... 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 LICHFIELD DIOCESA?; BOALRD OF EDUCATION. I A special meeting of this beard was held at the Diocesan ¶ in cola atena imnhm, in the dioces of oretr Beiemebrofhebadthere were a iaunt ber of thle subscribers tot the institution present. Th Lor 0a Biho of the Diocese presided, and there were also present th: l~ord Caithorpe, Lurd Lyttelton, W. 'Mundy, Esq., MIP., the Very Rev, the Dean of ...

... APPALLINrG A CCIDBENT. PRESTON, TuEy§DAY. One of the most dire disasters which ever diffused consternation throughout this town occurred last night, in the fall of the floor of a room containing nearly 300 people. The ultimate consequences of this fearful casualty it is impossible at present to anticipate; but this may be stated, I that one young woman was killed on the spot, and from 40 to 50 ...

... The Parlamzento of Turin, of the 30th ult., an- nounces that Count d'Appony, the Austrian Minister, would depart, on the following day, on an uulimited leave of absence. The Divisional Council of Genoa had received a communication from the Marquis Camillo Pallavi- cino relative to the Nation'al Guard, the object of which was to suppress the obligation of serving in tthat militia, and to ...

... 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 ...

... , 7 . ,; I I . In Of PI; ge lh ml WI 143 IS I C~mthe &~`rdofeat. c aa ase occurredhin Bliins'Iford-street, Marle- bone, o'oi the&2nd I tin~t.a The ?? man, 'hadbeen foi~some daiy's previo&Y- taa ms imprudently Seidlitz powde~rs. Severis inaeso the housa ore affected with diar ?? ?? atar some most offensiye impurities whch have been 11%ag_ neglected. Another fatal ceaseoccuirre oa'the sailne ...

... ; Mn Mr. Patrick James Byrne, of Dundalk, has been appointed , of crown solicitor for Louth, in the room of Mr. Peter M ?? psGartlan. 0D- The reports have become much more favourable, and it nd would appear that the potato disease has made very little do- progress during the week. the The Tablet contains a most gratifying statement, showing eps the increase of embroidery and sewed muslin work ...

... ?? grIllu. PROMIOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WEAR-O FFIEl:, SrEPT. 30. 2nd I)ragoons-l-l. P. Handley to be Cornet, by purchase, viC2 IFailden, appoiiited to 13th Light Dra- goonls. 3rd Light Dr goois-Lieut. R.M. Willini~ns. ft om Sqtih Foot, to be Liont.t vico Stulivan, who exchliages. 11th do.-Lielt. J. MilleL to be Captain, by ptlly- chalse, vice lbriscop, sho retires; Coinllet C. Rj. Vausit- tart, ...

... Tnin local Radical organs have been amusinig them- selves and the public with various rumours on the subject of the representation of Iisburn, the offspring of their own fertile, thoughI dull, imaginations. As these runsours have reference entirely to whiat may be, or may not be, going Ol among the Conservative party in the borough, the public will easily conceive that the real facts will not ...

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