received the following letter from Mr David Stewart, of Messrs S. R. Stewart & Co. Aberdeen Comb Works, Aberdeen, Bth December, 1884. My De r Sir, —Owing to Mr Thompson, the President of the Trades Council, asking me to exhibit some of our work at the Industrial Exhibition, 1 pr

The awards of the jurors, which were made last Friday evening, were only announced on Monday, the delay arising from the desire of the committee that the list should be accurate. The names of the judges have already been published; but there has to be added the name of Dr Forbes

(embroider}-), design from the Royal School of Art, South Kensington, gold medal ; 2, strip for chair, Mary H. Dull, 7S High Street, Elgin, certificate; 3, smoking coat, Mrs O. W. Howard Vyse, Donbank House, Bridge Don, Aberdeen, certificate. Crewel.—l. panel (satin), Margaret A

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I ELECTION N ?? n EAST ABERDEENSH1R'E. e MR PETER ESSLEMONT AT COLLtESTOX I, Mr Peter Esslemnont addressed a ineeting os 3electors il the Free Church, Collieston, last night. d Mr Silnl, Clochtow, who was called to tIle' ciair, )f nadea few rillill'5s, ill the coilrse ,fwhich ??

FOREIGN ANID COLONIAL MAILS. DESPATCH OYi NEXT MIAILS. Nax.E DESTINATIONS. FROii LO:-DON. MAIL Din Ascension ?? via Plymouth ?? Dec. 8 E Nov. Is Australia, viz.: Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland South Australia, and Tas- mania, via Brindisi ?? Nov. 18 E Nov, 22 Western Austr

MAKING'UP - DEPARTMENTS. 1 i 5oo PRATT& KfEITH/ MaI H AVE pleasure 3in Announcing the Return fidei of their Buyers from PARIS AND LONDON with a 3lagnicent Assortment of the Leading Novelti"e oil ,ie season. __ FIRST DRESSMAKING .DEPARTMENT.. PAERI9 MODEL COSTUM¢ES. / Pressmaling

AUTUMN & WINTER SEASON. PRATT & KEITH NNOUNCE the Rotuni of their Buyer from PARIS AND LONDON, WITH A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT OF NEW FASHIONABLE GOODS, AND ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON. PARIS MODEL COSTUMES. SILKS, SATINS. VELVET', DRESSES, COSTUMES, MANTLES, JACKETS, D

As a rule I do not care to give a place to the compositions of little children, because they are mostly imitations, or re-productions of something they have seen or read. But the following lines, written by little girl of ten years, strike me being exceptionally original in thou

On Wednesday morning a fishing boat, belonging to Applecross, was capsized near Scapa while proceeding to lift herring nets, and the crew, three in number, were all drowned. The accident was not known of till Wednesday evening, when the boat was observed by the steamer Glencoe f