SCOTLAND.
Our accounts from North Britain are very cheering. 'The Re- formers are aware of the necessity of exertion, and are everywhere showing a determined front.
The Town-Council of Inverness agreed, by a majority of 15 to 4, to the following address.
" Your Majesty has earned a high and lasting fame. both at home anti abroad, by supporting the principle of Constitutional Reform. in seasons of difficulty and danger. The nation is now improving peacefully anti rapidly, through all its ranks and pro- fessious, in knowledge and strength, commerce awl manufactures. We pray, therefore, that nothing may occur to infest this march of improvement ; anti I hat your Majesty tviil admit only to your councils such statesineti as possess the confidence of the nation, end will catty forward a gradual but effectual retinas of t he institutions of our country."
At St. Andrew's, the Town-Council voted a similar address, after some Tory opposition ; and the inhabitants at a public meeting, the Provost in the chair, passed resolutions expressive of regret and indig- nation at the recall of the Tories.
Similar resolutions were agreed to at Perth ; and an address with 5262 signatures was sent to Lord Spencer for presentation to the King. The Dundee Political Union assembled on Friday ; their worthy President, Bailie Christie, in the chair. The spirit which animated this body may be guessed from the following sample of their resolutions passed on the occasion.
• That the People of this country inure conclusive reasons for objecting to a govern- ment conducted by the Duke of Wellington. Ile strenuously opposed the Reform Hill ; he is t he friend and supporter of despotic governments throughout the world ; he is op- posed even to a modification of the unjust and minims system of Tithes, and to every needful reform in the Church; in short, IHS principles are arbitrary, and his Inclina- tion is to rule by means of the sword. Ile has twice beet, driven front power amidst the extyrations of the people; anti there is no reason to suppose that he now deserves it better fate; ;rod it le matter of astonishment and indiynation that the Ainy should hare so lir swerved from the principtes rtf Reform. RS, tO Man to his counsels a Irian so ob- noxious to the people, whom they justly tlet est as the organ and leader of an unprin- cipled faction w Ito have too long swayed the destinies of this greztt nation, and by hom it has been brought almost to the brink of ruin. " That the Earl of Durham, from his 10110 ried and unswerving consistency in the cause of Reform—from his noble persevering, nod unflinching servives inn the People's That this cause is highly deserving of their utmost gratitude and firmest confol,nee. :1leeting do therefore beseech his Majesty to take into his councils the I:arl of Durham, as of all men the best qualified to conduct t he :auks of this great nation on those prin- ciides which are alone calculated to advance the prosperity of the People, to uphold the best institutions uf the country, and to secure the stability of the Dor eminent."
The tone of the speeches was such as might be expected after reading the resolutions. One of the speakers, Mr. John Penny, touched on a point, which we have not seen alluded to at any other public meeting, but which is well worthy of atteetion. Ile said,
" We will never have the services of liontst incur until lb( y are raid. Let t1S, un tl:e case of our Representatives, act on the same primiple as a nun chant does with his clerk, and then we will have a right to control their rulings : then we will be enabled to choose the mw.t at, and not, as at jru mat, the maNt wealthy. Come but once to this conclusion—that no man will give, or ought to be expected to give, his services for nothing ; and hot- every shilling you pay your Aletilla.rs, they will, by their economy and retrenchicei,t. save the nation a pound. Then, however ill advised the Ring may I.e. or however de- sirous the Tories may be for power, our Representatives having hold tithe purse- . strings.. all would be safe."
In obedience to a requisition with a long list of names to it, the Pro- vost of Dundee called a public meeting of the inhabitants, which was to be held on Wednesday, at the AIagdalett Yard Green—the Dundee Runnymede. To give even a very brief account of the meetings to address the King against the Tories, which have taken place in Scotland, would circuity several columns : at Greenock, Coldstream, Burntislalid, Howick, Pennicuik, Kilmarnock, Jedburgh, Kris°, elrose, Buethngnutu.n, Lin. litligow, Alloa, Balfron, Ciimbcrnmumnmld, Anstruther Easter, Strath- miglo, Cumnock, Saltcoats, Stevenson, Ardrossan, Kingliorn, New- burgh, Methuen, Dunfermline, Dingwall, Fraserslairgh, Breehin,Dunse, Thurso, the public spirit of the inhabitants has already vented itself in defiance of the Dictator. ID many other places preliminary meetings have been held.
From the following remarks in the Dundee Advertiser, we find that it is proposed not only to reelect Sir Henry Parnell free of expense, but also to relieve him from the trouble and.cost of canvass.
"A question has been raised in Dundee whether Sir Henry 'should come down to visit his constituents; but our own opinion is that Sir Henry will be better employed elsewhere in the present stare of politics, than in making a pro- gress to Dundee to deliver speeches and make professions which are not required of him A Representative like Sir Henry Parnell shoeld be saved alhthe time, trouble, and expense, which can possible be saved with a due regard to the public service. We have reason to believe, however, that Sir Henry is willing to come to Dundee before Parliament meets, and to give au account of his stewardship. But it would be impolitic and unjust in the constituency to ask this sacrifice from Sir Henry ; for we believe that the general opinion of Dundee is, that honest Representatives should be paid for their trouble, instead of being required to run about the country in search of gratuitous labour. Should a new electron take place, Sir Ilenry will probably appear in Dundee, in con- formity. with established practice, especially if a contest betwixt a Liberal and an Anti-Reforming Administration occur. But, if possible, even this trouble should be saved to SirHenry Parnell, on the ground which we have already indicated. WE KNOW OF NO INDIVIDUAL WHO, IN OUR OPINION, HAS THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE OF CARRYING THE REPRESENTATION OF DUNDEE AGAINST Sin IIEN rev PARNELL. If a new election should take place on the installation of the Duke of Wellington, we have no doubt that the people of Dundee will voluntarily meet, and at once put Sir rienry's reelection beyond question." This is the right spirit. The people of Dundee deserve to be well represented ; they have set an example to the whole empire. By adhering to their present system, they may always be sure of first-rate men. But when a Member has bought his election, he can hardly be expected to attend to the interests of his constituents instead of his own. The best course that independent constituencies can take at the present time, is to form Committees on the Dundee plan, and return their Members free of expense. The cost to a Committee who
— — spend their own money, will be hut a, fraction of that which en unhappy candidate is obliged " to fink out for the good of the town or county."
Mr. Wallace, the Member for Greenock, has again formally tendered the resignation of his trust into the handsof his constituents, and again bad it restored, with the warmest approbation of his independent poli- tical conduct. The electors of Greenock have the advantage of annual Parliaments, without the disadvantage of canvassing.
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