... ?? oba :burba' LONDON, WEDNESDAY, January 23. rHE settlement of the Belgian question begins to exn IL cite serious alarm in France. It is feared that, before the protecting powers can interfere, hostilities will break out between the armies of William and Leopold. Military operations, on a most extensive scale, are carried on by both sides. Holland has 17,000 infantry, three regiments l of ...

... TIHE SILKEN, SLY CONSERVATIVE. I WE gave, in our last, a correspondence between the Incumbent of Bishop's Cleeve and his:Dioceian, relative to some-proceedings againstthe former gentleman, resulting in his triumphant acquit- tal; and,'considering the whole matter, we did think the ?? of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, to say the least of it, not kind towards a clergyman whose offence ...

... a . - . r : --.r we have great pleasture in, referring our readers to the report of the proceedings which took place at the V1 public meelting of the Sitbseribers to the House of Re- seche fuige, heird onl the( subject of' Dr WA'rT'S proposal for' CID- pool tending the henofits end the desfil aot efitat Inistiturtion (of in ti whi clheh is thle Patron, and maw ho consider ed thet for Founder) ...

... Si ?? consequence or a malicious attack made upon my tmnral character, by the Editor of the Aberdeen Herald, in his son last veek's paper, I anve to request that you will favour me oft e with a comrer ofthe Joureal, while I endeavour to vindicate my- Se, ! self from the charge brought against line. I might rest satis- set, fled with the defence oif my conduct which appears in another his _ ...

... - - ?? . A, . . .. .. 1. -. . .. The following important Address to all Directors and Pro. prietors of Railways has been issued by the Committee of the North Staffordshire Society for promoting the due observance of the Lord's Day. GEN TLEDlEN.-Impelled by a solemn sense of duty, the committee of the North Staffordshire Lord's Day Observance Society, again respectfully address you concerning ...

... OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATTI. On Aunila1 night, a GeLneral Me-eting of the Society for P'romotiing tile du, sibervarrce of tho Lord's Day, at hold in the As-soothly Rooms, George Street. The large room was ?? filled bsy a highly respectable Auditory. Sir Atdrew Agnew, Blaronet, wag in the Chaeir, eriJ Wa, ovsppefrted by prrvost Whiti ofi Leibh ?? Camillbell of Cnibrn!ik, Dr Muoir, Mfr Piu. r ...

... The rollowing additional particulars or the disas- trous effects here, of the hurritane of Monda, morning, are ccpied rrorn Go7e's Liver~ool. 4ederliser of Thursday On the shome there are stranded hir ?tjesty'e steamer the Redoing. the packet ship Oxforul, three bhis, seven schooners, and four sl*eps. Sonme are an high on tha t beach as to be safe from any further dameago from the storm ; ...

... wrEETING O' MAGISTRAkTS OF TIM XNG!SI COUNTY. (Abridgcd from the Bvetniny Mail.) infl On Thursday, a meeting of 'the magistrates of this county eqt Was held in the Court-house at Tullamnore. The mneeting ra~l was numerous and highly respectable, and attended by most -Stc oth maistrates of' the county. A general feeling of bqc sorrow end detestation of the crime so lately committed wa seemed to ...

... SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR TPPMtARY. (F~iOM OUfl OWN REPOaTER). - Clonmel, Monday evening. Clonmel this morning presented an unusual bustle, in consequence of the numerous arrivals from all parts of the county to attend the special commission. At twelve o'clock precisely Judges Burton and Perrin entered the court, when the commission being read, the following grand jury was sworn :_ The Hon. ...

... With the concerns of the Irish bar, so far as they involve mere professional regulation and economy, we never thought it worth our while, neither (we must acknowledge) had we at any time a sufficient sympathy with the interests of that learned body, to interfere. Where, however, the bar are aroused to the reformation of an abuse, which affects the public more grievously perhaps than themselves ...

... MILITARY PFRO01OTIONS-WAR-OrrICE,. JAN. !8. 4th Regiment of Fqot-Lieutenant Thomas Burke, from the 20th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Evelegh, who exchanges. 15th Foot-Lieutenant John Hope Wingfield to be Cap- tain, iby purchase, vjie Rose, who retires; Ensign Francis t Colborne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wingfield; Edwvard Pardoe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice E ...

... T I[E FREEMAN ' S JO URNAL. I DUBLIN: IWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1839. THE SPECIAL COMMISSION. The Evensing Post of last night, after alluding to a paragraph in the Mail of the previous evening, has the following reference to ourselves:_ We should not, however, have thought it at all neces- sarv to touch upon the matter, but for what we cannot help thinking the John-of-Tuam tone of the FREE31AN'S ...