... I.TCAkRCERATIO OF MR. B. DWYER GRAY, M.PP. CARLOW BOARD OF GU ADIA t (FBOX Oup. COBR3PLE8ND&U.) Carlow, Thursday. j The weelly meeting of the guardians was held a to-day,.I Sir Taos PnBCE BETrrux, Vice-Chairman, presidinlg. Also present- P Iessrs William C Brownie Patrick Brennan, Matthlias r 'WeY, John Byrnie, Thomasz Keogh, James Eustace, The Clerk read a ircular from thie Town Clerk, c ...

... THE IRISH NLATIONAL FORESTERS' | BENEFIT SOCIETY. IA - -.st. . _, _ I ?Rranch Qwen Roe O'Neill met on MXonday even- ing at the Lifeboat Tavern, F-irview, Clontarf, Bra Jas Tighe, C R, presiding. Bro G O'Grady in the ,vice chair, assisted by otticers Bros Boland, Byrne, Graham, M'Cabe, Dufly, and Barte Murrin, secre- tary. Air. Wm 11'Donnell waa admitted a member. After transacting the usual ...

... ,- _ . (FROM OOR CORRESPONDENr.) Words, and vwhat is in them was the subject of an exceedingly able, instructive, and eloquent lecture by the Her Henry Evans in his own church, Frederick-streat, Balfast, on last Monday Ievening to a large and deeply-interestsd audience. The chair was occupied by the Head Master of the Methodist College, Henry R Parker, Esq. L I D. At thje close of the ...

... (rP.Oi OU1R OVtW GcOR~MrOtnErT.) The Belfast Presbytery met for Nrisitation ard Other btsiness in Belmont Church, of which the Rev. John M;Dermott is pastor, on Tuesday. Tne pastor having preached, the visitation was prO. ceeded with. In their finding tie Pres'byterv re- corded their affectionate remembrance of the ter. John Moran, and rejoiced in the testimony borne to the fidelity of the Rev ...

... (F.mo OUt CORRuSPONDE=TI) 'The' ?? Notices for this monts, just is'ged, contain interesting recordsof missionary work in various parts of the world. The Rev Thomas Carmichael, of the Lucknow and Benares district, destribes Fyzabad as a hard field. This is not surprising, as the momories of the mutiny are not yet effaced, and that the people of Cudh receive the missionaries with friendship, ...

... THIE ARREARS ACT.. A Parliamaentary return just issued shows that up to the 31st ult the number of farms sought to he relieved from rent debt under the Arrears Act was 8,114. Ve are enabled to supplement the re- turn by stating that between the I1t and 7th inst tenants of nearly 5,000 farms have sought to be liberated from reut arrears, making the total nuusberof eases up to date about 13,000. ...

... - g- - .- , - a AdM IRISH COMMERCL&iX Ta. j : VELLTERS' DINMNER; I The annual dirve: of the Irish Commercal Tlvellers' Benevolont Association took place last evening at the Imperial HoteL A very pleasant dinner was ?? by a number of good speeches and some capital songs. There wrs a large at- tendance. The ?? Hon the LoDD MAtOR, XP., presided. Gn the right of the chair ?? Maurice Erooke, 31 P; ...

... I. I Yesterday the usual Chriatmaa Exhibition of the works of the students in the above School of Art was opened for the fist time this season, Nowithstandinsg the free invitation extended to the publio by the management, and the existence of fine weather fo.r the ,sPe0n, . there was but'a sparse attendzinceof viaitors. An eiasinatioss ot the numarous exhibits eloquei y testifies t the ...

... (;rl Aria_ p vuht j, irtwu ?s ?? cum l. - THE electric condition of the European at mosphere is shown by the fact that every now and again a bolt from an azure sky dis- turbs the Continent. At this moment Europe is disturbed by mysterious rumours, the drift of which points to possible war, but the true origin and value of which it is impossible to exactly discover. It has long ;een an open ...

... DR IUEN INEb IN' D'UILrN. Cousrnsoriol ull~ing-, Darne-ztret,~ February. 2dAd. SIR-Having otain~ed ' Au o' mn:sion), I Fm; to point nut V. t'o' .os m !two 'cry rnaterial errors is ?? 10j dionikannese give ?? to Fotio Mive'hel l i s ?h ni to*r:1 s 5 F' e?'n. and pro''iok- 'o , in':7i thon0 1,bsbtual druukaris known to th~e Polio' Cco~ In at'i-tori* ,se there a-n7-e Ci to'g the2o oear 74N ...

... MRt SMITHI,.MP,, ON IRELAND. I ?? (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) London, Friday Night. The members of the London and Westminster Working Men's Constitutional Association gave a dinner to-night in St. James's Hall, Piccadilly (Mr. James Watney, UP., in the chair), in honour of the members for the borough, the Right Hon. W. H. Smith and Lord Algernon Percy. Mr. Smith, in the course of his speech, ?? had ...

... DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCI- DENT. ID . I FIVE PERSONS KILLED AND MANY INJURED. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) London, Sunday. A terrible collision, accompanied by loss of life, occurred on the North London Railway, not far from Oldford Station, late on Saturday night. From the details which have come to hand I learn that an empty coal train, composed of from 35 to 40 trucks, left Poplar at five minutes past ...