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Friday, April 29, 1897,
LECTURE ON PROFESSOR BLACKIE.
WITH BE
THE CHINA MAIL.
it. Therefore, Cow-ford' another occasion, if I may venture on an anecdote that no nowapspor or bis graphist hae yet got hold of, the old man a licking forth in the creek, pensant
on the subject of the real
identity of namas. But,' said bo, one name has
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seen a poor portrait of the man Pasch's caricatures presented with respect ful fidelity the clear-cut classle outline and the meteer-like silver locks. The face was a type of intellectual vigour and poetic refinement. It might corvo as a painter's ideal for a Celtic hard or a Greek philo
CALLED TO THE BAR.
ECCENTRICITIES.
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THE WAR IN EUROPE. Profesor Macdouall of Belfast and Prof; above such offeminato considerations and there happened to be caly a single louis in
How him pocket. This he had destined for the Blackio. The Council met on Tuesday, forded the water as the crow
ON THE EYE OF THE OUTBREAK.. On
THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMENICA. SCOTLAND'S 'OBAND OLD MAN,”
physician Hera therefore was su auction March 2, 1852, and the first vote left Smith, over
London, March 20.-The Daly Mail
San Francisco, March 20.---Showalter, This afternoon, Mr W. C. Barlow deli in his head, the books and the physician Maodouall and Blackie in the rasping, the
Athens correspondent says the Crown the present champion, won the tenth game vered a lecture to the Odd Volumes on bidding for the louis. The claims of the remaining candidates being struck out as
on the sixty-seventh move. Pillsbury won the late Professor John Stuart Blackic. one wire in his estimation much greater not receiving the requisite number of votes,
Prince Constantino, at the head of 4700 the eleventh in sixty-six moves, and There was a small attendance. The Hon. than those of the other. The consequence The second vote gave equal numbers to
troops, has started for the frontier. The Showalter the twelfth in thirty-eight. Fra- J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Sacre- the doctor lost his prey. Certainly Blackio and Macdouall, Dr Smith falling
scene of his departare was one of the sent score:-Pillsbury 5, Showalter b residence in Germany widened his jacket behind. The third vote gavo Blackie aud
drawn 2. presided. Mr Barlow id-In one sense, everyone considerably. Even his father, who had Macdowall onch 16, and Lard Provost eluded mo. The name of Neil or Nicol wildest enthusiasm. The balconics and
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windows of residences along the line of the knows Professor Blackie His photographe sent him there to broaden his sympathies, Maclaren, who himself had proposed Dr I cannot trace to a classio source.
Berlin, March 19-Violent galos, ac route were crowded with ladies waving the companied by hailstorme, prevailed all akockar! familiar in Floof Street as in Aber-
to hear that son hari takon Smith, now gave his casting vote to Pref. wonder if any one of you gentlemen can
his deen, His portrait in oil was the first to theatre-going for the improvement'
And then began the thirty years help me. One of the students, seized by Greek tag, and the of his Blackie
streets were almost night over the greater part of Germany, for a Valings a sudden fancy, scribbled a focular ex familiar object which caught the attention pronunciation of German. Ile complains of glad work that have stamped such a
Queen Victoria on the opening day of in his letters of a want of
and many were injured. mething become there will be thousands in all parts passed from hand to band until it reached throngs. Cries of Hurrah for Macedonis
along
HOW GERMANY MAY GET SHIPS, enter then German, and when, in his twenty of the world who will cherish the name of a front bench man who placed it on the rose from every throat an the troops passed property. Several persons lost their lives
He read it over A dispstol to the Times from Canea says first year he visited Italy, the all-brained Blackio, as they cherish the memory of Professor's desk.
March 22 —It is reported that a syndi that thren Greek steamers have succeeded cate with a capital of 100,000,000 uneka Noll or Nicol, Aliter Nigel, from the self-conscious divinity student had become Alma Mater.
Latin Nigells, diminutive of
in landing curgues of ammunition and pro-has undertaken to apploy Herr Krupp, the in the best conse of the word 'a man of
said the
visions at Sphakia. Three thousand six the world."
Profonsor, there are only two things worth bandrad European troops are expected next great gunmaker, to build the warships life I must pass lightly over; it would re-
which the Reichstag rofuses, and that they The next seven years of Blackie's life are quire a volume rather thun ludf-an-hour's having-Praise or Pudding. I cannot give work.
I shall give you praise."
