... ,ar- RoisiIHSARTt.-The brethren of the Forbes Mastlonic eon1 Lodge held their anuual gathering ir1dg4peat as meeting at sehrbsry on Frilday. Tmh~e q1 WvIng 'hl offle-beerorif' v'ers elected for te nsuinm 's lip R.W.M,,J16bert Mfirrieas; P.M., Nathaniel ?i~le 4rI S.rbL',Jsiuem Duab)Lr;`D.M., Samluel'.lRdge ISW. 002 'Alexia~der tI handi; 3A.., Alex~rider 8~d trauer, bf, CharlesMurnson; ...

... THE TERRIBLE COLLISION BETWEEN ' STEAMERS. THIRTY MEN MISSING. The Liverpool agents of'the Spanish steamer Leonj which was in collision a few days since with the Harelda, both vesgois sinking in consequence, have received a telegram from Barcelona, announcing: the arrival at Lisbon of a number of the crew of th' Leon.. It was feared that all had gone down with the vessel, but it appears that ...

... CU1WLT7 I the prestt Winter Otir!o.t 3ag club. has, .ad majny. pn.rrknif eD of engagwtr4r ir the rootring gams, and several vieillcontested mathft hAve been enioye-d.,, .rmo-gt the ost lnttrestif .these .were those played on ttiejr owncurlisgd Tborsdiiy,,'wben l'lr lVso Ch'rliffe Broonkat M.tF bt of lerl-'I'anair,. end Colonel Keqn took'part jin 41 . _ Two very keenly.oontcsted games.were ...

... Is the man whom you can read like a bollk a man of letters? A beau dressed out resembles the cinnamon tree- the bark is of greater value than the body. One of the best aross-bow shooters is a lady. She feeds on arrow-root. This probably accounht for it I Domestic toast-Mlay your coffee and slanders against you be ever alike-without grounds. What will you give if I restore your eyesight ...

... . wtft(6? to?-UW-Vditor. . 1 j I : I 1 1 - I I 7 I GREENWICH HOSPITAL PENSION FUND. Ben's Bunk, Shiprow, Jan.:8, 1881. Sir,-I write you these few iines, in the fir-t place, to let you know, -that, although poor in purse, I am in- good health at present, thank God for it, hoping this will findd yor the same. Chiefly, however, it's about them Greenwich sixpences I wish to write. We old tars, ...

... of kiensee 0 preacl I EVIDENCE FOR THE CROWN. think Is - m-erel 31 wo rke IDuBLON, Monday night. of' j Tie State trials were resumed this morning. At that fthe Courts, if anything, there was an increased num- land -her of neopole awaiting the arrival of h rvres ti 3'who, as usual, were not in their places. at the ap- that I pontedwas ruour he rundgreed pofnthe time. There wa uorgoing ...

... FY SPECIArL WIRE FROM OUR OWN Itreat floa CORRESPONDENTS.1 gre all the manuscri 47 FLErr STRMET, Monday night. tion, add Mr1 Forster has adroitly escaped from the unn ml 8speci ilsallt duty of absolutely suspeuding the I The SiU fabeas Corpus Act by investing the Lord- the conqi l 0ibetenat and the Chief Secretary alone with , grama be te power of arrest. Provision is, however, elusion 01 Ien ...

... M9 ir Robert Shepberd, Jun., Ellon, has palss' the 10v flmnroasntulof the Phaormaceutical Society of vesv on Great Britain. G , ViP GARtTLY.W _r3 The statutory annual meeting ofrtepBayraofy thubis ~r, paihwshold yesterday within the Barony, 1'ilhilic ,as sc~hool-1, whe11n Mlessrs William Mleren,efrmer u hilihullBA and and James BRtuce, farmer, Collithie, Boere dunrirngtelB iad elected to serve ...

... i [BY SPECIAL WVIRE FROM OUR OWN evora CORREZSPONDENTS-] eaver, ____ ____ __- that k K 47, Facet 6TREET, Wednesday night. Prom] Mr Biggar's suspension may be ascribed to a! very simple cause. Mr Biggar lost his head.! and pi The lien, gentleman was no doubt obstructing ' The the progress of businesi. He had been put up to to be speak for five hours. Hehdcranymd wrang. heroic preparations to ...

... HUNTLY HARMONIO UNION. t The first public performance of tie Huntly Harmonic Union took place in Stewart's Hall, Huntly, on Toes. Iday evening, ia presence of a lar4A and fashionahle eaudience. The hall, which is seated for 700 was corn- fortAbly filled. ir Wi iam Legge, Senior Magistrate t of Hulatly, presided, diseharging the duties of clseirman tin an nile and genial manner. Amongst those ...

... ' 47 FfEumr STu:iEET, LONDO¶, Thursday aorning. T'TO-DFA'S TELEGRAMS. (i BY SPECIAL TVIE.) RETENTIO.N OF (OFANDAHAR. REPORTIED DECISION OF THE GOVERINALM NT. [FRO1e .O-DA'xs i).nLrex CHteOSICeE.'] VrrENXzc, Wechloenlay. It is reported, in vcell-infornl'ed circles here, that the British Cabiti t have resolved to annal the orders Which had been given iii iC-pect to, the ovacuatioa of Candabar, ...

... iettfo Wtug AX. f~PAUPER LABOUR. bDEAR Sim,-From my official connection Us trea- 3,surer of the Oldmill Reformatory School and thet S IHouse of Rifugeln Aberdeen, where -industrial work aM Ihas been carried on advacitageously fur many years, cee, Iand from conversations with iniliavt firs of poor in ths -nxg] -I counties of Aberdeen and Kincardina at various timesE ove may yars 1 aveben fr lng ...