... TCt lrms. M2ILITAlRY CAPACITIES OP TEE CON- TENDING AR'MIES. (Erom the Times.) ALTHGUGH1: we have now been more than six months at war, it is only within the last few weeks that we have found any opportunity of testing the actual military capacities of the enemy, or of ascertaining the value of those improvements lately introduned into our own service. Both these points, however, involve ...

... SCRAPS FROTAM PUNCH FOR OCTOBER 21. ITri TUiEATnE Or VAYn.-Prinssra is waiting until half price begius. A STrIcT VErerTARsIAr.-iIe vwon't take a pill unless he is tirraly convinced it is a vegetable one. Wiriire Frov.kritrrls.-Ieow wonderfully easy does the ?? officer malke a sceming inpossibilitr. IIn the held of battle he wears the -white featlher, yet never vsiobs it Tlii Runssian snake ...

... THE i WI IG'S LI RAtLITY SELF- ILLUSTRNTED. I-,, its blind zeal to attack and Vilify th1e Towno Council, without rhyme or reason, tle _Notrthrur Wllij sotme- timies Signally commits itself, and never merem luit- crouclv chart in its publication -of' yesterday. 'iiac 'jnuriraI, alludhing to a rumbcur that '['uis Verner, Esq., is to offer bimscif ais a candidate for one of thle seats abouit to ...

... RAILWAY MEETING IT COOTEHILL. A MEs;T1iro was held in tire Court-house, Cootehill, en Tuesday, tile 3r.d instant, to consiier means of ilicreas in- ii th;at loclity trafic in euiion With the DiLm dal k ?? Ennislfillen Itaitwirv, whicoh is now opened1 Up aUS far as BIilibay, and with the view of doveleping| in tile lleighbourhjoodI of Cootchill the advalitages of railkv;LV cominnnwie.ation. ...

... FAI'S, IN 1. LSTIEI. Com~v A'rn~ri.A~t.gh~iIt, Mendermay October -c~aL Icughl. Thtlrvsdnv. 0ictuLt r 12. lialliutur. S:ultaxdar. 'ut. 14. CoulN'Ty ?? Mutijir.w- Oc swror 9. Cu~lIy!banat!. 'lesslac. I )cto'ber In). blaikwatertowrn, .lonc-sbareiughl, MVedtdidn v. UOct-r II. ]itrz-rl-. TI rs- dav, Oct;bir 12. Kse rP-biorv. (cbesr 1.3. COI'NTY ?? Irensidte. S~iaiav (cutber i. Stra- 1(UIC. T2estay ...

... 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 ...

... 'l-quirl6turr. F liiNO OP V.'AT4ON-S FOR OCTOBERI. Tit I 0:etilIe'r Still Continues, withi little exception, fja- xe urabbi to ?? Op irlitionis. wv~icit.l is greatly neeoc] d, ais inuch grailn remain-i, and is hbiit tardily v hi coining- fit for dile sickle, in the North, Wet, ailit 01i udis) dist ricts; no ?? sholjd now ivlit bk~ it, tran.SfQi'-'!llw tO the liagziird such], of tlins tort-al ...

... (Froa tie United Service Gazette.) COlRIECTiiD TO Ti-IE lsT oF O;TOit 11, 1854 Ewhero twro places are mentioned, the isut namned i- iblit at h'11te Depot of thi Regiinllt iS ?? TLif (dde-. liei'o Per-k -1st ortey, Tc aeiniior In Di l]itto, Ibrlae Pa:rlk., i2tS 'l'inenv Sthliuo MR. 1-0liC GuLUarls. Windsor lIrI tlidi > Cltii 1ft l)rag- GUiildi. Piershill 4Vil ?? he;1 M'aldmr 2ntl Dito, ...

... SCHOOLS OF (ZOMJISI!) DESIGN. Timr Christian Brothers of Corl: -a mnollasi order of the Ronfish Chlurch -have esteablishod certain schools in the Beautiful City, in which theyvhave ' taken measures to associrte the cultivation of Art vith the luore ordinary eh emnts of education. T'he Christian lBrothers, having duly resolved ?? teadh ttlC eoulig idea how to paint, have also managed ...

... C.:GI.ERiA IN KILLYILEAGHf. T0 trITHE El.ITOtP OF TeaE PELrLST StEWSSLETTr.fR. ?? ta..t - ti : a Oil rro--ide-ac-e of (od, talc ole ccita:s cittae-a'ea a ?? frcm crroner-it us, I ecattc:a it tiiS apirtaU-its- ra-,seititot tecaiiigto tlac EOcah- (f TO'Lts tiaa at c'-l ce cosacle the relief of the t isEi,. tler n`-rI cs, ;tic iC 'tr V. the poot of' La;' ;!ft: gt geria-ra r::1 c~u-ri: tg tbte ...