Among the numerous devices resorted to by the Tories for
creating fictitious votes, there is one of very frequent occurrence in Ayrshire, where the majority of the great landholders profess Conservative prin- ciples. We allude to the practice of getting tenants to renounce that current leases, and assume into the new taek one or more of the fa.. mily, who are immediately made to claim as joint tacksmen. It may be presumed that this unnatural interference with the private arrange- ments of families is, in most cases, very disagreeable to the tenants, and only submitted to through fear of the laird's displeasure.—Glosgots Argus. Some of our banks have coffers filled with guineas coined in be reign of George the Second; which, never having been in circulation, have still a splendid appearance.—Edirthargh Observer. The harvest is Proceeding pretty briskly in many parts of Scotland. If the same open weather continues for some time longer, the crops will be got in in excellent condition.—Scotsman.
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