... ECOLESIASTIOAL NEWS. DUNDaE-DINsER TO DA MENZIES, ABzrnxy5r. l Last night Rev. Allan Menzies, D.D., I parish ml minister of Abernyte., was entertained by the it Presbytery of Dundee to dinner in the Queen's He Hotel, Dundee, in celebration of his preferment to Il the Chair of Biblical Criticism in St Mfary's College, St Andrews. The Rev. Hugh George Watt, the moderator of the Presbytery, ...

... * BIRTHS. it At 26 Rosebank Place, on the 2nd December, the wife of nGEocGs. LrInT1, Of a daughter. At 69 Queen's Gate, London, on Novernber 30, the wife of i Colonel Russui;L of Aden, Military Attache, Berlin, of a son and heir. a DE&THS. S At 17 Wardell Street, Toronto (Canada), on the 5th ult., THoMAs, only son of Thomnas Brown, jun., carpenter (late of - berdeen), aged 3 years and 1 mornt ...

... . . :: , ; 6 :: i I I :,.--. THE PROSPECTS OF THEf RADICAL1: PARTT. REPLY TO LORD HARTINGTON. TiHE GOVERNMENT'S IRISH POLICY. : 0 0 0 . ~MAscuxTaeiis, Tuesday. Mr Gladstone to-day spent a quiet time at Ford Bank. The ex-Premier was in capital healthtaud, seemned in no way to be suffering frem the efforts of his speech on: the preceding day. There was a crowded vatheringof ladies at the ...

... COSTUME DEPARTMENT. PRATT & KEITH. A Laree Stock of Ready-M'.de COSTUMES, in Black and Colours, COSTUMES Copied from Paris and London NModelv. BRAIDED COSTUMES, from 55s. TWEED COSTUMES. SKIRTS, with Material for Bodices, from 353. LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S TAILORING-Costumes, Jackets, Coats, Riding Habits. DRESSMAKING-DINNER, EVENING, AND WALKING DRESSES, MANTLES and MANTLEMAKING. MILLINERy ...

... In the El-in Sheriff Court some time ago proof was led in an important action at the instance of cl Doutald Clarke, farmer, Blervie Castle, Rafford,A againsrt Charles H. Mackessaok, eon of an eiig01 With James Nuackessaok, farmer, Earn side, Al'e~s, t ;uiiicg for the sum of £500, being the price of two C ent,';r colts, aPlleged to have been offered by the de- h lanider to the purSuer in a ...

... ABERDEEN TOWN COUNCIL, The monthly meeting of the Municipal Department of Aberdeen Town Council was held yesterday I Lord Provost Stewart presided, and the other members present were-Baillies Crombie, Lyon, Rust, Byres, Duff, and Brown ; Dean of Guild Macdonald; Treasurer Morgan; Messrs Maconnachie, Pringle, Nicol, Pratt, M'Kenzie, Meares, Gordou, Findlay, ! Berry, Anderson, Thomson, Reid, ...

... MARKET INT4ELLIGENCB, 'e WniN AvenAoae.vQuantities sold during the week '6ended D~eemburer 21]: Wheat, 82,577 quarters, 'barley, 158,820 ocito, 22,913. Pricms-Wbws4~t 30a d; I'barley, 30s 4d oats, Igo 2d. COrreepoildiflg week Irlast year :-Wbeat sold, 55,2B0 quarts balY, hI 1,21543 ; oat,, 9017. Pricea-N heat.. 3s 8d; Ybarley, Ofis l1id cats, 169 3d. .IltriuioO, Monday.-Msirket; opelns stadL ...

... This club, which is compoed of gentlemen in- terested in the polled Aberdeen Angus breed of cattle, held its annual dinner in the Tavistuck Hotel, Covent Garden, London, on Saturday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr George Wilken, Waterside of Forbes, the president for the year, the duties of croupier being discharged by Mr A. Egainton, South f] E lla, Hull, the president elect. The ...

... WILL OF THE LATE EARL OF LEVEN . AND MELVILLE. Probate of the will, dated 1st of February, 1879, with codicils of the 5th January, 1882, and the 5th February, 1385 (the will and codicils being through- out in the testator's own handwriting) of the Right Hon. Alexander Earl of Leven and Melville,. of 21 Upper Grosvenor Street, London, who died in October last at Glenferness, Dunphail, N.B., ...

... I THE BRIDGE OF DON OUTRAGE d ' *PRISONER FOUND TO BI INSAXF. L.1 Yesterday George Grausie:. shoemaker, belonging to Monymuek, who wos' apprehended at Stonehaven, on a charge of having shot at two women, d severely injuring cue, at Bridge of Dan on Tuesday e evening, was visited in prison' by Dr Matthew [- { Eaprofessor c medieal jurisprudence, and medical officer of health for the coty, and ...

... ABERDEEN _- PHIOSOOE' : O'IETY. A.BERDEEN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIBTY. a t :02 00 1; N1f. t 1IITH ON THZ SH1P RAILWAY, eA eoting of Aberdeen Pbilos phical Society was beld lost night vtitbin wiat'on's SErha lnion, Street tThere vvas a large at edassee-Professor Minto pre. e siding. Mr Jobn Hay, carver' sand gilder ; Mr b g Dugiid. L Milne, advocate; and Mr P. Whyte 4 11 Ma'kay, merchant, were ...

... STANLEY : 1 AND.:- EMIN. - -EMIN'S RECOVERY.: HONOURS TO MR STANLEY. (RguBra's TELEaAO1Si.) ZZanzibar, Thursday.-The following bulletin respecting Emin. Pasha's condition has been received from Baga-moyo :-S Ernin Pasha suf- a fered severely on the evening of the 9th inst. s from a distressiig:cough arid difficulty in ex- t pectoration, biut was somewhat better yester- c day. All signs of ...