... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... - V (From the. Ecoeomsrit.) ol '~ Tan new lECarIPT STAMSs'. x ~Tober, nwhc SapAct comes into Opir~ation on, the loth ofO- ke stampfr, ahic provides for, the use6 of a uniform penny receipt of ksand als for alPaiments amounting to two pounds aond. upwatds; mn Il lofrthe '45of5 uniform penny stamp for all drafts orsi billnjpon banikeris payable to order1 and 1on demand. As St' r1there some ...

... THE French papers are filled with descriptions of the Imperial progress through the northern provinces. Their Majesties seem to have been uniformly received with the warmest enthusiasm. Avon the exceptional course of keeping down the price of bread in the capital- nlotwithetanding, the displeasure which it has occasioned beyond the boundaries of the department of tho Seine-i ot apparently ...

... IRR ElAND. ENCUMBEtEiD ESTATES IN IREiLND. -The total amount s of payments on amcount of the-Encumbered-Estates in Ireland, t promthe commencement of the Commissioners' proceedings to .1the present time, is cstimated at £t6,500,09D. t HE IRISR INDfLSTRIAL ExPHIBITIo N.-The general com- mittee has announceid that the Exhibition shall be finally closed s to the public on the 31st October curt., ...