... IMP3RI.Al PARLIAMEBN. I HOUSE OF LORDSMONDAY, FED. 9. (Concluded from yesterday's Freeman.) PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord CLIFFORD said he was anxious to express his entire concurrence in the measures proposed by her Ma- jesty's government for affording employment to the Irish people by the prosecution of public works. He believed, if any measure could be ?? advantageous to Ireland than ...

... The following is the extract from a Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into matters connected with the failure of the potato crop, which was laid on the table of the House of Commons on Friday night by Sir J. Graham, at the request of Mr. O'Connell:_ Dublin Castle, Jan. 20, 1846. \Ve have not understood it to be within our province to suggest to the Government measures involving important ...

... I | TO THE EDlITOR OF THE FREEMAN. Castlebar, SthFabruary, 1846. DEAR Sln-I have read with much pleasure in your evening publication of yesterday, the announoement that the Liberator had not, as was confidently asserted here, by the friends of Mr. Ousley Higgins, promised his support to that gentleman, as a candidate for the representation of this county, in the place of Mr. Mark Blake. I am ...

... - The Pa'ris papers of Sunday bring no other news than that the address of the Chamber of Deputies, in reply to the speech from the throne, was presented to the King on Saturday evening, and that he returnedia most gracious answer to it. No news of the overland mail had reached Paris, and no doubt seemed to be entertained that some ac- eident had happened to the steamer which was destined to ...

... RAILWAY 1,NTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY. The standing orders committee of this house met this day and disposed of the following Irish bills:- Killarney Junction Railway Bill. Standing orders complied with. Great Soutkerns and Weatern (Corh e.rtension) Railway Bill. There was no opposition to this bill, the object of which is to continue the liie of railway for which an act of par- ...

... i -RNCE- A eeived. In I - - ?? been receive The Parls journals of Monday have u su the Chamber of Peers on that day, M. Remusat brought forward his amendment., which was founded on the sixth paragraph of the address, relative to the endly rlations between France and England, and moved tha e foiowing words be added:-4 But in order that these relations be consolidated, it is necessary that the ...

... DUBLIN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1846. ?? LORD CLANRICARDE-THE OLIGARCHY AND THE PEOPLE. Lord Clanricarde, in addressing the House of Lords upon the second, reading of the Irish coercion act, complained that ' he had been grossly assailed; and reclaimed against the comments to which he and i other noble lords with whom he acted had been it subjected;' in consequence of his eagerness in ...

... I THE RECENT, EXECUT[ON-THVI COMMISSION.| The Mail of Wednesday night reverts to this unhappy topic. Our colemporary is exceedingly piquant in his de- scription of the Ribbon organization, and no doubt has had ms abundant opportunities of becoming intimately acquainted sa with the drill and discipline, which he lauds as i- ex- to callent and complete. We have often had ocnagion to a t ...

... 4 le ' a 1c DUBLIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1846. i¶EMEMBER THE 30TH OF MAY, 1844! TIEE DEBATE-THE USES OF A FAMINE IN IRELAND. In our reporting columns will be found at great length the debate which took place among the sup. porters of the government as to the merits of the policy by which ministers propose, with the help of the opposition, to renew their tenure of office. As our parliamentary ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF TIHE FREEMAN. SIB-! have long bad it in contemplation to collect the , opinions of some of the most eminent jurists and statesmen On the suliject of the duties of jurymlen, especially on trials for criminal libel, and the present appears to me a proper occasion for putting my design into execution. It is to be hoped that men of every sect and party who have ever been on juries ...

... CONCILIATION fHAL]L. I LOYAL NATIONAL REPEAL ASSOU~AVf ON, y The usual weekly meeting, of the association was belao yesterday. Soon after one o'clock Mr. Smith O'Brien en- tered the house and was loudly cheered; the hon. gentleman was accompanied by the Head Pacificator, and Messrs. I~Grattan, M.P. ; Daniel Callaghan, M.P. ; J. Kelly, M.P. , J. A. O'Neill. J. H. Dunne, E. W. Coetelloe, ?? F. ...

... His Grace the Most Rev. Doctor Murray has appointed the Rev. Mr. Rooney, one of the cirates of St. Andrew's churcb, Westland-row, to the parish of Clontarf, in the room of the late justly-lamented Rev. Mr. Callanau. The Right Rev. Dr. B3'owne, Bishop of Elphin, has appointed the Rev. S. Parks to the administration of the parish of Creeve. 'the Right Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Catholic Bishop of ...