... jABERDEEN, MONDAY, SEP. 16, 1889. The British Association continued its sec- tional sittings at Newcastle on Saturday, four of 1 :1-.-- T, : -- To I: the eight sections meeting. In the Economic Section a paper on the best method of compiling agricultural statistics occupied some attention, there beifig a general agreement that the numerical method, with particulars of acreage, was the only ...

... HUNTLY-A FRAunDULXt N H&wKR.-Ab the Police Court yesterday-before Chief- Magistrate Dunbar-James Stewart, hawker, was charged with having obtained a china tea set from Mrs Macmill an George Street. It appeared that aconsed, after ob- taining the dishss, had absconded to Fraserburgh, where he had been appreheided. LHe pleaded not guilty to the chalrge preferred against him, but was convicted on ...

... SCHOLARSHIP IN THE CHU'RCH, (FROM A CORRESPONDIIET.) There is in this month's issue of the Scottish Church an article which hits off with accuracy a need in the National Church. which, felt already, will continue to be felt with increasing gravity as time goes on. The little magazine in which it appears, although less extensively circulated than Life and vork, has a substantial raison ...

... Apropos of the renascence of the Mackay clan it the north, the Scotsman has the following'. article To the southron Caithness sounds like an echo of the far north, John o' Groat's House is there. As a matter of fact, John o' Groat's House is no longer there. Troja fuit ; and in this ancient land Johu o' Groat, the mythical Dutchman, is a figure of ves- terdav, In one of the oldest ...

... GENERA.LL FOREIGN NEWs THE ANTWERP EXPLOSION. 0 .LATEST PARTICULARS. I (RIUTER's TILGztAM.) Antwerp, Saturday, noon.-The fire at the 1 petroleum warehouse is still raging. There have been 125 persons killed and'200 injured. Antwerp, Saturday afternoon.-The Minister t of the Interior visited the scene of the ex- a plosion to-day. Telegrams have been received i by the Burgomaster from the King ...

... LETTERS TO TPHE EDITOR, MODERN LANGUAGES AND THE I SCIENCE DEGRIEE. S1iR,- Peregrinus and I agree much more than be is aware of, and had he read my letter snore care- fully, and not drawn conclusions for which I gave him no cause, he could not but have seen so for him- self. He accuses me of saying that graduates in I science should have a greater ianiliarity with modern I lauguares than ...

... MZTEOROLOGICAL OFFICe, LONIDOx, Sunday, 8-30 p.m. The large anti-cyclone which lay over the whole of the north-west of Europe during the latter part of last week bas moved north-eastward to Scandinavia, and appears to be dispersing. A secondary system seems to have reached the west of France during to- day, but this also appears to be giving way, and gradients for southerly winds are spreading ...

... Paris, Sunday 12-5 p.m.-In spite of tho great electoral contest which commenced this morning, Paris presents a somewhat deserted aspect. The Exhibition was less frequented yesterday and on Friday in consequence of the return of a great many country visitors to take part in the elections. Voting commenced this morning at eight o'clock, but there has been no unusual excitement. Great military ...

... (F1ri)M' A SlCoIIAl CORIYaS1POINDENT.) Everywhero in the northern counties harvest is nuaking very eatiefactory progress, tile only interrup- tion thi8 weelk ocouvring in consequence of the very lietvy rain which fell ill some piairts of tbh north on UWedlnesday last. on T'uesday, anti up till the aftideroou of Wodneadtdly work was prosocuted with remiarkabble igour, and carting rapidly to ...

... , LETTER FROM MR GLADSTONE. : At a Liberal meeting in Elgin last night, thel following letter was read from Mr Gladstone: . Hawarden Castla, Cbester, Sept. 24, 1889. My Dear Sir,-In the various cases in which lcottish popular constituencies have been asked since, she general election whether they approve of the policy of the present Government, and in particular of their conduct towards Ire- ...

... DESPATCH OF NENT MAILS. NEXT hDESTINATIONS. ~r0Mo LoNicON. IMAIL box. hAscens[ion. . Via Plyineuth..Sept. 18 Mi Sapt. 24 Australia, viz. :Victoria, New id Sjoth Wales, Q~ueensland3, 0 South Australia, and Tas- of d mania, via lBriudiSi.. Sept. 13 E S Se pt. 1 6 ti n Western Australia via Brindisi.,Sept. 13 AM Sept. 16 of e Australia (Parcels Mlaifl Sept. - Al Sept. - of ...

... PERTEl RAM SOCIETY. SALE OF BLACKFAC D SHREPs Yesterday the first show and sale of blackfaced rams and ram lambs under the auspices of the Perth Ram t( Society wvas held in a field adjoining tbe loading bank a~ of the Caledonian Railway Company at Perth North. al The prize-list was as followvs:-For the best 10 shear-~ is ling rams-i Mr Craia, High Ploughiands ; 2 Mr VY BcanLetter 3 Mr M'Indce, ...