The Vienna correspondent of the Times will be placed at the disposal of the flo- sopher. Figure and form seamed to defy a story of struggle; leaving divinity he dosultory talk to follow the professor through youal intercourse with Professor ays an uilcial statement confume the belief to time, votes the money for them in con- vernment when the Reichstag, from time the touch of time, and those who heard the turned to law, and in due course was called the maze of interwoven activity that he My"
that Germany and Austria have declined to ing years. old man lectura forgot the intrusive record to the Scottiel bar. I have been unable threaded during these years. I think it is Blackie was limited to the last session that alais yoara. To them, he could he nei to losrn that he ever received a brief, but Barrio who says (in his Edinburgh he taught in the University, and various share in military operations by the powers in the interior of Crate, and that such a ther old young
New York, March 22-The 17orld says:. he was bat him) 1850 he supported himself by writing Kleven) that Blackie realised that truth occasional meetings during the three fol salz, John Stuart Blackle, the great articles on Greek and German poetry. If does not lie in the Fit Medic, the middle lowing years. All old Edinburgh neidente course weald involve the puwere beyond The oficials of the French company have
will remember the Punch and July shows the firaits originally contemplated. philologist, Gaol of the Gaels, and Greak was in that year that the Government and of the way, but rather on both sides, and
The Constantinople correspondent of the satisfied thornselvas that the English A. Ram of modern Classical Greeks, versatile op denly discovered that Marischal College, the only straightforward course is a zigzag that on fine afternoons accupied a corner at
staamar Yanurains bus really picked up ponent of Ernest Jones' republicauiars, of Abertson, stood alone among Universitica one. The brain becomes dizzy an it con-
ship Ville de St. Nanire. The officers of Pilootus of War Sulfors face and ons. Blackie was promoted to it in spita factly honest, boisterously hurling his road to look at this and wad amyzed to fit
the Rutiner if their 11 maid yesterday that John Stuart Mill's eocentricities in morsi in having no Latin chair, and endowed templates Blackie, whole-hearted and par On one occasion I curelessly crossed the weight of argument, poetry and humou Produseer Blackie standing by my side.
thieu frigates of 6000 tons vach carry- fancios in ancient mythology, the genial of the candidature of a Latinist so minent
there was no doubt in their minds that the preceptor of youth, the metrical translator and experienced as Dr Melvin. Not un now at the Chartists, now at the land Eighty years young, ha enjoyed the mimic
iug ten guns one ironclad corvette of 2000
Yanaraira had picked up the St. Nazuire of Mechybis and floatha, the song-writer naturally nor altogether unjustly the lord, in defence of quakerisin performanea with the gute of a boy, and tons, carrying five guns, and onu river survivors, although there had been mis- for students, the ballad-writer for all con appointment was denteuccede a Whig jubarek and cupulsory military service, turen the Greek drama. Again in the winter and the name eek in praise of Bis- from it made a text to read on private leo-
innboat.
This was andoubtedly tako if the signals. The Times' dispatch from Athene Base the anesange titions of men, author of essays and 16 was certainly a now departure, fur pro- milf, then pours were not wasted, and it is of 1995, when business called me again te
intended to bo sent: pamphlets that had been everyone a homtb-fessore in Septtish Universities were ex-
It is reported from Jerusalem that the I happened
to visit the Univer-Creeka and Arabs in Palestine are greatly Nazare. Frnolt."
Yanarim, I have sixteen, City of St. shell the Professor at Modern Athens aspectel at that time to be gorund grinders, nut casy to say which bencited musht by miRing Tuôm, and as I was crossing exnited by recent events. Thousaurore.
Whether the the nanerous and varied activities of this sity distinctively as Christopher North was sad this Blacktie was never, Bity years ago. 1809 was the "your of
language was Latin or Greek as son quarter century: himself or the world that the gi
quadrangle afterwords, was hailed by Talavera, and the culminating point of the as he took it up it became a living thing, found itself ever the bettus, orggator ants in Grook, Aukin greeted me volceiving coram.union at the Mosque of the Peninsular war, the year that farned the tide and he seized the opportunity of making stronger for Blackie's gorrial
For biasali, he travelled musch Athens I modestly disclained of conquest and commencol tasching Europe that Napoleon was not invincible. It was also the year of the birth of such mon as a profitiess wandering among the bunes of Sermany, Ireland and Karney, England he insisted that I must have the highest rion to the affrict that Bassinn vindictiveness left Hongkong on July 4th, 259 days ago, Gladstone, Oliver Wendell Holmes and
and the twin Universities there, the Scottish title, and anally, to explain his meaning is thrusting the Sultan toward a declaration with a general car,,o for this port and which P. W. Cobbok... John Stuart Blackia. Blackie's father was
Highlands and Isls. Bussis and Moscow, better. linked his arm in mine and walked & Kelso bankor of Covenanting stock and Two years passed between his appoint-Egypt and the I'yramids, Switzerland and with me the length of the South and North of war. Russia, according to the correspon had been given up as josh, was towed into H. M. C. Elliest, RN.
