... ,-'POTATOE. I., i THE CROPS?THI . , , * GALWAY, Auo. 14.-Since our last publication we have received communications from almdst every district in this great province, and with three exceptions all agree that the blight is not as general as was supposed.. The disease, which no doubt exists, has not increased during the week, but, on the contrary, many fields which presented marks of the ...

... IRISII MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT. We have received a reoprt of the meeting of the above society, which was held at Mason'$, Eeeex-bridge, on Taes- day last, and we can only find room to-day for the following report of the special committee, which was read at said meet- ing:- zeepor4 from the special committee appointed by the bard of Irish manufacture and inddastry, at the tenth sitting, on Tues- ...

... The sittings of the Assembly have been brought prema- turely to a termination. The 11th was the day fixed for the proration; but in consequence of the flight o tne mem- bers v sufficient number for the transaction of business d el not remain, and the President therefore on Friday wibely adjoumecL 0- permanence was presided over on Saturday by Dupin. Mole and Changarmer were among the Members ...

... THE Earl of Lincoln arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday last, in his yacht, the Gitaaa, from a lengthened cruise in the Mediter- ranean, and a journey through Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine. We are glad to hear that his lordship's health has greatly bene- fitted by the warm climates of those countries. THE will of the late Sir Robert Peel was proved on Saturday, and probate passed for assents ...

... RIOTS IN FLINTSHIRE. The peaceable inhabitants of Holywell and the neigh- bourhood have been thrown into a state of alarm by certain violent and outrageous proceedings on the part of the miners employed in the Talergoch Mines. These men have been up in arms against their employers for the purpose of ob- taining a reduction of the hours of labour. The origin of the dispute, as far as we can ...

... CARDIFF. IN the H&iise of Commons on Tuesday, Sir R. Inglis pre- sented a petition from Glamorgan against the admission of Jews into Parliament. The county of Glamorgan has but little reason to be proud of such a fact. There is one alleviation connected with it—it must have come from a. locality so obscure that even its name is unknown. QUOIT CLUB.—On Saturday last, the Swansea Quoit Club, ...

... RUSSIA AND) ENGLAND. +0 The Journal des D~ bats of Wednesday Ilast Pub- go! lishes a series of documents addressed by thle RUSSNEmi had Governsmenrt rulative to the claims made by Lord had Palmerston onl Greece, and more recently oil the prii Government of the Grand Duke of Tuscaniy. The ceec first document is a despatch from MI de Nesselrode, 0c'~ the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to ...

... I PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. (From thte Morning Post,) The following appointments and preferments have recently been made:- RECTORIES. The Rev. Joseph Mansfield, to the Rectory of Bland- ford St. Mary's, Dnrsetshire. The Rev. Edwin Crane, to the Rectory of Kington, in the county of Worcester. The Rev. Robert Amoyl Prichard, to the Rectory of 1ilatson, Gloucestershire. The Rev. J. G. Hickley ...

... BRITISH ASSOCI&7' ?? The sectional meetings of the ?? bI August 1. They were held in the different egan s TrhO Idof College, and were well attended, a considerablie prao ng1 fb audience being ladies. on l the The first conversation was hield on Friday eve Music-liall, and was attended by a crowded and brillinja n aint blage of ladies and gentlemen. The evening woas 5p Slt wersation, and at ...

... The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after two o'clock; when fev.ral petitions were presented, and notices were given of taotions for next session. The Yeoman Usher of the Black.Rod appeared at the far, and having advanced to the table, summoned the House to attend the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given by commis ion to several Hills which had passed both Houses. Upon their return the ...

... PROVISIONS. MONDAY,—The Irish Butter market was steady during the past week, and a fair amount of business done, at little or no alteration from the rates of this day se'nnight. The finest mild sorts are most in demand, owing to the best Dutch having advanced 4s. per cwt. In the bacon market there was an advance of about 3s. per cwt. obtained for prime parcels of sizeable meat, but no im- ...

... EGLINTON PARK MEETING-1850. s AuGust 13. The races commenced this day. The company on the ground was more numerous than it had been for several years; the Ayr- e shire Railway Company having done their utmost to accommodate the frequenters of the race course by express trains from both ter- mini and all the intermediate stations. About noon, the roads leading to Bogside were thronged with ...