... DUIUNG the visit of her late distinguished guests to FrancesAnne, Marchioness of Loudonderry, at Garron Tower, bheir Royal Ilighnesses proceeded to the Giant's Causeway, which they minutely examined, and with which they were anuch pleased. They also visited tire varions objects of interests in the neigrh- bourhool, and seemed to enjoy greatly thedelightful senery of Garron Tower end the Glens ...

... SPORTING NOTES FROMI VARIOUS QUARTERS | (FROMt OUR SPORTING CORRESPONDENT.) THURSDAY, SEPT. 29. A STRAINGMR in London cannot avoid being struck with the amount of sport and amuseilment enjoyed by the Cockneys, albeit how sternily they appear bent on business, for they never seeUI to have time to whistle or even smile; yet, go where lie may, be it up the Thames or down the Thames, to I1ornsey ...

... TO TILS EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER1. SIR-Being unavoidably absent from the Assembly yesterday, attending to the duties of my chap- lainey at the Model School, when Mr. Bellis gave his explanation respecting his now celebrated minute to the War-Oficee or the 15th June, 1858, I am obliged once more to state the facts of the case, that the public may clearly understand the point in ...

... TIHE ARMY AND NAVY PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WVAR-OFFIoe, PAL..-MALL, SEPT. 30. Roval Horse Gnards-Lieutenant-Col. and Brevet- Col. IV. Fordyce-Buchan, from half pay unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel the Hon. G. C. W1r. Forester, who exchanges, receiving the difference between Inflantry and Cavalry; Major and Brevet-Colonel R. H. R. H. Vyse to be Liriut.- Colonel, b. p. ...

... ABERDEEN, WEDNESDAY Ev ?? freedom of the city of Aberdeen was this afternoon presented to Lord John Russell in the newv Music Hall. The assembly at the ceremony numbered considerably upwards of two thousand, including a large number of ladies. i TheLoRD PRovosT (Webster) having in a brief speech presented the burgess-ticket to the youngest citizen, the distinguished guest of the evening, , ...

... NEWJ'S-LETTER OFFICE, Tuesday Mrubq. [BY MAGNErIC TELEGIIAP11.] THE CONFERENCE AT ZURICIT. Zurich, Monday. The six Plcnipotentiarics were present to-day at a Confercenc, at Which the articics of' tbe treaty of peace werc read over. Count Colleredo is expecting to receive replies from his Governmenit to the de- $patchjes lie sent off last Saturday. THE TREATYT OF PEACE. The Poare Of this ...

... [] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE.) LONDON, SATURDAY. Thi last few days have been fruitful of incidents worthy of more than passing notice. Lord John Russull has been on his legs in the famous .Music Hall at Aberdecn; Mr. Digby Seymour, M.I., and Re- corder of Ncwcastle-uipon-Tyne, has been Jbled by his constituents at Southampton; thie Right lion. ir. James, Wilson, ?? Secretary to the Trea- ...

... CHIJRCII EDUCATION SOCIETY. MIEETING IN ENNISKILLEN. ENNISKILLEN, SATURDAY.-The annual meeting of the Cloghier Diocesan Branch of the Church Educa- tion Society of Ireland was held yesterday, at ?? Protestant Hlail, Enniskillen. More than ordinary interest and importance were attached to the pro- ceedings in consequeonce of certain misstatemints having been recently made by opponents of tile ...

... SECONID EDITION. TI-Ij1 DATY'S NEWS. Bu Y MAGNETIC TELEGiRnAPH1.] NEVIrS-LE'llE/ER OFFICE, Tuesd1ay, One o'clock, p.m. TIlE BUILDERS' STRIKE. Tbe eleventh work of the buildors' strikeli has been comumnticed by a dividend the sanie as last week. The determaination on both sides not to yield appears to be more resolute than ever. FRENCH TEND1)RS FOR COALS. The French Government have invited ...

... la ? c Shelf 40 after. (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.' BELFAST: TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 1859. THMs unpleasant affair at San Juan is becoming more and more enlbarrassing daily. We called attention to it some ten days ago, and expressed our apprehension then as to the danger of an embroilment; and the last news from New York tell us of earthworks thrown up by General flanvey on the island, and cannon ...

... COR{RESPONDENCE, THE GUNPOWDER MAGAZINE QUESTION. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THlE BELFAST NrIVS-LiETTER. Ftaunoran, October 3,1859. SIR-I perceive that at the mneeting of the Council of thle Borougi of Belfast, on Saturday. last, a case which was heard some time ago at tile Petty Sessions, when I happeLned to le one of the justices on the bench, was made tile sulbject of comment. As I do not hold ...

... WITI1 the shortening days and the fall of the leaf the musical season comes round once more, and the ini-' tiative was last night taken by the Classical iHar- monists' Society, who led tbe way with a very pleasing concert, and Succeeded in drawing an over-crowded house. The programme consisted of two pavts of Haydn's Creation and a miscellancous collection; and, though at first sight one ...