... CHURCH OF IRELAND YOUNG MEN'S' SOCIETY.| ANEINUAL MEETING. TThe annual meeting in connection with this as- sociation was held last evening in Clarence Place Hall. The president of the society, Sir William Quartus Ewart, Bart., presided. There was a very large attendance, which included--Rev. Olas. Scott, Rev. J. E. Archer, Rev. J. MtNiece, Messrs. J. Taylor Blackwood, J.P.; W. R. Patterson, 1. ...

... SAD) COORRENCE INT HOL~YWOO.O' A very sad and somewhat mysterious occulr-| rence wras reported in Holywood yesterday morn- in;. An old man namned Johnl Quinn, Who re- sided writh his brother in 3, Marine flace, iKin- 7neg~ar, was discovered to be missing. It -ap peers that about twro years ago Mr. Quinn met With a serious accident on the Queen's Bridge, Belfast, being knocked down and rum ...

... COUXNTY COUNCmJ EL}ECTIONSr CANDIDATURE OF MR. JOHN LAIRD A most enthusiastic rmeeting of ;hie', the County Council of the Cruoeliin ] 1 ,r1-* stone wve held iln thte CourlthOUnn, Cmei'1U1;- 26,;h lust. The meeting, aral ne d ve Sli's.- . candidature of M.r. Johntuu Ll, . ; ' place wias crowvded from end tO enid, he' $r; unable to) get admission to the heed5,;r +t Wilhiam Gresham was called ...

... THE PURITA? C1IR1SV?S s Chtristmas under the ma3sterfulniE le of the p¼ tans3 w as not a ioviai season. Iur'it~a i titers ,Puritan preachers, for loony years be-ore rthe *1q w nellian victories gave themn poliitael PO..-cr been denoeuncing all the okld-time ohbssrv~rl.. snectedi withl Christmlas andi the other ?? . ecclesiastical origin that naairked thle Iin''slr - 1And so, wshen the ...

... COLERAINE ACADEMICAL INSTI- TUJTI ON. The annual meeting of the members was held yesterday in the Boardroom of Coleraine Town Hall, Right Honourable Sir H. H. Bruce, Bart. (president) in the chair. There was a large atten- dance, including-Revs. F. N. Dudley, Dr. Wylie, W. A. Wilson, and W. G. Davis; Messrs. R. A. Taylor, J.P.; J. Huey, J.P.; D. Grant (honorary secretary), J. J. C. Canning, D. ...

... THE, INE Le ORD MAYOR. SKETCH OF MR. JAFFE'S CAREER. Once again the chief magistraoy of Be'fiat Lasc been conferred upon a gentleman identifiziS webh the linen trade, in this instance in the person of( M~r. Otto Jaiffb, J.P., of the firm of Mlessrs. Jsffe Brothers, Donegadl Square South. Mayoral honours have in the past been fairly distributed amongst representatives of all our important ...

... BEIAIAST 1EMAL1 ISSION. The annual meeting of the friends of this msis- sion was 'held at noon yesterday in the Clarence Place Minor ThEtll. Mar. Robert Anderson pre- sided, and there was a good attendance, which in- eluded a large proportion of ladies. After prayer Jby Rev. W. Gaonnet,' The ChIairman briefly introduced the business of the 'meeting. RBe said Zhe did not think there was any ...

... TiRE MYt'OHU OF RA1YJ COMPLIMENT TO REV. B. A. M1'EWEN A social meeting of the parishioners of Maghe- rally was held in the Parochial Hall on a recent evening to do honour to the Rev. R. A. M'Ewen Bell, B.D., D.Lit., curate-in-charge, who had been promoted to the incumbency of Grange, Toome- bridge. The ball was filled to overflowing. The I proceedings began at seven o'clock, when tea and the ...

... METIODIfST TWVENTIETU CENTURY FUND, DISTRICT CONVENTION. GR1EAT PT' BLIP MEETING. (q~jl>TTIAN WO~ItN`-S' CONFERENCE. .1, Cnve02i in connection wit-h the ?.¶ ia-ntieth century fund of 50.000 guineas ii'- :. Belast, ve ...

... (ESTABLISHEID ANNO Wtfasi C-01- fs BELF AST: FRIDAY, JANTUAIRY 27. 189 The special Trades UInion ?? its business in Manchester yeat-ir±i:n % A clerk named William Percivnl :N is were found dead yesterlay near 'lam . The police believe the case to he orie .f; suicide. Colonel Kitchener's coluninuml. which ing against the Khaifa. ha>, ..pi. ,,d where a small force o the Khallans 1D, rendered. ...

... 'COR.RESPONDEN5CE.- I I TO CORRESPONDENTS. Alit letter sent for pbtieatiot mist he eicthenticea~s by' ?? ike ruaes acod address of the weriter apenaee not nessas-iy for pubLicationz. No rosw ,rxrnsscetwe that (acts this gaorais. Ce can be cearidered,-Ed. AMN-iA THIE MULOTAAND ORGAN. TO THIE EDITO OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETT. Sins-After some thirty-five years wear and tear, the action of this ...

... [FOREJG? INTEJjLJQENCEg I - ?? I REUlTEB'S TELEGERAMfS. ENGLAND AND FRANCE. PROPOSED TREATY. FRENCH PRESS ON THE SITUTATION. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, telegraphing on the 20th inst., says- I san informed to-night that Sir Edmund Man- eon, in an interview w ith hI. Delcassei, has virtu- ally laid down the lines of negotiation between the French and English Governments ...