... THE WEATIEMR T-n following forecasts, referring to the weather of the ensuing twenty-four hours, were issued by the Mstatiorplogioal Thepartmen, London, yester- day eve1g; South-westerly and south- O. Scotland, N. ,. erly winds, increasing in force; fair and cold at 1. Scotland,E. first; then milder and rainy. 2. England, N.E. Wind returning to south- ,2i. Eingland, NT .B. west or south again, ...

... SINGULSR STORY OF A RETIRED PHYSICIAN. A 11MIReD physician resident in London has com- municated the following singular story to the Daily Telegraph:-About forty years ago I was called upon to consult respecting the case of a certain John Crawford, who lived in one of the side streets of Crawford Street, Iffarylebone. Subsequently I attended this patient for a month or more, he being a ...

... I LATEST NEWV. (By Freemaa7' Spccial WVire.) LONDON CORRESPONDENCE, {Freeman Office, 211 Strand, London, Monday Morning. Next Fridaythe Cabinet is expected to asseo :lk for the first time in the new year. It is fagi ta presume that thel-business before it will be of a preliminary character, dealing with the general arrangements as to the subjects to be discoused nt the subsequent meetings ...

... ELECTRIC LIGHTING BY WATER I POWER. A meeting of the Institute of Civil Engineers T of Ireland was held last evening at Trinity Col- cl lege for the purpose of considering a paper on the tI subject of Electric Lighting by WAter Power, con- gi tributed by Mr. Thomas B, Grierson, Associate of e, '5 the Institute.i Mr. PAUKE NEVUrL, President, occupied tbA chair. 0 The Mullins Gold Medal of the ...

... LAND ACT-GLEBE LANDS. - TO THE EDlITOR OF THE FRIESNAS. Coleraine, December 31. O SiP-Let me ,onbehalf of the tenants who purehased e under the Irish Church Act, thank you for opening t your columns to the discussion of the above im- 1 purtant subject. 'H S T states the case fair]y and calmly in your issue of yesterday. I inherit from, my iate father, who purchased from the Church s ...

... LORD MOSCK AND THE SUB COMl- M ISSION'S. TO THE F.D1TOa OF THE TIXLS. SM-I bavy been, iu co Iaun. 1 suppose, with moast irish landownere, following for some time with earnest attention the proceedings of the Sub- Commissiouer3 under the Irisa Laud Act. T}1 use proceeffings have been subjected to a largp amount of hostile criticism, and iery hard language has been used both as to the motives ...

... THE ARTIZINS AND THEIR DWEL-, LINGS. - I I' Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the distri- bution of prizes annually awarded by Lord and Lady Brabazon to tenants of the Dublin Artisans' ...

... ?? iE AI-' EATS. - ?? ?? : ANOTTMER AMRF}ST IN THE Uxt. At trelva ocock y esterday Detective-fMeern IBowers and Doyle ent ered the odice of flinited Ireland, ' Lctrr Alb iey-strect, and inugtired for M 3iiss N ourWi;. U ng been afforded an interview Bowers re a ted t o &ee the type about the plae, at the sime ti-e Lzsuring her that hie morely.e oa a friend 1y vsit,, and had no idea of ...

... The following- are the resolhtions to be sub- .mitted to the meeting of landowners, to be held to-day in tho Exhibition Palace. His Grace the Duke of Abercorn will preside:- Proposed by the Earl of Dartrey, K.P., and se- conded by LQrd Ardilauu:-' That this meeting, while expressing its ifalterable attachment to the Crown and Ccustitution of the realm, and the readiness of the landowners of ...

... LICENSED GROCEPS' AND VINTNEPS' ASSOCIATIQN. A meeting of membern of the Licensed Grocert and Vintners' Association was held yesterday in the Commercial Buildirngs to conouhder the pro- posed renewal and extension of tbe Suuday Cioiti Act. Amongst those present v.-ere- 3lcssrs R WVard (cbainnanr), D Burke, T C ; jamrsn Byrne, John Behant, Jolla i-uress, Thomllas D ;ry, Francis Gibney. James ...

... I, ;.31R. JOHN BRIGHTI ON IRELAND. (SPECIAL TELEGRAW.) Birminghana, Tuesday Evening. Sr. John Bright, M.P., speaking at the Birming- tam Town Hall this afternoon, in reply to a reso- lation of confidence in her Majesty's Govaera eat, the course of his speech said :-I come now to question which is of more absorbing in. terest, and which the people of England cannot, I believe, too much discuss ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES. TWELVE PERSONS KILL4ED. 'Ntw Youn; XomNyar-The Nac York Herald re- ports that during the festival of the secret Order of Knights of Pythias at Shanemville, Ohio, the floor of the hall gave way, and two hundred people were precipitated to the floor below. Twerve were killed, and many injured. The building subsequently took fire, and ieveral of the injured ...