... at IT is curious to reflect that, over all the ativilise(l world, on Saturday every nation of g- Chyristendom, with the single exception of Sect- ns land, was, as a nation, occupying itself to some e, extent in the public celebration of the greatest a, event recorded in time. In their apathy and in- lY difference to such a celebration Scotland and ts Dahomey stand much on1 the same level ; and ...

... AN UNSUCCFSSFUIL LAW SUIT. Ey THE case of the Rev. Alexander Mackay, ir M.A., LL.D., lately Free Church minister at cl Rhynie, against the Great North of Scotland Df Railway Company, for damages for personal ar injury, attracted a good deal of notice in -the is Court of Session in the early days of this week. n The Judge who tried it was the Lord President, ie and a formidable array of leading ...

... DESPATCH OF FOREIGN MAIS MaOM LOND)-. . e(n.tWh of next Mails from I t Destinations. Deepth of next Maila from -je:. London. .lMailtdu Australia (S. & W.) i . TAemania&Victor ) } Ga Brindl feo. St Evg. Jan. 6 Bem uda . . via Nea .York .Dec. 30 Evg . Brazil ontohili} via Liverpool .,.,Jan. 11 Evg. Jan. 11 Video, e~nd ChiiI' Brazn . liaS thamptn Jan. 10 Mg. Dec. 31 .by Feench Pr, ...

... c e y tr .15 :0a IC I. n if 1. P le is li irC itI od Ili °j1 et1 leSl I,r ly) 5. 10 , Old i1n C e Kl~r Cs. lot Iat in it - red KIM theI vily We wn, gli - utsd in ters an- re- mom used her Sual nile tter. 'nue cor. e of :ceo- bems ig as 100 ; rrps, i,000 1,000 taose, 000 ;,1666 S8 - r 31, sred the inth.s so ol dine , 3 35, '5000 ierty ,000 323 ill it read pil NEW CIRCULAR NOTE. design t - - ...

... Sol.i in Botties, 2s Ri each, and in Oases, eontair ing eix tlmes t,, + qnulltity lis eaeh 0uffloient to effeet a permanent eure in tl great majoritv of long-standing eeses, by sAd Ohemists ard P;, rcxlt 'tcl'ieine Vendors throughout the World, or eent on re- :.t ot 30 or l32 stamps by F. J. G L A R K E, OHJE31IST, a APOTilECARlES' IlALi,, LINCOLN. Widow Welehtn PS11B for Pemale aomlllnintsw _ ...

... THE TRAINoVAAL WAR. ly s THE OCCUPATION OF PRETOAl. e- t, BOER ATTACK ON THE FORT. ;e - .d' THE MIDDLEIBURG DISASTER, IL I. S I DURBAN, Thursday. r,' There are two great camps of insurgents-2Q0m) at w Potchefstroom, and 2000 at Pretoria. re! The Boers are new in possession of Pretoria, whi-h If was evacuated by the British troops. These are d gathered in the fort, which the Boere are not ...

... OPENING OF KEITH COTTAGE HOSPITALE. 5; The Cottage Hospital recently erected aI Keith as it y S; memorial of the latIe Mr Turner, was opened yesterdae; bc-eat btin the Presence of a large number of Iadies and gentle-t' 'men, A ong those prset wvere-Messrs A. S. COO C at marse'has George, Earlsinouint ; l'v. Messrs StookdalesGag - hi leYoung-son, Newmnill ; Archibald. Keith ; and MSFarlnc~ee ...

... BIIRD SHOWS IN ABERDEEN. n Bt EON-ACCORD ORNITEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. h yThe most successful of the exhibitions yet held by 5 e the Bon-Accord Ornithological Society, was that which v d opeuedyesterdsy in the Ballroom of the Music Hall te Buildings There were 485 entries-the largest ynmber that has been shown here. The classes for 2 c Scotch fancy were fairly represented. In section one, ,d for ...

... LOCAL &tse)ISTRICOT EWS. A.BERIDEEN (C'ITY). The hOUlelkeeper, RB1Y(l 4mil', bogs to aoknowlolgve n'eilt. oarnioge free, of venison of red : de-i from Mri Willia¢m Caidiffle Broka, lM.P,, Glen- unar, for tiho hosp)ittal patients. . . The Iionoraity treasurer 4o the Aberdeen Hiqspital tor Sick -ildren begs .t aclcnosgledg 'with thainks, Vioipt, of £22, being su tanpal subsoription front tho ...

... The weekly return of births, deaths, and marriages H in the eight principal towns of Scotland, by authority of the Registrar-General, for week ending Saturday, sl December 25, 1880:-The death-rate in the eight f, prineipal towns during the week ending with Saturday w the 25tli December, 1880, was 20 8 per thoueand of N estimated populNtion. This rate is 4 3 under that for T the corresponding ...

... Il A fly, ?11' V I; I ?. . I - . .- I.. 11-1.11..' ,Tii\ .i nI.l So! t rv.-l lii :iiilitl 1d ploceqioll of the lhal l Ju ol Ivenile Seeloty etel lawce yestelrd ty after- i, oont. Tle puty, to tlhe iut l'ber of about 80, Iltet ill Y the Alli v llt Mritlo, i mudl . froeyl t hith Itilty 11trceletd I. thitoigt the sill ge , le t d l ot titttliii:irti bearers ail it piptur. t11 their I.t tirm ...

... . ,: . I T NS A WA-. If , I .il if ,THE: T.RANSVALWASnip> i ! l . t ' . : I , , I t i l Tn AP ondon niIjorninig .papeniWhjib affectsto have the special confidence of the; advanced and dominant section in tlie Cabinet, 'debtaras, clitd with the air of having 'made or having been entrusted to announce) a great discovery, that ihe Dutchnien in' $outh Afri&, have lilo affec- tion for our rule; but ...