... I Lucas, Of Limerick, and Miss Selby took the veil on Tueeday, at the Convent or Mercy, Derby. Five of the Sisters of Mercy have arrived at Ballinasloe fron, Dublin to take charge of the female schoola of the Rev. r. eD Nhich are in connection with the National Board Of Fduc tito. A school ia sbortly to be opened in the town Under the 1sanagement of the Christian Brothers. Lady de Vere has ...

... *A lecture on the nature and influence of Americau slavery was delivered last evening in the Baptist Chapel, Lower Ab- bey-street, by the Rev. Edward Kelly, a man of colour, a miniister of Baptist persuasion, and formerly a slave in the United States. The lecture was of a most interesting descrip- tion, and, from the simple bet very impressive and persuasive manuor in which it was delivered, ...

... Mr. Whiteside's bill is intended to extinguish the tribunal which, during three years, has worked so much misery and mischief in disen- cumbering property, improving its value, dimi- nishing costs, and drying up one of the most fruitful sources of litigation of which Ireland was so desperately enamoured, and a score or two of bar- risters derived all the advantage. That vicious court did not ...

... ,From the Dzily News.) No decimal scale is practicable, says one of the most competent authorities on the subject, Mr. De Morgan, ' that does not begin with the money. In our opinion, say the Commissioners for Restoration of Standards of Weights and Measures, no single change which it is in the power of a government to effect in our monetary system would he felt by all classes as ...

... ..,c $. .t I ws ,ouxnal DUBLIN: FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1858. THE ATHLONE ELECTION-THE CANDIDATES. The writ fbr a new election for the borough of Athlone has been moved for and issued, and while we write the formal mandate to the sheriff is on its way to that functionary. A few hours will enable him to perform his part in the solemn drama-a three shilling text book will furnish him with the ...

... MIR. F. SCULLY, M.P.-THE fLERGY OF - I .. _ . . I TIPPERARY. - ' . . I Mr. Scully, instead of applying himself to the simple point put before him by the Tipperary clergy, has written a homily on the virtues of Whiggery and the abominations of Toryism. The point raised by the Tipperary clergy was the necessity of maintaining an Irish party independent in ken- timent and in action, and devoted ...

... ROYAL IRI-tl ACADEMY. ?? ~ .. . .I The usual fortnightly meeting of this society was held last evening in the society's house, Daweon-street, Rev. Dr. itoINSON in the chair. Dr. Todd read the minutes of the last meeting. iMr. John F. Waller handed in the following donations, viz. :-A series of meteorological observations registered daily during the last six months, by the Rev. John Heffernan, ...

... 3s Three more Irish petitions were ithdrown last n 'O viz-against Sir Timotby O'Brien for Cashol egaieg 6 ' Montgomery for Leitrim, and against the late Celnee for Carlow. The consequence of the i a the l Le will be a new election for that county, which will ;i in a few days, the writ having been moved for lest eva's1 °o By this time nearly all the Irish county and sone nf , borough petitions ...

... A NEW BILL FOR THE1 DISENCUMIBRANCE I I OF IRISII ESTATES. MtR. WHITI]SIDEl, on Wednesday last, obtained leave to introduce a most important bill, the object of which is to aihrd firesh facilities for thc sale and transfer of encumbered property in this country-in his own words, to extend the machinery of the Irish Court of Chalncery, in ?? to tacilitate the proceedings of the Encuminhred ...

... PURSUANT to a resolution adopted at a private meet in of the Tenant League, on Wednesday last, a public meeting of the council of that body, of members oi' Parliament, and of tile ?? friends of the tetviiit cause, vas held on Thmrsda'v. at the rooms of tbe' League, No. 2, Beresford Place, for the purposeb of considering tile line of policy best to hb adulipte i at thre plesent moment for its ...

... QUEEN VICTORI.t AN)D THlE SLAVE MISSION'ARY. Till. Rev. Sinunel Crowthier. at native of Yoroha, on the 'West coast of A ;Cia, hvvlign brevn ?? as a mis- sionarv, in conilnexiol a ith ?? ChurCh k\issioiimrv So- cietv at Si erra Leot', wvas ordained ill 1S4.S ll He visited Eng land in IS;I, and hald an illterview oil that OCiasiOn iaith QLlen1 1'iotoilrhl, tile ch cLAlitltliCOS of which do ...

... IRIS ELCTION COMMITTEES. Aw MAYA. COUNTY OF NAYO. The inquiry before this committee proceeds on the petition of Sir fobert Blosse, of Alhavallee, Mayo, and of W . Kearney, a Of BolleovilXe and other electors, alleging that the return of D of 0uleele ?? and of Mr. Moore, the sitting members, was oaled by intimidation, vielence, and outrage, exer- at ., ,I towards electors in the interest of ...