... THE BELFAST CLY ;RKS' PROVIDENT ASSOCY .ATION. rLE I TuR inaugural tea meeti og the above association of! f a was held last evening, t hb-past seven o0'lock, in Clarence Place P M Amonget those present wers- Memsrs. H. J. I A'aaoce, Wm. Baird, Robert M1'Geagh, saac 3. 2 arrows, Hugh Orr, James W. any Kilnm'ar, Th^.omas T'h knniugharn, John Heron, Thos. the Baeznian, Arth'r, Lucas, MLartin Shav ...

... [sPECIAL THLEGBAM.] LONDON, TnRBSDAY NIGHT.-An interesting little speech was made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to-night on the situation. There were on the notice paper two very important questions, both put there by Conservative members, and I believe it may be accepted that the Government was by no means averse to seeing the queries, and meeting them broadly and openly before the ...

... AIR. WAC&RTNEY, M.P., ON THE EUSTEPRN CRISIS. AT the annual meeting of thl ?? Conserva tive Association, Mr. Motwin proposed- That this mleeting desires to express its entire confidence in her Majesty's Governient, and its high appre. ciation of the straightforward, temperate, yet dignified policy pursued by the Ministry with re- gard to Eastern affaira. Mr. Gourley, in Eecond. ing the ...

... MARLONE CHurCH DIOCESAN TFMPEpo.\Cc The usual monthly meeting of thiis c held in St. John's School, LUpper Ialo nesday evening. The Rev. W. Piddaslu the chair. After devotional exercis~E, tie cht gave a short address on temperance, i new names were enrolled as members of tie Mr. R. Campbell read a paper on S'OW about drunkenness. Several memnbers he-,, pressed their opinion on the merits of ...

... A ROYALT BRIDAL RECOEPTION IN EGYPT. Tnxa bride made her appearance in the 'following a ?? ellnuchs of the households of the Rf Egyptian ladies formed, from the foot of the stair. 47 case up the steps, and to the door of the saloon, M an where the queen mother sat, a long line, each man B] holding a candelabra, in which were many long wax candles of different colours. Through this go avenue of ...

... MASKED BALL IN BELFAST SIXTY YEARS AGO. TO THE EDITOR OF TRF. BELFAST NEWS LETTER. SiR-Referring to a letter in your paper of this date, signed WT. H. M., I beg to inform him I was present at the ball he alludes to, with other monm- t hers of my family, and I may mention that it was the most brilliant entertainment which ever took place in town, either before or since.-I remain, yours, &c., ...

... . IiP SIXTEEN MMN KILLED. (FROM CU. OWNi CORRESPONDENT.] KILSYTH, SATURDAY Ar6rsoox. -Unfortu- nately, the Worst fears have been realized regarding the disastrous explosion which ccurred at Bztrwood pit, Kilayth, yesterday morning, and it has now been definitely ascertained that sixteen men have lost their lives. The scene in the little village, which was heartrending yesterday, is ...

... COURT D FASfRO~I VICEREGAL COUHT.I His Grace she Lord Lieutenant, K.EG., has bheen I pleased to appoint Captain James MI'almount, Den. bigb6hire Hukisars, one of his Graces' extra Aides. de.(-amp, to 'be ?? on the Viceregal staff, in the place of Captain Norris, who has re. signed that appointment. CHRSMAS FASTIVITIsS AT TEE VTICEREGA Loroa.-Before her departure for the Sonlth of Ire- land her ...

... . I Wr were afforded yesterday an opportunity of in- a specting the steamship Galvanic, which for a decade has been plying between this poit and Liverpool, i and which has recently been altered and overhauled in several very importantrespects. Theincreased re- quirenments of the traffic necessitated, in the first E instance, that she should be lengthened, and her I tonnage increased. For this ...

... ff I t I'd f 0 I - (ES-TABLLS~fE~x iXNO 1737.) ,BE L -F AS IVEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1878 Tim Russian Government, it Is stated, pcai- tively declines any mediatory action on the part of England, and insisa' on the Porte treating directly with the muscovite Commander-in- Chief.' This rejection of British mediation is regsrded as indicat-.ing a desire on the part of the P1essians to con cluie othe ...

... FREE NAVIGATION OF THE DARDANELLES AND BOSPEORJUS. [BY TELEGRAPEf . Tsx gentlemen comprising the committee in favour of the free navigation of the Straits of the Dar- danelles and the BosphoruE-viz., Mr. Frecman Canon Liddon, Dr. Humphrey Sandwith, and the lon. Auberon Herbert, brother to Lord Carnarvon, have issued the following appeal for signature We, the undersigued, in view of possible ...

... AND ?rAS?U[ON, . TESS} C O UR1T. 1 r OSBORNE, JANUARY 7.-The Qosen whalleed out. e this meorning, attfended by the Dowager Marchlioness 31 of Ely; and Princess Beatrice drove out attended I Iby Lady Bidduiph and Mdlle. Norele, 3 'tHE ROYALL NIARSLAUSS ATP BERLIN. I ?? JANUARY 6.-The wedding of the twzo I Prussian Princesses, which is fixed for the 18th of I ?? fetee. A considerable number of ...