... 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 ...

... The Lord-Lieutenant and his lady are on a visit to Lime- rick, where they have been received with the most flattering demonstrations. Arrreciation or subscriptions to- wards the * Dargan Industrial Lustitute” amount to the mo- dest fix re of L.3500, In times gone by, when the “ Tribute Sund vo its annual course, the Roman chapels 1 the ot Dublin alone contributed in one day a sum little, ii ...

... H-LIIRALD OlFrICE, M1o0dlay M1o1rnil17. i BY ELECTRIC TELEGR.APHI. AMERICA. LiAV(rp)ool. ?? 10.30 A.MY. The ljoyal MAlfil steanicr Asia has arrived from New York, and brings advices to the 21st ltiltio. She brings 231;,000 dollars in specie, soil l;4 passeligelrs. The heavy storim on the )0th eheked nearly all kinds oflout- door business. Orders werc received at Portsmouth, N. 11., for ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1853. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. mx St WOR Bouds under L.1000, w Ac | Seuth Sea vr Cent. Red. Anns. Ditto old Annuitie rt’ t. nh. mans on Ditto New Annuities. per ¢ 1726 3 per Cent. Anns. 1751. New 3} per ¢ 1) — Consels for New J er Ce Steck for Account. Long 3 to expire— Exchequer Bills ld Va ’ — 8 . 10, 30 rears O ob vears » Ise Small _..— 8 India IER. ane. ...

... beg to correct the statement made in your paper of yesterday, relative to an “alarm of danger” on this line, and which I find has been copied in the other Edinburgh papers. The truth is that the Parliamentary train had arrived at Currie some few minutes before the express train was duc. Every precaution was used, and the proper signals shown to avoid danger ; but wishing the express to arrive ...

... ( Written for the Caledonian Mercury.) For the first ten days from the commencement of the past month, the weather was unfavourable for harvest o perations ; the absence of sunshine and drought retarded no less the process of ripening than that of the sickle. The temperature, however, was fortunately generally low, so that little loss has been sus- tained from sprout. The latter half of the ...

... STATE OF THE CONTINEINT. FRANCE. (From the, Globets Correspondence.) 2511 'P~cc rumoor of n intended modiPat-is, Friday Evening. -1 The uilfily o an ntededmodfication if thle Mill istry is i~l still current, but it does net gain touch Credit. It is ageain ai - ithat lM. (lo Pcrsigny wishes to become Minister of State, anod -191 that the Emperor lias tlierefoire invited M. Fould to take: the ...

... INCRIEA.; OF NUtNS IN (GLASGOW. Ul'di. tile tifle oft 'i'ofe.s.CisoiI of Five Ladies ait ?? Con- ?? of, t(la :3isleI.s Of' )t]cy, (Callton,' we find tilhe' following repoit il thile 1Fnr Prest of Saturiday last, the lno:il iloiall ('Clfiot lic ol'g:iii. AV h lilve O no reliai-i to o1iek onl tile proceel. | ?? Ib lthan to !jay, it doeo seltin a itrathei startling iuta- Iion that a ticetei ...

... 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 ...