... FOLK-LORE OF NEV-YEAR'S LDAY. Reflections of a mingled type were doubtless | indulged in by most people when they awoke P ,this morning, literally as well as metaphorically, C to the knowledge that they had Oces more t stepped into a new year. As the hour of mid- 'c night struck nainy may have echoed Tennyson'lm sentiment when he sang, Ring out wild bells to d the wild sky; the year is dying, ...

... OUR LONDON ORREaPOND.NCEs 65 FLwET U8TRET, Monday Evening. *i Sr 3ohn )encer's acceptance of the Unidonst nomination for Govan gives great satisfaction here. As a leader of industrial enterprise no i man living has a better claim upon a con' ' stituency which profits so much by the cs- voperation of science with capital,and as a sturdy abeliever in a united empire under circutmstances 0 which ...

... ANNUAL .s31ErNG OlF TRUSTtEES AND MANAGERS. C The 562nd annual Reneral meetina of the trustees P and managers of the Elgin Saving; Bank was held in r the Burgh Courthouse yesterday afternoon. There S were present the Rev. 1E. Macpherson, 'Major John- a ston, NewNjmll ; Dr Duff. Mr Matheson,' Anderson's ii Institution MIr Christie, coal merchant lMlr f' Shewan, draper; Mr Aitken, factor, ...

... I PlESENTATION TO CAPTAINS CAMPBELL. I - Yesterday afternoon, at five o'cinck, the Madge .Wildfire made her last run prinr to being taken over, along with the Meg Merrilees, by the Cale- rdonian Railway Company, under the management of Captain James Williamson. A large number of friends were an board on the eccesion, whicbh was taken advantage of to present Captains Peter and Alex, Campbell ...

... T .. ,,d .Pri f1.A oB]n,. 'Tino - -l.-..,pa-;1 _ . _ Issued from the Aleteorological OHice yesterday if at 6 pi m 0. Scotland, N.-South-westerly to north-westerly a ,' xwinds, light; becoming colder again, with fog ° f s in places. *) 1. Scotland, E.-Do. P ery 2. England, N.E,-D.a ne 3. England, b.-Vary light winds, with unsteady t temperature foggy, and very cold. om- 4 Midiland Counties-Do. ...

... g -e. ~ ~ANNUAL SHOW. en Yeserdayn thew udgn g took place in connection with Pr no te anualsho ofthe A~berdeen Ornithological r he Society, which will be opened to-day, in the i [or Ballroom, Muslo Hall Buildings, and continued ci b hit Wednesday. The entries number ahout 500, beingn to ir- a slight decrease conipared with the previosfohri rt. tion, but thle quality of the birds has been ...

... W314AR13KET CHAMPION MEETI.NG. TuESDAY, January 1, aC. , Judge, Mr Gardner. Slipper, B. jeffe.- Newmarket, Monday Ngt'lit. , At the time of telegraphi ig the prospkcz, ?? ceursiog are more favourable than was tie ca-e earlier in the day. Although it is still ireeziug ithe wind has shifted round to the south-west twhile the sky has become clouded, so there is evsry reason to excoect that the ...

... Y, TUESDAY MORING, JANUARY 1. , I The quarterly return of the revenue of the cnited Kingdom shows, for the quarter ended yesterday, that the gross revenue was £21,266,907, being a decrease of £109,427 on ro the receipts fer the quarter ended December31, tl ]SS7. The items comprising this total are:- 9 Customs, £5,516,000; Excise, £7,870,000; h stamps, £2,960,000; land tax, £5000; house we duty ...

... AGRItICULT UR AL NEWS. e, PtOsUsHISCr MATCH Atr MARYKIRae.-On Saturday ides m a plcus hlng match was held at B3lmnaleedie. The can a ground was fioanewhat frost-bound, but the day waF; the 7 tine, and the work was completed in excellent style, the it, The following is the prize-list :-Pluu-,hing.- ce. T dil Lackle, Forebank l 2 A. Bruce, Newtroln; 3 A. Grey, Peu he Attarvmill ; - A. l:erald, ...

... IITH COURT, .ti- I? 42' - Osbaern, onay.| ji The aeen dreaveout yesterday afternoon accom- II yf ied by the Emigress Frederick and irincess t Y Weatricsi and the Enmpress Frederick walked in a Lt the grounds this macring with Princess Beatrice g d and Princess Sophaie. iv G ?? on. Sir Henry and the Hon. a s Lady Pensauby and tke liar. Canon Capel Care f ehad the holnour of dining wiits their ...

... allt tRtt Stlli -ABERDEEN, TUESDAY, JAN., 1, 1889. - ttl1-(~ V-I -.1-l: tIV, 114. killaIuc::ivUt } D - _. day before Residert Magistrates in Ireland. cas Mlr E. Barrington, M.P., was found guilty of the one of the charges preferred against, him, and sot was sentenced to six months' hard labour. As There was no new light yesterday on the res shooking tragedy in Bradford. The milkman hat ...

... THE NE\W YEAR. very TLast night fits Aberdeen the New Year weas nalhered on in with all the usual and time-honioured manifesta-I us of joy. The more general recognition of A Clitrisifas would reern to have little effect in the of t iecinof aniinimising the importance wshicht the reChi crest body Of the people attach to the propriety,-of of 3, celebratiriig the first day of the year by Wivihing ...