... To the EDITOR of she ABERDEEN JOURNAL. Z, Apsley Place, Medland, . Bristol, Feb. 4,1858. SIR,-Allow me, es-one of the inventors of the Phonetic if Alphabet, used in-the late educational eiierilikent at Lower n --Denburn, referre tCrin r--Geddes' lettgr pnblishediin you e columns for 26th Jan.;, to occupy some of your i auablte tfiee e in calling public attention to the resulte then obtained. I ...

... - n- - , _ id The wine duties in the year ended the 5th of January last, amounted t6 £I,672,943. John Mitahel is said to be engaged in writing a history of Ireland from 1843 to 1848. At a ball recently given by the Senate to the Emperor and rd Empress of' France, the Duke of Brunswick had a star stolen n- from him worth £2800. as Bank n6tes and jewellery to a very large amount, supposed to he ...

... TIILE MINISTERIAL PROGRAMIME. (From 0CTime2/ns.) Trip Governmenet moeaslercS are no0 longer at matter' of speciula- it tionl. You seC i-.our dinnelr, a- thle master of tile bouse say3s it itA a family gaitlicring, eqnal ly anxiiouls to invite attention to ,~ it the vianlls on flth table, and to warni against rash speculations. ii r- TFile publlic- will not iC disappointed, and, certainly ...

... Toss followving is a faithful translation iso ex-tenso of the mnani- festo issuedi by thle Emperor of Russia for the occupation of the it Danubian Principalities: OXs ANI5'ESTO OF THSE EDMpEISOI Or RUSSIA. 0BY the grace of God, we, Nicholas I., Emperor and Autocrat i'- of all the Russias, dcc. &c,, To osr'A' KNOWN, Toorfaitlsful and well-beloved subjects, that,, from time ofimmemorial, our ...

... IRELA M. or Dt BEaT IYMUrSTAL tL EXaanrTIo-,-MIondav was the s cicerinig day in ttle Exhibition since the openinig. The hler; amounted to 97413; and thle excitement s unbounded why thIe rantoor gained credence that it was the intention of ;,c (l1cell to visit the Exhibition next week. His Excellency the 1etI.Nentenatit visited the Exhibition abont four o'clock. .liar ;i[lroclietti bha just ...

... W .IVlite/tall, Oct. 17. at. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to hepassed Ull- of derthe Great Seal, appointing Rear-Admiral Sir Jas. Alex. Gordon, Sir I.C.B, to be Master of Her Maiesty's Hospital at Greenwich, i; Ft ich the couaty ol' Ient, in the room of Admiral Sir Charles Adam, de- Br ceased. (I. W~ar Office, Oct 18. ll's 22d Reginreot of Foot-Lieut.Gerr. SistilliomF. P ...

... Tni1 followving is the report by the Directors of tbe AbtdAeen ,Railway Copany, to be submitted to the Shareholders at the half-yearly general meeting here on Friday next:- .The cress Revenule for thle hafysar to 31st lylast in £43,833 4s. lid., being en average wzeekely receipt of £lG86, anod are increbse over , that for the cereespenldin~g per iod of the pseviena year of £3008 2s. Ol~d. ...

... opela. 11 very A Meeting of the Police Board was held on Monday-Mr Smith (in the absence, at the commencement of the proceed- about ings, of any of the Council Office-bearers) in the chair. erdeen PRESENT :--Treasurer ElmslY; Convener Watson; Messrs been a Topp, IV 'Hardy, Buyers, Spark, Stirling, Calder, igreed Sherar, Eddie, Bisset, Matthews, and Rose. might STREETS. wish. The Street ...

... no A special general meeting of the Managers of the Infirmary and fac Lunathc Asylum was held within the nfrmary Hall, on Fri- to day-the Lord Provost, presiding. Yu RESIGNATION oP REStDENT MEDIC~L SUPBalSVEIqDEh-T. se( The PROVOST stated that this meeting had been called for dei the purpose of receiving the resignation of Mr Campbell, the sil Resident Medikal Superintendent at the Lunatic ...

... This Board met on Satuirday-Baillie Williamson, presiding, PaR.sENT:-Baillie Ledinpyhamn Messrs Reid, Simmi'ie Gran, Calder, Crombie, Campbell, RoA, Gildawsie Ai'Laren, Sutherland, and Leslie. -. MEDICAL REPORTs. The medical reports for the months of February and Marchi were submitted. The following is a summary of their con. tents February. March. eeM Cured. Det ssea Cured. Deaths Dr Fiddes ...

... Si ~~~ENGLAND', P- WxNDsou,11March 25.-The Queen ad Prince attended an i, le early service this morning in the' PrivateaChapel of the Castle, .1s and took the Sacrament of thieHoly Commutnion. The Duchess a' ik of Keith, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Prin- I at cese Adelaide of Hohenilohe, with the ladlies and gentlemen' of I es the Court, also the domestic household, ...

... I -~~~~~~~~~~~~ - A meeting of the Managers of these Institutions wag held 'or within the Infirmary Hall on Monday-Baillie Henderson, the senior magistrate, presiding, in the necessary absence of theE Loid Provost. MODE OF ELECTING COMM1ITTEE OP MANAGEMTENT, AND oc. FOURTEEN ADDITIONiAT MANAGERS. The first business taken up was a motion by Mr John Web-. s ter, postponed at last meeting, ...