... a ROBERT GORDON E fIS HOSPITAL AND HIS COLLEG I LEantV BY MR ALEX. WALKIE . Last nighlt, in the West Parish Buildings, a lecturew tinder the above title was given to the Young M3ex's. se Guild and members of the West Church byEx-Dean gi of Guild Walker. The Rev. J. X itchell pr e sided. There was a large attendance, and as the of lecture was interesting and important we give a full gt report. ...

... Al V. - - ?z I AB-11RDE-EN. '111 2?,, 16?15- Uti.-:li \ CII it a @511 )'teSlos ll to the \\'ar ii O-eie iv'ports th. l '7.;iol, ,f (;o1lonal Braelen- I baury's cuhtnlLi. which c,:i Si'idae w-as within 40 Ii miles of Abu H oineu`, oivirds ; bloCb tile adivanlce 411s to ha o' belu *.1.llt1 ...

... ELCTION NEWS. TE: PARItAMMN'ARY RIPRESRsTATIo. OF CArrH- NtCss A.ND SuTHEaLAirD.-The Caithuess CoMsniS-i sioners of Supply hold a meeting on Thursday to, cionsider the Lord-Advocate's proposal to unite Caith- ness and Sutherland as one constituency. Mr Miller f ,of Scrabster presided. There were strong eXpressions .'Of opinion against the proposal, and it was unani- nously resolved to ...

... I On Monday Lord Rosebery addressed the district Liberal Association at Epsom. He said that he would not have chosen this moment for a party meeting. It was a time to sink party 10 feeling, and for all the nation to be united. The 78 greatness of nations, as of individuals, was - shown in their bearing mn adversity, not pros- perity; and we would be judged by our conduct now. The Romans at one ...

... REACHING THE NILE, tFPoit ourt SpErIAL CORREMPONDENr.] Aboo Mntamneh, January 22.-When vo left the camp at the wvells o'if Abu 1Klea, we marched for ms hour in tho direction of Shebacat Wells, and then the colunin halted, nad it appeared we were not going to the Wells at all. Speculation lost itself as to the ob1ject of the new move. Some said we wvere to, march all night and surprise ...

... RuRAL I, r- ri~ nd vnli, sires. Awmn seer, ve're banith unoG r-si- rawncht wi' sic a, lang hard frst P.---Deed awyt, an' ye're richt i' that respeck.Al Forbye th' lang hinner o' sax owks au' mair fae th' e plcouch, sic a severe frost 'ill tdtnnach a' the n eeps e. It' sed 'at as th' day lengthens .tb' frost strengthiens, in an' fegs it's geyan aften th' svye, bit seerly it -winlnalre bide ...

... PETERHE AD GAS COMMIJSSIONETRS. LIVELY DISCUSSION. B A meeting of the Gscommittee of thle Peter- ii head Town Council was held in the Council Room in yesterday-Baillie Will, in thle absence of Provost Ur Alexander, presiding. TU1E COMMITTEE AID THEIRl MANAGER. ft Thu followingf letter from Mtessrs J.L & A. C. of Fiarquharson, of the Northern Gas Product Company, hi Peterbead, was read to the ...

... ILATEST LONDON NEWS, I I I, . .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] a LONDON, Tuesday evening.t} As I anticipated, the Speaker has given way I, to the journalists, save in one or two minor fl, points. Everyt])ing practically has been con- in ceded, and the Parliamentary press gang will D resume its labours on Thursday under pretty D much the old ...

... I Last night Mr Asher, M.P., addressed his coi-| stituents in the Town Hall, Cullen. There was a large attebdance, and Provost Duffus presided, Mr Asher. who was received with loud applause, said some time ago he had received a communication from the fishermen of Cullen regarding the question i i of trawling. He had given the subject a good deal X . of attention,'seeing that he represented a ...

... THE SOUDAN. Sns,-Since the appearance of my two letters on the Soudan policy in your journals of 2nd and 3rd , instants, that crisis in our whole Empire's future to i which I then called attention as imminent, and even then demanding instant decision as to the way in which it ought to be met, has actually come upon us-t not, as I was hoping, through the relief of Khartoutm l and.General Gordon ...

... 1 TIlE SOTDANU WAR. ARRIVAL OF SICK AND. WOUNDED =1 AT KORTI. THE 'SORTIE AT KASSALA. . pa ARAB LOSS SGO.i [OFFICIAL TELEGRAiL] eX (From Lord Wolseley to the Secretary of State E. for WVar.) of la] Korti, 25th February, 95 p.m.-A convoy e of four wounded and eleven sick officers, and th seventeen sick and wounded men, arrived this evening from Gubat and Gakdul, These include all the worst ...

... PARP.M-.NTARY REDISTRIBtTION IS SCOTLAND, I I ZEPRESZ ATION or BfGNHS.. The Committee on the Redistribution of Seats Bill, F appointed at the conference of the National Union of B Conservative Associations for Scotland on January 8, G have issued a memorandum on this subject, in which 1R D they suggest a rearrangement of Scotch burghs under A the following rules :-1. That no change shall be K ...