... I CORRESPONDENCE INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BEiLFAST NEWS-LETErD University Square, Belfast March 21, 1859. SIR-In the report of the Tines, adopted into some of our local papers, it is stated that, in reply to a question by the Bishop of Down and Connor, Lord Derby said that no Bill on the subject of intermediate education would be Introduced this session. I have just had ...

... I . cf? c ? i ?? ?? A WI'LlIfitA Aclvi tefter:4, I , . (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.1 BELFAST: TUESDAY, MARCH .22, 1859. IT appears thnt Lord Cowley's mission -has been eminently snccessful, notwithstanding the depre. ciatory tone in which the leading journal spoke of it some days ago. As a consequence of -his visit to the Emperor of- Austria and his subsequent interviews with, Lord Malmesbury in ...

... ROMIANISM AND PROTESTANT[SM. Tarn monthly letter of the Protestant Alliance just issued commences by stating that the committee had taken active measures to endeavour to defeat Mr. Fitzgerald's Oaths Bill. A paper on the subject, explaining the objects of the Bill, has been prepared at the office, and will be sent on application to the Secretary. 373. Caution.-Mr. Gilbert, the publisher of ...

... ' ' ?? ~ ~ I THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. THE IesiSnSociEvy-To-day the annual meetings of the dioposian brapch of this well-knowin and dce scryedly-popular society are to be held in the Music Halt. The great tsuccess attending the operations of this society amongst the Rouian Catholics of Ireland has long made it an object of deep interest to states- men and patrioti, as well as to Christians ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN.r HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. [BY SPECIAL TELEGRAM.1 Their Lordships assembled at five o'clock. LEASING POWERS BIILL. Lord BANDON desired to ask the noble lord opposite (Lord Donoughmore) ;when it was the intell- tion of the Government to proceed with this Bill, which had already advanced some stages? Lord DONOUGHMORE said that, in the present state of public affairs, the Bill ...

... LONDON COBRBESPONDRENOE.'- * (FROMT OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON SATURDAY. PREM1ONITORY symptoms of disunion and division, somewhat similar to those which preceded the burst- ing of the Cambridge House Cabal of last session, are already apparent, and it is not improbable that the Radicals may even i yet repent and forego their machinations to eject the Government on the second reading of the ...

... THE CURRAGII, KILDARE. A CORRESPONDENT of tile United Service Gazette writes:- I is as greatly struck on reading the late debates on the Army Estimates, with the numerous observations which were made with regard to the importance to be attached to the health and employ- mentof our army athone. 1-laving been for some time stationed at the Curragh Camp, it has occurred to me to brinm under your ...

... WE (Galway Express) feel great pleasure in giving our readers another proof of his Excellency's desire to raise Ireland to her proper position, by using his ut- most endeavonra to make Galway the starting- point for America. The following is his lordship's reply to the resolutions of thoe Grand Jury, conferring a vote of thanls on his Excellenev for his zealous exertions in behalf of the ...

... THE Romish-Radical journals are making efforts worthy of a Virginian slave-driver to whip the Irish lmembers into signing the decimation for the ballot, in sufficient force even to appear numerically respect- able. We remember the meeting of the nineteen a few days ago. They, of couse, subscribed their names to the resolutions they passed; but it seems to be a very difficult matter to induce ...

... AIR. THACKERAY, MR. YATES, AND THE GARRICK CLUB. Ma, EDMUND YATES has printed a pamphlet giving the history of his quarrel with Mr. Thackeray and the Garrick Club. It will be seen from the following letter that Mr. Charles Dickens offered his mediation: Tavistock House, Nov. 24, 1858. My DUAu THAcRRAcAy-WiNthOnt a word of pre- lude, I wish this note to revert to a subject on which I said six ...

... IKORTICU LTURE. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THlE WEEK. PLANT D&t.AitTMENT.CCt)tttoi'Y, &c-Minny homsesof rthis description are very unfit places tor heaths, being generally too lofty and kept too warn for them; some of the Winter flowering varieties arc however very ornamental and should be largely em- ployed in their decoration, daring the Spring months. As soon as they have done flowering let ...

... COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GALWAY AND | THE NORTH OF IRELAND. LOVD~bN P'RIDAYt,.AR6OA 8',i8.The Co'mmitted of the H1ouse of Lords on the Bills for connecting Galway with tlhe North of- Ireland bydirect-lines eof: ailway, re-assomiled this morning at eleven o'clock .T4P Duke of MONTROSE in the ?? Other members of -the ?? AIirqute1ss of Bath, Lorq Strathallan,: Earl Ducie, and Lord Congleton. A great ...