... THE REPRESEI'TATION OFP' THlE CITY. I ?? =10i AN~D HIS SUrPORTFILIS. Mr 11. Leglo 1Pire addressed a meeting of thoseI favourable to his candidature in the Albert Hall last! night. The hall was crowded, and onl the platform ?? Alexander Anderson, Colonel Innise of,, Leaviney, Major Cranle, R1ev. Samuel Clerk, 11ev. J. AtL Demson, Professor Geddes, Mr C. Burnott, Old Aber- deea; Air J. Murray ...

... [CITY PAROCHIAL, -BARD AND TRF | SALARIES QUESTION. The monthly meeting of the City Parochial Boar4 was hold in the Board room ?? 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, with ...

... RBEGISTRAY(-GBNERAL'S RETURNS. The return of the births, deaths, and marriages I registered in eight of tho principal towns of Scotland S for the month of Blay is as ?? the i month of May, 1884, there wero registered in the towns of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, I Greenock, Leith, Paisley, and 1'crth the births of 4114 children, of whom 2076 were males and 2038 females. .Of these, 3784 ...

... {OBERT (3V011DON'PS COLLEIGE1 d1 Yesterdaiy a Splcial General Codocrt of the, Prosi- dent anY Gioveener of Ro1,,bert -Gordoiss College ,,in Abevidees, was hlswih~ili thel College Halt, to eon- eider a, repiort of the _Ptdueoctiofl Committee aS to lb 'amralgamration. with thle Mlechianics' Institationi, and a, Amotion as to return of namnes of foundationers by Rev. C. C. Macdonald. Lord Provost ...

... 'i'.Hr ]3IBBL FOR THE VORLD,' ADDRESS 137 Dli SOMlERVILUE, The Rev- Dr Soiervil~lO oif Glasgow, delivered an b 1adrei5 in tbe Music .Hall lat nTight, under the title of cur ?? Biblie for the W~orl'd. There as ?? ein ,audience, the hall being well filled.. Lord Provost M¶i blztsttews occupiedatheelmiri, end amor4 thosecon thepr piatfoetm were ?? Esslemuont, 11ev. Dr Christie, ~ ftev. George ...

... RIVAL TPLEGBAPt AGENCIES. TH1E GES43 N AEtT TEIE. Pthis actidn, which W itoughthyth°1aintifagainfty the iastswtn Toldgraph CodopafliY and the Exchange telegraph (loinpany, was commenced ou Saturday, be. . foro the Lord Chief Justice end e, special jury. T1he action wet bidoght, itet, for an tujineitien ta testrain the flftsitiafthd defendant's Company fron, ?? 6ccfrcdnaitained in telegrams ...

... EISHIiNG itEPORTS. AuinEEor, Saturday,-The .sbing here hap heen atteniled with somewhat be'ter edcce9s this week than ' last. The great line boots have uas] a run of good-luck, and have brought ashore large quantities of fish, their total catch renlising £520. The trawlere prosecuting the fishing in the Moray Firth have again been more - fortunate than those boats who confned their opera- ...

... FOREIGN AN? COLONIAL MAILS, Ad ~r.,ryst Qmu Snw. IPATM OF XrXT MAILS FOROK NtIT o D&STINATIOxN. Loqaro-oi. Stan Dun i Auetralia (South), Tnaialntilafld June- .1une S ?? vla Brindisi ?? 11Jee n Ainstrail (West fl),i ?? ..eOrk June -1L Junio Berud ?? xine :-r Do. . Vick ?? ?? June 19 WIJune 1n lIrazil, bl. Vldeo,&o ..vis Lfiverpool 3une 3 E June 7 ?? JunldC 0 June 121 Ls lBraivi3. ?? I~~by ...

... so veil speaking French?' - Oh, well, monsieur, school, you know, the girl who sat next to me at dinner used eat fat and I used to do her French exercise for her, so I got lots of practice.’’ A Vbteran. —The elder sister—“ Were you ever in an engagement, major?'’ Son of Mars—“ Well, I ” Little Ethel (enfant terrible) —“Ah, but slater Louie’s been engaged more’n seven times.” Anything for a ...

... UNITED'DIOCESE OF ABERDEEN of, AND) ORKNEY. thi Car ANNUAL BYNOD.: The annual Synod of tho United DiMoees of Aberdeen me aid Orkney was held in S. Androw's Church, yeaterday. hbo T'he celebration of the, Holy Communion took place at mu 9 n.m.r after whilh tihe Synod adjourned till 'II a.rn, The Synod having resumed its Sittings, the minutes of ref last meeting were read by the clerki ltev. ...

... I ABERDEEN'fLIBERAL ASSOCIATION. y. REPRESENTAiXON OP THE CITY. k nseoting of the General. Council (the 230) of Ic . the Abrrdeen Liberal Association was held in the . Lecturo Room, Cafe Buildisigs list night. Mr Prosser, -y. chairman ci the assooitition, presided. When thet lbusincssecsmmencecd, at eight o'olock, the hall wild not .half filled ; and at no time in the course of thie ven- ini ...

... 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. ...