Aberdeen Weekly Journal and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland from Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland • 6

THE ABERDEEN WEEKLY J0UR.NA1 WENESDAy, JUNE 26. 1889. i and a half million sterling. "Safagea have sold path winds along gradually higher nnd higher. is quite magnificent Tho native firs are particularly tine and tho whole is grand in t.lin nxr.rniniv Then wn came OU I ROBERT GORDON'S COLLEGE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

On Thursday afternoon the annual distribution ol prizes to thr pupils at Robert Gordon's College toofc place in the Music Hall. The galleries were reserved for tbe parents and friends of tbe scholars, of whom there was a large number present. Tbe area of the hh beautiful or more dainty, ond of everything there were a dozen dozen, eren the dressing jackets, all being ornamented with beautiful insertions ef the iaoe and dainty butterfly knts of various coloured ribbons. Close by were exquisite baskets lined with pale satin and laces, always Valenciennes, to bold these pretty garments. A large square table alone wa required to hold the almost endless varieties of dainty silk stookinjfs these were all hnes and patterns, some extra beautiful ones being embroidered in gold, others in sdrer, others iu pearl, wbile some pair bad beautiful insertions ot lace worked in over the instep.

On another table were plaoed tho shoes and gloves, both being in endless profusion and varitty but among all the dainty satins aud kids of all forms I noticed some pairs of strong high boots, with two soles together, quite an inch tbick, made on the pattern of those the Kmpress herself always wears at Gatsehina or Peterhof, or any othtr of the Summer Palaces, for walking. The gloves were of all lengths, and principally kid, many of the shorter ones being of a rich deep tan colour, AN ABERDONIAN'S IMPRESSION'S OF DUN EDI N. FROM TlIK DUU1K TO T11K GELDIE A ClKCn.AU MOUNTAIN TOl'U. (FltOM A CoHKliSl'ONllENf.) II. Tho following dny we wnt up Glen Eunnoh again.

Loch Eutiach replied, we crossed tho us it loaves tho Inch at tho sluice a remainder of tho old timber-felling and floating days and keep by the pony track on tho west suio of tho loch. Horo wo are at tho very foot of Sgoran Dubh, rising serene 2000 foot above Loeh Kunach, not perpendicular, but quite stoop enough for ordinary mortals. Yot up its scarred hollows door and keepers go the short way to the summit. Where doer can go men or at l.Msf. keepers) can.

Indeed, we have kn-'wn of a keeper yetting cornered" in a pro-m -iuuis region and ultimately finding his way don by following' the doer he had unwittingly startled. Gradually our path gets higher always in the direction of tho upper end of the loch ultimately reaching tho Allt a' Coire Odhar. Many little halts nro required. Coire Odhar, at tho head of the loch, Ls an unexcelled corrio for deer, and naturally also it looks well to tho mountaineer. Look at that burn on your left, the Loehan nan Onapau Barn which Lochnn, "by the way, wo saw yesterday, aftor having gone up tlio path on the other sido of Loch Eunach.

The burn is a continuous series of waterfalls, mostly unknown and unvisited. But yon herd knows them well. Hero during the season deer niiiv always be found feeding. Coire Odhar is a fair cxamplo of the linjjnistic diflieultv Commr is tho pronunciation aye, nnd in' some places the corrupted spelling, too. Hut our old enemy is upon us: mist, with rain on this occasion, and a hurricane from the Spey.

Ky-and-bye tho rain turned into snow snow in July AVhy, the oldest inhabitant" in the forest told us he remembered not of such a summer storm before. But we pushed on, as a retreat, appeared little better than an advance. A steep ascent faced us on the south sido of the burn it had to be tackled, or ground would be lost. It was tackled successfully, but a little more of steepness and it would have tackled us: tho height was feet -time 2-t minutes. Thus we reach the top of tho ridge of Dubh, or rather of Sgor Ghaoith (the winding peskY On the miu the names iitb transposed "Sirnmn Dulh should be at and Sgor Chaoit-h at As an old Highlander told us, the Ordnance surveyors were sometimes not over-particular in districts whom every namo was Gaelic sometimes also not happy in their selections of name-givers.

The survey from this point of view was made a quarter of a century too late. We stumbled on the substantial remains of a steno shieling the roof gone, but tho walls mostly entire, and the wooden floor still extant. It was used by a Into lesseo of the forest, a uudit boiug occasionally spent in it. Bui some two dozen years ago a great wind lifted tho roof, dropping it down tho precipice what else could be expected at a height of over oOOO feet Close to tho house is a curious recess in the bank, which we took for a "watcher's" outlook but it turned out. to be temporary quarters for a couple of dogs.

We made for Cam Ban (the white cairn), but in tho thick close wist the cairn did not readily show itself to us. We had many false alarms; in the mist a pebble looks like a stone, a stone like a rock, and a ptarmigan like a turkey. But we found ir. and availed ourselves of such was occupied, by the boys nnder the charge of thsir teachers, and in the orchestra there was a large choir of lads, under the conductorship ot Mr Duncan Clarke, Lord Provost Henderson, president of tb governors, occupied the chair, end ueside him on the platform wete Dr Ogilv.e, beadmasitM. jMr T.

A. Stewart, H.M.I.S.; Principal Brown, Professors Milligan and Pine, Dean oi Goild Stewart, Treasurer Walker, Bail tie Gordon, Balllie Croinbie, Dr Farquhur, Dr Gilchrist, Mr IT. W. A. Youngson, advocate; of Gaud Walker, Councillors Byres, Rust, I'ratt, I Berry, Rev.

J. Mitford Mitchell, liev, Gordon ,1, iMunay, Mr Charles M'Coinbie, advocate; I Kubfht Forbes, Rev. Mr Wilson, Mr Beatt, air rraser, am ix-iinoi rir Joho Croll, Mr Peter harbour treaiuttr Mr J. F. Smyth, Mr Gray, Mr Thomas Fothcringhnrn, treasurer of the College; Mr Anderson (Ulailtie Sons) l)r Jackson) Mr Archibald Duff of Anniield, Mr Fotheringham intimated that, letters of apology had been received from Principal Gi-ddci Professor Salmond, ex Provost Matthew Sheriff Brown, Bishop Douglas, Mr E-tslemout, M.P., Colonel Allardyce, Professor Smith Shsnd Mr A.

O. tiill. Kx-Baillie Ross, liev. Mr Known) Mr George Walker, of Messrs Walker Bsattie land surveyors: Mr William Smith, aictiiteot; Mr Daniel Alacandrew, builder Mr J. Miller, Sandilands Dr Gibbon and Mr Michie, Silver Street Academy.

