... (By Reuter's and Ordinary Telegraph.) FRANCE. Paris, Saturday. President Grevy lus signed another list of amnestied persons who took part in the in- surrection of 1872. Lord Lyons, the English Ambassador here, will give a grand fetr on the 2-4th inst., at the British Embassy, in honour of the Queen's birthday. It is sewmi-ofticially stated that the communication made to the Porte statitg that ...

... ROMAN NOTES. (FROM OUR COBRRPOiNDEN.) Rome, May 18th. The Conaistory on Monday (yesterday) was a brilliant affair, the Pope appearing in good spirits and the cotat being in unifordi. About a quarter to 11 am. Leo, XIII. left his apartments, did at., tended by his ?? dotmo, Master of the Camera, his Privy Chamberlain, Ciewolini, Anivitti, and Boccali, in red robes, four Chamberlains di Spada in ...

... I THE ZuLu WAR RULMF F'UND. I -- D to TME =DMtOU 0 'rx FREB. 5 Wilton-terrace, Kensington, W. Sm-The following will prove almost as inte- resting as the previous letter which you were good enough to insert in your paper.. w showing how much sme of these poor women have lost besides all that was dear to them, and what cause we have for begging the public not to withhold their hand of support-; ...

... LArIATE NWS WB rem ?? Wire.) rONDON CORRESPONDENCE Fr1nceian offie, 211 Strand, London, ) d Monday Morning Mr- G stohne WM ill return to the charge to-night, ilg the fmotion of Sir Wiorid Lawson condemn. ingthe;foreign poliyt o the Government will be broziht forward on the side issue of increased nat oual expeuditure, and the epreuif will thus ha acte ?? of replying to Sir Stafford ...

... TO TRE, EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. May 29th. Sm-In your valuable report of Parliamentary proceedings of 26th inst. I perceive the Irish mem- bers took exception to the marked difference in the pay of the prison officials in Eagland over those in Ireland, and the difference is very great. Chap. lains in England have £100 a year, while in Ireland they have only £50, and in some eases only £40. The ...

... MR. BALL AND THE CHURCH TEM- PO±AALITIES COMMSSIONERS. In the Appeal Court yesterday, before the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, and Mr. Justice Deasy, the appeal brought by Mr. John Ball, late solicitor to the Irish Church Tenpq- ralities Commissioners, and also the cross appeal brought by that body from a decision given in the Landed Estates Court in June last by Judge Flanagan, ...

... THE ELECTRIC LiGHT. I The Neo York Hera of the 24th of Apdl, writing of Edison's invention, remarks Th letters patent issued to Edison embraee two dil- tinct points of the utmost importanee in electric illumination. These are-Frst; a means of regu. lating automatically the electric current passing through an in candescent conductor. so as at pre- vent the temperature of the latter from rising ...

... I MfIORE, TROOPS REQUIRED. London, Friday. The Dai;y News is informed that the govern- ment are making arrangemeists for the despatch of a large body of troops to the seat of war in South Africa. Inquiries have been made as to the facili- ties for transporting five thousand men to Natal at a short notice. It is, however, probable that the troops will not sail for two or three aeeks. London, ...

... IRISH CATHEDRALS, CHURCHES, &c., DE- I DICATED TO ST. PATRICK. TO TUN EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN,. Dublin, SS. Michael and John, May 21st. DEAR MR. EDITOR-While very grateful to you, and to the reviewer, who has so favourably noticed my Lives of the Irish Saints, in your issue of this day, I shall only ask for a little space to pre- vent misconception, when reference is made to St. Patrick's ...

... W'WATERFORD AND CENTRAL IRE- 1 LAND RAILWAY. I (By Freeman Special Wire.) London, Thursday. To-day the half-yearly meeting of the share- holdes of this comipany was held, at the City Terminut Hotel, Cannon-street, London, hMr. J. Delahunt-y, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the receipts and expen- diture for the half-year, ending the 20th of March, 1S79, as compare' with the ...

... The Dublin Vocal Union made a very good be. gxaning last evening. The Antient Concert Hall was not fell, but there was an attendance which way be fairly called encouraging. The members ?? Landore, Mr. Alexander Williams, Mr. Wentworth, Mr. Lane, and Mr. Oldham, and from the vocal power and musical accompbhments which they diilayed laat evening we ?? they have a good chance of winning an equal ...

... TfogtJLUWAR.. THE BATTLE -OF GINGILH- LOWO. _ ?? Plytalrnth, Tuesdav. til The Union Co's steambhip German, from the ti Utpe of Good Hope, April 5th, arrived in Ply. Yw noouth Sound this morning, bringing detailed t; ieeolints of the Battle of Gingilhova and the T I be di Ekowe. The Cape Arga in long accounts b ribei ?? battle ia which the valour of the ,ltus s sid to be extraurdidery, the ...