... The Standard ?? is in a ratker peculiar position just now. There are four can- didates for its single seat, which is not yet vacant. There appears to be no doubt that Mr. Attorney. General Dowse will succeed to the judgesh-p Ie1si by the late Baron Hughes, but the Govern. mcnt seem resolved to delay the appointment as loug as possible, Two motives may be assigned for their hesitation in this ...

... 'I 'I'list F)?e O . ,,Cambridge I ?? ?? - - -, I DUBL I FRIDfAY, AUG. 23. ' ?? I IT is with sincere gratification that we an niounce the termination of the Bakers Strike. Yesterday the great body of the men returned to their work. To-day, wo have no doubt, there will be abundance of bread in the market, and to-morrow, we trust, everything will have resumed its normal condition. During the ...

... pSPECIAM TEAMRAM&. (FROMl OUR OWN 'OORRF1PONDNAT2&j (By hseennas Special. Wire.) fEIXEASE OF MR JOHN REA. Belfast, Thursday Night. There wasifor atimea greatdealof excitement in Belfast this evening, consequent on the release from the county Antrim prison of Mr. John eca, who on Friday last at the Belfast police court, while the trial of some rioters was being proceeded with, was'ientenced to ...

... KlGSTOWN INTELLMr(NCE. 4 ,_ ?? BAZAA9 AT GLASTHULE.-Yeaterday the 6a' zsar for the purpose of providing iunds for the building of the schools at Glasthul& was hld, and arwing to the Indefatigable exertions of the respected parish priest, Rev. Patrick M'Cabe, and the eurates, tise Rev. Mlr. CummiagS and Rev. Mr. Maher, aided by a vcry large anl ac- tive committee of ladfies, was a aomplets eac- ...

... OCCUPATIONS IN AMIERICA. ;wAmA . - *. .-I- L - ! a ?? . It is ?? to know in what pursuits the millions of the United States find bread. A cen- esU was taken in 1870, and it is now issaod, what is mure than can be said of so small a work as our Irish censas, Oa the 1st of June there wera 12,000,000 persons following gainful pursuits. Of these, 548,000 were girls and 191,000 boys, from 10 to ...

... I WHERE WE ARE DRtIFTING, _ alm t ads 81- h. '~aInA ?? I 'inse nours or sanour muss u?-au0ur5uuu ,,I order to afford time for mental improvement So the gentlemen tell us who figure-as orators and counsellors at the meetings of the so-callad Eight-Hour League. Since the commencement. of the present disruption of our industrial system through the machinations of the Trades' Union Societies ...

... THE TJIMES ON. THE KEOGH DEBATE. The discussion on Mr. Butt's irrepressible mno- tion was renewed last night, and we ought, per. haps, to feel grateful that it was at an early hour this morning allowed to come at length to a close. We are grateful, though surprised. The ball once set rolling, why was it left to sto? before the Session itself came to an end ? There is a sitting to-night, and it ...

... Yesterday Dr. Hanoock issued his very im- portant and elaborate repoet on the statistics of savings invested in Ireland in Govern. ment Funds, Joint Stock Banks, and in Savings Banks; and on statistics of bank note circulation in Ireland on the 30th June, 1872. We append the report in its entirety, as we have no doubt it will be perused with much interest at the present moment Statistics ...

... I THE DEARNESS OF* MEAT.. We temonstrated a fortnight ago with the public for the panic into which they had been betrayed on the ise in the price of coals, but there seems to be 6no point on which the panic has some foundation, From all the Isformation we can obtain, we incline to believe that there will be no serious reduction in the price of meat, and that the poorer section of the ...

... I APPOIINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. I (By Freeman Spedi(z Wire.) (From Last Night's Gazette.) WAR OFIICB, PALL. MALL, ?? ADI. 3rd Dragoan Guards-T Fliwon, Gent, to be Sub Lienterant, vice A Moullin, resigned. 6ith Dragoons-Lieutenane F Bloomfield to be Cap- tain, vice V hyre. retired. 10th Hussars-Lieutenant C Frederick to be Captain, vice J RuiSell, transferred to the 12th Laucers. 11th ?? J M ...

... I SPECIAL TETEGtRA7Yf. I P(From our Reporter.) | ?? 'Thursdlay Nliglaut. Tie Banquetofthe Royal AgricultuiralSe 'aty, at which his Excellency ?? Lienltelsnit was the 1rineipal guqest, took place in the Ulster Hall to-night. The decorations of the Hall were sinilar to those for the ball last night, and ibe scene presented when the company wor. scated was brilliantjin the extreme. His ERsol- ...

... THE USE AND. MANAGEMENT OF MANURES. In our previous articles we stated in a general way someof tbe chief resemblances and differences between Ireland and Belgium, especially such as concern husbandry and farmers. We directed the attention of our readers to the usefulness, inm. portance, and consequent real dignity of the pur. suit of tillagc In every civilised country, and we showed how from ...