... The League held its first metropolitan meeting, since the adoption of its principles by the embryo government, on Wednesday night. According to the report we copy from the 1orining Chronicle, the the meeting Ewas one of the most successful held during the career of that now triumphant confederacy.' The speech of the English leader was bold and effec- tive, evidently modelled after the style of ...

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... ?? ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA. The Caledonia from Boston with United States journal and papers to the 16th ultt included, arrived in Liverpool on Friday evening, after the remarkably quick passage (for this season) of eleven days. We make the following general summary from the papers. Our New Yew York correspondents' letter will be found to embody all the political intelligence of inte. rest:- ...

... The Paris journals of Sunday contain very little that Is worth noticing. On the day before, the Minister of Public Works, accompanied by M. Guizot, laid the first stone of the Foreign Office, which is about to be ereeted at the corner of the quay ?? and the Espnade of the Invalides.- The new building is to be finished in four years. On the -- n~fa, a largk number cflolas attended mass, which ...

... THE STATUES IN THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLlAMENT.MR. FERGUSON AND MS HALLA1!IM. 3g Our readers are aware that in the Dub lin University ad Maazine for last month our distinguished countryman ?? Fargason, ?? addressed a letter to Mr* Hallam remonstrating with the latter gentleman on the ex- he clusion of Henry De Londree, Archbishop of Dublin, from eda place among the personages to whom by virtue of ...

... We have received the Paris journals of Wednesday. The Courrier Francdcab says it has received information that the French expeditft against Madagascar is to have the co-operation of an English force, and that both are to act on the same basis, and to make the same demands. The English and French, says the Courrier are, after hav- ing chastised the Ovas ?? late resistance, to iusist Upon ...

... THE THREATENED FAMINE, The following letter 'was forwarded on Saturday to tie m government commission who are now sitting at the Castlea to inquire into the condition of the crop, n GENTLEMcEN-..In compliance with your deeire to have en a written statement from me of the capabilities ofisuprore. de ment, both as respects the fieheries and waste lands on the an west coast of Clare, I beg ...

... ' The Paris papers of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday aTe. been received. By those of the last.mentioned date, welhave aecounti from, Algeria, stating that Abd-el-Kader was only 'an hour in- advanoe of his deadly enemy General L4ousout, whos@ indefatigable perseverance, cunning, and courage, seemr to menace the Emir with capture or death. aI No ludisi ever followed the track of a foe, says ...

... THE MANSION-HOUSE CO0tMITTEE-THE POTATO DISEASE. I t Ivl -: The following communications have been foi warded to us by the committee for publication. They present the most gratifving prospect yet afforded with respect to the probable consequences and progress of the potdto disease. In strictness, we should say that one letter presents those gratifying features-that of Mr. Gregory, of Coole, ...

... - - We have received the Paris papers of Monday. They do not contain a paragraph of the slightest importanoe to our readers. . - SPA IN. ew. The Madrid journals of theyn ntbrn onw. ...

... lAMiAL'W Y CMAIUT TELS F1?O IRELAND..IM- PORTA'NT U1BLIC MEETING IN LINIiELUCk. , I A 1- ?? o..A 1 . . . -t. - ?? ?? o a iarge anad fighty inftluential ?? of the inhabitants d of the county and city of Limerick wits held, on Wedinesday it last, at two o'clock, it, the county court-house. The great- )- est interest was excited, arid the building was crowded to excess. Among those in the ...

... IRISII OPINION. .f. 7 ?? Stouthern Reporter.) The ?? very distinctly eshibito the anomalous conditios atJIelfnd. It shows bow little identified she is with English inter'ests, and how resolutely the will of the I English people is caofied out, irrespective of any conside- ration for this country If anything- more than another can demonstrate how mnh our material welfare is separated I from ...