dent, ceru to render Turkey financial aid married to a Brodart, herself abu descendment as a profesor and his first appearance the Splugon. Al these places saw him his face grill. But the last words Irs: bottle will hon disastrous defunt for steamet a day a lavitude 19 Ceg. 1 Com. Hon. G. Hardinge, R.N. 41
Bridges, where we parted. and I never The Government of the Czar expects the port this morning by the British tank Lieut. Bodon-Smith, R.N.
ateamor Kasuec, Captain Muir, who pickel II. Green, R.N ed from the presecuted remnant Joan in that character. Signature to the West- again, and every one imprinted its Stuart Blackie was born in Glasgow, but minster Confession was then exacted from on the most impressiquable mind of the i heard from those revered lips were words the Greeks, enabling Russia to call off min., longitude 68 deg. 44 min. The crow G. Stewart taken to Aberdeen in his third year. Ha all profossors. And with this he refused century-Groove and Germany especially, of high-hearted encouragement on the ofce was a kindly, merry child, beloved nurse, and curiously enough, up his to campy. At laat he yielded so far for he thought in these languages and in and work of a teacher. When I was in would be only too glad to
to his as to fix his
making at his heart believed that the Colts thomsalvos Edinburgh again, two years ago, I was told ninth year, he refused to learn even tho the same time a public statement that wore Hellenes. The words he wrote of by a common friend that he was too ill to Alphabet. He was a shrewd child, too, and this subscription did not imply an avowal De Gahrie describe Blackie himself in the see my visitors, and I foroboro to intrude
and hoard no more till the early waen a lady of much teaching experience of the creed each clause expressed but lines where he tells :--- was asked to begaile
him into study and
an agreement to respect that creed in
How in the rough-hewn. Scotsman dwelt 1894, when I learnt that murmuring pidis, eipis, agape, Blackie, the light of Scottish thought to teach him with a box of ivory exercise of his professorial duties. After The word of God with power. letters, deluding him into thinking them petitions and counter petitions, citations This man smells not of books. A green
leaming, had passed away to the pater ton photon par hunk-exi parallagé tropes ys, John Bung them out of the window and denials of jurisdiction, the Aberdeen
And lusty show he bears; Mad refused to be fooled into lessons. The Presbytery were defeated, and he was duly
aposkiasma. naxt year, he was sent to school, and made installed at the age of 32 in the chair he the discovery that other boys of bis own pccupied for eleven years. In his first ago could read and write. This roused the lecture he brushed aside scornfully the spirit of emulation in
him, and
and by a sort routine of conjugations and declensions :r he promptly favour of a broader humanitarian treatment
of his subject.
➡
pl instantaneous conversion
up and
the subject ironically called Humanity worthy of the title, alving scholarship, rub the dead.
IS FIRST PROFEABONSFJŮ“,
BIDU,
HIS HOME LIFE.
UNIVERSITY REFORM.
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and the
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Do If I WAS A teacher. the title divladalos and Northern Groere, Heidelberg and saying that I was merely a puidugages, but
him
As one whose foot hath wandering Leon
Where vitalising nira
Sweep the far-purpled hills. His God
lle cabins not in creede;
But feels him where the fir troos nod
And where the south wind speeds O'er blossoming Selds. In waves and
winds
For Gospel texts he looks, And in the hearts of men he finds What no inan found in hooks.
ACHOLARSHIP.
done
The great work of these years was his lectures, sud, indeed, I fancy it
will be found to have been far more influ- cntial
Authorities
T
The usual votes of thanks wers accordot
at the class.
THE LIGHT DUES.
SUCCESS OF THE POPLIG OPPOSITIOK.
By the courtesy of H.E. the Governor, wo bave received a copy of the corres. pondence that has passed between the Government and the Colonial Office ro garding the proposal to make a fixed tariff on shipping of 24 cents a ton as 'light
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Holy Sepulchre and preparing to take the field against the Turks in the event of war.
