Charch, Edinburgh, Dr. Frank Ash-fonts detcied te mielnary workin. easton. "chit enact the London Scent Soe. "De Chlor it the SHR Sener iki church te flunteee Yor fore Ilo erie he the faut Eereration of he family be Sieteds "Sine "He Hawtin, iL. B, Fore'sn Secretary of the S cider she work De. Ashton ie'guing to ant the er, Stney ifn, Bate Sertary Eucietys gave the chase The Secretary for Scotland The welsing of the status of the Scottish Secretary to that of a Secretaryship of State has remov-jed_a long-standing grievance, Scottish business has grostly suf-Mfered through the inferior position of the Minister, and there is now no reason why the neglect should continue. In the past 40 years tt work of the office has vastly creased, and the Secretary for Scot-Jand has been responsible for a [number of State Departments which, in England are under separate Ministers. For the greater part of that time, indeed, the Lord Advocate was our principal repre-
The re-out to he made is fon, there have been ma ications of Scottish resentment the delay. " But better late than never, and it is a_pleasant duty to congratulate Sir John Gi mour upon the restoration of an historic office to a status which it enjoyed not only in the 18th century but long before the Union of jthe Kingdoms or even the Union [of the Crowns.
"Gardex eau) with which they were! wont to preface the hurling of the domestic slops from a five or it might be a six storey window. The narrowness of the streets was as much military as a social phenomenon, The town of Dumfries is at present face with the clearing away of a number of slums whi were built purpose ally 0 close to one another that the houses could be ch ther at night; the votes recorded in the parish To the terrible thus started came the great swarming populations of the industrial reve. lution, explained Capt. Elliot, and of the votes' recorded. The for "No Licence' [231, or 30 per ce end 7,509 votes were recorded for "Continuation of No-Lisenea." The the position uzain differed from outstanding feature of the poll is that in England. The new: factor-the repel of "No-Licence" in Ca 3
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