... FOR some time past the practice of posting indecent and disgusting quack placards has been growing more and more prevalent in, Beltast. Every dead wall, every hoarding, every shutter of a vacant shop, exhibits the rival claims of opposing pretenders to a certain class of medical knowledge. Even the portals of the Police Court have not been sacred from the presence of these offensive ...

... LATEST'' NEWS. YESTERD)AY'S DESPATCHIES. of tl ?? ~Can [11Y IMAONE'TIC TilMaGRAPHf.]jrl ingi INDIA. i The f'ollowing telegram, fiora her Majesty's Acting Consul in Egypt, was received at the Foreign Office, vin Corfo, April 7, 5.30. i'.groi Alexandria, April 3. 2,0( The steaiiier Candia arrived. at Suez, yesteiday' for fi'oi Calctitta. The(. s9lteamer -Orintali, frt omay 1his arrived at Aden, ...

... (paOx 01UR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, FRIDAY, APRIL 9. Tnsr seasons seem to be inverted. In March we had all the genial warmth of May, and we are experienc- ing now, in April, the wet and chills of November, and we have continuous prone-descending showers, without the alternating sunshine which poets ascribe to April weather. Since last Friday morning, cold drenching rahis have fallen with ...

... 9?e . . NICIful ?? (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) BELFAST: THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1858. TnE French Government has abandoned its claims upon the Sardinian Government for the extradition of Mr. Hodge-an English subject suspected of being concerned in the plot against the life of ?? Napoleon, and Mr. Hodge will be forthwith set at liberty. The Govern- ment of Victor Emnimanuel deserves great credit for the ...

... MEETING OF PARISH OVERSEERHS. YESTERDAY, i meeting of the lately-appoiiiled over- seers of public-houses was held at three oe!clk, at the school-roorm to tile rere of St. Alines Chtlch, hI compliance with the following notice:- SIR-You. will please talke notice that you haroe been appointed an overseer of persons and houses in which spirits or beer is soldbly retail, in tie parish of Belfast. ...

... IiAT IE STr NE EWS. YiESTEiIDAY'S DE.SPATCIHES UYt MAGNETIC TEL~EOR.APl.] I ND I A. ARt RI VA L OF' TIlE MAILS. The letters and palpers hav'e lecn despatched into the ?? by tilhe Ceveing mails. The adtvices are .-Bombay, 18th; Calciutta, March 8th; Hong Kong, 2'th. OP'EIRATIONS IN OIJDE-PURSUIT OF THE REBELS. On the 14th. tile Cetivil' were abanidoning Lucknow in vast numbers. Sir Colini ...

... YBSTERDAY'S DESPATCHES. [BY MAGNLTO TEliECGlAPU.) I N DIA. Thel, following telegram fr-om her Majesty's Acting- Consul in Egypt, was received at the Foreign-office onl 13th April, at 5 P.m. The steanser Ganges arriyed at Suez yesterday, from B~ombay. Thce following in- telligence has been telegraphed from SLIeZ:- Bombay, 'March 24, 3 P.M. Lucknow fell onl the 19th; 117 guns captured; about 2 ...

... Tilt usual weekly meeting of this Board was held yes terday, when Professor STE VELLY p~resided. The other nienibers present werem-Dr. Dill, John* Lind- S.g ?? R. Greer, J. Cameiron, Rt. Con- erly', ant i llm Adi. i Esqrs. A. J1. M[acrare, ?? Solicitor to the B~oard, was also0 in attendance. Thle minutes orflast meeting were i ~~ andi coo nrumed, and soill oilher routilne bhusinessflisposed of ...

... IC ?j e ?01 dfiot, llctu?-f after+ (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) BELFAST: FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1858. TuE case of the students and the police is still proe.eeding in tho Police Court. The position of it at present is, that Colonel Browne and several constables and others in the police force have been sent for trial. Trhey reserved their defence nominally, but in reality made it, in the nature of a cross ...

... (FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, SATURDAY EVrNING. Ix the absence of political news of any moment, John Bull has turned his attention to domestic matters. Ele has been engaged tbe greater portion of the week in bringing to public justice certain peccant members of society, whose proceediugs have brought them within the grip of the law The journey fiom St. Stephens to the Old Bailey is not ...

... fly O?t gkffiut (ESTABLISIIED ANNO 1737.) BELFAST: TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1858. TILE Houses of Parliament resumed last night, after the Easter recess. In the Lords literally nothing was done. In the House of Commons Lord John Russell took a course which it was expeted he would adopt. There are, as our readers know, two India Bills before the country. To the first of thesu Lord l'almerston is ...

... CIOURCIt MISSIONARY SOCIETY. rnE annual meeting of the Church Missionary So- *icty was held last evening in the Munsic lHall, which ,vas crowded to excess bya most respectabilc audience. ln the platform wo noticed the Lord Bishop of Down and ~Comnor, the Rev. W. Kaue and the Rev. r. Ilobson, deputation from the parent society; Rev, P. F. Miller, Vicar of Belfast; llev, Dr. Drew, Rev. lin. ...