... M. DELrCASSN AT ST 1PETERS- B~~~IUI{G. . THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIAIkE. FIRM ER THAN EVER. I ~~(REUTER'S TisLEGRAM.) St Petersburg, Monday. At Count Muravieffs banquet to M.. Del- casse on Saturday, evening,. .the Russiazi Foreign Minister in proposing the health of P his guest, thanked hifinupon having: by his sspeedy journey proved to what extent the ties which bound France so closely ...

... I BY ,JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. (Upl OWN CORRESPONDRNT.) 5 Ntewv BUtIDOr S-TUnET-' Vedneslay lightl. Mrl Iabol itere and oilr Buttanant set themu- th It t3' Uo ocitipvtllc a.sz inteh time as -~ible this a Oft-litOl in order to block thle '1 ita Ilou ill. MrClia'niberlaiit, who (onti to tbe' ilouse to take charge of th3e bil in a liu -tsuit. 111d thIe ineritable aitil ,nihlpealed to tli } louse to ...

... AMERICAN COMMqE1XCAc PRICES. NEW YORK Mm HALIQK Despite the conltinued~t absence Of Public ii. terest, and the resultant huyviig, and the whii9 p~rofessio~nal trading, thle tone Wvas better that, fr s-evaral dlsy& 1.01)(don soil about 10,065 ar but the sailing had ino l)apparet effect, the close a drp ill tile Vtite for Call nieney, anil rornour ttth Treasur ~vwill add 15 leiflicQt New Yrk ...

... zIACVUFF CONGIREGATIONAL I CHJURCH~,I SEC)OND DAY'S SALE. OPENED BY PROVO_7,rST AIU-NIWO, BANEF. Theo h xrodav bsx ourgrtiitcedl is iby o meilbers of the (oil giegktiollal ('horltf, Siied ut, for 'rhe pul putsL of oi bitt!;itl&I faUIS to itUgtillt thle £B300 jtiny hz.ve ;airaldlltly ratijted Yor thoe Lbildiulg of it !mactee Was opeileL, fit' thie serioud clay, o1 Siatur- slay, byv i'Rtovt ...

... I AGRICULTUJRALq REVIEW I cu WORK OF IRISH CONGESTED of DISTRICTS BOARD. ty TEE POPULARITY O1F ABERDEEN- sa ANGUS STOCK. ye WI br A very interesting report has beest issued in by the Congested Districts Board for Ireland wl of the proceedings under the Congested Dis- d tricts Board (Ireland) Acts, 1891-1896. The so total income for the year was £51,763. There to were miscellaneous receipts for ...

... THlE MOORS, Arndilly.-The Right Hon. Earl of Westmor- land, to his own gun, -bagged on Monday 18 brace groufw and 5 couples hares. The weather was very ory and hot, and the 3oent bad. Bsddoch and Cornalarig. -Mr Crake and party (4 guns) had 47 brace grouse on Mondoy, and on Tuesday the sante party had 2k brace. Blackwatar bloors.-The Earl of Merch killed, on Tuesday, 40 brace grouse; Lord ...

... DISCOVEllY OF Dl) \VID;NE VAULTS IN I~ ~~~~3 ABERDEENI Thew workinen engsgeii in demaolishinig tim s-hi pcitpertics il thle E:,ehogsviec Rlow irea. hessv ittadic sousle inter esting. dlisiive-ices within thle past fi~w days, sithlough LII s5 are not, likely to be of any v E %. Tri0e tit-ds 'c iionst, of several brioli- bulilt valt~s Istlnd-sroatilthe oloonie inl mt c' of LI LIt IIOIi tkill, ...

... ABEIEEN CHILDREN'S ?RESIH-AIR FORTNIGHT. I PEARSON'S DAY IN THE COUNTRY. For the third year in succession, Mr C. Arthur Pearson, publisher, London, entertained on Saturday a large number of children at the Aberdeen Public Schools to an outing at Milltimber under the auspices of the Fresh-Air Fortnight and Ailing Hofme Scheme. Some 1500 young people partici- pated in the treat, but in the ...

... I L The following reportb have been received of the shooting on Saturday and yesterday:- Aberlour-Sport opened under the best auspices, and shooters were uarly on- thie moors, but the results here have not been announced. cTha reports are that grouse are more plentiful than laist year, and well grown. Aradilly.-The Right Hlon. the Earl of West- morhind had 254 brace grouse and 2 couples ...

... IAMERICAN NEIW yoIu s'LC(K Aitichji Stocks bave exhibited an irtegularte wth altsrnate periods of weakniess and ste but in all there was little sinof nth the ordinary operations of speciltie il; f 5whose iuterest was devoted chicay to Indust specialties. Theres was a -bear,,ai dinutrials in the last hour, which brok, un few stocks rallied oin short covecte, I h4 donadtendency in others- ...

... r L - e 2nb Vattaftoll., (FROM OUa CORRESPONWINnT.) Fort George, 12th August. 0 ON THE MIARCH. Fortune favoure the brave, the 'old adage assures us, and certainly fortune, in the form of fine weather, has so far favoured the Seafarths in their march through their territorial district. For some time previous to the day of starting, active preparations were going on, and by the morning of the ...

... I IMPE-RIAL PARLIAMENT.| HiOUSE OF LORDS-THuRSDAY. The Lord Chancsllor took his seat at a quarter past four o'clock. The Earl of Wiinchilsea rook the oath and his seat on his succession to the title. DlUBLlN CORPORATION BILL. The Comomons' rmendments to the Lords' amendment to the Dublin Ooropration Bill were considered On the amendment passed by the Commons extending the boundaries of the ...