... THE REV. H; GRATTAN GUINNESS. Mn. GuTJNESs preached on Sunday at nooll and in the evening in York Street Chapel, Dublin. The at- tendance was greater than on any former occasion. In the evening it amounted to about 1,600, and, if there were a place large enough, so that the dcmannd for tickets could have been supplied, thereis no doubt that five times the number ?? have been pr-esent to bear ...

... A OK N Q W L E D G A E N T S. GuJERATI Nlw TESTAnsIEx FUND,-The Rev. J. M'Kee gratefally acknowledges the following contri- ?? MurphyEsq. (formerly omitted), £1, Per Rev. William Mag-ill, Cork, £2 7s. lOd.-viz, J. Dowden, Esq.,i1s.;, S. Johnston, Esq., 8s. 10d.; Mr. E. Dowden, 29. Gd.; Mrs. Dowden, Is.; Miss AL Dowden, 6d;; Mrs. Beggs, 5s.; Mrs. Colbeck, 2s. Gd.; Mi's. Ken- mis, 2s. Gd.; Mr. ...

... YESTERDAY, we had the pleasure of inspecting at Donegall Quay, a flne steam-ship, the Leopard, lately built on the Clyde, and shortly to be placed on the Liverpool and Glasgow station. The Leopard was built by thle Alessrs. Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, for that enterprising firm, the Messrs. Burns, of Glas- gow, and whether we consider the gracefulness of her lines, and her apparently iirst ...

... THE ESTABLISHIED CHURCI. TRINITY COLtEOE CIIAPEL.-There was an ordina- tion held on Sunday, in thc chapel of Trinity College, Dytblin. The Right 11ev. the Lord Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert, and Aghadnoe, was the officiating prelate. Mr..Thoas i inigsinill, Abbott, M.A., ?? was admitted to deacon's orders. LINCOLN'S INN,.Tlle important ofllce of preacher. which has proved the stepplingstolle to ...

... PiROsEcuTION or TIE MAYO PRIESTS-The Lord Chief Justice has fixed Tuesday, the 16th of February, for the trial of the Rev. Mr Conway. A defence fund for the priest is strongly recommended by the Roman Catholic journals, and Archbishop M'Hale has already sent the sum of 691. to the ' Freeman's Journal,' to be devoted to the fund. The expenses, however, will after all be limited to the pay- ment ...

... E N G L R N D. SiLEmBR. LEONE.-The Government. have conferred, a pension of £'200 per annum UpoIn Norman William AMacdonald, for selvices as Governor of Sierra Leone. The office of Queen's Advocttte ii that colony is still vacant, the office having boon declined by Thomas O'Brien, Esq., who formerly was Secretary and Su- preme Magistrate inr the West Coast of Afioiaa.-Givil Servicc G'a;.ette. ...

... THE RUDIMENTS OF BANKRUPTCY.—The first thing to do, my young friend, when you start in life, is to settle everything you possess upon your wife. Having done this legally and securely, take a warehouse in a good situation and begin to liuy. That you may be under no alarm about your power to do this, I will explain, in a few words, the theory of trade. The greater part of goods manufactured are ...

... THE MILITIA.-In reply to a motion by the Earl of CARNARVON moving for some returns relating to the em- bodied militia, Lord PANMURE stated that £150,000 had been fixed upon as being sufficient to maintain 10,000 militiamen for six months. This, it was thought, would be sufficient. Recruits were flowing in rapidly to the army. Since January 1, 8,500 had enlisted, and in the last week more than ...

... POTOTVAL. LABLA'OHE.—Private letters from Naples are full of regrets for Lablache, whose death may (like Garriek's) be said in some sense to have eclipsed the gaiety of nations. They contain a detail or two which complete the record of his last days. He seems to have enjoyed life to the last, in spite of cruel physical suffer- ing,—to have kept house and heart open to old friends; not ...

... SCOTLAND SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. — The annual report to the Board of Trade just published states that in 1857, in the counties of Scotland, there were 43,432 occupants of land, and that the total acreage under crops was 3,556,572 acres against 3,545,191 in 1856, 223,1521 acres being under wheat, 198,387^ under barley, 938,613t under oats, 5,989J under rye, 21,607 under bere, 39,186 ...

... WELSH CHARITY SCHOOL.-The 143rd anniversary of this Charity takes place on Monday next, as advertised in our first page. The order to add Mr. Ralph Ormsby Gore's name to the list of vice-presidents arrived too late. It will be seen that Lord Dynevor is the president. II HOMO. -Ueccived on Friday Morning; too late for this week. ...

... We believe we may heartily congratulate our borough on the appointment of Robert Oliver Jones, Esq., Bar- rister-at-Law, to the Police Curial Chair at Cardiff. We have reason to know that the wishes of a great majority of the ratepayers have for some time been d:rected to this result, the character of this estimable Magistrate being well known to them. His proverbial integrity and impartiality ...