... ST. SIMON'S-The church If St. Simon, Baptist-mills, was oonserated on Tuesday last by the Lord Bishop of the diocese. The district of St. Simon, which is thickly populated, is a part of the Trinity district of St. Philip and Jacob, and the incum- bency has been presented to the Rev. J. T. Barclay. The church Is in the Early Decorated style, from a design by the late firm of Hicks and Gabriel, ...

... (From the Mfontrcal Herald.) The general impression continues, that a short session of Parliament will be held in February, and that, as the Parlia- ment dies a natural death in October I 4S, a general election will, most probably, be held during the sumnaer-what the result of that election will be, we do not feel competent to predict; but that his Excellency's present Cabinet, has but a ...

... Sea-It bag often been said that the Roman Catholic gr relief bill of 1829 has been practically repealed. Now, re Sir, although I cannot go quite so far an to admit this (for at many and eubstantial benefits have undoubtedly been con- Ct ferred by it on Roman Catholics, especially on the higher cc classes of them), yet, I must admit that it has been mate St rially obstructed in fully producing ...

... | The ne'ial weekly meeting of the guardians o0 tnis union r took place yeoterday at the board-room. PE A!&dr'ian sc PNRy BoWLEs, in the chair. The fu'bvirg guardians wero ai50 present :-Captaen hr Nowladd, JSoth Ou31ey l3rinsall, Simeon Boileaui, Thomas a Dodd Smith, Colancl Shaw, William Creozier, John H. sb Asking, Thomas Wilans, Edward D. Williams, Cornelius | P. Sbannon, Francis Purcell, ...

... UBLtN ?? CIaBr,147l DUBLIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1847. THE COERCION BILL-IRISH(?) MEMBERS. The Hue and Cry bill has had another easy stage in the House of Commons-coercion stepsthrough that constitutional assembly with marvellous smoothness. One night is sufficient for the introduction and first reading. The English members disdain even to raise a debate on a question so seriously ...

... PETITIONS AGAI(NST SITTING MEMBERS. The petition against the return of Mr. Richard Samuel GGuineess, for the borough of Kinsale, has been presented to the House of Commons. The petitioner is Mr. William .H. Watson, the lets member, a gentleman who is already inown to the public by the persevering efforts which he has made year after year to introduce into parliament legis. lative measures for ...

... TO THLE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. -.JIl-+In o f westerday, and under an ar. Iyour punuto - -- -. - -- I I headed, Serious Accident, I am given credit for f010tsering to pay for any damage that had been done ,benrst briefly beg to disclaim any euch avowal as either Nsp ed or understood. I myself have been a consider. 6eP infferer en the seriousinjuries sustained by my servanto, tlh vehicl5, ...

... 2- of The Diaris of Rome publishes the following as the reply )rof the Pope to the address of Prince Corsini, in the name of the municipality :- 1 The words whlch you have just addressed to me, my Lord Senator, are a source of consolation to me ; for they give me the assurance of the good sentiments which eni- mate the municipal magistracy, whose duty is to watch as over the interests of a ...

... journal was prosecuted on three charges, on two of which it was acquitted, but found guilty on the third. The subject of this last was the reform banquet held at Orleans, and the offence charged was a libel against the person of the King. The sentence of the court was a fine of 6,000 francs and eight months' imprisonment. It is announced that the Lyons and Avignon Railway will be opened for ...

... just been published, contain some facts of interest . . . . The quantity of cotton wool imported during the ten months of the present year ending on the oth of November amounted to 3,757,462 cwt; during the corresponding months of 1846, it amounted 3,990,411, and of 1845 to 5,648,599. The quantity imported during the month ending sth Nov. last, is considerably in excess of the imports of the ...

... Now Christmas is come, Let us beat up the drum, And cali all our neighbours together And when they appear, Let us make 'em such cheer As will keep out the wind and the weather. Much good may it do the heart of the writer of tho above for, as it has been happily said, Or all the old festivals, that of Christmas awakens the strongest and most heartfelt associations. There is a tone of solemn ...

... tamcbroler. seel. sOt., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1847. L. MARa-LAFE, FRIDAY. r as The millers, bakers, and dealers appear to be toler- casta ably well satisfied that they will derive no advantage by Ins, holding off longer, and as their stocks are generally LIIB, reduced to a very low ebb, they have lattly bought on a air- sufficiently extended scale to give an impetus to prices. sp-, Wheat has ...