... STRATHDON.-BALL AT NEWE CASTLE. ONr Thursday last, the whole of the tenantry on Sir Charles Forbes of Newe's Estates, in Strathdon, were invited to a grand Ball in the beautiful Mansion of News. The fete was given in compliment to the Lonach men, and Forbes Clansmen ge- nerally, who accompanied Sir Charles to Braemar this season. The preparations were on an extensive scale, the whole of the ...

... p wayI they iste (From thle Times,.) it isth ver-repeatedi Wonder of historians where the wrefehles; come from that suddenly appear ina timres of revelation Jo-and tumult. They must spring out of the earth ; they maust be rEs- born in the gutters ; hidden cellars utoefwWi I Odrd, they. must drop from unknown~ garrets, oveerfo wth them id in sewers,- like rats in time of inundation,' ort emerge ...

... 1NVERURY HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. as This Horticultural Association held their second competition for tle season, in the Town-hall, on Thursday week. The dis. us play-of specimens were not numerous, but they certainly wvere jll very select The proper effect of such competitions are being of quite observable here, there being an entire absence' of- inferior, re trashy specimens that are as ...

... ENGLAND. llr.R MAJESTY AND COUUT.-We believe we are correct in ;tatriia tfiat Her MIljesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al- it Pad tire youthful members of the Royal family, intend to law;e Windsor Castle on the 9th inst. for Buckingham PalAce, neo thc Court will remain about three weeks, ind then go to Osbavee for a short period. All the ne w appointments in the 1',)r1 bIaosoehold are now ...

... OLDIMACHAR PAROCHIAL BOARD. SaturdagSept. 23, t A special meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the f Perochial Board of Old Macbar was held within. the Poor's Office this day-Professor Ferguson presiding. a PRECAUTIONART .MiAS5RES AGAIXNT CnOLIERA. The COATUMAN stated that he had called this meeting with. - out any loss of time after the receipt of official documents, in order that ...

... 'iUE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENUAM. To the nist of wars and rumours of wars the great peace In f t i5i is quietly progressing towards perfection at pir hthing seems to check the progress of the Crystal s qo matter whether it rains a deluge or blows a her- woae lVOrkls Whether out in the gardens or on the tops of tla5oo feet hi go forward with equal celerity. Yet, as ktors been expected from the ...

... TnE nsual monthly meeticg of this Board was held on Satur- oat e' day-Baillie Williamson presiding. ve ir PRESENT:-Baillie Lediregham; Messrs Urquhart, Mac- ~d ::- Laren, Rose, Henderson. Gildawie, Ross, Leslie, Berry, ih3 o, Buyers, Gray, Campbell, and Middleton. . S, -BREDUCTION OF DEBT. Z It was.reported that the Board's share of the Innes Street bo feu-duties, amounting to £1200, had been ...

... is The Times has been doing its best of late to matke that r2al,' 8. patriotic body, which calls itself the Scottish Rights I e- Society, look a little ridiculous. However, 'it has not goi Ah succeeded. It has kept up a brisk fusilade across the the %. border, but, fortunately, with much the same success WI to as the poor man who shot his pig by mistake for a Tu 1e housebreaker. The ...

... 9ING'S COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY, iont seat of learnis dsed O rday. Subjoined t J I.it of tle gentleulletl @ho have been successful in tak-t t It; j thle vafiOnS classes, as also the names of those who c ! the Degree of A.'. :- e r-OTO5F5SON MATHEMATICAL PRIZE-£60v. George M. Slesser, Rathen. ,t-SIMPSo-T rGREEK PRoi-g 80. x George Samuel, Stockton-on-Teese. III.-IEUTTON PRIZE1-Ril. a Angus Geun, ...

... RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, The Directors of the Scottish Central Railway have made ar- rangements to bring on the telegraphic wires to Perth, and the . work has now commenced. t RAILWAY CASE,-An action was raised in .the Small Debt , Court, Glasgow, on Thursday week, at the instance of Mr Joseph Levenston, traveller, Davis Street, Edinburgh, against , the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, to ...

... (Ffrot the North BritisA Agricid-tristJ Previous to the appearance of the blight in the potato, which may be dated from the year 1846, little difficulty was expe- rienced in keeping potatoes sound and good for future use. Since the blight, however, it has become a very difficult matter tostore them, so as to prevent partial or even total decay. From want of due caution in storing them there ...

... STATE OF THE FUNDS-SATURDAY. BRITIS1r. BperCent. Red O2% 3 per Cent. Con. Ann. 104 3 per Cent. 1726 ..- New 3 per Cent . 102i New 5 per Cent. Anns - Long Annuities to expire 30 years, 5th Ja.., 18f0 .. 5j India Stock 260 India Bonds . 32 Bank Stoek for Account.. - Consols for Account .. 100j Exchequer Bills ...