SCOTLAND.
Two elections have taken place this week ; for the Montrose Burghs, and for Stirlingshire.
Although four candidates had been canvassing for Montrose, only two were nominated on Monday. Provost Guthrie of Brecbin proposed, and Prevost Lyon of Arbroath seconded, Sir John Ogilvie of Inverquharity. Baillie Napier proposed, and Mr. Lamb seconded, Mr. W. G. Baxter of Dundee. Sir John Ogilvie professed, generally, the same opinions as the late Mr. Hume. Mr. Baxter declared himself no leveller, but a sup- porter of progressive reform.
It was said he was too young : that morning hie father told him he was thirty ; and he felt that he was just old enough to enter on publics life, and young enough to adapt himself to such circumstances as might tend to mature his experience and establish his position. The country had been called upon to send more commercial and business men to Parliament ; and, believing in the truthfulness of that advice, he had that day left his desk that he might offer himself as a commercial man.
The show of hands was pronounced to be in favour of Mr. Baxter; and at the poll on Thursday this decision was ratified,—Barter, 475; Ogilvie, 434; majority for Baxter, 44.
Mr. Peter Blackburn has been elected for the county of Stirling, in the room of the late Mr. Forbes. He is a Conservative; opposed to Ca- tholic endowments, and to the ballot. There was no opposition.
Major Charles Nasmyth, one of the heroes of Siliatria, was admitted last week a burgess and brother guild of the city of Edinburgh. In his address on the occasion he spoke in vindication of the patient endu- rance and unsurpassed courage of the Turkish troops in momenta of danger.
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