Dr Ogilvie afterwards gave a history of the session just closing, stating that there had been a ureal deal of developing and extending of the means and appliances at their command for enhancing the taluo of the all-round education which Cordon's Collegs had been established to bestow. He asked them to take into consideration the various testa to which the work of the college bad been subjected, and then determine whether or not the results bore out the promise he had made on the last occasion, that the teachers should make an earnest and determined effort to make the educs-tion commensurate with the rise in the fee charge, The college opened in the month of August with an attendance of some S00, and during the session the enrolment had increased to over i'00. Lord Provost Henderson, in the course of subsequent remarks, said the college provided educatioa for boys who were, wishing to learn any trade or pro-fession, and it was his experience that it waa well for a lad about 14 yeara of age to consider what he was to do in after life, so that during the remainder of the time he was at school he might be preparing his mind aud talents for the duties which lie had before him. Professor Millignn spoke words of ericouragoruent to the lads leaving the college. Professor Pirie, iu the course of a few remarks, said the school was doing so well that the Abet-doniaos were beginning to depend too much upon it.

The Lord Provost afterwards presented the prizes, ABERDEEN LINE FISHERMEN AND THE NEW MARKET. On Saturday afternoon a meeting of line fishermen was held in the Episcopal Hall, Torry, for the purpose of considering tbe question of the rates, and tho accommodation of the new Fish Market. Mr John Itoss, Muchalls, occupied the chair, and there was a fairly large attendance. Rev. J.

Brown was appointed clerk to the meeting. The Chairman said the place where the market ought to have been located was at Point Law, Mr Andrew Baxter, Footdee, spoke 'of the so-called Fish Market," aud the extra labour it entailed on fishermen in landing their cargoes, He moved That tbis meeting of tine fishermen of Footdee and Torry resolve to record their sense of disappointment at the failure of those responsible for the erection oi the new Fish Market to provide even accommodation equal to that previously at their command for the disposal of their fish, whether in respect of tbe area reserved for theic sale or of the shelter afforded to those engaged therein, on both of which points the promotera of tbe present site gave assurance of special considetation to tbe line fishermen, and thereby secured their Bupport for tho scheme as now carried out" Mr John Freeland, Torry, secouded, and the proposal was agreed to. Mr Andrew Main, Torry, said the trawlers were breaking through the three-mile limit. He moved: "That this meeting cannot accept at the bands of the authorities the so-called extension of the new Fish Market, consisting as it does of the mere erection of a roof over the wharf already in full daily use for tbe discbarge and sale of hah, and resolve to call upon them to provide accommodation with all convenient speed for the rapidly increasing trade in fish at the port of Aberdeen, by making an extension of the whart and market on tbe west side of the basin by way of Market Street, as being easily accessible from both land and water, and so most suitable for the speedy discharge and disposal of their highly perishable yet important contribution to the national food supply." This motion was also adopted. Mr John Leiper, Torry, proposed, and it was agreed to, that copies of the two resolutions just passed be sent to the Town Council and to the Harbour Commissioners, with the request that the line fishermen be consulted as to their requirements, Ihe proceedings then terminated.

ABERDEEN SICK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, FLORAL 1-ETK IX DUTHIE PARK. On Friday the second floral fete in aid of the Sick Children's Hospital, Aberdeen, was opened in large marquee in Dutbie Park, in presence of a-gathering of ladies and gentlemen. The opening ceremony was performed by Baillie Kinghorn, Among the other gentlemen present were: Colonel Allardyce, Councillors Reid and Pratt, Dr Maegregor, Kev. Duncan, Rev. Samuel Thomas (Skene Street Congregational Church), Dr Slavor, Mr A.

M. Byres, C.A, Mr Strscban, ilonst, Colonel Allardyce, was called to the chair. The weather on Saturday afternoon was Tery tine, but there waa not a very large gathering at the opening ceremony. Later in the afternoon and evening, however, the attendance increased very largely, and during the spirts nnd subsequently there waa a very large assemblage. The ceremony of opening the fete on Saturday was performed by Sheriff Dove Wilson in the marquee set apart for flowers and articles contributed by various friends.

Betides Sheriff and Mrs Wilson there were pre-ent at the opening Mrs Webster, Professor Stephenson, Colonel Allardyce, Rev. John Forbes, D.D., LL. IX, Emeritus Professor of Oriental Languages Baillie Findlay John Miller, Sandilands; John Robertson, advocate Francis Hay Robertson, Queensland; John Seivwright, Berlin Wool and Fancy Goods Warehouse Mackworth, Buxburn T. Breniner of Glasslaw and Alexander Webater, advocate, of Messrs J. and A.

Webster, At uigbt the grounds were illuminated and the scene waa very bright and pleasing. On the "whole the fete was most successful although the amount realised was not so large as was expected. Mrs Webster was on the around the whole day, and deserves the bightest credit for her urvwearisd labours on behalf of a good cause. TO BE HAD OF ALL DRAPERS. THOMSON'S! LOVE-FITTING CORSET! rn rr ii ri r.r.rjt- rr- mi t.t.vi MADE IN LENGTHS, 13.

14 ai 16 LVjuKS the half of their alleged sbare, ana a gentleman the north of England Is said to have advanced 1000 to the person now in riant of the Msigned share to enable him to pursue bis claim. TERRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE IN MELBOURNE, The "Melbourne Argus" of May 10 aaya A shocking tragedy, surrounded by oiroumatantei of a very sad nature, was enacted some time during yesterday afternoon, when Philip O. Plaiated, who is well known as an organiat and musician of unusual ability, murdered hit wife in wht appears to be a moat brutal insnner whilst be waa suffering from a lit of insanity. The murder was not discovered till lto in tho evening, when a Mr P. C.

Waller, ot Gippfllaud, an old friend of She family, called at tho house to pay a visit. He found all the doors in the house locked, but seeing bloeid stains all over the place, he communicated at once with the local police. Senior Ooualable Lloyd, who is iu charge of the local station, and Constable. Jones went to the houne, which is a lnrgo uine roomed weatherboard one. They entered in the same way as Mr Walitr done, and burst open door after door without discovering anything.

At last they oatne to a small room at the hack, used apparently as a wash house, for in it stood a large copper, such as ia used in households for bailing olothes during the process of washing. Hera they found the body of Mrs Plaiated. It wrs lying on its right side the loft arm was drawn up under the neck and the right extended, On the left sido of the throat was deep, gaping wound, and a terriblo bruise ou the left temple. The room waa horribly bespattered with blood, and round the head there was a fearful pool. She waB dressed in her ordinary household dress, and there wan nothing in her appearance to indicate a struggle.

It is supposed that she had been in the place, and that her husband had struck her the blow on the head with some blunt instrument, which rendered her insensible for a time at least, had then cut her throat with razor or other sharp instrument, and after revelling with a madman's fury in bis work, had gone out and locked the door. When the tragedy occurred the sole occupants of the house were Mr and Mra Plaiated. Tho majority of the family were away, it is stated, attending their uucle'a funeral. The eldest daughter aud ono of the aon, a little boy of live or six ycavs of had dinner with their parents at tho usual hour, and the father then showed no signs of insanity. They chatted as was their usual wont, and after dinner the dnuuuler left anil the boy returned to school.

