... LONDON, Saturday. Wi are all agreed that the' Government are in earnest in pushing through the Ballot Bill. Yet it is in the second week of Committee, and Clause 1 is still ont ...

... i I __ ?? (BY SPECIAL AND ORDINARY mEL, - GRAPH.). THE POPE AND THE PRENCE OF WALES.- Homs, Wednesday.! The Pope this morning -received the Prince and :Princessof Walesin audience. The reception was; most cordial, and latedla'long time. His Holiness warmly congratulated the Prince on his recovery, and repjuested his Royal Highness to convey to heo Majesty Queen Victoria the Pope's thanks for ...

... I ,. ndon, Tuesday. The ldeat noews of her Wjety was r; ed this morning from the Batignoll whee the royal, train, cnsisting of one saloon caxriage -five first-, classcarriages, and aluge hpas'1ra wile to be alned. on toD thle 'crclar isway' whicys skirts Pi nerded ?to get tofthe Smabourg' was just two o'o:k P4 a Monds afternoon. Cyan ?? Groups of. bloed'workmen were lounging mout ongst the ...

... SPECIAL TELEGRAMS, l I I (FROM OUR O WN CORRBSPONDZNNTS.) OUTRAGE ON THE QUEEN. London, Thursday, Evening. An attempt was made this evening to assassinate her Majesty. London is becoming frantic with ex- citement, and it is alleged that the would be assassin is an Irishiman. The facts, as far as are known, are these .-Her Majesty left Buckinghiam. Palace this afternoon for a constitutional ...

... Vht f rccialt'S -, raLI DUBLIN FI1IUA X 1 X N5v -, ?? I DiBJ,:N:~ ~ ?? ?? ?? S A BRiEr but inmortant conversation with re- ference to tihe case of the tenants who pu .- chased at the recent sale of the Waterford es- tates took place in the House of Commons last uipht. In answer to a qliestion put by SirHEuvEv YB}a1J, Mr GLADSTJN'E stated that ?? the question had already been pat by flie 1 ?? ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. (By Special and Press Association.) Their lordships met at five o'clck. On the bringing up of the report of amend- ments to TUE ECCLESIASTICAL COUR.TS AND RECE}STRIES BILL, The Marquis of Salisbury called attention to the financial scope of the measure, the working of ahich, according to the noble earl by whom it 'was promoted, would require 32,0001. A great ptation ...

... = I ?? III. . . . . . . . DlBLI: SMONDAY, MAI;CH 4, 1S72. . ?? ?? \\ E E a\\EX ~ E ?? TIE itiriiogbhama Education League passes to- i-rorrow ev iiing fromin conferences and fronm c0, &0Q5cs into the arena of Parliamentaty tt.tebt. Iu its nanme Mr. Dn ;:oM, its presi- wci'l a-i tihe representatives of these Iititti' to undo the work of a formner scs- nt', at d to ri;` the Catholic poor o0 Jli ...

... TIHE LATE COUNTESS OF GRANARD. The month's mind of the much lamented Coun. tess of Granard was celebrated in the Church of St. Mary, Newtownforbes, on Thursday, the 29th ultimo. The church was crowded in every part Among the laity present we observed :-The Earl of Granard, Sir John Esmonde, Bart, M P; Edward More O'Ferrall, Esq, J P; Captain Gregory, J P; George Evers, Esq, J P ; J J MacCarthy ...

... RURI-JYECANAL ?IEETINGS. It DEAN ERY OF BOSMIERE. g A mixed meeting of the above Deanery was held If atthe Town Hall, Needham M.arket, at two p.m. - on Friday last, at which were present twenty-one r. of the clergy and about thirty of the laity, repre. t, senting all, or all but. one, of the parishes of the deassery. After prayers from the Liturgy, the Rural Dean explained the object of the m ...

... I2XWORTH F.ARMERS' CLTUB. BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND THE LABOURING| CLASSES.{ The annual meeting of the Ixworth -Farmners' Club was held on Monday evening, at the Pickerel Inn, Ix- worth. The Rev. J1. Yelloby occupied the chair, and Mr. J. Fison, of Barningliam, the vice-chair. The sub. ject for discussion was ' Benefit Societies and the La- bouring Classes, introduced by W. H. -Short, Esq., M.D. ...

... ; FRANCE-Tbe Journal ~Oflintl of Wednesday ainounced the resignation af M. Pouyer Quertier. M. Dufaure, the minister of! justice, declared that he would leave the Cabinet un]ess MhI. Pouyer Quertierresigned. MM. Dufiure and Casimir Perisr made a personal question o4,,L Poulysr Quertier's description of the docum its communicated by them to the public proi utor in the trial of M. de ha Motte ...

... rre?ptfl?C. ?? We in no tai, hold ou~rselves responsible for the opinions of corresponbdents. Wre offer a fair field to all, and shall osevfr refuse insertion to letters, from 7onsohomoccc they come, sinless they are totally irrelevant, un.- reasoraabl.V long, or personally abusive~.-Ed, P. C. THE CLOTHES SHRUB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PIO5STON CHRONICLE. Sir,-Is it possible that the earthly ...