... TEXTILE FABRICS OF THE ANCIENTS-LINEN, A LETTER on the preparation of flax so as to resemble cotton, which we (Dafy Ne'ws) published recently has Oeicited from al antiquarian correspondent the following curious and interesting resiine of what is known respecting the textile fabrics of the ancients: your correspoiident's reference to the clothing of the Assyrian gods carries us back to a period ...

... KiFrE years of debatc, and no lack of wearisome peeches, the doors of Parliamcnt rao open to the ons of Abrabani. The drina cended with a farce luly played in Wlestninster, yesterday, by her Ala- csty's servants. In acting out this great impropriety 11 the dramatic proprieties were adhered to. There vere exits and entrances ; characters good, bad, nd indifferent; and a comic ?? JQhn RitL. sell ...

... . AN official document has just been forwarded to us for publication, from the Grand Jury-room Lifrord, which finally exposes the unworthy trick by which it was sought to extract funds from the pockets of all who can sympathiso with suffering. A false cry was got up, and made to sound like truth. An appeal was circulated, which, if its statemehts were well founded,-should have met a warm ...

... ifI I( a !t l (ESTABLISIMTD ANNO 1737.) BELFAST: THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1858. THE news by telegraph since our last possesses no feature deserving of particular notice. Our Dublin Correspondent, by special tele. graphic despatch, enables us to give elsewhere the appointments consequent on the resignation, by E. Tickell, Esq, of the Chairmanship of County Armagh. We publish in another column a ...

... RAMBLES 13Y ROAD AND BY RAIL. TIIE li(IlXTON AGRICUJLTURAL SIMINAIRY. Tiuts institultion was estalblishiel in 182¢, and owed its origin to the North-West Agriiciiltiiral Society, the fimds being supplied by various ilolilemien and gentIe- men, togetlher wvith the London companies, who own large estates in this part of Ulster, subscribing for 131 shares, of £25 each; hesides which, considerable ...

... Tj A T E1 S 1' N1 li W Sr , YER'TSI'PiR DA Y'S ])ESIATClE ES. (BY 1AWGNETIC TE'lEGAPTII.) TIlE MASSACRE IN BOSNIA B' TfilE TURKS. 'ITIh 1lrqstelr/ (ra.-Iye gives till accouint of tile Rto- cities ?? in lhositia by ti ci Tuitks. It appears, according to the statement s of the GCzetle, that towarrs III! cod of ]lst olillit, tile Mrilssl ll illula- bitan ts o: ?? horlrler Illtitd a tbin!ag iln ...

... LADY BULWIER LYTTON. Tire annexed letter las been forwarded to uts (Aforn- (nigy fferalle by Mr. Bulwer Lytton, tile only son of Sir Edward and ?? Lytton. Witlh tile publication of a statement made by the one who has indeed the best means of information, tumbles to thle ground all the fabric of misrepresertation by which it hias been attempted to inijure an illestriolis ual), whlo re- ...

... CII., 1) c j ,% ) I VI f a 5?- f 41, t t? ?, ?? tit c r. (ESTABI.ISHEI) ANN( 1737.) B3 R4lFAS ?? ]1 ON1).A Y, JA NUA R Y I 1, 1 85 8. Ti mEU arc furthter despiatci es frotn Imdia of at or. hanml usalttl cofulisi glharacter. GOlletel(gr aill, dated Alexandria, JanUary 14, tells us ?? ?? our troOpS have abandoned Luekiow, but tiat General Outtamn reall 1S at. Allutbagh. if this despatch stood ...

... For years to eome tbe Indian arilly mast bc eom- posed to a gleat extent ot English and the eontrol ol the llolsc Guards ?? be prot)ortionably ex- Tbe GloDe disbelieves tbat tile BEnister for hidi mnst be a peer. The Ministers desire botil in tilis cspeet and to patrolinge geuerally to securc the best mitteri:ll for the Goverililicnt of India. Tlic Daily >\'eles asks Xvily the telegrn])llic ...

... ?1?1Ivat aO Nflititarg.. PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. S, 2nd Regiment of Life Guards-For MaNjor and Brevet Lieutenant-Cololnel FP. M. Martyn to be Lieu- teniant-Colollel, lhy purchasc, vice Iladdelev, who re- tires, which appeared in tile (Gi:ctk of 27ih Noveti- her, 18a7, read, Maijor and Lictenant-ColoniCl F. M. larltyn, &C. 3ril Dragoon Gliards-R. 0. Smith), gent., to be ...

... S P A I N. PRIvATP letters from Madrid mention the prevalence of sacrilegious robberies throughout, the conntrv So devoid of proper respect for holy things are thiese ladrones that it seems they do not scruple of strip- ping the Virgin Mary and the various saints of the bracelets, necklaces, and golden robes with which their statues are bedecked, and the gold and silver vessels used for the ...

... S ECOTND ZDITION. Til ) AY' 4aON DO N N E WS. (Dv )lAt;iN'lTc TELEGRIAPIJ.) NEWIS-LETTY'le OFFICE, TUESDAY, I o'CLOCK, Pm.M TWO DAYS LATER FROM CHI1NA. 'Ittl( BWi i)illa; ail has two datys later news froni l- izthe 28bth April, when the ocslttigi ?? etlitrlletl to, (is. Id., Showing at favoiirablo 1. ?? eitli toaltot Iper cenit. I NX P 1 A It-;; Ac gi Ii's tule fc'llowieing brie asv'ct I' lS ...