... STRATHDON.-BALL AT NEWE CASTLE. ONr Thursday last, the whole of the tenantry on Sir Charles Forbes of Newe's Estates, in Strathdon, were invited to a grand Ball in the beautiful Mansion of News. The fete was given in compliment to the Lonach men, and Forbes Clansmen ge- nerally, who accompanied Sir Charles to Braemar this season. The preparations were on an extensive scale, the whole of the ...

... (Ffrot the North BritisA Agricid-tristJ Previous to the appearance of the blight in the potato, which may be dated from the year 1846, little difficulty was expe- rienced in keeping potatoes sound and good for future use. Since the blight, however, it has become a very difficult matter tostore them, so as to prevent partial or even total decay. From want of due caution in storing them there ...

... Week ending Oct. 5. 0 0 — 896 0 0 Passengers, 0 m4 £1361 Correspondin. week last year. 1580 5 6 Catepowsias & & Ramways. Week ending Oct. 9. = > Passengers, 93,750—Receipts £7772 14 10s o Goods, - £15,613 16 11 Corresponding week last 14,361 19 ot & Sowrn Wesrexx Ramway. Week ending Oet. 15. £4712 0 — —— S260 0” Corresponding week last vear. Norra Berrisu Ramway. Week ending Oct. 16. ...

... The Lord-Lieutenant and his lady are on a visit to Lime- rick, where they have been received with the most flattering demonstrations. Arrreciation or subscriptions to- wards the * Dargan Industrial Lustitute” amount to the mo- dest fix re of L.3500, In times gone by, when the “ Tribute Sund vo its annual course, the Roman chapels 1 the ot Dublin alone contributed in one day a sum little, ii ...

... LALES NEWS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sunpar — AMERICA Liverpool, Sunday Arrived Niagara, from Boston, sailed 28th ultimo, brings 181,000 dols. Two weeks later from California, 1,345,828 dols arrived at New York, and large amount in hands of passengers, The reported capture of Joaquin is said to be correct Desperate fight between Indians and whites. Commerce in San Francisco extremely dull, ...

... Areland. Robert Dorgan, Esq. is appointed Advocate at Sierra Leone, in room of the Joseph O'Neill, Esq. of Li- merick. ‘The situation is worth L.1500 a-year. The prospects of the Exhibition are bright again. The daily visitors have reached nearly 14,000 ; there is a sure prospect that Mr Dargan will be reimbursed, and public spirit is being roused to do full honour to Dargan at the ban- quet ...

... L ?? I. . - - - ?? .. d if MONDAY MORNING', OCTOBER 24. , It is all but impossible to say anything new with re- spect to the position of matters between Russia and Turkey at this timc. No new feature has preseutedi itself since our last. There have been no meetings of t diplomnatists, no letters of explanation, no crossing of the Danube, no cannonading, no sacrifice of huiman life. All we. ...

... '111 ?? M (NIlAI, W(M)INS IN P'AIIS. tI' -L 1. ?? ?? ,. Si v,-Th1 ?? ilto ?? ar1e bvingu ot pinoi'i~ cn irll out ill Ptii.ar . oiil II stutu vst, uild 2iuava elulloetel 6o ru II Itll ll;tL I jo, 11 ill :11i :1IT I i t: i i t I VA I iull aI 1political ?? (I vuiewv, Otnit a tuief h-iltell oit the:o 11:1': itot i i l'illh- ?? I' t V'0111 l'illftiC'1.. It to is i' Yu'oes sijec. I was ltst il ...

... IBELA ND. it Il'From Viae T1Z1immi COrI's.1l)oIdMIlcc 0 .ls 11t,001o'ls Mtl t1f111: ?? Th'b (1etav~lillueilts nf, I-I'gini'21tN lindur onlor l to jdill their rc- sitective COrps:ieiS'villt ill the 2ltediter:rttitti, ?? lit tlii ?? th Wa'l11 oi l Fid~lyl, for Snottilamptoltv, \ lwhore Sh1ippin Aill. ?? ill lre;ililess to collitvy themii foltrlhitil Io thdeii ?? d fI 1)tinatiowl . Ita-cs of:l ?? ...

... Southampton, Thursday Evening. By the United States' mail steamship Franklin, James A. Wrotton, commanier, wlhrcic touched off Cowes this evening on her way to Havre, we, have dates from New York to the 24thl ultiino. The Franklin has about 100 passeigers, 19 of whom are for HIavre, and onl freight for France 1700 barrels of flour, and specie valued at $300,000. The Africa arrived out oul the ...

... H-LIIRALD OlFrICE, M1o0dlay M1o1rnil17. i BY ELECTRIC TELEGR.APHI. AMERICA. LiAV(rp)ool. ?? 10.30 A.MY. The ljoyal MAlfil steanicr Asia has arrived from New York, and brings advices to the 21st ltiltio. She brings 231;,000 dollars in specie, soil l;4 passeligelrs. The heavy storim on the )0th eheked nearly all kinds oflout- door business. Orders werc received at Portsmouth, N. 11., for ...

... I THE, COURT AT BALMORAL. During ties past week, the weather on Deeside has been more favourable than in the preceding, but tile influences of the ap-. prolaching season are seen and felt at every turn. Speedily the scene will don its wintry mantle. Nevertheless, her M~ajeetIy and the Royal family have not been prevented from enjoying their wonted drives along the Dee, and strolls into the ...