... WAR-OFFICE, FaB. 4. 29th Foot.-Licut.-Geun. Sir John Byng, from 2d West India Regt. to be Colonel, vice Gen. Forbes, deeeased.- 2d West India Regt.-Gen. F. Fuller to be Colonei, itce Sir John Byng.-BaEvar -Capt. T. Sewvavd, Royal ia- rines, to be Major in the army. Orpiciz or ORONANIGB, Far. 2. The under-mentioned First Lieutenants of Artillery, whose eommisdaons are dated previous to 1812, ...

... LONVDON-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. I The London Gazettecontalns the appoirtment of tba Duke 'of Gordonfi it'o Seeepe of the Great Seal of Scotlutd. .The Gazette also contain the appoictmeint of the follow- Ing Commissloners for the affairs of India :-Lord aeiville, Mr. Peel, Lord Dudley, MAlr. IHuskisson, Duke of Welling- ton, -Mr. Goulburn, Lord Wallace, Mr. Sullivan, Lord Ashley, Marquis of ...

... THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. MI'r3ISDAY-FEBRU.ARY 1-9. LEGAL REFORMSM-R. BOUGHAM'S SPEECH ti- .1~1 * I . I .. - 01) Thmisday last, itn the HIouse of Commons, Ar Broughram delivered a splefidid and powerfil speech on the general sutect of Legal Reform. It, occupied be- tween six anid seven hours ini delivery, and it was en- riched with ililstratioils drawtn from professional infor- matiouh, and ...

... ha I THE B3ELFAST EWS-LETTER. I TUESDAY-,FE13RUARY 19. -- - - ?? thle Hou-se of Comnmons, on Thursday last, Mr. Ilobbhouse brought for ward his mnotion fur a vote or thanks to Sir: E. Codrington for his conduct at the halde of Navariti. It was introduiced with a long speech, of which wve gil-e hut ~z it outline, because it presentedl no 1feattlre of that pecuiliar interest which is likely to ...

... The intelligence from Constantinople is of a threaten- ing character. Contrary to every reasonable anticipa- tiorl, the Porte has in a great degree declared itself, and hostilities are to be the consequence. The equanimity which it preserved after the engagement at Navarin, was, it seems, but assumed in order to gain time; and that as soon as measures were properly concocted, it might give ...

... 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 ...

... THE BELFAST- NEWS-LETTEU. FRI DAY-FEBRUARY 22. Mr. Peel's speech on the appointment of a Finance Committee, will he read with interest by those whose attention has heen at all directed to the state of pub- lic affairs. It coitains a lirnouos, uneribarassed statem eitiof 1alculations which have been studiously ac- commodated to the meanest capacity. Formerly, and we mean nothing personally ...

... 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 ...

... i . R. M.'s verses are not -sufficientlypoetical for publication. We regret to findthat, by some mistake, our bundle of papers for EBallymena' did not arrive there in the course of post on1 Tuesday last. We are quite at a loss to account for this, us we dispatched it in proper time; but so far as any exertioris of ours are concerned, we shall endeavour to pre- vent the recurrence of the same ...

... 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 ...

... TE~ BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. FlRlDAY-FEBRUARY 15. REV. FATHrER MNAGUIRE. A conlsidrable portion of our columns is this day oc- ipied with a report of the final proceedings in the Court of Exrheqjer, relative to the setting aside ofthe va-idict in the case of Al arrahan a. Miaguire. The v, mict Is. been set aside under circumstances, which 'vill no l mnbt ?? serious impression.,s Ol the public :id ...

... THE BELFAST NEWS-LSTTER. iFRIDAY-FEI'RU.lAY 29. ADDRESS TO PROTESTrANTS. W~e are no alarmists. Wl'e woild nlot withoit cause even attempt to disturb tire caieless traiin pility of the public mind, but our conduct is sanctioned by the prudential principles of ordinary action, vhen we imperatively call upon Protestants to make one great constitutional effort in support of their political as- ...