SCOTLAND.
The Glasgow Town. Councilhave refused to vote the freedom of the City to Sir Robert Peel, by a majority of 19 to 12. The
Council saw through the hypocritical pretence of Sir Robert's injudicious friends, that his visit was not a political one. The Dean of Guild had the assurance to say as much ; but he was reminded that he had spoken of the election of Sir Robert as evidence of a political reaction. But this was after the regular Tory fashion : we have not the least doubt, if the Glasgow Councillors had been gulled into the proposed vote to Peel, there would have been an immediate outcry that even the Glasgow Town. Council had reacted towards Toryism.
We mentioned in our second edition last week, that Sir Michael Shaw Stewart died on the 19th instant, at Edinhergh ; and that Sir John Maxwell was talked of as a candidate to succeed him. Mr. George Houston junior, of Johnstone, is mentioned as the Tory candidate. Whatever the result may be, the Reformers of Renfrewshire have this consolation, that they cannot have a much worse Member than the late Sir Michael ; who wavered when honest Reformers were firm, and was prepared to desert when the fidelity of even a single Representative of the people was most precious.
Mr. Chalmers, Member for the Forfar District of Burghs, had a meeting with his constituents on the 15th instant. It was a most satisfactory one to the Member and the electors ; for Mr. Chalmers has voted on the right side. The meeting passed resolutions in favour of the Ballot, Peerage Reform, and Poor-laws for Ireland.
On Thursday-week, the Mid Lothian Whigs entertained Mr. Gib- son Craig, at a public dinner in Dalkeith. We cannot say much in favour of the oratory then and there put forth. The jokes were rather flat, and the stories rather old. However, it was announced with con- fidence by Sir James Gibson Craig, that his son would beat Sir George Clerk at the next election : this would be " weel hobbit."
Feargus O'Connor attended a meeting at Dundee on Tuesday week, to aid in the formation of a Radical Reform Association. Mr. Kinloch and Mr. Adam Symon, were also present, at the special request of the persons who took the lead in the affair. Fearges de- livered, more suo, a long, rambling, and violent speech in favour of Universal Suffrage, to which he considered the Ballot secondary. Mr. Kinloch approved of an extension of the suffrage, but would not go the length of O'Connor; and Mr. Symon very quietly, though not alto- gether to the satisfaction of the meeting, "showed up" Feargus's in- consistencies, and made him explain away some nonsense about the breach of the laws being popular and beneficial. He intimated at the same time, :bat the men of Dundee could manage their own affairs without Feargus's advice. Resolutions of a more moderate description than walla hive been pleasing to Mr. O'Connor were adopted by the meeting.
Captain Wemyss is laid up by a hurt in his leg, received when bunting.
The failure of a long-established foreign house has been announced. The debts amount to upwards of 50,000/. A calico establishment has also given way.—Glasyow Chronicle of Friday.
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