... THE; WEATHER AND THE CROPS. AnMAGEI.-On Tuesday morning last we were blessed. with a copious fall of rain, wvlich lasted some hours. Since then ?? have had occasional showers -the farmers are longing for more.-Guardien. Derny,_Refreshing rain has fallen at intervals almost overy day since our last. Tlic crops are mak- ing rapid progress under its genial influence. From every quarter hopeful ...

... LONDON CORlblESPOND NCI| (FRoM OUR OWNV CORIiESPONDENT,) LoNDoN, SATURDAY. Tuis- Oxford eleclioln and tie NM1y leoll)ne election (e- CillpVy ll the fittenlioin thalt can be spgred f1 om- tbc war. The new Minri.isty ?? be saidl to be lrlilry ill theil ?? until 1 hp CM1aiiaoiloi' of the Exchequer is ret Il-rnoll iir tih(e Unliveisity, and there appears to be some deutill as t!) wilethisr tie ...

... I THE NEW CHIEF-SECRETARlY FOR IRELAND. I MR. EDWARD CARDWELL Was in 1847 elected M.P. for Liverpool. Ho was popular with the electors on account of being a native of the town, &c In politics ha called hitnself, and nriws elected as, a Con- serveative He was proposed 1y Joln ramliley Loore, Esq., late M.P. for Maoibu, who was tile Chairmian of the Liverpool Doclks, and secndledl by the C ...

... PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGESi - i.-W-AR-OFF[0J,. PALL-MALL, JuNE 14,i - 10th Regiment ot' Light Dragoons-Captain V. Bakertobe Major,bypurchase, vice Harrison, pro- i moted ,by purchase, in.the 11th Light Dragoons; Lient. II. A. Bower to be Capt4 by purchase; vice Baker; Cornet 0. R. Slacke to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Howley, Whlo retires. 1lth Light Dragoons-,Brevet Lientt.-Col. B. IHarri- son ...

... VERCELLr, MAY Si.-Of one thing there can be no doubt- the Austrians are retiring slowly before the Piedmontese in the direction of Mortara, and that they have likewise retreated, but without fighting, towards Novara. This morning, just at the moment when the Piedmontese army was on the point of fol- lowing up its success of yesterd*, and break forth from the villages occupied yesterday, an ...

... P1RESENTATION OF.: THE. FR1EEDOIN OF THE CITY OF LONDON TO SIR. JOHN LAWRENCE. ON Friday afternoorotho Court of Common Council assembled at Guildl hall for the purpose of witnessing tle presentation to SirJ. Lawrence of the freedom of the City, in a gold box, value 100 guineas, agreeably to the resolution, of the court of the 4th March, 1858. The box, whichiwas designed and manufactured by ...

... I 2 CORRESPONENC.I- I . CORRESP, NDEN., THlE 13i3E~STSOUTXI 'RCUItuT>WESIAEYAN ?? ' C i HUlIRCH G0OVElNMFNT' TO TItt EDiTOR OF Toit BEUFAST NEWS-LECTREit ' ?? letters'of ' A' Weslcyan, and of A re lativbe'to'the appointnibtof ministers to'th Sooulth Circtit in Belfast, start an importamt question ns r as Methodists and; Methodism are concemrne4 A Weslyan' 'says- The views of the majority ...

... C' e ICyIlbe Ils ete . W'l'lIf 45t (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) BELFA ST: THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1859. Tim accounts which nre beginning to arrive of the battle of Magenta confirmn our views of the engagement, and prove that the despatches of the Empcror Louis Napoleon from the field were much exaggerated. 1The total loss of Austrians is now given from Italian sources as about 1(,000 pri- sonors, lilled ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENTT HOUSE OF LORDS-YE5TERDAy MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. The Earl of DERBY announced that, in conse. quence of the vote of the House of Conills on Fri. day, he had placed his resignation in the hands of lher Majesty. That resignation her Majesty was mrt graciously pleased to accept. He and his colleagues now only held office till their successors could lie ap. pointed. He was happy ...

... ?: T. ?? W ? M t ? N I'S ?T- R We 4ieve. ,e are correct in stating the6 roilovilng Isathe list'te'n MiisI f, I wihi'i 'Will today be lif ?? P~erstpor 'th appi'ooatl nof hirst.Liord 6o? the Trensnriy Lr Lm alianierston. ?? Secr ,Y ' Sit' 0L'U. Lewis. Secltet nty r Celies-keof N fetastle SLcbrtarytfolr War-Mr. r d ley H6ehert.' 'Secletary ?? C. f : Fiirst'Lordo'f thj Aditniralty-Dtllo somerset ...

... RUSSIA:. Tars Russian Government has issued ?? followill circcular to all its representatives at foreign Courts, explaining the views of Russia respecting the politi- cal gituati n of Jurope, more especially aS regards the attitude of Germany:- Monsieur le Cornte-lu face of the eoniplications that have arisen in Italy, several of the great Powers of Europe have tiduglitt 'it their daty openly ...

... .NORTH-EAST AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION I . OF IRELAND. THE Monthly meeting of tile comnli ttee was held at Castle Chamber3 on Friday last-JOWATlTAN 11ICHARD. SoN', Esq., Glenmore, in the chair. Other members ?? Fforde, Raighlan; James Wilson, Slate House; Saml. Morrow, 1oorhall; Joscpb Perry, Grove Hill; Rohert Carlile, Ballymaconaghy; Joll Phillips, Mosside; John Borthwick, Prosplect; Adain ...