... : EXTBERINATION OF RAT. vr An interesting paper by Mr Tom Speedie on the le etibjeot of RaA and the Balanoce of Nature was i- commnuniated the other night to a meeting of the it Edinburgh IFilId Naturalists' and Microseopioal 1- Society. At a time when the question of the ra r. plague is being diserssed in various agricultural le distiote, additional interest atthbes to a paper is On the ...

... THEl FRASERB3HR(III FREE CHUROCH VACANCY. C1 T~l MATTE~i iil'liciit TO THIi SYNO. A The Doer Frfee Prletsrytery lnot in the Free Ohnre,11 Frameburigh, yesterday afternoon to deail (Nrther with thl, election of a successor to thle Rev, Tvr I'ater no 3,,n. It will be rein embored thet thle lioy. josiP ph '1 Iloire~t, G1la,,iow, formerly of IDoujI as, Inle of Me on Ij; %,selected minimater by cix ...

... 1 Ba I - I 4TQ. N AnanDeu, Thurliday.-Twelro trawles londo4 Mc~ good shots to-day ait the Frish Market of CAti try as 'haddoc~kv, turbot, 'lemon soles00 platce, and ocodllog& . fa bow, The small ]iceo boats discharged an averag fishing will' %lf. Prices :-Cod , 2s' to 5s seobh; large haddocks, 8. to ta ioA Vs Cd 'per b-ox , annalist, Ce to 7s per box; tubt 'Swec of a0.t li p er cwt.; lemon ...

... I - ET O E E - BA . MASS MIEETING OF ABERDEEN BAKERS, I TERiMtN-:\TION OF TrUE LcttDINGRAM DISPUTE. Lict rriviht ai vieeting of the(, inetber-i of thre Ai~rlrdeen Branch of the Operatir-e Bakers oft Soot.I lind National PeloerrAl Union vteat held in St Katia, traits fHall, Shirirrow. There Waq a large attendance,r irtd 'Mr Jcotlph Atkinron occupied the chair, Atn Btratect in thre circular, the ...

... - ~ ~ ?? - J ABERDEElN, FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 1890. l mat .. - . . - . .. The British Minister at Lisbon han fnow s teceived the reply of the Portuguese Govern- c nerit to Lord Saliibsurv'X notn roardinu Main'r I- merit to Lora alislmury 's note regarding Major grjao- Sorpa Pinito's action in South Africa. A telegram hoI from Zanzibar says the British admiral has the largest fleet under his command ...

... THE FREE EDUCATION PROBLEM IN: ABERDEEN. - : In Aberdeen Sheriff Court ?? Dove Wilson on the bench-a S9hool Board cse of some publio interest was disposed of. Alexander David- son, stonecutter, 25 Nellfield Place, wse charged with having failed to secure tbe regular attendance at a public or inspected school of his three children- James (aged 12) for six Nveekm prior to 21st January, ane (9), ...

... DUNDEE FREE FRESBYTERY AND PROFfiSSOR DODS. . At the monthly meeting of the tiundee Free Pres- bytery on WVedueosday-the Rev. John Kennedy, Liff, mnoderator-a discussion occupying five hours took plecs on tbe Doda case. n The Rev. Thomas 1ill moved the transmission of v the following overture :- Whereas the Presbytery n of Dundee. uuder a profound conviction that Pro- * feesor Dods in his ...

... TH-E E~MPER3OR WI~AM AND WORKING MEN. TEHE KATSER'S SCHEMEH. ?? TE1,11GAM.) ?? Berlin, Friday._-The Council of State wvas sips nod this afternoon by the Emperor will iam, ar1 si anil address, which commenced by pointing' et se.tithait rlsC ?? of summoning the Councl 'I1 ivwe fir the conissdoratioli of snutfures necessary i tir dic' letter in ii Ilatiol 00(5 tilie Position of lthle bi ...

... Chairman Annual Income, - - £250,000. 80,000 ANNUAL POLICYHOLDERS. INVESTED CAPITAL AND RESERVE FUND, £286,000. GOMPENSATION PAID £2,750,000. GRAND HOTEL BUILDINGS. W.C. —t/ LONDON. E.C. Agent ’JAM J. VIAN, Secretary, Vet Street, Aberdeen. .♦dfltia. A WILLIAM FORSYTH. ...

... ABERDEEN, TIMSDAY, FER 25, 1890, In the House nf Lords yesterday the Clerk of the Hunaper Office, Dublin, pre- . Ia 1 . ?? - ?? Ii_-- -- sented the return of Lord Kilmain as 0 representative peer for Ireland in room of the late Lord Templetown. The Public et Trustees Bill and the Trustees Corporation ar Bill were read a second time. The Crown Office gi Bill was read a third time. Lord ...

... LATEST LONDON NEWS, I ~i [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDE;T&] II b LONDON, Monday night. f Til e announcoment in the House to-night of M~r Gladstone's amendment to the 'mlotion Ia thanking the P-arnelil Commissioners is a 'e strikin~g'illustration of the fact that Mr Glad- Stolle is now entirely at the heck and call of Mr Parnell, and that the Irish leader is virtually the lemder cf the Opposition. ...

... THE CROFTERS COMUSSIONIN MULL TMr DlUiKE OF AIIOLS TKNANTS. Sheriff Brand. assisted by Mr WVatson and Bir Macnan, auseassitr opened an inquiry yesterday on the Duke of Argyll's proporty in the Ross ot Mull. The duke woe represented by bis chamberlain, AMr Wyllie, and Mr Archibald Craig, of Messrs Scott & Craig, solicitoa, Glasgow. Mr Johnb AL Campbell, Oban, acted for the crofters^ Air ...