... THE HViL WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.' 1 4 1 1 1 fart of Ayoub Khan having captured 18. These, added to his own 13, give him a very large force of artillery. The guns with which Ayoub Khan ad- vanced on Candahar are understood to include some of those captured during his engagement with Gem ral ,Burro we. I I t I I II t I' xI I 31 II II C fI I xI t II II II II I I i 1 BATTLE AT EKAREZ-1 KATTA. THE ...

... I b¶ igC vER-,Y'F INFERAL4 MAOBUINES id. - 'AT1'IVERFOOL' ~e~j'1Te' PessAssoiaton' l~i'triooifor ''is ..pa oi tedn chill, bul Ie g~plis- ha *wo ,appewl o, be, th mt ound h MO e~tensi e plpt ever arranged;' by the Fenians -for thd 10~ deetructien fdf piablic .buildings'; iu'(!Eugland' ha& Drs Br 47 hiippilk'.bein'froisiirat'ed by thei~ia ~ '&~c Pres idn iii~at4 ilns ear he' of ?? tj~ ...

... ,. i ANADI ANCORRESPONDENCE i CROPS,., . maymsdngs now pretgy general. The crop , .'bar average one, the very dry, Aprl having a bad Effec on it. Ho * eiver, th'erze' will Se no soarrcity!-cf. e hay.' ; A rather severe, and altogetber unseasonable, ?? h is weiek~'of Junes inju~red? both grain' andt j8 rasui~imanyparts, The winter wheat, aes ai 0 I L have seen It, looks well qerywhere.' ...

... ECCLESIASTICAL The Free Martyrs' congregation, Paisley, have unanimously elected the Rev. Alexander Bain, asais- tnt to the Rev. Mr Lee, Nairn, to the vacancy caused tE by the death of the Rev. Alex. M'Intosh ;Ez. At a maeeting of: the congregation of Moray Flee Church, Edinburgh, ib was unanimously agreed to pre- sent a call to the Rev. P. Wilson Paterson of the on English Presbyterian Church ...

... 78 The Press Association undeietand that Mr Brad. pre laugh yesterday served the following notice upon the At 87 Speaker and otficials of LI e House of Commonse c_ et 3 wit 8 To the Right HoIn. the Speaker of the House of per 81 Commons, the Clerk of the said House, the Sergeant 5xp 85 at Arms, the Depotv Sergeant, Assistant Sergeant, thcs 72 Doorkeepers and Messengers, the Police Instructor ...

... An accident, which unfortunately terminated of fatally, occurred in Aberdeen late on Saturday night. re It appears that at eleven o'clock an old man, named James Wilson, was run over near the top n of Shiprow by a cab, which was proceeding awestwards along Union Street. Before the vehicle itcould be stopped two of the wheels had passed over 3. the unfortunate man's body, causing serious ...

... A A meeting of Police Commissioners was held lost pa ?? Black in the chair. Pt m1cal THE ACCOUNTS.i wi the The accounts for the year were submitted and ex- th ring plained briefly by the Provost. It was stated that in !pr the the police department there is a balance due to the: ex list bank of a£05. showing an increase of 2177 on the pre- tie. vious year's debt. The items of expenditure are ...

... ! ; -I- ?? I., u s d THE LATE DEAN STANLEY AND DR ATSON. e1 qua DA- T - o r. I +I- -. . . .. Ik'rOliOis I The Rev. J. AL' AMitchell of the West Church, Aber- .en, acting de'en, made the following allusion yesterday.' to the Pet~erbad, late Dean Stauley.and Dr 'Watson, Dandee ?? ad, acting. th ps .week death hee takcen from us two Cbri~tian an,. actngminiters,pre-emnineat in their ...

... The Presbytery of Deer met in the session-house at New Maud on Wednesday afternoon —Rev. R. Milne, Fyvie. moderator. The meeting having been constituted, Rev. James Stewart, Peterhead, was appointed the representative of the Presbytery on the Home Mission Committee of the church in room of the Rev. James Petei, Old Deer. An application was submitted by Mr Archibald Fletcher, solicitor, ...

... THE HIGHLAND SHOW AT STIRLTNG. I it. [Frnis OUR OWN RtEPORTER] o :buse to been sub- Monday evening. 1 finiaterinl Great di appointment was experienced on Sunday in hon. snd ?? net, of the unfavouerbl'o hlate of the wenther, somothing wyhbch fairly cbanged in character during the day. the gal. HeAvy dark clouds rolled over the sky, and drenching lore nee'er showers of raii fell at frequent ...

... went on with her songa H,id Charlie noticed? Probably he had, for his ey6s were never off her as he sat deep in an old couch. But he did not think much of it, for i-he called him only Mr Barclay, and the tell-tale blush was merged in the sunset light. That light widened and deepened he went away, saying good-bye to her at the porch, nnd noticing that she seemed subdued and almost shy as he ...

... Dumbarton, accompanied by his brother, a Miss M'llwraith, and a young minister, who have been residing summer visitors at Draft House, Garelochhead, set out from Garelochhead in his yacht down the loch. A stiff squally breeze was blowing the time, and when near to Balernoch Pier, little above Shandon Hydropathic, the yacht was observed from the deck of the steamer Gareloch to settle down. The ...