... ABERDEE TOWN COUNCL-. - |~ The Monlthly meeting ci! the Mnnicipal Depart- ,g ro wtIan held yesterday afternoon-Loord Provost w stoartpreidng. The othor members Present, Si Messrs Macooanaohio, Sinclair, Robertson, T putT, Scott, Forqubar, Feurquhtarlien, Thomson, w Reid, Tlaylor, Pope, Wilkio, Johnston, Gordon. St sirnpaen. Kemp, bollie, Bissiet, Henderson, B1lai Q NMitititnd, and Hutton. ' ...

... Itire Abethell moltrilat., P?? ABERDEEN, MONDAY, Mv1ARCH 6, 1893. e NV, President Cleveland was on Saturday, at Sc Washington, installed in his new office witih St great ceremony, and in presence of an immense congregation of people from all parts of the United States. In the course of his address, the new President spoke of the necessity for er taking steps in a spirit of sound statesmanship ...

... -TR IONTROSE. IRE AT A 14 AIM-Last nlight at 6 20 the fire. bell was rung, a fire having broken out at the farm of Drum, close to the Bridge of Doun station, five miles from the town. The fire brigade was de. spatched with all speed, but by the time they reached the scene it had pretty well exhausted itself. STONEHAVEN. RocKEr PRACTICE. -Yesterday the life-saving apparatus and brigade were ...

... PETERiHEAD, THE IMPOnRTANT FlssErY ACTIOn.-Yesterday ii, tre actioes Macpherson against Noble, in which the pursuer sues dofender for tile sum of £9f granted by the conmmnander of H.M. Jackal is diamages, Shetiff Robertson intimated that heo would takel a fewv days to consider whether proof should he allowed. INQUIKY AS TO TvIE DPA1'f Or A COy\VsCT-Yes- terdtay-beforc Sheriff Robortson-an ...

... I I MONTROSE. ANNUAL HOUDAYS.-The bolidays proper comi- tmenced on Saturday, and will continue, with rvariations in certain works, for the most of this week. Some of the principal works, however, will Iresume work on Tuesday, having been closed most of last week, owing partly to the carmp meeting, and partly owing to a misunderstanding as to the date. Many people left town on Saturdtay. ...

... CO)IMERCIAL NOTES. 'J 11E LONDoN AN'D SCOTBrASrr ]NIcxN AND Dri ()tlNT UOsPORAoToN, LimITt;D.-Lettcrs of a mli,.ment snd regret in the above have been PI ...

... THE ACCIDENT AT TAIT'S PAPERWORKS. SIR,-In your issue of Thursday there appeared an account of the accident that took place here on Wednesday. regarding which, with your leave, I intend to make a few explanations. The platform is not, as is supposed, for assisting to reach the pulley to adjust the belt, but for the protection of two cog wheels which run at right angles. As the platform is too ...

... LIPERIAL PARLIAMGENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock, There wvas a llLalIl alttendallce. Numerous petitions were presented against the lIonme Rule 13ll. There were only eight questions o1 OI the paper, anti three of these were not pat. The s otLhers werc not intcresting. - IIhEr IMETI S l LiRTHlDAY. e Mr MACDONA asked if tlhi First Lord of the Treasur, v ...

... LECTURES, SOCIAL MEEIN(4-S, &c. P INITY Co,(N4fcGATIOSAI, MISSION - SOoIlL MaaETING.-A social iieeting, in colmectioIL with the mission coiducted by Trinity CoBngregational Chlaili was helld in the c hurch Ihall ol Saturday evening, aid wvas presiled lsver by the Rev. John lI)uuca. A snort and appropriate address by the chairman introduced the progranine of the even- 0g. Sonlgs, anthems, auid ...

... I LE(TURn S, SOCIAL, AteTINTs, ...

... ¶iEE ACTION AG.AINS T 'IUI liO~3I | Shaeriff *;uthirie Smnith has issued aln interlocutorI in 'the case at the instaince of Messrs James Cocker & Sons.i florists, Aberdeen, agiUSt thec Aberdeenv Royal Hlorticultuarl Society. It will be( recolliected tliat' shortly before t~he Aberdeen Royal c Elortieultural Society held its fete at the CSentral, Thrc, Kit t7ybrewster, in Auegust hast,Mee~sL-e ...

... The annual exhibition of poultry, pigeons, cage birds, rabbits, navies, and dogs, under the auspices of this association. was opened in the Dalrymple Hall yesterday. There was a large number of entries, and the quality of the exhibits was very superior. The dog section is entirely a new feature, and poultry shows an increase of 40 pens and pigeons °0. All the other departments are better than ...