... THE AADDITION TO ABERDEEN ., ;, ..BAR RACKS., . ,ad, AxtAO1OED SOLtIEE8',QUASOTORO, n TheteSive adton t'th Aberdeen Barracks, illa by the erection efo 'eeparatelibsild Ing for the use of ?or -,married eiddieris,',which'was co'ipleted -before the -oleos of thd ouet Ivisr, is nt6w' in fall epE.6&tion, and dee itfound to admirably'sanwerthe purpas'efdr which heit'llnosidierd.: 'Itwil'bj ...

... I ASSOCIATIO6N:FOR IMPROVING -THE CON- A I .. DITIONOF Ta o PuOR.I The usual monthly meeting Of theoActirig Committee Woo held in the offlees of the nesocistions yesterday efter- noon. Presen~mt-Dean of Guild Songster, preoiding ; 11ev. Dr SpnR,1ev.. Dr Trail,' Rev. DA Beatt, BaV.I 'L. Cowa ,Slriff Thomeon, Colonel Cndeohred, DrI I Cobhet, Dr F. Edmond. Dr Forquhas', hMt A. S. Cook, Mde R ...

... WINTER T YIUIS -- ' f lay, he, the wind and the riai. Tlhese hovei been the ruling powers over since tire gladoNewt year t'ba lay baa begun to lenrthen pace, ro iodiag ns of pleasant vernal ssaorhket e rod goldene summe das'e in stomfre feus.' We'nis g~tingt aceoetoined to writing 188'd ietpofnhsti( andsooar life slip way while we dream on. Well, ii gst5g ol urc life lip wlt, your Inmp, aud ...

... Ory. Ai Th'ULIAR(AS 4.OF 0 FRAI'n -A mniddle-alged ,Of Iw~oloooo Aew,: 2I'La. or Blain, widow, residing in nos libi'gheado, othe pariah of Ituthes and county of. Of Eigill, cooa elaood oh the Nairn Police Couch on Pridny thie oftceanow. -- loetore Provost Lcalio and 'BMils 'filAlvl MoakLsaee-witfs haviogobtoined thesarn of £22from itt tho wife of t ooikooeepor in Nairn Coder folio pro. In t~, ...

... y Sevoce.-A ball wao held nt Mr Leaash's. Skilma- r- filly, on Fridauy. As tbo object of the assembly was to raise funds for behoof of a deserving aervant, at present r- in ill.healtb, tho young people of the district turned al. Cut in grest nuooere,'tho large loft being completely. rS filled with on enthusiaotic company, who enjoyed them- selves to the utmost, and kept up the merry dance, to ...

... '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 ...

... 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 ...

... ___ 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 ...

... m., On ono of the lact davo of 1881 there died at Rich. nt~l in- mond, Sarrey, a gallant Scottish gentleman, who, Wil ;la hon Bgh hitherto oommemorated only by a rlight notice theI wasn Nebtes and Que'ies, lo entitled on pulsing from the The rr scene to ampler recognition, Major-Geneorsl Aler. all- 'th aunder Stewart Allan was the most indlstrions and Sir ta nucooDsful collector of Scottish ...

... The fnal stages of the preliminary inquiry Into the 1 circumstances attending the death of Percy Malcolm John, a student at Blenheim House School, Wimbledon, on the 3rd December last, were entered upon on Friday before Mr G. H. Hall, Coroner for the district. Dr Lamson, brother-in-law of the deceased, is now noder remand at the Bow Street Police Court on the capital charge of having caused his ...

... ' | Br SPEGIAL WIRE FRO3I OUB OWN I GORRESPONDHNTS.] S Lo;DnoT, Sunday night i . Both political parties in Preston Beea to be E ;somewhat mixed. The Conservative3 are 5divided between Mr Cecil- Raikes and Mr Tomlinson, a London barrister; while in the ease ,of the Liberal phalanx chaoaseeems to have come C - again. . Mr Ayrton, who has bsen recommended, ti will, if adopted; he the nominee of. ...

... POLICE DEIPAR.TMENT. The monthly meeting of this Boaed woet held yester- day oftornoonr-Lovid Provost ttssaiomont presiding. Tao othr nosber paset vor-FillesDomilld, Smith, Madeoeaold, Boss, Dolffo, Nunter, Treasurer Walkeor, -Dean of Guild Snogtors Daesers Fiedlay, Ifooros, PYpar, Ogilvie, Dcit G. Walker, Slaspbeid, Gray, Wilson, Patesnon, Kilgour, Kinlghorn, GrhmC il Conll, and Dr DBooridire ...