1314. The battle of Bannockburn which secured the independence of
Scotland, and fixed Robert Bruce on the throne of that kingdom, was
fought on this day between the Scots under that chieftain, and the
English under Edward II.
_Franking of Newspapers._
By a recent regulation it is not necessary to put the name of a member
of either house of parliament on the cover; the address of the party to
whom it is sent, with the ends of the paper left open as usual, will be
sufficient to ensure its delivery. This is a praiseworthy accommodation
to common sense. The old fiction was almost universally known to be one,
and yet it is only a few years ago, that a member of parliament received
a humble letter of apology, coupled with a request from one of his
constituents, that he might be allowed to use the name of his
representative in directing a newspaper. To the ingenuous, pretences
seem realities.
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