh was a knave and old Sidmuuth a fool. My counsel assured me I had spoken too freely and honestly against myself, and that t here was no chance for me but to. move off. I took the advice ; thinking it preferable to visit the hospitable shores of France at my own expense. rather than subject my -country to the expense of transporting me to the inhospitable shores of Botany Bay. After three years' absence. I got leave from that consummate statesman, Sir Robert
to return to my family and my home. On the 24th of December 1819, I was pro- claimed, at the Cross of Edinburgh, a rebel and an outlaw. Now, mark the difference !
4)o the same day or December 1832, I was, by the same Sheriff L'Amy, proclaimed the 'chosen representative of thepeople of Dundee. This is passing strange, but it is no los,: true ; and you now see the outlaw of 1819 transformed in 1532 into the representa- give of this great and flourishing community."
A geed many circumstances of a rather ludicrous nature occurred on the two. days of polling. One quondam elector appeared to inform the Sheriff that he had been disfranchised by a rather singular cause- teunely, the wind having some weeks since blown down the premises on which be registered. Another, after having had a carriage sent to .carry him to the poll by the friends of the one candidate, voted for his .opponent by mistake ; while a third having pledged himself to all three ..candiclates; and being Motif Miles distant on the day of election, had a ,gig sent him by two of the candidates; he took the one that reached him fiest.—Elgiri Courier.
We regret to learn that Colonel Baillie, of Leys, just elected M. P. for the Tnverness district of burghs, was on his arrival at Nairn in the Star coach, on his way southward, assailed by a rabble who waited its .arrival, with the most opprobrious and abusive language. Some missiles and miid were throWii at the coach, and two persons were wounded with stoles,. The crowd increased to some hundreds while the horses -were changing. The better classes were scandalized by so lawless an -outrage. The case is under fiscal investigation. One person has been .committed to take his trial.—/averness Journal.
The farm-house of Mr. Carnegie, of Glendoig, one of Sir George -:Murray's voters, has been burned down, it is believed by incendiaries. —Edinbuiult Evening Post.
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