... IN the course of a series of able letters on the Irish Education Question, which have recently appeared in this journal, from the hand of a re- spected correspondent, there have occurred a few passages, with regard to the Conservative party and its brilliant Leader, with which we should be sorry our readers supposed that wve concurred. The passages to which wve would refer, as the humble ...

... FERV.ANAIL-The crops seldom looked better at this season of the vear, especially the potato, which niever, in ; thie nemory of the oldest inbabitant, was uruled out of grolll in suchi a sound, healthy condli- tion so early-Med. GisOVIX( CROPI.- lesSrs. Ilutclisonl & Dixon sold, on Tuesday, ilr. Findlay's crop at Pathead, to make way fir the tbhrninution otthe South side Victoria Park. It ...

... LA T E ST NElW S YESTER1)AY'S DESPATCHES. [BYIBRITISH AND 101511 MAGfNETIC fiAI A A J It I C A Liverpool, T h'urSili'. The Kanaroo, with 1i0 passIng05, ?? 51 ?? dollars has arrived. lleavy rains had opcitrcred in sevcrrn parts or' ttie United Slates. From Kansats, we learn hat 0 ovorte an Wi: Innl encaml ea Iat Lawrence, and I ik re res 40raeiesi r Leg-isliativite appolli tinctif 5 nive It (I ...

... (7zt ritattitre. 4ff DROMORE FARMING SOCIETY. Toing ainual showl of thc abovc society was held in tho Market Place, on Tuesday last. The attendance was good; and a large ?? of finC alimals were cxlii- bited. The judges, Messrs. Mlanic, Philips, and Lo- gal, awarded the prizes as follows:- AMaT~rUR CrT.sS-Best milclh cow, John Macar:an, Esq.; 2nd d(o., David Lindsay, Esq.; 3rd do., William ...

... VALENTIA, WEDNESDAY.--His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Lord Russborough, and his private secretary, Mr. Frederick Howard, arrived at Killarney on Monday, by special train; and, after partaking of refreshment at the Railway Hotel, posted direct to Valentia, where his Excellency became the guest of the Knight of Kerry. At five o'clock on Tuesday morning ...

... 94j;~ fricib Iany * { r~l ITHE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. FRmIANAoG.-For tbe last week we have been blest with very ?? weather, and tile cereal crops are everywlere ripening very rapidly, or have ready fallen before tile sickle, The potato is doing well for so far, tile appearance of blight being rare.- NEwY O.Ts.-On Saturday, three cart loads of new oats were sold in our amarket at 15d. per stone ...

... CLOSE OF THE EXETER IALL SPECIAL SERVICES. As if unwilling to part with the privilege afforded to themi by the special services during the past three nmonths, the working classes thronged Exeter Hall, ?? evening, in grcatcr nmbers than evcr. In a quarter of an hour after the opening of the doors, every corner of tho hill which furnished even a standing place was filled. Notwithstanlding the ...

... Tim Qacen'.s speech is at the best a Constitutional ceremony, which a very loyal liege cannot con- template with much gratification to his loyal emo. tions. Of course he is pleased to see his beloved Sovereign in her place in the House of Lords, and to hear the accents of her clear, sweet voice, whose sound, at least, is her own, though the sense, such as it is, be Lord Palmerston's ; andi yet ...

... BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE - ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. - DUB'LIN 1857. AT eleven o'clock on Thursday morning the, business of the Association commenecd simultaneously in the seven different sections in which the various subjects of inquiry have been distributed. The place of meet- ing assigned for the sections is the magnificent new building recently erected in Trinity College, and known as the ...

... THE EDUCATION QUESTION. To THE EDITOR OF THE SELFAST NEWS-LETTEcR. SIR-The calmr and temperate discussion of the Education question now, is, in my humble judgment, much to be desired. We have a Bishop friendly to the National Board of Education but at the samo time, friendly, in them highest degree, as I hnve heard him frequently state, to the Scriptural education of the young, ald anxious to ...

... DUBLIN AND DROGITEDA RAILWAY COMPANY. TIM half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of' this company was held on Thursday, in. the Board-room at the Terminus, Amniens Street. There was a thin attendance. - . At one o'clock the bhaif wns taken by the Chair- man of the Company, JAMEES W. 'MURLAND, ESQ. 'The SECRETAR'Y having read'the'iotiecconveningthe maeeting &c., restt thie reliort. The ...

... 116'A,10 IRillhtt'll. PnOmOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. W.vu-OFFICE-A ?? 25. 65th Rergirment.-.Mnajor-Gcneral R. B. Coles, to be Colonel, vice Lient.-Gencral 11. Balneavis, ?? de- ceased. 1st Regt. of Dragoon Guart1s.-Cornet and Adju- tant D. Wale, to have the rank of Lieat.; Cornet C. Levett, to be Lient., by purchase, vice Donovan, who retires; G. Webster, gent., to be Cornet, by pnrchaise, vice ...