... - Tsii following almost incredible! statement appears in the Times:- An American invention has just been brought to- this country, with a view to its being disposed of either to this or any other European Government, and which, if it does one-half of what the patentee guarantees can be done with it, will make such a change in the mode of carrying on ae-naval war as will put steamers out of the ...

... GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS-IRELAND. I AN important Parliamentary paper has just been issued, giving an abstract of the accounts of ipr ments made by the Crand Juries of the several ties, cities, and towns in Ireland in the year Tbe amounts are as follows:- Antrim,. £- . .. £57,750 Arnaglh, .. , 29,439 Carlow,. , . 13,558 Carrickfi'rgus, County of tlc Town, 1,711 Cavan, . .. , ...

... SOLFERANO, FROM AN EYE-WITNESS. Tfn correspondent of the Tinies at tle Austrian Iead(- quarters was present at the battle of Solforino, and has written an anihated account of it, which Con- firms the views we took yesterday. Hc says there were seven army corps, or 140,000 men, engaged; and thus describes TttE AUSTRIAN POSITION. On the 23rd tho Austrians moved their whole army from the ...

... LORD DERBY3!S FOREIGNTPOLICY.. - - . l. . J d. I I . . M'a W irtted, yesterday morning aiselection from tMe vfuifi\oiius bi4.b kl: :icli has jIust boien issusued containing the entire of the despatches indd 'cores- podehdefdtela6 thI 't6 he' present Edi'rolcihn' crisis. We shqowed, by pjttdir4 theawortl of, Lord5 PninerstoiV ttide by sido with the-nmanly and outspokenl desp-atchtes of LordI o ...

... THlE PRESS. THE MHORAL OF SOLFERINO. (FROM T [IL TIMES.) WqY did the Austrian'. lose this great battle? Why have tiley lost every battle that has beun fought in this svar?' it is not that they are less brave than tho French. In this very entgageiuontt according to the official acciists or each army, the Austrians killed nnd lwounded 12,000 Fronchinen, with a loss to them- selves or' but 9,U00 ...

... The ice has been a better feeling in the biddings for most kinds of wool at the public sales held to-day. In some instances prices have ruled a shlade higher; also the purchases on ;Contiianltal accolnt have in- creasdd. DEATII OF Wm. MAJOR, Esg., CHAIJRMAr Or TMlr COUNTY OP CLARE.-We regret to ahnounce the death of Mr. Major, who for many years presided in the Coiurts of Quarter Sessions of ...

... BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAirvr YESTERDAV, the usulla b 1 shareholders was held at tim bilrt ef ith Road T'ersninUS-ROBERT 0IRIS; l, l Deputy-Chairntan, ltresiding. R IW, DL., TIhe SEOIRTARY (01i- Stewart) r mlent Callinlg thle mcetilag, all tim eli Thle CHialAIRAN SAtid that ns al ,3 lh5,!jh hie piec nieild, had hail the report st t UIde3 iiaps thety wionld (lo what Na, ( tho ihtllnPr. ...

... COUNTY OF ANmTRIM.-In our publication of Friday wo mentioned the names of four gentlemen who had, accordilng to current report, been appointed to the Coliaiiission of' the Peace for this county by the present Lord Chancellor. We find that the names were correct, with one exception-that of J. Nlackenzie Shaw, Esq. The gentleman selected, and chose name should have appeared, is J. W. Stouppe ...

... THE ESTABLISHTED CIIURCIl. The Lord Bishop of Cashel has licensed the Rev. Charles Conry, AlB., to the Curacy or the Parish of St. John tile Bjipist, Cashel, on tht nomination of the Rector, the Very Rev. Ogle William Moore, leani of Cashel. Thle Bishdp of Columbia sailed from Southampton on Thursday afternoon. Ile has appointed tihe Rev. John Garrett, vicar of St. Paul, near Penzanee, as Ilis ...

... LINCOLNSHIRE MEMBERS WITH THEIR CON- STITUENTS. LonD Robert Cecil, M.P., Sir Stafford N'orthcote, M.P., and the Right Hon. Sir John Trollope, AI.P., were present at a grand banquet given at the Town- hall at Stamford, on Wednesday evening, by the Mayor of Stamford. The MAYoR, in terms of high eulogiam, proposed The Members of the Borough. Lord ROBERIT CECIL spoke in reply at considerable ...

... THE ESTABLISHED C HUIRCIH. His Grace the Lord.Primate is expected to return to' the Palace,'A\rmaghi, about the 1st of October; 1LONDONDCRIIiY CAT1kDRAL.-The Bishop of Derry gratefully aecknowledges having received £50 from the Marquis of Waterford. and two guinena from Major Humphreys, towards the fuid for the improve- mont of Derry Cathedral. The Rev. Henry Carter, who occupied the curacy of ...

... A CORRErs.oNDENT of the Glafqow Courier gives the following narrative:- BuYROUT; AUGUST 18.-fy news to-day, I am sorry to report, is thoroughly warlike. On Sabbath last, after morning service in the chapel at Bait Mary, a quarrel arose letween some Druses and Mahronite Christians. Belt Mary is a village-on Lebanon, about two hours' ride from-this, and half-an-bour from Brumarlah, the seat of ...