... 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 ...

... G A D] E N I N G. PLAWT DEPARTMnExT.Climbing plants in pots, as Kenne- dyase Hardenbergias, &c., should be neatly tied to their. trellises, and eposed to a good share of light. The buds of Camellias, where too thick, should be thinned out according to the strength of the plant; water such as have not been recently potted with clear soot-water, which will help them to perfect good-sized flowers ...

... I THE, COURT AT BALMORAL. During ties past week, the weather on Deeside has been more favourable than in the preceding, but tile influences of the ap-. prolaching season are seen and felt at every turn. Speedily the scene will don its wintry mantle. Nevertheless, her M~ajeetIy and the Royal family have not been prevented from enjoying their wonted drives along the Dee, and strolls into the ...

... SC0TLAND, 5 Dni or' LoaD Axin5R5ON.-Wo announce, with great regret, the death of this mnuch-e-espected Lord of Session, whichl oclotirred in London on Wednesday morning. Lord Anderson dheas,tfor sbme time past, been in rather infirmn health; but his dahwas very unexpected, thle illness whirls terminated his existence not havn benonay days' duration. The de- ceased judge was i i it-it er having ...

... 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 ...

... cii, ~~~~~DrNGWALL. It Ties Chancellor of the Exchequer was presented wi'tl the ifreedom of this ancient burgh on Tuesday. Thle righit lion. r-gentleman quitted Dunrobin Castle onl Monday, passing the usi 0etwsdtie tLweCate u ali adnl sh- Cmrn v, rSuhradanseeraloergnem , WeSChnelrad met with a roost cordial reception from the 'O - rih hognlman, with whom was Mrs Gladstone and seve- torm te ...

... t~teti ItIU ILUU VUU-UICvU IIIS nave oeen ootamned d VlcT'itellol Sept, 26. I l The Queeb has been pleased to present rhe Mv. John Telriue to the church of Tommiltoul, in tbe parish of Kickmicbael, rfibe presby. tery of Abernethy, arid shire of Banff, vacant bytjio death of thaltev. -George Bruce. t S19eptembeer 27. 1 The Queen has been pleased to appeiit G eorge Young, Esq, Alvo-1 .1 core, ...

... Y SCIENCE AND i D THE mere acquisitionof knowledge-especially of know. I ledge regarding the objects of nature with which we are c immediately connected, and on which our very existence depends-is a source of the highest gratification to every 1 intelligent mind. The pleasure thence derived is of it- self a sufficient stimulus to most men to lead tkem to t study, to a greater or less extent, ...

... The -Q Maid of-Atheins, itl tire very teeth of poetry, line be-a come Mr1s flirtel f )fpfna / The beautiful Teresa Mahnr, of whom 2 Byron askedI back his heart, of whoml Moore and Hobboulse, ii and the boot himself, loose written so much and so passionately, I Ioas forgotten the swveet hartheon of the sweetes.t OF love songs, C ,and taken the unromantic name, and followed tire unromantic cr ...

... THTE NEW TUSCAN AFFAIR. WE have montioned elsewhere the occurrence of a new source of dispute between the people of this country and the authorities of Florence. A Scottish lady of the name of Canninghame was residing with her two daughters at a Tuscan watering place; and the youngest of the young D ladies seems to have taken it into her head to set the foolish laws of that country at defiance ...

... hi F r rance. is ,,me Ministerial modifications ar o spaken of as c 1(ow iM ,T Fould, it is said, will take the Finance to 50', onitis cxpeeted, ivill soon bcr reqllired, eased in t'-ectcdttlre of money in carrying on the public a cc Spain. o ie 1nse Spaili Government, General Rio de la Peczela vi r1 ',c oittd to the g fovernment of Cuba. General Paria oc i z:ceCd Captlain General of tice ...