... I 'F'its mneeting atfthe Society for .1romoting thed Edl- ?? OF thle Deaf-mutes aind the Blirird of this Pro- Vince, winch took place: in this townl yesterdlay, and which wve describe very fully in our columns, to-day, was peculiarly distinguished by the adoption of at report, which is of immnense value on account of die statistics it onmbodies. no~t alonea in reforeitec to thc ;tiogi-ess; of, ...

... T1 E T A T T 1, 0V I NK: I FR AT A NN . TT QP ?? T. TI TTi 1\ to\ Rtf\'171.7 JjWA9 urx J&LLLW AMJ wuumiAjsu. WAR-OFFICE, Ditc. II, IS54. The Right lIon, the Secretary-at-War has received from hs, graee the Duke of Neweastle the following, list of eastialties among- the non-coinmnissioned ?? awl mon in the forces tinder the command of Field- M1as shal tue Lord lagrlan, ?? from the 2nd to the ...

... TH-TE NEW BRIBERY BILL. ONr of the few ach lerenents of the late session- the ne,. B3iibery Bill-has just received a thorough overhiauiing at the hands of the leading Ministerial *nlgan ?? one of its correspondents, whmin the Tnies dlesignates as ?? Toe i'ariiamci2ntarlv Oracle of the Re-. ferns Club. Our readers are already aware that this measure, though recounted among the Ministerial ...

... 5- -- T3f l - - TBlE MAINE LIQUOR LAW. TO Tlll EDITORL OF TI I.ELFA1AST NEWS-LETVER. Srta-Th ?? of publie opinonl which was lately eshihitet in the VYictoiHa-llal regardinr ?? 5Maine Iiquor Law, i the very lrre andl inleiten- fial asseublw, tha, attwi~led-shoed their attach- 1ii1,itt to such a ntbe t. ,asure by their repeated tiid entliu.,a,,tic applau e, the gentlemen who laboured ...

... RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BET WEEN BELFAST AND DUBLIN. Wi: invite the reader's attention to that portion of the minutes of the last council meeting of our local Chamn- ber of Commerce, which refers to the subject of the quick daily through train to and from Dublin and Bel- fast. It wvill be recollected that, at the last hal?-yearly meeting of the Chamber, a resolution was adopted to the effect ...

... NATIONAL EDUCATION Is IRELAND.. TWENTIETT `REPORT OF TlS COtctiSSIOsNIsES OF NATiONAL aDUCATION IN lRtLAND, FOR TliE YF:aR 1853. To his Excelleicy Edward Granville,iEarl oF St. Ger- 'mans, (13B. Lord Lieuteniarit-General and General- Governor of Ireland. -NtUM1J3Er3 OF SCllOOLS ANID ATTENDANCE. On thd 31st of December, 1;52, we dad 4,875 schools in opersitiolnvhich were attended by 544,604 ...

... El b, (RTMK. PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WAR OFFIcE, JULY 14. 1st Foot Guards.--.'1o be Captains and Lieut.- Colonels, without purchase-Lietnt. anld Capt. R. Brad - ford; 1Loout, arid Capt. Mi. Bruce; Brevet-Cc]. F. Clinton, h~. 22nd Lighit Dragoons. To be ccpt and Lieut.-Coinel, without purchase- Brov. Lieut.-Col. T. S. Conway, C.B., from 22nd Foot. To be Lieutenants and Captains %without ...

... SHE GE OP SEBAS'TOPOL £FI-cnm i~n ?? spaohia CanwnCpaadLe:U.) Cvi 511 BsiEORE S LliAtOP0L, OuCr. 23. A .LAO OF TilUCZ. lfter the 2espatch of my letter to-d.ty. T learnt thrat Captain i'cI.'ees, aide-dL-camp. had lbeen stint in with a fla g of truce ao tihe Russian camp on the Tchernaya, to ascertain the p articulars of oar loss, and to cotmmu- nicate wvith our wourded and captive onf ers, if ...

... ODE (iqrllltT. PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. VnAUOvrrErt, Nov. 17. 7th Dragoon Gualrds-Quarterinaster D. Scotland to be Cor~nIet, wvitbout purchase, vice Usborne, who retires; Cornet D. Scotland to be Adjutant, vice Dow- biggin, who r-esigns the Adiutancv olixv. 6th Dragoons-Enesi-n A. I. HV. i 1White,*from 47th Foot to -be -Cornet, without purcuase, vice Dawson, promoted. 11 th Light Dragoons-&. ...

... A MtrLTriNG of the Qiicen's University, to confer de- grees and distribute hlonours, was held ill St. Patrick's I-fil, Dublin Castle, at three O'clock en1 Wednesday. TIe noble apartmnent in whlich these interestina- ceresonies took place ?? a very splendid ap- pearsnee wsheon the Vice-Cliancellor and Senate snored in procession tsp tihe hail, to take their seats under the e anopv wrieh ...

... BELFAST TTNloN. Tots usual wveekly mueeting` of the 130ard of Guarlians| efT his unio l as lil onl Wed(nsday, in the ll oar(T I roomn-I BTl. I iouston, Esqc., in the ccair There scere also piresent the folfo in' Gurcrianet-yltisrs! D. ?? I], J. Wr. S. 3M'Canlce (doput. ciarrilan), Carlile, lNiekir, Stewatt, I:iaslectt, MeriteDy B'ijgger l) -. M'e al Si'inn The Cr.cicir rearl a ictinr from tlhe ...

... SALE OF THlE ALEXANDER ESTATE. ON Wednesday, pursuant to advertisement, the valu- 2 able property in county Antrim, commonly known as the Portglenone Estate, formerly owned by the late Nathaniel Alexander, Esq., and continued in the'name of Robert Jackson Alexaminer, Esq., was sold by auc- tion at the sale-rooms. of Mr. Hugh C. Clarke, auc tioneer, R oseniary Street. The attendance was very E ...