The following gentlemen batted in less than TERRIBLE PRIVATIONS OF THE CREW, The Chronicle Athens correspondent says
three innings --- New York, March 21.—The long ovezlon he has received an important communica
✪ and 11 eness American clipper ship 7. F. Oukes, which A. D. Boden, R.H....
P. G. Anderson, H.K.R.
Turkey and propose terms which Greece
to accept. The Daily Mail's Athers correspondant hears that there is, a secret treaty of recent osigin between Russia and Turkey, by which Russia is to get Buda, Alexandretta and another Moditerranean port in exchange for the support she undertakes to give Turkey agamat Garoooo. The Greek Ministor of Marine is ordered that all merchantmen that arrived at the Pious yesterday shall be detained for Government use to convey volunteers coming from abroad. Russia sending 1500 infantry, 1300 cavalry and four guns to Crete.
were sick with scurvy and six had died. R. W. Skelton, R.N.
The Kashick was bound from Philadel. G. Paley, R.D... phia for Fiume, Austria, with a cargo of oil R. Alexander, H.B..., and left the former port on Saturday, March Maryatt, H.
On the following evening at 11 Captain Loveband o'clock blue lights were seen and Captain Captain Baker-Car, R.B. tered and bore up to the distress signal. Muir ordered the steamer's couras to be at H. Berger, II.K.I...
Au
F. Gascoyne, R.N. o'clock stood by until daybreak, when signale wors J. Graham...
the steamer was near the ship and F. Isacke, W.Y.R. E. Bennetts, R.N. beerved flying from the ship asking that a bont be sent alongside, as the ship's F. Byall, W.Y.R
crow D. were helpless and unable to mar their own boats. Chief Officer C. P. Helshern and three Captain Mercer, K.M.L.J. scamon at once put off in the Kasbeeh yan!, F. Maitland
R. L Richardson and when within speaking distance heard a tale of suffering and sickness from those A. Steel, R.N.... aboard the ship which ninde them shud E. Tomlin...
der.
A special dispatch from Athens says: The Admirals commanding the Greek fleet in the Gulf of Arta have summoned the Muksrif of Provesa to dismount within twenty-four hours his guns at the entrance of the gulf. The Greek Admiral makes
Captain Herd of the Oakes reported that this demand on the ground that the placing his crew were all laid up with scurvy, and of guns in a position to command the gulf that the provisions were well-nigh exhaust.
1881.
ed. He was unable to navigate the ship is contrary to the treaty of
with the fow hands he had at his command Athens, March 20. The Greek Gor-
with fresh food, and vegetables and talcon against Turkey's fortifying Turkish
tho
returned to the Kusteck with the massage with Lord Selborne's communication, to that the act is in violation of the terms of and Captain Muir at oney decided to take Mr H. H. Joseph, Secretary to the P. the Berlin resty. This incident threatens the vessel in tow. and O. Company, and Mr H. Joseph's Turkey has now 100,000 men on the Greek to bring about serious complications.
letter of acknowledgment.
border. The Greeks are actively prepar- ing fur war, although the Embassadors hope to induer King George to keep the pesce. From all accounts the crisis has arrived, and it more tan probable that the coming week will see the question of was or percu
The following is Mr Chamberlain's re-
ply to H. E. the Governce
sito
settled.
The weather which had been threatening now became boisterous and a northerly gale prane. Nevertheless preparations were thade to pass & hawer to the Quies, when the host with a load of previrions wAR SCOL A Manila hawaer was paid out over the Kasbeek's stern to the yawl, but a tremand- ous ware washed it into the propeller ned before the engines could be stopped the crew was 60 entangled that the chigia6
the full power of steam could not more it again.
