... a Lif- FRANCE. h The French Assembly received its formal prorogation 0 to the 11th of November on Saturday last when the Corm. a mission of Permanence commenced its Isbours, with M. Du 'M as its President. hC ?? contains an article to prove the flourishiag state of' the revenue. It is -calculated that at . the end of the year the surplus will be 40,000,000f. There. is, therefore, to be no loan ...

... EN LA ND. Tuesday being the birthday of his Royal Highnes the Prince Alfred theusual annualftee was given by her Ma- jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert to the servants of the Royal establishment, the workmen and labourers em- ployedu pon the estate at Osborne, together withtheir wvives ud famnilies, and the seamen of the Royal yachts. The day was partipu]arly favourable, and the ground ...

... Kind sir, you spat upon me on Monday last A~rER a debate of no great interest, the House of Corn- n mons, most likely for the sake of being earlier set at n liberty than a thorough handling of the question would o have permitted, joined the ministry in their weak re- 3 ference of Baron Rothschild to the justice of the next a5 session of parliament. The case was made a remanet, ti and perhaps ...

... ?? 4rrecmairs TournalI THE SYNOD AT THURLES. We are enabled to present our readers to-day with an ample report of the deeply-interesting proceedings on the occasion of the second public session of the Synod of the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland at Thurles, yesterday, in- cluding the splendid oration of the illustrious Archbishop of Tuarn-a discourse which those who read it with attention ...

... I Te CROPS INENGeLAND AND SCOTLAND. DEvoNsnsin.-In the vicinity of Exeter most of the r- wheat crop had been secured, and, although it is not s0 In abundant as that of last year, the deficiency will not be to a large amount. We are, however, still bound to state that to there are instances in which the rust has reduced the produce to 25, 80, and 40 per cent. But the Instances are rare, and ...

... (From the London Papers of yesterday.) FRANCE. PARIS, SU.NDAY, AUG. 25, FrvE O'CLOCK, P.m.-Letters from Besangon of the 23d state that the judicial ihquiry re- lative to the incident which occurred at the ball at the Corn- market was continued with activity. Many witnesses had been already interrogated, and on that day a person namned Truchard. who was recognised by several as one of the chief ...

... IIM.rOOTNNLT MR. C. G. DUFFY. ._ ?? p)ITOR OF THFE FREEMIAN. an0 THE VlDi'TRN, ur 1 sou Published the report ?? to in thi accenm- sifletter-, I ?? OSl will admit thejustice of publishing ollyepi I'Sir, your obedient servant, I 5i' C. G. DUFFY. *owa it here, and I knowE my words will go p 1ro 10T the wings of the prees, I avow it here, I cave f rrerd Oirs about the Tenant Conforence (bear, hear ...

... . Subjoined will be founmd~a~icle4 from the Londpn press on this great Irish topic. They are, in gene-I ral, written in a. spirit of enlightened audndicrepre'. hensive justice. The discussion of this question is the political feature-of, the day.. The lay literary c preachers are doing' their work efficiblntly. They I put the subject in its . different lights, and examine it with a' logical ...

... The report submitted to, Parliament From Her Majesty's I sole and only Master Printers in Scotland has just been I printed. The report embraces at Period of two years, namely, a from the 1st day of January 1348 to the ]st day of Januaryv 1350. It states that it has been the constant aim of the C Board to reduce, us far as possible, the cost price of the Sa- ri cred Scriptures and other ...

... (Frmt our -? *vita COrespondenmtJ LONDON, SATURDAY EVeNING. It is generally admitted that Pier Majesty's speech at the close of the session, which you were enabled to pre sent to a large section of your readers shortly after its I delivery, affords very little room for speculation, except that portion of it which treats of our foreign relations, about which there is great diversity of opinion. ...

... M ISCELLANEO US. TnH STRIKEv o T EASTERN CoUNTIES RA1lWAY.-The difference between the Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway and their late engine-drivers continues in full force, and, without prejudging the question or deciding on which side the blame really lies which has ]- - . .. A .. . . - t I . . . - led to the resignation of the drivers, (the statements on either side being ...

... 1INTENDED VISIT OF TIHE LORD LIEUTENANT TO I[132rF~ , L FAST tT is OeW ?? nottfied that his Excellency the Lord jicetelianit initenils to favour the town of Belfast %vilh an early visit. Thre ?? r having reached town some days ago, alstoogli in all Mmurtlthenaticeted siiape, the Town Countcil, anxious, as btectime them, to lose no tilie ill preparittg a proper reieptiont for llis Excellency, ...