... Ute Aretinan's &urnal. 1. - I D' THE FREEMAN'S JOUJNAL and Tim Wzt9iY FREEMAN aend ?? AGRICtL- TURIST are regularly on sale in Glasgow, at the Queen-street Bookstall, and at 31 Buchafiin-street. They arealso regularly on sale at Deavir's, Tithebarn-street, Liverpool. DAY by day the evidence of the widespread and severe character of the distress into which many parts of the country are plunged ...

... CORRESPONDENOE. BELFAST ROYAL HOSPITAL, TO THE EDITOR OF THlE BELFAST NEWS - LETTER. SIR-When It was found on 31Sat August, being the end of the hospital financial year, that it re quired a sum of £1,000 to pay off the amounts then due, I decided to make an effort to raise this suem, Do that the Board might et-art the present year free of debt, By your advertising columns It will be seen thmt ...

... RELIEF PROSPECTS IN SOUTH DONEGAL |HIGHLANDS, Tim proprietors of ?? and Glonoolumbkill, John R Musgrave, Esq., J,P., and James Musgrmve, Eeq J P., Drumglass H{ouse, Belfast, aftorconisul. tation with their agent, Arthur Brooko, Esq., J.P,, Killybegs, have signified their Intention of affording moat generous aid to the pocr people on their proe party In the Donegal HIghlanids They have la* ...

... I ARMAGH PROTESTANT ORPHAN SOOIETY I TO THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS LETTER, SIR-YoU will oonfer a great favour upon the committee of the Armagh Pratmetaut Orphan Society if you will kindly insert in your paper the details, I furuhhed beneath, of the bazaar lately held In Lurgan In behaft of the fands of the Armagh Pro. testant Orphan Society:- Mrs. Greer's table, Lurgan £ ?? 8 1 z Mra. ...

... %AXAND DeNTx uM mELIII. -it - j. ?? t; Lon~don, 80th Deceember,. 1;8Th. Sfr4_A have ceivedfromyotbfou ?? ag irquiries respetiing my lamds ithe rspatifl of tenanits in Ireland. They snail be dolyifilled UP' t fie-bfthwe teue t4ts' til woe'itt ascicO ?tfid ton-t as requested. cI am retis ?? I should be 'withheld thuScn4bd.O1%k 'h cs however, disguis Y QP n cfre I hulrded, and the poverty athe ...

... STORM AND FLOODS, OF the weather in Belfast yesterday the same tale might be told as of the previous days, The wind was less boisterous, but the rain was more Inces. sant, and, consequently, the publlc had little room for congratulations on improvement, The wind was not so high during the early part of the night, and the sky wvas lesa cloudy than during the day, but towards midnight the wind ...

... i ID CARDIBAL ?EOCId -icOM OUR CORUESPOxNAIrnsT, : Rome. DIeeembe 28. 2 e w CoUsioua when .Poff in ; r Co CG.llege inx Iome, raly - :aube insitution received ?? its z : Iu3tlc)3 ws ase there : ?? aftenon of the 27th of becember 'insallati'on of Guiseppe Peeci, .) ?? ^,1 ti.ei :ardindlEw T'iteds: of thle- . A x .stha. The vatin w~as ~tpre- Xue's Major Dome and Master of ?? ,r,,nor Ricoi and ...

... -- -- THIE BUTT BRIDGE. i . . ?? The following hae been forwarded us by tbe Lord )tayor Elect ror publication - ?? Cot&age, Mo0untrhtb, Dee. 27. |MrY DeA, GMitnt-l congratulate; you on your iveli-merited elevation to thedhsdinguished digrnity of Lord Mavor ot ?? mebrnpolis of our native ! land. Should it lie within yuur prdvince, as i be:. Heve it does, I 1 hope you Vill inaugurate your I ...

... lTIARy. T UAtN 1 SECdOND DPAGOON GUARDS' BLL. The annotla New Year'& .festivity sf the non9 , eramtifoId4 offiecrs of the 2nd Dragoon Guards held -last evening in the Recreation Hall at the Royal Barrack;, proved a splendid %ucces. va.lly quiet streets in front ot the bezrachi. be`- i Virile eodi with &s and 'cabs as the hour for the opeing of tho eall approached,and the dark | cavalry ...

... IT may not be uninteresting the first day of a new 1 year to give a brief summary of prominent local events during the year now closed. The first in chronological order was the Installa. otlon of Mr. John Browne. J. P., as Mayor. On d assuming the civic chair Mr. Browne received the 3 warm oongratulations of the members of the n Council. In the discharge of his offiolal duties a during the ...

... THE SMITHFIELD WARD ELECTION, A LARGE and Influential meeting of the ?? of Smithfield Ward was held last evening, at eight o'olock, in the Agnes Street Orange Hall, for the purpose of making arrangements to secure the ro. turn of Mr. W. J. Jury for the seat in the Town Council rendered vacant by the death of Mr. W. EH. Braddell. Mr. James H. Hnalebt occupied the chair. Mr. Jury on entering the ...

... Arte ?? Rt(-P t (ESTAWALTSHED ANNO 1737.) BELFAST, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1880. The preliminary examination of Gonzales, who made the attempt on the life of the King of Spaln, has commenced. Two other parties have been arrested for complicity In the outrage. Their Majesties have been warmly congratulated by all parties In Spain on their fortunate escape. A St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs ...