... APPREHENDED DISTURBANCES INs I M~~AAM. (FROX OUR SPECI COBnE5PONDE2sM,) Galway, Sunday Evening. On my arrival here, this day week exactly, I ven- tured to affirm that no man could tell what was likely to be the upshot of the present proceedings in the West. That assertion I now feel compelled to repeat, although some forty-eight hours ago I thought I waa a position to pronounce a well- founded ...

... - i - Yesterday a fortnightly meeting of the Druam- Li condra. Clonliffo,and Giasnevin Township Comn- missioners wwa held at their offices, Bumrettplaca I Mr. J. F. LOMBARD, J.P., in the chair. There were also present- jr H J Gogarty, afessrs Edward M'Mabon, P Leech, t M'.Mallian, W J Doherty, S E IMICarthy, J bartln, U Butterly. e TMH ASPRALTING OF THII TOWNSHIP. a Correspondence was read ...

... I - HIGH SHERIFFS FOR 1881i. (From the Gazete of Last Night.) The undernamed gentlemen have been aDpointedtA the office of High Sheriff of the following counti, counties of cities, and counties of towns in lreland-- ANTRIMa CouSTY-James Stewart Moore, Esq. Bally, divitty, Derrock. ARMAGH COnT-UMajor WilliamJames Hall, NarrOw Water, Warrenpoint. CARRICKEEEGUs TowN-Wim Allen Woodside, Esq, ...

... I I ty Prawn Special WM) I' - LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. Freeman Office, 211 Strand, London, Thursday Morning. y The Lord Mayor yesterday received £210 from S the Drawers' Company, and £100 from Messr. 0 Drammond and Co., in aid of the Mansioi3 House L Irish Ditress Fund, whiich now amounts to over Y £9,000. At to-day's meeting of the Court of t Common CouncilMr. Goo. Short will move That t ...

... THE IDUJESS OF MARtBOROUGH'S v RELIEF FUND. The Executive Committee of the above ri nd met yesterday at three o'clock in the committee rooms, the Castle, Dublin. There wore ?? Grace the Duchess of Marlborough, Hon. 11rs. Robinson, Hon. Mrs. O'Hagan, Lady Michel, Miss Hort, Mrs. Browne, Miss B urke, Yiss Fitzgnrald, Miss Hillier, Lord Randolph Churchill, Dr. Grimshaw, George Morris, M.P.; ...

... , 6: t- (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) '4tie half -y ly meeting ofCork, Thursday. 'i4 e hnlyeafly meeting of the shareholders and 'I director&a the Munster Bank was held to-day. 2 Mr. William Shaw, M.P., chairman, in moving the adoption of the rer,ert declaring a dividend of .10 per cent., reviewed at -me length the progress i of the bank. He coninute' -WVe have been able to earn a dividend of 10 Ver ...

... I __ ~ The following letter appeared in yesterdays Times:_ SIR-The suggested relief works will onll employ men, leaving the women and children practically idle. My suggestion, if carried out, will at a small cost provide feminine employment for thousands of these duringthe coming famine, and, if properly worked, for years after the famine has ceased. The women of the West of Ireland knit ...

... I TfHE RENVYLE ESTATE. 'TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMANT. January 14th. SIR-I have only to say that not a single fact, n stated in my letter has been upset by the letter of s the Rev. Mr. M'Andrew. I need scarcely say that I never cursed anyone in my life, for we are corn- mended to bless those that curse you, do good to them tbat hate you, and pray for them which de- P spitefully use!you and ...

... STIR NV. HARCOURT, M.P. _ A., . ,. ?? (SPXOO1L TELEQ!4M5.) O-ford,ThuedA v Night. The annual dinner of the Druids waS held in this city to-night, amongst those presew.1 being- Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., I.P., and Mr Hall, M.P., members for the city, and Mr. Chitty, the Chosen second Liberal candidate at the next elec- tims. Sir W. Harcourt, on rising to respond to the toastof The City ...

... I THE POSITION I A mG p.ISTAN. (From the Mornag Post of Yesterday.) The dispersal of Mobamned Jan's army and thti restoration' f British authority inr Cabl xitigata the military diffipultie' iii 'Afghanistan and con. front us with more serious questions relating te the political settlemient of thateountry. Supreme control'ovet the foreign 4ffairs of Afghaniitsi and the, right to ssed British ...

... ] |1 . 7_ (By Reuter's and: Ordinary Telegraph.) ENGLAND AND TURKEY. SUSPENSION OF DIPLOMATiC RELA- TIONS WITH THE PORTE. Constantinople, Wednesday. Sir Henry Layard having received no reply to the note presented by him to the Porte in reference to the measures taken by the Turkish Government against M. Koelle and Ahmed Tewfik, the Mussulman Presi- dent, yesterday suspended official relations ...

... I Lieut.-Geueral J. A. Ewart, C.B., on handing over command of the Allahabad Division to Major-Ge- neral Hume, is ordered to proceed to England, and report himself at the Horse Guards. - Colonel J. B. Saunders, of the Bengal Cavalry, is posted to general duty at Allahabad, on return from furlough. Colonel.J. Burn, of the Bengal Staff Corps, is posted to Meerut for general duty, until his ser- ...