... TrE EASTERN SITUATIONh f~~ . .CRITICAL POSITION OF AFFAIRS. ?? NTTAVAL DEM-OCNSTRATION OF ;s ~TH9E POWERFS. ,1 I _ The Press Association learns th-fat inamsmuch as the ren-onstrances of the G-,reat Pow;.-ers with Greece on the subject of her wvarlike attitude towards the Porte have had no effect, save that eire h bas been ?? n outlbreak of iiostijitjs w - viith Turkey up,) tor, thue pressent t ...

... MHUTINY O.NT BOARD A REFORMATORY ISHIP. Information was received yesterday morning by I the Head Constable of Liverpool that a serious | mnutiny had broken out on board the Roman Catholic , Reformatory ship Clarence, lying off Rock F erry. The officers of the ship gave the following account of the affair :-For some days past there bad been signs of insubordination amnong the boys, and thlS ...

... RgEBE1D &EWSTf6RM- I_ __ XI_- DEST RU CT IV E GALE. SI ROADS AND RAILWAYS BLOCKED. w al TRAFFIC INT:ERRUPTED. LOSS OF SHIPPING AND) OTHER E PROPERTY. i TRAINS BLOCKED. P' rE T7lE STORM BECOME GENERAL. _ ?? A heavvy fall of Snow (says a Press Association V telegram) has visited the British Isles since Satur- d, daay night, and last evening the storm still continued as an many parts, causing ...

... RAILWAY RATES FOR OARRIAGE OF FISH. The Scottish Sea :Fisheries Association, in accord- ance with resolutions passed a~t their meeting on 10th nit., have forwarded the following petition, through MIr Esslemont, M.P., to the HEouse of Commons: *To the Honoura~ble the Commons of the United :Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, The petitiohs of the large hody of ...

... AEA DEEN, MONDAY, FEB. 8, 1830. The Qu;een has approved of the following .State ?? :-Chancellor of the Duchy i of Lancaster-Mr E. Heneage; Lord-Chancellor of Ireland-TLord-Justice iNaish; Attorney- General for Ireland-Mdr J. Wallker, Q.C.; Solicitor-General for Ireland-Mr T. Mac- dermott, Q.C. ; Financial Secretary to the TreasuryI-Mr H. Fowler; Secretary to thie Admiralty-Mr J. T. Hibbert ; ...

... ?AB?RBURGH. HARBOUR ?? Bsoaid'was held ont Friday-Mr Alex. Bruce: presiding. Therei werei also;l present Me~srs:: ?? W.i' ABruce,' Mitehell,S Stephen, *.-Bisse 'Dt5.Iickson, ' apd Murray. Th Cie treasutrter's'state'eint for-tehe nonth: 'of March fs~h'o~ed-' the teteueV for the' ' month' ~to.'be £1QO-13s 26, DCompared wiith £520 .SE' ;26 -for -the samne month-in 1886, while the year's ...

... ABERDEEN, Tuesday.-Six trawlers came in to-dtay- writh good catches of fish. ne had been fisbing off the Dogger Bank, the ret being from -he M;oray Firthw, the catches consisting chiefly- of cod, - haddocks, ;and plaice. Fourteen grea£ lie beats also arrived with fair takes of cod, ling., halibuts and skiate. The prices to-day re ?? 9d to 2s ~d each;, liog, s 6d to 2s 6d each; saithe, 5id to. ...

... --ST= T- D - Ad *h A e- HOSPITAL SUNsDAY IN ABE.DEEE-N. |In accordance twith established custom, yesterday being the first Sabbath of the year, the annual collection was made in aid of the funds of the Aber. deen Royal Infirmary. By several congregations the collection has been postponed, but so far as collec. tions have been made, the total realised y-esterday was £660 los GNd, compared with ...

... THE MhOTALJITY STATISTICS. The R.edistrar-f eneral reports thiat durino the hist week the annual rate of mortalita- in the 28 great towns of I'nmlaaad and Wales' avera-ed 23v1 per 1000 of the aggregate population. The rates were in Birkenhead. 23: Birmingham, 19; Blackburn, 24; Bolton, 19 ; Bradford. 1; Brigliton, 23; Bristol, 21 - Cardiff, 29 Derby. 22; Halifax, I.5 Huddersfield. 14 ; Hull, ...

... 20C0ETY GOSSIP. |LFRONT THE WORLD,] i ?? Lord and Lady Rosebery, who have been residing I I at Mentmore since they came up from Scotland, f intend to remain there for some weeks, and will t entertain a ?? -of SatLidaV to Monday parties. t o . Lady Roberts will leave England to join Sir t Frederick; on the 8th proximo.s The marriage arranged between Miss Hope Vere c and Mir Everett ?? (Sir ...

... I THE PET LAMB CASE.I ?? tIE SIR,-Referring to the correspondence which has 1I taken place about Murdoch Macrae's expenses in t the pet lamb case, the following are the facts :-rIr t Winans is the lessee of Kintail, and Macrae is a cottar i there. I had nothing to do with the legal proceed- I. inos. I was summoned by Mr Winans to give evi- ( dence and stated I thought it a very frivolous ...

... ABEBDEEN ROYA :INFIRARY. 'JROPOSAL TO EKT^END THE BE3LDINGS. sr MrL Alexander Edmond has prepared for o0 :onsideration 'by the Committee of Manage- si ment a memorandum as to the best mode ' of improving and extending tie present -build-- f( ings. He also suggests the propriety of acquiring ,E additional ground by the purchase of a property on- o the west side of Spa Street, where an addition ...