... 2-rhe 99' I WINDSOR CASTLE, Ain@L 17. 5The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon in an open carriage, attended by Lady Churchill and the Hon. Mary Lascelles. The equerry in waiting was in attend. ance upon horseback. Lady Frederick Cavendish arrived at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. Prince and Princess Christian and Lady Frederick Cavendish dined with the Queen in the evening. The Queen, ...

... a-ENERAL NEWS. FAMINE IN 11tassIA.--A correspondent of the Dail N.e-8, writin, from St Petorsburg on April 8, says ?? A terrible famine is raucgi in Livonia, Esthoniia, and on the islands of Dago and Oesel. The peoplo are reduced to the utmost misery, and have absolutely nothing to sulsain life with. Many have died from starvation. Almost every day large parties of the famishing peasantry ...

... !THE LA IMERCURY. I ] qua news received by the Cape Mail, whioh- 'trrved oz~saturday, states that intelligence had reaohedj I ~~i , WL __4 - A 4.1, I Ihe Colony, by way. of Mozambiqte, of the safety of DR. I Orrona the distinguished African explorer. ae Was Bald to have been at Zanzibar on the 1st of Tanuary, sad had lefb for England via the Red. Sea and Alerandria. The ews had giveu great ...

... REPORT ON ABSESSMENT. S The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the assessment and collection of poor rates-and other looal taxes in England and Wales have made their report. The conclusions at which the committee have arrived are expressed in the following resolutions:- That everylocal authority entitled toraise any money by means of local rates should make arequisition on the over- ...

... THE 1tECENT TRUNDERSTORM IN ENGLAND. gE;ROUS DAMAoGE TO PtsEsON AND PROEISTTl The following additional reports of the damage caueed by the thunderatorm on Wedneeday have been received:- C11lozsLoNr'.-At Parham Beck (tays the Carlsle Jovrnal) a chimney wase truck by the lighteirrg dir. g the lorm, and fell wvith a greext craoh. Iln the name nigbbourhood the electric Huid played semo etrange ...

... PORT AND DOCKS BILL TO THE 2DIOn 05' OFTE FRSEMAN. Dublin, 19th April, 1869. Sr,-It appears that, despite the remonstranse. of the council of the Chamber of Commerce, the protests of our merchants, and the appeal of the represents,- tives of our artisans, the Port and Dock Beard refuse to modify the objectionable clauses in their bill, which will come before Parliament this very week, clauses ...

... The usual weekly meeting took place in the Grand Jury RBoom, Public Office, Moor Street, on Saturday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. Rafferty was called to the chair. The discussion on Pauperism; its cause and cures, was ?? CIIAlRAIAN strongly ap- proved of emigration, as tending at once, if on a large scale, to the decrease of the present amount of pauperism. -bIl. HouG11ToN ...

... I THE APRIL METEORS, I Tho'se who are interested in meteoric displays may care to be reminded that on or about April 19-20 the earth passes through a somewhat re- marlkable stream of meteors. I does not, indeed, produce showers of such richness and splondour as have been observed in August and November, but the meteors which make their appearance ?? usually of thelargest dimensions. The exact ...

... LATEST NEWS En Fry TELEG-RA.PH-] ia i NEWS-LETTER OFFICE, Mozday Mornira ic FRA&NCE AND BELGIUM. PR1s, APRIL 13, EvmRico.-The Patrte of this, fr evening says that at the last Conference held be- ti tween the Marquis de Lavelette, M. Rouher. M. i Gressier, and 14 Frere Orban, on the rail way difficulty, the representatives of France informedn- the Belgian Minister that the French Government ...

... .El t t I ?? f I fa 5 t o(II elu 5 I, t t t t r. I I 1cur (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) tha Chr BELFAST: re-c M ONDAY. APRIL 19, 1869. , Irel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?? agir x the Spanish Cortes, on Saturday, Senor Lo- agit J i7, Mtnister for Foreign Affairs, announced wer 2;1 .t Sat ardav nrt iS fixed for the discussion of hi S;er Orensv's interpeliation on the subject of tre..ting wvith the ...

... lir. 1'uhsin will soon leave for Verona, to copy some frescoes for the Arundel Society. Final arrangements h-ave been made for the bringing out of Rlsseini's Solemnn Mass in England. One negro has killed another in Crawford county, Georgia, because he would not go to church. Aladame Goldschmidt has gone to join her hisband in Sweden, and is not expected in England until June. The disputes ...

... The Prince and Princess of Wales, having finished their tour in the Crimea, reached Constantinople on Saturday morning. They were to pay a farewell visit to the Sultan, and leave in the afternoon for Greece. King George has returned from Corfu to receive their Royal Highnesses at Athens. The Spanish Government does not appear to be satisfied with the state of affairs in Cuba. The subject was ...