... 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 ...

... POREIGN AND COLOIIAIIMAILS. DESPATCH 05' NEXT MAILS. INEXT DESTINATIoNs. FRoM LONDON MAIL Du)Z. Ascension .. via Plymouth Mar. 29 h Mar, 9 Australia, viz.: Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tas- mania, via Brindisi Mar. 2 E Mar. 6v Western Australia viaBrindisi.. Feb. - E Feb. - Australia (Parcels Mail) . Mar. 1 M Feb. - Bermudas.o.via New York. ...

... I itABOLITION OF THE ANNUAL*DINNER. iy --thi id ~~~LIVELY PROCEEDINGS5. the 30 Last night a special -meeting of the members of In the Mar Agricultural Association wvas held within ic the Inn at Blackburn for the Pur-pose of reviaing n 10 the rules of the association Bs arranged at a. previousa Lo metting, at which a comlmittee had been appointed ent ed for the purpose. There wasl a small ...

... A-ilDl'FN, TJURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1SS8. TYh House of Commons, at its awtornoon Ss.::l yvcsterdav. dovotod mos: of its time to flrrhrr conlsidorati 'n of the procedure rules, t B.. widl Somlle p7rogress was again made. a] 1Ru'e 9 was moveLd by Mir w. H. Smirh. giving n pe.ver to the Speaker to take a vote bh calling IV o1n t;oo mellmbers whIo support and challen1ge his s d6 :sirtn seccessivela to ...

... BOOT AND SHox TRADE SociAL Gr N-rnnEo.- La st night the tenth annual social eathering of the Ab 'erdeen boot and shoe trade was held in St Kat, barine's Hal], Cafe Buildings, at which there was a goc d attendance. Mr Forsyth, Castle Street, who presid ed, was accompanied on the platform by Mr Andre. w MaUnro, Union Street; Mr Langlield, Glasgo v ; 'Mr Brown, Arbroath ; Mr Joseph Beattie, St ...

... TEE PROPOSED SITE FOR ABERDEEN FREE LIBRARY. The Public Library Committee meet to-day to receive the following report of the Finance and Building Committees with reference to the question of a site for the library:-The Building and Fiinance Sub-committees beg to teport that at ttais and two 'previous meeting they had tinder consideration the remit made to them with regard to the question of a ...

... -'13 'TO T'-ILE EL)EDITOR L-ATIN V. TI1IYEIRMIO~N. 1-s, vIt-iO fitit ti te Cmiite of nes.anda tIc tisfotitocl- of lont bjiiiZ a 00enste-Ot roe-dir A 't 1e n rsalap-rs oly'1 k-new of the v;ts visorl e.-Iloomll tteabove, two dar's hi:td frienda-tecl-fserI nay l i-tntl'al iil--s.' o ~ --sofv roa tu1rner fe this I,. a inl Which I pri'tae,-llst what, I0 I rvii0' 1i1' isiitioti, It (!O-i -- ilile - ...

... AN ABERDONIAN ON THE INDIAN . SALT TAX. Dr Waliker, formerly Inspector-General of Prisons in the North-West Provinces of India (a brother of ex-Dean of Guild Walker, Aberdeen), has sent a letter to the Pioneer ' regarding the proposed n salt tax, which is of much practical importance.. Dr Walker states that so far back as 3804 he was led, e in the course of his official duties, to consider ...

... GOSSI- FROM THS _ _. GOSSIP FROM THE A1 WORLD. tie t~UU~r n1'.itLUeL 1 -- the Bel ips Two of the Queen's large carriagies (a landau and Abe on awagonette) were despatrched from Windsor last Of a ith week, by Folkestone and Boulogne' on their way to qise Florence, They were directed-' aIijseI sub' rb, Reins do la Grande Bdretagne, Villa, Paimieri, drel of Florence, Italia. A bedstead ...

... THE POLLING AT DEPTFORD. RETURN OF THE CONSERVATIVE T1 CANDIDATE. More1 Holi At eight o'clock yesterday morning the poll was B. F opened in D~eptford at twelve stations. Mr Evelyn, on t gath, the late Conservative member, resigned in conse- Apol quecce of altered views on the Irish question. Mr othez Darling, QC., sought to obtain tie seeat as a Con- abroy gee vative and Uinionist candidate, ...

... TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECASTS, . . - . . I . I r .1 . X I_ Issued from the Meteorological Olilos Yesterday at 8 D.t. 0. Scotland, N.-Northerly breezes, moderate or light very cold: some cold showers. L1. Scotland, E.-Do. 2. England, N.E.-Same as Nso, 4. 3. England, E.-Same Ps No. 5. 4. Midland Coonties.-Northerly winds, moderate; cold some passing showers of snow. 5. England, S. (London anta ...

... ; LATEST LONDON Nws [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT&] LOXDON, 'Wednesday night; To-iorrow's debate on Sir Charles Russell's p motion with respect to Trafalgar Square is ' waited in the House of Commons with remark- iable interest. Not that this interest is inspired by the intrinsic merits of the motion. The truth is that in some quarters it is believed that the debase may be followed by a ...