... THE GREAT NORTH EXTENSION SOIHIEMB, MtEETING~ AT PLUSCARDEN. On Saturday evening a meeting, attended by over 200 farmers, traders, and residenters in Pluscisrdeni district, was held, for the purpose of petitioning in favour of the proposed railway extension from Elgin to Inverness and Muir of Ord. Mr Alexander g Laing, farmer, Barnhill isresided, and said be knew 0 no one in the district who ...

... - . 7 BERDEEN, TU~ESDAY; MARCEH 18, 1890. bThe House of LordB yesterday went into Committee on the Trust Company's Bill. The Mr Caldwell explains that he still remains in c accord with the Government on the Home Rtile 0 question. Colonel Everett, commanding the Cameron, t Highknders, writes emphatically denying Ex- t Sergeant Palmer's stories about Tel-el-Kebir. t A terrible tragedy was ...

... ELECTION NEWVS. IN ,-'Oil. h N 'lr William Henry Grelfell, .f Tarlowv Court, near Windsor is the Liberal canrid'lte for tha vacancy ii caused by the resignation of ilr Richrdi-son G,,rdner. r 's Mr Grenfell formerly repre.viturd Salisburv. The e in writ for Windsor will be moved for Li tbe ifouqe of b uL- ounmoris o0 Monday. n ii Ariio'iq i'on TAxes AND 1cNT.-At the Peterhead o Sheriff I'ourt ...

... COMMLENCEMEtNT OF THE GREAT STRIKE. C T=LSGlAMS PROM ALL MINING DISTRICTS. VI On Saturday the great strike, which for sorme h weeks past has been impending in the coal trade, 0a commenced in nearly every important mining a' district of the country. It is estimated that, in d t obedience to orders issued by the Miners' Federation, I; t iquite 260,000 will cease work in tht pita and bring Al out ...

... THE DEMOLMON Of THE BOYS' BATH AT PETERHEAfl. 15 A meeting of the Committee of the Boys' Bath was in held in the Town Honse Buildings, Peterhend,on Wed- needay night, for the purpose of taking into coneidera- in tion the notion taken by parties in demolishing the °0 Boys' Bath. There were over a dozen gentlemen present who are members of the committee, and on - the motion of Mr James ...

... ;IMEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE I PARTY. SPEECH BY LORD SALIMRY. A meeting of the Coneervostive party at the o! Carlton Club was held yesterday. The mem- a bers commenced to arrive ns early as a p 1oarter past eleven, Mr Akers Douglas being d one of the first to put in an appesarance. The b Marquis of Granby followed soon afterwards, and b then came in rGpid nucceasion-Lord Ravensworth, P lLord ...

... 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 ...

... n |On Sa~turday the annlual general meeting of the sub- | ae scribers and friends of the Royal National Lifeboat lr Institution was hehld at Princer' Hall, Piceadilly, i- Londoa-His Grace tbe Duke of leife, K T.1 in the .f chair. The annaml report was read by Mr C0harles r, Dibdin. It staten that durlng the year 20 new life- t boats of various sizes were Bient to the coas7t, all of , which ...

... HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE KILLED. TOWNS LAID WASTE. -- yr THOUSANDS OF HOUSES SWEPT AWAY. 01 hi New York, Friday.-The Ohio Valley has bi been visited by a tornado the terrific effects of which every hour brings fresh proof. The telegraph wires arc down in all directions, but li intelligence already received shows that the bh disaster is of an appalling nature. Louisviller appears to have borne the ...

... LIVELY CORRESPONDENCE. VIGOROUS EXPOSURE OF GLADSTONIAN TACTICS. The following further norrespondence has passed between Mr Gladstone and Professor Tyndall - To the Right Hoo. NV. E. Gladstone, M4P. 'Sir-You have done me the honour of addressing to me the following letter;- , 10 St James's Square, Jan. 29t, 1890. 'My Dear Sitr-If you are correctly reported to have said at an Ulster meeting, ...

... ECCLESIASTICAL NEW ;S. --- s CRArn)NI CnIl:nCII VRA7'Axcy.-The P'refhyterv o. i: Ediloburgh ruLt on 'T'hirrslay Ill Crnnioni ('hC r I- Y tle Rev. JohD Cam pbell, 13ucieuclch 'h-irl, mill e rator-for thie purpose of judgilig of the app )i;1iieul a of the Rev. Thomas Mcartii, lForgai, to the vacant IH charge. Tbe P1reahyto-ry siutai ned thb uppoinitlienlt. b1 nod itistrnllted the clerk to ...

... c Ic ESPntovoav HeDnaog, whbo hnas been touring ink the Xast Eor the past three months, arrieed Irt Aber-o deens yessterday from the southb by Caledonlan train at 9.55. e L AWEO Sssxsztq-c ov OtcD RA1r,R FIIOMc AniEDtt Nl. A Yesterday morning thbe largeo steamer Glenlivet, of SI eleth (loilO tens), Steevest eaptain, left Aberdeen w with 177S tons of old rails for Leghora. The rails0 are from ...