SCOTLAND.
The old Marquis of Breadalbane died last week ; his son the Earl of Ormelie succeeds to the Peerage, and of course there must be a new 3lember for Perthshire. Two candidates are already in the field,— Mr. Robert Grime, a distant cousin of Lord Lynedoch ; and Sir George Murray, whom Lord Ormelie defeated at the last election by a majority of 1667 to 1003. Mr. Robert Gneme is to be the new Lord of the Treasury, says the Times, and he will have the Govern- ment influence. He is announced by the Times as " a man of talent and a mini of business,"--admirable qualifications, certainly, for the representative of an important county, and a Treasury Lord. It is rather unfortunate, however, that Mr. Grime has hitherto found no opportunity of displaying his latent abilities : and therefore the praise of the Times looks very like an election ma The fact is, that he is indebted for his promotion to the Lord Advocate, and the clique who have the disposal of Government patronage in Scotland; not to his peculiar fitness for the office, or even to his relationship to the gallant old Lord Lynedoch. There can be no kind of comparison between the personal claims of the two candidates to the representation of Perthshire. Sir George Murray has distinguished himself in Par- liament and in office, and is well known to be a clever and industrious man; whereas the public now hears of Mr. Robert Grteme for the first time. Sir George, however, has the misfortune to be a Tory, and to be upheld by the once triumphant and still formidable band of the Anti-Reformers of Perthshire. It would be a matter of regret to
see the representation of the county truss again' into the old hands ; hut at the same time, it is shameful to see the preparations that are making for jobbing it. The contest about to ensue is not one of principle; it is rather an interested struggle between rival clans. The weight of the Government influence thrown into the settle of the Whigs, will in all probability give them the victory ; especially as the party which the late Duke of Athol led is in a great measure broken up by the des- perate prospects of the Tories in regard to place.
To the Government, this Perthshire vacancy is a perliect godsend. No representative of a large and liberal constituency dared to accept the seat at the Treasury, for fear of being ejected from his seat in Par- liament; while there were so many applicants among those whose local influence, or the influence of their patrons, wits snore; enough, as they supposed, to insure their reelection, that Ministers did not know upon whom to fix, for the fear of mortally offending, some great person. But :de Gnome will doubtless find a considerable advantage in being already a member of the Government, with the power of rewarding active sup- porters. The circumstance which would have told against Mr. Banner- man, or Colonel Hay, or even Mr. Horatio Ross, questionable as his position already is, will be favourable to him. Bat the men who will rejoice most heattily at the approach of the new election, are the "writers" (the attornies) of Perthshire. Verily they have cause to sing anthems. Many a guinea will the steward or' the noble house of Breadalbane have to provide ill payment of "Beer lone, long hills, whence nothing is deducted." 'I. lire,. guineas a day for the principal, two ditto for his clerk, accounts for eletises hired for deputations %elm walked, or rode in the carriage of the candidate Itita- self, rent of committee-rooms, feasting and drinking before the testing of the 'writ, and after the return—all these swell up the legal expenses: of a contest under the IfetOrii Bill, in Scolhvd,to a fearful time:Int of thousands. Rejoice, then, ye writers and publicans of Perthshire, that the contest about to take place ill pun aristocrat-ridden county is nut one tif principle, but of powerful Government and fluaily influence, and long purses.
Lerd Patrick James Smart has addressed his new' constituents of for Ayr district of Burghs, from Genoa ; thanking them for elect- hie idin, and promising a faithful attend:owe to his Parliamentary truth's. He says that had he been in the I louse at the time, he would have voted fur Mr. Iltime's Corn-law motion ; that he is in favour of Church Reform both in England and Scotland, but will support the Establishment in both countries; that he is a general approver of the policy and measures of Ministers, but will act on an occasions inde- pendently of them. lie promises to take his seat when the !louse next meets, and to visit his constituents at the close of the session.
The opposition to tl:e present system of patronage in the Chureh of Sett: :tal gains grotind. As an iusmtiet, take the following pa Si the Aborehen Herald of Saturday last— We are now eliablid to cum..J.ttniate our fcilie.v-towns...on na tl: • ;•.•
a 1.!;entletnati to represent the T,:wn-Council iu tho tienoal „ is ! is
known to be opposed to the pt!•-oit s)st,al of pat! en ix. 'FL:, is • bentfrs of Burgh Reform ; and as the :olioe effect will •! Viwns, ire roar note reehott von a tooitrdn As,guu/u/y to viii flee consircreliom a voice '• te,ts alrcadg, lost yr- us., a ',priority IJ•;1,,. , ;1,./ ..1'• ;•, ill,' 1711•St h ; SO that We trust the liezioal .1,s:tidily will :WW l■tte Parliament."
A vacancy has occurred in the number of the Knights of the Thistle, by tl:c decease of the Earl of Galloway. The vacant riband Nvi^ twist likely be given to the Duke of Argyll, or the Ertl of Errol ; the Sun says, to the latter.
'flue Magistrates of Inverness have applied to the Lord Advocate to take some steps for getting the burgh relieved of the expense of use- teeing criminals. They mention to his Lordship, that they have dis- charged their executioner, and that they will be subjected to very serious expense if the ream at present in custody on a charge of murder should be sentenced to be bang-ed.—Edinburgh Observer.
James Brock was the tenth child of his parents. When this boy's mother went to pay her tithe to Dr. Barnard, the Rector of Altighera, afterwards Bishop of Limerick, and well known as the friend of John- son, and a member of the Club, the poor woman said—" Sir, you have the tenth of all I possess, except my children: it is but justice yon should have the tenth of them too: here is my tenth son, take him and provide for him." 1)r. Barnard took the child at her word, clothed him, and sent him to school, where he ever went by the name of Ti(he. —Quarterly Reriew.
There are now seven deliveries of letters in Paris. The first deli- very is made at seven in the morning, and is repeated every two hours until half past eight in the evening. There are to le also six delive- ries in the environs. The number of boxes for letters in Paris now amounts to two hundred.
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