Mr. Robert Ferguson has issued an address to his constituents,
an- nauncing his intention of again becoming a candidate for East Lothian
in the event of a dissolution, and his resolution not to trouble them with a personal canvass, although Lord Ramsay and his friends are en- deavouring to get up an opposition to him.
The Tories in East Lothian are sadly put to their shifts. After all their vaunting and boasting about the triumph of Conservatism in that county, they cannot start a candidate that they could carry into Parliament. The little man of many ancestors, who sang so loudly " Awa, Whigs, awa," at the Dalkeith dinner the other day, is to be taken by the shoulders and put to the right about after ail. In a word, Lord Ramsay, the pet champion of this so triumphant Conservatism, and his father-in-law, the great nabob of Gifford, find themselves in too little repute to compete with Robert Ferguson of Raith, with any chance of success. They find that some gentlemen upon whom they in their wisdom confidently depended, would not sign the requisition to Lord Ramsay to stand—accompanied as that requisition was by the inflisential letter of the great man above noticed. They successfully resisted, however, that influence, and have drawn themselves off from their connexion. The consequence is, that the game bantam that was so nobly handled, and pitted against Mr. Ferguson, is to be withdrawn from the field, without even getting his feathers ruffled ! But more than this—those individuals who have withdrawn themselves from the Tories, have done so for the purpose of supporting Mr. Ferguson. "Here's a pretty quandary !" What's to be done ? They speak of Sir George Murray, the rejected of Perthshire ; and to this designa- tion we have no doubt be may have the honour, if he make the at- tempt, of adding to it, "the rejected of East Lothian." It will take a heavier man than even Sir George to try a fall with a gentleman so highly valued in East Lothian as is Robert Ferguson of Raith.— Edinburgh Chronicle.
The Mid-Lothian Reformers will give Mr. Gibson Craig a public dinner on the 22d instant, at Dalkeith. The Caledonian Mercury speaks of that gentleman's return for the county at the next election as quite certain.
We have received a communication from a quarter which leaves us no doubt of the correctness of the information, corroborative of a re- port which has been in general circulation of late, namely, that Sir George Murray is not likely again to stand for the representation of this county. It is right to state, that the resolution of Sir George Murray—if resolution it be—is in no way connected with the relative situation or prospects of parties in the county, but has arisen out of a misunderstanding relative to his late public communications with the electors of Westminster. Without adverting more particularly at present to what we must consider as an unfortunate resolution as re- gards the Conservative cause in this county, we may be permitted to hope that the experience of the injury which even a few days' cur- rency of the report of Sir George's retirement has effected, will lead to a reconcilement of differences which have depressed the hopes of the great body of the Conservative party in this county fully as much as they have elevated and confirmed the confidence of their opponents. —Perth Courier. [A respectable Tory paper. For an adroit person, not overgifted with principle, Sir George Murray plays his cards very badly. He has lost Perthshire, irretrievably we presume ; and as for his chance in Westminster, it is small iudeed.1
Andrew Johnston will be supported by the Tories for the Cupar Burghs, and possibly by about 30 or 40 Liberals,—unless the latter are disgusted, as they ought to be, by the political apostacy of Andrew, and the nature of the support which he will receive.
There are twenty-seven Sinclairs on the register of voters for the county of Caithness, but not one of the number supports Sir George Sinclair, excepting his own brothers.—]tforning Chronicle.
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