... THE DUREAM STRIKE. [BY TELEGRAPH.] n. Fzrm miners belonging to the Ryhope Colliery, n Durham, on Saturday appeared at Sunderland petty s sessions to answer a charge of assault and wilful e damage to houses, property, furniture, &o., In con. neetion with recent strike disputes. It was alleged a that blacklegs' houses were broken into. The oases awere adjourned a fortnight for instructions from ...

... THE RIECENT PARTY DISTURBANCES AT PORTADOWN. [rROM OUR EBPORTER,] PORTADOWN,' MovDAv.-At the bi-monthly petty sessions, held to day befcre Captain WhelanRM, and Thomas Shilllngton, Esq., I.j, a number ol cases arising out of the disturbances at the T-nnel, Portadown, on the 2nd inst., wore heard. Wn. John Little, of Corkcrane, summoned John M'Mullan, of Portadown, for using threatening andl ...

... THR American papers received by the last mail' state that Mr. Edison is still engaged in his experl. ments -with reference to the eleotric 3ight, and he hopes Yet to overcome all the difficulties and to make the light available for general use, In a re- cent interview.. with an American reporter, Mr., Edison, pointing to a number of carbon or volta-o arc lamps of Wallaee's pattern, which hung ...

... WURT AND FASHION. T IH a o u n T. .W21n)Sbo 6ASTLE, TURSDAr.-Tbo Qreen and,' PrincesR Poatrico drove out yesterday aftirmoon, attendedby, the Dowager Duehe3s of Atholeand the vob. Fialices Drummond. Their Royal figh. nesees the Prince and Princess Christien cf Schlei- ?? dined with the Queen. Ilis Excellenoy the Hon. 8ir Artbur. Gordon; S;( M. S., and Lady Gordon, ttie Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P ...

... CoRlE4P~NOM BNC4-i. DAY OF INTERCESSION ON -BlUALF: OF !ORE ' GN -MI1S§IS1' 879. To Tul XErDITO OF T BTLEL3 fmt-, *. SrasPermib mfe tio rsmind'the fiieus and sup. E .Porrar foreign missions that Tifesday, the 20;1i I tinttan being the Tueoday before Ai&eslon Dat, is te day s'et apart by the arohbishops-arnd bishaps.: o oter Charch for intercession on .@ehtalf, ofmlsaion&. Never probebly in the ...

... Wit. MA1LEsoN (says the Graphic) since our last has brought forward two new comers, both young, one very young, at her Majesty's Theatre. The opera which Introduced the latter to the public was Don Giovanni, in which she played Zerlins. Notwithstanding her extreme youth and consequent inexperience, Mdlle. Vanzandt very quickly ingra- tiated herself into the favour of the audience; and no ...

... Tun Repubiliquc Frwan~ise published on Sunday Iand morning an article calculated to produce a sensaa anot tion in France and certain to create a painful our- Sual prieein Engisnd. Taking as its text the statement Whe of a London paper that a cloudl bangs over the rela. mu tions between France and England, it affirms that; daug a feeling of distrust is gradually arising on the side of France, ...

... THE COACHING CLUB, THE first meet of the Coaching Club was held ia Hyde Park on Wednesdcay morning, but owing to the unfavourable state of the weather It was very poorly attended, only eighteen out of a hundred and twenty members making their appearance. The Duke of Beaufort, the president of the club, was unable to be present, and in the absence also of Lord Arthur Somerset, who often drives ...

... Is TO THE EIJITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS.LETTEE. h SIR-In your issue of the 5th instant A letter e appeared under the heading B ad Trade, dated d 30th April, and nigned A Belfast Man. As he Ir is a subscriber of yours, would you kindly ask him to drop me a line saying if linen is to be had of dark colour, or I would not mind even of a deep d orange, although I am an old Jacobite, and your ...

... At Its last statement of accounts the thanksgiv. ing fund reached the sum of £129,369 8a Sd. The venerable Bishop Ames, for many years a tower of administrative strength In the Methodist B Episcopal Church, America, bas recently been sum. moned to his great reward. He was a man of com. . manding presence, fertile resources, and indomitable perseverance, and will be much regretted. He died in ...

... OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. l6ORD CHELMSFORD'S VICTORY. THE RELIEF OF EKO WE. ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER MAIL AT MA DEIRA. [REUTER'S TELERGRAS.] CAPz Toww, A PIL Ira, Arr ooN x(viA Madeira), qberb is no news of any importance from fatal. Moat of the reinforcements have been leaded, but it is not considered prob. abe that a fresh advance Into the enemy's emintry will be undertaken for some days, as on April 8 ...

... CA ERAL SYNOD OF TIE L D CF ?? OF IRELAND..~ ! .;.1;VENTH DAY. con O.URM RE RTPORTER.3] thli Diu.3' . c ' iDAY -The Synod resumed itsit. OQD -iings .: ?? - ?? at eleven o'clock-the Lord f Bishop . '3w and Connor and Dromore in the sev obhair. tba A p J: , 8i joripture and prayers having been hat read, -be The ?? t Fridar.y'A proceedings were read 'the and cowIi. ;. . Re . t cl- ?? aommis itpoR ...