When school haif been dismissed the boy came home, but found all the doors locked against him, and after repented knocking, still ueublo to gain admittance, he sat down 011 11 log by tho roadside and commenced to cry bitterly. Tho schoolmaster (Mr Murphy) camo along about an hour afterwards, and iieeing the littlo boy in tears, lie asked the cause. Tho poor little fellow said he is hungry, and could not get into his home, and Mr Murphy t.iok him to bis house, and there gave him something i eat. Tho daughter did not return until after she had heard that her mother had been murdered, nn-t sho was then 00 completely unnerved that but little information could be obtained from her, It was ascertained, however, where the other children were, tuid word ot the ssd ali'air was sent to various fiionds, who took them in. After the dia-, oovery of Airs i'laisted's body it was supposed that the police would find the fren.icd husband somewhere about the place, hut the closust search of the house and ito surroundings showed clearly that he was not there.

About eleven 0 dock beiiior-Ooti stable Llovd discovered him crouching iibout outside tho back fence of the house, lie had doubtless wandered away somewhere into the country aftsr he had done tlio murder, and returned home by instinct night came on, Hu was in a most pitiable con dition. Ilia hut was olf his head, face, hands, and clothes were covered with blood, aud tho peculiar vacant expression in his eyes showed ouly too clearly that all reason had left hue. lbere were slight cuts, evidently iullicted by some sharp instrument, 00 each side of his neck, tin left wrist, nnu the top ot head. He was very quiet when arrested, and when asked what he had boen duing ho made some rambling remarks about his kuifo refusing to act, and that his wife was now a queen of Heaven. They iuouired from him what he had cono with the knife, and he said he had thrown it away in the tields.

Ho was taken on to the police station, where he was kept under special watch. Mr laisted la well-known a a musician in Melbourne, and his Bpecial skill as an organist has been generally acknowledged. For many years ha figured prominently at some of the bust musical entertainments wuicn nave ueen given in the city in connection with the various muaioal bodies. Unfortunately, however, his nervous and sensitive constitution renderedhim subject to moods of great depression, and very often fits of abaolute mental aberration. On many occasions his actions in connection with his private business were such as to clearly indicate that they wore tho result of an aberration of mind, At intervals his loss of reason was bo pronounced and continuous that bis relatives found it necessary to have him confined.

Eur boiiio time he was conductor of the Melbourne Philharmonic Sooiety, and he has in turn been engaged as organist to many of the leuding churches of tho city aud suburbs, including the Melbourne I'rosbyterian Church, during the pastorate of the Rev. J. G. Stobbs St I'Vancis's the Scots Church, Collins Street; tho Australian Church St Stephen's, Richmoud the Cairns Memorial Church, East Melbourne ond All Saints', Tooralr, where he was latterly engaged on probation. His mental infirmity, however, usually caused his connections with the various churches to ceaae after very short periods, A PKBP AT A IIOV'AL TROUSSEAU.

Visions of filmy l.ic?s. silks, embroideries, ribbons, satins, and plushes rise now before my eyes, writes a lady correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette," after inspection of the trousseau of the Princess Royal of Greece, the wedding present of tho I'ltnpress of Russia to her niece. Two of the salons of the Winter Palace were required to hold it, which is nothing, however, to be wondered at when one remembers it has cost over 300,000 roubles, about of English money. In tho first salon winch happened to be the famous White Salon of the Palace were arranged all round the enormous trunk', bound in red morocco leather with handsome brass mountings, a Royal present in themselves, which were to hold the trousseau, and under a white linen covering ou a side table were piled the dainty pillows to bo used bv Her Royal Highness These were all sizes and shapes, from the wide full length pillow to the charming little ghoat of a pillow about the size of one's hand, which Russian ladies find it impossible to sleep without, and which rests nist under the ear, reaching to about the middle of the cheek. They were of eiderdown, softer than anything I have felt before, and were enclosed in a slip of the finest Chinese silk, of a perfectly delicious shell pink colour colour to make one dream of ethere-il cloiids and the dawn.

Opposite these, on another table, in a long, wadded, satin-lined boi of rosewood, were the furs a circular cloak of magnificent black sable, faced with rich ru velvet si boa of the same, whioh oven when tied must reach to the toes of Her Itoyal Highness and a dainty muff. Beside these were the travelling dreaung cases of silver, one holding all the dozen of trilles neceanary for a lady's toilet, with a handsome oval-shaped mirror reposing on the blue velvet lining, and with a drawer underneath which when opened disclosed a toilet bamn and jug, with numerous little soap dishes, all of silver the seoond cae containing the silver spirit lamp for heating water, a cea and coffee pot, and hot water jug, all too of silver. The first gown we looked at was, of course, the all-important wedding one It was simply dazzling. It was being made, of course, after the style of all Kussian Court gowns, the entire tram, several yards long, being of a wonderful oloth of silver manufactured ab Moscow, and worked all over in Bilver, also with a magnificent highly raiaed embroidery, It was cut low at the neck, with wide, long sleeves to the wrist, where they were narrowed, and fastened, being open, however, from the shoulder to display the inside of tho arm, the only relief to ail this magnificence being a tiny ruchinsr of white swans down all round the aleevea from the shoulders and around the bodice. The opera cloaks and wraps were alt of them psrfeotly superb.

Some were of plash, others of silk, but all trimmed with handsome embroideries and long fringes. One rich white silk was almost covered with exquisite embroidery in gold, another in heliotrope, and a soft pearl grey plush wns covered with a won derful Persian detign in grey, rod, and blue silk, something like the incomprehensible idea you see in Paisley shawls one small mantle m'pale heliotrope silk, with handsome lace trimmings, being delicious in its daintiness. All of the mantles had jewelled clasps, the clasp for the fur cloak being gold, heavily Btuctdea witn uiamonda, Un one long rnek reaching the entire length of the salon were arranged the petticoats. We noticed two only of llauuel one, a white one, being trimmed with two flounces of lace, and the other, a red one, embroidered after a Russian design in Royal blue silk, Then there were white silk and satin nettinoatu wil.h. out ond delicioua petticoats in lawn, some covered with lace and ribbons, others with flounoea and frills 1 THE WINDFALL TO BORDKB GIPSIES.

'A EOMANTIO STOUT. Thomas Blythe was a Su Francieoj millio-natra, who had doowuped from tbis country in a woro hati panmleas condition. From the time tUat hu ixnvinff a will, a most remarkable drBma (, b8en oa amonnst the oUimanta fin i hia wealth, ot whom tne qcoihub K.H" i buuovu I ilritnniritf a Though one branch of el.un.nts hold that the name of the dead millionaire, Thomas H. Blythe, was originally John Williams, that he married Elizabeth Savage in 1802 at Mold, in ffsl, and changed his name on leaving England precipitately in 1849 to escape arrest for debt, the following is an outline of the most generally accepted theory and the oue which is most favourable to the claims of the Border Gipsies. In 1820 Adam Blyth tnepbew of eld Uid IHyth, soiin) time a cooper at YetUolm) was married in an Kpiscopal ohuroh in GIusl'OW to a Betty Savage, and three years later they baptised a sou, who, it is alleged, was be hero of the story Thomas Uenry.

