... QUESTIONS BEFORE IABMIAMENT. CHUnCH PATRONAGE. - On 3Monday, the Dnke of Richmond introduced a l bill for the abolition of patronage in the Church of t So 'itandl. He said he was actuated solely by con- c sidoratiou of the interests of the Churoh, and for the e mtinitonance of that great blessing to a country-an t :13 Ltblished Church, which possessed the love and t veneration of the people. ...

... IMPERI-PARIIAMENT. 1 .,., -','- 'r'.h : h'Bh 'Onthesiitle pf Wr. W. BARCLAY deswsaredm o'heto for ai tabula'r return from the . Com assio er'oWod Men Ir. orests o plrrtlcolsMrd~eatlng-to Orow oriso'Tedsi' 'aw Inater Sc-tblnd, Wheref paymeptis or lisbends pue orcaie'Tb 5'renci cod refaed, or w iih ard-or'hav& i-6i' sub'c bfjueil ia':tii, Proceedings, durgthe bgA ivet er.i us I 'MrM'Laopi roe ...

... OJU qra. UULLE. I 4b LllhI-DOXO8. DEBSPATOE OF FORRIGN MAILS FROM ABEHUDE}IN. DESTINATIONS. Amerlea-United States, Califor- nia, and British North Ameria (by British Packet, via Cork), Australia (South and West), Tas. mania, and Victoria, via South-. am pton. .,.;.. Ditto, via Brindisi_. Queensland, via Southampton .. Ditto, via Brindisi. New Sooth Wales and ...

... THE ABOLITION OF PATRONAGE BiLL. THE Duke of Richmond's bill tio alter':and amend the laws relatiiw to the appointment of ministers to parihe in Scotland,' is as follows :- !-. . Whvreats an Act was passed'in thle tesith yeaar of thle of reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne, cap. 12, entituled An I gen Act to restore to the patrons their ancient rights of pre. 'hat senting ministers to thle ...

... TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEUDINLGS. i, q r ;1~1 1,~, Z: I . Ib gsi POLICE DEPARTMENT. T1 Town Moadczp, Map 18. noti14 The TonCounoil (Police. Depsrtmerit) met to-day-_ ;,,A Lord Provost Leslie presiding. P~thsENT--Bailies Urquheart, Esslermont, Dotald, Rogss Smaith, 'andiGeabaim ;'the Dean of Guild:; Tredasurer Chbopli';, Me'ais ' Abel; Findlay, hMaodoriald, Goirlon' 1.HoT 'White, J6bnst'on,'Mitchell ...

... - QUESTIONS BEFORE PARLIAMENT. IRISH RAILWAYS. o] THE system of guarantees for Irish railways, from 1 the county rates, was practically discussed in the t' House of Lords on Thursday,. in immediate reference 'to the Sligo and Northern Counties Railway Bill, from which the guarantee clause had been struck out by the Committee. The question lay between the general principle of these guarantees ...

... U--, tJNITW P1F RIA. - !O.' - -' ~~~~~~ontlR Titai annual sittings of the United t Church the c cominenced on odanIgtinQeeStet al.Ei- T ; ;bul.h' :The retiring'Modeiatbr, ev r Jtosp :n4Brown, fq~ Glasgow,, preached the opening diacourseJ Tbe Rev. D Of Ardtew.Thog unanimouslyelected ld- Alodeiator . ynfod, afteratransacting:aome tformal 'Th '12 busine~sai'tadjoujad. Mr cpt ' The' Synd- at'their ...

... LAaEST~NEWS. ILA~l' E.S TT I'- N WS. Bear K (,S~oiaZ-ei~gralo~y i~ . weel .. .. at a LONDN, uesay~ venxng.: So far iwpolitics are concerned, 'it isseid- thrit if the pro- Br posals of the Gdvcimui~nt~ in consnection with ~tli abolition ceas! of purchase in the army are carried into ~effeiot, an increase rind' Ift the' expenditure isill bie thd, result; ' Of- course,- this is So ipremaui~re; ...

... : ON Monday night the annual meeting of the Aberdeen Temperance Society was held in the Ball-Rooni, Music Flail ? Buildings.. Mr Cook' prd'tidedhCb'dciiied the chair, and there was a lar'e attendince of meubers ,and other tein- r perance friends, After' a substantial service of tea, Mr . took read the -28th annual report- of the Society. After detailing the meetings. &o.,-held: during the ...

... JARER,t 14AT. r T.~~14o-t~leajr~cn sist of &MP OL&WraOfPlalur as its tail agiX~d tta.to.0rs L and tis-heTinof tstatesm , who gfo Bus of th r.Rntthepir ehsif .made the elves-he ~ons of t e a sedmdin 6 dihstitheo p I *30ut fir' 9nbeblial of ; lho laboures Had teir jiarteybeen inoffice,-:' fith; & I e N a to be arsohiace the k 1Iabouieerthiddouble the strength a of ltich libouring cladalei vn' ...

... I.ABzEDEEN. AND INcARDiNESRES ASSOMl& I' ~! TION OF INSPECTORS OF POOR. A~~~, : I - 1 _ . ; ,; . I , S roil '. .I I - S.I i , W _ Ian THiE forby-seventh 4u arterly meeting of. this. A~ssociatioa -was held 'in, the Station Hotel, Stonehaven, on Saturday. [ion There were ynresent Mlessrs Anderson? Marykirk; Bruce, tea Fordoun ;; Dallas-, Glenbervie '; - Davidson, ' Meryculter; ih .Forrest' ...

... HW ARBUR OMMISsrONEWS. I _ _ _ _ _~~~~~~~ : - 1 ' . pres inga''',- THe Harb.l¢ilr'iabiioners iet dai1~fl/he Urqu ., ' ...