with
became noisily diligent, learning by the ear as well as
sus by the 70, shouting his leesons about the houso, singing his Now at laat he was settlul in a post for Latin
in the playground, 6 goma which he was well utted, and Bko a wise of us have heard him sing Greek, matching man he married in the following spring. and down the narrow platform of the No one who has known the Blackie house. dingy Greek class-room of the University, hold, and I trust there are severs such here, bany years later, he said of these days can ever forget Mrs Blackie's geniality and I might wish to retain for over the mixed kindliness. He and she were each de will be found that Blackie's spoken worda dues.' We will publish His Excellency's 'ernment has formally protested to the Porte and begged that he be at once supplied elements of youth and manhood that be. ful company. the Professor always offerves long to middle age--to the season between cant with mirth, she statelier, calmer, but than anything.de ever wrote. It despatch in extense to-morrow, together if the Gulf of Arta, co the ground in tow for the nearest port. Mate Helsher twenty and forty--but I never could seri giving the impression of such good-hearted cal busly desire to have been eternally a boy ass that every guest felt himself at home, hat true that his attempts in puroly A boy is a fruitful thing for a spectator to Between them the two could pairersto and with scholars, but he had an idea of education and scholarly matters were not in high favour contemplate, but a somewhat barren a and destroy the shell of reserve that a young which was a little higher than that of first vury imperfect thing to be. However, I was Scottish student is too apt to retire inta which quite happy in my boyhood in the measury when he finds himself in a brightly-lighted getting through examinations yourself and then organising examinations for others. that heppinces belongs to that age, and drawing-room, and it would be difficult to Sush men as ho are the sworn foon of dul- have not a single memorial sorrow to ro say whether it was Blackie himself or Mes cord. At school, I got my lessons care. Blackie, who formed the life of things neat, cf. priggishness and of pedant fully, Lept at the top of my class, or quite supper and breakinat parties in the last ta classes, those who speak the lan- on any languago are divided close
to it, and enjoyed pog tops, marbles,youts at Douglas Crescent.
unable to speak it guage and those who Robbers and Rangers, and other sporta in their season,
with that healthy gusto
though they more or less cholastically read Filty years ago the Scottish Universitics that belongs to all normally constituted were places of elementary instruction in and write it. Blachio belonged to the first, British boys. I got my lessons carefully, Classic Boys went to them at lo with and attacked the second as vigorously as a but I cannot say that this proceeded from very little more knowledge than the Latin denounce sinologists who could not speak
Latin recent high Rathority in Hongkong used any particular love either of honks or declensions and the Greek alphabet, and Chiness. The result is that the works of lessons, I imagine it was merely from the the professors of Greek and Humanity Blackie may, and very likely will, be for- natural energy
of my character, with an had to spend time teaching boys what they ambitions impulse that did not like to be should have learned at school instead of gotten, but he has stamped an impression. 2. I cousidor that the shipping interests
a character, on two generations of Edin-were given last, where there was a fair chance to be guiding students into the higher paths of burgh students that will not pass away.
reasonable expectation that first. I was put into a little world-the scholarship Against this system, Blackie and the light he kindled will pass on from the cast of the Gay Rock Lighthouse was the Light Dues should be reduced, when school-where action was the law, and it wrote pamphlet after pamphlot. He was
bard. What Blackio lized be met.
At the same time, I concur in your was contrary be ray nature ta bo lazy or he inst. I was called upoa to not for! with by Professor Pitans of Edinburgh hand to
-very timid and not very graditahin loved, and no words were too strong for view that moderate dues may properly be honour and glory with my tquais, and I ples. Scottish scholarship was too poor breakfast table, un his first meeting wi levied in Hongkong, provided the proceeds Servin, to 'Eclair says it is her with provisions. ald my best with degision. That was the to allow of a change, said Filians, and while secret of my school activity."
it would reduce the furthermors.
amcont ressived in fees if there were such en- A FIT OF PIETY, From 12 to 15 he was at Marischal Coltrance examinations, as by raising the lege in Aberdoon, where he took one prize, standard they would lower the attendance, third for mathematics; not that he was by Universities aro generally exessively con any moans a Mathematician but that scrrative, and half-a-century ago Scotland Mathematical subjects were so well taught had learned to be content with crapty chaff by Dr Knight that a lid of Blackio's energy well meant for grain, calling a knowledge must learn well. When he left the Cul of axirtenes a knowledge of a language. We the penalty now when even the Universities
to
what he disliked. 41 Mr Gladstone's
Downing Barcet, 17th March, 1897. Sir,With reference to your Despatch No. 15 of the 18th of January last and to my telegram of the 1th instant. I have the honour to transmit to you copies of corres. Steam Navigation Company, as noted in pondence with the Peninsular and Oriental the margin, ou the subject of the Light Dues at Hongkong,
King George and the Cabines hare re- coved telegrams from Crete assuring them that the whole Christian population of the island expects autonomy and demands annemtion.
W. M. Thompson, R.E... O. Stewart C. V. Percival, R.B. Captain Mould, R.E. Lieut. Morcom, R.N.
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couplings the screws could be made to turn. Colonel Vassoa.
time the Oakes had drifted out of The candidacy of Prince George of sight and Captain Muir, despairing of being Calord.... 103 Graece for Governor af Crote is being able to tow her with his disabled screw, seriously discussed by the powers,
March 20,--A dispatch from dotermined at least to find her and supply, BOUNDS
schoolmasters woro as hard-hided as the Harbour Department, taken place between Greeks and Turks on after much hard work two haweers were
hi, Blackia told Dr Whowell that English thinoneros, and utterly impenetrable to rea son, nature, and commonsense.
