... LATEST NEWS, [BY TELEIRAP3] I C N!EWS-LETTER OFFICE, Tur-eday Mortning. THE IRISH CHURCH QUESTION. L The Stanfard savs- There is every reason to believe that the forthcoming report of the Commis- I sioners will show that the Irish Church is saddled S with an accumulation of abuses and anomalies' which hamper its action and cripple its power for ' good, and must, therefore, seriously ...

... 19 4 f i, adfast Afts-N, tilm ?_:j (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) BELFAST: SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1868. EN the House of Lords, yesterday, Earl Russell stated that he would offer no objection to the Compulsory Church-rates Abolition Bill being referred to a Select Committee, on the under- standing that the object was to more carefully consider the details of the measure. The Lord Chancellor ...

... C8OURT AND) FArSHION. THUlI QUWE'8 DUL.WIMG.ROO1. H~er Majesty field' a second Drawing-room at Buckiugham Palace on Wednesday. A large assemnblage was present to witness the arrival of: the iloyal and distinguished persons. The presen- rations were numnerous. Her Majesty's Bodyi juard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemernat-Armsi was on duty in the State saloon, under the command of the captain. The ...

... THE COURTO' WISDSOR CASrilE, FmiDxY.-The Qoeen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Prince Arthur and Princess Beatrice. The Qucen, Prin- cess Louise, and Prince .rthur, and the Ladies ! and (Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine ser- vice this morning in the Private Chapel. The Hon. and Very l'ev. the 1)ean of Windsor, assisted by the 11ev. P. Duckworth, administered the Sacra- ment ...

... THE PUNSHON -.IESTIMONIAL. THs presentation of the testimonial which had been subscribed for by the many friends of the Rev. W. M1. Ponshon took place on Monday last, at Ken. nan's Hotel, Cheapside, London, in the presence of most of the members of the committee. Mr. W. MI'ARTavt, Sheriff of London and Mliddlesex, pre- sided. The absence of the Rev. Gervase Smith (who had been suddenly ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. A PRs Sci rTEilA X` 'suggests, as a ?? of fin 11 ?? the ?? of the Prcsbhtcriaex clergy On the jetleStixM of Es- tablishieent,'' tlat - a eoneinittce of such imen mc9 Pr. -essor Porter be formed in Belfast, and a circi1ar be sent to 0x li Presbyterian minister in Ireland, with onitahicqueries, die answve rs to wliell would show thie whole illatter. Our correspondent may rely ...

... BEI.FAS S W'.'ATI' B)A R D. X½UIr.1E.1y, the Water 13oard lield their foi tnightly meetinlg -the Cha.irmal n, Mr:. l'oneur GRLESH, ill the s chair. There 'were also present - Messrs. Adam Daufin, M. B. Mulligan, John Dinnen, Thomas Gatikin, William. Brysou, B. T. M'Geagh, John Rea, Wlliasm Addio1 Nl John Moffat, Joseph G. Bigger, and Robert Carlile. The minutes of the previous general and ...

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... THfE POLITICAL SITUATION. The Daily ?? announces that every one of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions vill be submitted to the House of Commons, and in a leading article remarks that, if the second and third resolutions wvere in the 1)egilninglneedfnl assurances of sincerityyand practical . purpose, the withdrawal of them now would be in- terpreted as faintness of heart and will. The enemy would take ...

... THE ROYAL VIS[T. Esaoxl sAunntuS' Nflw-LTERnz1 fri( DUBLIN, TUctSDAY.-The preparations for the re- bul ception of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and not for the ceremoesials which will he attendant on their to visit, are being pressed forward in every quarter. for The famnishing of the suite of apartments in Dahlia fas Castle intended for the accommodation of the Prince scar and Princess ...

... THE Easter Monday holiday was observed in right earnest yesterday, in Belfast. The weather was all that could be desired. We believe that, during the last ten years, there was only one Easter Mon. day that could bo compared with that which has just passed, and to judge by the appearance of our crowded streets, thronged railway stations, and al- most impassable quays, the entire public seemed ...

... THE route of the Royal cortege on leaving Victoria, Wharf, Kingstown, will be up the Fortyfoot Road and then, turning to the right, into the fashion- able neighborhood of Salthill and Monkstown, with its numerous villas and neat and fashion- able residences. This route has been happily se. lected, as it is undoubtedly the finest and most pic- turesque approach to the city. lt.is also the first ...