... 5:R ;I: :-H Although lacking the distinctive interest which the tli presence of Her 'Ma-jestY the Queen , pAf'ssa Ttl Is'L gthering of Upper Deesd clnmn yerli H tighland Lie Castle in connection with the Braertia Ro(a g i Society was in no degree less enjoyab~le to those who ID took, part in it, and attraCtive to the visitors and specta. so% tors than previous 11eet' gs ~ bec fteb Royal lady ...

... Y1TEAN WELLS. 1 SCHOLABTIC.-At a meeting of the School Board of I I0 this parish, held on II ay, UIiss Watt, from I Miss B Robb's bio-rdiA nig- ol6, 'Dumfries, previously !pupil M teacher in St Andrew's School, Aberdeen, was u'nani- B mously elected assitn4tditea6flier in the Public School, k, Ythan Wells at'a salaryj of £42`per an'num. 1 iM CAIRNIE. P .PAnSHl COuihci ', )R'PAIS-Seyertal,' ...

... FrerE TIlE LAST OF THE DISTURIBANCE BILL. the fi Describing the closing scene in the great debate in capas the Iouse of Lords on Tuesday, a London corre- Sir 1 spondent says :-The rising of Lord Craubrook gave an t w indication that the end was appronching, emphasising mighi ,the objections to the bill, which bristled like quills emini upon the fretful porcupine,' in a speech ef chara- hade ...

... TIHE HERlRING FISHERIES, A NIGHT AT TiE FISHING. In the beginning of tre precent month I nailed from Point Law on b arrd a ibot engaged by one of the local rurern, We left thc harborr at 4 p m., and steered direct for tile fishingground. Tire weither had been rathere wet; and n8 there wns little wind it was half- past six o'clock beforo we Arrived at the place where the sfipper decied to ...

... BANFF. FIRE IN t HAYSTACi.-Abaut 10 o'clock on Wedues. lay forenoon a fire, which night have resulted very seriously, broke out in a haystack belonging to Mr A. , lossack, confectioner, at his stabling premises in NNorth Castle Street. The premises, which are situ- ated at the back of the shop occupied by Mr Stimsou, baker, are very closely built, and had the fire not been speedily got under, ...

... A bazaar in aid of the building fund of the Free Church, Forglon, was hold on Tuesday in Turriff, in a marquee on the Square, under the distinguished e patronage of Mrs Harvey of Carnoniie; Miss Aber. T cromnby of Forglen; MIrs Ferguson of Kinmundy; airs A Forbes, Dutlugas; and lrs Stronnacl, Ardmeailio, bi The manse and church have lately *indergone thorough tb improvements, amounting in all ...

... THE AMENDED BILL. The following is a copy of the Employers' Liability Bill as amended in committee, which was issued to the members of the House of Commons yesterday A bill [as amended in committee and on recoommit. ment] to extend and regulate the liability of employers X to make compensation for personal injuries suffered by workmen in their service. e b Be it enacted by the Queen's Most ...

... TH-10 A.FG-HAKN WAR. is the BRITISH CONVOY ATTACK1E1D. intry, sides solute REPORTED CAPTURE OF CHITAIAN. I laws ieved, wit\VVeh IRIOBERTS' ADVANCE .ith entle- SILMnday. close Up to the 5th inst. no attack has been made on Candahar. Ayoub Khan has reached Koh Karan. No advance has been made by the enemy either upon Khelat-i-Ghilzai or Pishin. At Cabul ell is quiet. BoxmAy, Monday. made A ...

... HIGIHLAND:GAM1ES AT ELGIN. O On Saturday the tbhrd annual gares were hold In a *t fleld on the farm of Asbgrove, near Elgin. The weather, a although dull, wn6s deligbttully mild, which, together H with the fact that several new features were to be in- troduced this season, had the effect of collecting a very o large crowd of spectators. Indeed seldomh has so large a gathering been seen ant any ...

... rTHE RUSSO-TUgCOMAN WAR. SEVERE FIGHTING. was with ST PETERSBURG, Saturday. presH An official despatch from the Grand Duke Michael RUSE is published to-day announcing the receipt of a tele- Cr gram from General Skobeleff, who on the 13th inst. the started on a reconnaissance from IBami against the stonw Tekke.Turcomans. The General had with him a an5 light column, consisting of . three ...

... TRE BAZAAR AT STONEHAVEN. I o iey The bazaar in aid of the building fund of Cookney church, held 'In the new Townhall, Stonehaven, was aur- re-opened on Saturday morning. .er, Provost Wood was accompanied to the platform by dly the Rev. John Watt, Captain Thurburn, Craigness the Villa; Mr James SmartCceyansvrltsee log of the Church. ,Cony;adsvrltuts for Mr Craib, Pityot, introduced Provost ...

... OUR LADIES' aOL.--- OUR LADIES. OLMN. emkovai Br OE O empl, ~y. 0~g Y`.THEMSELVES.; t a';; . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __. THE A I TRANSATLANTIO CRITICISMS-REFRESHMENTS elti ;IN T4ru.xrIoAIR-0mN;BuSES r oeis HERE i.N E~wia .M8OO .__IX STUEL§SNIGGER r-TENATIONALa GALLERY-GARDENS 'FOR- THE PEOP' LE- OPEN-AIR RESTING PLACES-HAIRI WASHING -FRIZZY. CURLS--PAERINd A HOUSE-NEw I 1.yr ESGS.~iOiI,'E DVISER ...