... 'e THE BURNl.NG OF -A JUTkE SHrIPAT gi 0-l; I QLCALOUTTA. tion * :. C - ' ALRopTT, D.iic. 26. The Ellen Stuart (ship), fPatterson, loading ai the , jetties for Londeo, caught fire about noooi.on.23rd mlry! December. The Ore iE reported to oive orikig tea via jffrimespountaeneos counbrstion of. jute toweo in the nty ,vesseel foreholde.c* On the alarm beinggiviin'the the ship wae taken charge of ...

... DISESTABISHIMENT RN SCOTLAND. LETTER BY PRINCIPAL RAINY. Principal Rainy writes to the Thner a lengthy letter, in the neurse of which he says- You say that the Free Church and the United Presbyterian are entnumbered far and away by the Eetablisbed Church. If it were se, it would snake little differ- once in the justice of the conue, though it would affect the strength that could ho beerout ...

... Free POLTcH COIaT.-Beforo Bailij S oith on 'Treoriy, 9ur' obyl-Oo b0 rlo'rrthwkw6, annl:eri ,rif., li &l2irao the pled girffry Fre!.crnnrmjting~,,, h,6'c~, rilte rh t an,( hi, ro Ice crc. Fir I~~~~~~ar'r. 'oi~l ,IA 1INNfEFF arrive Thetrocetor, ltrraon-Tho ~h-'If-eerly oretitory Wt otoino heSrn. :- reeIneri huhot ilb.. uh0,i.r Igir' ter. teio nSrrlr-i T. L. R. Slarord of F royrle onujf All' th ...

... I{ A IbDN IG'S. ROYAL LIQUID BLUE. TRADE MA R ESTABLISHED 1880. TT is a well known fact, proved by the wonder- tul sole, durin the last OJ years, that HARDING'S ROYAL LIqUID BiUE is superior to a'l others for restoring and' preservitig that pure Whiteness so much admired in Linen, Lacs, Curtains, &e. No Sediment. BEST, PUREST, CHEAPEST, STRONGEST. BEWARE OF iMITATIONS! OBSERVE.-As there are ...

... `REtG.iSTR4Lft GENZEHAVS BEtUftn' - The seabely rturiih Of births, deaths, and marriagel in the eight prienipol town, of Sootlandjiaeued by hltYorty om of the Regstr.,rt0cild, for week ending Saturdtsy, Janua ry 7, io fla Nlow, a-The dcatbh.ate in the eight ha, prieioplil towns duriuog tbr-week ending with Saturday, 'ha 7th Jannury; 1852, weoe,220I prr 1080' of ests- r mated ppop liin. s ...

... ___ The topic of All.abHorbiflg intereet in Elgin at the s or present moment is the visit from Royalty with which subs the town is to be honoured on Wednosra. Hio to ti Royal Highbieos the Duke of Edinburgh, wi s 15 eognged or an official tour along the scoaet a en'c, AdmiralInspector of the Coeotguard, has intimated ther that he will be pleased to ascept-part at least of- from the honoere ...

... .er | wCino, Thursday., S6. Sir Edward Malet, the British Consu;lGeneral, ias nd explained to Cherif Pasha thatttha recent Collective Id Note addreesed to the Egyptian Government by Eng. ad land and France, waM intended only 'to Intimnate 'he he coatinuance of the close alliance between the two lot countries in Egyptisn ~afairs on the occoaiou of the ce neow Frenoh Ministry assuming office. ht ...

... Ze rge The annual Christmaos tree and social meeting at tot the Aberdeen Royal Irfirmary waoo held lost nitrht, to and proved a great success. Th. meeting was held in the operating theatre, which was crowded with r,.the paticote, servants, nurses, and friends of the aestablishment, including the dooctors and a number 5aof the studente and otbere. The Lord Provost pre. a ioded, and woe ...

... THE MESSIAH.' L. or, S The annual performance of the Messiah by qa the Choral Union is now a recognised institution pr .among 11S. Occurring as it does at this season, th g the immortal work commands a devotional, in 81 o addition to its musical, interest, and in that two- ta z fold; light not a few of the immense audience co . which assembled in the Music Hall on Wednes- vi B day night ...

... . I . I ' ll, o'Attnq Wm., WAT~zn & SoN.-The'61r.1 Alneal' boe- social meeting ead hell ,f the eaitiloyees, of. Williesm thO 'Walker & Son, tinplote workers, won, held in George titer'Strnee, Ha~ll on Friday. After te',, aupplied by Mrt and] Edwardn, M' 'Walkir, Chairman, goon so appreoplehte fUord oddresn, ,wetiotwoe highly apyrecilh.d by thouemasbly. I the' PoTereaftete Miasee Brown, Donald, ...

... ABERDEEM, TUISDAY, JAN. 8, 1882.33 THERE is a gesnerI report tbat the negotiations in Frince for thea conclyision of a commercial treaty between Britain and that country have failed.. Paris evening papers, how- ever, deolre that the negotiatiotse havene failed brat are suspended. and thatSir Charles Dilke has roturned to London for the purpose. of consulting the Government respecting severalI ...

... SOCIAL MEETINGS, r aytHAVEN-STJ tmEs' hDNDAY AND DAY SCesoot. - =Thebihildren intt,,nling these ncln~t-l.. sin-c with tine o ehoir oftg tctJarnes t terh,,noene tnatrnabP ee to tbeir tnunurletrAint wihddie 'tine'- Tdw all lbe'o e, Osituorlay' afterino-n. Tile Rev.,Gerrge Cruh piereti h-d, at.d thereh were Upwards of 250 cniilodion nretenn, heel loa MesBrdn a porrte t, nnnd.-frinnnnds.iechlnling ...