... THE RATE OF ILLEGITRIACY, UNENVIABLE RECORD FOR THE NORTg, EAST. __ : The forty-fourth annual report of the Regiss* General on the births, deaths, and marriage r gictered in Scotland during the year I189, and she the annual report on viaceinatien for 1897, e issued as aBlue Book yesterday. In the reporti' stated that the population at Scotland, as eili. mated to the middle of the year 1898, w ...

... ISEON EDITION *gg- - n - - - s l 5 NRW BDRDOX STRNST, LONDO, AirnULD9 JOURNAM OFaU,. Saturday morning, 5.30. (BY SPECIAL WRE.) THE FUTURE OF rTHE SOUDAN. 3 CAPITALISTS DESIROUS OF COMMIENCING OPERATIONS. r (DAILY MBAIs TELEGRAM.) t Cairo, Friday. - The Anglo-Egyptian Convention is warmly approved here by the educated natives, who realise that the Soudan will, through the ab- g sence of ...

... SECOND EDITION a- w e- 6 Nmw BiDiae &Tz:T, Lospow, 3e JO11MAL . n4 As Saturday morning, 5.30. Ss IS (BY SPECIAL NlIRE.' le ?t- RUSSIA, CHINA, ANM BRIT''AIN. ,,- TBHR WITHI)RAWAL OF rt 7 RUS liSfAN P.RnOUSTI, ie TIT FOR TA1'. 5- (TwIEs TALNORAM.) tl 'Pekin, Friday. ,d Trust wor t.hy informa (ion received here Ir from St Petersburg states that Russia with. et draws her opposition to the ...

... I EXTENSIVE. STRUCTURAL ALTERA- TIONS. The annual meeting of the Gilcomrton Free Church congregation was held last night-Rev. Robert Forgan, B.D., pastor, in the chair. SAfter tea had been served in the hall, the members assembled in the church, when the financial state- ments for the year to 15th March last were sub- mitted by the various treasu~ere+ . ,l'i4 COdutts Fetilpg~ an e-lngirega ...

... I TO MORROWS CTHURCH SERYICOE. 1 CHEIURCH iOF SCOTLAND. W e t. t . 1' 0 ev. R. ff. Fisber. 6.30 Rev. Andrew Mdtel. East ..* 11.O Rev. Profesqor Cooper. Ea t O 6.30 Rev. Ii. 11. Fisber. Hol ''rn 11.0 Rev. Gee. Lavrsol, tvorglen. .olbilrn * 6.30 Rev. G eo. Lwsmon, Forglen. FREE CHURCH. Melville . ll) Rev. it. . Philip, Gllencairn. 610 ev, R1. (1. Philip, Qlenicalrl. orth ...

... IIui? - ?,. ---- --- . ;-:?;=,?Z=zz ' Messrs' Stewart :an ., -Charles te, $re m now in ;fulI possession of their. 'new' premis~es in Fraser Road, whith forierly belonged to Messrs i. J. Whitehead and Sons' etween 3 th7e two yards, d the fir ~oecupy over four aorep.of griund' They tare remnidelling the inill in the,.new y.ard,; pLn in f troclucing 'al the most advanced appliances for ...

... THE PRICE OF WALES INI DII i; E.1B IOYAL ' ,W M A - .'The, Highland and Agriculturf $qcij'y -of .Sotland, on whose invitartion ERia KRoypl .ltg4- ness the Prince of Wales, the president of the society, has paid a visitv-to Edirsburgh,: deserve warmest' congratulationa and thanks tor g.ving the city an opportunity' of displaying its heazrty loyalty to the heir to the British lihrsne. There was ...

... wnDLThG OF COLONDL STEWART 1 MIKDENZT. l The marriage of Colonel Stewart Mackenzie of Sesforth and Brahan Castle, Ross-shire, to Miss Mary Steinkcopff, only daughter of Mr Henry Steinkopff of Lyndhurdt, Sussex, and 47 Berkeley Square, London, was soleminised yesterday after- noon at the Speaker's Church, St Mlargaret's, Westminster, in the presence of a large and fashionable gathering. The ...

... THlE WEATHERl. Tbermometor and Barometer. READINGS AT 2 A.M. TO-DAY. I fUM. MON. Rise3 . .350 & M.__ 8'12 P.M. Sets .. 84U3 -.. 30 I.m. Uigb Wanter L; Aber- I O-13 LW. ev J 0 39 ?.3M. TO DAY. (July 22, 185b.) TO-VA Y. FORMEASTS FOIL TO-PikY. The following forecasts of weather for co-day v'ere iseued from the Meteorological Office at 8 30 p.m, yesterday:- 0. SCOTLAND N. ...

... THE NIGERI COMPANY QU ESTION. EXPLANATION OF THE BiRGAIN. A WORD FOP, TME COMPANY. (PngSs ASS)CXL.TION Ft01RI1CN SPECIAL.) L-mqdon, 'liesday nidLht- Ini view of tho seortnd reading of the Niger (Comapaovy 1il, 1i thie-I is fixoed for to-morrow, RcitorI's Ageollc hag obt:tia ed the following state- lleut flit-m all aLit hon;lative souree:- -1 gooidl deal of tuisopprehlellsion appears to exi-t ...

... BY oJOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. .R O P, R O1r, OWN CORRESPONDENT.) t NEIWV Bl111S1QI S'RsnE'r, Mounday nlighlt. This jftoralooU tho Irish part.y, as they irrqllOeltI lii',i iloiic beforc, relieved tho qistiOi hour froox deadly dtuhlness. Mr D ititt slked tle 'lit'Secretary for War whether t rua troe that twO Inlldi'rd mllio iOn pounds _f __rid _, with btullets closely resembling i 'llm:, u aii ' ...

... 9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABERDEEN SPRING HOLIDAY. : I I - . a TRAIN ARRANGEMEN., ,, yOThe railway companies have completed theft arrangements for the spring holiday on Mon.1s, first. As on former occasione, excellent frciit et ia the way of cheap fares are being offered tL those who intend spending a day or two out of town. The Great North of Scotland Company will run cheap excursions by all ...