... OUR LONDON LIETTE1R. I b NEw BRIDGE STREET, ed LoNDoN, Thursday. he When Mr Gladstone made Sir William is Hftrcourt his Chancellor of the Exchequer, and ie when Sir William stood at the table of the u- House of Commons to introduce his Budget, th le apologetically described it as a humdrum i Budget. Last year he ventured on a distinct iid incursion into the regions of' sensational r's finance ...

... CONGREGATIONAL UNION Ok Ii SCOTLAND. I1 LIVELY DISCUSSION ON THE UNION QUESTION. The Congregational Union resumed in Ward Clialel, D)undee, yesterday. The Rev. Dr Hunter, Glastow, thle chairman of the union, presided, and I' the proposed union with the Evangelical Union ves the chief question to be discussed, there was a large attendance of delegates. In opening the proceedings, the Chairman ...

... THE STEWART BURIAL PLACE AT BANCkORY-DEVENIOK. r r EREOTION OF MONUMENTAL CHAPEL BY THE LORD PROVOST. There are not wanting people who think that in the South Deeside Road, for a distance of at, least a mile westward from the mouth ot the Den of Leggart, they find the most delightful walk in Scotland. If the pedestrian should strike off to s the south, along the accommodation road im- I ...

... KEMNAY. WATER SUPPLY. - Kemnay has outgrown its water supply, and a fall meeting of those concerned was held in the school on Thursday evening to hear Mr Watson's report as to procuring a further supply. Mr M'Combie took the chair, and at his invitation Mr Watson also attended the meeting and read his report to the District Committee. Mr Kendall Burnett explained, the Acts relating to water ...

... SCOTLAND . DAY BY .DAY.| _ _ . ?? COMINGS, GOINGS, DOINGS. Mr E. Robertson, M.P., Civil Lord of -'the Adniiralty, was in Dundee yesterday, and called on Lord Provost Low at the Townhouse. Sir Gordon'Cameron, late Commander of the Imperial Forces in South Africa, has left Cape Town by the Union liner Athenian for Eng- land. f Mr, Cathcart Romer Wason, second son of t Mr Wason, M.P, a -brother ...

... | BAZAAR AT BUCK[ . ' SPEEC1 BY SHERIYi? GRANT, BANFF. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Grant, Banff, opened a bazaar in the Volunteer lall, Blckie, held to raise funds to pay off the debt on the Golf and Lawn Tennis Clabe. There is a debt of something like £100 on these clubs, and the promoters of both of them feel that so long as that debt remains, it is much against any increase in the ...

... I ITHE ENSUING WAPINSOBAW. IMPORTANT ICASE OF PRIZES. The thirty-fourth annual general meeting of the Aberdeenshire Volunteer Artillery and Rifle Asso- aiation took place yesterday in the Advocates' Hall Buildings. Colonel Douglass Duncan, ilt V.B.G.HE., presided. The other members present ?? Anitice, let A.R. BE.- Lieutenant.Colonel Cruden, lot ?? secretary; Major Mortimer, lst ?? Major ...

... TO-MORROW'S CHURCa SERVICES. West Church-Rev. J. A. Milne, 11; Rev. Thos; * Marjoribanks, 6'30. Groyfriars Parieh Church - Rev. Gordon Jig Murray, B.D., 11; Rev. R. Robertson, B.D., Skone,. 6., St George's-in-the-West-Rev. James Smith, 6. Rosemount Parish Church-Rev. Jarres Smith, B.D., St Geor e's-in-the.West, lif Rev. Jaz. N. Cuthbertfl).D., 630. Trinity Parish-Rev. B. Slessor, 6. Ming's ...

... GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAIL- WAY BILL. PUBLIC MEETING AT CULLE.N. A public meeting of tradesmen, farmers, and olhers was held in the council chamber on Wed- nesday evening to considbr the bill promoted by the Great North of Scotland Railway Company to obtain running powers over the Highland Railway from Elgin to Inverness. Provost Gregor presided, and in a few remarks explained the object of ...

... AEORTH ABERDEEN. MR BR1CE is to speak this evening in North Aberdeen on behalf of Dr Hunter. It is not improbable that the right hon. gentleman may announce the appointment of his colleague to the Chairmanship of the General Prisons Board. At least, it has been hinted that such a thing is possible, and it is known that Dr Hunter's political friends have been exerting themselves to secure that ...

... CVMINES- ¢ f W k -. , rb- NT OfX. S.t^,a Lq uk The Reav. N. Macdonald, rocvi - . - D comductd Bpec.1 services it, tb~e clhttre , bt day. The building was decta'ted with oadly evergreens, &c. I ?? Els WOOD. The annual Christmars treat to tnc se'ebt ?? Stoe'YWCo)d Church ScCLIY V was given in the church last nsght. t 3Lsee fl the scholars, who uumbercl 300, therc S large number of friends ...

... U!'t ?? moutitld, CRIEF OFrICE--BR1OAD STREET, ABERDEEN. LONDON OFFICE-5 NEW BIlDGE STREET, E.C. &LEOZANS- ABERDEEN JOUFRNAL, ABRIDE)ENM. 'TELEPHONE-NO. 27. ABERDEEN, FRIDAY, NOV. 15, 1S95. Mr A. J. Balfour addressed no fewer than four meetings at Glasgow yesterday. Speak- ing at a luncheon in the Imperial Club, he said he was glad that they had presiding aver the Colonial Department a man ...