... LAYIN'G THE FOUNDATION STE OF ST. S2jPEPHEN'S FREE CHURCH. SAITURDAY afternoon, the foundation-stone of St. Stephen's Free Church was laid by Sir William Gillilan Johnson, D.L., J.P., in the presence of a very large assemblage of the clergy, parishioners' and the general public. 'his is the sixth church which will be erct ed in this neighbouriiuod in con- nection with the Church Extension ...

... 'IH My021 OF CORK A-ND THE TOWN TaE I COUNCIL. Carat, n RDAY-aTe ?? meeting of the Improvement Departcent of the Council to-day was attended almost e. ?? the layor's Irieenes and supporter'. Peachins were passed instruct- ing tte tin vu T Clerk to elig0e ?? r:cieudrthe Ma or. The meeting consi iretd the Disabsliti-s Bill as unconstitutioual' and s an un% arrantaole intarfcrence wit the r'g ...

... TTE VA\UALu O' OF IRFLNXYD. LONDON, T2ur-;'Av.h- The S Let CCOLD;:iit'ee, |L appointae. at the inseauce of Col. i'rench to inqire IA into the valuation of heland, met aga'u to day in ! F Room 13. 1. The chair was taken b)e7 oh. Eacer and the other menebcrs of coiomn-n'ec werc- r I- rton | Financial Secretary to the 't'reaairv' Mrr 'lanin, tl Colonel Forde, Tne O'Conor )un. Sir ?? Hevgate, t, ...

... SHEEP STIEARLNG AT YAN-KO, N.S.W. NVF publish the following extract from the 11as- tion - tr-oted Sydrey News, describing a new system of right sletiep-washing lately introduced in the Australian prote colonies with great success. Parties who have T_ taken advantage of it have realised from 3d to 44 T per Lb. more for their wool than it would have TIl bought under the old system. Some flue ...

... I [(OM A CORRESPONDENT ] A MsSETIcNL in support of the Irish Church was held in the large school rooms attached to the Pa- rish Church, Spitaldelds, a few evenings ago. Up- .vards of 1,000 persons, of whom the great ma- jority were working men, were present. Resolu- rons condemnatory of Mr. Gladstone's spoliation measure were moved and seconded by Messrs. E. 'larke, Q C.; Armrstrong, Q C ; ...

... LLATEST Nv~rr.EIW S. fBY TELEGRXPH-I NEWS-LETTER OFFrOE, Saturday Morning. MIN-ISTERIAL CRISIS IN ITALY. FLOIw'tNCE, MAY 7 -In to-dav's sitting of the Chamber of L)eputics, General Mienabrea announced int, in caunequence of the vote of toe 3rd of May and, ihe re-colfititution of political parties in the C~hau-,rf the MiNistry had tendered their resigna- tion. KIng Victor Eninanuel haa ...

... rBY TELEGRAPHE]_ I NEWS-LETTER OFFICE, Monday Morning. SPAIN. MADRID, MAY 3, EvzwrEN.-If to-day's sitting I of the Constituent Cortes, General Prim declared I I that the rumours which have been recently circn. I I lated that he meditated any attempt against the es. tablishment of a Liberal regime were totally erro- neous, and that the future would prove that ho. nour and liberty were his motto ...

... COURT AND FASHTON. I THE coTlIt. \VNDnOR CASTIE, SnDtynx.-The Queen, Prin- ass Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prin- R ss Beatrice, and Prince Chrintian of iehleswig- Irolstuin, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Wait- iiag, attended Divine service this morning in the pri- vate chapel. The Rev. Edward King, principal of Jo'u Ideadon, preabhed the sermon. Pirncc ansd Prin- c;ess Christian ...

... THREE LIVES LOST. Two shocking railway accidents are reported. The first, on Tuesday night, happened at Grimsby Station, and by it two men lost their lives. An engine and tender were in the station, and a young man, who belonged to Goxhill, a porter in the em- ploymout of the Manchester, Sheftield, and Lincoln- senire Railway Company. working at Grimsby, was standing on the engine, and a young ...

... CORRESPONDENCS. THE MEEIMNG OF THF OiCSERAL I I ASSEMBLY. T; THE EDUrroR OF THEM 9iLVAST NEWSVLETTER. t SIR-Tbrovgh the medium of your p.er I beg to sugeligb to the Presbyterian mrisitins of Belfast aufd the vicinity the great desirability of enitertain- iug those clergymen aid elders of our Church who will be preu-t; during the forthcoming mteteting of the General Assembly. ithink, S'r, that ...

... OR 4&xE AND PROTESTANT SOIREE AT NEWTOWNARDS. (tROM OUR OWN EPBZORTER.] NswrOWNAxRDs, WFEDNESDAY. 1AST evenig, an Orange and Protestant soiree was I held in the Orange lodge-rooma on the premises of; Mr. Wim. Boal, Church Street. The soiree was held for the benefit of the Newtowtnards Conserva- tive Flute Band, which was organised about ten I mnontha ago, and now numbers upwards of twenty- 1 ...

... I SYNTHESIS IN EDUCATION. I ii LAST evening, at half -past seven o'clock, a lecture in connection with this club was delivered in the bu Music Hall by Dr. MacCormac, on the subject-, he ''Syntbesis in Education. Among those prestent ac0 Ibe ?? Gaffikin, Esq., John Browne, jun., un j Esq, Thomas H1. Browne, Eoq, Dr. Wm Macor. th M mac, Dr Robert Steen, Messrs. Edward All- gn Iorthy, Alex. S. ...