... TIlE SEAAIEN'S STRIKE. ABERDEEN. The agitation which commenced on Monday amon.st the seamen and firemen connected with the Abe]rdeen branch of the Seamen and Firemen's li.;onstill continues, though there are at present signs of an amicable termination. co A meeting of the Seamen's Union was held in the ra hail, 5cott's Court, yesterday morning. Mr J. r Thormpson, the secretary, intimated that ...

... able ADDRESS AT SOUTHAMPTON. rnaj this a ne THE, rOSITION OF PARTIES. Beat net A large number of pnople gathered at Waterloo 67 Station yesterday to see Mr Gladetoce depart on of te htis western tour. The right hon. ventleman travelled Rain in a saloon carriage forming part of the express train fron 'ruin Waterloo at half-past twelve. He was accomo- is ni panied by Mrs Gladstone, Mr Henry ...

... STONEHAVEN-BAIL FORFIITzD-Paul Cruiclr. shank, jun., Damhead, failed to appear at yesterday's was Sheriff Court, on a charge of maliciously breaking a :ing bicycle at Boggatyhead, and his bail of los war irqt declared forfeited. Vith NAIRN-MALICIOUS MIsCHEF. -Before Ion. the Sherift-Substitute Leslie on Tuesday two bovs, swas named Hector Rose and James Henry, were charred iid. with breaking ...

... I SPECTORS OF POO ASSOCIATION. I QUARTERLY MEETING. The eightieth quarterly meeting of the Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Association of Inspectors of Poor was heldin the Oldmachar Boardroam,DiamondStreet, on Saturday-Present-Mlessrs William Den, Old. meldrum (presiding); Alexander Aiken, Peterhead; William Alexander, Culsalmond; James Barron, Cluny; James Cassie, Birse; James Horme, Gartly ...

... ti I 0 ,?, A 1) t r . I k, t f t 5i6o 'r, II ?n a i - I ABEP.D!:=, FRIDAY, AYG. 14, IS85. Parliamnent will bo prorogucl to-day. Accord- i.ng to a, forecast of t cs Queellsn Speech, Her Mdajesty will refer with satisfaction to the pass- ing of the Reform and Redistributions Acts (on the ground that, having added to tho froedom Df portions of Her Majeoty's elubjsers, they may be expected to ...

... j (SECOND NOTICE.) { Tire NIirSTEvENTH GENTURY (London: -eglan Paul, Trench, & Comnpany) opells with an iiter- esting article by Mr Hutton of the Spectator f giving on account of a typical meuetilig of the once celebrated I Metaphysical Society.' It is not the report of aisy actual single meeting, but t simply a number of general reniniscences so put , together as to convey a graphic idea of ...

... ISLANDS DLSME, - I -flZjQl.ABILi PACIFIC SOiLUT ION. Q~iNx ALEUNS(I AND THE EMIPEROR WILLI.AM. TUE rEVOLUTIONARY PARTY AND THE CINISIS. \1.iuid;(vi £ Ileitdave). -The internal ii IfI ul 1 country is g'iviiig the King and' 'ili naiuht. i ivi Ilor',itivit 7 than -tile toith (;erlmI. .BE ncoithcanl atiie'd I~~~to~ tiedI to have mo ade their appieatt- I~ti Alidi litst, tiid although il1 tis flay ...

... FlE IzECE N-T GALEE BOAT DISASTER OFF IFF *); I,1ltcl ~VI'aNi' L1 IVE Ntil I 'a ;at, I, w z that zIlls ls',i'er I I t' h. t ra isead I bei tII II-, It I- tt AINl 1a aiha ce 1 th'l rv ilil T I. I I I 11- ~il, 'tlat 1. lend aalr I II Ill ~ ~I 'it 55211. CiN,t Ilao It~, i C 111tV el CtiClt aOftiICt ol.14S t' at I,!e .l. . datI,, sbv t 11)1 ha LI t rth 1' pi!.a ,l 'IC I t s porsboba ItI '.1A ...

... THIE ROYAL INFIPMARY. SIR,-It is satisfactory to notice tfat under th, efficient supervision Of the present lady superintend. ent, Miss Lumsden, very much needed reforms hav, already been instituted in the internal manageinen% or our Infirmary. The emnplovees noW have grood substant al food prepared fur them, a-id time to eat it. It is to be hoped that the mana-ers wvill exhibit a ...

... - - l .~ TERRIBLME PETROLEUM EXPLOSION. IFOtM VOUR Qw~-N Co0RESPO ZD.EqT. ] Berne, Wediiesnla- --Illtellige.ice Conmes to hand ;r1in zteihsourg, a vi:1lae in the neigh- bcourniuod of huutie, t~ar. on iunciay the waiters 3L tue /-ulg, a sllall aLAuent of the river Aar ru-1I ! , u Li ghoJcl tLhe V\;ljaga, b'cmne So 1nUC E.V)Lleel by stnow and rait Lhat hliey estonded to thle ccil0s of nIany vi ...

... AGRICULTURE KE|TH -PLOUGHIING M;IATCa.-The annual match under the auspices of the Keith Ploughin- Associ- ation, was held on Tuetday on a field on the farm of to Netherton, kindly granted by Mr Cruicklshaink, the )flt tenant. Notwithstanding the stormy nature of the weather, 52 ploughs took part in the competition. The judgres were :-PlonLshinV-oglessrs Win. David- d son, Whitehlills, Cairnie ...

... CTJRIOSITIES OF OLjD T':IME ' Ci E L*EOX10 -O ,:S,. d Iwa 9Fx' cnvs for Westirilstsff; in., 1784, was one sheeks, of the most remarkable ever known. The fairest IAs women of the great Whig aristocracy worked for hie k froi cause. Every day thoie carriages, the hors en glitter- 1 foot- jing with his colours, dre* uip onl their~ favourite's side quick of the huetingsi, end they ealbied forth to ...