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of opinion that in Constantinople, March 20.-The remain-made fast, calculating the proceeds of the harbour ing vessels of the Turkish squadron, dues, the charges on native shipping must ately In 1966, when the air was full of rua-be included, as well as these on occan-go-this docorsted with national tags, sailed did most of the work on the ship Thor T, Bennetts, R.K.
afternoon the Dardanoller. found only the sesand and third mates G. D. Campbell, H.KR. ing steamers, as suggested in the enclosed mensa crowds gathered on the quays, able to help them. The provisions they Capt. Dyson, A.P.D. letter from the Peninsular and Oriental bridge and roofs of houses to witness the brought were a godsend to the spurvy. 8. Helint, R.B. Steam Navigation Company,
departure of the vessels. A large number stricken survivors of the ship's orow, and Lieut. Fario, R.N.... prepared
gathered in the Golden Horn. This crowds live to see land again. From the time the F. Sf. O, Elliot, B. N cheered the ironclads over and over spada tower was passed until New York was Pow as they mered out of the harbor, their reached, no incident of importance o bands playing and their
their wrows shouting
carrod Long live the Sultan
Athers, March 21Some of the Greek sharpshooters at Pramands opened fire on
today, and it was only
4. I am not therefore
lege, he was apprenticed to's solicitor, but are paying themselves are bub half-hearts beling: If you will appoint a night for a tion your proposal to miaka to Bane of boats filled with enthusiastic spectatore they began to gather hope that they might | Sargean-Major Johnson
a
the sudden death of a young companion scared him into one of those hysterial fits of piety that some Christians still think necessary experience before a man can be come pious. He abjured for a time not pleasure merely but even the study
of
a permanent
ours of Reform, he presided at a meeting in the Working Men's Club at Edinburgh, and dung a challenge in the faces of the champions of manhood suffrage and the od believers in the value of Grock. The lacture and set Blackie on the one side and charge of 2 cents per tu un general ship dozen years that Blackie spent in Aberdeen Bright or Healca or Jenas or Maclaran or ping, although that charge must Es con
the Hon. Member the late Lord Advocate, tinued to the end of the propout year, in were years of strife relieved by the tra Istion of the Greek tragic posts, a work on the other side,then with Aristotle in order for which he was but partially fitted. It one pocket and Plato in the
order to arcid dislocation of the year's in the other, and a
де
in
finances.
may be trae that he had not grammar great deal of Scotch cumula-gumption in 6. Next year the charge must be reluold
A. G.
istisa
Anderson Capt. Reed of the Oakes bold a terrible
G. Stewart F. Rynll story of suffering and privation. When the Quis auled from Hongitong the arex Lient, Boden Smith, F.N.
T. Shipway, P. Cobbuld the exception of Capt. Reed, who had been
for some time, but who, under the E. Tomlin...
Bocular subjects, and insisted on being enough to be a transbitor, but at all events the front imtery, I think they will find receipts, be sufficient to cover all harbour most urgeul efforts of the Cly the were apparently in the beat of health, with
ta Edinburgh to complete his Arte course before beginning the study of
સ
of bis tersion is living and he has not supplied a sharp customer."
9
*
of Theology.
was immediate and final.
to take steps towards ordination and again
Dr Forbes interfored, this time advising
Blackie's father-with, aduirable diront noes-Send him to Germany; his jacket wants widening,fany
a
me to such arate as will, with the other harbour the Rathor to his surprise
the challenge was accepted, and Mr Ernest and Eghthouse expenditure; and it will be Jones net the Professor for a two-nights' necusary to find some other source of re deiste, which of course decided nothing venue to make up the deficiency, which between them, though the attack on Radi- may perhaps most conveniently fre done exlia by se
PERSONAL GEMINISCENCES.
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
are
officers
to
run before the
been
The vessel was obliged
RF.
The zero of the table is Low Water Or
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoris Naval Yard add 5 ft
in, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 12 ft. 9 in. to the height
24th to 97th April.
