30 MAY 1958, Page 11

JUNE 1, 1833 s - c e 'table to its framers nor

satisfactory to the Scotland - ill for, the to of the Royal Burghs of "i"°tIand . . ought to be delayed till next session; 1,7 cifr passed in the present, we are sure it will neither .

otch people. . . . Should

a the postponement of the Scotch bill be ..treed to, then we would counsel the burgesses and Ihtlhabitants to select two or three individuals in each flilrgil. of known Liberal opinions, in whom they can

node (avoiding those who have only of late become

!;errners), to meet with their brethren, for the pur- Pose of adjusting either one general measure for the bihnole Burghs,—if it be possible to legislate by one 4.," for communities of such varied interests,—or a ,;.' or class of bills suited to /he circumstances of the 3"ifterent burghs : a priori, it seems ridiculous to )4PPose that Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and ., nndee can be squeezed into the same shape as the lirtsignificant fishing-town of Crail. -