... I A E ?? T T'I' L L I G E N C E. Ll' T LST 1N BY M4(E Tq;IPC TELEGRAPH. YESTERDAY'S LONDON NEWS. 1J S S I A. The Jowtstal 'le'S. reters8abure7 contnins a notice by which the Miister of Finatne allows English and FreLcih vessels siX weelcs, from 19th of April, to clear nut of vnessels Ports ill tile 1iack SeaU tind the Sea of ~ouf; R-d 5Ei, 1wcrtks, ?? the 7thli' ofILV, to c-ear out ARsof; and ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURjSDpAY (YnSTI1ADY.) Their lordihips re-assembled after the Easter recess at five o'clock . THE ENGLISkI UNIVERSITIES. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from the Low Church Protestants of B'entford, pray- ing the universities might be opened to Dissenters. THE TROOPS IN THE EAST. TheEarl of ELLENl3OROJGHi said that by a letter from the Times' correspondent at ...

... INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS OF NATIONAL I EDUCATION IN IRELAND. | TiHERE is now said to be a gap existing in the scheme of Government education in this country, between the National Schools and the Queen's Colleges. Un- doubtedly such a gap exists, and, in the opinion of many persons who, we are certain, are thoroughly sincere in their desire to promote the moral and social welfare of Ireland, this ...

... WEDYEsDAv last, the, day appointed by her Majestyfor the National Fast, on account of the war with Russia, was generally observed in this town and neighbour- hood with proper decorum and respect. The Ahops were closed in all the principal streets, the principal exceptions being a few of those belonging to members of the Society of Friends. Several of the larger mills were closed, but it was ...

... Tan proceedings of the vestry, wbich had been ad- journed, owing to the tumult and confusion'created by the agency of a certain notoriety-bunting party in Bel- fast, from Easter Mionday, were resumed on Monday last, in the Parish Church, and again adjourned to the adjoining school room, in order to obviate the do- secration Nvwicls took place at the previous rmeeting The public hnd ewaited ...

... I'6kNY MA-ITEIALAS ()F TEXTILE FAJ3l'ICS F1RM INDIA, Ax intneresting paper On the Indian Fibres Suil able for Textile 1Fabrics was road before tile Society of Arts, at thieir meeting, on Wednesday last, by Dur. Forbe.s Roval:- InLdia (-;id thle author ) was a country of such vast extent, so dliversifiod in soil anti climate, zliat we might believe it capable of producing every variety of ...

... I J, Rf2srfrultutr. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOPR THlE WEEK. FanMVEn GA lDEN AND Sisatrn.nlrns.-The long con- tinuance of cold drying v inds and bright sunshine ;vill have been excessively trying to iarge-sized evergreens that have been recently transplantedl. and the attention anti expense in watering, &c. those will have required to carry thetn safely throughl, may probably convince many persons ...

... agriculture. NITRATD OF SonA-Nitrate of soda, according to the experiments of Mr. Pusey, and several others in England= goes far to prove that in many cases it is nearly as good, and in others suporior, to guano, par- ticularly in the case of its application to Iwheat, and Dr. Apjohn makes some excellent relmarlks on it as a rmanure. WVe still wvant a series of practical cperi- i ments of ...

... TfTE GOSPEL PROPAGA] ION SOCIETY ANND THE ASSAILAN'TS UP CLERMCUS DUNE- S'S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWVS-lnETTER. Sit-As a matter ofjustice, not so much to me as to the interests of truth, allow me to make this subjoined statement. At the late meeting in Belfast of the Auxiliary to the Gospel Propagation Society, Archdeacon Mant re- ferred pnintedly to the letters written by mee and ...

... TEE DAY OF HrMILIATION AND PRAYER. WrDNssEsAy, the 26th instant, the day appointed by her- Majesty's proclamation, to be observed as a day of general humiliation, fasting, and prayer, in consequence of the war -iT which our arms are now engaged with Russia, the, various Protestant Churches in this town were opened in the forenoon, and some of them in the evening also, for Divine worship. As ...

... -BELFAST BOARB) OF GUtARDIANS TIeE weekly meeting of the Board was held Yesterlay in the Board-roo m, at eleven o'clock, owingq to this (Wtelnesqday), the usual clay of meeting1, having been appointed as a national fast. There was a very full meeting of the Board, as it was known that the ques- tion of the increase of the salaries of the Dispensary medical attendants would be brought forivard ...

... 'RgEcutture. THE WVEATHER AND THE CROPS. A large brpadthi of land is again planted with pota- toes, and hopes are entertained that the dryness of the season w ill tend to restore that esculent to its former hlealthy and vigorous condition. The high price of grain has caused a larger sowing of wheat than has been usual with us since the repeal of the corn laws. Flax also occupies an important ...