... RUSSIA, ENGLAND, AND AFGHAlNISTAN. ST, PHTEBSBUra, TUuSDAYM-The semi offlolal Journal (le St. Petersbucg to-day contradicts the statement recently published by A London morning paper, that the British Government had lntlmatud to the Russian Government that the Influene of England must dominate in Afghanistan as regards the foreign relations of that country. THE RUSSIAN EXPEDITION IN ASIA. ...

... TURKEY. [DAILY THLI(ORAPLS THLEGRAM I VIrrNYA, WNDNESIbAY-News from Constant!- nople from several ?? sources show appa rently a serions desire of the Sultan and his Ministers to improve the finanotal administration by an effioaoloue system of fin.ncial oontrol. There ts Fome reason to hope that it iB not a mere -fit of eoonomy, bat that being unablo to raise fresh loans abroad, the Porte has ...

... LATESTorNEWS THE RUSSIAN EXPEDITION IN CENTRAL BnRLIN, TuESDAY,-Intelligoneo received here E from St. Petersburg atates that a whole division of ] troops, numbering from 30,000 to 40,000 men, has boon ordered to proceed from tlhe Canoasus to Con. tral Asia, as well as several offioera of the general staff at St. Petersburg. R 1JU S I A. Kxerr, TUESDAYY-A oourt martial was opened to-day for th ...

... A FG HA NISTAN. [OHNTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] TiE following has been received from India from the Viceroy, dated 24th Ootobar, 1879 :-Large powder magazine in Bale, Eissar narrowly esoaped explosion. Fire extinguished, but fortress greatly damaged. Immense quantityof war mateiial found. The troops from Shutargardan are wlthdrawing to e Khashl, Ghlizals etill assembled, Country round OCbal quiet. ...

... LORD HARTINGTON AT MANHEHSTER. [SPROIcAL T.ELEG~RAM.] existcO MAwcHEsTER, FIUO)AY NecuT. - To-night thewha Marquis of Hariington attended a large Liberal pr~ic meeting in the Free Trade Hflal, Manchester. Sir to Rai U. Kay-Shuttlewortlb, M.P., presided, and was P Art it supported by several members of Parliament and was ni was a; the leading Liberals of the day. The hall was the olh filled ...

... Lord O'Neill has directed 50 per cent, to be taken off the turbary rents for the present season. We understand that Dr. Leeper, of Lougbgail, will grant an abatement of 10 per cent. on this year's rent to his tenantry In the towniand of Crossmore, parish of Keady; and also to his tenantry in the townlinds of Betarnet and Drumnshallon, in the parish of Mulbabrack, County Armagh. Captain Collum, ...

... TUC COUNT. BALMORAL. WEDNISDAY.-The Queen, acooniG panted hy Princess Beatrice, the Grand Duke of Besse, Prince Leopold, and the Hereditary Grand Duke, drove yaeterday to Bainook ShieL Lady Churohill has sudceoded Lady Southampton as lady in-Waiting. The Lord Chancellor and Sk Henry Elliott, ?? arrived at the Cattle, and had the hononr of dining with her Majesty. TEll PRINCE O0 WALSM IN ...

... OUR DUBLIN ,LETTHR. . .;o DeBLr, OCroBan 2, 1879. T DuLyzos Is the order of the day here at present; evorything dull-duil ?? and duller amar*s ment. For the first time for a number of yeare we are left withoui an ItalAsn epema, Mr. Maplteson thbt'acg ft more profitblo to takee hJ' oompsuy to Am erloa than to the Theatre Ryal, This docs not spea well for DnblIn's b st: -and at one Ti 'time ?? ...

... P O L 0. POLO Is the name that has been given to the newly- Invented square dance whlch Is just now occapying the attention of the fashionable world, and cauoing the quadrilles and the lanoers and the Caledoulans to fall very much into the baoiground, and to be regarded with no more interest than would be be. stowed upon the stately minuet through the medium of which our great grandmothers ...

... MINOR INCUMBENT'ASSOCIATION. D.iOORSE 0 ARMAGH. I ON Tuesday last a large general meeting of this association was held in the Diocesan Rooms, Armagh, The Rev. John Finlay, A. W,,wAB called to the chair. The Rev. H. B. CAPTeRR, B D. (hon. secretary), explained that the ineestig wne 1tnalmonud In ao. ooidanoe wltn the buggertioti made by thw-oentral cenomittee at its last meeting-that each ...

... I THE ROYAL COHMISSIONERS ON AGRI. I CULTURAL DEPRESSION. Tim Toronto Globe gives thT followlng from its tor. s pondeut s WoINNIeGl, Sstr'rB51BnT 27,-The Royal Comstmia. slonero, Mr. C. S. Road and Albert Pell, are here, and for once Winnipeg l united. in sentiment touching the marnner in whioh they have been re. caived. On thoir arrival at St. Paul they were weloumed in the cordial manlner ...

... , ?? Ds - ?? so INL'ERMEDI ATN EXAMINATIONS. it Io T'R EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NWSdLEITMR, tl Siu-As Foyle College, witth ito 114 boye, and old ti Ilotorlo nsam'J is more or less all object of interest h most of your enlighteced readers, I ask you to ossart this letter. Grbave and sabatantiel injury has been Inflicted spon FoylaCollege through the manner In which gte ouncessiof our pupils at the ...