... SEE il( ITS FIRE Al1 OLDKELDIJT.lJ. on Amonday night it tiro of a rather serious natureIH occurred in the workshop of Milessrs Craig & Clark, ini-hu plemnent makers, Oliluseldrims. About eleven o'alouk rSome one tin psasisig observed the flames breaking ,' tlbrsicgl thle roof of the front shopi, and immediately dee give the Oalar, land before hung a lairge Diumber o f 2d People had nst.isubled ...

... A0- ow A gang of engineers' labourers from the Steamboat 'lie Company's works at Woolwich are engaged in remov- ing ing the paddle-wheels and shafting from the after-part 8o0 of the Princess Alice, and a barge load of the boiler Icasing, funnels, and other fittings have been taken of away from the wreck, and lauded at loffs Wart. m Such portions of the machinery as can be got at are it being ...

... ABERDEEN GRAIN MARKET, Friday. 3 There was aLtir attenidance at the market t1l-ay. For oats the demand was slaggrish, at prices a shade lower than last o week. For barley there was a fair dem-and, and the previous 0 prices were maintained. 0 Pa. D. , e. 0 Potato Oats,old .22 0 t. 0 0; O' COD;, Oatg,..i,21 0 to 0° 0'-uh~~uie S2 0 to,0,0 -401.1. 0 bUShe0. O re, new, . 20 0 to 270 0 Bere, . ...

... THIE BISHOP OF CALCUTTA AND THE DACOITS. or - - Dacoits hold no person in respect except a well- armed policeman, butt they usually fight shy of n. European travellers who. are very bandy with their iN weapons if rudely intruded upon. To this shyness the Bishop of Calcutta and his chaplain owe their escape from an awkward predicament while travelling from Mlorar to Jbansi a short time since. ...

... 'Y . COMMISSTON OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF A FREE CH{URCI-H. aidii The Comunimsioll of the General Asieombly (if the Free ' 'li.e Church miet in Ediniurgh on Wednesday-Dr Andrew WSLS Botar, moderator. Dr Adam gave in a report to tie C hosti effect that the Church Extension ]Building Fond now r in amnounted to about £t32,000, of which the Presbytery of : 1ertiI Edinburgh ha.] raised £21,334, and ...

... IUNTLY POLICE COMMI6SION. .. sLv-lo- A .T A AAAA tl o An adjourned meeting of the Huntly Police Commis- the sioners was held in the Stewart Hall Buildings on Mon- ght day evening. Ma jor Mellis, Chief Magistrate, presided, s a and there was a fair attendansce of members. The Clerk submitted a probablo estimate of the in- ,al. come and expenditure from 15th May, 1878, to 15th and May, 1879, ...

... IMPERIA.L PARLIDAMDNT, k' Thle sudden resolution of the Opposition to mtcet Ne toN ats the Government with a direot challen a of their A, ar policy was sigsaiised in the House of Lords by a at Revery large attendance of peers, and an evident deter- 511 to mination to fight out the question On ptirtygodsOw IrContrary to what might have been expec.t ed, how- N, idever, the attendance of ...

... HIPPING INTELLIGENCE ARMIVED AT AGNHDElsy. -Decoctbecr -i21)iilOal Sunderland, coals. 26.-toe oetes l,,r A cilro'll.l, S castle. goods * Pride o' Scotl;ad, Stralckw, 8eiffl; led't Frail~land, Warren, Smilderlmid, coals. pubh SAILEa, December 26.-IVijild west, inoe tc ' pear, M'ellchilic, Inverness, goodal. 26.-SuIrlee, Ih Peter head, light. Caprera, pasEcd the Lizard, Dfc. !1 rPtrll, Wilson, ...

... TRIM SMALLER POLITICAL CRITICS. | was an 'By Asn WIunYD LAwsoN8 has all the quali- ti ire ties - *e say it with respect - needful ;he to make an excellent Clown when he Ice takes up that part in the political ;he performances of his party. Keep him off poli- hi le-tics and the bon. baronet is often witty and w scrnetimes wise. But when intoxicated with serparty spirit, whieh is understood to ...

... I HOUJSE OF LORDS,.-MONDAY. Their lor lTHilli met at five o'clock. - Dn WAJB AT THEIf 6A-g. . coe i III reply to thoe Earl of Kimberly,. - ' ' li Tbeo Earl of CADOGAN stated that tho lnletesofficillt l dospatco from theo Capie was from Ceneral ITheiger, nn li-ad W118 ted March 12, at which timer Sandillit was at Nl tetb head of a force of Caffres, tand measures welre being 'unn n, taken to ...

... COUNT SC 1-OUVALOFF'S MISSION. th A 'D trooi C- PEACEFUL PROSPECTS. It Pve IE: coml THE POINTS IN DISPUTE. that prot. the I ni BERLIN, Tiburemlay. Bate mit Commnt Sehouvaloff will arrive here to-smorrow, and is if it oe expmectedl, before Comning to Berljin, to pay a visit to te Prince B3iemarckc at Friedriciusulio. The Count will it continue his journey to St Petersburg to~morrow A mr1 ...

... Till Bf ; 1,I , 'I) TORY. I NEItL; 0F cAl S(JNS pJlic :. ie :ttk p 1 ! '~.1-I' 'i IIiilIllry ope' ':l iI)S CUtl' Iectv',l iit I teI ..'-citll t ii 'if tiit lIrO' Liii'Ige oteI tile River ] leat I;I Ivetell IIic %i- ill prit'r'~SX. Y St 'tlay, oit cviri, Oiu filt st.'i ila t' ac ita.l viik lwas taken, alien two of the C 15iiit tonti' t riil v Mi.sl ]31:ilaikie Briis., to ttipjort the -ivi'. ...