6 JULY 1872, Page 2

The result of the Aberdeen election is a curious one.

There are, it is stated, 14,000 electors on the roll, but of these only 7,711 voted. Of these, again, only one-tenth, 704, voted for the Conservative, only 2,615 for the local Liberal, Mr. Barclay, and 4,392 for Mr. Leith, the Liberal who came down at the eleventh hour. He, however, is by birth an Aberdeen man, is, like his predecessor, an Anglo-Indian, and pledged himself to support the Permissive Bill, which has a great party in the city. Mr. Leith made a reputation and a fortune at the Bar in India at a com- paratively early age, and may prove a valuable ally to Dr. Playfair, who has risen this session to a distinct lead among the Scotch Members.