u,.e of a Stephen or Alex ender against 'hr A. G. Wt. keno shorthand wait, r, questicn at issue was as whc.her a stie.thend writer, etripioyed to take the evidence is a wee, wabound to deliver up tl:e este:tiled notes cf evidences without payment of his fees being made. The defe

TO BE P.'..:CLUDED IN A FSW DAYS. dew of the early return to their Old Premiets, JAMES SHEWAN & CO., to clear out their Large and Vantable STOCK of NOVELTIES. entirely Lash, at extreme reduction, they desire to hoe as little Stock to remove as Possible. Specially Choice Stock of

DISTINCT GI:ARKS. AT PRICES TO SUIT EVERYONE. FROM Ales to £24 Ws.

THE WEATHER.--Sinco the of the week the weather has undergone a complete change, the brigh t sunshine and genial winds having given co to cold northerly winds, with frequent s owers of rain, and occasionally hail showers. On Wednesday evenin- a heavy rain set in. and continued o

week, and is equally so during the present. There are many entertainments and exhibitions going on, including the Military Tournament, which is to be continued till Saturday. The reason for this is that the attendance was so disappointtngly small during the first tew days of las

IMPORTANT QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. AN action was recently instituted by Mr Alexander Ma.leurie, builder, Burgnead, against Messrs Henderson. slate merchants, Aberdeen, concluding for damages in respect of libel contained iu a letter addressed by them to Mr William Leslie, 'later,

IN the "Contemporary Review" the author of "Drifting again lifts u 2 his voice to warn us of the dangers that beset our country. "The Economiz, Decay of Great Britain" is the burden of his tale, ana by means of figures he seeks to prove that we are in a very had way indeed. Amon

LONDON CATTLE, Thur.dsy. 70 ; fat ca• tie cart a steady demand, but lit 1 demand for butchetibg cows us bulls. Sheep. 1350 ; a I..grr prow:lion lam , s, ertach. ugh ▪ eady iu demand, were lower is, vain.. by 24 to Id p-r stow. Sheep trade aloe. met a at ' night edvatices. N • Mg

Ix Banff Sheriff Court on Friday—Sheriff Reid on the bench—Derk Harm Bogebolt, a Dutch seaman on board the schooner Tasman, at present lying in Macduff Harbour, was cliargwd with having on the 3rd inst. assaulted Atittutie Van Proojen, a fellow•sailor on board the schooner, by c

For Banff, Keith. Huntly, Aberdeen, and For Aberdeen awl the aith. A. N. For Cullen, Buckle, Elgin, and North ... 9•;41 A.Y. For Huntly, Sc., Aberdeen, and South, ... For all PartA. 310 7'50 P.M. ARRIVALS. First South Mail and Band. ... ... 6'15 a.m. From Cullen, 7-53 a.Y. Seoon