... CARRICKFERGUS AND THE TOWNS' 1hIPROVEMENT ACT. ON Friday, an adjourned meeting of the Town Com- missioners and the ratepayors of the Borough of Carrickfergus was held, in the Court House of that borough, for the purpose of receiving a report from a committee appointed, on the 10th of March last, to take into consideration the propriety of extending to this borough the bearing of the Towns' ...

... ITLIE COUN TY ANTRIT ELECTION. FESTIVITIES AT CRUJILIN. r ON Wednesday evening last, the pretty little town of Crumlin was the scene of festivities, rejoicing, and a general illuminiation, otl the occasion of a ball given by the Rev. A. II. Palconham, Lord of the Soil, in commemoration of the triumphant return of his brother as member, in conjunction with AMr Ma- cartney, for the County Antrim ...

... A TRIP TO GERMANY- DRESDEN,` IWE now present to our readers the concluding por- tion of the very interesting lecture on Dresden, by John Simms, Esq.:- A never-failing source of entertainment and de- light, in all seasons, is the magnificent Picture gal- lery, to which, more than, perhaps, to anything else, Dresden is indebted for the visits of the strangers who fill her hotels, and add to ...

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... VISIT OF THE HARBOUR COMlMISSIONERS TO THIE FRENCH CORVETTE. YrSTERIDY evening, at three o'clock, a large number of the Harbour Commissioners, accompanied by the Mayor of Beifast (S. G. Getty, Esq.), and fewv other gentlemen, left the Quay in the little pleasure steamer Pilot, one a visit to the French ship of-war Artemise, now lying about three miles fr-ieo Carrick- fergus, for the purpose of ...

... CA drulturf. c'a FARM OPERATIONS FOR MAY. [FROM IRISH FARMERS' GAZETT6.] Tau very rainy season we have had for the past seven or eight weeks has greatly retarded oat and barley sowing; still we hope that more than the usual exertion will be made, not only to do so, but also to get in the green crops in proper season. Where land will not harrow from being too wet, recourse must be had to the ...

... BELFAST HARBOUR COUMISSIONERS. YESTERDAY, the usual bi-monthly meeting of the Commissioners was held in their office, Corporation Square-JonN CLARKE, Esq., J.P., occupying the chair. There was also a large attendance of mem- bers. THlE rRlENClI W.la IESSEL-INVITATION TO THlE OFFICERS. The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr HENDZRSON said-[ understand, Mr;Chairman, there ...

... . OPIUMOVO. THr ESTA&rusIr10D ltlURCII. Tiu NEWBissnop OF NorawQnI.-The new Bishop of Norwich, the Hon. and Res J} T. Pelham, will, it is expected, be consecrated Ab: Lambeth Palaco early in June, on which occasion the Archbishop of Canterbury will officiate, being assisted bytho Bishops of Lonulon, Winchester, and Ripon. The new bishop will not be entitled to a seat in the House Of Lords ...

... x1allerial 41Q'arliallmit. HOUSE OF LORDS-YrSTIRDAY. [BY MSIGNETIC TiEmErflPIL.] Timins Lordships met at one o'clock. The Commons having been summoned, The LORD CHANCELLOR (as Royal Commis- sioner) acquainted the House with the choice of the Lower House of Mr Denison as Spealer; and, turn- ing to the Speaker, ?? Denison, wo are com- manded to assure you that her Majesty is sensible of your ...

... M AIEETING OF CONVOCATION-SATURDAY. Tnn bishops, dignitaries, and clergy qualified by office or election to sit in Convocation, assembled this morning at St. Paul's Cathedral, where Divine service was celebrated. The sermon wasjpreached in Latin by the Rev. W. Hayward Cox. The whole body thet adjourned to the Chapter House, where, after the reading of various formal documents, the Archdeacon ...

... IN the Postmaster-General's report there is the following appendix, containing a history of the Irish Post Office. Being of interest we present it to our readers. IIISTORY OF THE rOsT OFPIe IrN IRIELAND. Posts from England to Ireland were first estab- lished by Charles I., which, weare told, were much improved by Cromwell. It was ordered in 1654 that packets should ply weekly between Dublin ...

... the THE BRITISH BANK ROBBERY. [FROM TuIVE MS.] IT may have happened to some, among our readers, to travel along the weary high-roads of France in the old days of diligences. On such a road there was no rest for the eye-no loophole for the imagi- nation. A long straight line was produced for all practical purposes to infinity, and this line was of rough pavemliet-wvith, on each side of it, a ...