... PETEREHAD BURGH SCHOOL i 1 BOATD. THE LATE DR JAMIESON. A special moeting of Peterhead Burgh Sohool Board was held yosterday-Ro'. J. TB. Davidson, chairman, presiding-to arrang o tor the board attending Dr .Jamieson's funeral in a corporato car acity. The (Chairmaia said he suipposed no one Wars surprised at r the o.dling of that meeting, under th mielt cliehoi5 cri rciimitanes that lald ...

... I STARTLING GAIRIBALDIAN I PROJECT. REPUBLIC TO BE FORMED. POPE'S PROTECTION TO BE SECURED. (DAILY TELEGRAPH TrLEGRAM.) Rome, Sunday night. Everyone here is talking of the projects and aims of General Riccotti Garibaldi in going. to Sbuth America. He is due to arrive in Buenos Ayres to-day or to-morrow and his ostensible object is to colonise Patagoniad with Italians. Huge tracts of land ari ...

... , BY JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) 5 NEW B55IDOF STRsEET, Sunday night.. The dlebate on the Transvaal on Friday practically ended the session, so far as the mljortty of members are concerned. There still remains -a good leal of le ...

... O'lRtFllpF--UIlOAD STi'tJ'T, ABERlDETN. LONDON OYFI(F:--.NI:W 11RIDGE t I fllTI', LX'. :'LEOlAS-- A1thlI>GLN JOURNAL, ABR'aDRKN. Il;Ll'PIWIINI --5V2 a' I ABERDRIE-N, TI I URS DAY, JULY 27, 1899. I._ - - ,, :: ,: NEWS SUICHAI-.Y. t C Ti t~ ilcHouse of C'ommrons yoeterday thre ti1 lnibriatec Ar-, Amrs .n it, Blld Iwas rend a ,e'itidm lijiki vir-ithoit aI division. Tho ilcotre then lnni ...

... i I~ - THE CHINO-JAPANESE. AALLIANCE, PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS. (PREsS AssOcLATioN FoamEIG SPECLIL.) Pekin, Wednesday. A Japanese admiral and four officers are here at present on a visit to the Japanese Minister. There is a small Japanese squadron at Jahku. Prince Konaura is on board one of the vessels, and it -was ex- pected that he would pay a visit to Pekin in connection wish the treaty ...

... _\13i~O ThME. AIEE4- l§ It is said that a pleasing instance is about to be afforded in Aberdeoil of the kindliy feelings that exist between the different sections of the Church, and particularly between Dissenters and members of the Establishment. Bolburn Parish Church is about to undergo some alterations and improvements, and a desire weas expressed that the congregation should, during the ...

... | THE PHILIPPINES. ALLEGED MUDDLING AT MANILA. PREKIDENT PUZZIII3ID. NEWSPAPER COBRRESPON DRNTS IN RE VOLT. (DAILY NEWS TELEGRAM.) New York, AMonday. The statements of the newspaper corres- pondents at Manila regarding tile actual condition there, and the misrepresentation caused by the censorship, create little sur- prise here, or at Washington, because the official despatches from General ...

... GOLD IN ABERDEEN. Sir, - With regard to Sir Henry Campbell-Balnnerman's speech, in which he told the House of Commons what he would do in certain contingencies were he Lord Provost of -Aberdeen, and your corn- mouts thereon, I notice a letter from Currency. The writer of that letter ac- cuses you of being subject to one of those de- lightful delusions which hard-headed, matter-of- fact ...

... I, OVERTQPN ONTRP.9VMSY. 1 DR STALKER 9XPIANS, The Rev. Dr Stalker. writes to the -British Weekly : -One of my correspondents asBk what could have moved me to writs as I did. This is his way of putting the case, and I will adopt it, endeavouring reluctantly but plainly to tell what i'nmoved me. I. The action of Principal Story, who, preach- ing i. Edinburgh during the General Assaembly, ...

... HIGHLAND AND AGRI- CULTURAL SOCIETY. VISIT OF TIHE PRINCE OF WA LES. M3SSAGE TO THIE QUEEN. The principal event in connection with the Sheow of the Highland and Agricultural Society yesterday scas the vTisi ill the afternoon of the presidont, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. In exportation of tire Heir-Apparent's visit, the showyard was filled with probably ona of ths largest crowds of ...

... THE CONFESSIONAL IN THE CH URC OF ENGLAND. | ITNTFERESTING RgIURN. The return moved for by Earl Northbrook, in the House of Lords, as to the number of Church of England churches in which confessional boxes have been erected,was issued yesterday. In all dio- ceses, save five, the replies to the Home Secretary's circular on the subject are of a negative char- acLr. TMA five exceptions are in the ...

... THE I SHOOTING OF -AN OSiM. HISTORY OF THE CASR The shooting of the osprey at Knockespook, ior which aot the gamekeeper on that estate was fined by Sheriff Robertson the other day. has given rise to a considerable amount of interest, not only in Scotland but south of the Tweed, and a question regarding the matter was asked in the Hol-so of Commons. The history of the case is simple. The bird ...