... 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 ...

... ISSOOZT 'I GRCRS'SSILSTATS' ASSOMTlONl so - ?? I _ ?? _ - -t - it - Yesterday a half-yearly meeting of the membera of this asmciation was held at 21 Merchants'-q.ay for the purpose of receiving tb, report of the Mlanaging Committes for the pea~t hal-year, als for electing officers and a committese of manage- ment and for e transaction other busines The meeti wa ratber noisy, and was very pro- ...

... i I (By Renter-s and Ordinary Telegraph.) RUSSIA. St. Petersburg. Saturday. The Journal De St. Petersburg pub- lishes an article to-day protesting against the arrangement being made by which Bulgarian andl Eastern Roumelian tributes are assigned to bondholders, and declaring that the ex- penses for the maintenance of the Russian corps occupation should be paid first. Rus- sia, continues the ...

... THE POLICE AND THE' LADIES' . LAND LEAGUE. 0 A special meeting of the St. James's Branch (Dublin) of the Ladies' Land League was held in their Room-, IIl James's-street, at two o'clock, yesterday, Mrs Kennedy presiding. Acnonst those also presemt ?? Duffv, Mrs M'Don- nell, Mrs Casey, Mrs Conroy, Mrs Quinn, Mrs Early, and the Misses MluUigan, Whelan, Cun- ningham, Quaid, M'Garvey, Byrne, &c., ...

... 'HE IRISH UNIVERSITY QUESTION. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FUER,;X. 29 Harcourt-street. DEA-t SiR-Tbough the Royal University has leen started, few people will consider that full ustice has been done to the Irish people in the matter of university education. N.e asked for a Catholic University, with power to grant degrees, fud an endowment sufficient to enable the >atholic youth of this country to ...

... THE BI)OMINGHAM REFORM I o LEAGUE.. . _ _ . _ . ?? SPECIAL TZLExjR~AM. Bir.minghatm, Sunday. On Saturday night a special ineeting of the Birmingham ?? League Wsu held. It was at- tended by the president and several members of the recently formed local branwhes of the National LanI. Leagae. The following resoultion was carried uwnazazmvoualy: That we heartily tbant Mr Cowan, Rev Mr Ropps, and ...

... KINGSTOWN AND BRAY INTELL- GENCE. _ KINGSTON FULSCTIOx.-The election for the re- turn of commissioner; to the township board in room of those who retire by rotation will take place to-day in the several wards. Th. candidates ?? Ward-Messrs Bourke and Michael Carroll. G Dixou, and Edward Branagan. West Ward-Measars Milea Kelly, Ulick M'.Nallv, and J M'Callugb. In the East Ward Mesirs Rubert ...

... MILhTARY INTELWGENO - . lse Honorary Colonelcy of the 2nd Dragoon ;de (Queen'Bays) is vacant by the death of >.:teniint General Thomas Puttle, C B, which - rel at his residence at Dover on Wednesday *s the 2Sth nt. He served in the 16th Lancers . o first Afghan War in 1842, and tbo cam- v. a the Salej in 1846. The deceased en- .e:d the ?? in 1834, and became Lieutenant .FIoeral in 1877. ...

... .- - ?? I y$ w# h.1d f^ -.i 1,4ww Doniok1; , t ?? b'Cloekoe,-PXD of ra~iIg- a ' :Ptio ?? aid of the for the suitable ing 5 ~qc d h ; poitit:al pser now inear- in . erat ne eral a1. Th5ere was a numerous cou :p c A uo~ngett#hose presenlt wer- ?? . er Peter M DenId, 1 L Costeho m Tho Burke, Kii ; W ET wenr Jobn Dune. PAW&k .ordon, James :tOtRens~h - hn Smith, WDimn ceMurphy. Sohn Sherida, vn ...

... THE LA4I)ES' LAND LEAGUE. I- 4 A special meeting of the Ladiei? land League was held yesterday at two o'clock. The attend- ance wns very nuterous, between 60 and 80 mem- bers being present. The clair was occapied by Miss Amna Parnell, who spoke at considerable length on the object of the meeting, which. she said had been called in consequence of a very un- grammatical letter . written by the ...

... PRESBYTErAN NEWS. | (e'aOM OUB OWS CORESPONDENT.) This evening the Prbyterian Association ?? meet in their hall, Upper Sackville-atrest, when the subject of instrumental music in the public services of the Church will be diseaused. The chair will be taken at eight o'clock. To-morrow the Presbyteiy of Dublin will hold their quarterly meeting at twelve o'clock in the Presbytery Hall, Upper ...

... THE .- Is POLITICAL PRISONERS' SUS- TEN'rATION FUND. [It is particularly requested that raittances to this fund shall niot be addressed to Mr. Gray, but to the editor of the Freeman's Journal.C [Remittances should be made by cheque or Post Office orders.] Already acknowledged ?? .. £9,686 2 4 By cheque to Miss Paraell- let Dec . . £300 0 0 5th Dec ?? 2?00 0 0 8thDee De 0o 0 0 24th Dee ?? ...