Stirling peerage

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kinds of writing paper, and two different kinds of foreign
letter paper in my closet of two different sizes.
If my statement can be of any service to you, I shall be
very glad ; but I trust it will not force me to conie to Scotland
at such a season, leaving Angela and the children quite unpro-
tected and alone. Believe me, yours very sincerely,
(Signed) W. W. Pearson.
No. IX.
Copy of the Minutes of Election * of James, Viscount of
Stratkallan, as one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, in the
room of the deceased Alexander, Earl of Balcarres.
At the Palace of Holyrood House, in Edinburgh, the 2nd
day of June, 1825, in obedience to His Majesty's roj'al pro-
clamation, of date, at Carlton House, tlie 20th day of April
last, commanding all the Peers of Scotland to assemble and
meet, at this place, this day, between the hours of twelve and
two in the afternoon, to nominate and choose a Peer of Scot-
land, to sit and vote in the House of Peers of this present
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, in the room of Alexander, Earl of Balcarres, deceased ;
the Peers of Scotland did assemble between the hours of
twelve and two in the afternoon, and the meeting was opened
with prayer.
The said proclamation, and certificate of publication thereof
at the market-cross of Edinburgh, the 6th day of May last,
were read ; after which the Lord Register's commission, nomi-
nating Sir Walter Scott, Baronet, and Colin Mackenzie,
Esquire, two of the principal Clerks of Session, and in case of
their absence, any other two of the said principal Clerks of
Session, to be Clerks of the Meeting, dated the 21st, and re-
gistered in the books of Session the 24th day of Maj' last, was
produced. The long or great roll of the Peers of Scotland
was called over, except those that stand attainted of high
• Rfgistor of Elections of Peers, Vol. II. fol. 2-28.