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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1817. [April. 



<!pnce, stated, that it was near 

 Aaiics Clmrcli. '['he Mayoi' and 

 Mr. Matliiim instantly asked was 

 it not i'«i;i< Anne's Church ? Mr. 

 I'\ K. \\'ria;ht said he had spoken 

 of it in the usual way, and had 

 casually omitted the word Saint. 

 He did not know of such a Saint 

 in Scripture, nor did he believe 

 such an omission was criminal. 

 Mr. Statham said, " Sir, 1 suspect 

 von puiposely omitted the word." 

 Mr. F. B. Wright lieie claimed 

 the protection of the Court. 



Mr. Wiitiht. — I have now, Mr. 

 Mayor, offered my bail, and of 

 course chiim my liberation. 



Mr. Statham. — You must give 

 twenty-four hours notice of your 

 hail, and inquiries must he made 

 into its sufficiency. J^ail is not a 

 matter of course. You may be 

 kept in ciistotly a week. Sir, for 

 Hught yovi know. 



Mr.\\'right. — F am certain. Sir, 

 that if a short time were allowed, 

 .•^o that this business cr>uld be 

 made known o\it of doors, I should 

 have bail offeied which the Mayor 

 must know would be sufficient. 



Here another friend of Mr. 

 ^Vright stepped forward and said, 

 Mr. Mayor, if only a few minutes 

 he allowed before you leave the 

 hail, I am sure I can produce for 

 Mr. Wright the mo?t respectable 

 l>ai! to any amount. 



Time was allowed. Mr. Wriglit 

 ■v?f!3 removed in custody to the 

 Jury Room, liaving objected to 

 be sent down amongst persons 

 tharged with ciime ; and, in about 

 ffeen minutes, Mr. Wright's 

 fiiend returned with two gentle- 

 rten, whose surety was not a n)o- 

 ricni objected to. Mr. Statham 

 asked them if therwereiicjuaitrted 



nature of the charges 



with the 



against Mr. Wright. He then 

 read the information. One of the 

 gentlemen lemarked, that with 

 Mr. Wright's religious creed he 

 was not acquainted, but on his 

 integrity he would venture his 

 property. The other observed, 

 that he agreed in the sentiments 

 imputed to Mr. Wright, with the 

 exception of the last, winch he 

 did not believe Mr. Wright ever 

 espoused. 



Mr. Wright was then liberated, 

 and his departure from the Hall 

 was only impeded by a number of 

 other friends, eagerly pressing in 

 to otTer themsehes his bail. 



18. Came on at Holyrood- 

 h'Uise, Edinburgh, the election of 

 one of the sixteen peers, in the 

 room of thcEarl of Rothes, deceas- 

 ed. The Candidates were the Mar- 

 quisses of Tweeddale and Lothian, 

 I'rescnt — Marquis of Tweeddale, 

 r.Iarquis of Lothian, Earl of Mo- 

 ray, Earl of Home, Earl of Had-, 

 dington. Earl of Wemyss and 

 March, Earl of Findlater, Eajl 

 of Levcu, Earl of iMarchmont, 

 Lord (iray. Lord Torphichen, 

 Lord Eliba'uk. Lord RoUo. Total 

 13. Proxy — L )rd lip' haven to the 

 Earl of Wemyss and March. 



'J "here were also 37 signed lists 

 from peers. 



After the vote? were called, the , 

 Marqtiis of Lothian was declared 

 duly elected ; there being for the 

 Marquis of Lothian . SS 

 Marquis of Tweeddale 1 8 



Majority . . 15. 



The following noblemen voted 

 for the Marquis of Lothian : — 



Duke of Buccleuch, Duke cf 

 AthoU. Duke of Montrose, Duke 



of 



