... METHLICK-PacIZiS FOR COTTAGE GARDE'NING. -The judges have now awarded the prizes offered by the Highland and Agricultural Association in this district for the best kept cottages and best kept fnd cropped cottage gardens. The judges found great difficulty in making their awards, owing to the close competition. The following are the prize takers For cottages-] William Hutoheon, Tangland * 2 ...

... Mrs Mackay, the wife of the American millionaire, is said to possess the finest jewels in the world. One of them is a sapphire that she bought from a Russian Prince or £30,000. She owns also the finest known emerald. Among her other toys is a necklace of pearls worth £23,000; and a set of corals comprising a brooch, crown, bracelet, &c., all of the most delicate rose colour, each piece being ...

... ABRt teDxeStDY, AUGT.t 18. ABERDEEN WEDN ESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1888. } - . l . I.. Y . .. . . I Bill was brought up. Words were added at c: the end of clause 5, providing that in a consoli- g dated action the damages should be assessed in P one sum, but a separate verdict should be as taken against each defendant. Lord Balfour moved the second reading of the Local Govern- ment Bill. He expressed ...

... THE NEW RESERVOIRS, In view of the annual visitation of waterworkS which takes place to-day, it may be interestiri. tr describe briefly the two new reservoirs which fail to be inspected. When completed these will inelase the water storage accommodation by 18 milhr gallons. The new reservoir, at Mannofield is situated close to the road, immediately to the west of the tank at present in use, and ...

... I GENERAL FoREiG'N NEwS I ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. (RUEBR8's TELsERAM.) . Rome, Tuesday..-Signor Crispi has addressed h two notes to the Italian representatives abroad. on the Massowhh question. Signor Crispi a declares that Italy is at Massowaha in virtue of a real occupation, and one I c-fectly in; accordance with the C legal requiroments of the general act of the n Berlin Conference. By this ...

... THE ROYAL COMMISSiON 05 A JURY. The Press Association is atithorisedrto coutradict the statement that a representatioui has been made ta Mr Parnell on behalf of the Liberal leaders that he would place himse!f in a better position if he were to withdraw hid ease from the Commission and bring an action for libel agaitst the Timnes. THE IRISH LEADER AND tR CHAMlBERLAIN. Mr Parnell informed a ...

... [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] LOmDoNz, Tuesday night. t Whatever else may be said about it, this at1d least may be athirmed of the debate on the i Menabers of Parliament (Charges and Allega- 0 tions) Bill. It has been marked by an unex- ainpled measure of epithetical heat and E personality. N either side has spared the other. Ilhe passage between Mr Finlay anid the Oppo- t a2tion was only ...

... t ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A LABOURER. A man named Lynch was on Afonday fired at, t and narrowly escaped injury, while working in a ii hay field at Ballymacdenald, near Castleisland. The a only-reason that can be assigned for the outrage is ii that the employer of Lynch had given offence to f, other labourers. The mowing machine was also I broken, c THE MURDER OF A FARMER. v Rt Listowel yesterday ...

... I I: P 1'MPEIA-L PA:^Rf LAMEuNT.l It 'HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY. The Lord Chancelor fook his seat upon the wool. t sack at s oquarter past four. ,I1.,~ ISTANDING ORtDE11S.c Earl CADOGAN stated that be proposed, if con- venient, to ask the House to consider the report of the Select Committee on the 'Standing Orders of the House of Lards ou, Thursday week. THE LIBEL LAW AMENDM ENT BILL-f Upon the ...

... . ' 4, .e: WEST ABERDEENSHIRE AND THE It M\cILNE BEQUESTe I w iii,-As chairman of aWestAberdeenshireS-obool fr Board, I beg leave to say a word or two on this subject. We, chairinen, are each to send in a voting paper with the name of our chosen represerstativ- on the new administrative body of this, trust, said J papers to be lodged by the 7th August. But why are d not all thecandidates' ...

... ABERDEEN THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1SSS. At the afternoon sittina of the Haouse of Commons yesterday there was no diminution in the strong personal feeling that marked the aut course of the debate on the Parnell Commis- aut sion Bill on the first two evenings of the week. king Another amendment, designed to secure a whi limitation of the scope of the Commissioners' hon inquiry, was moved by Mr J. ...

... The anunale visitation of the A~berdeen waterworks by the Town Council took place yesterday, the rt~mlhers taking part in it being-Baillie Gordon, lFWilli Mearns, 13aillie Findlay, Deaneof Guild Al Siewart, Treasurer Walker, Messrs Collie, Byees, Bi ,8ntherland, Morgan, Anderson, Rust, and Pyper. o's Owing to a previous engagment, Lord Provost re 1-soderson was unable to accompany his th ...