... THE LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS OF ]BELFAST. Belfast, Wednesday Night. The members of the above trade (wholesale and retail, held a meeting to-day in the Music Hall, to take into consideration the consequences of the six bills at preseat before Parliament. There was a gocd attendance. Mr. James M 'Cashin moved that E. P. Cowan, Esq. .should iake the chair. The motiou was passed by acclamation. Mr. ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. SIR-Confident of your willingness to advocate i the cause of the aggrieved, I appeal to you for a corner in your paper to state my case. I am a National School teacher, and in 1870 I commenced to teach a class in connection wi- h the Science and Art Department. In the early part of '71 I applied for what is called an Elementary School Scholarship, which ...

... - ?A.ULI~jLENTARY INESS. (Ar(m our Con ondelt.) Np-l g :.do-,_Lon , Saturday Night. Bilge a.rtl44y- o orders of the day to be of thkomonils on Monday night, of i.fouare MinisteriAL The first hupues~ will .bobb fufft her consideration of the FlvU~Ser~eY~tlmaber in Committee of Supply.s ~tiS will follow the adjourned debate on the Bishops Resignation Act (1869) Perpetuation Bill, and eventually ...

... THE MINISTERIAt STATENENTS. I The Tines thinks that General Schenck's letter, authoritatively declaring the interpreta' tionplaced on the-new treaty by the United States Government, affords precisely that as- surance which we desire. We now kaow that Mr. Fish regards the article as a final settle. ment of the Indirect Claims, though we must still wonder 'why roundabout words . were used to ...

... LONDON -GOSSIP. -Lndon Wednesday, And so the gentlemen of the law set outto-day for Geneva, bearing with them the fate adc fortunes of Caithagir The City is much- im- presmed sith their deolwture, and clasps its hands over its breas-pok.et where 'te.btank notes do abide, inwardly ?? ,that Sir Alexanaer Cockburn, Lord TenterdeN and Sir Roundell Palmer, a very trident o f English law, may; ...

... THE ALABAMA QUESTION, Commenting on the probable settlement of the Alabama question, the Telegraph says a question. s0 narrowed and so fair would enable u.s to await with equanimity and respect the judgment of the Arbitration Court, and whether England be acquitted altogether or cast in slight damages is a point of comparative indifference when set be. side the victory that will have been ...

... E. GLADSTONE AND THE AMNESTY MOVEMEN~Ti The letter of Mr Gladstone to Sir Rowland Blennerhassett will be read with verydeep regret In Ireland, and by none more than by those who admire the Premier's talents, are grateful for his services, and wish well to his Administration. We cannot describe by any term save contempt- ible the logic by which it is sought to prove that there is some shade of ...

... THE CLERGY OF LIMERICK AND THEI i JUDGMENT. (From our Correspondent.) Limerick, Monday Night. An important meeting of the Catholic clergy of Limezick dsccose was held here to-day. There were ever 100 present. I am informed the ad- dresses delivered were quite in the spirit of the rerolutions. TheMost Rev. Dr. Butler, Lord Bishop, presided. The following resolutions were agreed to Proposed by ...

... REVIEW IN THE PARK-THE IRIH DORKING. On Saturday a grand review and sham battle, in which 'a1l the troops in garrison tok part, eme off on the Fifteen Acres, Phimnir Park. There was a very large assemblage of spectators, the show of equipages being worthy of the enclo. sure at-Puncheatown, and the general company including much of the weal.h and fashion of Dublin. Shortly after nbon, the Duke ...

... | -~ TiE CO1PORATIONI The Public' Health Committee of the Corpo- ration met yesterda3 at thb City Hall, Councillor Maclean in the chair. There were also present -Aldermen O'Rorke and A.'Cann; Councillors Pyrne, M'Cormiok, M.D. ; )lurphy, Dolan, Sir William Carroll, M. D. ; Hamilton, Callow, led. mond, Owene, M.D., G. P. Warren and Long, M.D. The following report was submitted by the medical ...

... _ The weekly meeting of the members of the above association was held at the Alexandra Buildings, 13 Eustace-street, on the 9th instant, Mr Martin Kelly in the chair. There was a large attendance of members. The minutes of the last meeting having been confirmed, the Sec. retary, Mr Patrick O'Hfagan, handed in the fol. lowing subscriptions :-Messrs John D'Arcy and Son, 51; George Roe and Co, 51 ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE FRMAN. SiR-I beg to submit for the' consideration of a discerning public through the mediumiof your Journal the serious grievance under which the =officialsofunatic asylums in Ireland areplaced. with regard to superannuation allowance, which, is set forth by the act of Parliament passed 1859. It is a sixtieth of pay and allowances on discharge which will be seen is a small ...