SCOTLAND.
The anticipated dissolution of Parliament will cause less bustle in the North than we have usually experienced on such occasions. There will be no contest, we believe, in either the town or county of Inver- ness. Mr. Morrison, the Whig Member for the Burghs, and Mr. Henry Baillie, the Tory Member for the county, will be equally undisturbed. Neither is there any prospect of opposition in Ross or Sutherland. In Caithness, Sir George Sinclair will be supplanted by Mr. Traill; a re- sult which is considered undoubted since the last registration. This will be a gain to Ministers ; but, on the other hand, we suspect they will lose Argyleshire. In Morayshire, Mr. Cumming Bruce will most probably be elected without opposition. In the Elgin Burghs, Sir An- drew Leith Hay will succeed to Mr. Fox Maule; but will be opposed on the Conservative interest by Mr. Duff of Haddo. In the Northern Burghs there will be a keen contest : Mr. Loch will be opposed by Mr. Dempster of Skibo ; and though there is no doubt of his success, the minority, especially in Tain, will be respectable.—Inverness Courier.
A rumour has been current for some days, that our Representative, Mr. Bannerman, has been appointed Commissioner of Stamps. There is no doubt of its perfect accuracy. We believe that Mr. Bannerman must resign ; and it is understood that he is not eligible for reelection. The Conservatives say they have no fewer than three candidates. We have not heard their names. Sir Michael Bruce, it is said, will be pro- posed by the Liberal party ; but we understood that he was to contest Stirlingshire. The Lord Provost has been named by another party ; and Mr. Fox Maule has been also named.—Aberdeen Banner.
Mr. Ewart is spoken of as a candidate for Dumfries.
Public meetings to petition for a repeal of the Corn-laws have been held at Stirling, Earlstoun, Kelso, and Leslie.
The Ministerial proposal with regard to corn, sugar, and timber, has been supported by public meetings at Selkirk, Kilsyth, and Melnathort.
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