... because they aim too high. A public that a devours tens of vthousands;of a new novel by George Eliot or William -Black, or Thomas Hardy, shows' its capacity to rise to the level of the a most fastidious of the Boston penmen. There is a rude, sentimental multitude ...

... callinufavour of Axcjack wa5fr~~r numerously signed. .F PREsaTTERYorAcssDFE rEh1; g AssuBLY.-ReY. James Tiaylor, jj~5- Thomas Hardy Fowhis.Wes'er A bt~ Martin, Geak. M'Wr Peter Paton,AuhrN, representative elder, ...

... Morrell; Captains Vincent Budd, t J. J. Holdsworth, Thomas Porteous, R. H. Ivey, , Wilson, Jamieson, and Thomas Tribe (Secretary Royal ai Alfred Azed Merchant Seamen's Institution); Messrs.. Scott, Thomas Balding (Secretary Sailors' Rome), d Alfred Eames ...

... Thomson, 34 ft.; 3 A. M'Hardy. 33 ft. 1 in. Girls' race (9 entries)-1 Helen Main; 2 Jane Riddel; 3 Jane Littlejohn. Running high leap st- (8 entries)-1 and 2 J. Dawson and T. Fraser, equal, 4 Lb- ft 3 in.; 3 and 4 W. M'Hardy and J. Fraser, equal, 4 res ...

... bruised on legs. MIrs Craig, wire of James Craig, bruised on legs and shaken. John Hardie, joiner, 2 Hill Place, Edinburgh, foat bruised. Mrs 'fardie, wife of John Hardie, legs slightly bruised. irs David Bell, 17 Riatonl Place, Edinburgh legs bruiset. ...

... smiled as Eim the crews cheered; and commanded Captain Hardy it to anchor when the success was complete. Then only el) did he resign himself to death. Kiss: me, Hardy, YE he murmured as Captain. Hardy knelt, and Now, I at am satisfied; I have done my ...

... assembled to the number of about a dozen at Garchlory ab the same time as the Newe men, and, preceded by Piper Alexander M'Hardy, Burnslie, and James Fraser, Corgarif, had marched under Sergeant itobert Philip tp Cairnphadrmig. tile recidonce of their ...

... staying in the neighbourhood of Can- terburv. anti heard in general conversati'mn that money might have been provided by iirs Hardy. etnsss informied Mr Butler-Johnstone of what he had heard, and he had no other fomndiatian for the statement. Mr Harold Brown ...

... coal merchant; Alexander Ewan, book- seller; 'Thomas Duncan. joiner. Eighth Ward- - 5Baiiie Maxwell; David Nicoll, grocer. Ninth I Ward-OCouncillor Moucur. Hanrtour Bered- 'William G. Thomson, engineer; Thomas Scott, ironmonger; Robert Keith, architect; ...

... Aberdeen, 71ft. 8in. ; 2 C. F. M'Hardy, Durtis, 68ft. 2in; ;; .3Jimes Dngnid, Roughpark, 63ft. 3in. E Throwing the ligh't hammer (9 entries)-1 John Robertson, 104ft. 7in.; 2 J. Reid, Aberdeen, 101ft. r 10in,; 3 C. F. M'Hardy, 101ft. Sin. ' Long race (6 entries)-1 ...

... One tri- Morti colour geranium-i Mir John M'Hardy; 2 and 3 Dr and Walker. Two stage do., dissimilar-i Dr Walker ; 2 Mutol Mir Duncan; 3 Mirs G. Miackie, Mos'siebank. Two Barro scarlet geraniums-i Mr John M'Hardy;: 2 Dr Walker Barro 3 Mrs. Wilson, Barclay'Yale ...

... of Ellon had ired sent a donation of £15 Is 6d, and that they had con- .s to tinued their former representative, the Rev. Thomas Xr of Younrg.. The Preshytery of Fordoun sent 252 8a lid, ttee' land colitinued their former representatives, Dr Mearns,i ...