... THE TESTAMENT OFt PETER THE GREAT. A WRITER iln the Nineteenth Centitnry for July Vi of disousses thle question of tho authenticity of St )Q.'s this famous testtament, whichl is supposed by w lil.somne to he thbe political evangel of the House tl und of Romanoff. The question may comie to ho ti M~rone of greater interest and importance than Al 14these historial prdhlems-the atillhorshipi~of ...

... iIr n U'UXWflATe aT le BBIRTHS. rt At 1 Albany Street, Edinburgh, on the 2til ult., the wife le of WCIIAM J. BmST, of Bombay, of a t01,. At 33 CclstitutionStreet, Aberdeen, on the 20th ult., tbe IS wife of JAMRS L. PHILIP, of a son. d At lt; Albyn Place, Aberdeen, on 1st inst., the wife of TIOMAS ADAM, jUll., of a daluglter. ' At Richitiondhill, on the 2Dth lilt., the wife of Jorn LYALL Ii f ...

... LAM?. A compreheiisive Bluei ]okIinnLcjs. been issued onl tine slUbject of the recent ur]idnsnancn-s if thne Indian Council for thle better control of tine ven nactilar press- Tine Most irpIntnareat Of. tint, coitolinneni docements 15 tIne ill ilcsiVrtch of Lord Onanihreok commtenting on this enact- InM ,Iltile first seven IMnrnngraplis his lordship re- Olapittilates tiar&.roanns for thle ...

... ABERI)IEEN TOWN COUNCIL. - .. . I The Aberdeen T,-en OnIrncil lroot yesterdlay for muni- T cipikl husinIC5O. 8Ie-deiit :-The Lord ]rrovost (prresid- j ili iog); l3aillies Detnil'lI, Russ, Sarngster, mud( Macdonald ; !1o rIuci'ors WVi't,,I J. R. Mackenzie, Aiken, Jas. ,oIs., uTI r.Esgiorninnt, W. Fiilnn1Iy, W. Donald, 11. IDrechlini, atuhoe, Bvevri Igo. and Hunter. p THE PLANS FnOR TOtUtY ...

... , 1LOND)O N (JOIAPJI/)NI)ENCE. le (By Telegraple from our Own corvreipondef.) iy THE INDIAN * EItNACULAR PRESS-TIlE FFNIAN PRISONERS -- PARLIAMENETALY NOTICES -AMiLl. S TARY MOVEMENTS-THlE ADMIRALTY DIVISION OF THE IIGtH COURT OF JUSTICE' LoNDO;Y, Tuesday night. Mr Gladstone has now given notice of the terms of r hir3 motion rin Friday. It is as follows :-- To draw al attention to the Indian ...

... BlACK WOOD ON THE SOTHTTI AFRICANI QUEISTION. i _ _ _ u In considering the South Africnn question the -yes n of thbse who have studied the problem aie constantly f 4turneI to Nital Ind to tohe Zilii frontier, thit mine e hlich ay ait :tany moment be sprung, Iringiig, ruin :k rsil(ldevitstation to :all within its reatch. The signq are t :-most ominous. MWhen Cctywvnyo, the presc)4t kin-z ...

... IGRAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL IN PARIS, PARIU, Sunday evoning.-The national festival, ap- pointed to be eleeh to-day throughout France, has1 passed off With great eclat in this city. Tue statue of the Republic was unveiled this mnorn~ing at the Exhibi- at tion b~y thle Aiqnistor of tlie Interior, who delivered a speech anpro'liriate to thle occasion. He said' 0t French society. a constittited by~., ...

... RIDING THE KINCJARDINE O'NEIL MARCHES. !olu- Thursday saw the performanice, for the first time in the the history of the picturesquely situated little village wi) oof Kincardine O'Neil, of the tcurelilOIY of riding time of maroches, and for ait least tweitty-four boirn the quiet the cotomuni ty cast aside its staid 11plitrarisnee anld cu. brimmed. over with excitemintiit t I sociability,3. ...

... 11110 _ _ 1aRt the WHIATEvta, may he said of the work of the sunr car. Congress, at all events the members cannot be whN ton, charged with unduly protractiug their delibera- he s tions. They have laboured without intermission fuse on both att forinal and informal meetings, and it MaL Ith iwould not be aurprising to find them accused. of jur) precipitate decisions rathler than of long debates ...

... LA_ A~T . _ 1W_ LATES r _£ WS. l (RAI7'11?'S AND PPE.SS A8mOJArI.VN ly TRI~~~'EGRAJIA S.) THE ISLE OF MAN BANK ROBBERY, the Tie trial of Gray for tito Isle of Man bank, robbery sta n was continued yesterday. The ovidince for tiliOCrownl clii le wassconcluded. Titedefence opens to-day. trat it~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ri At THE EURYDICE. 1. The Attemp to raise thle E urydiee is to be made--to-.ltt ...

... ' -__________ ---.---- are is 01 THE ELEVENTH SITTING. it is 16 _sent in tl PROBABLE EARLY DISSOLUTION OF the dem adul evar THE OCCUPATION 0? BOSNIA. oft! t andi sett] IZECALCITRAMNT ATTITUI)E OF Asir TURKEY. gent para Miul BERLIN, Tuesday. it?- I TIle Congress to-day held its elex eath sittingo which conmumenced shortly after two, and closed about half- 3 past four o'clock. All the ...

... I I)ESI'ATciI oi, FOIREIGN MAILS FROM LOND N. lo j D)-timttlhe . London. MailI duI AS ci,, e,(S v. & ) cia S-thlnupt)ll.. Jeely 25 Mg. JuIY 8 88, ( q:,e.,. :iictiria. Icia lrine diul . July 5 Evg. July I 1 er ida .. via St Thomae s .. .. .. ia '. irler , slehii I via Liverpal) . ..July 9 Evg. July 6 Vido, mod (3ieil ;ul F llr;,zi ll, ietmea t , ia S'ttliilet 1i ...