SCOTLAND.
The election of Scottish Peers to serve in the new Parliament took Place on Tuesday last, at the Picture-gallery of Holyrood House. l'here were only eighteen Peers present—namely, the Duke of Buc- eleuch, the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Earls of Morton, Home, Strathmore, Lauderdale, Airlie, Leven and Melville, Selkirk, and Orkney ; Viscounts Arbuthnot, Strathallan, Forbes, Sultoun, Sinclair, Belhaven, Colville of Culross, and Stirling. Twenty-seven others voted by proxies, or signed lists. On the name of the Earl of Stirling being called, a discussion arose as to the reception of his vote— The Duke of Buccleuch said, it was his painful duty to protest against the reception of the last vote ; and he did so for the same reasons as he kid pro. tested against it in the elections of WI and 1335, that the present claimant could not establish his lineage; and also, that since then, in the year l836, Lord Cockburn, Ordinary, bad pronounced an interlocutor reducing the services of the present claimant.
The Earl of Stirling said, that he was most anxious for his claims being brought before the House of Lords. Ile had two documents in hi-, possession, authenticated by two of the must illustrious prelates in the Church ; and lie was confident that he was at that moment in the fall legal possession of his rights as Peer. His object was to defend himself against any imputation, and every- thing that had occurred to cast a doubt upon his lineage.
Mr. Bell, the principal Clerk—" As we formerly received this vote, I think we must receive it now."
The Earl of Lauderdale—" The Peers have no right to interfere with you. It is your province to decide the matter; and you will consider whether, after this judgment of the Lord Ordinary, it will nut appear like a contempt of court to receive it."
Mr. Bell—" As that judgment is subject to the review of the Second Divison of the Court, and also of the House of Lords, until there is a final judgment, 1 apprehend that the clerks have no alternative but to receive it."
Lord Stirling's vote was then received. The other Peers voted in their order; with the exception of Lord Belhaven, who departed, leav- ing a signed list, which, however, could not be received, because it was not attested by the Sheriff. The Duke of Buccleuch tendered lists as Foxy for the Duke of Montrose and Marquis of Lothian, as did the Earl of Morton as proxy for the Earl of Aberdeen. Signed lists were then given in from the Earls of Mar, Moray, Had- dington, Dumfries, Elgin, Wemyss, Dalhousie, Balcarres, Aboyne, Glasgow, Cathcart; Viscounts Stormont and Kenmore; Lords Reay, Forrester, Rollo, and Ruthven. A protest was also tendered on the part of the Earl of Mar against the name of any Scotch Earl being sailed before his, which he alleged was the most ancient title.
The Clerks announced the result as follows—
Marquis of Tweeddale 42 votes Viscount Arbuthnot .... 43 votes Earl of Morton 42 Strathallan.... 43
Home 42 Lord Forbes 43
Elgin 42 Saltoun 42 Airly 43 Gray 42
Leven 44 Sinclair 43 Selkirk 42 Colville 42
Orkney 41 Reay 41
The Earl of Buchan 1, and the Earl of Stirling 1. The first sixteen were then declared duly elected, and the proceed.. legs closed with a prayer by Dr. Lee.
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