... 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 ...

... (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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Tni1 followving is the report by the Directors of tbe AbtdAeen ,Railway Copany, to be submitted to the Shareholders at the half-yearly general meeting here on Friday next:- .The cress Revenule for thle hafysar to 31st lylast in £43,833 4s. lid., being en average wzeekely receipt of £lG86, anod are increbse over , that for the cereespenldin~g per iod of the pseviena year of £3008 2s. Ol~d. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Term French news contains divers interesting items- some of very local, and some of very general importance. Ml Arago, the celebrated astronomer, and one of the . members of the Provisional Government during the first days of the Republic, is no more. He was buried on the 5th inst., and his funeral obsequies were con- ducted 'with public honours, and attended by men of all . parties in ...

... DOMESTIC. INTELLIGENCE. ENGLAND A Cii Monday, Prince Albert proceeded to London, end the pcE .1 Fict Lord of the Adminralty visited his Royal Higliness at at g Beckiugham Palace, to consult ~with the Prince reepecting the Dc ;tnew% royal Yacht. .in e The Earl of Carlisle arrived at Malta on the 12th, on board for I, the Firebrand. Tnl Xf Thle King of the Belgians, accompanied by the Duke and ...

... 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 ...

... the folwn is a statement of thle total Eprs, fPrdc fron, thjabu of Aberdeen during the year ended the 30th Sept. last, withi the increase or decrease on the various lartilels, whenl compared wvithl the preceding year's return. The figures are compiled from the statement of exports published weekly in the Tour-,mfi- GOODS SHIPPIED COASTWVISE AT AnEanauN, 1 In, the Year ending 30th Sept. Zaet, ...