When the lattur wh ten or twelve yuais old his parents set up Vetholm. After having been resident in Kdhiburgh fur some time, Thomas Henry xeeois to have travelled snnthwanls, and Imwltiiic ahout l'jted, Manchester, and Liverpool ana in imv it is anen'u wn ft compnniou iiameU nan nounau iiuu him ijt on board the Antelope, bound for California. Starting as a hawker or pedlar on ttie other side he made a 'little money, and some of this lent on tho security of land, which ho afterwards sciuired, ns the borrower wna unable to pay the money. At first tie regarded his property its of the nature of a white elephant, but as San Francisco becan to crow an American ci'iIxuh do grow bia possession became immensely valuable. THK JIlLI.lONAJHB IlKTL'llNS TO YRTHOU1.

While the civil war raod in America, he left for a tour Kiirepe, and one day, while having refreshment in an hotel in Birmingham, ho got into conversation with David Blythe, one of the Yuthulrn KipniiB, who hud been taken thovo in the course of business. In tho coui-so of a talk such as is entered into by ono who has bnen away Irom his native land for years, ho asked David whether he knew Adam Blythe, sou of Walter Alexander Blythe, and, on cutting an affirmative answer, ho said "Admii Blythi was my father," followed by "then we aro when David had infnnnod him that Walter Alexander "was my father's brother." Later in that year (1S7) he visited the lute tusen Ksther Kna at Yetholin, and in Ih'M he return'fd to California. On -1th April, he died middeuly ut 27 Street, Sun franciwio. Wmiim Iflythe death an American says IT had become exceedingly Murthv, and it i-i surprising that a man til his "worldly shrewdies sho'ild not have had his attention directed to symptoms inevitably attendant on lit inoreainif oorpiiletioy. wn just sixty years of Kgothat.

to say, ho was on tlio vereo ol the crsmd climacteric or ninth m-pteiimal period, when Htiddeu death i most common." lie seems to havo had no premonition, however, of hi- approaching end, or if he had it mut have tr oibled him bub little. While in his bath one day b- was seized with ft laintr.es-, aud he died shortly afterwards in presence of Miss Alice Kdith Dickers tho lady with whom he lived, but who was not. his wil'o. lii 7 CLAIMANTS. wiv tho general iinpn-suon ot his intimates that he had executed a will of some sort, but no snob document has ever been found, aud it wan in ooiiiisquence ot his intestacy that such a Wdou of heirs hied claims on tho uBUte.

Originally there Were but 7 wore ruled out on technical grounds, ami auother the wife of the editor of an American paper was ruled out on the ground of default of appearance. This brought the uumber of claimants to aud tbo great trial is fixed tor next month. one days ago it was reported that tho claimants bad been reduced to four, but this has doubtless reference to the different groups o( claiiuantr, Kor instance, the first L'roup embracss the Havana-Blythcs, who base their claim on tho assumption that either Sarah or Mary Kavajje, th? representatives ot an Kngliah family of obscure origin, wi the mother of Tliema II. Ulythe, and the latter was an illtiiptimatu ehiid. There ib not, however, unanimity amouif the "Savage claimants, as sonic claim through Mary of Gloucester County, aud another branch allege ttiat the dead man was the of Sarah of Southampton.

The next eroup are tbe Williams claimants, who contend, alone with eleven of the Kmdish claimants, that Klizabeth Savage was married to the father of Thomas II. Blyt.he, Hut here, araiii. there i a want of concord, for the Williams say tliat John Williams and lib.abeth Savarte were married at. Mold, iu Wales, in 18U that T. II, Blythe wai one of their children, ami time, before stated, he changed his name on leaving thu country.

lneir statement aarees with the story pot forward on bo- half of the Yetholin in ao tar as regards the vear in which lilvthe pnrents wore married, ttiatms mother was Klisaboth Savatie, and that he sailed ti America ill 1'49 ou board the Antelope. The oulv dilForeooe is as reffards the name of the father and the place of marriage, THE llOBllKIt HIPSIKS' CCAISf. Tt has alreadv been shown how the Koi-der L'ipsy Blythes make up their claim, and the Kentucky lilythes, who claim thromm John Wesley Blythe, are allied to the Border through whom they hope to establish their claim. The claims ot other uncls.s. tied heu-s ure founded chielly On the relationship to persons of the name of Savaaeor Weaver, wnorn an ancestor of itlythe's is said to have married.

Owing to tho unconcern with which generations of Blythes have regarded the laws affectinc; conjugal relations, the nroblem of tracing the decrees of alllnity of the several claimants affords even to American lawyer about as pleasing a diversion as oould well be wished. But to make matters still more complicated. Thomas If. Blythe, the millionaire, seems to havo been, to fiav the least, uot a pattern of morality. Although lie appeal's never to have been married, the list of claimants is headed by three persons, tho tirst of whom claims to be his daughter, and the other two his "widows," Toiuidenitand who Florence, the girl claimant, is, it is necessary to revert to 187:1, when Btvthe was iu Knaland, While walking In West bourne Grove, London, one day, his fancy was caught by a preposBesiiig gu of ill years ot line naniud Berry, ile inanKt.il to orm an acquiuntanoe with the girl, the result of which was this Vlora or Florence, who was born in following.

Though he left England without Beeing either mother or child, Blythe cave the cirl Ins Uuo name and art dress, and he seems to have corresponded regularly up to the time of his death, either with his child Flora or her grandfather Ferry, whom he appointed the child's guardian in a letter dated in Florence claims that by tho laws of California she had been legitimised by adoption, and Blythe's intimate friends say that she is the person in whom of all others he felt the most interest, and to whom he apparently intended to bequeath his wealth. Little Florence anil tier graiimatiier reriy arrived in California to urce their claim, and at this utaiie an element of Romance wb added to the story by an attempt made to kidnap the girl. Frank lieme wan charged with the attempted abduction of Florence, but was acquitted, and ttie eminence tor tile pro secution went to scow tnai dames luooney, wno nan actually lost a littlo girl six or seven years ago, was induced to go to rerrys odubo ai nermey wnn the idea that he might be bribed to carry of? Florence as his child. Florence is now lti years old, and iB said to resemble strongly her reputed father Blythe. A CODPID OV "WIDOWS." Alice Edith Dickerson, with whom Blythe wan living at the time of his death, chums on the estate as bia widow.

She la the daughter ol the United Stntea Marshal for the Territory ot Arizona, who died in 1878, and she wa juflt 20 years of age whan aha became aoquamted witn tsiytbe, who was at that time 52, Alice Edith treated bis advances aa an idle flirtation, and in the same year eho married a young artist named Peters, from whom she obtained a divorce two years later, and set up as a teacner ot musio and artist in a cottage on the Blythe property. Mr Blythe resumed hie advances. According to the widow, they ultimately ugrcea ra live logemer, ana sort of marriage or mutual agreement waa entered into between them. The second claimant under the title widow is Nellie Firmin, who, about the time Alice Edith wa9 similarly engaged in Court with Peters, Bued Blythe for divorce, but agaiuat whom he got judgment to the effect tbut she hud never been his wife. During this ouit Alice Edith consented to live under the name of Mra V.

