... AUGMENTATION OF SMALL LrVINGS. IMMEDIATELY after Divine Service in the. Established Church of Banchory, on Thursday last, the congregation I remained to form a meeting t. } consider, and hear arga. .ments-in favour of, the scheme for augmenting the smaller a livings of the Established-t hurch Clergy. c On the motion of Mr Cushnie, Dalvennie, seconded by, Mr Anderson, Hattounburn, . Patrick D ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, : ------- 4 - FRANCE. VMSAiLLFA~, Nov. 5. -I. Thiern read todAyT to the asiaI Minieters the rincipal sageis of his ito I 2Chamber.~ It is belevenewsinierterial circles that th o. the will nto touch upon constitutional matters M The meiane to leaie;' those questions entirely to pariian ent'era iprefrria rBheim Swas- completely evacuated by the German yeetcirve. P , Nhi3 ...

... THE COU1RT. BA&MSORAL CASTLE, Nov. 11.-Divine service wats peru formed yesterday ,in thle Castle, by the Rev. Professor Mi!- I gan, of the University of Aberdeen,'before the Queen, Y Princess lBeatrice, Prince Leopold, and ltce mesmbess ~of the 'O' Royal household. Tile Right Hlo. James Stasisfeld had the Gr lhenour of (lining wvith the Queen. thIE il IIALasORL CASTLE, Nov. 12.-The Queen and ...

... E GARIOCH ROOT GROWING ASSOCIATION. - Tbsc second 'annual' exhibition in connection. with the Ganioch Root-Growing Association was held. aliInverulie' on Friday. ' The weather was cold, but the attendanee was, large,- and 'the m meeting successfuL' . There were altoghilher 390 entries, being eonsiderably- in-exeess of last year. ' 'Thie unfavourable 'weather of the ' previous day, however, pre ...

... T 33-E C o uR T. _ Iv; 'BAL40HAL CASTLE, Oct;182&~7~Tlhe Quon drAiove ~out yes- I terday morning with Princess. Beatriae,~ and again in the, a~trnoon 'att~uetdtdby' 'the Maeoh ' i6eSs of Ely.- Princ e Leopold drove, o the GlogAW'iiShiel, itttended'by Mt loli ~Collins.- TbiedRighC Eon' W. Forster andthfte Rev.' Dr enif Talor h~id'the honour of dining with the Qoeeq and Rtoyal- necr BALMO1iprL ...

... . Dt. NIXON O. M BSUSE ON 0UNCON. ~THE fol-lowing, w'h~ich is t-e.t-hird addlreas of' a series. of Out lectures at presenut being delivered by, the~ Rev.~ Mr Nixon thor iin Free -St Jolin.'a, kmntrose, ise -well aeservizik'c attentive ' (3 Le sl '.copt I THE DOCTRINE 01' ~TJE, UNITEP PEESEYTBRUAN, CHUeRC Arti WITH REFERENCE TO. NATIONAL RELIGION, the I.One of 'the matiypisles of.injustico ...

... FRANCE. iip .. PARIS, Nov. 13.-Thro Assembly was very ull ts-day viry body being of coeyso anxious to hoer wha S hrswouldsa -Even the box resorved for- the diplrneato4illcd. wa 3e1 eo- Pled. TheMesaeoccupied Iust one bicos n~~etmnts in',dcliyory. It wasfeuety pl edbtesLten th Jldft Centre, but by the RgtadRgt ,nr twsroIe wiath icy' coldness. ln ins Message, M. Thiers, refer-ln o h nloFec 7 ...

... REPRESENTATION OF KIN ARDINESHIREH 3 Ir report speak truth, there is likely to be no lack of a fit and proper persons to pick and cho4soamnong for the soat Which has for the last' seven years 'been 'so L creditably filled by the late Mr Dyce Nicol. b We hear of two Conservatives and four Liberals, 3 The former are Mr Badenach Nicolson of Glenbervie, and Mr Baird of Ury. The latter are 'Mr B ...

... -PROPO3ED CLUB AT-BALLAT1P--- A Public Meetrfgofte itsaits w held n thsa ri1 somie Hall, Bsllater,.on ,Wediiesday. evening, to consider the propriety of forming iaClub Zfok, allater and the dis- trit. -The meetinW' which *lasil' largg 'and ethuasc one, was. called at thke request, of r Mackenzie of Glen- muick. On the motion of the Rev. Mr Campbell Free Church Ballater, Mr XMakekizie was ...

... NOTES ON DUNOTTA1R, (S. BRIDGEIT, VIRGIN). THE church of Dusslls was dedicated by David, Bishop b: of St .Andrews, in 1276. In the old Taxation the kirk and 80 r chapel. of Dtcnoftpir are rated at 40 mierks. IT Towards the close of the fourteenth century, the church di 1.of S. NnIN~IA Wee reinsll'ed from the rock upon which the ruints eof Danottar now stand, and a View place of worship built F ...

... ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION I OF THE POOR. the Timx third annual meeting of this Association was hold yes- I terday in the Court House. The Lord Provost occupied cat the chair, and -among those present we observed-Sheriff IIs Dove Wilson, ca-Provost Nicol, 1Messrs F. E dmtond, advo- tll cafe ; John Webster, advocate ; Dr P~irie, Dr Brown, Dr it G. G. Brown, Baillie Fraser, Mr ...

... WEDN EtrdAtNo:'embler l. WMDINZSDAV. November 13, 1872. THe dispute into which the French Government got with Prince Napoleon the other week threatens to wax serious. It will be before the Courts by-and-by. The official who carried out the orders of the Government has explained his views on the subject, and very peculiar views they are for a free country. The action taken against the Prince, ...