At Edinburgh the scene was very exciting, though Mr. Glad-
stone made no reply to the address of grateful acknowledg- ment and unabated confidence which the Liberal Committee presented to him. Opposite the Caledonian station is the Scottish Liberal Club. All traffic was stopped. Twenty tram- cars were accumulated in one long string. °The cars and omni- buses were turned into grand stands. The fountain in the open space by the station was covered with electors. The lamp- posts and railings swarmed with eager artisans. Twelve thou- sand people cheered at the top of their voices as Lord Rosebery's carriage drove off with Mr. Gladstone. In Maitland Street ten thousand more were massed together to cheer in the same fashion. All along the route to Dalmeny the people waited to see him and cheer him as he passed, and the address of the Committee of the Midlothian Liberal Association assured him that they look back on the four and a half years of his admini- stration with pride and satisfaction.
