... LAST Monday night a meeting of the Royal Geo- graphical Society was lheld at Butljngton.House, Sir R. I. stuRRoiiISN presiding. Dr.' StrAW, the 'ei'etar3 of the spciesty, thei read a paper iitifiig the latest aconnt.s' of tbe Central Atricar hxpoedition, asitransinitted by Dr. LivitigL stone. The paper was vcry lengthy, and only the mostinteresting portions wereread. Thie flirst pbir- tion, ...

... COOTEH1LL YOUNG NIEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Tnr first public meeting of the above association was held in the Court-house, Cootehill, on Monday night, the 21st Nov. The attendance was large and fashionable. The gallery and side-bo.xes were occu, pied by the fair sedx amongst whom we recognised -Mrs. Moorhead, Fortwilliai Mrs. Douglas, Fmeanue- mount; Mrs. Sharn, Cootehill; Mrs. Hodgins, ...

... THE ARMY AND N NVY. PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANCES, WAn-Oreroa, Nov. 29. - 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Captain John Gore, from the 10th Light Draeoons, to be Captain, vice Vedder, who exchanges, 1(1th Light Dragoons-Captain Richard Newaham Pedder, from the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice:Gore, who exchanges. _Military Train-Lieutenait John Taylor, to be Ad- jutant, vice Lientenant Sweeny, ...

... COLLISION AT EA. FOUNDERING OF THE EAGLE, AND GREAT LU6 (iF LIFE S., (FROM THE OLASoOW MAIL,) WE regret having to announce another drcadful d t trophe at sea, which took place early this a cat i the Firth of Clyde. From what w i to learn, tise screw-steamner Eagle, Whlic llie Sbe. tween Ghisgow and Londonderry, leftti ,t Br s, OC- for the latter port on Monday arternool atfaw o'clock, with ...

... VNSTMEINTS AND ALVIXR REQUISITES FOR TIHE WORKHOUSES. Otr renders are aware that the Irish Poor-law Com- mlissioners at present seekingtoionl the 0uar- dians of the Newtownar'dn Union to obey their sealed order, issued ill compliance witil a request of the Roman Catholic chaplain of that unilon, that they pro- vide for his use at Divine service in the workhouse an altar, vestmentS, and 3ther ...

... POST-OFFICE GUIDE FOR DECEMIBER. FOuBIGN AND OOLONIAL MAM5 TO AND FROM BELFAST. . $ 1,. 12AeI_ Uet Mails. Francs and Spain } Belgium, Gorman States,1 Russia, Prussia, Hol:I land, Cities of Ham-n- burg, Bromen, Iu- I beck, Donm irk, Swe- don, and Norway Portugal and Spain, via Southampton* Gibraltar, Indin, Malta, Egypt, and Mnauritiu8 (per Australian Mail), via Souithaimpton . ...

... THn Rev. H. A. Hughes, of nmlwweb, who has so dis- tingaished himself in connexion with the loss of the. Royal Charter, sends Ius the following letter:- AMIwOIn, Nov. 27, 1859.-Dni) t SiR--From the peculimrly striking characters in tiho enclosed dlescrip- tions of bodies brought up Lo my church on the 2Gth November I am inclined to hopc that you will be good enough to give them publicity in ...

... WRECK OF THE S.$. EAGLE. ' tFURTHER PARPICULARS (1rOMI THEs GLASGOW MAIL OF TBURSDAY.) W bhave little to add to tire account of this melan- choly disaster which appeared in our morning edi- tion. The steamer was about a mild distant from1 the.Arran shore when 'the collision took place, and was struck on the larboard side-not tbe starboard, as lies been incorrectly stated. Captain Baglesliam, ...

... SCRAPS Fr.OM.1 PUNCH FOR DECEMBER 3. Bl3AoN BRAMT W tL'S BrST.-Whll is a fraudulent deubtor like rt woodinan? When ho puts his hand to a bill and cuts his stick. A QuiesTioN FOR TIE JESUITS' COLLtEODoes the Holy Poker fot m one of the Italian Irons, and is it nse(l principally itl stirring up the flres of religious discord? A CONuNoDRUM: TO FILL UP A. GAP IN THIM CON- VErSAT1ON.-Wliy is a ...

... - Lvl -1SE77TER OFFICE, Friday jflfoming. ifu SltAG ~oIlcr TtELlcORAPl.] * VNGLAND AND THE CONGRESS. c lube sayS tile invitation issued by the Govern- et OrFranle toattend a Congrcss of the Euro. IDI.,ts 11asI, been received in London. p51 iiatio f1,0ula the Clovernment of Austria has arrivcd. st !t.f s e.ilounnces that the British Goventment ,,,recsonted in the Congress, and that the rW W'ill ...

... THE IRISH BRIGADE FO R THE POPE. (rjROM Tis T'MISS.) TelEira is nothing more agreeable, especially to minds of a not very elevated oar, than the chceaper kinds of virtue. Who, indeed, would lnot be vir- tuous wero it not for the sacrifices that virtue, ac- cording to tile popular notion, requires? If one could be brave without rk, trlieperate without sello- denial, and generous without ...

... (FRoM OUIR OWN COlnnRESPON1.NT.) L'NDOXN, WVDNESDAY. Tui telegraph wvill have already informed you that Lords Pahlnerston and Russell have at length Suill- ionc11d courage to face the country, and that oli Tuesday, the 24th of January-should tile great Tribulatioli promised by Dr. Cumming not inter- fere ineamiwhile to preveit it-Parlianent u ill mieet for the despatchl Of divers urgent and ...