Divinity. For two he misarable us with the carefully dissected corpas of
that u conflict was avoided. The Greek careful nursing of his devoted wife, thought. Linut. Perry, Aystrugh, R.N. (e muy other have beon) locaise he poet showing every nerve, sinow and bure,
military preparations on the frontier con himself on the high road to removery. Dr J. M. Aikinson... could not point to a definite date and hour minus the life.
tinue with cangeless activity. At Koperaine, and say At this moment I was born again. THE TURNING POINT OF HIS CAREER,
oficials seized a thousand soks of four When about six days out in the China Sea
Hongkong Tides To Professor Forbes at Aberdeen bolonge
But we must hurry on to the toring the-honour of his these point of his career, when he orchanged ever called himselfieing a Rradical as by increasing the Ansessed Taxes. I shall i tastined for the Turkish troops at Sangora, a typhoon was encountered lasting several
a Tory gained Blackis be glad to learn, at your early convenience, Larissa, March 22-A party of English days, during which the fore and maiz top. The Tide Table given below han boon-
wen and Americans who succeeded in get. masta were spring which had no sooner compiled by the Nautical Almanac Diilce in Calvinistic cobercba. hero you to do copper for cold. Latin for freek, when a popularity among Conservatives that what changes in taxation you will recom with boobs of divinity? Are you cans to Edinburgh in 1962. The election must have made hit rather uncomfortable, mond in order to carry out the above decl. ting to Flamsona, report that the Turth consed then a second began, which blow London from the results of the analysis of
are at least 35,000 to the Grock Chair was in the hands of the Of course, the great work of this period sien, so that the matter may be settled. forces there are ab Christlin What should a Christian read
observations taken by means of an automa trong, with Lend Provost, Bailes and murham of the was the foundation of the Celtic Chair, before the time arrives for passing nex: 180 fald guns, and another aundred at vessel had then got well out in the North the tide curling nachine is the Water before his bible? Do you know Greek on Council of Edinburgh, respretahls which occupied him six years in the collec-year's Estimates
with great fury for twenty-four daya. Whence should student
Veria. They saw many German officers 6. I desire to add, that if at any time fetch his divinity in preference to the tradesmen, most of them honourably desirous tion of the 212,000 necessary for its endow- Grock Testamon: ? The result of this good † to choose the best eron, but they musthavement; lotter writing, lestaring and con- 'koreafter urgent necessity should arise for dinerg the Turkish troops, and heard it Pacific, and so for off her course that Cept. Police Basin at Tain Sha Tsui daring the increasing the general revenge, I should shortly. The Turks are not well supplied Horn rather than the Cano of Clond Hopeainary Spring Tides, which has been found
reported that Prussian officers are expected Roed decided to shape his course cis Cape years 1887-8-9. found their ignowance of classical culture tinuously tolling by almost unaided exer- Ha
hoping thereby to make better time. finished his University course, but hesitated and its importance gravely unfitting them tione, Blackie gathered that sum and lived ha prepared to consider any proposal for with boraca. At the top of the Meous weather remained Ane until Cape Horn to be foot below meanz sen level,
to asqus and subdivide the food of anti-to sos Professur Donald Mackinnon sp. again raising the shipping dues, I have Fase, the Graak and Turkish outposts ware moniais submitted by ninsteen candidates, pointed to the new Chair at Christmas, no remun to think that the present charge fratornizing,
rounded, 167 days out, In the meantime the Chinese cook had of whom Blackie's nest serious rival was 1882. But this was after he himself had has borne very hardly on the shipping in. London, March 20-A dispatch from
taken down with a severe cold and Dr Smith, now Sir William Smith, the resigned his Professorship in the summer terests. I have, ato.,
Constantinople to the Daily Mail says the died on November 11. Afterwards a sea. dictionary maker. Blackie Bal influential of that year.
Groeks in all the islands of the archipelago friends, but his most dangerous enemy was ** PACKED OFF TO ORMANZ himself. In November he began by issuing
with what appeared to be scurry and diod revoltas soon as war is declared. When I was in Edinburgh two and Kirthirty-three bundles of testimonials and
quick
1 Ses- Buocession I was a student in the Professor's Enstrument specialists and exports. Work-
The correspondent for the Daily Max on December 26. In
man Thomas Olson was taken ill and died class during the last winter session that he shops and Factory, Duridell St.; Show at Berlin ways the Berlin Past pablishes a Jan. 12. Thomas Judge, another seaman, opening for the Winter Sasalon, and
to the unpardon-
telegram prapaying the postage.
effect that, two Greek Blackie was present at the inauguralable carolosanosa
taken ill with cancer of the stomach, with A body of taught on dinburgh. None of us had the Booms Queen's Road Central
lieutenants have been arrested in the least idea that the College was to lose hin Would
the impressiveness destroy
Tax Wilie Feathers is the most impu-Turkish camp at Elaasons, and condeaned and later Mate Stephen Bunker showed speech was demanded, and the old man of the documents at once. Then, at . On the last day of the Session,
symptoms of scurvy. The latter died Febru Brized the opportunity to impress on the Christmas-time, he exe up
atin his usual rambling discourse about the dent man I ever met. Really. He is to be shot as spies..
