... UNIVERSITY EDUCJATION IN TIRELAND. I. . . . IMPORTAT STATEMENT BY 4H BALFOUR. IR)H GOVE.RNMENT AND DENOMINATIONAL TEACHING. London, Wednesday evening. The following important letter has been ad- drsednd by Mr Balfbur'to one of his constituents5 in Manchester in acknowledgment of the com- munication of a resolution on the subject of Pro- testantism anid University Education in Ireland. ...

... I SCOTTISH ALERXS' ASSOCIATON G1NERAAL COUNCLL AMBET(G. At the annual meeting of the General Council of the Scottish Clerks' Aeseiti held in Glasgow, delegates Aere present from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk, GIaagow, CbGreenock, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Mlaneester, anid London. In the ale-ce of .Mr Booth, Dundee, chairman of tihe councill, the ineo chairman, Mr H. B. Kerr, Edinburgrended ...

... AXDERSQX —At 25 Giadsione Place, Aberdeen, on the 19th mst.. Mrs Anderson, son—still-bom. DAWSON.—At Pietersburg, Transvaal, the inet,, the wife of C Fraser Dawson, Tliabiha, of son (still-born). GILES. —At the Man?*, Millbrex, on the 17th inti, the wife Rev. cheiiP.-. Giles, of 80 Bietiheim Plaee, Aberdeen, on the i4th inst., the wife of W W. Mackintosh, engineer, Calcutta, a daughter ...

... Grand total ABERDEEN. Parallel Bars. Jump. Tl. H. Anderson 14 17 31 W. G. Milne 11 12 23 F. S. Brown 13 11 24 D. M'Laren 18 10 28 Smith 15 11 26 Thos. P. Fildes 16 14 30 Geo. Jamieson 16 8 24 John Murdoch 20 11 31 Dumb-bells Grand total The final competition will take place in Dublin, and the Irishmen will probably have to face Liverpool. Mr D. Sinclair, the secretary, the trainers, committee, ...

... During; the pa.; , week the supplies landed have bean somewhat ynder the average. This was partly due to a continuance of the ■ ■, weather, and partly to the fact that ?.n.. class of trawlers have been working- die inshore grounds, where fish seem to be • scarce present. From the Fisher Bank. ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR UNION TERRACE; Sir,-Tho Rev. Alex, Webster, chairman of the Aberdeen School Board, will, I tnast, be. duly thankful to me for the suggestion I am now to make to him in your columns for his next pre- leoction to his eofleagies as to his ideas of the teaching of the Bible. My text will give him ample scope and verge imough for an hour's oration in high 'moral teaching. The ...

... HOLBURN PARISH CHURCH, X I ABE[DE..EN. REV. DR AMOLYMIONT'S ISEMI- JUBII4EE. A meeting of the congragation of Holburn Parish ChlrroI. was held in the church hall lest night to consider the form which the celebration of Dr MUClymont's semi-jubilee should take. Brillie Taggart presided. The trustees and elders submitted the follow- ing draft scheme for tihe consideration of the ijnt- gregaiiol : ...

... abe Court. ?? Osborne, Wednesday. Their Majesties fthe Queen and Empress Frederick drove out yesterday afternoon, ac- companiecl by Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Batteitberg.' Major-General Sir Henry Ewart arrived at Osborne, etd had the honour of dining with their Majesties and the Royal family. ?? Fullerton, ?? Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and' Albert, had the hotnour of.'being ...

... IGREYFR.IARS CHURCH QUESTION.I I ABERDEEN TRADES COUNCT [ AMGNST RETENTION. CONDLEMINATION OF THE SCHEMEN At a meeting of the Aberdeen Trades Council of last ?? Alexander Robertson, president, Ci in the chair- co Mr George G-arden, stonecutter. ?? en this council protests against the proposed re- re tentioll of (royfriar s thurch, and urges t he 'oawn Council to staid by Mir Mieff's motien ...

... F- I BY 'JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. T jOTJR oWN CORRESPONDEN''.) r, Naw BRIDGEO STRiET, WVodatesday night. Those Who have visited any of the ?? itilarries ii tile north of Seotland nue fliailir uwith th; appniliarce of the suspen- ?? cr5 neS 0, ?? which are used for theg l' lalle A cableway, ulade oil t~ s~lre prilicip liehas been thlrowil across die .iinus for i' in the deinelitioln andl re- ...

... I T HELE PROPOSED MACDrJtF-FRASER-| BUtliG-H RAILWAY. The monthly meeting of Macduff Town Council ,was held ?? Bisset presiding. JBaillie James Duncan spoke to a motion given notice of by him that the council at once put themselves in communication with the other pub- lie bodies-the County Council, Parish Council, Town Council of Banff and Town Counoil of! Fraserbargit-wiith a view to ...

... 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 ...