... PLOUGHING MATCHES' I OLDsACriAn-Thie fddghiring mratch, c~ me Off 'on Tue~sda`y~ 'week, on Mr Stoddart's farm of Aryburn. Thirty-four ploughs assembled. The Judges-Mr keith, fromt Oliasterty'. Mr. Ed- wards, from Nigg; Mr Michie, Glen of' Dyes-awarded the prizes to the following :-l, John Dawson, farmer, Qoarry bog 2, John Elm, servant to Mr.Wm. Scttt,. Whitestripese; 3, John Hardy, do. to' Mr ...

... PLOUIGHING MATCHES. ri COPLIUENTARY PLOUGHTIGO MATCH.-The members of the To. [in Baniiebory-Deveniek Agricultural Association, and a number, of q- Othe'r purties in'that distiet, anXious to testify their respect W 11, towardi Mr R. W ~~~~~~~Thi II, owads M B alker of. Portlethenl anti Hillside, as, a kind :e r~ud ebb ing neighbour, and.-their sense Of his services as oneFi ce of the ...

... P; - OU H . L UC HES :-I PLOUGAHG HATCBES . ; f 1;, - p I - - . . .. 7 Ls toaf zlj'-RAYNtE, ee. 2.-The annual ploughing mateb~o thi landaof Kirk-, Wet town, Rayne-,wasbheldona-field~of Mr Low.'si,uNorth, Newvton. The Claer Fl udges..Messrs. Ander~soni, Warthill.Mains; ,Cewie, Mossbead; and s P,1I Lamb -overseer~,Kinbroon-,whose decision gave i~tntfaction, awarded Sodl of the pifzeii ks ...

... i i , ; ' . l D 'I* i- at ;4-~~I - t- inrv~h ~'5t~i.o, ~ oleeifNws Straltidon, for the 1 a, ee redl ovre'rd by the HighlaInd arid AgirirulturealSocietyi of. et Scotlansd,'hnd for' an extra mr~dal5 tro money prerfilums, to the aiur of Lit £,gvnby Sir-Chastei Forbes,'Blirt~,'`of N Vwe hegds. d lb ! a. 'Wards of twentyvyears presented no or~dinery difiriulty, from ~its'~u Ic. A niacity ;'but the ...

... |::A ST'ARANG RACE IN THE HIR OUNA.Pti Through the very centre of the Great B~asin ~runs the Rio ceo. ed 1orado ChiquitO, or Little Red -River. It takes iterise in the, rs; mountains that skirt the right bank of, the Rio Graends, flows soalms due west,. and empties into the Clrd'a'apoiaf' on- th aeparallel of latitndb'with'Wialker's Pass, ' Alhaillt 1 in)mls nhorth of this, and rnnhin~ng'a nl ...

... BEI.1ELvlE,-On the 22d of December, on a field occupied i by Mr James Thomson, farmer, Woster Cragie. Judges-Messrs a Ross, Orrok; Smith, ovorseer, Kinaldy; Saugster, Shielhill. t Prizes:-I, James Young, son of Mrs Yonng, innkeeper, Whito- j cairns; 2, George Henderson, farmer's son, do., merit; 3, George r Smith, farmer, do. ; 4, James Henderson, farmer's son, do.; 1, 5, Wm. Duncan, do. do., ...

... PLOUGHINGMATOHES. .r 'ANGus AND MMEAsNS 1'LOUGEING M1VATCH. - The match, r, between the ploughmee of Angus and bearms, which. has. been PI, it looked forward to with great interest-hyhbotllo parties,.eamne off (a Wednesday, on the farm of; Hatton, near Marykirk, tenanti- CI ed: by Mr William Jamieson,.. Ten picked men were brought th na forward on each side. The lots were assigned~ by halloti ...

... C H E S S. DOMIG th pas wee thelovers of the Royal Game of Chem in this quarter have enjoyed no ordinary treatilwneiga contest between the renowned Chess Playeri inr warf~tnez,5 six of the members of our local Club. Mr H. weig tecO an visit to Captain Otway, Barrackmaster, the Ca.tain hetredonea him to the Club, who readily took adatg fhsofrt yteabove number of gentlemen, imarultancousliv at ...

... ELLONT GAMES, DINNER, AND BALL. 'iy The Ellon Games wei'e held on Wednesday, last, in the fiefdf US ie adjoining th e New Inn, and -presented, in every respect, a el) I- marked improvemention those of thepreceding year. The day, Pi of though cold, was dry; the number of spect ators was uziexpc~t- Iai to edly large; the arrangements Iever most Adidurable; and the vil ,n various pIAices were ...

... I ierETHrINIONT, 15th Feb.-Oa the 21st nut. a p loughin match took place on a field belonging to Mr M'Gillhvray, Neew- It tack. 'Tle Judges-Messrs oennie and Ord, IKinnbthmonit; and. nOt Ingram, Clatt, . awarded the order of merit as follows:--Sweep- oh' stakes-1, James Ingram, servant to Mr Ingram, Towie- 2, mie Alex. Smith, serarlit to Mr Ord, Saggydeen. 1, Win. Anderson, Sea servant to Mr ...

... ATHLETIC GAMES AT TURRTFF. -- ~~~~~~~b TiJEsE games, the filst of the kind that have been held at k Turriff, came off with great ecldt on Tuesday the 16th current. s The competition took place on the Upper Haugb, the use of c which had been kindly granted by the fenars. The garies E were under the patronage of Patrick Rose Innes, Esq., Blacbree, b by whose almost unaided exertions they were ...

... PLOUGHING MATCHES, ;n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~B] re BANrCIORs-EyfavaNie AND OLD MACssjLse-Ths Blanebory- 7, h Deveniek and Old Macbar ploughing match was held on the to ie home farm of Craigiebuekier, on the 4th inst. Twenty-three so e, ploughs started, and after a very keen competItion, the judges- 11 is Mlessrs Towns, Heatheot;- Cummings, ilazlehlead ; and Donald, Lr D- Rederaigs-awarded the prizes ...