... Blt+HER EDUCATION IN IRELAND.I 'A vmns largely-attended public meeting of those interested in tie promotion of higher education in Newry was recently held in the Institute, Hill Street. The chair was occupied by Mr. Henry Barcroft. The Glen. who was supported by the Ven. the Archdeacon of Dromore, D.D., and the Rev. ?? Wylie, Downshire Road. The membersof the committee occupying seats on the ...

... THE TEUTONIC AND THU CITY OF NEW IYORK SPEIDAL TUELBRADI. (2QUEZSTows, FitIDAY.-Oar specsial New York ?? of the 1 Dth instant, landed at Queens- town to-night by the Etruria, ?? the third time on their westward trips the big steamships City of New York and Teutonic have tried con- clusions, and for the first time the Teutonic has ,won, and won with four hours to spare. She was being looked at ...

... . Boston. At the Seamen's Congress at Csrdiff, Glasgow was selected as the place for the nest annual meeting of the congress. There will be a great Conservstive meeting gn T:xeter on November lath. Amongst those wba vill be present at the evening meeting are ?? I{. Smithg Sir Edward Clarke, Sir John Keranv;sy Sir Stafford Northcote, and Chlollel aW wills | BY OUB bWIAL EVILS. BswaST Nnwa-Lnsis ...

... LTlE annual revision of the Belfast mnnicipalvotersi lits was continued yesterday in the Courthouse. OCrumlin Road, the courts fortheseveral wards being as follow v-St. Anne's, Mr. J. Walker Craig. Q.C., e in the Record Court, with 31r. A. N. Charley, I- registrar; St. George's, Mr. W. M. Whitaker, Bar- e rister-at-Law, in the Carrickferrgus Grand Jury X Room, Mr. John Finnigan registrar; ...

... DEFRAUDINGt THE PROTESTANT DEklV AND DUMBI ASSOCIATION. 3 DYBnni. Turis3DAY.-In tue Southern Divisional s Police Court to-day a man named Frederick r Buckley: a native oc Dublin, described as a tour- mission agent, and who gave his address as 23, 1 ?? Avenne, was charged on remand in 1 .eustoay of Deteetive-Oiticer Ptonan with havmng obtained different sumus of mnoney, amounting iJI all to £8 ...

... LIGKRTHOUSES OF OLD. TnE earliest lighthouses erected on the shores of England were due to privateenterprise,undertaken, for the most part, from motives wholly speculative. As they were supported by a tax on passing ship- ping, a Crown license to erect them was, of course, needful, and to judge from the number of applica- tions in former times made to the Crown to grant these licenses, the ...

... TiE CHURCH OF IRELAND. HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES. THE PARISH CUURCH. The usual harvest thanksgiving services were l held in the Parish Church yesterday. The fine old i church was very beautifully decorated for the I occasion, under the superintendence of Dr. Bailey i (churchwarden). On entering the church the eye I was naturally attracted to the vicinity of the l chancel, where the ...

... |FOREIGN INTfELLIOENCE'I IV FROM OUR 0 1OORREPONDF.NTf, RUSSIA AND PERSIA. ST. PETELSBUUG MONDAY,-The Russian Am- bassador to Persia, Frince Dolgorouki, is at present at home, and he will not return to Teheran. It is understood that his successor will be a diplomatist who will push Russian interests at the Shah's Court with more energy than was the case with Prince Dolgorouki. EX-KING MILAN. ...

... TEIE following minute on this subject has just been adopted by the erxecutive committee of the Liberation Societv :-1. The committ!e regarded with great apprehension the statement of Mr. Bal- fou., the Chief Seoretary for Ireland, in the House of Commons, on the 23th of Angust last, that the Govornment propose to submit to Parliament a scheme which will satisfy all the legitimate a ...

... W6ST DIVISION-No. I CO-UpT. MR. T. D. Ru:AnDrT, Revising Barrister, sat yesterday in the Record Court of the County Courthouse, Crumlin Road, and continued the revision of the voters' list for section 1 of the West Belfast Parliamentary Division. Ar. W. L. Wheeler atzd as registrar MIr. A. J. Lewis (assisted biy Mr. ltobert Sloane) represented the Weethelfact Unionist Registration Association, ...

... THIE CHURCH OF IRELAND. IH:ARVEST TIIANKSSGIVING SERVICES. ST. PATr1ICKR'S, .TOIDANSTOwYN. THE annual harvest festival services in this chulrch were held on Satusrday evening last at sever, o'clock,, and on Sunday at the usual morning and evening services. At thle opening service on .Saturday evening the followving clergy, wearing surplices, occupied places in the ?? Revs. Canon Smythe, ...

... MIEETING OF CONVOCATION. FROM OUR SPECIAL RUPORTER. DunLINx, TUESDAY.-A meeting of Convocation of the Royal University was to have been hold to- day at three o'clock in the University Buildings, Barlefort Terrace (being formally convened). At four o'clock Mr. J. J. SHAW proposed that the Right Honourable J. T. Ball should take the chair, in the unavoidable absence of Lord Emly. Vice- ...