... I THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL, KMG8. ?? ' TOWN., p A crowded and highly influential meeting of the parishioners of Kingstown was held yesterday, in the parochial church, for the purpose of adopting measures and realising funds for carrying on the work of reconstruction of thi sacred edifice. On the mnotion of Mr.P. Segrave, seounded by Mr. Thomas Casey, the chair was taken by The Vg Rev. Mgr. ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREE3IAN. 41 Lower Mount-street, Dublin, 21st May, 1872. SIR-In reference to the paragraph appearing in your issue of Monday, I regret much that any misunderstanding should exist in regard to the In- dependent Order of GoodrTemplars, Kingstown, Vanguard Lodg,,137, and for the purpose of giviag yea and the public an opportunity of judging of the facts in relation to the ...

... I A special meeting of the Municipal Council was C held yesterday in the City HalL The Right Hon. the LOaD MAYOR presided. The other members prefent were .- Aldernen-J Campbell, J P P P MWSwinor. J P. r -H O'Rorke.SJ P: Jflraper'J b3anning, J P, J lh'ann, J Planket, H Tapy,3vMackeyJ P; P Redmond, J Ryar, H D. ?? Purdon Councillors-Sir John Gray. H P. J P: Sir J larriBgton, D L J Norwood, LL]D ...

... Fke rtc f vlar 4vcrurnalt DOBLIN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1872 Br5iARnCK has been resisted and has been worsted in the struggle. He aimed at the nibjugatiorl of the Papacy to the iron rule of I s despotic ambition, and he has been forced tc yield to the inflexible decree of a plundered, s captive Pope. There are those here at hzme-men moulded into imbeciles under the irfluence of their passionate ...

... I I (BY SPECIAL AND REUTE'S TEZLZ GBAPH.J THE INDIRECT CLAIMS. New York, Wednesday. The Ezpress states that it is reported at Wash- ington that a number of the leading Administra- tion Senators have held a consultation at which they arrived at a conclusion in favour of postponing action on the supplemental article to the Treaty of Washington until after the adjournment of Con. gress, when the ...

... SWIFT, FLOOD, GRATTAN, O'CONNS LL. I _ I It has been the fashion with authors in recent yearsto republish in their eminence that which failed in their obscurity; and experience has shown that the fashion is a bad one. We may take a couple of instances from different schools of letters. Lord Lytton some years ago wrote a play of which few people took any notice; he wrote the Duchess de la ...

... I' LATEST INEWS. (BY SPECIAL AND REUTERS TELl GRAPH.) ENGLAND AND AMERICA-ACCEPT- AXCE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL AR- TICLES. Washington, Sunday. The Senate, in executive session ratified the vote on the Supplemental Article to the Treaty of Wash. ington at nine o'clock last evening, by 42 against nine votes. Twenty-one members were absent, or abstained from votin& It was agreed to advise the ...

... SPECILU TELEGRAMS. low- u H LOROWN CORRESPONDENTS) Mti OMOBjW LONDON CORRESPONDENCE | he London, Sunday Night ip The Liverpool edition of the Ohlserrer says that is the ratification of the treaty of Washington is coo. al firmed by private advices. The Senate has not abso- ac lately affirmed the supplemental article, but has re- d, commended the President to lay it, subject to cer- tain ...

... LATEST NE WSO.I ly the govertsorJ proposc8 the annexation of the ] ?? to tllecolony, giving theinhbbitants two representatives in the Legi81ntive Council aud ] aix in the Honse of Aseemblyb Preaideat Brzad, ,n a despatch to Sir liezy B3rkly, 6Uggest3 that _ the Dntch ambass3dor ill London 2hoald nominate an umpire to decide on the oership of the diarsond fields, provided the arbitrotors ...

... I 1 v - _I AnZ_ I - I (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) LONDON CORRESPONDENCR London, Tuesday Night. The Marquis of Bote has accepted an invitation from the president and members of the Swansea. Constitutional Association to attend a banquet in connection with that association, to take place on the 6th of next month. 'Frederick Smalibone, carpenter, one of the men on strike, was this morning ...

... A )MOINUMIENT TO SSPEARE. I Neither Cromwell nor Shakespeare has a public monument in England; and -Mr. Cirlyle, who in time will probably receive a similar significanoe, is actually gad &f that. He would not consant to have any comnmemoration of his revolutionary hero unless a couple of hundred of what he calls the foolishest stones were uttarly demolished. In. deed,when we remember the ...

... i -- SOUTH U1N!ON-YFSTERDAY. T. F. CALDBECK, Esq., J. P., in the chair. The other guardians present ?? Thorns Franklin, Robert Callow. T C; Ceorve Sykes, T (I: P Pilawertl. Alderman 3 Drapcr;, C Deace, J P. D V C; o F Warren, T c; Edward M1'lCready, A At Downring. 3 Byrne, TO;, Thomas Dockrell. T C; C'M Warren. L B3 Burke, C Crowe. John Bentley, H{ Mfaclean, J P L Oerke, John Godley, 3P; Dr ...