SCOTLAND. By 5 Anne. c. 8, the uni on of England and Scotland was effect ed, and the twenty-five articles of union, agreed to by the Parliaments of both na tions, were ratified and confirmed as fol lows: vi:. the succession to the monarchy of Great Britain shall be the same as was before settled with regard to that of Eng land. The united kingdoms shall be re presented by one parliament. There shall be a communication of all rights and privileges between the subjects of both kingdoms, except where it is otherwise agreed. When England raises 2,000,000/. by land-tax, Scotland shall raise 48,000/. The standards of the coin, of weights, and measures, shall be reduced to those of England throughout the united kingdoms. The laws relating to trade, customs, and the excise, shall he the same in Scotland as in England. But all the other laws of Scotland shall remain in force, though al terable by the Parliament of Great Bri tain; and particularly, laws relating to public policy are alterable at the discre tion of Parliament. Laws relating to pri
vate right are not to be altered, but for the evident utility of the people of Scot land. Sixteen peers are to be chosen to represent theinerage of Scotland in Par liament, and forty-five members to sit in the House of Commons. The sixteen peers of Scotland shall have all privileges of Parliament, and all peers of Scotland shall be peers of Great Britain ranking next after those of the same degree at the time of the union, and shall have all privileges of peers, except sitting in the House of Lords, and voting on the trial of a peer.
It was formerly resolved by the House of Lords, that a peer of Scotland, claim ing and having a right to sit in the British House of Peers, had no right to vote in the election of the sixteen Scotch peers and that if any of the sixteen Scotch peers are created peers of Great Britain, they thereby cease to sit as representatives of the Scotch peerage, and new Scotch peers must be elected in their room.