SCOTLAND.
The electors of St. Andrew's gave their Member, Mr. Edward Ellice junior, a public dinner. last -week, lie made a long speech, by no means deficient in spirit, and much fuller of information and matter than any of his previous efforts: people were wondering where he got it all." lie was strong against the Corn-laws and for the intllot: thrgetting that we are now living in 1 $ae, not 1 enoi, he is clear for mak iee the Ballot an "oprn que:dion." Ile complained of the neglect of Scottish business in Pa rl t ; which he attributed to the wont of
an " ostensible Minister for cu it [We had supposed that the
Lord Advocate and Mr. Fox Alaule were the real. if not ostensible, Ministers for Scotland. Coesideriug where Mr. Ellice spent a large portion of the 11,4 session, we think it rather cool in hint to charge upon others negleut of Scottish interests.] Captain Wemyss followed 31r. Ellice : and, with characteristic frank- ness, told the conqrany what he thought en a variety of' subjects. He was opposed to Universal Suffrage ; thong]: he supposed it might come, some day in other. Ile wealth! not vole tbr A onnal Parliaments, and preferred Quinquennial to Triennial. He had always been opposed to the present system of Corn-lawe : but did tea see imw, in the ficti- tious state of this country, all protective duties could be dispensed with: and if the duty oat corn were entirely repealed. prooleetive duties on manufactures must be removed.. [If the man unto:int-yrs are willing Ii) give up their protective dtoiee, then we appreheed Ceptain Wemyss is botmd, on his principle, to aleslish the prottytiv I; duties On agricul- tural produce.] Anti-Corn; law meetings bare imen held at Creenock, Arbronth. and Dumfries. At the latter place. the Chartists mustered in force ; but they seem uot to have had a natioriey.
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