... THLE REV. SA MUEL NELSON. d |jrosere, l7th January, 1828. r DEAR SIt,-Wst, ?? of the FIBSa PRESBYTERI sN It CONGREGATION of Dromore, beg leave to present you the en- closed sam, for the purpose of purcha-lng a Horse, &c. ; as a mark of the high sense we entertain of your worth and r unremitting attention in the discharge of your duty as a Christjan MinIstersince yoK became our Pastor. We ...

... BY T. CROFTON CROKER. There once came, wbat of late so often happened in Ire- land, a bard year. When the crops failed, there was beg- gary and misfortune from one end of the island to the other. At that time a great many poor people had to quit the coun- try from want of employment, and through the high price of provisions. Among others, John Carson was under the necessity of going over to ...

... FOR THEl? BELFAST NEIYS.LETTrR. A SKETCH OF THE EARLY HISTORY Or TU-E REFORMATION IN IRELAND. ELIZABETH. Continued from Nea's-Letter of 2d Ottober, 1827. In th e preceding sketch of the histoty, we have had occasion to see that the Reformation which took place in Ireland was, in a great measure, nominal. Au external conformity to Protestantismi was, to a con- siderable extent, produced by ...

... (Pros, SulplkOl,det o rlazi,, Gal1 II,.) His M.Iajesty was this day ('6tb Jan.) 1lcased d declare Henry Earl Bathurst, Lord Presidlent of his Majesty's Most Hlonourable Piivy Council, aid his Lordship took his place at the Board aecordingly. This day the Right lioii. Edward Lord Ellenborough was, by his M.%jesty's command, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honourabie Privy Council, and his ...

... GARDENER'S CALEtDAR FOR FEBRUARY Beans-Early kinds may now be sown, mnd the sooner. this month the better-also plant long pod or Windsor kinds, in rows 24, or 30 inches asundeu, and five or six In the row ; earth up Beans that hate been sown in October or 1m- ?? may be sown about the first r second week, for crops to succeed those sown in August, and planted out in October-an eighth to a ...

... LONDON-MONDAY, JANUARY 2-. (CITY,, TWO ?? extensive Sale9 of the heavy Stocks, soon after the commencement of business, pliuced rathet an unfavourable effect onl the Moncy Market. Consols declined to S5%, after having been done at 85; the former is their present quotation. Ex- chequer B ~lls are 00 to 61 ptn. India Bonds 91 to 93. The public mind has already been prepared for the return of our ...

... BELFAST INSTITUTION-DR, YOUNG. It gives us pleasure to state, that on Saturday last, a handsome silk gown was presented to Dr. YOUNG, of the Belfast Institution, by the students of the Moral Philosophy class, as a spontaneous testimony of their esteem for his character as a man, and for his splendid abilities as a Professor. It is peculiarly gratifying to learn, that the feelings which ...

... 1MPE1 IIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOIDS-TUESDAY, JAW. 29. A little after two o'clock, the Lord Chaneellofenteredttl a, fl6use, ard took his seat on ,the beach tisacilfy occurpied by ti the Loiiis CoNmmisslitners. ' The other Comminisionels 'were, d Ar'ehbistbpi of Cahrrtrbury, Earl bf Shsfte9 b ry niiil L_ Fe, [Ellenborough. The Lord Chancellor direeted the IUslhir f 1l the thlick ¶Rdto ?? the ...

... THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. TTJgSDAY-FEBRUARY * - ' Parliament has at length met. and we this day lay before the public a portion of its initial proceedings.- Some discussion was ex'pected, but for so far the oppos- ed parties have confined themselves within the limits of moderation. We wish that a spitit equally pacific may prevail throughout the Session. His Majesty's Speech touches on a ...

... 1OI .kl\%N ENIIol1C ANCAI'AI1ON-IFElI CIIAMP'ION FOIt THil LAsTr 'roi'. I 4Cws,nt hr/i', the tiltt sylsshsin ill 1'l'-.tat'of OF r Om 'olunias inl roniseqai'e - stI th ai- Tol5llar' lelsaites, obliges 11'. to b~riii ourtoltoerywt hrlt Ni /thern llhs/s ti a% coiill'lojij. Our contetmiporariy .si ?? onl high, ground III lil, 0551n ethtiaiitioii. and he tsp- lit'5i, preitty' vrell v scsd iii tilW ...

... LONDONpFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. A. a - ' An article from Constantinople states that the Porte coil. tinuts to hasten the militaryarrangemnents of everydiscription. -A line of telegraphs is to he established on the Dardanelles, for the purpose of feni nga communication between Smayrna and the capital. it issaid that Ibrahim Pacha has expressed a wish to return to Egypt with his troops. A letter from ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY, JAN. 31. Mr. G. BANKS gave notice, that on Monday he would move for leave to bring iii a bill to relieve the R. Catholics from double assessment or the land tax. Mr. DENISONI)resented a petition from a parish in Sirrey for the revision of the poor laws. Mr. SPRtING RICE mloved ftb returns of the sums granted by the Imperial Parliament for the promotion of education,' ...