... I TO THE READERS OF THE ABERDEEN JOURNAL. I -_ The extraordinary statemnents of General NV. F. Suthall, Captain J. Paire, Rev. C. G. Squirre-, Rev. James Blrierly, M.A., J.P.. and other pro- minent men that have appeared in these columns in the past, have not only attracted inrch attention, but have awakened doubts in the minds of some aa to their aenuineness. They were, however, correct in ...

... COU-NTY MEzLTITENGS. ABEDMI-: I. with iT- annual shatntorv- meeuting of the Commissionera Wasn if -ii-' ti of the tonnvty of Aberdeen was held ysster. unina -0~i tOat nloon within the County Hall. Sheriff G-uthrce ques -tu~ic i siresitled, and iitiitfli hthe teentlenten present was N-i! t. Colonel Iiones of L-arnt-sd 75Mr A. Al. Gordon of Placi kto, eM Cochran of lialfour, 'Mr Ri. Ir. O. ...

... to er ABOYNE.-The first meetings of the new Board took ulace in the Publio School on Friday. All the members were present. On the motion of the Rev' le Mr Stuart, Mr Sandison was unaniniously re-elected 1 or chairman. The cleric, Mr A. G. Anderson, w. a is also re-elected. SLAI cs.--At the first meeting of the newly-elected | y School Board, held on Saturday, the Rev. G. Greig, *d parish ...

... AGRICULTURAL NMI, s, NO BUCHAN ANALYTICAL ASSJOCIATIONy1 ' The annual meeting of the luchali Alcia!ctic-s ce Association wee lheld yesterday-AMr S3i. jeI1,:-NiCl, Mains, presiding. The Secretary, 'r ' t iLudquharn, Longside, read the report as hi -,W-. :v. | Your col~mmittee, in stibMittihI their rep rt flt the ge Y'ear now ended, have pleasure in intimatilw, N Li,, ad muembers-that the work ...

... t1 (i PRINCE FER{DINANI.D (RrGTHR's TELitOCAM,) stat ~, Soia, onday.-}'rince F erdirnand stoppedtwo its Plevna yesterday, and reached Lovtche to-day. Iand ar- Nis Hil!hlness has been enthlusiastically receivedPI throughout his tour.asI nip org RIG IWAY ROBiSERY IN MEXICO. at 1l ed Ne (RsPTita's TELEGRAN.)Th n ~ wYork. Monday.-Intelligeece from Mexico sur, he anuounces that a railway robbery ...

... THE SUICIDE OF MADAME RACHEL'S DAUGHTER, di An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at St George's Hospital, Hyde Park, respecting the death n of Helene Crosniond-Turner, who shot herself on a, Thursday evening in a cab in Piccadilly. The body fc . of deceased was identified by her brother, who said r, e she was a widow, aged 35E. Since the death of her il e husband seven years ago, she had ...

... 'l t' TUN E 'SD)AY, BMAY 1, iSSS. ! *i *iO 1 Iliouse of Lords yesterdav, Earl | C' Pi D.; in, r!v'.viI1Z to Lord fiutenle of; I I I I I I . I I I I It ode's.l s :I.: t ie iresit Secretary wvould before rai ;.:e _is.uti le recess lav two bitls on the Iwi tix: io u'1 .1 eset o Contiuolls dealing with i in I C tatlna e in Ireland. The i: il 1--!I -~ts' ' ''iti- as>-I eli ecteod stOOn to lav . 'x' ...

... I I HO0USE OF LORDS-MNONDAY. The House met at four o'clock. rei ROYAL ASSENT. nu Tfle Royal assent was given by Commisso tote i Metropolitan Board of Works Cmision, and p several private Acts. IPr Thle Lords Commissioners were the Lord ChIance!-j I lor, the Dluke of Bluckingham, and the Earl fof Kintore. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack F at twenty-live minutes past four. F ...

... MR FORWOOD ON NAVAL AD' MINA ISTRATION. Lu) MfAr A. B3. Forwood, M.P,, speaking in Liverpool twe last night, referred to the criticisms which were Ha 'e founded on a fallacy that be had ' compared tbe not 9 trenath ot our navy with that of foreign nations. LvII I itWhen experts differed as to the comparative merits situ of various classes of battleshipe, it was absurd for ins, ,e laymen to ...

... MACDUFF-COaIMTSS;ONERS OF PoLi-r.-At a rs meeting of the Cosrnltissi-,ners of Police hbld yester- 12 day-Mr Biaset, Chief :Nlauistrate, presiding- 1 Baillie Simpson, on the motion of Faillie Gordon, seconded by Mr James Farquharson, was uosini- ta- mnously reappointed Junior :Magistrate. PETERH LAD-PoLicE Courr.-In the Peter- 11 head Police Court yesterday-Baillie Mitchell nre- siding-there ...

... SC3HOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. lid INv~flKElTniNET.-The election of a School Board brt t he for this parish resulted as follows :-Rev. j. Souter, brE *ed pzlrish minister; Me-ors M'Killiivan, Haido G. ed. Shearer, Avtikininna: Lumpden, Lonshie; Hall, Sp a Ballnoon. The last two are new members. ,rd, ACIA.uAiRN.-Thle follownuvL is the result of the *ud pill, which took place on Saturday :--C. G. ...

... ALVAII-CONCEOT.-A very successful coccert was held in Linhead Public School on1 Ftiday evening- 1-ev. H. FIraser presiding. There was a laree audience, and a Iong prograumme was gone through in a very efficient and pleasing manner. The pro- ceeds go to form a fland for providing hot dinners at Linhead Paloltc School. YrHAN WFLI.S-RECITAL or Mcsic.-AIr Fearn- side, teacher of inusic, gave a ...