... FRENCIT GOSSIP AND CIIIT-CIIAT. - - al-.1? PAnlS, FRIDAY EvmEI\'G.-Pcople llerc t1l1unK 01 notbing but New Year's gifts, depositing cards, and ringing the old Anno Dweaini out to usher in 1859.- The city postioffice is a smere vehicle for masses of pasteboard. On the Place Vendome 24 regimental bands are rehearsing before the pillar of Napoleon the music with which they serenade his nepheew at ...

... POPULAR SCIENTIFIC LECTURES, LAST evening, according to previous announcement, Yj the concludin.g lecture of the series, which for so0e tir time past has been in course of delivery in thle o1 school-room attached to St. George's Church, was hr delivered by the Rev. William MI'Ilwaino-surbject, at Relations between Organised. Matter and Spirit. There was a good attendance on the occasion. ...

... , TO VISCOUNT MASSEREPNE AND FERgARD. MY LORD-I havo labonred in vain to induce ?? to add a piece of ground adjoining the churchl-yard of Cohnor, to the bofrial-ground of which we stand so muitich in need. Your agent came once to inquire into tho tmatter, and nverl called on mc; int took the opinion of an interested party, that there was no need of an increase. I t I , But I have to wvrito to ...

... APPOINTMENT OF THE REV. DR. DREW TO TIHE RECTORY OF LOUGHINISLAND. WE have very great pleasure in announcing that the Lord Bishop of Down and Connor and Dromore has appointed the Rev. Thomas Drew, D.D., Incumbent of Christ Church, Belfast, to the Rectory of Lougbin- island, and Precentorship of the Cathedral of Down- patrick, tendered vacant by the death of the Rev. H-. S. Caniming. No better ...

... LONDON COkRESPONDENCE. I (vO21 OUR OWN OOI11ESPONDENT.) LONDON, SATUBDAY. RAIN, rain, dreary rail! Thle new year coeics in weeping, and all Coclkneydomn is hi despair. Last night everybody sat up to see the old year out and the new year in. The bells of the various parish churches rmng out a nmerry peal to welcomC the birth of the infuat year. Tile night was flne, with partial glimpses of tile ...

... ( (FROM A CORUVPONDE;T.), TuiE first annual soireo of tile above society was held in tho Court toiise of Glen tarm, on Tlicrsday evening last. Thle hall was tastefully decorated for the occa- sion, and the pleasure of tho evenilng was greatly en- hanced by an excellent choir, nnrler the leadership of Mlr. S. Dicli; Miss Dick presiding at the pianofortc The Earl aind Countess of' Antrlim, ...

... z [BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] PIEDM ONT. RUUTLBR'S TELrGllAMS. Turin, Sunday. Neos from Milan received here, conflrms the re- port that great agitation is prevalent there. Daily altercations and quarvels take place between Italians and Austrians. SP A I N. Madvid, Sunday. Thle semi-official Coirescondence Aeiuogralap an- nounces that vessels ?? cargoes of grain will lie admitted into Spanish ...

... RAILWAY TI ME-TABLE. [ARRANGED FOR TILr NIEWS-LET7ER.3 TRAINS *-iVl leave for the undermentioned places from and to Belfast, on week days, at the following hours:- From Belfast, e, 0 30 am; 2, 4 30 pm 7, 8 am; 12 n, 4 g, 715pm a, a 30 lail; 2, 4 30 pin 7 aim ; 12 11; 4 30 pin , 9 30 am;l 2, 4 30, pin , 9 30 amo; 2 Poll 920 am; 4 15, 715 pin O amn; 4 30 pm 0, 70, 9 30 aml: 1211; 2 4 30, 71S pm ...

... e I , 0~s i ^ ~ ' (ESTABLISIED ANNO 1737.) BELFAST: TUESDAY, JAN. 4, 1859. THERE are some vague reports of a conspiracy against Austria discovered at Cracow.v Thirteen persons, said to have been Russian agents, were arrested. In the meantime the Austro- Italian States are much disturbed and Lombardy is said to be all but in a state of siege; the popu lation is in an attitude so hostile as to ...

... LONDOND ERRY CoIPESPONI)ENCE. 5 (F'ItoM OUft OWkNE COitfES11ONDrN'I'.) S LONDONDERnY, SATLIr;AY. 1 SrNODcs my last letter little has occuired of public interest. The weather has becn exceedingly temipit rate; and if the proverbs of our fathers hiave any foree in this practicalelgc, we ought to have a very pleasanit t season of'it in '59, as Now Year's Day was ntmnitlily s mild and dry. This ...

... ASSOCIATION IN COONNIMON WITHl THIE GISEIIAL AS-- SEMtBLY OF TM11 PRIESBYT'RIAX C[UIIRi. TiIE following reports of deputations have been rc- ceived:- ItERM MR. LOGAN, OF GORTIN. PRAPrIo.-IlMeeting held in the Presbyterian Church-Rev. Mlr. Thomplson presidling. Abotut 100 present. Rev. A. Cakhwell, Donoughmore, gave all address, A Band o1 Ilo0e lhas been formhedl here ilulrlhlehing 60, 20 ...

... IEISTRDASf baving been fixed for holding the elec- ion of Town Councillor for Smitthfield Ward, in room iMr. J. Moore, who hlad resigned the election, was eld at 26, Castle Strcet, and the polling was opened t nine o'clock, when Alderman MI'Cansland acted as 'residing alderlian, with Messrs. Waring Curran and lenly Ciunnlitolid as assessors. It lhnd not been known until after thlo poll was ...