... The Dublin correspondent of the London Times 'remarks The portion of the press which circulates most largely among the lower classes of the people is still engaged in its evil work of misrepresenting Eng- land, its laws, its Judges, its jurors, and its Press. Where such poison as the weekly papers especially issue is allowed to be disseminated through all parts of the United Kingdom the ...

... AMERICA. PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE. [BY ATLANTIC CAKLF. ] NEW YORK, TUESDAY.—The is a summary of President Johnson's Message to Congress: — The expectation of an eay restoration of the Union has been disappointed by Congressional legislation. No Union exists as our fit tiers understood it, but, I stiil hope that all will finally concur in a settlement consistent with the country's interest ...

... The if ark Lane Expreu, in its weekly review of the corn trade, says :— The appearance of frost has not moved the wheat trade from its inactivity, and a general decline of Is. has to be noted, millers evidently thinking the price high enough and times serious enough to be cautious. Winter will now considerably diminish shipments from every foreign port, Australia and South America ex- cepted ...

... FIFTH MON. UIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—On Saturday evening last, the recruits of the Blaendare sub-division of the 5tb (orHanbury) R.V. Corps, assem- bled at the Town Hall, to the number of fifty-two, and were put through squad-drill by Sergeant Money, which they performed very creditably. Capt.-Coradt. Hair complimented them on their muster and on the very satisfactory progress they had made in their ...

... An important will case, in which the name of the Right Rev. Lawrence Gillooly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin, is mixed up, hlwbeen before the Irish Court of Probate. The will was that of the late Rev. Dr. O'Connor, parish priest of Loughglynn, Roscommon, who bequeathed lands and houses in the county of Mayo and in Dublin to Dr. Gillooly and his successors in the bishopric for the education ...

... INQUEST ON A CIIILI). An inquest was held on Saturday at the Ha- fodyrynis iun, before E. D. Batt, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury, on the body of a child named George Thomas, two years and a half old, Jiving iu his mother's house at Ilafodyry- nis, who died under circumstances of so pe- culiar a nature as to warrant the withholding of the usual certificate until an official ...

... GABNDIFFAITH. CHAPEL ANNIVERSARY.—The Primitive Methodist* held their anniversary 011 Sunday last, when the Rev,T- T. Shields preached three sermons to good congrega tions. Collections were made at the close of eaoh serrool) in aid of the chapel fund. On Monday a tea meetiG# was held in the chapel, when a large number sat and enjoyed the repast, after which a public meetIog was held, presided ...

... The United States now has 37,000 miles of railroad completed, and 17,000 completing. A French labourer in Jersey city recently committed suicide because he had been robbed of 125 dols. The people of New Orleans are going to establish co-operative kitchens to rid themselves of servaut girl nuisances. 1 he city of Washington has a population of 100,000, of w;,om 75,000 are whites. The Roman ...

... DISGRACEFUL AND MISCHIEVOUS TRICK.—One night at the beginning of last week some evil-disposed per- son or persons pulled an oven-stopper down belonging to a labourer residing in the brick houses near the fur- naces, and about three pecks of bread were spoiled, A strict watch is being kept to discover the miserable poltroon who has been guilty of this dastardly and sin- ful act; if be is ...

... Tbe Queen went to London for a couple of hours on Tuesday morning. The Pope refuses to die. A telegram on Sunday evening says that his Holiness continues to enjoy good health, and on Sunday he gave audience to various diplomatic personages. The Great Eastern Railway has been washed away near Lowestoft by a flood. Excellent mutton is now selling at Xewburgh, Scot- land, at 4jd. per lb., and in ...

... ^c ~-i £ arn-3ji3itar?,- DISHONEST TRADING, To the Editor of the Free Pre.cs. Sin,—Some months ago a letter appeared in the Free Press under the title of What is a pound of ciiii(lies ? in which the writer related his experience in candle purchasing. I must say that that letter called forth my own atten- tion to the purchasing of candles. I also found s;>;ne that were only of the same weight ...

... I'ONTYbOOL. LOCAL nOAltD. The monthly meeting was held on Friday: present, E. B. Edwards, Esq., (chairman)., Messrs. Agg, Bevan, Bladon, Bunning, Conway, A. Edwards, Essex, Evans, Fletcher, Goldiug, Greenway, Ilaskins, Jenkins, Lloyd, Stephens, and Thomas. THE SURVEYOR'S REPORT Was read as follows Repairing High Street. I beg to report that part, of the top of High Street, near the Labour-in ...