... THEIS RISH LAND AGITATION., 111 PAUILL Ill NE'W T'OR.i A New York telegram of Saturday's date says :-Messrs Parnell and Dillon, wrho arrived here yesterday, received to-day at Parlor's H~otel,i delegations from Bovston, and from the AssociationL of the Mten of Meatb. Numnerous private visits I wrere also paid in the course of the day to the two- Irish gentlemenl. M~r Parnell will visit ...

... . HOSPITAL 6tt!tIAYV. .- ~1 Iilel t tue - The annual .collection e te 3:firmary wet made' din most, of the chuiches in Aberdeen yesterday; and rhis, resulted in a larger totai tban that of last year. c .it it: When 'the 'whole of the returns have been received 7ery. it is believed they will show acontribution of upwards k The o ESTAB.18lHED CHURcH. i iday 'East £44 3 11 )uld West 42 ...

... STEICHRIN. The annual exaunirratioin of poil teachers for the Buchan district was conducted il the Prillic School here on Saturday by AMr ffarvi-v, 1er M1ajesty's In- spector, assisted by Mr Craigie. The number of young teachers examined WAR 62. Mf ACDUFF. ARTILLERY AssEMIBLY.-lihe members of the loca body of volunteers, along with their fauir partners, hedi their annual dance meeting in the ...

... THE ROYAL ACADEMbY. TEE winter exhibition, which opens to-day at t Bulrlinkgton H~ouse, will hardly be reckoned as c. the equal, either in value or interest, to somce of a its predecessors. It can hardly be expected 0 that after eleven years the resources, or ratehers the goodwill, of some of our principal private ?; galleries are comning to a close. True it is that if there are many righ and ...

... MONDAY MORNJN(?. JAM?ARY ?. The wvork of the divers at the Tay Bridged an Saturdlay andi yesterday has not resulted in the discovery of any additional facts. The fate of the miussing carriages is still a matter of con- jecture, and ?? mzore bodies of the v ietims have been found. The carriages weere explored, and among other things brought to the surface wras one of thle train's tail lamps, ...

... FRASERBURGH HA^RBOUR COMMISSION. i The annual general meeting of the Harbour Corn-.' of ,missioners was held on Friday evening in the Town-. th hall-Sir Alex. Anderson presiding. There was a full attendance. ' I CONGRASTULATIONS.l The Chairman, while offering the meeting the con- gratulations of the season, said le wats happy to meet so many old members once more and the new colleagues, in ...

... FBBDIrG THE PEOPLE. When we have made due allowance for a series of bad seasons and ether circumstances all are familiar with there remains the fact that the agriculturists of the American continent are quite capable of sur- passing the agriculturists of these islands in the pro. durtion of certain staple articles of food. They have tho advantage of a brighter summer, and in many in- staIces ...

... IVFSTrEND LITERARY ASSOCIATION. -Ihe tenth | annual reunion. of the above association was held in. the Square Room of the Music -Hall Buildings oel Fri. 'i day night. After a service of tea, a varied programnime t of songs and recitations, with an original reading by a I member of the association, was gone through, to the e entire enjoyment of the company. Baillies Macdonald r and Deffus were ...

... LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRR FOXHOUND?. |Saturday's meet was at Craigends House, atnd ithe pleasant spring-like morning was au agreeable| contrast to the stormy weather of the past 10 days. The hounds had hardly entered the home covert when it becamne evident there were a brace of foxes, about, and the full musical chorus of the packI showed the scent was burning. This was the Frau ideal of a ...

... ?MR DO!iALD M¶?L¶ZEES ATh? EXPLORATLOIiS. Aongst the passengers by the Afrie Steamship C~xspany's steamer Biaa, wSIX sailed from Livepol on Satudy forthe Wed Coast of Afica, was Mir Donald M¶enszie, wia retsuns to the station he has formeda Juhy, on the Niorth-Wes Coast, after a tu months' visit to England. Mr MGenzie wos accompanied by Shiekh M1oh~ady, sonl of tab leading Arab chieftain in ...

... ;GE'.NERAL4 FR0E1GN NEWS1 (REUTERS TELEGRaMS.) ENGLAND AND TURKEY. Constantinople, Jatuary 2, 7.40 r.ai. a Sir Henry Layard had a long audience of the Sultan to-day, the result of which is stated to have been satisfactory. Official relations between the ' British Ambassador and the Porte will probably be resumed to-morrow. The action of Germany and Austria is considered to have contributed ...

... ITHE ANGLD-TURKLSH MISUNDER- j STANDING. I . SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFICULTY, CONVSTANTINOPLE, Sunday. There is every reason to believe that the missionary incident will very shortly be finally settled. Lord Salisbury has signified his approval of the terms of the arrangement of the question as proposed by the Turkish Ministry, and the papers belonging to Koeller have already been handed over to ...