... A MIAD ABEEDONIAN AT SYDNEY. The Sydny Telegraph says :-Some sIX or seven months ago, a letter, of which the following is a copy, e was found by a son of Quartermaster-Sergeant Little, under the gate of the barracks at Paddington:- l, DSOLARATION OF WNAr. -The Government having passed a bill for the purpose of abolishing religion n from all the schools, I, for one, am determined to, resist ...

... DUTTM PFARM Duthie Park1 which was opened on Thursday by ; the Princess Beatrice, was yesterday visited by many I thousands of the citizens, the grounds being crowded 5 from morning till evening, 5 *n At yesterday morning's service in Belmont Con- gregational Church, Rev. James Stark, in preaching 'from Proverbs, 22nd chap.' 2nd verse-The rich and P , poor meet together the Lord is the maker ...

... AS ABERDFEN POET A\D$HIS PUBLISHERS. ACTION IN THE SMALL DEBT COURT,. An action was heard before Sheriff Brown-it, tbh ! Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Thursday-in ahichMherssr A. King 1 Co., printers, Aberdeen, sued James Sm tb shoemaker and poet, residing at No. 13 Comnme Street, Aherdeen, for the sum of £12 7s 6d. restricted to 212, being the balance of an azconnt of .-t2 2, 6 alleged to have ...

... ABERD)TEN, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 18S4. - --- . . . . . . . I'AMB BriAi~sh advance from Trinfitat has coni- Inenced. One thousand British troops nowl 'oecupy thle fort four miles off whicl was erected f, ;by G4eneral Balker, and which had heen iii Pos- t: session of the rebels for some days. 'TbP enemy 'fled on the appearance of the 'British s.oldiers, r diourishing their spoaus. It is. believned ...

... [CITY PAROCHIAL, -BARD AND TRF | SALARIES QUESTION. The monthly meeting of the City Parochial Boar4 was hold in the Board room yesterday-Air Alex Duffus, chairman, presiding. Most of the business wal unlmportant,but considerable discussion ensued upoatb0 reading of a letter from the Aberdeen Trades' Couccil end a reoolution passed at a meeting tinder the auspireA of that body, on 5th March, ...

... IMPERIAL PARI;IAE'NT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-W1DNRsrnAY. The Speaker took the chair at twenty-three minutes past twelve o'clock. SCOTCH PETITIONS. A petition -was presented in favour of the reform of the land Jaws of Scotland from 2o500 crofters and other inhabitants of the island of Lewis by Mi' Maefarlano. THE FEE SIMIPLE BILL. Mr BROADHIURST, in moving the second reading of the Leaseholders' ...

... BAtSFFSIRE flOADT TRUSTEES. Tho'Bnuffshireieoad Trustees met at the close of thElie Above meeting-Mr Tayler of Glenbarry being in the j chair. The Clerk read a memorial for the opinion of p Wcasel as to the rights and powers of the trustees to I erect new bridges under sections 61 and 64 of the local , Art, with opinion thereon by Mr John Traynor, edvo- o iate, Edihlburgi, and t a queries and ...

... RATES OF pD08TAQfi TO L.AL- CQOUNTRIES. orNM- LTI~, ~ soIs C OUNTY. o vjid lpicp eV, COUNTY. 20222 22.212,to to ad]. ,VA / P4 OA402'iO 1&CCRA (llritiSh) .,.. 4 4 2 2 2 * &DIIANOPL2E . 4W2oS o/ rI 0.11 0 AFR, ICA, W. ODt. 4 /Z i2 2 1* AV;~IA, IV.C:,, NMt. -6 6 '.- 2 2 3 1 3 A- CAc., N. Conc5 91iI.0$ o oH X o$ .A.. t, I, O o.?6 Ami~xAxrjncIrA ,**,. 2/ - 2 . 0 0/I 2 ' AI ...

... :. T 'MAIL. NVS, Swvansea, Tednesday.-The Grieat orn i i steamer Cornwall sailed hetce to-day for.Nekv York. Snee, Wednesday.-The Queensland Lino steamet I lerkara, from Brisbane and eatwis, lofb- here to-da$ 1 for London. t Queenstown, Wednesday. - The Cunard Ateamers Samaria, from Boston, arrived hero at 10 a.m. to-dayI and, having landed malls, &O., proceedd for Lverpo F immediaetly. ' t ...

... SoCIAL MEETINGS. t HmNTL.-A social meeting in connection with the U.P. congregation was held in the church on W~ednes- day evening, when there was a large attendance of both parents nand children Rev. A. B. Diekie, the respected . pasbtr, occupied the chair, and accompanying him to Y the platform were Rev. J. Blair, Gdeneustown Rev. E. Te.pe, Hnntly; Rev. John Pillnns, do,; and Lilessrs J. ...

... COMiERCIA-L INTE1,LIGENOC THE M ON.EY M&RKET,- t(BY SPECIAL WIRE£. Aemmcrsx JdOlit;At OIPeras, 47 Fleet Strkst, Londndt, B.C., Irkiday evening. A rather considerable amount 61 gold has been taken cut of the Bank to-day, its destfiiatidft- being Lisbon. and which is understood, to be in conneetion with tho Portguee lan.In vied' ot the largely-inoreasedpl~e- thoraeo money byoth releas mofrte ...

... 1AUBRDEEN ESTABLIS LERFABYTEUY AND SABBATH OBSERVANCE. The Established Church resb Tbery of Aberdeen metI ou 'rueida~v-ltev. Wirn. Shepherd, moderator. 1 T.he 'rresbyterY had under conesideration the reportI of the Joint.Preolbyteriil Comnmittee on Sabbath Observance given in by Mr Jarrieslon at last mueeting,. Mr,%,Jniesoll, ifi aecordance 'with the wish of some ;of the asembere, again remit ...