... IRE LAND. In the workhouse of Lurgan, one of the principal seats of the linen manufacture in the county of Armagh, the deaths have increased to an :alarming extent. In the first week of January they amounted to 35-but last week the deaths in the workhouse, containing less than 800 persons, amounted to ninety-five! We learn that the Central Board of Health held their first meeting on Monday at ...

... NEW POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS The explanations given by Lord John Rassell and Lord Clanricarde on the subject of the proposed Post Office ar. rangements are, in one view, not satisfactory to the large portion of the public who are opposed to the propositions of Mr Hill ; for they do not afford much hope of the mea- sure being abandoned. Tn another view, however, they are extremely gratifying, ...

... Accounts from Milan of the 25th inst. give as a positive fact, that the Austrian Government has agreed to the modified terms proposed by the Sardinian Cabinet, viz., a reduction of 5,000,000 lire in the amount of the indemnity, the original demand made by the former Power being 80,000,000, but it is now willing to accept the sum of 75,600,000. Nothing re- mains to complete the treaty but the ...

... MPERIAL PARLIAMENT HO OF LORDS—March 29. Lord BROUGHAM asked if the Government had received any official information respecting the defeat of the Piedmon- tese and the noble lord also con consequent abdication of Charles Albert. The Nation to the gtatulated the house on so decisive a termi- war in Italy, which would preclude the necessity for any foreign interference. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE ...

... COURT OF SESSIOUN—CHURCH PROPERTY CASE. CRAIGIE, v. REV. DR MARSHALL, THURSDAY, DEC. 13. Mr Inglis resumed his argument to-day before the judges of the Second Division, on behalf of the and com- menced by stating the views which had induced the Relief Church to separate from the Establishment—which, he con- tended, was not on account of any difference in religious doc- trine, but from what ...

... tenant bill was brought up by Lord Port- man, who expressed the inexpediency of proceeding any further with the measure. Consequently this bill, which had consumed so much time in the other house, is aban- doned for the present. The Irish leasehold tenure bill was read a third time and passed, after a brief discussion, and a close division of 38 to 35. A majority of only three in favour of ...

... HIOLUSE 01: 1.0 D9-Mard 8. The Marquis of ?? presented peti- tions ngasinst chiurclh patronage in Scotlandu, Irain Onsngah mni LilIerd, in the county of l)onegul; frons Soarbhn, Pottvnafierry, msl ?? other placs in the county of Down ; and from the Presbytery of Cale'- ra'.me. E1lt113(11t111 52?SIIT.I5SITY. Thle Earl of ABERD)EEN gave notice, that to- morrow lie shouldl put a question to the ...

... AMERICAN PAPERS, (Freer tire zcew 'Eark Courr'ier o 9'ai,r9) StIGro or OF Tic ?? ?? Icarri trout thle ofli ttial ne ?? that the Jinl epjtdent rreasury Blli received the signatureortlu Prsdn at triout noon oil the 4th of' Jiuly. AoDJOURNMErtN'T OF' CoNGrrr-Ts-Lhe Senate has agreed, Without a division, to the joint ?? p)ass.ed by the Hlouse of Representatives, lesigntiariog the 21st day of' July ...

... LEITIIJ. FATAt. ACClD.NT-TwO MEN DltOW1VEt.-Ota sturdav afternoonw wlile a buat and seveis men. he- hllagla to lj.z.s. Nightingale, at present in Leith llon1-, wvas proceeding to that vessel from our Isar- hour, 5le was overtaken by a suddleni squall of wind from the north-west, ani dhrivei as fcr downl as tile Black ocaks. When !he had reachedl this point, an endeevoilr was niatle to put her ...

... PNROM TILE LONDON GAZETE.'R| DOWINGvse STIlISIT, OCT. 19. The Queen blls liena pleaseil to appoint Ogle Carr Esq. to lhe First Peisne JtIllge in} thie Islanui of Ceylon. 'I'be Queen lbne bieen pleased to appoint Jarnes Stark, Esg. to lie Seconsl Pruisne .ludgSe in tile Island nf Ceyo1n. Thll, Queen IIaS been pleasest to appoint Arthur 13ul- Icr, Rsq1. to thle office of Queen's Ailvocato in ...

... IFROM THEl LONDON GAZETTE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE-JAsuAmm 11. gll. Corp f l(f Royal E ?? Cmlet D. Gal. G aul tort t lo be Second Liontenant. ven v Alton, dere. e~l- CotS Gturtlerain C Co et W. H. Ilirloo ill tlt, Santnld iroto . ver rant. vi lO Fueing, promontall- ttentlemall C . le- 11 Y. Ilc 1). Sprit tt be Sectni Litittenant, vice Old, pnr-unoted of -Gentleman Cadet 0. D. Durtebhel, tit he S ...

... STATE OF TilEl CROPS IN IRELAND. Ts ?? leeiogt our prospects last year at this thirot as to the gro i ng crops, and comprn aring them wlih thlis year, hia a coontr at appears. Iii the early plit of Jily i839, there was no serinus appreohension as to anty of the criips, and g'gnerally all promiset well; lot a few weeks of cold, wi't, coild wintly weather, made an awfiul change. The potatoes ...