22 March – last fully public hanging in Scotland - that of Joseph Bell at Perth.[1] There is another on 12 May at Dumfries.
13 July – Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 ("Scottish Reform Act") passed, creating seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons at the expense of English ones, and giving the vote to all male householders.
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