SCOTLAND.
A new writ having been issued for Aberdeenshire, to fill the vacancy caused by the naval appointment of Admiral Gordon, Lord Haddo, the eldest son of the Earl of Aberdeen, has issued an address to the electors. In his address he simply annouuccs himself as a candidate ; expressing at the same time his regret that the state of his health, which compels him to remain in England, will prevent him from personally canvassing the constituency. The nomination will take place on the 22d instant ; and there is some talk of the Earl of March as an Opposition candidate.
_ — The greater part of the population of Airdrie are miners, of a mixed race of Irish, Scotch, and English. "Religious" feuds run high among them. On the 12th of July the Orangemen gave offence by a "demonstration" : the Roman Catholics treasured the remembrance of the insult. Last week races were held ; for the occasion a liquor-booth was kept open all night by a Mr. M'Intire ; here the Orangemen assembled, and a fiddler played party tunes. Early in the morning the Catholics collected, armed, and attacked the tent ; there was a desperate fight, and M'Intire and another man were so mauled that they were left in a critical state. A toll-keeper, M'Cullocb, was attracted to the spot by the noise; he was immediately attacked, and beaten so ferociously that he died in an hour or two. The Police arrested a number of the rioters; but matters still looked so threatening that a de- spatch was sent to Glasgow for soldiers, and fifty of the Eighty-second Regi- ment arrived during the day. Fortunately, there was no necessity to employ them.
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