... RURAL TALK'. MA . jlS,.T1A itI E, TILLIE.II ?? even fr, 'tm as in'tt been a rwk o' vcrm coors svlrthcr? 'We ebnin say ono bit th' gruin' becu anon well cover't wi?,onacw. Z'-Ayo, scerlv','tth' flint o' March slid eome in libe r .I40D thin tiem, an' a hantlc o' oldiog o' snlaertier' wis for twonty.fooxr 'sors; bit iti, gotten no qjninl a disht 'af ngpe n' tj curape this blurr 'D ower, we *amy ...

... A?ERDEE? ? evenintg Wh'dInihere h.0 of ,atnac il de ?? Odell there ovre also on the platform Lses Wm. Sitaci g vitpsnew Thes Mert,-'Wehm't -titi Alx llF eepie. £.uorg~e .Sandvteaarsr; anh Jamefbe a so, ,s otta.'y.&;* VE - -g de irnitee of lest halLi-yerly- jme~kh6gand`a special ineetino held in ihe interim baring been, s :aoved of P-Teases JloEuTiidZhFd john Perre ,ti the coumittea in ?? 9 ...

... A special meeting o( the Hfarbour Commissioners to. consider what stapgboudhis takaa..towards obtainingl the necessary funds for the completion of the harbour. deepeningwsheld yesterday forenoon ir the Counnil Chambers-Lord Saltoun, chief magistrate, in the chair. £hege ..w~erc ..also .presezt. Sir Ajexeander Aderson,! Bitchie,, Stephenmnd *Wad isstltar. ' :: :, - Loid!a6tiuin' pileik'gt. ...

... ci WIsTMIzuSTli, Monday eight. fc Atenibers lae silown no disposition to resinme snork tonight, and, on the whole, the ottendance and el the interest in theo proceedings have beew lmiguid. The atate of the political atmiclpheno in thi House tr has been in strikig cogetiast to that outside. At . prayers there crene scarcely a hlsadrdoneailierorsi dI r their plauow, nid il tihs hnlhlf.ls sir ...

... PRATT & KEITH, PALACE BUILDINGS. ABERDEEJN. PRATT & KEITH, PALACE BUILDINGS, ABERDEEN. ...

... FAM L (eT J B IL: T0e festival'of St John the Evangelist was cele- trated by the bretiern ofth Masonic Lodes through out the country yesterday. The Lodges met in the -afternoon and elected office-bearers for the ensuing 'year, and in the evening the brethren supped together in the hotels in the city under the presidency of' their respetive Eight Worshipful Masters, deprtations being sent in ...

... The most violent Cough will in short time rcmi-ved. Caution—The Public are requested notice that the words ‘•Beecham’s Pil s, St Helens,” are on the Government sump afiixe to each box of pills; if not they are forgery. Prepared only and sold who . sale and retail tin proprietor, T. Bkrciiam, Chemist, St Helens, Liiicashirc, in boxes ltd and each. ■(told iii‘ill Drur/gifte nd Patent Medkinc ...

... MR W. ClUNNA2':, BROOKS, ?? ON GOVEPYRMEN C P'OLICY. *Colonel WP. J. Leg-hand Mr NV. C. Brooks, the rairs- herj for liast Cheshire, addressed a crowded meeting of their ccorrtitireuts the ott er night at Marple. To the ?? of an ecle arid ?? speeoch, _Mr Brooks said- Whrichever way we turn, we find that Ili,-, present I ministry, whbich ba at its licad what they themselves call the grestest ...

... [From the meeotological Otrice.l FORECASTS of weather for Thursday, Feb. 8, ISM (issued at 8 p.m. oa the previous day):- 0. SCOTLAN;D N.-South-easterly and southerlb strocg gales: cloudy; unsettled; some rain or sleet. 1. ScorLAND E. -Do. 2. ENGLAND N.E-Do. 3, ENGL.sND E.-South-easterly strong winds aC& gales; cloudy; somne rain. 4. MIDLAND COCNriES.-SOUtherly or sontli-easter4 wvinds, ...

... ABERDMN PHILHARMONT SOCLETY. I ffeh In the domain of musical art, instrumental music Lie occupies, in these northern part§ at least, a position 3rd, lal something akin to the ohoice, but unifamilir exotics the of the floral- world. There is, at any rate, a common the difficulty to surmount, and that is the initial one of Os9, creating a homle-a taste-for their reception and Om cultivation' ...

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... MACNABS STOCK. Market Street. JOHN RAF FAN BEGS to inform the Aberdeen I‘ubiic that THURSDAY First, the 11th inst., he will commence a GREAT CLEARING SALE. Being very anxious that the portion of stock lately bought from Mr Macnab should at once be realized, will be offered Unusually Low Prices. FOR PARTICULARS SEE HAND BILLS AND SHOP WINDOWS AT MARKET STREET. ...