... I ABERDEEN JOURNAL AND EVENING EXPRESS.'' COMPIL'IMENTARY DINNER TO Id R J. A. C. COUTTS, Ad function of an exceedingly happy and socess. J ful claracter took place in the Douglas Hotel, 'eAberdeen. on Saturday evening. when Mr James 1 A. C. Coutts, who has for a number of years dis- 1- charged with conspicuous success eind euficiency g the duties of cashier in the office of the Alx-:deen ...

... I ABERDECEN. In exceedingly disagreeable weather the New Year was ushered in with much less of the bolis- terous hilarity than usually marks the event in Aberdeen. Throughout Saturday afternoon and evening the wind blew in fitful gusts of consider- able force, acoomparnied 'by drenching showers of l rain, with the result, as midnight approached, that l there were far fewer people on the ...

... I SIR CHARLES DILKE ON IMPE IIAL DEFENCE. Sir Charles Dulke. who was supported by AMr Rus~sell Rea, the recently-clcted. Liberal candi- date for Gloucester, and leading lcc-l Lbcerals, presided on Saturday evening at a ?? knlig eon- i cert ?? the Gloucester Li:berial Club, lin the 1 course of his speech, Sir Charles Dlilkee staid hle had been asked to speak on Imperial defence, on the ground ...

... SUNDAY CON-,CERTS IN ABERDEREN'. : I~~~~~~ _ STATEMENT BY REV. F. R. BARRY. After sermon on Matthew viii. 17 yesterday forenoon, Rev. F. enton Barry said:-These thosglhts are peculiarly fit at this time, when, according to our bappy habit and custom, we begin the Christian year svith an) effort of benefi- cecsse on behalf of the chief healing institution o; the city. All tho nmore fit since ...

... UETTERS TO THE EDITOR. GREYFRIARS' PRESENT CIY LOSS. Sir,-Suffer a few lines on the pecuniary loss to the ratepayers under the ministry of the Rev. (?) Gordon Murray, of Greyfriars. You have given in your columns an object lesson to your numer. ous readers by slowing, after crediting the miser. able sum from seat rents (the lowest handed to the city's treasure of any church), that there wats a ...

... A FOOTDDEE SQUA 'R. . CURIOUS PE,'IITION BY ABFhRDBEN TOWN' COUNCtL. In Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Saturday, Mir J. W. Davidson, solici'tor, town clerk depute, pro- sented a petition to Sheriff Burnet for the ej ection of Andrew Walker. squatter, North Square, Foot- doe, and his goods and gear, from a piece of ground at North Square belonging to the Town Council; and. in particular, to order ...

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... REBELLION IN THOE LADRONES. AMAERICAN POWER OVE RTHROWN. (REUTER'S SPECIAL TO JOURNAL.) I Manila, Saturday. The British steamer Esmeralda, which has arrived here from the Ladrones Islands re- ports that, after the United States cruiser Charleston left Guam in June, the Spani'a-ss refused toerecogruse Mr Frank Partusarlh, the American ibo was verbally authorised by Captain Glass to take ...

... SALORS' ORPHAN SOCIE TY OF SCOTLAND. 2.Park Circus. ulasgow, December 31, 1593. Srl.-i 'nave pleaqure in acknowledgis'g that 5neSil' Novemiber I hare received fromt many 5~5l- hoghout shle country £6L15 lbs 4d,- IsI'svlualhbe gifts of clothing, provisions, toys. ?? Erid, ofI the -work bng- carrie on1 esnu'ng tlse 07' or-phan. chlildrenr. Where thle name and -ic V-crc gne est a e ben, duly soot ...

... REVENTE RETURNS. INOREA8E NEARLY A MILLION. On Saturday night the Treasury issued an account of the total revenue of the United King- dom for the period of the finaooial year ending 31st Decenber (nine months). Tbe total revenue wfes £78,340,468, compaxed with £77,366,120 for the corresponding period of the previous year. This shows a net increase of ;£974,348. Customs produced, £,15,783,739 ...

... THE FAR EAST. I REFORMIS IN CHINA-A.N,7 IMPERIAL EDICT. BRITISH PROTEST ON FRENCH DEMANDS. (PRESS ASSOCI'ATION srE-TeALa) P'elking, December 31. | AIn Imperial Edict was published yesterday int the Pelking tGazette,` in wlhichl it i. set forth that China is passing through a severe crisis in her history, andi the Vliceroys and Governors aro e reniindod of the nlmerouis edicts issued lately I ...

... tIbe Court. Osborne, Saturday. The Ehmpress Frederick, attended by Coun- tpss Perponcher, Sir Fleetwood Edwards, and Sir John M'Neill, wvent to Portsmouth yester- day morning on board R.M. yacht Alberta (Rear-Adniral Fullerton), and was received at the dockyard by Admiral Sir Michael Culme Seymour, Bart., cornmander-in-chief at Ports- mouth. The Empress drove to St Mary's Church, Portsea, the ...