... CRUELTY TO CHILDREN IN I ~~~ABERDliEN-. | n Absrden Sheriff Court vetercisar-Shri'l 1 Brown onl the benchl--Pobina Stewart jr Find- Y la.40YL. wife of Jlames lFindlayion, 590 HEnIburn ! Street. WMas chargeld -ith lhaving between 4tb la S)fember. 1897, and 3rrl Maclh, 1898. wilfuli'r I n4egted her four ehildrentlairres, a zed nin e vs i~tl Marzgto, aged 7: Iobitia, aged 6; and George, aced --in ...

... THEFT OF STONES FROI{ I SER1Oi? A?t?'? QoIMrUu UHkAROES AGAINST BLL7LFq AND CARTEicilSlk In Aberdeen Police Court YSedy. r.Lyon On the beneh-1vga luna, e L' Western Road; and WNi~l~l Dnr`'l'Brtmr, t', itLittlejohn Street, were3 charged withla Iftwo loads of stones, weghn 2b. [ngt o If RXuhielaw Quarries on g 1 th sb'era:o leedntguilty, and wetc1u After heariing evidenlce. wehe tcit. Ihours, ...

... SAT RDAY'S SPORTS. FOOTBALL. Orion v. Forfar Athletic-.--Norbhern League.- A large crowdt ssembled at Cattofield on Satur- day to witness the league fixture between the Orion and the Forfar Athletic. ,The ground was covered with snow to the depth of about three inches. Both clubs were represented by strong teams, the mhen turning out as follows :-Orion- M'Bhin; Ross and Scott; DaWeon, Gordon, ...

... ISHE3BEENING IN ABERDEEN. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. In Aberdeen Police Coark yesterday-Eflillie Sangster on the bench-William Robertson, con| fectioner, 33 Rosemount Place, was charged with several offenoes tinder the PIublih-lHose and ax- I eise Acts. Tho complaint bore first, that on 10th inst. accused, in his shop in Rosemount Place, trafficked in excisable liquor, namely, wehisky I and beer, ...

... ] 'Cbg Sam Court. CHEiRBOURG, Friday, The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian of Schieswig-Holstein and Princess Henry, of Battcnbearga, with PrincesI Lelopold and Maurice, and attended by tie ladies and gentlemren-in-wititng, arrived at OJberbourg- from Portsmnruth on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert (Rear Admirat Fullerton)) at 4'30 this after- The passage was rough, but tier ...

... JABEZ BALFOUR IN TIDE LN,,j RUPTCY COURvT. Jabez' Baifior was brought up n !, Bankruptcy Court yesterdayfor pui . . in bankru ptcy. He itit, dc , : *lotbes, but Iarie in tihe u-ups t a wardere. The convict did n, , 1 ! served his clbaracteris mieali - Aceounias suibmitted sholwed sulii yield at surplus of £'30,001, tfter pr-.- payment of ill indebtedne. Mr 1lRough. oflicial reeiver, bra 'r.:. ...

... I Abe ¢otl t, I I . OSORNE, Thursda4y. The Qdeen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps. Rear-Admiral Fullerton, A.D.C., had the honour of dining- with the Queen and Royal Family. Madame Albarti Gys, Mr Beth Davies, and Mr Kenoearley Rumiford hadl the honour of .singing a selection of music before Her Majesty and the Royal Family in thle evenhig. The ladies and ...

... TRIAL OF MONSON AND RIS ASSOCIATES. At the Old Bailey, London, yesterday morning, Victor Honour, Alfred John Monson, and Robert Isa Metoalfe were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the Norwsich Union Life Society, and further with obtaining by false pretenecs from the said society a policy of insuraneo for £1000. on the life of Percival Edward Norgate, and a banker's cheque for ;£6 10s. ionour ...

... EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR AT THEI BANK OF ENGLAND. . * A BAG AND £1000 TAKEN AWAY. t On Saturday afternoon a clerk from a London banking firm was engaged at the Bank of England in' withdrawing' £3000. EHe placed a bag con- taining a third of the sum in gold on the counter, while he placed the remainder of the money in 1 another bag. Whilst doing this the bag contain- ing the thousand pounds ...

... I FRASI:RBURGH BURGH 00M~frJIONERS. .1 --. The Burgh Commissioners of Fraserburgh met on Friday moing-Provost Meeoonnacke pre- yesterdav morning-Provost Macconnachie pr,- siding. This was the first meeting after the elee- tion. The Provost heartily welcomed the old members who had been returned and also the only new member, Mr J. E. Park. (Apptause.) The various committees were apitd and also ...

... THE WLMAss DIVORCE CASB. DECREE GRANTE)D. Lord Stormonth Darling in the Court of Session yesterday heard evidenor in the RetiOu of divorce by Lady Lilian Mary Paulet or Erakine Wemyss, 19 Half-Mfoon Street, Piccadilly, London, against Randolph Gordon Erakine Wemyas of Wemyss, Fifeshire. The action was undefended, but the case was watched on Mfr Wemyss's behalf by Mr Grainger Stewart. The small ...

... PETERHDAD VALUATION APPEAL OOU-RT. The annual Court for hearing appeals against th the vahtutions of property by the assessor wa cil held yesterday forenoon. There were on the Ia bench Provost Smith, Balies Leask and Wilsonu d Treasurer Gordon, and Counoillors Martinlit Philip, RHihie, and Birnie. There were alho w present MIr David Martin, solicitor, town clerk, tb (the clerk of the coast-; ...