... The Railway llalf-Year. REMARKABLE SUCCESS. The past half-year wan one of the most profitable that English railways have enjoyed for some time. Tho revenue accounts of tho twelve chief lines for the period in question show that their gross receipts amounted to £S31,f47,000-an increase of no leas than £1,920,000, or 6 5 per cent., an thoso for the first half of I893. The workinz expenses show ...

... PROFESSOR JOINS'TONY'S CASE. AFTER a protr-acted ivrstigatiorl tle Aber- deea University Court in Committee have arrived at a conclusion which practically means, if it is confirmed and carried out, the deposition of Professor John- ston from his professorship. We believe it will be generally admitted that the inquiry was an impartial and exhaustive ine. L'Professor. Wilson presided over the ...

... TEfE LICENSING LAWS REPORTS ON LOCAL CLUBS. A CHIEF CONSTABLE ON -TiE QUALITY OF WHISKY. The Royal Commirsionon the Licensing Laws having valled upon tha chief constables Of Scot- L land to furnish a return showing thle constitution of the clubs within their respective districts, the following, among other information, has been I submitted Major D. F. Gordou states that Aberdeen Golf Club, ...

... TRIAL OF MONSON AND RIS ASSOCIATES. At the Old Bailey, London, yesterday morning, Victor Honour, Alfred John Monson, and Robert Isa Metoalfe were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the Norwsich Union Life Society, and further with obtaining by false pretenecs from the said society a policy of insuraneo for £1000. on the life of Percival Edward Norgate, and a banker's cheque for ;£6 10s. ionour ...

... EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR AT THEI BANK OF ENGLAND. . * A BAG AND £1000 TAKEN AWAY. t On Saturday afternoon a clerk from a London banking firm was engaged at the Bank of England in' withdrawing' £3000. EHe placed a bag con- taining a third of the sum in gold on the counter, while he placed the remainder of the money in 1 another bag. Whilst doing this the bag contain- ing the thousand pounds ...

... - t-- - , , | JUDGMENT BY 'ISE SIIERIFF. Sheriff Robertson yesterday gave judgment. in 'berdeen. Small Debt Court, in the action of in- cerdiet at the instance of the Commissionels of Polce of Ellon against Jas. Johustoii, baker, 635 king, Street, Aberdeen. and W. Fyvio, con- tractor,-Ashlea, Station Road, Ellon, to restrain them from doing the paving work opposite John.- ston's property in ...

... I FRASI:RBURGH BURGH 00M~frJIONERS. .1 --. The Burgh Commissioners of Fraserburgh met on Friday moing-Provost Meeoonnacke pre- yesterdav morning-Provost Macconnachie pr,- siding. This was the first meeting after the elee- tion. The Provost heartily welcomed the old members who had been returned and also the only new member, Mr J. E. Park. (Apptause.) The various committees were apitd and also ...

... ' -beI court. Osborne, Friday . The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe and the Hon. Mary Hughes. The Hon. Reginald and Mrs Brett hbd the honour of dining with Her Majesty and the Royal family last evening. The Queen went out this morning, acoron-' panied by Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenberg. The Hon. Reginald and Mrs Brett have left Osborne ...

... ACTION AGAINST A BUTIDFR. . , . _ 1.- I .. The record'was d1osed in Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday in an action at the instance of Jas. Leask, dater, Magiala Place, Short Loanings, Aberdeen, against Pobert.fitcbell, builder. 3 Elmfield Place, Aherdeen, for the sum of £19 2e Sd. PlirPuer tates that on or about 17th October, 1898, defender asked pursuer to offer for the slater work of a house ...

... THE WLMAss DIVORCE CASB. DECREE GRANTE)D. Lord Stormonth Darling in the Court of Session yesterday heard evidenor in the RetiOu of divorce by Lady Lilian Mary Paulet or Erakine Wemyss, 19 Half-Mfoon Street, Piccadilly, London, against Randolph Gordon Erakine Wemyas of Wemyss, Fifeshire. The action was undefended, but the case was watched on Mfr Wemyss's behalf by Mr Grainger Stewart. The small ...

... AN ABXRDEEN BUILDING CASE. THE SHERIFF'S -DCImsiON. 7 Sheriff Bus-net has itssued the following ~inter- loonerir in the case of Charles Rssit Dai vidson, Itotel-keesker, Club HAte], 'drctSr~-Aber- deen, Agaiscs3~ Williami Falcofier, draper, Uniqna Stret, Ads-den;the natiufe os` whi'hil~ lie defenes dern aganst he e efede in terms of he onlusonsoftheecton fidathe pursuer entitled ~to expeinhss; ...

... TRAGIC OCCUTUHENCES. I TE lRIBLE AFFAIR. INT BOMBAY. MURDER AND SUTMIDE. (RnUMTa's TLoetAhl,) ; Bombay, Thursday. Captain Iresiouger, of the Durham Light Infaostry, was shot last night by Mr Gregory, an engineer on bhe staff of the Peninsular railway. MIr Gregory afterwards shot his wife dead, and blow out his own brains. Captain Iremonger lies in a precarious condition. Jealousy is alleged to ...