... TIlE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. NtcwnV.-On Wednesday nigit, heavy showers of rain fell, which have continu ciil) to this time. Flax- pulling, which had commenced in this district, is now completely obstructed, and farming operations geCne- rally are at a stand-still. Reports as to the state of the potato crop nre in maniy instances unfavorable, and farmners apprehend that the rain will have a tea- ...

... I FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. IN BANEKRUPTCY. (Before the Hlon. Judge LYNCH.) hI re W. BUCHANAN. The bankrupt had been a general dealer in the County of Donegal. It was an adjourned meeting for final examination in respect to some arrangement being made with reference to £40 worth of goods, which, it was alleged, he had given over toa particu- lar creditor. Mr. GRAVES, who appeared for the bankrupt, ...

... IN the Gazeue of Friday evening last, the despatehes of Commodore Loring, of her Majesty's ship Isis, and Captain Cracroft, of the Niger, giving the details of the successful attack on the native pah on the 28th of March, are published. A military force, under Colonel Gold, and a body of the colonial volunteers, have been sent against the revolted Maoris, but their movement was not successful, ...

... IRIS[I RAILWAY RETURNS. MADE UP TO TIIE RESPECTIVE DATES AS UNDER. 1880. 1853. NAME OP RIAILWAY. £ S. d. £ s. d. B.menaaudlPortrush,July28 435 5 6 479 3 2 Belfast and Northern Coun- ties, July 28 ?? ?? 1425 0 2 ?? 1299 12 0 Belfastan'l Co. Down.July28 694 2 7 067 1S 0 Cork and B don, July 28 462 6 G. 314 15 11 Cork, Blackrock, and Pas- sage, July 28 ?? ?? 427 16 0 346 4 5 Dublin and ...

... ST. MARK'S CHURCH BALLYSILLBAN TnE following statement has huten sent to us for pub- lication, aud disposes, in the most satisfactory wil. of a nefarious insinuation made in the colutnsi of the Belfast Afercury:- The Committee of St. Mark's Church have tl5 pleasure of announcing that the debt upon tle ?? il bhas at lentgth been paid off; and tbl, t, submit tbe following statement to the tiuien ...

... V A I AElIS' CLASS. CLASS A. See. 1.-For tile cleanest, best managed, and best renulator] fiuin, on ivhich at least twenty square perches cf tirinips fur every flir acres of the farm: nutist he grownl; Situas mmr ?? ig such as Clover, clover am1 ryeerass, vetches, &c., in at least tile same proportion; and no two cr0ps of grain in succession in the same piece oF groiund. Situate in the town- ...

... TIHE ARMY AND NAVY. PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WAR-Or'r[c0 PALL MALL, AUG. 14. 14th Reguinient of Light. Dragoons-Mior-iGCn. L. T. Maclean to be Colonel, vice General the Hon. 3ir H. M1urray, K.CJB., deceased. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards-D. A. Farquhar, ont., to be Cornet by purchase, vice Royds, pro- nreoted. Military Train-Ensign E. W. H. Webb, fiom the 58th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by ...

... THE proceedings at the meeting of this Corporation, on Monday, were of an extraordinary character, pre- senting different aspects, by turns painful, exciting, and ludicrous. A very large assembly of aldermen and councillors attended to determine the long-pend- ing qunstion respecting the appointment of the next Lord Mayor, and a considerable number or spectators, including the editor of a ...

... GAR IlB A L D1I. WE have a very interesting letter from the Times' cor- respondent, describing the changes in the plans of Garibaldi, and his adjournment of the intended attack on the Papal States, at the request of King Victor Emmanuel. ?? writes from Messina:- AUoUST 19.-Garibaldi returned yesterday morn- ipg firom Palernmo, and, accompanied only by General Turr and a few of his immediate ...

... Tim following is tihe report of the Directors, to be laid before the forty-eighth half-yearly gencral meet- ing Of prolirictors, to be held on Wednesday, 8th August, ISGM:- CAPITAL ACCOuNT.-Tlhe sum of £2,847 6s. has been carried to the debit of capital acconnt during the six montis, consisting of £1,876 8s. for new waggons; £t15 13s. 2d. for bridges over the line at Seymour Hill, and at, the ...

... LATIE 'ST NEI W S. A\rIi, TS-h.h7TEI FI¢FICE7, li edcola~se~y .tfOsmhiq!. Lily' MAGNtSTIC TIM'EClRAl'ltJ YESTETIDAY'S DESPATCVIES. THE EMPEROR'S LETTER ON TIIE ENGLIS11 A LLIANC E. The Paris Coel-CRI):Oillnt (if' the Daity A'iis X ,i ys that the Etl perol's letter l as tviilencd lo It. DoI Persiginy. Tiliif opplotilfltv for the goncrtli conci- liatorya ssltlronces thiticih that ?? continins i: ...

... THE LIBERTY OF THE PULPIT. TO THE EDITOR OF THU BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. MY DEAR Sn-_Wlicen the Bishop of this diocese sent forth his episcopal command to the very worthy and respected Vicar of Belfast that the Rev. S. G. Potter should not officiate in this diocese-for which, lv-the-bye, he wasordained-I' felt much astonished. When, however +I fou(nd the Vicar determined to up- hold his rights, be ...