SCOTLAND.
The nomination of the two candidates to represent the Falkirk district of Burghs took place on Tuesday, with little political excitement ; and the show of hands was in favour of Mr. Loch, "the Ministerialist." The polling on Thursday, however, gave success to Mr Baird, "the Peelite." The votes were—for Baird, 599; for Loch, 544; majority for Baird, 55._ On the night of the 4th, which was "dark and wild," two disasters oc- curred in the Frith of Clyde. The Thistle steamer, bound from Glasgow to. Londonderry, off the island of Cumbrae, ran down the brig Laurel, which was approaching Greenock on the homeward voyage from Demerara. The people in the steamer saw nothing of the brig after the shock : it seems to have sunk instautly,—probably the steamer passed completely over it. The crew, consisting of fifteen hands and one passenger, all perished. The Thistle was obliged to put back to port, greatly damaged.
On the same night, the Vanguard steamer, from Glasgow to Dublin, ran down the Eleonora coal-ship, off Corsewall Point. Three of the crew managed to get on board the Vanguard; but three others perished in the sinking vessel.
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