... DEATIT OF WASHINGTON IRVING, THEt intelligeneo of the death of one of the great pioneers of Amrcrican literature, whose labours shed a glory over his native land, cannot lfail to create a sensation throughout the length' and liurodth of the country. Washington Erving, ?? inimitable prno ductions have so long delighted the world, anil whose gepuial life has, so long swon love aud admira- tion, ...

... INQUEST. YSTFRstDAT, an inquest was held at the General Hospital, by J. K. JAMESON, Esq., Coroner, and a re- spectable jury, on the body of a young woman, named Maria M'Kee, aged aboat twenty years, who com- mitted suicide, by strangulation, in one of the wards, out Satmrdav - Sarah lagli a nuirse of the hospital, was flirsl exa- mined, and stated-I am four years in the Hospital; deceased ...

... THOl WEATHER AND TIlE LONDON PARKS. ON Sunday, owing to the fineness of the day, count- less numulbers from all early hour cantinued to flock into the parks, the vast multitude each hour increas- ing until the banks of the Serpcntine and the other waters, as well as the carriage drives, became almost impassable. Numerous accidents took place, several of them of a serious character. Between ...

... .. *A WORD FOR THE POOR. TO THE EDITOR 05 T'Er BELFAST NEWS-LETTER, Sin- For soine Winters past contributions have been raised for the purchase Of coals to be given to the poor gratuitously, or at reduced prices. As this season has set il so very severe, it is to be feared that nmany ofthe poor mlay be suffarers, andl I would therefore respectfailly iog to Suggest that if some benevolent ...

... THE PROPOSED TJOlYlVOOD AND BANGOR RAIL WAY. WE have received the following note from a gentle- man who does not wish his name to appear:- DEAR SIR-I do not want to enter into a contro- ?? as to tilhe nwcrits of tile HolywoofI and Baulgor Line, but you seem to forgettone point: that this extension will add so much to the traffic of the best part of the County Dowin RailnIay-Viz. the line to ...

... . LAYING 6F TUE FIRST STONE OF BLAST I FURNACES, AT SEAIIANI HARBOUR. MONDAY was an eventful day in the history of the thriving seaport to the South of Sunderland-Sea- ham Harbour, it being the occasion of the laying of the extensive iron blast furnaces, to be erected by Lady Londonderry, near that place. The site of the furnaces is about twenty acres in extent, situate about a mile South of ...

... MONTIILY MILITARY OBITUARY. Major-Goneral-Frederick Towers, Unattached. Colonel-Richard WV. B3amford, Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensione-:s. Lieutenant-Colonels - Thomas Fenwick, Royal Engineers, ielauritius; Joseph Smith, retired full pay, 14th Foot; Charles llanilton Smith, half pay, 15th Foot. Mlnjor- I-Ion. Charles Mturray, half pay, lth Dragoons. Captains-J. Abercromby Dick, 52nd Foot; ...

... RAILVWAY T IME-TABLE, TitAI-NS will leave fbir the undermentioned placce, froin and to Belfast, on week days, at the following hours:- I I 1ro11 Belfast, 0, 9 a0 mu; 2, 4 30 pni 8 am; 12 n; 4 30 pill; 710 pmn 7, 8 aii; 12 n, 4 30, 7 15 pln 6, 9 30 am; 2, t 30 pm 7 al ; 12 i1; 4 30 ir. 0, 300 Bin; 2, 4 30 pm 0, 9 30 amn; 2 pM 8 mn, 2, 4 30, 7 1O pm G am ; 4 30 pm 7 am,; 12 11; .30 0011 8 am; 12 ...

... LA-7 T E ST NEWS. yJ- iJ S-LETTER OFFICE, set vdriety Afo07rning,. in 't A OXETIC TELEGRAI'PH.] TTlE WAR IN MOROCCO. BpLois tare current in Madrid that dysentery, and 1cnclera hatd broken out amongst tho Spanish trooP5It, is known that tile army has already un- tme great fati1ges, which havo occasioned sick- cbet the JsphIm hopes the rumours are exag- .erat't It is hoped the Spanish generals ...

... Acting-Constable Edgar, ofJonesbrotiul, has been promoted to the rank of Constable, and transferred to Newry. Sul)-ConstbldeClarke, of Mladden, promoted to the rank of Acting-Constable, has gone to tle depot at Dublin. Constable Hatton, who had been for some years stationed at MarIleld, an active and efficient officer, has been removed to Carrick-on-Sair, by the orders of the County Inspector. ...

... W. t publish;this morning a very imnpottant article ,from the Farmers' Gzeeu on the subject-of flax cuiti- e vation, now exciting so ouch attention in the North a of&reland.' . The view tahen by our ?? con- t temporary is al exceedingly valuable one-that niore f attention shoulild l;o paid to the cultivntion of flda at home. H~olding tile Salle views, Lord Bandonr, Lord Carberry and other ...

... T H E CO M ING CO N GR E SS. (roRt TIHE STANDARD.) IT is usual, as the time fror opening Parliament ap- proacies, to characterise fhle ensuing session as likely to be one of more than ordinary inmportance. Con- sidering ?? tho public is always heartily tireed of the recess and impatient for business, this designation is natural enough, for there is always an accunnulation of publiecwrongsof ...