Villette and it was not till Nellie Firmin had left the State, evidently for a "consideration," that Alice Kdith took uphor quarters permanently as head of Blythe's household at 27 Geary Street in October, 1882. When it was known that Miss lilorence was coming over from Kugland, Blytho'B body was taken from the vault, embalmed, aud preserved in a casket, and in a small room at the undertaker's the girl claimnnt gazed on the dead face of a father whom she had never Been in life, The scone is described as a moan affecting one. Alice Edith, the widow, began to grow alarmed lest she should be ousted by the child, To strengthen ner position, Alice ana uer anviser, wpen me ouner party propeaed to reonry tnc Doay, oojectea, ana cue urjljortaker was instructed to hold to the remains till an order of Court should be got. Ultimately the health authorities intervened, and the body was returned to the vault whence it had been taken three months before. Tho "widow," Iiannmini, I af I'D fl tlflth t.llO ff tinrtAa and fears conseqnont upon tho ever.increasing list of claimants, took to the wine cup, aud after various eccentricities of a rather marked kind, she was removed by the police and committed to a home for inebriates, Btid subsequently to the Napa Asylum, irom whence she was only lately released.

The estate amounts, at the lowest estimate, to one MR T. W. RUSSELL, M.P., IN ABERDEEN, Mr T. W. Russell, M.P.

for South Tyrone. 1 addressed a largely attended meetineof Liberal ftna Uonservfttive unionists in uta mudiu i Aberdeen, on Thursday. Dr Webster of Ldgehill presided. Mr Kussll aadresseu mnucu kj wo UA-USUUg COUUitllUll VI mavwio i1 .1.1 Ka rlrmA 1 f.llllt, eZtrv? When the present Governmant t-rmtr nftinn tliav had in view 1, tho maintenance ot law 2, the settlement of the land question on a satisfactory basis, as it was bolieved to be at the root of all the discontent that oxisted and, 3. the providing of local government for Ireland on tho same lines as in Groat Britain.

He quoted statistics to show that law and order were being restored and maintained. The land question, ho argued, had been delayed in its settlement by the plan of campaign, which had ruined tenants as well as the landlords, and which was not started to settle the question, but was invented as a political engine designed to make govemmont in Ireland impossible. Two methods would require to bo adopted with rogard to the land. In the congested and poor soil districts, Government would havo to acquire laud, placo it under a Land Commission, thin out the population, and then, with the encouragement of railways and fishings, they would hoar tho last of tho perennial cries of diatross that had arisen from these waste and desert places. Tlio rest of Ireland could host bo dealt with by tho farmers acquiring tho fee simple of their farms under tho Ashbourno Act.

Local government must be givon, but not before tho tenants of the farms had removed from them tho temptation of skinning the landlords. The local government, however, must bo the management of local affairs by local bodies, and tho method of management must be fixed by one Imperial Parliament, and not by two, or by iivo national Parliaments, as had recently been indicated was likely to bo proposed. Ho then proceeded at some length to contend that tho north of Ireland should not be dissociated-in any way from tho British nation, nor be placed under a Dublin Vestry, lu concluding Mf Russell remarked that Mr Gladstone had recently been denouncing the Septennial Act and clamouring for a dissolution of Parliament. When in otlice ho had not acted that way, although byo-elections wore going against him. In fact, he was just like a player at whist who had got a bad hand, and consequently was eager for a now deal.

Mr Leslie Stephen, Unionist candidate for Kincardineshire, proposed, and Mr James Murray Garden, advocate, Aberdeen, seconded, a resolution expressing the linn adherence of tho meeting to the great principle- of the preservation of the integrity of tho United Kingdom under ono Legislature, and also recording its confidence in the statesmen who had upheld that principle. The resolution was unanimously carried. On the motion of Sir Kobort Burnett of Crathes, Mr Russell whs thanked for his address. Mr T. W.

Russell, M.P. for South Tyrone, was entertained at dinner in the Imperial ffotol on Friday by the Unionists of Aberdeen. Mr James Murray Garden, president of the Aberdeen Conservative Association, presided Mr Russoll, in responding to the toast of ilia health, said that within ho last few days the Irish question had undergone a great change. There wore hints of a new federal arrangement. Mr Gladstone had not pledged himself to it, but the pilot balloon had gone up, just as it wont up in 1SS5, and the country might expect some of these days to have him announce his conversion to tho policy of federation.

This principle of federation Mr Russell discussed, his conclusion being that it. was absolutely unnecessary, And, furthermore, he did not believe that the very men who were willing to grant Home Rule to Ireland would be willing to put the British Constitution into tho melting pot and make five Parliaments out of one. Among the other speakers was Mr Gscar Leslie-Stephen, tho Unionist eantlidafo for Kincardineshire. Mil BALFOUR AND Mil (JLAHSTON I'l Mr Balfour, presiding at tho Constitutional Union dinner last weolc, the old Parlia mentary hand, in his late West oi Lnglaml speoches, had carefully abstained from telling what was his now Home Kulo plan out. as Irisli mo be rs wore to bo retained at est-ministor, others of Mr Gladstone's party had drawn the obvious conclusion that tho only system of Government consistent with this was bastard federation, lliere must not only no an Irish Parliament and an Imperial Parlia ment, but a Scotch Parliament and an liiiiglish Parliament, Absurd ns was the old Homo Rulo scheme, this one was even more absurd.

Mr Gladstone's proposal of Homo Rule for lroland, even if it would work, which ho denied, was not to be desired. Ireland was not nationality. What unity she had was tho creation of the British Government. Tlicy desired to bind not only Ulster, but every sect Mid creed in Ireland to the tiritiBli to share- in.its liberties and in its prosperity and in its hopes. This tho Government was resolved upon, and notwithstanding all the forces of disintegration though those forces might be allied with treason and crimo tho Govemmont would not fail in its aim.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION. Berlin advices received in Vienna state that in an ouiciai memoranuum mat wan iuv.uiii.iy submitted to tho Emperor William by General Count Waldorseo, it was Btatod that tho arma ments of Russia had ot late assumed such great proportions, particularly on the German frontier, that Germany could hardly avoid asking Russia for an explanation ot Her couuuet. Princo Bismarck followed up the presentation- of tho memorandum by strongly opposing tlie course advocated in it. In this ho was so far successful that the Emperor William eventually allowed himself to bo dissuaded from actuiy on the suggestions contained in tho memorandum, as ho at first int.onded doing. The St Petersburg correspondent of the "Soleil" describes the European situation as critical, and announces tho signature about a month since of a now treaty between Germany, Italy, and Austria, tho basis of which aro that in tho event of a successful war with Franco, Italy is to have Tunis, Nico, Savoy, and Ticino in Switzerland, and Austria, Sorvia, and Montenegro with a portion of German Switzerland.

