... THE AMERICAN FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION FOR IRISH ENIIGRANIS. LAST evening, a meeting wats held it, thce Victoria Hall, for the purpose (if hearing at statement of the Objects of the association by the agent., Mr. John Cook~e. The chair was occupied by Will. EIVART, juni., E sq., Mayor of Belfast; aind amonigst those pre~- sent ?? Lordl Bishop of Down and Conner, Rev. Dr. Cooke, Rev. Win. Johnston, ...

... THL MYSTERIOUS RAILWAY PROJECTS. TnE following letter from Mlessrs. Newtons & Arm- strong has been puiblished in the lei'uii and we give it the benefit of our circullation, as it thirows some little new light on tbe origin of the Bills for a linc fiom ?? to Bangor- ?? SIrt-A friend seat 1is the Btdfast Nss Letter of yesterday (Thursday) an article ia which, on the subject of tile Holywo;od and ...

... LONDON CORRESPONDENC; (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, WEDNRSDT THE holiday weather is not mnore propitious tis r than last. Boxing day, the great carnival of the tol. ing millions of Cockneys who inhabit the metrepOll5 was wet and cold. Yesterday was rather more aqueous, and to-day the rain is falling in one laces sant deluge. The first three days Of the week ari therefore, be described ...

... THE POPE AND TIHE CONGRESS. The ?sational Gazette of Berlin, after giving an analysis of the pamphlet on the Papal question, makes somne remarks, of which the following are the prin- cipal passages:- However imaginary the picture traced by the paml)hlet may be, it appears more in relation with reality than the address of the Prussian bishop to the Prince Regent. The latter have yet to prove ...

... DISCOURAGMIENT TO PROTESTANTISM IN FLORENCE. The following statements appeal in the Italian cor- respondeice of the Times on Tuesday:- FLOReNaN DP1W. 13.-I Woirfmed you not long ago that the cause of freedom of conscience iad vely lately suffered at first' gentle check at the hands of the Tuscan Government. I little expected at the time that its death-blow ?? could be so imminent, Oni Sunday ...

... T OWN AND TrABLE TALK. (FROM OUR OW5N ?? Du BI.IN, TUMSDAY, DEC. 6. TiE interest of tle public in the great breach of promise of marriago case of Trousdale v. Stewart continued unabated, and the Court of Queen's Benh I was densely crowvded ?? yesterday. The incidents whihel ocurled during the examination of the witlne~ses to sustain the defence, were quite ,lramatic, and have been dnly ...

... EDITION. LIfS DX V. S NEWS. Pn Y . .C1 i 22IET TC T E1, E'OP.RA I' 2.j XE E ...

... THE PROJECTED HOLYWOOD AND BANGOR I - LINE. Tau pressure upon the fifescony must be very strong, indeed, which compels that journal, in support of the Bangor and Holywood Railway project, to occupy its space every alternate day with abuse of the NLws- LETTER, In an article in our contemporary yester- terday, we are accused of having given the project the advantage of vituperative and ignorant ...

... TO THE PATRONS OF COHURCH ED UOATtON SCHOOLS. D3Y A PATRON, IT must be admitted by all-I. Thalt i is tile duty of the parent to instruct his child in tile knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, stith knowledge being the chiild's in- heritance from God. 2. That it is the pareont's ?? to call in the atssistance of' the minister of the Gospel, or of any other person whomi he nimy consider qualified to ...

... NE H'S-LETTER OFFICE, ,'rida' AMoraibv. [BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] THIE CONGItESS. St. Petersburg, Dec. 7. The French Ambassador and the Charge ?? of Austria communicated yesterday to Prince Gortschakoff the invitations to the Congress. Prince Gortschakoff will be First, and Count Kisseeff Se- cond, Plenipotentiary of Russia, Vienn, Dec. 7. Count Reichlberg will proceed to Paris to be pre- sent ...

... 3 THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. I The Rev T. J. Burke, curate of Shepton Mallet Somersetshire, has been presented to the rectory of Durston, near Taunton. Patron-Rev A. Gray. 7 THE REV. R. MAGUtIR, M.A., AND THr CLEPcREN- WELL PARIsIoNoRs.-Dnring the week several of the pa ishioners orSt. James, Clerkenwell, connected with ,one of the local institutions, have held meetings, as was stated at one of ...

... T HE MILITIA. ?? r t..XTz- l__ n-n_ ?? Portions of the North Cork Riftes, Donegal Militia, and the Royal Limerick, who declined serving in England, arc now at the Curragh. The Corrierse dell Entilia of Bologna of the 22nd states that that city is absolutely blocked up with snow, and that most of the communications are inter rupted. GENERAL USE OF SEWINO-MAcMtNES IN THE UNITED STATES.-The ...