... ELLON HOIRT'CULTUlR AL SOCIETY. THE Njnet.'outh Annnal show of thle E lion Horticultural IS Society wee held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, the 14bh fi: cerrent. The Judges Were Messrs Cocker, Aberdeen, snd gi Greig, Parkchill, who performed their duties with very greet ti. care, and whose awards gave general eatisfaction. A large t number of greenhouse and other planRts from ERion Coe1tle bi ...

... A MEETING Of the Central Committee of this Association eWas held ore Friday-M~r Copland, Ardletheni, in the chair. Thre SECSSEARYc then read the following extract from a o letter from Mr M'Comhie, Tillyfour; a. I am eorry it will be out of mly power to attend the meeting of etue Riniderpest Society on Friday; but I chould wish yen to bring before the meeting that I think Air flay of Ellen hoe ...

... WHIEN TO CUT WHEAT. As the harvest is now rapidly becoming general all over the country, it is as well to remind both farmers and millers that now is the time for continuing the experiments which have been made at different dates for deciding upon the best period for cutting wheat. The opinions current in the agricultural world are still so contradictory that nothing but a frequent reetition ...

... -4--~~~~~~~~a FRANCE.T PARtSj, August 22-Tho wosana Frigard, who was recont-ly b senteniced to penal Servitude for life for the snurder of MNadameo C Mortnas at Fountaititbleai, has now cinufessed the mutrdier, do- ter's ChnilOf it to have, heint icktomillnhod by meians of prassic acid1. eU1 PA Ws, Friday Evening.-Far more inlioprtance is attiached here a 1 to thle news that the Emsperor of ...

... CADENHClEAD V. KENNEDY. ;Oc W hdnbsdtily- Baillies H-lenderson and Donald, and Mr I rM1orice, Assessor, on the belnch-formal decision was given 1 - ill this Case hch WAviki s argtued before Baillic Hcnderson ol on MIondUay week. M t cWlluty Nvas filed 2s Gd for ettli of the twelve hams, and expenses, £7 ls. Some discussion took ! place as to the oxpenscs-Mr Cadenlhead contending that lie was ...

... 3 MR TELFORD'S plans of Harbour extension in 1831 5 tand 1834, Were modifications of his plan of 1810 g The former contained a thirty-acre wet (iock, wh1ile w in the latter he confined his floating basin to fc sixteen acres. He was subjected to sharp criti- r cism at the time, for the variations in his scheme, and the excess of his estimate on the works eon- Ji strueted under the bill of 1810. ...

... rst MR SAUNDERS, the Travelling Secretary for Scotland for riat this Society, is at present in Aberdeen colleoting subscrip- ess tions, and we have pleasure in quoting the following from lso the Appeal just issued from headquarters:- LnO1 The Committee of Manngemont earnestly appeal for assistance red in carrying out their great work, to thd Nobiity, Gentry, Mor- pto chauts, Shipowners, and ...

... Weetat thoe following ablv-written communication on H thle disease a n grouse from thle EdistshCsol: A orespondent in Mioraylsbiro, says:- ]have neve 55511 so toasy deaths asnong grouse in amy fornmer year,an I ha~ve no doubt it Wvill take a few years to got clear of the disease0-it WviI lin1ger less or amsre for two or three years I Another Correspondent writes us his opinion at great ...

... PETERHEAD, 24th August.-The fishing for the week has I t been as follows:- Tuesday'. 1896 crans ! t Thursday, .. .. 1310 ,, Friday, 1185 ,, Saturday, 1575 , Average for the season 70 crans; at same t e last year .50 crans. FRASERBURGH, Aug. 26.-Average forse)son, 981 crans. Sandhaven, , ,, ., 75 ,, l Rosehearty,, En990 d Pennan, 55 , District, , ,, ,, 9o , BURGHsEAD, August 24-The ...

... METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, TAKUEN AT TILE GIRAMMAR SCHOOL, AIlEIHI3EN, For the II'eeA cndi'zi So natnd, 25th A ugust, 1867. For tie Wech0 enin llo ie aieia, _0111 ci alpha U, -L.I. Height of Cistern of Barometer abho;o Moet llialf-tide, 102 Feet. r > j1 BIAROMTER, ftiond ,t Niorcn , I .i. 1 1 i, t-- n.m. | p.m. nl~m. p~n-P I lnihel 0. a. ;.t.u Us -- t ' i NVW of DOll NraI- 3 ° Bo ur, |4tiler ...

... Oy Wedncsday, ler Majesty the Queen paid her first public visit to the Seottilsh borders, having arrived that i morning at Floors Castle on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Rcbrgbe. 'lic arrangements made in and around Kelso for giving her a worthy reception were on an extensive and yreally grand scale, and, as the celebrations were favoured with the best of weather, they passed off with ...

... i , THE 1st Aberdeenshire (City Battalion) Rifle Volunteers paraded in the Links on Wednesday evening, for the pur- pose, as previously announced, of being inspected by Col. EErskine, Inspector-General of Volunteers, who, on account of Colonel Boldero's favourable report of its appearance, had expressed a wish to see the Battalion himself. The i hour of parade was 7.45, earlier than usual, on ...