... ABERDEEN, INONI)AY, FEB, 3, 1890. Admiral Fromnantlo has practically toatod the value of Mombosit aH a naval harbour by bring- :- . 1 .. . _ : . - - I ing a squadron, consisting of eleven war vessels, into thc innior harbour, whero thov were comn- is s fortably anchored, their being room for double toti their number. anr Sonhor Doimetro Ribeiro, the Nlinister of sen Commerce andu ...

... 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 ...

... IN5RRURIE-PAuTes CHURCH OsCo0P.-The annnatl social meeting of the members of the choir eind their friends took place in the Church Hall on Wednesday evening. Songs, uames, charades, and other amuse- ments were entered into with great epirit. D)uring the evening a good deal of fun Was caused by the drawing of bannocks provided by a number of the lady members of the cboir. INSOH~-1.O.G.T: 1 ...

... THE PROPOSED N`W RAILWAYf Toi INVERNESS. ELGIN PETITIONING IN ITS FAVOUR. Last night a pretty largely attended and repxe- sentative meeting of proprietors and tenante resident in the south side of Elgin was held in the Station Hotel in response to a circular issued by Mr Allan, Li 5olicitor, Elgin, for the purpose of protesting against Ia the proposeed now railway from Elgin to Inverness. a Dr ...

... 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 ...

... I CALL TO fi3V. MX MOACMILLAN, rEitTim.' ' .Trr. A, meeting of the Free Presbytery of AbOrdeen was idd'yesterday for the psrpose of disposing of a call from Martyrs' Church, Pajaley, to Mr Macmillan Petroalter. lr Kilpa , Ferryhill, wagnmoderator' The commisiioners present were-ir M'Alpine from the Presbytery of Paistey; Messrs Mainds, Burns end Baird from the congregation of artyra' Church; ...

... 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. ...

... I LoToST LoioN N ws.'A n1. 2 [FROOM OUR OWN OORRESPONDENNTS] 2 T oy Lofe DON, Wednesday night. The only effect which to-day's Cabinet Council ~has had upon the gossip of the hour is of a i; soothing kind. It is obvious ithat Ministers I v. were engaged in the compilation of the Queen's t 8 Speech, and this task and the other routine I )r business which accompanied it may well have & occupied ...

... COit 11 I ERCI.L IN'PELL[(ii'NCe IlI Et MONEY MARKET. LoSijox, Tuesday night. Money witu wanted, being the first day of the account, but there wvas no actual Pressure, although balances were not larg Thle banks lent to the Hofuu-e for a fortnitrhsri at thle rate of 5;i per cent. Osr rnnunr, or abjou t noPr cont, less than lost time. a)y-tday loans wveic in moderate demnaud, and were ...

... KEITH-POLICE tO11MrtIstoNiERs-A special meeting ot the Commissioners was hbld on Monday trening-Mr Petrie Hay presiding. The Newrnill )Extension Committee submitted a ststement of rosia 3 milleages in the burgh, and certain calculations as to expenditure thereon, &o., by the clerk, and they also freperted that they bad met a few Newmill gentlemen )who Undertook to ascertain the feeling there ...

... TH-E E~MPER3OR WI~AM AND WORKING MEN. TEHE KATSER'S SCHEMEH. fPSUTEra's TE1,11GAM.) **~~C 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 ol)Ject of summoning the Councl 'I1 ivwe fir the conissdoratioli of snutfures necessary i tir dic' letter in ii Ilatiol 00(5 tilie Position of ...