Up to the evening of Friday the result of the
election for Wick had not been announced, but the Standard reported that the- counting had finished in six out of eight places, and that Mr. Bryce was believed to have won the seat. This, if true, will be a great credit to Wick, which is almost the only borough that has returned a man mainly because of his abilities. If Mr. Bryce- can only speak as well as he writes—a point on which we know nothing—be will add a distinct force to the Liberal party; whichr now that it is out of power, will probably begin debating again, a useful habit which it had begun almost to leave off. We do- not quite understand why the Scotch burghs, which can seat anybody they like, send us so few men likely to rise in Parlia- mentary ranks. They might send up twenty instead of three,. —Mr. Grant Duff, Mr. Trevelyan, and if he has succeeded, Mr. Bryce.
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