... NEWS. OF THE DAY. *A meeting of the Meath Club is to be held this day, in Navan, for the purpose of selecting a suitable candidate to succeed Mr. Morgan O'Connell as their representative. Connected with this subject was, perhaps, the following note, which was, the Drogheda Journal says, circulated widely on Christmas Day Sir William Somerville requests that you, as one of those who take an ...

... 11ANOVEI. I HANOVER, DEC. 1.-The draft of the new constitution (after having, as we hear, undergone some modifications in the cabinet) has been approved by the hing, and the con- vocations of the Assembly of the Estates is expected to be published in a few days. It is thought they will be sum- moned to meet in January. It is generally reported that her Majesty Queen Victoria, has written an ...

... ITHE CATHOLItC CHURCH IN GRVATt'DRITAIN.f Mr. O'Connell estimates the Romaii Catholic population of Great Britain at about one mill ion; -bat it will be seen from the following tabular state- to ment, which we extract from the Catholic. Di- la rectory for 1840, that there is every reason to believe it considerably exceeds that amount. Two tr millions would be nearer. the mark:- et The total ...

... NATIONAL TR`ADES' POLITICAL. UNION. Ait meeting ot this body took place last evening, in the Adelphi Theatre, Great Brunswick.street. Mr. Nugent was called to the chair, and returned thanks for the honour done him upon an occasion such as the present. The Secretary (Mr. Martin) stated that the notices on on his books were as fullow:-.jn the first place, the ad- dress to her Majesty the Qoeen; ...

... THE JEZEBE.- The present political discussions have involved, on both sides, infinitely too much mention, in our opinion, of the name of the Sovereign. It may be, however, a justifiable stratagem to impute to a Queen, as well as to an idol, our own favourite sen- timents, seeing that the first will be quite as silent as the last on the misrepresentation. No one can be, therefore, surprised ...

... I FRANCEUTHE WAR IN AFRICA. The Paris journals of Sunday contain no domes- tic news of any interest. It was reported that Marshal Valee had been recalled, and General Trezel appointed to the com- mand in his stead. This rumour is at least .prema- ture, as Marshal Valee is not so much to blame for what has recently occurred in Africa as people imagine. In the To61onnais of the 11th instant we ...

... THEE ARMY. I -, A .. - The following officers have obtained leave of absence du- at ring the past week to proceed to England :-Major Hodgson, Captain Semple, and Lieut. and Adjutant Calley, 19th arRegiment; Lieutenant Dupiers, Royal Artillery; Lieut. ve Nertlt, 87th depot; Lieutenant Moore, 22d Regiment; ?d Capt dams, Surgeon Connell, ?? Maxwell, 88th is Regiment; Cornet Scobell, 17th Lancers. ...

... XTrG'g CONTY'rABUReATD OUTRAGE!: ?? Tullamore correspondent of the Leirstcr Indepee- d-ent affords us the following explanations of some of the _fbricated outrages of that notorious outrage-monger, the Leiasgtc, Express. Whilst the vile spirit which dictates those wretched libels on our country inspires pity and dis- gust, one cannot help being sometimes amused with the ingenuity and fecundity ...

... I The followingis tile circular which swas addressed on Monday, after the meeting of the Privy Council, to the Liberal members of the House of Commons:- the nmeeting of patliament being fixed for Thursday, the 16th of January, I take the liberty of requesting your attendance in the House of Commons on that day, and of apprising you that business of the greatest importance to the interests of ...

... Foos LAW-S-CONMACTS FOR CLOTHING, &e. I TOTHE EDITOR Or -llt Urn._ Sf~i-M^y YUrpr se is great, ijt FEFN'tS -70URNAr . ; Sit-MySurris is~'rarindeed, on reading tlt' epr of the Trades' Union mneetig held on last night, to p~-rceive , positive assertion put forth by Mr. O'Brien, with all Oir. curnstantial detail, to the elfect that the cloithing of the paupers and the outfit for the workhouse, ...

... SPi IT Op THE JOURNALS. | THE PENNy POSTAGE. (From the Morning Chronicle.) The announcement of the advent of the penny. post seems to have deprived the Tories of all powers of utterance. The Times, which fought so valiantly the cause of the Penny-post- last spring, cannot 4fiord a whisper of congratulation, now that its labours are about to be crowned with success. It J)rints, indeed, the ...

... I Pet R CESS-MP-M., N St. AAXS A meeting waas held otn yesterday, at tie Vestry-room of St. Mark's Chitrch, for the purl)ose of apployting the sum of 1,431! 2;. 8ad., the proportion of the last Michaelmas Grand Jury warrant chargeable on the parish. Dr. BnEvi.4, churchwarden, in the chair. Mr. Barlow drew the attention of the meeting to the list of insolvent houses, in the parish, many of ...