... '' The Synod of the U.P. Church resumed its sittings w in Edinburgh yesterday-Rev. John B. Smith, Sy 1 Greenock, moderator. I THE ENGLISH -PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The Moderator welcomed the corresponding mem- foa bers from the Presbyterian Church of England, stat- Br ing that they belonved to an honoured Church, to which many of their children belonged now. be I THE ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ...

... THE JI)ISU CRIMES BILL. IEERTINC! OF LIBERAL UNIONISTS. On Satu'rday afternoon a meeting of Liberal Unionist members of Parliament was held at Devon- shire House to consider the desirability of adopting roncerted/ action in reference .to cer am amend- ments to/be proposed during the Committee stage of the Crinpes Bill. Prior to the meeting Mr Craig- Sellar, /Liberal Unionist whip, had an ...

... at le Attract d Jfallxwvll. ABE1RDEEN, THlURSDAY, MAY G. 1887, .. . .. .. . - - 'I'he Hittbing of tile fjollwv of (JoDirniona yostor| fty woj, for a WeVdziNday aftornoork, to vory I 1 .. I . - . ruMin tik iblo oneil. In thu foronoon it Ikuetinog of t Joe 'Jabiitit bail boulii held inl Mr. W. H1. Sniith's rivatot tloirn iii t9 io H omei, mid whlll tI ii Clitminor mijt to digpone of Sir C ...

... | LORD, HART'NGTON AT LEES.| THE VOICE OF THE COUNTRY ON THE IRISH QUESTION. Lord Hartington last evening addressed a Liberal Unionist meeting in the Coliseum, Leeds, attended by over 3000 persons. The noble Lord, who was received with prolonged cheering, said the most important point now en- gaging public attention was a personal one affectinl the character of the Irish members, and the ...

... 'I'Tlli QUEEN'S JUTBILEE, 'C1 E1TINtl IAT PETERH~EAD. A fpIl CCCII ICoiCIC C1W (If I'CI)I'oH01ktatiVeli fromi tlte C I 3C inC'jil, ClC'-b(o(rII TviiIt('oi,, Itlad IcuaoIr(' Manl- CCwCiC i-Itll 'y'ICt(Crdu (13 ( Itfh Council Chamnbers Cliitth oCI'IbirtatiCil If titu jolbilol. lProvoCit Will p-CAi'Ci. T~ho roC'oCJiIIOIdICtioII oIf thte 0(111m0ttou for CI. 1 meCCoCC'IionI, OCIIivoruionaolu, ...

... [FROMI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] LONDON, Thursay nlight, of For one night Ireland has disappeared as a b subject (if debate from tho H-otiso of Commons. andl tho air was fortunately calm during the n discussion of the Dulie of Comtiaught s Leave te jpill Tjh Paruellites foul'id in this mneasure a M etune, worthy of thenr aggressive instincts. Thle co (Queen desires to have her sons about Isar ...

... ARRIVAL OF THEi IJMBRIA AT NEW YORK. PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION ON BOARD THEJ STEAMER. Al (RrUTioa'is TiLnEGAM).) A New York, Tuoeday.- Fog still continuing bhr horo, the O'Brien Reception Committee charterd ge a special steamer andproceededout totheCunard PIC steamer lUmbria last night. The steamer ab reached the Umbria outsido Sandy Hook at of 9 -30, when tho committee gave loud cheers for thi ...

... Fnvme-A meeting of this Board was held ae n on- day afternoon in the Committee Room of the Parish Hall, Fyvie. There were present the Rev. A. Leslie (chairman), Rev. Dr Milne,'Rev. Wmi. Ewen, and I Mees'fsStrohan, .Johnston, Lyou, and Fowlie. The necessary arrangements were then made for the supply of sewing materials and reading books, in order that the requirements of the new code might be ...

... iI~mPERqIAL PrAULIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY. The Lord-Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at a quarter-past four o'clock. THE LAND TRANSFER BILL. g On the motion for going into Committee on the d1 Land Transfer Bill, e The LORD-CHANCELLOR explained, in answer to Lord Stanley of Alderly, that the bill did not interfere with the existing law in regard to wills or settlements. The sole ...

... THIIE STI 'NIC'IIOLAS PEAL (OF BELLS. Theo deputation alpoitited by thle Town Couticil to0 insipect tiue peal of b~ells for thlt city e'riec! at Abur- etni oil Saturday niortinew by Illc tiIaim Tieo 3it pairty loft i. eCro- a Statioton tlt riday m izht andt uu t ave1lled in a salooti cati iage be th-e COILt Ct I i 1tLO. I I;, Trti de1'U-.tiOtt, it uniieirtat~d. Ii ill souhiit a rep ~,rt S., to ...

... LIBERAL.UNIONIST MiETLTING AT BANclORY. . Last night sc mbetitig of Liberal Unionists wase 116ld wtithini the IBancobry (16ffiieholigel Hall fo the JV 0 purpose of orining A local brunch of tile Aberdeen S. Unionist Associatioti and to ma~ke Arrangemenfts A bfoe atonding the, nting to be addresoeid in Abet~- fdenonrhg38 current by Mr 'R. B3.Finlav, MXP 2r There was a fear attendance, among ...

... ABERDEEN, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1887. I7dston Colliery, near Hamilton, was the scene of a disastrous colliery explosion on SaturI - I - 1 -- L' :_ IAAA . (lay morning, by which it is apprehended hi 71 lives have been lost. The pit, which is in In the vicinity of the Blantyre Colliery, where, in p] 1877, no fewer than 233 lives -were lost, has al- in ways borne the reputation of being one of the G ...