... 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 ...

... TERRIBLE PASSAGE OF A MONTROSE-LADEN thi STEAMER. re Particulars were reccived in Liverpool on Saturday of c the fearful iuassage of the Glasgow steamer Ayrshire, tr, whilst on the voyage from Mlontrose to New York. WI From the statement of Captain Ross. it appear. that hiesl left Monltrose With a cargo of potatoes on the 11th of Bi March last, and was compelled to put into Halifax on ux thle ...

... I BIRTH.V or 'At 241 Portland Streot, Aberdern, on the 3rd fasTth ifea is of Jnolt SMotEou, of - daughter.,., . At 6 Mlarlborough Roa.d, St Johee' Wood, London, on the 0' 15 lit fint., the Wifoof 5000 MA9oWmxn1r A.LA., of aeo I tIl it MARRUIGER 6 Vie At thls&Boyal Motel, Prifnie'Sthoit, Edinburgh on the 2nd In; jst., by the Rer.. 'Joh Koms rsS Jh'.Tl n* alsetated by the Rev;`o s aloPOWe' ...

... SECOND EDIfTIf7N.I Id . ----s Tw.- 7 ., AuERDum EN JOUIwALx OFFwin, 47 Fleet Street, London, E.C., Saturday morning. TO1PAY' S TELEGRAM S. (BY SPBCIAL WTIRE.) THlE EGYPTIAN CRISIS. x [3?l To-DAiy's Trzts] AIcxAcsNDuA, Friday. The Bittern has arrived here, and thefleet is due to-ijirrout Sir Ef. Mallet has no advice of any Turlkish protest having been presented. The Circas- sian prisoncrs left ...

... JOIdN MOIR & SON, ITMITED. Tinesecond ordinary goenral meeting of this corn- ,,allon as hcIl at tbe City Terminus lotcl, Carslon S t nol AWodlesdao y--Rear-Admirail Sir W. N. W. l-lcnett, V.a., Il., inn the ehair. The notice cailing the inootieg having becen read by Dtie secetaory, Alr inm. C, Gray, TIro Cheirneansaid-A copy a? thc report Iainag nbeoen posted to mcols harelnelder, I presuime ...

... AB3ELDEEN POLICE COURT. :o FaTDAY-(Bofore Baillie Rose). I ti io LOITooieG.-Isabolla Anderson or Dl'Allister, Fork n lf Lone, was fileed 21s' with the option of ten layse' jil- It prisonmisut, for-having loitered io -Castle Street and iI J istice Street on the 23rd inst, AenAuIcT AND BRlocte OF THE PEACE. - Sophin t I Stephden, Biler Deouen, was charged waith heving on IT ., the23rd inst. ...

... THE CIIA\Ni L 'FUNNEL. The~ first half-mile ot the Shakeespeare Cliff, No. 2i headingt, of theC Channe~l Tunnilel e-cperimioetaXl boring~s hzas just beenl coiiipleted. There is anl enitire absenicet of wvater, and everythinig is flaVOuallae. No0. 1 heading, il ast Abb~ott's Clii'i, w hich is fur the presenlt abandonled.a is full of sea:terI, .atlthoughl this cld lbe easily pumpiled i Oult if ...

... of HOUSE. OF LORDS-MoNam. 00 Their L9ordships met at five o'elock. Mn TIlMMl'5TIA ANP THE AMUM 01 Lhrd LAMINGTON gave notice that on an early day he will call attentidn to the system of examination of c' militia officecrs for admission to the army. is THE GOVERN UNT AND THlE IRISH LAND ACT. d Eari GEANVILLE-I tlnnlc itonlyreipectfultogtate, Ythe course the members of the Government in thia ...

... DISTSiTCT & GENLRAL NEWS. I ~- - P, the appli' ations fos tickets for MrGlad- Dr stone's meeting in Edinburgh Corn Exchange next or month havo already far exceeded the space at the dis- re postal of the committee. The E4rl of Rosebery has remitted by c( eheque to all the tenants on his MeAntmore estates 15 d per cent. of their Michaelmas rents paid last week. b This is thre seventh half-yearly ...

... jM4 tlhs flu titi tt it: 'Al. ..( ritl volt led. on' sitd nty 3 to aat has Dglu. oot Ort. iil. loor DD the add tee to ad, of i'of of a, oot thee Int' his on. B. en, ho 010- rii lea tel Ion ion Mel an, nt,, ol. Ih, sq. SS. )n, ,ic te, er- .ge snn T. F. in aa .ill cs Cull )nt tee of ,er- oot Ih de thg ing ]ti rd- ty, se for ofo aid adl vcr oes nit aof, eve to rdd ur- ncr !plD led DUE, to ollt ...

... SKECHES IN PARLIAMENT. I P15 i | VillJ±Ezk 1.15 roa.aJJ ativl2 fl'(j WoorsRNsTa, Monday Lniht, Lord. Oranmore and Browne ensdeavoured to get op a discussion on the alministration of the - Irish Land Act in thDe House of Lords to-night, - acd to some extent succeeded, bitt Mr Plunkett r, was attacking the Irish policy of the Government ig in another place,, and so many noble lorde who at would ...

... RURAL TALE. MAINS, PAIiCISI, TILLE. T.-Cumo awesir aw lie a gleamin' fire wraitis' ye, wi' this reel nicist, sin' ye'so get th' best we hase bit asw de)t th' inather's chang't. P.-Teoth aw did thinil en Feeesday, ire wer' t' aee a heavy dooufe ' a' lsnaw, bit it seen got s diceht alf agosi, sn' cv dinsna tliiasl nos eftin sic terribil howders o' iss' 'sat se'il line mucdle lyin' snaw, wi' th' ...