Arbuthnott Commission Arbuthnott Commission The Arbuthnott Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems was set up in July 2004 by Alistair Darling, then Secretary of State for Scotland, under the chairmanship of Sir John Arbuthnott, to examine various consequences of having four different electoral systems in Scotland, and different boundaries for constituencies of the House of Commons (Parliament of the United Kingdom, at Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). In 2004, Scotland had three different electoral systems: plurality (first past the post) for Westminster and local government elections, and two different systems of proportional representation (PR) for European Parliament and Scottish Parliament
John Bull (1799 ship) vessel arriving at Falmouth reported that she had encountered the privateer "John Bull", of 28 guns, of Liverpool. "John Bull" and the privateer "Union", of Guernsey, had captured a large French vessel from Île de France and taken her into Bantry Bay. Also in 1803 "John Bull" captured a small French merchant vessel trading with the West Indies. In 1805, "John Bull"s master was H. Kelly, changing to J. Murray. Her ownership and trade remained unchanged. On 13 January 1809, "Patriarch", Easton, master, came into Port Royal, Jamaica, having been detained by "John Bull", Askew, master. "Patriarch" had been sailing