... Wn read of a personage who has great it, wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. The tribes of marauders and c murderers who have long infested the bill ci. countries, now being included within our north- w, western Indian frontier, are discovering that er their time is short, and are excited accordingly. re Our troops are having active employment in the 6: way of guarding ...

... SQUARE. THE CORPORATION GRANT DRAFTS and NEGOTIATE or COLLECT BILLS, payable at Bombat, Calcutta, Cape Town, Colombo, Durban, Foochow, Hiooo, Hono-kono, Kandt, Madras, Mauritius, Melbourne, Point Galle, Port Elizabeth, Siiansiiak, Sinoapore, Sydney, and Yokohama, terms which may be ascertained at their office. They also receive DEPOSITS for fixed periods, follows Repayable after Six Months’ ...

... 1. THE speech of Sir C. Dilke last night, still ?? more than that of the Marquis of Lansdowne on ?? night, Look the unhappy aspect of all ed attack on an absent man who, whatever error Sir he may have committed, is certainly in a better Lc- position than his critics to know what he has a BS9 been about ; and who has, at all events, never he laid himself open to the accusation which Sir 3 it, ...

... TIRE ISANDUTLA BLtUNDER. n. r RlOMT the details brought by the Warwick 2h Gastle yesterday, we learn that the tragedy at n- sandula, terrible though it was, narrowly ill esmaped being yet more dreadful and disastrous. rt It was by no skill or vigilance of theirs that n, Lord Chelmsford and his staff escaped a trap 'a which would have involved annihilation of the Headquarters Colunmn. Lord ...

... Wants. LODGINGS.— w.mted, TWO ROOMS and BEDROOMS, West of Union Bridge, for Two Gentlemen. —No other Lotto rs. Letters, stating terms, to be cent to 26, Jaurna. Office. AN ACCOUNTANT is ready to Post Tradesmen's Ledgers ami make out Accounts for this Term. Apply No. 97. Jovr. nl Office. ...

... aEI Mo I API ., , S 7. ABERD>EEN, MONDAY, -APRILl 28, 1&79. - A BERLL? telegram states that the contemplated inorease of the Russian armv is not 40 battalions, as o, , - t A . . atfirstzreported, but. 150, being equivalent .to about 125,000 men. Seeing that ere many monthsj the whole of the, military forces now occupying.Turkish, provinces will have returned home, the-propbsed in- crease is ...

... THE RELIEF OF EKO WE. ntrs I ti lin THE news from the column sent to relieve ri the Ekowe has been looked for with most intense t} [at anxiety by those vnho most adequately realised ir what bad news wsould have meant. Lord a led Ohelmaford was compelled to set out with his fit ist relieving force sooner than he had wished, Pz .owng to the rapidly failing strength of the al us- Ekowve garrison. ...

... ADMISSION, SIXPENCE. SKATES, SIXPENCE. -Vacant. ' ANTED, HOUSE STEWARD for ROBERT M -GORDON'S HOSPITAL. Must be unmarried, and not above years of age. Will have to reside in the Hospital. Sal -TV. a-year, with Board. r rti- üb-rs to duties, tic., may be learned application to thcClerk. MRSTROSACH, Union Street. iilieati ...

... Grass Let on ShevoolL, ABOUT GO Acres of Old GRASS, to be eaten Sh- cp. is well Fenced and in Three Divisions. Apply, GKOROK Home Farm, Newton, Insch. PITCAPLE. To 1-et, from Whitsunday next. THE HOUSE of DI'UNO, about Miles front PrrcAt'LK STATION. Apply Mr WKBSTER. Merchant, Durno, Pitcaple; or Messrs BURNETT & KEID, Advocates, Aberdeen. Salmon Fishing the Dee at Ahoyne. TWO or THREE BEATS ...

... 5i I BANd'F.-Owing to the severity of the weather the ieproceeding df the boats to the fisbing ground this week 16 has been completely impeded. The success of the r. fishing last week was very large. Up to Saturday night t. upwards of 150 score of big fish were landed, fetching .5 from 10d to Is per head, the value of the fish receding towards the end of the week. I'any of the boats had takes ...

... TIHR-- AFGHAIN WAR. - - -~ tee |THE SITUATION 1iN T HE EHOST tils ly VALLEY. ore the ive RETURN OF ROBERTS TO KURRUM. i e e'dt The ?? has been sent from the India Office for -1 publication:- iii [FROM1 THE VICEROY. 12TH JANUA43, 1879J. s Roberts reports ,ffairs settiing down in Ehost. .i People becoming reassured. All principal Maliks have , ?? submission. Proposs to leave ti~xe a regi- ly ...

... e NORTHERN AaRICULTURAL COMPANY.-The employds of the Northern Agricultural Company held their social meeting and ball in Lockhart's Hall on Monday a evening. Mr Anderson, manager of the company, oc- I cupied the chair, supported by the heads of the depart- r ments of the works at Aberdeen and several of the I a agents. After tea, the Chairman delivered an address, i - expressing his great ...