... 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 ...

... Imptrial I4 aUament. HOUSE OF'loEDg.Wifesday, Dec. 27. . cept The following Is a more extended rep ort of the r4marks of the, Alfre, Prime Minister on his future policythatn was gi~en In our last-77 Chief The Naes- QI' Aberdeeni-I need. not detdninour -Lordships On - e the'natore of.~ our relations with foreign powers. rThe truth is, . Mi that for the last thirty years the principle of the ...

... ies TiE newspapers are more warlike than they were. The Government organs have been doing their best, for the Ats past few days, to explain certain dubious circumstances l nt respecting the proposal that emanated from the Repre- G al sentatives at Vienna. This proposal, which the Czar a ps accepted and the Sultan rejected, is now found to contain 0 n- certain concessions that were never ...

... To t1le EDiroit of taJe ABiERDEEN JOURNAL. Ii Le, . SIR,-tt is now a pretty well established fact that terra in- 0 n-cognita, may be well aspplied to every district of country do- b void of Railway communication, and it is also no longer matters of doubt that Railways, constructed at the cost of from £5,000 a !S, to £6000 a-mile, supported and liberally dealt with by landlords b re, Willing ...

... asL9GATO OF LORD e -ALE -- -icon Palmeriton has te'ndrihi egnto oteofO flive fSdetAry'df' Stktia'for thit H6sns De6partmenitpl 'id leii a. th~,~~'sibiutse lst fr-yeigist 'sonri;, to or a ti Up~t ifhe'r i~ct, ' oVernment 'If'tht fesgaten a fnr K accept. tiyPtb O(croewn. 1,Upobith aio~itit aupronmm c 'tsh ~i fr66iU.'itM Palirersto' , anu i', tI i he had htnb P lled to or,' thie -Prime Minister ...

... LATEST `NEWS. er, | BY EECTRIC, TELEGERAPH. ul THE MINISTY.. Lr R . :. ,. i ed The Hesal says it is as yet uncertain whether Sir th .h-. George 'Grey has accpted the Secretaryship; but little m 28 doubt is expressed in political circles on that head. fdr ill The Chronicle says itfis supposed he will accept. :Sth kst- The _dier'tise' reports' a difficulty in the way-be- fo, cause Sir G. Grey ...

... 1 .LONDON AND NORTH-W1STERtN AND GREAT WESTERN , .RAYLWAyS.-There is a rnmoar abroad, which we hope will turn out to be true, natmely, that thero is some good chance of peace being established between these companies. Great efforts e have been made, in a high quarter to bring so desirable an event about. It is said that Mr Charles Russell, the chaireait, will resign the chair, and that the Hon ...

... : 0 f THE last week was in some respeots a memorabil one in .reland. It witnessed the elosing of the 1ixhijbiton- which has been so fondly regarded as the first fruits of' :I st a better time for the country; and the occurrence of a . most disastrous flood in the southern counties, :such s's h has never been equalled~in the memory of living'men. The season has been wet all through-the crops ...

... FREE SYNOD OF ABERDEEN, TiS8 Rev. Court net yesterday in the Free West Church. Aftcr an excellent disecurse by Rev. I-. Gordon, Monquhitter, Moderator for the past half year, from Acts xx. 28., the Synod wns constituted, and the roll made up. Mr Loxe~nuica, of Mariners' Church, Aberdeen, was then, 0on the motion of Mr Mut y., unanimously elected Moderator for th c urrent half year. On the ...

... OLD.-ACflAR POOR. fr~r C~lntc for Oeneral. Purposet ffet In tim Poor's 34, Sene Street, on Wednesday afternoon-Blaillie ~ ~iatesofforermeetitigs having been read, and two ~ ~jopacd f-te oo rgaring an application for adrnjs- ~it th Pers ous, shih was geanted, anti the other ~O ,rarehe r ottmearice of furniture belonging to a holbe sold, which was remitted with powors ~~ p~~~~updvier L ~~~t ed ...

... A ld. G :D.B D E N I N -. i'-, .. o . . . a. g Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ __ .,;. ,~~:-,,~ ,1,~ Lieu Y. T PljA1IOT D cay TEIt -The present . frosty nightq . will MiUe ,., rende'r fires icessary to greenhouises; and: to previent any wth undbe ,excitement to the plants,.care must be 'taken to manage Gl e them h caution, beating the house no mote than is aino- has: h;, 'utelyOrequiied to keep q.ut frost ...

... .Tim Fintray Hortus Club held their last show for the season, in the School-room, Hatton, on Saturday the 3d instant. The display of flowers, fruits, and roots, was good, being a decided :improvenent over last year in the quality of the productions exhibited. Mr Glennie, Fintray House, sent, for .exhibition a collection of most superb vegetables, for which the' garden of Fintray House is so ...