... I I I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BULGARIAN QUESTION. INCREASE OF AUSTRIAN ARMAMENTS. ENGLAND'S REPLY TO RUSSIA - . (RREUTEr's TbLSaRAMSr,) I St Petersburg, Wednesday.--All the Powers I have replied to the Russian proposals regardin g F Bulgaria. England has declared her inability to advise the Sultan to take any step tending to E the removal of Prince Ferdinand before satis- I ...

... 0,,Ortec.-Tb perilld wvithin which xvitihdr'aw;s .nould e intimated to the returning officer expirI on Thursday, when it was founm that of the srs;-i f entleinen duly nominated as caudidate, ouse- r2 James Cruickshank, Newlands-had retired, lea':! the following six to contest the five seats -BajI Leith of Petmeathen, Tev. D. fG. Mearag, B. Il., 'I IManse; Rev. Andrew Galloway, ItF.A., I.C. ...

... MAIIKE'T' INTELLIGENCE. taz CORN. MAcRK LANE ExPEss REroaRT, Monday.-The *d severe weather which has prevailed during the past v week has its counterpart in the corresponding period of last year, when, as now, wheats were in best r- possible form to withstand such influences, and the I condition of the land after a period of drought was If as favourable for making good seed-beds as it is now. ...

... FORGOE-CONCERT.-A concert Was held here on Friday evening for the purpose of raising funds to obtain prizes for the scholars of the parish. A long and varied programme of vocal and instrumental music and recitations was gone through. GLASS - LcioniE ON MISSIONARY Wona. - A lecture was delivered in the Central School on Saturday evening by the Rev. Mr Campbell, of Rosemount Parish Church, ...

... GENERAL BOULANGER'S RE'rURN FOR THE NORD. Af. FERR'Y ON THE SITUATION. l!.:l, Monlaav-The complotO returns of the ele. llol now slow that Genelal Boulanger politti 1l:?t.5'o8 votes, M. Foucard I,901, nd Af. Alol.call (j,, Pvis, 'iond:iy. -The Opportunlist jourials ae'. -.ow v the defeat sustained I y tbe party i !,e Nrd> yesterday. It. Reinach, in the R plbiubliU F rallcaisek, says madiness is ...

... GENERAL FOREIGN NEws AMERICAN FISHERIES BILL (ReTTrmi's TEL~EGuRAM.) Occrowa, Wedriesdlay.-Tho Fisheries Treaty DBill last nighbt passed through Committee of t !he whole House, and was then read a thsirdmtw lime, and subsequently sent to the Senate. No o tensions were taken or amiendments proposed. rhe Senate, it is understood, will pass the bIl rithont a division. C Washington, Wednesday. ...

... O ARRIdam, A se AHEiRDE, April C-Black Dwarf, tAdam, Morrisonhaven, coals ; Cargan, M'Donald, 4 Leith, goods; St Nicholas, Angus, Wick, goods- Earnholm, Black, Inverness, goods City of Aber- deen, Marchant, London, goods ; Wild Rose, Jasper, Bo'ness, towing; Sarah Mills, Severn, Bo'ness, coals; St Clair, Masson, Kirkwall. goods; Granite City, Newton, Leith, towing; Margaret Edward, l Harpman, ...

... 1I Lord Mlinto, writing to the Spectator with regard to his notice on the extension to parochial authorities of the responsibility for public appoint- I ments to the 6cotoh National Establishment, saYs: -I am well aware that my proposal will be received in all likelihood with indifference by the general public, and opposition by the fops of the establish I anent on different, indeed on ...

... ABERDEEN. THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 188$. nnnat~x.LIN, lu Uflw, arim ZU, .1000. Pn', rom 0n rul-e rawnes Tr r A ~c.llnE--4 Embassy in the German capital. Her Majesty had also an audience of Prince Bismarck which lasted a full hour. No indication is given of S what transpired at the meeting between the q Queen and the Imperial Chancellor, but apropos c of the event it mav be mentioned that it is M ...

... O'BRIEN AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY. United Ireland of last week refers 207 times to Mr Balfour, and from among the references we cull the following:- God Balfour. Balfour and his hirelings, three times. 0 The Whelehan blood tax £X0l0,fourtimes. The brutal police and blosdthirsty Hussars. D Balfour's ,,g blood-spilling and skull tl 'e cracking , g' 0 Balfour's lying statement. A r Base and ...

... CTTURCH OF SCOTLAND SYNOD. __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I The Aberdeen Synod of the Church of Scotland | returned its sittiun in the West Church yesterday- la Mr James Gillan, Alford, moderator. .itO ELE7TIO OF1'' MINIS'tiR,. Dr Hutchisonr moved the transmission of the sa following overture :- Whereas it is of great iris- PI portairce that the election of mninisters by ...

... GENERAL FOREIGN oEWS THE STANLEY EXPEDITION. Vi -C NO REASON TO BE UN]-.ASY. P d (REDTER s TsrsoGRAlu.) r( i Brussels, Monday. -- Mr Mackinnon, pre- al sident of the Emin Paslha Relief Expedition, P 's andc foimder of the British East African A L- Association, with Colonel Sir Francis De oC is Winton, secretary of the Emin Pasha Relief 01 E YExpedition, arrik-edfoi Thursday, and had a t f ...