... THE WP'T- OF SEED POTATOES. I Yesterday a deputation from the Mansion House Committee for the Relief of Distress in Ireland waited on i is Grace the Duke of Mariborough ! and the Pight flonotrable James towither, M.P., the Chief Secretary, at the Castle, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the ne- cessity of supplying potato and other seed to | the small farmers in order to prevent ...

... X 2&2LOYROGMAL i~ORT8 Iteafing~3 of the barornetar in Dublin for the O&Asi tons daye, corrected und reduced to 32 deg. Fahreehet a tbe mean sea level. 'the black lines show the height of the barometer at 9 a.wi. each iay. The xilrcilry ?? forrani in, S.B., s.,anid 2 , W.d, (if raplidly)for heavystormsj (if slowly) for coptina.e unsettled weathek. It isles forcalm1, N.W., N., nid NMl. wincle ...

... LJATEST NEWS6 (By Freemans Special Wire.) LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. - ?? Office, 211 Strand, London, Thursday Morning. !The English papers are already being greatly srerised tiver the prospect next session of That thui' ate pleased to term Obstruction.' A letter, *ihch is given a prominent position in large type La the Pdll Mall Gazette has a great deal of abuse of lieh Irish members, -but ...

... 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, ...

... 1.SIR WIIIMGREGOR Ae> ?? . . v TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. .3 ' A ' Clarenbridge, Januaxy 19. DEAR SIR-One of the most practical sugges- tions thrown out during the late land meetings ?? contained in i letter ofi Sir' Williamn Gregory, himself a model laudlord, on the oceasiob of the GoAtdemonstration. The suggestion was to the effect that land meetings should be utilised to throw light on ...

... C4yDTNAL NEWMAN. _ ?? SPECIAL TELEORAM. Birmingham, Tuesday Nigitz The 2Vta annual reunion of the Catholics of Birmingham was held this evening in the Town Hall, and Was very largely attended. Cardinal Newman presided, and was supported by several noblemen and the bishop and clergy of the dio. ceEe. His Eminence, in addressing the meeting, said- It was natural, my dear friends, when I found my ...

... 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.- - i - Tllu??t I.. i - o F Delft if 0, I? ?? ? I . . (SPLCI.IJ; TEL~tbii,'. _- Clo~nqei! Fiidav Niht. The installation of the Mayorolf.Clonmel,.2deV,' man O'Connell Hackett, j.P., took place at the - Courthouse to-day. 'His worsbip wes a'tiredj'n his official robes. Hi was preceded by-the swoi7I- bearers and the mace-bearers, enad was Acpomrpanied* by.the members of the Coupoil ...

... THE LORD MAYOR AND CORPORA- i TION AT THE CATHEDRAL.. , ._ - I The Right Ron, the Ltrd Mayor (Edmund Dwyer; Gray, XIP.) and the Lady Mayoress, accom- panied by the High Sheriff and the Catholic Alder- men and Councillors of the Corporation, at. teaided High Mass in state yesterday at the Marl. borough-street pro-Cathedral. The occasion was made remarkable not only by the grandeur of tle sacred ...

... TEE AFGHAN WAR. MORE FIGHTING. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) London, Thursday Evening. The Daily News publishes the following tele- grams:- Cabul, Dec. 22. The 12th Bengal Cavalry left Sherpur garrison for Butkak last night. They found Butkak held by the enemy, End proceeded to Luttaband, which place they reached in safety. Three men were wounded. The wluhle of General Gough's brigade are at Luttaband ...

... IDEMONSTRATION IN DUJBJLIN. I I A mass meeting of the unemployed labourers of Dublin was held yesterday at Harold's-cross Green. About eleven o'clock knots of men began to assemble on the Green, and in a short tirme a crowd of respectable dimensions had gaff bred ; by twelve o'clock there were between three and four thousand people assembled. Of course ther corner boy element was nwot ...

... -MILITARY INTELLIUENB., I .- . A.RMY NEWS FAtOM CAMPS AND CLUBS. id (FRaoN UM MIIARY CORSPotWUNT.) d - Londou, January 11th, 1880. ! I do not believe much regimental promotion is e likely to go in the earlier part of the year, unless d through casualties in India. But when we are ap- proaching the beginning of 1881, when compulsory s. retirements or promnotons ovet the headi of old D, captains ...