... TIHE TI-URLES CONCLAVE.-TIHE COLLEGES CONDEMIN ED. AT last-and rather sooner than we anticipated- ve have tie final deliverance of the Tliuiles Synod rC- specting the Queen's Colleges. ?? All controversy is now at an end-thle Judye lioas spoken-the Question is decidea. These, quoth the Dublin organ of tile pricsts, are the emph atic voilds unsimnsnousy aldopted by the Nattonal Synod ...

... THE TIMES ON AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. W1 like a good joke when it is apropos-that is to say, 'lheii the subject itself, the time selected, and the man- ner adopted, are all legitimate but there are themes anid times which do not bear jesting, and the selection of which only subjects the joker to general contempt. The present position of the farming population is surely no proper subject for ...

... TRIENNIAL V1ISITATrON OF THE DIOCESE OF DOWN AND CONNOR AND DROMORE. CHARGE 01? THE BIISHIOP OF D)OWN. Tisis visitation took place at the Cathedral of Lisburni onl Tuesday. The venerable Primate beisg prevented hy hedis- position from being presest, his Grace was represented lbv his Vicar-General, Doctor Radcliffe. The ,attendasce of tlmc clergy of both dioceses was niore full than even onl ...

... THPE SUB3A1RINE TErEGRAPIT-ANOTHER IHOPE FOR IELANI). rTI. Successful accol ldislhl inet of Subimarinie Tnflegralibic coinmimicaaioii hetivecn England all llra ice hias niatural yi let] to the queryh-lhat is to prevent the. cstiahlislient of Si- iwilar cnminminication lietweea Great Blritain nedl Irelall(l ? 'I'he Freemnan's Joawial briefiy, hut empiliatically, declares hlec cowinceiijal nece ...

... Mic 1£i 5. IIONIANISM IN IRELAND. (From thre Edinburgh Wiineseej Tire rlinqitairficri condemnation pronounced on the Government Cdl1eges iry thle Synod at Tirurles is of a piece with the course ?? of Romne hasail along purstied with respect to learning. Knowvledge she rcgards as hier greatest enemny ; and Bile has ever systematically discouraged and extinguished it. How prerfect a ...

... OCCUPATION OF LAND.-PURCLIASE OF TElANT- RlIGHT. Ar the recent osceting of the Carrickfergns and Killroot Farning Society, Mr. Barnett, in reply to the toast of Tho- rough Draining and Green Cropping, made the following speech, which we were obliged to omit is our last. It will be found to contain several judicious hints, well worthy the at- tention of the farmers:- Mr. BARN5 KrT said-I would ...

... FREE-TRADE MAINTAINED BY' LYNCH L.W. IT is curious how potent are the prejuldices of ?? spirit to lear down even tbe most reasonable appoals to self-interest. At a great Protectionist meeting beld ml Ross, Ifercforilshire Oni ThulrsdaY last, Mr. Busfieldl Ferrand, the vetcrama friend of time Britisim farmer, in advocatimagthe cause of the Wool and Flax Association, used precisely the ...

... INTERESTING EXPERIKIENTS.-SCITENCK'S IIE3ITOD OF STEEPING FLAX. AT tile dinner of the Lurgan Farming Society, on M ?? evening week, some intercsting statements were mrade rcla tive to Soicenck's new patent method of steeping flax, wvhich are too important to hc overlooked. Mr. JiarMS l)icicsozo stated the results of some experi. ments ?? first hall inaide, ii order to test the valte of ...

... THE DOWNSU-IIRE TENANTRY. EDENDERRY.-For the last week this town has presented an animated appearance, is consequence of the arrival of the Marquis of Downshire. His lordship arrived on Monday, the 9th, and onl that eveniug a monster bonfire blazed in the centre of the market-sqoare. The inhahitants were much amnsed by the marching of the folk from l)ownrshire-rnw (a Iong line of cottages in ...

... -Torci , litel I i AM E RICGA. A ?? of the followinig appeared in the greater part of our last impreesioi:- The mail steameer Europa arrived at Liverpool early on Mondav mtors ng. vith daties from Boston to the 4ti, ansI from New Yn'rk to the 3rd instant. Tie political news froilm the United States in the papers now before uis, is if very little interest. The louse of Repre- sentatives had ...

... VE- 1 I t3-favt :;Lf~ i E 1. F A S ?? FRIDAY, SEPTEMITEI B r, 1 ). WE. wvere enabled to insert, in a lacrre portion of our hist impression, svirntonary of the Amncrican adviecs by the Catnbriq. 'Ilie n1iec saimple details arc given in oair first page, sivo piuttinti which in tape, ave have received furrthler intelligence from the UtJitcd States, as an- nexed:- A\RRIVAL OF TIHE PACIIIC. ...

... BELFAST CIIA RITABILE SOCIETY-TIIE LORD LIEUTENAN'SS VISIT. TtisJ Address of the Commuittee Mf the above Society, pre- sentsli to the Lord Lieuitenant dri og his visit to tbe is stitil- tion, *with his Excellency's reply, have bees hanided to us for pubilication. 'File address, it will be reinemisbered, was formally presented by the R1ev. Dr. Cooke, bitt his Excel- Icec's stay was so limited ...