... LAST evening a lecture was delivered in the Sullivan School-room, Holywood, by Dr. Reas, American Consul at Belfast, on How to improve the mental, moral, and physical condition of the work- ing men, or the libouring classes. The lecture which was under the auspices of the Holywood Young Men's Association, was numerously at- tended by a highly-respectable audience. The chair was occupied by ...

... ?? :ESTABLI w0ANO 1737.) BELFAST: MONINDAY, FEB. 19, 1872. THx funeral of Lord Mayo took place in Calcutta on Saturday. The Government have few friends in the awkward plight in which the appointment of Sir Robert Collier has left them. Even their i own familiar friends have not a word to say for them. The Spectator thinks it has been proved beyond all possibility of question that the ...

... COURT AND FASE[HION THE COURT. WINDSOR CssTLE, MSkRno ?? Sir T. M., and the Hon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of dining with the Queen yesterday. The Queen and Princess Beatrice went out this morn- ing. Prince Leopold walked out, attended by Mr. Collins. BucxisEnmr PATAcA.-Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold, left Windsor Castle at four o'clock, and drove ...

... GERAL SYNOD Or THip IRISH OHURCH. [FOMOUR - PZCL1L RrOLBOTE..] DuDf ie, THURSDAY. TaH Synod re-assembled at twelve o'clock. The LoRD PRIMATE presided. The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Bishop of Ruymors. The Rev. EDWVARD Norshe (honorary secretary) road the minutes of the previous day's proceedings, which wore con firmed. The 1tev. Dr. R33oREL moved, That the Dean of St. ...

... DEPUTATIOC to0 THE f ?? [,-Y-'ECIAL T EGRA ]I Lo-DoN, WtEDNESDAY. Tl:EO afternoona depatation representing t3re leading tsws in Ulstcr, waited upon the Right Ron. W. E. Gladstone, at his official residence in Downing Street, to place before him an invitation to virit U~ster at an ear3.- date. The deputation, which wras iatrc~ucsil by MKr. YT'Olure, M.P. (B:elfast), c=!sisted of the following ...

... NOTICES 0F MOTION Afl ORDfDrS OF TEE DAY. TuEnDAY, 19m McE.a; Sir Charles Dilke-To call attention to the Civil List, and move for returns. Mr. Patrick Smyth-Return of the number of magistrates (exclusive of the s'tipendiay nagis trates) in each county in Ireland, classed as Protes- tant or Caholic, residdnt or non-resident. The O'Conor DDoa-Beorsw. Union (Ireland) re- turns. The O'CoGor Don ...

... TRE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. [SPOX IRISH TIMES CORRESPONDENT.] L LoinDoN, MONDAY NMcnT.-This has been a day of continuous excitement at the House of Commons. Every hour up to midnight brought constant ar- rivals of ?? in response to Mr. Whig Whip Glyn's urgent telegraphic missives, and there are a] now in London close upon five hundred and eighty a members of the Legislature. The threat, orrather ...

... GENERAL SINOD OF THE CHURcH OF IRELAND. [Foxz OUr, SAECLL fr1'pORTEfl] DUMIN, MONDAY. Tes Synod re-assembled at one o'clock. The Archbishop of DUnLrs presided. Prayer was read by the Bishop of KILMORa . The Rev. Mr. NoRMnA read the minutes of the previous day's proceedings, which were confirmed, Mr. SPAIGHT presented a petition by 500 laymen of the diocese of Limerick. The deanery of Limerick ...

... LEGAL NTEWS. COURT OF QUEENX'S BECIEO. DUBLIN, FRPIDAY., [FROM OUR S1'ECAL RMPORTERB. [Before the LORD CHIEEF-JUSTICE, Mr. Justice O'BaRIE, Mr. Justice FITZGERALD, and Mr. Justice BA.RY.] GEORGE TICKELL V. CHARLES JOHN CARVILLE. This was an action to recover the amount of an account for goods sold anrd delivered. On the 19th Dec. last, a conditional order for a substitution of ser- vice of the ...

... TEE PRESBITEEJAN CRHURCH. AS.rBEATi-sCHO-o)L ESrmrT;rRxrarNcaT. -On Friday I e-en- a est, the teachers and scholars of the York r-et Presbyterian Church Sabbath-schools held tli-ir ztnnual soiree. The i-ons vnas tastefully de- ci acd for tihe occasion. The Rev. Thomas Ha- andton, aL, occupied the chair, and opened the e; e ?? reroceccl.ngs with the singing of the 23rd ps3aln wi hvich the ...

... vRANGE SOIREE AND BALL IN COLE- R AMNE. [FROM OUR cnarxxv [BO'05 COPRYSPO NDENT. y C~ouCLzE.irAF,.TUESDAY. Teas evening a meeting of the most eathusiastie 3 character was held in the Town Hall here, under e the auspices of L. 0. L., 316. The spacious build *e ing, the walls of which were tastefully draped and 1 a decorated with flags, bannerets, and mottoes, was y well filled, though the price ...

... MARRIAGE IN ItGH LIFE.-On the 23rd No- yr-ober, at St. Petersburg, Vladimir Antoniwitz, Baron Von Holdt, Knight of the Order of St. Anne, and Knight of the 7ladimirCross, to Mary Emily, re- lict of the late George Spaight, Esq., of Montreal, daughter of the late Captain James Creagh, R.N., of Cahirbane, Co. Clare, and niece of the late LMr. O'Moore, D.L., of Cloughan Castle, in the King's ...