... I DUBLIN TOTAL ABSTINENCE LEAGUE, AI A - t ?? - - _ 1 .- . - - l _ 1 The weekly meeting of this organisation was held SundayZvening in the refreshment room of Rotundo, whioh was densely crowded. So great was the inconvenience felt that we believe the committee have lb under consideration to rent the Pillar Room. Mr bilchael Brogan presided and delivered an able asd practical address. He was ...

... j: CATHOUGUNION OF IR1LAND. u t b - * l1 The followlngfs' thte'eaieial 'prosuiaolUS of this Assoeiation:-- - The ob eote kept. in iiew by thel Catholic Union of reland arei essentially defensive and ..Ipaieilo; tihe: mns toi 'poimote'!thols0objetss shall be ,exclusively religious,; imoral, and persu- sive. What those objeots may hei ?? we ean learn by observing the varons ?? inte- rests which ...

... THE ?? REGISTER AND CHART .FOR t871) The Wreck Register for 1871 has just been Issued by the Board of Tride, and is, as usual, a very complete and exhaustive document. It is suppiemesited by moost interesting charts, which afford great assistance In analysing the series of tables 'iven in the register. We learn from this compilation that the number of wreaks, casual- ties and collisions, ...

... SPECI TELEGRAMS. rROM OUJR OWR QORRIMSPONllDZIN2'&.) (By Preeman pecial Wire.) MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN GOLDEN- SQUARE. London, Sunday Night. A melancholy and fatal occurrence has just teen brought to light In Golden-square. It ap. pears that on Thursday last arespoctably dressed lady and gentleman took apartments at No. S. stating that they had arrived from the Continent and riquired the room ...

... I THE WINITER-THBEWANr OF FUE4I The remote town of Dingle has, within the last few days, adopted a course in view of the cor- ing winter which may well be emulatel In this rich city of Dublin. A meeting, presided over by Lord Ventry, took into consideration the E necessity of providing a aoal fund for the poor in consequence of the high price of fuel, and the a difficulty of procuring dry turf ...

... i CARLINGFORD LOUGH OYSTEEL FISHERIES. (From our Correspondent). Warrenpoint, Saturday. An inquiry was held here this week into the application of Robert Skeffington Rose, Eaq., of Bladensburg, for a license to form an oyster bed outside of Rostrevor. Lord Newry, MP., acon. pled a seat on the bench with the Inspector, Mr. Blake. A the proposed bed would extend 150 yasds below low water mark, ...

... l- I tEST.I I LAES Vs o (B7 spE AL A4ND ORDiNARr TAILE- GRAPH.) : . ?? RANCE. Paris, Wednesday. For some days past the most influential ruem- bers of the' Left -Centre have been aotively on. gaged in an ttempt to bring about an under. standing ot'ivjeen t r t ?? dndP taie Right 'Centrs In order th~at the tws centres may Iform ~ ma orit upon which the Government may de. The financial booes63 ...

... SIR RICHARD WALLACE'S PUBLIC | BENEVOLENCE._ . I have at last seen Sir Richard Wallace's founs. tains. I had begun to believe them myths. Some weeks ago I saw in the papers that two had been ereoted in Montmartre. I went at once to see them, spent a whole day searching, and returned home without finding them. 1 stumbled on one yesterday. I had smiled when I had read the first intimation of Sir ...

... GENIU O1 IMPIADE CE.: - , If the father of a new- born son. were offered a . ohoice of gifts for his progeny, goniud or impu- ,dence, ,he~were a cruel father did henotchoose the latter. A man of genius is usually modest, andu !a modest man haa no chance now-a-days. The -publio cannot1 be troubled deciding nioely about, :,he merits andidisposition of a man; if hehavies 'pretty good abilities, ...

... -MILITARY INTEUPENCLE. I-I H. M. Inditroop ship 0,oieAiII1leave Portsmouth for Queeastowsa,inder the command of Captain a. H. Parkin, oan the 19th instant, arriving on the 21at,,to embark'the under.men-, tioned dafts on the 22nd and 23rd instant, for India, to join their respective sgrve companies -fortynine non.comrnlsponed offite ana nmen 'of the 4lct (the Welh) .Rgipeut, under the command ...

... THE CATHOLIC UNEMRSITY. 1The: academnical session was opened in the University Church yesterday with, a solemn N Masas of the Holy Ghod; ;~ The Reotot offie'.e d, asaioted by the Rev. Fathers and other members of the Community of the Maxists who conduct the University School, Leeson-street. The profes- swonal body and the students who have up to the present entered for the coming session were ...

... I TTHE SCENN' IN CALLAN. TO T HlE EDITOR OF THR FREE5MAN. Callan, October N. SIR-A very incorrect report of what is called A scnein (allan -was published In yester- day's FjimiE~N. The simple facts are that I, as Manager of the Callan Schools, am engaged in a law suit with the Education Board, and that pending this suit I have refused to allow the Board's officers to extract any information ...