... FLAX CULTIVATION--CTIA RTER OF INCOR- PORATION VFOl A JOINT-STOCK COMPANY IN IRELAND. MAN PY cireumstances are now conspiring to fisten the attention both of tile agiriculturial and maniufacturing classes-or, rather, theleading intellects in those classes -upon the vast advantages attainiale by promoting tile culture of flax in Ireland to a inuchi greater extent than hlas beeo hitherto ...

... DISASnROUS SHIPWRECK ON' T1E EAsr AFRICAN COAST-BAR1BAROUS CONDUCT OF THE ARAB NATIVES. Ta t. following are a few interesting details relative to the loss' on the Arabian coast, of the ship Mary Florence, which left London for Aden on 16th Febriuary last, with cals. She wvas quite a new ship, about 600 tons burden, andi cost £12,000. Her master, Captain Christopher Short, was ac- couapsnieid ...

... __fforetigf 3ntfIn. FR A N C E. Tuie apprehensions of hostilities with France are rapidly subsidinug, and public opinion las set in rather als opposite direction. It tmrns out that the Freinch Ambsasalodr, on leaving Londonn, wvas ignorant of thc feelings of his Govern- niset, and led lhe English Ministers to believe that negotia- tions betwixt Englanid and France were not suspenidedl by his ...

... ffiorcflt 3qutL i?~nr P R A N C E. SETTLEMENT OF THlE GREEl QU1ESTION. PARIS, FRIDAY EVEiNNn,-To-dav Geneicral Lahitte an- nounced to the Asseimble the terminnationi of the dispiite %with Entglatid, til Englisli Govertinient Slaving consented to sub- slittille tile Convention of London for the arrangements come to at Athens.' Ai. )rotniy (lc Linivs has returneti to h is post in London. 'I le ...

... -A s - ,. Time Army ?? Bill has beenl witidr twn. Thle rcasoli assigned is that thle levy' is ilt actuali course of operatirm, but hopes ale eel ertained that inl a shtoit ti no a no less numbe! of soldiers will be sent homio be-.fnre thle expirat~inn of thecir Perijod of service. The Coltastre-ative papers are pleased %with Sthe reseltl while the Riepubslietif journals express very oppo site ...

... TH1E CRYSTAlr PALACE IN IIYDE-PARK. Sr e cr, our last riotice of tliis great building the progress ua tie iii its construction hias really beets wonderful. The .rapidilty vii lh which the wvorlk is pushed forwarid he~i a every-i thineg of tile hindl that has eves bitect atictemptedi even in this laril if inidustry, aid wye kniow cf so thilig whirls canl at all coosi)IIIC With it, es cepit, ...

... SALES Or ENCUH1IERED ESTATrES. Tilli Commtissiollelrs sat on Touesday, andi as several very ims- portalat sales were as olltce(l to take place, tile Comrt Was detisely crowded. Tlte first property offered was tite cstate of William Darcy, Esq. conmprising tile town and lands of Detitmoe, ill the ?? Meathi. Two lots were p((t lip, ?? there were tlo btitilers, anil tlte sale tlls adjouirnied. ...

... SIR W. SOMIERVILLE'S BILL-TENANT-RIGllT MEETINGS. U DUNDONALD.-On Mlonday evening sen., at six o'clock, a meeting of time Temlmamt right Association of Dmndnmalid wits held i a the Presbyterian Chiurch of that plice, for the purpose s of tahing into considreraim it the hill lrougimt formardi my Sir C WV. Somerville. Johim Sinclair, Esq., flenrvville, was called d to tile cimair, wlmen ...

... SIR r.. PEEL AND IlS TENANT8. Taru foliosvisg letter has beets adilressed by Sir Rt. Peel to the tertant-farmers onl his estate : I wvisht to cornmisnisicats with you onl the present state anil the prospects ofiagricolture sot farris they coscecri our relations (if Isssliord and tcnasst, and I know not thist I could select asty better mnode of cemlaruniealion thasi this which I have adopted. ...

... THE HILL TO RELIEVE lElLFAST FRONT GPAND JURY CESS, &c. We hatve lefroied thuat an aitornet of the, Report of Capitain Lear-h, onl this bill, teas roeceived inl town vesterilav, and wvis read at a conferene of [lie members of thle Town Council. Withl regard to thte repoirt itself a monst imaccountatileo i lav has ariscn in the pr-ogress of its t raiisnissiot to the Commis. siiiners of thle ...

... TIHE IRISH LORD) LIEUTENANCY. THiE doom of the ?? Court in Dublin Castle is at length formally announced], by notice of a motion to that effect from the Premier himself, and the bill which is required for the extinction of the Irish Vice- royalty is to be intreduced on the 4th of next mouth. There can be little doubt that this step has been long preconcerted, and it is now generally understood ...

... K ocal Klitelligrilfc. ?? !AITs ,wsV.-TIhc traffic on this rail way for the wveek ending 21st April, 1.8.0, was: Passengers, P,001 ;amonet, ?? 77 0 Good,, ?? .. £393 17 I1-£SS 4, L0 Corresponding vreek last year: - ass5enlgers, 8,:368 ; amnount, £443.:. 5 1 Goods, . .. £. 3041 2 G- £747 7 7 ]3ALILYMEN& ?? traffie onl this railway, for the week endi ng- 20th April, 1850, woes:- 1'anseligers, 6 ...