... LATEST NEWS, I EUR ArD; . ASSrCIATIuON TFLEt;RAMS.] THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE LOOSHAL. CATI.cuTITA, TIncFJ;DAY. - Advices from the Loo1hai expedition state that the British troops were advancing, and destroying villages. Thlere had ieen some slight skirmishing, and one tribe was seeking peace. RELEASE OF COMIMUNIST PRISONERS. PAi.n>, TIUERSDAY.-Btneteen the '25th and 31st December, 440 ...

... TSE DIOCESAN SCHnIw . TO TfIE EDITOR oo THE BELFAST bEWS-LrTER. SIR-Your alble article upon the diocesan scheme of Down, Connor, and Dromore necessarily passes lightly over details, some of which, however, seem to court observation. It has long been known by experience that de- tached curacies in large parishes led to the exercise of patronage in its most objectionable form, and, accordingly, ...

... TU1E COcr r. The Queen and the Princess Beatrice drove out on Monday afternoon at Osborne, attended by the Countess of Gainsborough; and her M~ajesty walked and drove on Tuesday morning with Princess Beatrice, attended lby Lady Churchill. Prince Leopold and Prince George of Wtales walked in. the grounds. The Queen distributed New-Years gifts to the children on the Osborne estate on Monday ...

... COURT AND FEASHION. st !PU. COURT. nL OSSBORPE, SATU.aDAY, JANUARY 13.-The Queen of walked and drove yesterday afternoon. His Royal to Highness Prince I rthur arrived at Osborne yester- r- day. The Hi-on. I larriet Phipps has left Osborne. r- The Princess Loulzis of Hesse, accompanied by the ie Duke of Edinburgii, has arrived in Brussels with e her children. At; the Royal station the Princess ...

... TUEE GENEVA ARBIT£RATION. Thu Ncov ivory ?? has a long paper. upon the subject of the arbitration under the Tr'eate of Washington. Ate nccounrt of the five arbitrators is first given. A s rewardsi pec ?? late hmr Secjautsee owe proowhths ?? ealt of te Ly orbd ChefJsticeasa toaste, bheno preeitielirg knwtat thhniersr diesntarivae ot the Uniteh Lostio Cleics' oirna h n.We like him becauses we ...

... THE BRITISH CASE, (Fiom Mie Times'.) By the Treaty of WXashinugton it wcs ?? that th, written or printe!d C2-te of e'ach of the two parties, acoom~ panted by the dosunients, the olli,,al correspon'letice and oather evidence on which each relies, should be deliva'red in duplicate within a period not exceeding six months from the date at which the ratifications of the Treaty were exchan~ged. ...

... HIEAVY GALE mN LONDON. The heaviest gale which has visited London for some years occurred yesterday morning. During the early part of the night there was a dead calm, with a hifgh tempera- ture, and torrents of rain. Towards three o'clock yester- day cmorninig the wind rose, and blew from full south a perfect hurricane for several hours, veering westward, and moderating somewhat about sunrise. ...

... I LOCAL -AND EEAL LEEDS, JANUARY 29, 1872.-: Lord Granville has issued a circular to the Peers who generally support the Ministry, soliciting their atteuld- ance at the meeting of Parliamnent on the Gth proximo. Mr. Otwray, M.P., rnet his constitulents at Chat- ham on Friday evening. The Hon. Membekr began by expressing a hope that there would be no more dockyardl reductions, for it wias a ...

... LEEIJS CORPORATIO?'T ACCOUNTS. Thoe annual aecounta of the Leeds Town Council have just been issued by the Borough Treasurer (Mr. Hepper). 'They are for the year preceding the 1st Septemnber, 1871, and are certified by DMr. Aid, Mareden, tihe Mayor's auditor, and Mr. Thos. Dasvion and Mr. John EastWood, burgess' auditors. They are printed in the form of a pamphlet extending to 125 pp. The ...

... v ticittific 4Aiwilang. ?? I -jira rolling mill is furnishing the Erie Rihe ith B steel.oapped rail, which in pronounced in B 0 tho beat rail made in the world. AO'1 . Colemam, Rahm, and Oo., of Pittsburg, Eieg asbeel for plough work, made from York county jreat0 ooue3 from the mine, whioh is said to posmees ,t 0531poliority for plough purposes. 9j, Ceyot' pooposes the use of parchment instead ...

... SMALL POX.—This terrific scourge still carries away its victims. There are a great many cases, especially in the outskirts of the parish, at such places as Cwmbach. COLLEGIATE.—The Baptist friends of Mr. John Mills will be glad to hear that he has passed a successful ex animation at Llangollen College, standing at the head of a large number of candidates. He has commenced hIs course of studies ...

... On Wednesday, in the Divorce Court, before Lord Penzance, and Justices Mellor and Brett, an application was made in the matter of the divorce suit, in which the Rev. James Kelly, the late incumbent of St. George's, Liver- pool, was the respondent. He now asked his lordship whether he would kindly say when the Court would hearthe motion which he had placed on the files of the court, so that he ...