The correspondent declares that Prince Bismarck's plan is to invade Switzerland, thus forcing France into a war. A GOOD SUGGESTION. Admiral Field caused much merriment in tho House 'of Commons one ni(dit by suggesting that the Controllers of the Navy, with a vie to a little instruction, Bhould be Bent to sea not to make them sea Bick, but to bViow them what life is like in a gale of wind. Tho hou. and gallant gentleman is a natural, yet unconscious, humourist.

He is very pale, thoroughly beardless, rolls liko an old-fashioned sea dog, speaks with a very loud voice, and, in other respects, savours distinctively of the "briny." Although there are other officers of equal rank in tho House of Commons, he is the Admiral per sc. fie has a habit of talking to himself as he walks about the lobbies, and of commenting audibly upon the speeches of members who are addressing the House. It was Admiral Field who one night Mr Gladstone's sense of Parliamentary nronriety by Bitting alono in tho middle of the front Conservative bench below tho Runaway a tucked under him, a hi the Grand II jurii You can't help likino; Carter's Little Liver Pills they are of cry small and their notion is so perlect. A specillc for torpid liver. Of all chemists, Is lid.

lllujtrateil pamphlet tree Lbwih OitOPTBs's House Bdrnsd Down. About twelve o'clock ou Saturday night the bouso of ohn Mucaulay, mason and crofter, Culregrein, near i Sturnoway, took fire, and in about an hour there- a Knnn Unnninn nmltann nnVlda oaujB who abont 70 years of age and bed- ridden, wa o-ot out of bed bv the window with the greatest difficulty, and all thecontentB of the cottage, which was roofed with wsre destroyed along with the house. Macaulay has been very unfortunate with regard to his family, and he 19 now utterly destitute, a most lovely spot the scene of all Land seer glory and where tnere is a mue en- campment of wooden and turf huts built by the late Duchess of Bedford now no longer belonging to tho family, and, alas all falling into decay among splendid lir trees, the mountain rising abruptly from tho sides of the valley." We of course examined Landseor's fresco above tho liroplaoe all that is left, indeed, of the hut the fireplace now preserved by a wooden church pic-nic-like erection. Part of the plaster has fallen, and with it a littlo of the painting, but enough remains to interest us and all art-lovers in Landsoor. Tho subjoct of course is deer, for in this neighbourhood Landseer got the inspiration for all his deer pictures.

Our road now fines away to a path with the don nerhans at its best. How steep the moun tains on our loft, Bcarred by water-courses that, storm-torn and livid, fail down as it were headlong to the Feshie below, and in their fall bring nlonfr atones like tho sands of the sea for number so much so that near the bottom of the glen the trees afft embedded among stones. One fir treo is noteworthy for giving birth some six feet up to a mountain ash. We halt at Allt Coiro Bhlair and its rocky ravino and waterfall -a Bories of picturesque cascades that would lie famous near a city or a watering- place, now onjoyed only by tho raro passer-by but tlio remains of a shioling at the junction of tho bum with tho Feshie show that formerly it was not so Hut tho weather respected us not, and pot a summary stop to our leisurely enjoyment of the beauties of tho glen from ram it turned to snow, hail, and sleet, finishing up with rain and mist, ith tho change ot the weather there was a change in the scenery, for tho glun lost its picturosq uouess, opening out and boeomiu level bottomed, the bounding hills being con siderably lower. The next tributary stream is tlio Allt Eimiart.

unit near its mouth is a "watchers" shelter, a miserable hut with a "broad arrow" marked door on the latch. The elements had nlaved sad havoc with it, and appeared to be no strangeis the interior: all tilings con sidered, commend us to the Shelter i-Uono lew minutes more and we were at tho river Uidart, or Ktchart, by which we had originally determined to find our wav back to the Drum but the elements most determinedly forbade, so u'e made for lSraeniar. We found ii a dillieult matter for us to deter mine at the Kidart-Feshio junction which should give name to the united stream and indeed the relative si.o of the two streams varies sometimes tho one is larger, sometimes tho other. High mountains liraoriach, Cairn loul, and Cum Ban --give birth to the liidart she Feshie boasts not such a high parentage. Siomo one had been considerate enough before our visit to put up a dangerous foot-bridge across the Kidart but we crossed it safely, not forget tins; that hero the Royal bundle of wraps was dropped into tho water when the Queen 1'oided it As we approach Aberdeenshire flattens, ilaltens even to a furlong separating tho Feshie the glen scarcely from the Geldio.

I ne following morning we lott liraomar tor Aviemnre, but the weather was still forbidding, driw.lv rain and mist, these circumstances we determined to take the most direct route, the Lang tJhiu. About three miles above the Lin of Dee the Dee bends northwards, near the point where tho Geldio joins it, and is there crossed by a bridge, the uppermost, if one docs not count the broken plank that sometimes does duty at tho base ot the Devils Point. home six or seven hundred yards above this bridge is the Chest of Dee, a feature of the river though otten ignored in guide-nooks. it is a narrow rock-bound part of the Dee, about 1'20 yards long, graced with few birches, having three distinct tails (or "steps into a deep pool at the lower end. rrom this pool the river tlows on, and down another "step," and is then free.

So rapidly does the river run through tho upper part of the Chest" that the water is there white. from Dee Bridge (about nine miles from Braemar) to Ooyluiu Bridge (about two miles from Aviemore), tho two extremes of the Larig Ghru, was a wulk of about seven hours. Tho weather gradually deteriorated, and did not eucourago desiptvt' in so our halts were few, Moreover, we wore soon in such a plight through the elements that sitting halts were not over-comfortahlo so when we reached Clach nan Taillear wo only rested against it, not unmindful of the catastrophe. Strangely enough wo found there a pair of socks, a pair of gentlemen's boots, a pair oi'Jady's boots, and a horse shoo The weather reached its climax for the day as we neared Loohaii-an-Larig, the popular Wells of Dee, there being now several inches of fresh snow. The wind was piercing and the cold was intense.

Half an hour of a halt there then, and the weaklings of a party would have been insensible or It was enough to show us how mouutaineerins deaths and deaths from exposure can easily bo accounted for. We halted but for five minutes to replenish the inner man, then up to the water-shed, into Inverness-shire, and through the "region of stones." And, once on the down ward grade, how wo did go There is a subtle pleasure in battling with the elements when one feels that one is ablo to cope with them. But let a doubt arise on that important point ten miles, siy, from a shelter thou the wretchedness, bodily and mental, is oxtremo and tends to a disastrous result. The reader, especially one accustomed to mountains, has im idea now what weather wo encountered in the Larig, but we reached our goal fresh, comfortable, and hungry. Next day, alas we had to Ret homewards our mountaineering over for another year.

JUBILEE CARD. Great Heaven ho to this man of God, Thy faithful servant, liali-a-cuntury now He, who hath tauuht both rich oud poor the toad To ulory everlastinir while we Our heada before Thee, that Thou wilt allow This noblest of Thy worts to live for yearn. Whose boundless charity all men know, In uni'urpasn'd by pouts, priests, nnd peers, And mav our cud, like his, be one of joy not tears, Li TesTB, Station Hotel, Kintore. THE BROKEN SPELL. The spell is broken, nevsr more My heart re-ecboes to Love's language sweet, lint calmly as a stranger I can meet The one I dearly loved before.

