... ' AGRICULTURAL REVIE.W, 0 (Fatom OUR SPECIAL CORREMrNDENT.) C ~ th pas twodaysfarmers have enjoyed .vrearkably fine harvest weather, and in every ji-trict where tbe grain is in condition for cutting Ihey are busy at work. On Thursday the heat -was jloincewhat oppressive, and horses and men siuffered a poed deal, but yesterday there was a, cool breeze-,.and ilie clouds flitting across the sky ...

... SCHOOL BOARDSV9 GirEN1~oUDLAND JOINT SCHOOT, CuODUTcmr,c.-The f Glenfoudlanid Joint School Committee held a meeting t on Tfhunrdavs afternoon, MUr Bruice, chairman, presid- ing. Acirculer frorntheScotcli EducationDepar .tment t of dlate 211th. August, in refereuce to the remission of school fees, was submitted, and having been carefully r considered, it was resolved tbat, in view of (Ge Gd ...

... 5 THE FUGITIVE STILL AT LARGE. sta ani 8tr JTohn IV. Laurie, the man who is wanted by the E alice in conneotion with the Arran tragedy, has 5.15 ~tii imaniaged to elude the vigilance of th e police. in ,Vhe excitement which prevailed in Aberdeen on A* aill ~Mcomirng known that he had stayed for two hours in 1Bs the Northern Bar remains unabated, and many are be] the theories mooted as to the ...

... LETTERS, To THE ED¢TOR, LORD RA'NDOLPH CHURCHILL'$ LOCAL Th 5 ~~~~OPTION, tit t torda Siit,-Mr Chamberlain, in his speech at Higbbury' of Al made reference to Lord Randolph Churchill's varied not Ii ~ olitica~l dress, and~o the persons fropm whom be has too V - orrowe d his colours, Mr' Oblainberlain stated that whin] Ihis lordship bad taken his local option from Sir gath~ Wilfrid Lawson . Now ...

... LETTERS rO THE EDITOR, THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLY AND THE a LoOAL GOVERNMENT BILL. ni I Sa, -The =oo of the Secretary of Scotland i0 regarding the dinzion of the coainty into electoral M Aintricts oeems to be little understood zti thab I venture to call the attention of the electors of. Aberdeenshiro to its effeet., °It is propoted to carve 54 electoral districts out of it tbe 85 parishes in ...

... THE LONDON COUNTY COUN-\,CIL ASN\D RABIES, So2me correspondence between the Privy Council aud the London County Council is issued e in respect to rabies. By the order of July 9th it was directed that the Local Authority in each district should cause all dogs .afected with rabies cc be slau-htered. The London County Council points out that this has hitherto always been done by the police, over ...

... JATEST LONDON NEWS.! _~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [FROMI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Lo-- rox;, Monday night. C yo fower than forty-practically half-of MIr circ Parnell's followers are destined to disappear res] freom Parliament at the general election. This full is no voluntary exile nor destiny appointed by den; the 1ndginent of constituencies incensed against skol glecl, incomlpetelnt, or unworthy represent ...

... THE GERMAN EMPERORS VISIT. I CEREMONILAJS AT OSBORNE. DEPARTURE O.F THE BRITISH FLEET. ie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C Le IRNLD NCOLLISION. y r 3. I ~~~ FOnrTSHMoHr, Tuesday evening. If Her Majesty received to-day at Osborne a deputa- -~tion of the chief officers .of the Ist Reiriment of thet Germanas Drag oons, to which she 'has been appointedI r honorary colonel. The Colonel o f the Regimentt d ...

... TOURIST AND HOLIDAY SEASON. PRATT & K EITH ARE NOW SHOWING A FINE ASSORTMENT OF ALL TRAVELLING REQUISITES. TRAVELLING DRESSES, COATS, AND JACKETS, E WATERPROOFS, WRAPS, RUGS, PLAIDS, AND SHAWLS, CLAN TARTAN SHAWLS, RUGS, AND MAUDS, KNITTED WOOL AND SILK WRAPS, FUR-LINED WRAPS. REAL HAND-KNIT SHETLAND SHAWLS. DRESS BASKETS, PORTMANTEAUS, TRUNKS. BON NET BOXES, GLADSTONE BAGS, HOLD-ALLS, FITTED ...

... . . INTERVIEW BETWEEN JUSTICE STEPHEN AN) MR MATTHEWS. The Press Association understands that Mr n Justice Stephen, in an interview with the Home S. Secretary yesterday, reviewed tbe evidence in con- n sideraole detail, and explained the grounds on which 3 the most material portions of his summing up were I L1 based. His lordship gave his own opinion as to the e conclusion to which this ...

... GALA DAY AT HADDO' SPEXCOES BY LORD ANDD v iY be - 0; ABERDEEN. The annual games and shows of flowers and poultry took place at Haddo House yesterday. AB usual on m- the occasion of these events, the day was observed se teea holiday in the district, and a crowd numbering about 6000 persons assembled in the Monument Park he to w itne. the displays and participate in the various m- amusements. ...

... I IS. SILEOTION Or DESIGNS. st The Free Public Library Stte Committee of of Aberdeen Town Council met yesterday afternoon iS I for the {purpose of selecting one of the seven designs )i lodged for the erection of a new library building. The various plans were carefully gone over Eand explained by Shoremaster Morgan ol and Mr Rust, and subsequently a vote was taken. ig By a majority ' Light B ...