... 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 ...

... tLovB-I. 1 (A LztwL 0nY ,0Inioszy-COMplm BY F. P. DAyt& n( 1Dvmwi Yuki PFtaa.) 1. True love's tbe'glit *hih God'hath given, 2. On earth of all we hope in Heaven. B. Heaven's harmony is universal love, 4. 'Tis love that roles the realms above. 5. 'rue love hatb no unforthy thouglit; C. Love gives itself but is not bought. 7. Love reigns a very tyrant in my heart; 8. How hard thy yoke I How ...

... 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 ...

... AGICLTRE a- HINTS FOB'PO LTRBY' FARBI1NG. ' aee The following- hints wvere given by tbe same: eletrrhow to set ab~oult suocessful poultry fa~rming,: --1. Biegin with' a smea1l Snumber. .Be::personally id acquainted wsith .all iwants and with: laying fipowvers of. 2' each hen. It is easy after practice to recognise tbe. ...

... O?NERAL FOREIGN NEWS] THE RJ3 VOLT OF CONVICTS-INe CANADA. t rDoME OuFn OwN C:OtRBBSyOrnNDE.].i Montreal, Monday morning.-The revolt among the convicts at the St Vincent de Paul iPenitentiay on Saturday afternoon has pro- 11 yoked mulch comment in. the Dominion. Minor I 'outbreaks and acts of mutiny have been so fre- iquent that an impression prevails that there I :must be causes for these ...

... AB?RDEF? .O?ORA?t7I'?XON. t - 1;oll~ow'ug- teyer~y comeabecurse o21 which 3 theyU started some tsxVe ago,, the- members ~of,. the r Aber~deen ,Cborul lUmen ga'e a F~ast.Dayg Ooncert of .sacred meani iuthe Iftis 'aUh'iast night. .The pro. lgramm~e on- this occasion was entitled Selections from thy Oratorios. For somne inscrtatsble reasons rthe fickle -public did not telce to this ...

... DiSASTER AT STONEHA YEN.] 'rAWLEa FOIND~IRED. FIVE MEN DROWtNED.- : A shipping disaster,,attended'wijth the loss of five c lives, obccurred near Stonehaven on Saturday 'morn- i ing. The steam trawler Prince Alfred, of Montrose,tvhile on her way to the fishing ground in the M oray Firth, struck on- a sunken rock in the-vicinity of Dunnotter ]h Castle, and sank within half an hour afterwards, ...

... I DEszAaH OF XINE MAILS: Nuni .DESTINATION J. 55051 Losepoo MAIL.-Dos .Ascension Ma i Plymouth- May 27 E May 7 Australia, viz.: Victoria, New' ,South Wales, Queensland, South Australia -and Tasmnania, via; Brindisi, pr.-EB May 4l Western Australia, via BrindisiApr. 30 E May 4 Bernindas . ..,via New York . ..Apr. -E Apr.-. Do. via Halifax . Apr. -E May 11, Brazil ...

... ENG-LAND'Sj RELATIONS WITH HER - . . COLONIES.- ie The recent action of the colony of Vietoria in Dn protesting, through her LondonL Agent-General, e.against the -:pro'posed .. annexation .of the Niew ;d Hebrides! by 'France, ,has called forth from .the iea(ngdicun press some; interesting remarks regarding the present 'and past. Jrelations .of the motheri countrywiwth: the: British colonies. ...

... e . IHALF LONDON ILL, I G Why have I these aching limnbs, these pains at the ribs and unider the shoulder- blades? Why do I loathe to eat, or, after . food, suffer from Bilious Vomit, Belching of '0 t O Wind, Tremblings of the inside, and death ly Faintness ' Why do I have Giddiness, Sick-Headache, Noises and Singing in the ears, Loss of Sleep, Night Sweats, and Horrible Dreams 7 Why am I ...

... at ._ Lie Within the memory- of the present generation, d, there has never been a winter of sunb unusual length it as that which has not yet closed, unless the east wind gives way to the west before theose lines are le published. It is true that in 1855, 1860, 1870, and k, 1880 the winters were very cold; but though the it Crimean winter lasted into March, the ice on the ms serpentine ...

... TERRIBLE T'RAGEDY IN PARIS. A startliag attempt to murder, connected with which there are mysterious circumstances, and a suicide were committed on Monday night in the i Rue (le Bac, Paris, at the highly respectable and quipt hotel La Croix de Geneve, which is kept by a Madame Akermann. In the evening a lady and gentleman of good appearance, who had often pre- vioisly lodged in the house for ...