... 'Their Excellencles the Lord Lieutenant and the Mar. chioness of Londonderry held their first state ball for the season at Dublin Castle last evening. Their Excellencies entered the Throne Room shortly after ten o'clock, acoompanied by their Serene High- nesees General Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, R C B, and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar; the Earl and Countess ot Longford and Lady Ceorgiana ...

... IT A~~ k ppilli.. I -- . 6 ?? . ;. F. , ?? ,, _, 4 7, A ;_5t-_i1 + . 0zD.-0ii CXI~~0iDENT.). Rome, Jan 29. nHE HEA12m, 0 13 PQ1P ?? Th 4iBIJ, 'i i bf htha th ?? uiht,'-it . -a not har itO dine what re the desires ieite ff Itehli apartyi to our.o EEdher ep ep o Xiod 2EII. Wh Lie ti-e0M etif nbw and thor. withM rmost aiarmingaccounts-:of the state this a Jze ath and -f his, near dissolution. A ...

... z ? I ?? -- i .slzA .A')IA4RLETIE.S. ai d Ladly Harland arrived at ?? tiuti ad . ;tL rs Edge Mfunns - . J..2stowiiu yestcr2ay frvo Englund. L-d1 F Cuieu rvix Trench has left Eings- , ivlns~zo has left Kimgstown for r, .t .1 W\; St ii ilng R A, has left Kings- lhaslty. R N, has left Kingstown )Cuonn~r, M P, lha, left Kings- Gii% -Al P. has left Kinrgstown for k-i^> At'wS, 28th Reegiment, has ...

... I FAS IrJ tYbsA ND VAPRETIES. The Hon E Hewett arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. Lieut-Colonel G uthrie arrived ?? yesterday trom England. Captain Merriii, 18th Hussars, arrived at Kingstow.n yesterday from Englahd. C aptain Do-;le arrived at KingVtowvn yes- terday from Eng] and. Lord and Lady Mupcaster have left Kings- town for England. The Ron G Browvne G uthrie has left uings- ...

... IWATELRUORD AND LM1 E iO RAILWAY COMPANY- I , i THE HALFIEAXLY -EETIG. pa ?? - aO tl.tw5R 'DNDT.) - Limerick, Friday. Pi To-day the half-yearly mecting of the share- cl holders of this company was held at the offices of I the Limerick terminus. 1The atendance ef share- j holders was the largest for many years p98t ?? re James Spaight, J P, the chairman el the coMi- pany, presided, t : The ...

... .FASLUUN A-D VARIETIES. I Lord Lurgan arrived at Kingstowa yehzer- day from Englknd. Lord Henry Vane Tempest arrived at Kingstown yesterday from Englatd. Sir Allan loung arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. Major Phillips, 51st Regiment, arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England: Major Malone arrived at Kingstown yes- terday from England. DTpputy Surgeon-General W Carden Roe arrived ...

... DRAMATIC AND M17SICAL EVENIXG I AT ST. PATRICK'S TRAINING COLLEGE, DRUMCONDRA. - Terry's play of Guy Manuering, founded on Scott's famous novel, was most creditably per- formed by the students of St Patrick's Training College last evening (Shrovetide). There was a large andxdistinguishled audience, including- His Orace the Archblshop of Dnblin, the Most RBe Dr Douielly, 3ishog of Caaea; ...

... IDUBLiN POPULAR CONCERTS, I The success of the concert of Saturday night i, a subject of the warmest congratulation to its promoters. Music the very best of its class was offered to the citizens, and the way in which the ample spaces of the Leinster Hall were thronged was a most satisfactory and encouraging response on their part. Everywhere below, and in the balcony and gallery above, and on ...

... *II1SE SECTION ROYAL MMLEE B TION, IWANCHESTERI t aoetiln of le E:1ecil4ive Conmsitted held iu the Coneil Chamber, Royal Dublin , ciety, last week. It was resolved tba t the view of relieving indiridual exhibit,, ef the great epense atteadaut upon easpj; agsnts to represent them and te CaIC their exsI bits, the Executive Committee should orgalise a staff of officials whose services ,oul be ...

... iuN AKD VATIR&- o FA.SHION AND VABBIRS. ?? I ,, VICEREGAL COURT. Their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and thb darchioness of Londonderry gave a dinner party last1 evening at the Castle to which the following ?? the. honour of receiving invitations:- Earl and Countess of Longford and Lady 0 Pakeas ham, Earl and Countess of Kilmorey, Lady Suffield and Eon Miss Harbord, Lady Gwendoline Chaplin, ...

... ~i IBANU ANQD YXARTIES. - - - I VIOCEBGAL COUR'I 2N Ihe Secod Levee will be held at Dablie laese on de TUlDAY, lst March, and a Drawinaroom on the fol let lowiag evePing. al3 RMUL&TIONS 10 Ds OsSEs3FT AT THR VICE AL at CouRT, DurNd CAsTra. Noblemen and gertlemee who have been received at na the Court of Dublin since let January, 1869-that is, dr co, during any one of the Viceroyaltles of his ...

... LECTURE BY M . CHAS. EIS3N. Last night Mr. Charles Eason delivered a lecture at the Dublin Technical Schools, Kevin street; on ?? Educa ion in Connectionwith Print- ing.' Amongst those present were- Messrs John Doyle. T C; John Mulligan, A Webb, S Cherr, A Ruth en, Frazer, Fitzgerald, xosboro, Alor, M.Carthy, Huumphreys, J F Weidrick, 21'.NInllen, TFEos .1Murphvy, Bodigmn. Brown. Dignamn, ...