11 MARCH 1837, page 15

Scarcity In The Scottish Highlands.

THE Highlanders have had an indifferent harvest and a very bad winter; so that there is a partial scarcity among them, and consi- derable distress. The Celtic Lairds, or Lords,......

Some Odd Points In The Debates.

" With regard to the demand of making the tipper Chamber elective, the House might rest assured, that on the removal of that single check, which was interposed as the only......

The Tories Have A Sineular Mode Of Showing Their Attachment

to Mother Church. It is proposed that, in future, Church lands shall be let at a fair value, and that the increased revenue derived under the new system shall be applied to......

Mr. Hume Makes It A Rule Of His Parliamentary Conduct,

not to take personal offence. He sits in a public capacity, and all his own observations have reference only to the public conduct of political friends or foes. He will not he......

"they Had Then The Power Of Corruption And Intimidation To

induce men to abstain from voting: that influence would still exist, and the ballot could ate affect it." — Mr. Spring Rice's Speech against the Ballot. Lord HOWICK made use of......