... -PETEREA HAMBOTJR TRIMTEES. l A special meeting of the PeteZaead Harbour Trustees was held yesterday-Provost Alexander presiding. The Provost said the first business was of rather an impor. i tant nature, MlrLawsonihad comtenoed operations at the South Harbour, and out of doors it was said these operations were premature, as the dredger and plant being placed in the entrance caused ...

... L j-- .; f.w. i ld' ~ ~K'A ';-2i~~fi i . -?~ O GR 0 d, As ti eve- of theo reassebwg ,.~14ie~ . I'eB O wli are'3lrd. ran D,:iz a r~ are -bcnsiguore :and in:oreb e errbised, as- 40 o ah Le, pm maef bn rflea Fla zhe~ voot ia' 't 2 Sdc.4itti' Of eour& 3ihaie~eu '11e &v' mer n:t ::niy propose, -t wsFti~ji in szear 4ze it th. leaders -fth-te G:oiset -aaiv e st pal.± ±t- di~oset But 5-althoug- te & ...

... FAM L (eT J B IL: T0e festival'of St John the Evangelist was cele- trated by the bretiern ofth Masonic Lodes through out the country yesterday. The Lodges met in the -afternoon and elected office-bearers for the ensuing 'year, and in the evening the brethren supped together in the hotels in the city under the presidency of' their respetive Eight Worshipful Masters, deprtations being sent in ...

... At T ostittir IflTHS. I SrtAberdaee, on the 4th inst., the 1'np wif of.JAts 8foe~tmasnAtlarotlQ, Mass., lUnited BIWArr% At 2 MaketStretAberdeen, on 8th inst.,i the wife: 'of I AND~eW Scorr. of a son. Jn mstIoc sn, t ~~~~th i~~~~~~~~~nst., the wf f h ev oicToefo ae At. I 'Nort Siver Stet.bren nte9th mest., Mre lineH MACKSerosr Of a aghe At 8 Eldoen B1ree breeo h t inet..,Mrs CriorQo SMITH Of a ...

... TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT; NEAR LEEDS. r'ULLMAN CAR ON FIRE-AN ABERDONIAN 4 BURNED TO DEATH. The Scotch express, which left St Pancras (Mid-I: land) Station, London, at 915 on Saturday night, and! timed to reach St Enoch's Station, Glasgow, at 7 45 following morning, met with a fearful catastrophe on f nearing Leeds, about two on Sunday morning. The! train was made up of seven or eight ...

... i' CLCLESIASTICAL; PEDESBYTERY OF ABERDEEN. be Tir-e Estahiloited P-:eshytery of Aberdeen-met within, tin t -yhChapel at- noon yesterdlay-SMrM.ithla nronriorThe was a agatnaneo 3membhers. iur cue, mroton or toe Clerk (S~%ir Allan)i. Mr Bell, Johni(- itorsCirriwachsnmdatrfor the onquingtsix n'1is fI- -minutes or last meetin; cavhig been read xv. uOY!inol- ol or severalt pait .ics hart been ...

... D 3BRESS AND M NTLE SALOON- 225- IYIO\-N STREETf 225 FUIRS! FURS1! FURS!! A FRESH DELIVERY; SPECIAL VALUE. - WATT & GRANT, 225 UINION STR.EET. 225 POOLISHED VULCANITE RESI-NG COMES of every escriptior t. each Poettree. C. 'r5Ll, ACaNACIi, & - froaiC 6d mC~hat CtC* pLi, ACuSAC. &; Co.. UridZt! I Street, Aberdeen. If AITIJMN & WUNTER FASHIONS. JAMES SAINT & C. beg to a2nnlounc:e that Uleir ...

... TERRIFIC SNOWSTORM IL AND GALE. . . ...

... PETERHMELu TOWN COiuNCIL inl the Council Room ve~terdat-'Provostr Alexander,- -presiding-to have th; acceptances of the newly- elected C'Ouneiflors. The t-owesiilark (Mjr Eotte),rt criiat arm lln B aulle wiii, thle returningoficr intirnatitig the tee elected Couneiillort. 0 L They havling been sworn in in thle usual. manner, in * Ial intimlatedl their intention of accepting the office of du ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. I |c' S1B,-My attention has been directed to a letter in n your issue of the 2Jth ult., in which a correspondent- v J. u-states that the rejection by the delegates c, of the two resolutions ament 'registration 'yard- 'grada- a ated contributions' cannot fail to giye pain to a11 who 11n wish.to have such societies established on sound prin- I# ...

... Pic.-NIcs. WOODSIDE CONGRECATIONAL CHURCH SABBATH SCHOOLS.-The annual pic-nic in connection with the above schools took place on Saturday. The children numbered about 250. CovE QUARRY WoRKERs.-The workmen engaged at Mr Fife's quarry at Cove held their annual pic-nic on Saturday ol a field kindly granted by Mr Cameron, Charleston. There were about 250 present, and the proceedings passed off ...

... -,. ABER;DEEN, WEDNE3SDAKY, MAY 21, 1882.- :IN the House of Commons yesterday after- I M66n,? Sir William Harcourt, answering .Mr| Gorst, said the reports of Michael Davitt's speech were conflicting, but that if he broke the con-ar ditions of his release be would be rearrLe 'Mr Courtney informed Mr Thorold Rogers that the illness of Sir George Dasent accounted for S he delay in the ...