... 1 SAD 'ND OF AhN OLD SOLDIER. Yesterday afternoon a melauchobly but most I determined case of suicide took place at Aber- deen, when an old man, between 6W and 70yearsf of age, named- William Thomson. a perwioner, who had been staying in the Corporation Lodg- ing Housr. jumped from the jestt at Point LawI ino the river and was drowned. About noon the old man spoke to two anglero fishing a-t. ...

... ELGIN COUNTY ASSESSMENT APPEAL I -, COURT. I I . I The annual Asaessmert Appeal Cnourt for the county of Elgin was held in the Old Court House, Elgin, yesterday forenoon-NMr Yool, Calcots, prta siding. There were only three appeals dealt with, a considerable number of certafied paupers being relieved of their assessments PETER TAYLOR STILL PROTESBUTI NO EXEMPTION. COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE ...

... I HOW ANi ABERDEEN-SlIRE GIRL CGAVE UTP HEPER PLAE. Domestic servants, who form such a larze ar.4 important section in our modern economy, a-c often taunted by their mistresses with lszin I. Perhaps the mistresses may have good reasor' to complain in a number ci case-s, but it often happens that there are considerations oi great importance which are not mken into accoun.z and the girl may be ...

... DEESIDE FOOTBALL TROPHY CAM. SHERIFF-PRINCIPAL'S JUDGMENT. Sheriff-Principal Crawford has issued an in- terlocutor in what is known as the Deeside Foot- ball Tr6phv Case, in which, in the main, he up- holds the judgment of Sheriff-Su bstitute Burnet in l favour of defender. The case, which has been going on since the spring of last year, was at the instance of Mrs Elihabe-th Watson or Rae or . ...

... SUICEDE IN ABERTDEDN. A LEF-kI FROM TEE NFORTH PIER. A determined. mae. of suicide occurred last night at the North Pier, Abertdeen. -A-bout a- quarter to eight &eclock, while A1Llexanner Fowier, fircinan, William Fossier, etnnioyed with. Messrs Hell. Russell, and Co., Footdee, suns of Mr Al-c.,ander Fowler, masslre of the steam tug Fairwseathor: anid Lewis Granz, Mason, were standinig talking ...

... A YEAR'S CRIME IN PETERAHID. I 'lhe police statistiie for the year 1899.for Peter- held are now made up. Thie fqgurqs showv that 273 persons-236 niales and 37 feiualese-vere cited or apprehended during the year oil socme chlargeo or another. Of these. 269 qiere disposed of in Peterhead, the renlainitg four being eent before ihe sheriff in Aberdeen. Bail mas either lodged or the sroeceedinps ...

... | REUNTION OF THE SK-UIISH CHURCITES. The foilowing appeared in the 'Dundee .Couriar.jast week :-*-Various ionferen~-rs halve |-been Seld'by leaders in the ula'of Seotiahti .itu4a-.eiew to ultimately bring aboot a union of .tl*S>Aeveg1 denominations, 4isd '- - 3st pi churqh luminaries is to be held in iadinbsrgh to- day (Thurgday) to jet into closer relantionshij, and exchange views ohile ...

... INTERESTING DECISION TO FRIENDLY SOCIATLs. A question of interest to friendly societies has retently formed the-subject of protracted arbitra- tion proceedings, and has now been settled. S3everal years ago thle British Order of Free Gar- deners, at their annual movable delegation, re- sOlved that the raLeNs of contribution payable by members should be increased from lest January, 1898. ander ...

... ABERDEEN POLICO OCO1RT. (Thursday-Before Baillie Taylor.) The Baillie on the Licensing Laws.-A licensed grooer was charged with having on him premisces sold w~htsky to a boy 12 years of ae contrary to the conditions of his certificate. Ac- cused pleaded not guilty. The boy, in the course of his evidence, sai he was at school, and Wuas in the habit of selling newspapers. On 2bth Deoember he ...

... | DISPUTE BETWEEN FARTMERS. I TNTEIRBSTINWG 0S.. I he Crt of Sesslon on W 7niday, Lord S |tornonth Darling -disposed of an action at iLe I instance of Henry Mackay, The Grove, Parkhl, F Rpsshire, against James Mitchell Thompson, . faar, 8h-dhirrek 3Iains. Puruer, the at going tenant of Shndur&c iafins in 1898, brought this action against the ingoing tenant for £1175. i6s d as t'ne amnjust ...

... SCEN.E N THE COURT OF SESMON. 1 1~ ~ , - In Fthe Bl-li Cha nber oi the Court of Session yeIserda B iLrd Pearson had oefore him a note oi eusponsitn at the instance of Miss Matilda' Hunter, 73 Oxford Drive, Keivxinside, Glasgow, of a charge to pay £Li00, foiiowaing on a verdict obtained tb M4rs Kate Ntsbet or Snodgrass. wife of and residing with James &Snudgraes, 15 tahandon Plce, Edrnburgia, ...

... tUbe Cotut. Osborne, T'Iursday. e The Queen. drove -out yestorday afternoon, f accomnpainied by the Duches of ConMautgirt V and Prince Arthur. f Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holtein A a .rrived at 0eborneahving rorssed over from Portslmoulth on board Her Ma-jestys yac'h-t Alberta. The Hon. Manly Hughes anrd AdmnirAlof theElFeetSir Edmvund -Co erell were in attendanco oil board the Royal A ...