The results of the Sheriffs ' investigations have not, it is
supposed, materially altered in any case the relative positions of the parties. The Scotch papers give the following statement-
Carrsismss.— Out of a population in Caithness of 34,529, 221 per- sons lodged claims to be enrolled as voters. The Sheriff rejected 48; leaving the constituency of the whole county but 173 in number. DUMBARTONSIIIRE.—Killermont, 446; Sir James Colquhoun, 299; neutral, 115; total, 860.
EDINBURGH.— Claimants rejected—not objected to by either party, 42 ; objected to by Mr. Blair, 497; objected to by the Lord Advocate, 83; total, 622 ; total registered, 6,042. Appeals for Mr. Blair, 142; for the Lord Advocate, 143. GREENOCK.—Claims presented, 1,039; 42 withdrawn, 12 rejected, and 2 dead. The constituency of Greenock is 983. IxostrisEss.—The entire constituency will be under 500. Claims lodged, 604; admitted, 467; rejected or withdrawn, 128; dead since claims lodged, 9. KILMARNOCK.—Claims lodged, 6.'37; admitted, 593; rejected, 42; withdrawn 2. Objections by Captain Dunlop's friends—sustained, 8; dismissed, 8.5. Objections by Mr. Campbell's friends—sustained, 25; dismissed, 40. KiNcaaorsiEsnrat.—Admitted, 694 claims ; rejected or withdrawn,.
150; appeals lodged, 110. Mm LOTHIAN.—Claims enrolled, 1,134; of which, 615 are pledged to Sir John Dalrymple, 456 for Sir George Clerk, 43 undeclared, and
20 will not vote. All the objections taken by Sir G. Clerk's party were given in in the names of Mr. A. Scott and C. Campbell Stewart, writers to the Signet. The claims of both these gentlemen have been ,ejected for want of title.
PAISLEL—Claims lodged, 1,260; admitted, 1,242; rejected, 18. RENFREWSHIRE.—Mr. R. Cunningham Bontine, of Finlaystone, has addressed the electors of Renfrewshire, accepting their invitation to stand for that county.. He says, "he comes forward solely to aid in preserving the county from falling into a state of vassalage. He shall be most ready to retire, if, before the election, the electors select any other candidate more likely to further their views, and to co-operate with them in his favour." STIRLINGSHIRE.—Of claimants in the interest of Admiral Fleming, there were rejected 182; in the interest of Mr. Forbes, 2. The Sheriff has decided that aliens cannot register for heritable pro- perty, and he has rejected the claim of one to vote for the county ; but allowed the same person's claim for Greenock, as the law recognizes the right of aliens to bold moveable property. [ The Revising Bar- risters for the City of London have deckled otherwise. We think the Scotch decision the correct one. The English barrister rests his on the old law of scot and lot voters.]
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