... BELFAST GENERAL FRIENDLY INSTITUTIO$. The Friendly Society which our townsmen are now esta- blishing we consider a greater benefit to the inbablitau2 than is likely to be estimated by the public in general. Sruh so- cieties are not new, and therefore there is a want of that excitation which arise., from novelty ; but the establiihmaent of a Friendly Society on a basis which embraces awider e ...

... MrEmTFRtANTIAN.-Asia, 84, Vice-Admiral Sir E. Cod- rington, Crapt. E. Curzou; Albion, 71, Capt. J. A. Omman- m-y; Waras1lite, 711, Capt. XV. Parker; Isis, 50, Capt. Sir T. Staines; Clasgow, 50, Capt. Ilon. J. A. Maiude; Cambrian, 4S, Capt. G. W. Hamilton ; Dartmouth, 48, Capt. T. Fel. Io)ves; Dlryad, 42, liob. G. A. Crofton; Rtattlesnake, 28, hion. C. 0. Bridgman; TInlbot, 28 HIon. F. Specicer ...

... On Thursday night the 10th Instant, an entertainment upon a magnificent scale wvas witnessed at the above man- sion, which, for taste and eleganee In arrangement, would vie 'with one of our most noted metropolitan as to design and execution. Arthur Cole Hamilton, of Beltrumn Castle, co. Tyrone, Esq. having just come of age, wishing to make some acknowledgment for the numerods oompliments ptisi ...

... CATHEOLIC ASSOCrATION-SET TO BETWEEN MESSRS. LAWLESS AND O'CONNE LL. ' 0(1 S~,n lril',v Toi. . - Oil ~aturday last, thiirii was a regular set 'o inth Association between Mr Lawless and Mr O'Connell; but we roust filst notice the introductorY proceedings. Thle Rev. Mr L'Estrauge presented to the Associa- tio; a waxen) figure of the great Daniel, the ' winged orator, which -with great ...

... TRALEE, DEC. 22.-Mathew Greany is now living on lands of Derrymore (estate of Sir E. Denny), within five miles of this town, who has attained the great age of 106 years. He is in good health, his memory is perfect, and all his mental faculties unimpaired; he and his wIf (now also far advanced in the vale of years), are aIe only inmates of his little cottage (which, with a 6ntll spot of land, ...

... NEW CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION-FRACAS ABOUT TIME VOTE OF THANKS. TMr Lawless, as noticed iii one last, moved ai vote of' tlianki tot tilii' Freemran's Joniiriid and to thet- Dublin Moun- uig P'ost. InI thle coursie cit' his address, repeated interrup. lions tool. placc froml Messrs Con way and O'Colnnell, Syil( tui]or. tile ocu'asienl as the alliii'- of each othu'r's frame. AMr 0' Connell asserted ...

... !XTRACTS FROM TlHO AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. WASHINGTON CITY, DEC. 4.-This day, at 12 o'clock, the President of the United States transmitted to both Houses of Congress the following message:- TO TME SENATE AND HOUSE OF RrEPRESENTATIvEs or THE UNITED STATES. ?? ?? A negocistion upon subjects of highi and delicate Interests with the Government of Great Britain, had determined in the ...

... ; |Personal ad'entures of our hardy and gallant country. bie men while traversing the ice. ida. It is curious to remark, that during all their progress rast northward, the wind was ini the north, nearly right 7er- against them ; and that when they turned, to shape eral their way hack again to the south, the ill-tempered acud opposiag winid also chopped round andi still blew in their ttee teeth ...

... 2H'r BEYFA'ST NEWS-LETTaEjR. l UlSDAY-JANUARY !9. A)DDRESS OF THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION TO TIlE ENGLISTI DISSENTERS. - Iis eourtesies ale smoother wrongs, Pride branudishies the fovours he confers, Anrl euntinnelious his hurmianity What then his vengeance? NIGHT THOlUGlH'S. li some of the Dnblin papers of last week, we observe an Adatress from4he Catholic Association to the English Dissellters, ...

... in,. .. - 0e- beI he Id ut to ry a- ic, er ce is- it, X- Ce S- it, 'C it )- a. 0. We observe by an advertisement in another column, that a meeting of tire friends and projectors of the So- ciety is to be held this day. In our last nunber we briefly noticed its proposed formation, and its general objects. We now come to recommend it to the parti- cular attention of the operative classes ii ...

... ME EARLY DAYS-BY W. FERGUSON. C The following is the conclusion of tile afl'cting ex- tract given in our last itumber. It explains the causes of Mr. Ferguson's delay:- q It was not uitil the next morning that we heard tho do- v tails of his jouiney. The following Is, as nearly Rs I can u remember, the story as ?? related it at breakfast:- f ?? Though I rode as fast as was possible through a ...

... =- ?? - 'TH1.1-:1 D?1--1,FAST 1--TE-.VtTG-7- -- 1? FRIDAY-JANUARY I,. _ a He- - ?? . ?? . ly the extracts of foreign ?? which We thi day lay before our readers, it will be seen that the Cra of' peaceful negociation may be re- girdedl as past, and that the Sultan ias, at least t f iop lcd tl(e euspcratlc resdlution ofl' ailin like Lihc last ol' his (reeli predeccssors, aniidst tile ?? ol' ...