No heart thrills now, no tender glance Iiraiuds me of the happy days gone by. A few love-lotters 'raongit my treasures lit As relics of my life-romance. The spell is broken love 1ms fled, Leaving a few sweet memories behind, Ouly a few soft feelings undefined, Like those we cherish for our dead. Deeply I drank Love' joy and pain, The one seemed Heaven, and the other Hell But now, but now I've burBt the mystic spell, And I shall ne'er be bound again, 22nd June, 1SSJ. 1 1 Thk Grangemouth Gas Company have reduced the price of gas from 4s 2d to per thousand feet.

Saoacity ok Dons, A correspondent in the "St James's Gazette writes I have a collie poppy, sprung from a breed noted for its remarkable in- II 1 TV nkn.tl.a leiogeuue, wooui 1 imvu umn.uimnj- imu j.i. mr uh lwwic iu reasoning over this, nnd came to the right conclusion 1 i.rnnivn ntm lie nniinreiir.lv kmd ins iuiiiu. lj that ho was punished for the damage to the Bofa cover. Accordingly the otbevday he rolled np the piece of carpet whioh has been set apart for his nightly accommodation in the servants' ball, and having carried it in his mouth to the drawing-room, Bpread it out carefully on the forbiddn sofa, where he was discovered sleeping the sleep of innoosnce no doubt being quite satisfied that ho had surmounted the only oujeotion co io oouiua ui a To regulate the stomach, liver, and bowels, unit promote Ingestion, take one of Carters uttie uver nils every msrnc tl 0 mv in action, 0, all chemW itl pij oouaiiig 40 pills, Is IR Illustrated pamphlet free. The following e-straet from a letter iccently received ty a gentleman in Aberdeen from a fciond in Dunedin may prove interesting to those of our readers who have friends in New Zealand, and contains not a little information that msybe of Taiue to intending emigrants to that country Take a map of New Zealand and you will see that it conaista of three isknd-i -North Island, which is divided into the provinces of Auckland, Wellington, die; South or Middle Island, divided into the provinces of Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, the remaining one, Stewart Island, is email, and.

so far as I know, is not of muoh account except for tbe supply of oysters, of which, judging from the quantities of them exposed for sale, the folks here mast he rather fsnd. In speaking of New Zealand it Bhould be remembered that it ii comparatively a young country, and that it is very thinly populated. The total population numbers between and 700,000 not much, if any, above that of tho great city of Glasgow. Auckland is the largest town its population numbers about 60,000. Dunedin comeB next, and contains about inhabitants.

Then follow Christchuroh and Wellington. These are the principal towns, but there are quite a number of others of secondary rank which I need not name, except indeed Invercargill you will and it at the bottom of the map. The Australian weekly mail, via Melbourne and Hobart, is landed at this place, and brought by rail to Dunediu and the northern parts of tbe colony. There ia a keeu rivalry between Auckland and Dauedin in relation to the home mails. It has been often said that New Zealand resembles Scotland the Scotland of the south it io sometimea called, There ia some truth in that, but the mountains, rivers, lakes, woods are 011 a much grander scale here than at homo.

Then there are the magnificent "West Coast Sounds," which excite the wonder and admiration of all who visit them. The groat drawback to these things here is that they have no history," 110 historical associationa cluster around them, nothing that links them to the past, nothing to stir the fire of love and patriotism in your heart as you gaze at them. But at home how different, hardly a nook of Scotland but has a history. The memory of Stirling Bridge and Uannockburn is a rich and glorious inheritance to Scotchmen, and has gone a lung way to make our nation what it is. Dnnedin itself is beaotitully situated.

Its southern suburb rests on tbe very bank of the Pacific, yet tbe entrance to the harbour lies at a point some ii miles to the north of that. About half way up from the harbour mouth lies Port Chalmers, It was at tbis place, you will remember, that we landed from the Doric. There is not water for ships of her draught to get up to Dunedin. The estuary leading from the sea to Dunedin is about the breadth of the Tay at Dundee the city of Dundee, I should have said, There aro many shops in every line of business. In the shoe trade a few of the sbups keep a good assortment of English and French goods, but the bull: of the stocks is of a local manufacture, and certainly it is not much to boast of.

I havo noticed a few shops which profess to make hand-made goods to measure. I have seen a pair of ladies' buttoning boots made in this way a second rate Btreet, They were good fit, and fairly well made and got up; the price waa 25s. There is a keen competition for repairs all but a few of tho bo.it ohaps ticket the prices as follows Men's, soled and healed, 3b 6d women's soled and heeled, 2s 6d childrens', soled and heeled, la (id. I believe, however, that as high as Ga is obarged in the case of band-sewn goods. Every barber is also a tobacconist, and every tobacconist is also a barber.

A crop iB 6d, a shave 3d. But there iB at least one artist who will not lift comb and scissors for less than Is. He styles himself Professor M'tjueen," which of itself indicates the style of man he must be. Butchers' shops are numerous one of them being the largest and best stocked I I ever saw. Beef, mutton, and sautaces, from about 3d per lb, Tho mutton is first-rate, but I should say, the beef was inferior to thatat home.

One of the features of Dunedin is he mad way in which the butchers' boys gallop through tbe streets, either seeking orders or delivering them. When doing the duty last named they carry a big basket on the right arm, and you would think, to see them, that horse, boy, and basket were all one piece. I may mention here that riding on horseback is far more common here than at home on the part of all those above tho working class. The publio-houses are all hotels with bars there isn't a single drink fchop to be seen. Grooers are allowed to sell iu bottles only.

It ia allowed on all hands that we have far too many licenned houses in this city. A Licencing Committee elected by the ratepayers direct have the power of granting or of refusing Tho temperance party made a great effort to push their own men on the committee ut the annual election held the other day, and had they succeeded every public house would have been Hhut up, and every grocer would have been deprived of his licence. The relative numbers who voted were for prohibition, for moderation, 8. If I were to judee from my own experience, 1 would say that Dunediu was a very sober town, for during tho 10 months I have been here, I have seen only four persons the worse of drink on the streets. I am told t.hero is no drunkenness at Christmas or New Year, nor at pic nics even.

There are a number of large breweries in Dunedin, bat no distilleries that I kuow of. English beer is sold at ls a bottle, piut bottle, 8d. There ia an ample number of primary schools in Dunedin and throughout the colony. Each school has its own committee, which ia elected by the ratepayers. The committees in turn elect a General Hoard for the whole of Otago, and to this Board all the committees are responsible.

Education is free, Government bearing the whole expense. In addition to ttie common schools, there is in Dunedin a Boys' and a Giris' High School, a University College, and a Medical School. No lack of tbe means of education, here, you see. We have three daily newspapers in Dnnedin, one published in the morning and two in the eveuing. The pnoe is Id, as at home.

