text_original: These terms were rather favorable than otherwise to the Scottish people, for it was felt that the growing population and the growing activity of trade and commerce in Scotland could not be adequately represented if the number of Scottish representatives in the Parliament of Westminster were to be estimated by a merely arithmetical proportion to the existing conditions.
text_transcription: THESE TERMS WERE RATHER FAVOURABLE THAN OTHERWISE TO THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE FOR IT WAS FELT THAT THE GROWING POPULATION AND THE GROWING ACTIVITY OF TRADE IN COMMERCE IN SCOTLAND COULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED IF THE NUMBER OF SCOTTISH REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PARLIAMENT OF WESTMINSTER WERE TO BE ESTIMATED BY A MERELY ARITHMETICAL PROPORTION TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS
phonemes: ðiːz tˈɜːmz wɜː ɹˈæðɚ fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl ðɐn ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz tə ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ pˈiːpəl, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz fˈɛlt ðætðə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ænd ðə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ æktˈɪvᵻɾi ʌv tɹˈeɪd ænd kˈɑːmɜːs ɪn skˈɑːtlənd kʊd nˌɑːt biː ˈædɪkwətli ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɪf ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ɪnðə pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv wˈɛstmɪnstɚ wɜː təbi ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ mˈɪɹli ˌæɹɪθmˈɛɾɪkəl pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən tə ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ kəndˈɪʃənz.