THOSE LEF-T BEHIND.I ?? JOUR.NAL"AD ' lDEXPRESS" FUND. AeosNTr AuLttEAD' ACER1OWIEDGE:D.., £3789 5 6 Additional subscriptions:- 'Norvich" . ?? 5 0 S Sailors Friend . ?? , 0 2 6 -di Collected at a sociali meeting held under the aiuspices of the Irnno- cence Lodge, Freemnasons, Cul

near to perceive that they were pursuing not the Queen and the Lord Daxnley, but only two of Her Majesty’s attendants. Perceiving how they had been tricked, they made again for the road, and went off at full speed for Dunbar, not forgetting to fire a shot at us as they left us.

The receut addition to Stonehaven Golf Clubhouse, in the form of a stiite of rooms for ladies, formally opened last week Professor M‘.Kendrick, Glasgow. There was large and influential attendance.

sale of work was held in the Manse of Meldrum Thursday for the purpose of raking a sum of money sufficient to paint and decorate the Parish Chi\rch. , The ftale was opened at o*3o p.m. by Very Rev. Principal Marshall Lang, who was introduced to the audience the minister of the p

Several books which promise to be attractive reading tiheir several ways are now being formally announced Messrs Longmans. They include Queen Victoria,” by Mr Richard R. Holmes, librarian to the Queen —a new issue, with supplementary chapters bringing the narrative to the Queen’

Road Offence. —At Justice the Peace Court Aberdeen last week —- Archibald M‘Kenzie and Mr David iM’Hardy of Cranford on the bench Maxwell Gordon Rae, traction engine owner, was charged with having failed, on 4th July, to have anyone accompanying the engine on foot, ■while it was

Assault a Wife. Before Sheriff Burnet, in Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday, Charlies Shearer, labourer, was charged with having, 28th inst., his house, 31 High Street, New Pitsligo, assaulted his wife, Isabella Shearer, felling her with his hand; assaulted Andrew Brown, grocer;

Athletic Sporte.—These annual sports were held within the policies Brodie Castle on Saturday, and all the events passed off successfully. There was large number of competitors forward, but rain fell almost continuously duringthe afternoon, which accounted for the number of spect