There is a great number of doctors here. For each visit they charge Ids 6d for a confinement, from 1 lour to nve guineas. 1 believe working men gettheir advice and medicine through clubs, for of course they could never pay fees like these. As a rule the salaries of ministers are little if any better than at borne. Carpenters, engineers, are paid from Ss to 10a a day labourers, in town, 6s, and in the country 7s day, and so on, Beef and mutton are cheap, but on the whol living is food deal dearer than at home.

Ttie people at home are noted far their grumbling propensities, and in this respect the colonists are not one whit behind tbem. But on the whole I am oonvinoed that tho working classes here are better oS than thoie at home. They live in greater oomfort, work shorter hours, and enjoy a better climate than the British workman. Except in the esse of shopkeepers, the hours of labour aro from 8 a.m. to 5 with one hour from 12 to 1 for dinner.

When one remembers that it is only forty one years since the oity was founded, it is simply amazing to think of the vast amount of energy that has been expended in making it what it is. FORTHCOMING PRIMROSE LEAGUE DEMONSTRATION. It is understood that the Primrose Lesgne has decided to hold a great demonstration at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday, July 24, The Marchioness of Salisbury has promised to attend, and many prominent members of Parliament will take part in the proceedings. Speeches will be delivered simultaneously from eight different platforms, and it is expected that over 50,000 people "will attend, THE REPRESENTATION OF MIDLOTHIAN. OPPOSITION TO MR GLADSTONE, At a tneetiugof the Liberal Unionists Committee of Midlothian held loat week in Edinburgh, the Earl of Stair presiding, it waa decided to take steps to secure a candidate to oppose Mr Glad-atone.

It was alao agreed to communicate with the Unionist leaders on the subject. -Tit closing address to the General Assembly, delivered by the moderator, the Rev. Dr Gloae. has paiii contains 40 Pills. Illustrated pmpiet'fxe.

shelter as its lownpss aflnrded. 1 tie top is very flat and very foggy, mostly free of stones so flat that the Royal Engineers even must have had a little difficulty in placing their cairn at feet. The weather now was about as bad as could be- sight-seeing- or mountaineering, but wo did not allow it to battle, us a retreat would not have been easier than an advance So we held on to the Feshio by the Allt Ruadh tho weather making walking, even downhill, unpleasant. By-and-bye, the remains of an old sawmill were reached that spoke ot humanity. and indeed presently we were at Balluchroiclik, the storm spent and the sun out again in i.U his glory.

There we spent an enjoyable afternoon and evening, discoursing of mountains and alens, particularly the Feshie. ThoM are yet stories and traditions of Highland glens that have not been reduced to print soon thev may be lost altogether to us. Lorn: as Glen Feshie is, there is only one church in it, and that at the mouth." Ther is tin old burial ground up tho glen, but even its site is uncertain. There yet lives a native who remembers that in her younger days she ran past the graveyc.rd in fear and now she can't even po-ntMit the exact site 1 Nothing monumental marks the spot it is even more neglected (since altogether forgotten) than the traveyard at hivorey of Braemav. The inhabitants may havo been happy, tlicy lhave certainly been poor, iuilged by the present Stamford of comfort.

T'io glen has doubtless been a recruiting ground of our Highland refimeuts, the soldiers the emigrants of tho time. Yet o'li'h holding" wns often complete in itself had a kiln, primitive but exec lent (see tho many muni ins in the glen) and hand-mill for their oatmeal. Sometimes the mill, though water-driven, was sma'l enough witness the story of C'o small crofter who had a water-mill, the wheel placed sidewavs. for rrrinding his c. ir com.

A passer-nv saw tneenn'or minor, snuu-iog the while at work, and asked him how much Jurcould grind in a day. Tho reply was With plenty of water, two and half stones per dav The morning promised well. Ro up Glen Foc-lne. The pedestrian may advnntasioously take eilher side of tho river; but carriage people the west. AHilnan passed, we look out for tho sight of tho old graveyard.

It was on the east sido, and is believed to bo about, opposite Stronetoppor. We examined tho neighbourhood with snch information as we had, and determined the site to be one of two places near an outhouse or close to the river, where evidently a part has been left uncultivated, but the former most likely. Presently we cross the Feshie by a footbridge at Polluach. There the river runs deep and narrow between rocks, and permits an easy span. It, i3 a picturesque spot, so wo linger and watch the lazy salmon in the pool below us.

Hereabouts the Feshie had in olden time bnon used to bo leaped across, as the local Gaelic name of the placo signifies. And one can see that the feat may have been quite possible. Before we start up the glen by the west sido of tho river we take another look of tho neighbouring Mountains particularly Cam Ban with its corries. At tho head of Allt Fhearnachan we rote a particular snow patch there is Ciste Mhairearaid, Margaret's Coffin. There, say the natives, snow lies longest; there "Margaret" Hong long years at'o was found dead.

She bad wandered from Bothiemurchus, out at the peats," and it vas many days after she was missed ere her body was found. Once on tho west side wo nro soon at Crion-Alltan. literally "tho little burnie." Opposite it, on tho east side of the Feshio, we see an old market stance, in the lower angle formed by the Feshie and Allt Garbhlach. It is said of this out-of-the-way market that it was tho origin of the groat Falkirk trysts of which more when ive reach the Geldie. The ravine of Allt (varbhlach is narrow and deep, having steep rocky mountains on both sides.

Here the is nearly at its best for picturosquo-jiess. Tho ('juostion has not unfrcqucntly been askod, does Glen Feshie repay tho i rouble of walking through it? It. does Was it not visited from the Geldio to its mouth by the Qucon in her "first great pxnedition Wo pass four stass in an enclosure, which 1 -1 1 they couln nave easily im irinVmnrl. Tint Hinir condition was leal condition wn-s lean, mm they were ovidontlv counting themselves in clover, so they ignored us. We have not ermine rlerr before: liowover, wo i were continually coming across large herds, often at pretty close quarters.

Then we reached Feshie Lodge what a nuvnificient situntioti and Hearing it. we t.lm Fnshio for tho last time. A tew minutes more and we are at the huts nnrlimui we had bore better quote from th 16 I Queen's ''Leaves The rapid river is over hum? bv rocks, with trees, bircn and til' the in ,1 rion vnrv stppnlv on both bills as you advance, rise very steepi on dowi Bides, with rich rocks and cornea, anil occasional Streamlets falling Irom very high while tho of beautiful Valenciennes lace and the finest poisible now, by request, bean issued in the form of a neat pleats and tncko, while other petticoats were of rich pamphlet by Messrs T. T. Clrk, Edinburgh, pale silks and satins, one beautiful one being of a warm i Howard, tho Electric Sugar Bwindler, who was crimson with coffee-coloured lace.

On two tables 1 recently convicted of grand larceny in the first miming along two sides of the salon were arranged degree, was on Friday brought up for judgment, and quantities of beautiful undergarments, all of them of sentenced to nine years and eight months' imprison-Russian manufacture. These simply psBs description, men-. the mare initials being so beautifully embroidered aa to be a work of art in themselves. They were all Constipation, which gives rise to many graver troubles, is made of the finest lawn, and heavily trimmed with So lovely Valenciennes- in lact, nothing eould be mora.