I told him I had never been kissed by a Edinburgh incidents of the Session, pet students, and
Constantinople, March 21-The action of ary 4th and was quickly followed by George King, an old man, who died on the 9th students the value of foreign travel. When
en in the notorious Blackie cintume, and
"I ban the Servian Government in calling the call- I way nineteen, he said, my father put a od on the thirty-three, one after another. Gardiner, and said You may have heard wall believe you.
succumbed, die in fuo. so forth, he turned to his assistant, Mr man in all my life and he said: hundred pounds in my pocket and packed. Never haut been such a candidatura. Five
all six deaths. colors, ostensibly to participates in mors were obliged to quit work, until on are off to Germany. Ask your fathers to do minutes of reckless jaunty discourse, an that Blackie is getting old and
guing to . 800),
but I can assure you that I do MAY was visiting hor aunt June, and was vras near the Turkish frontier, has caus resign the same by you. Cartalzly the two years: attacks on the narrow-mindedness of the not intend to resign till Mr Gardiner is very reotto. Aunt Jane said, 'You must fed much anxiety in Turkish ofeial circles, March 1st no ody was laft except the second Tue, 19
All were well nigh exhausted ard. when Baton his character, showed him what sighter and a shrug of his shoulders.na ready, to snoesed me' The same spring Reepstill or go home. I want you to under- The Porte has instructed the railway com. and third metes, the captain and his wife
stand i am an autocrat here. May did panies to keep suficient rolling stock in dearted wore rat reassuring to grave and of his eighth decade by publishing at all the tired little girl,
he gave proof of thia marvellous energy
-up a strong northerly gale blew A naughty readiness to convey troups Immediately, if the brave woman was obliged to take the that day. not seem a bit surprised. responsible Bailies, and by January the Aliavone. Two months later, on ma:
I've necessary, to the Servian frontier. Fifteen
battalions will be concentrated at Salonies and without as much as a drink of water wheel, and for oight hours without relief known it always," theorigonius was almost gone. dical advios, Es sout
in his rosignation. deson Edinburgh men who knew ale His conversations with his class, whether
Quarters are being prepared for the troops worth, and who were working hard to so
in Greek or Engilsh, ware full of jokes :-
in the missques and other public tubings she kept the ship on her course.
tprovisiona of the olty.
from the American
's-half years ago, the Arts clases era forwarding thom to the Councillors with self I may say Fingûium lantum W. BoBINSON & Co., Piano and Musicalarming, drilling, and preparing to man named Thomas Rint was taken down given in the table.
lecture in the Civil Law Class-roout. A hunner men,
This
he now spent abroad had the happiest cific dignitary he was addressing, a burst of
Un versity teaching should be, and paved the way for the rotorm which he had
great elise in introducing and led to
lucit interval in the imbecility into which
All
higher education seems now bo settling
student life as Baring and maker Aim to comalt doctar,
grudged the waste of valuable time, but
found that a medied man dyed clos
the salversity. Thld was
could manage the business
times and ion in tas
Fox
in Aberent, begged him to say all good-huuicured but sometimes rathes
An
till matter was settled,
personal. Once he compared me to som
as some up to Edinburgh till the Just like Mr Baslow there, sutall hut var?
over it is a pity you came up some of the fatior electors were intelligent. When a new name was intro
to his olada lat he would disotes
Indian dwarfe on exhibition in Edinburgh
indelised at your costuma, .... If you funt now, for any saks bring dela etymology and invite the student to ex
th pisin sortain John Omwford Pro But your best duced the following In bygone, and di Apt Bothes with you
she stay in Aberdeen.' teruga legge of hia pamphlets on educabant days bridges were as soarme as names, the aboriginal tribes of our country hadgat a castimoniale, postage han under the necessity of crossing rivers hit to Aberdeen from Ballestrante had to mind: tagit feet and a was cund how highly the cha kun taak-out for the depths and shallowe
itham, worked a change
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