The Morning News from Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland • Page 5

TOB IIQianKG SATUBDJLY FEBRUARY 21, 1885. IN THE HOUSE 1 DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH OND ON Llf R. (ntoaocowarcoaES8POT.) News Saiu, "Wixz.) afraid of their followers ia the Torth'lf they did not play it oat to the end with what appearance of epirit they could command. They accordingly elected to go through the form of waiting on Sir Stafford, with what unsatisfactory result your readers are already fully aware. a task of considerable difucalty, haviag regard to the great irregularity of the ward boundaries, to which, as already stated, we had resolved, as far as practicable, to adhere, and also to what we consider the impossibility of making any satisfactory division, consistently with our instructions, of either of these Parliamentary boroughs by a strict observance of ward boundaries.

It is satisfactory to be able to say that in our final division we have preserved twelve out of fifteen wards of Dublin intact, aud have proposed a greater or less degree of sub-division in the case of only three of them. "In Belfast, which contains only five wards of very disproportionate populations, the effort to adhere closely to the ward unit was a more difficult problem, and a wider deviation from the ward bounds was unavoidable; and in tbe case of both boroughs we have endeavoured to adhere, as far as practicable, to ward boundaries, and, where this has not been possible, we have fallen back on the well-known lines of public traffic, or thoroughfares, or other plain demarcations, which will place beyond doubt the bonndary lines by which each division is to be surrounded. Of necessity these lines must be irregular, but we believe our final plans combine the greatest amount of compactness consistent with the attainment of the other main conditions to be kept in view that is to ssy, substantial equality of the population, and observance of their pursuits, where any marked distinction in that respect is found to prevail. We have given effect to some extent to this latter condition both in Dublin and Belfast, having in the division of some wards in those boroughs acted on the principle of combining the people carrying on their pursuits on the opposite banks of the Rivers Litfay and Lagan, below the bridges where these rivers are navigable, and where the population are engaged iu the usual kindred pursuits of a maritime port. In both Belfast and Dublin alternative schemes or alterations were proposed by different parties, and Londox, Friday light.

The House of Commons wu occupied dur-ring tha greater part of its sitting to-day trith a discussion of tha riotous proceedings in Perry by the party of law and order." Th nnestion was raised by Mr Sexton, whose ATI tnA ai rrj to which thosa down for the ensuing four weeks are destined by tha Prima Minister in his anxiety to make progress with 1 tha Redistribution BilL Mr Sexton made 'cut a conclusive oasa against tha action of tha authorities in their failure to carry out the 'agreement they entered into with tha promo-tersof theNationaliet demonstration ortobring "tojueticetheunmanly blackguards whoinsulted 'the nuns as they were entering the convent, Mr Campbell-Bennennan thought he scored a splendid point against tha member for Sligo when, interrupting him, ha said that eight per-tons were summoned for participating in those scandalous proceedings; but Mr Sexton replied with a query as to whether, if a landlord or his bailiff were assaulted in tha same man-; ner as the delicate ladies of tha Order were by tha law-abiding Apprentice Boys, would a Resident Magistrate and his subordinates be content with simply summoning the offenders? Tha debate was continued by Mr O'Brien. after whom Mr Lewis, tha member for Derry, Centered on defence of his faithful henchmen. It was generally felt that after tha debate, which was splendidly sustained throughout, even the present Irish Executive will hesitate before it will again allow tha forces of the Crown to be used to protect a mob of "Loyalists" in their efforts to prevent tan xree expression ui mo uimuiw yj of their fellow-citizens in public meeting assembled. The death, of General Stewart is a bad business for the Government Their plight was miserable enough already without this i additional stimulus to Donular indignation. Upper CasUeieagb, except Parishes of Combe and Knockbreda.

South-West Down Division. The Baronies of Lordship of Newry, Mourne, aad Iveegh Upper (Lower Half), ad ia the Upper Half of the Barony of Iveagu Upper, tbe Parishes of Clonallen, Dooaghmore, Drumgath, Kilbroney. and Warren point. COUNTY LONDONDERRY, North-West Division. The Baronies of Keenaght, North-East Libertie of Coleraine, North-West Liberties of Londonderry (except that part in borough), rnrkeeran (except part in borough), and in the Barony of Coleraine the Parishes of Dunboe, Formojle, Killoweo.

Mecca-quin, and thirty-four townlands in AghUowey. Nobth-Eamt Division. The Baronies of Loughiusholiu, and iu the Barony of Coleraine the Parishes of Agivey, DeserteghilL Errlgall, Kilrea, Taralaght O'Cnlly, and thirty-six town-lands in Agbadowey. COUNTY TYRONE. North Tyrone Divisiok.

The Baronies oi Strabane Lower aud West Omagh, and twenty-five townlands in the Parish of Upper Rodonev in Upper Strabane. Mid-Ttboss Division. The Barony of East Omagh and all the Barony of Upper Strabane except the following townlands Ashalane. BallynMollins, Bradkeel. Carnargan, Camck-more, Ctaigwtfuke, Cruckacladdy, Dergbrouffh.

Eden Back. Eden Fore. Eden MU1, Glencoppo-gagh, Gleng, Glasbygolgan, Landahuaky, Lower ditto. Upper Learden, Lower ditto. Upper Ludee North and 8outh, Letterbrat, The Eas( Ttbone Division.

Baronies of Upper Dungannoa and Middle Dungannon. ex. oept the Parishes of Clonfeacle and Donaeh-more. The South Tysons Baronies of Clogher and Dungannon Lower, and tha Parishes of Uonfeaole and Donaghmorein Middle Dungannon. boroughs; Belfast.

East Belfast Division. Dock Ward, and alt except that part which is bounded on the south east by the centre of North Queen Street, and on the north-east by the centre of New Lodge Road, and except that part which is bounded oa the south-west by the centre of Limestone Road, and on tbe east by the centre of Carrickfergus Road. Crumac Ward The part in the County of Down and the Townlands of Bally mahan, in the Parish of Holy wood, County Dowu Ballymisert, in the Parish of Holy wood, County Down; Strandtown. (with the Town of Strandtown), in the Parish of Holy wood, County Down Bally backamore (with the Town of Bally hackamore), do; Ballyclotthan. do; Knock, in the Parish of Knockbreda, County Down Multyhogy, do and Ballyrushboy, do, The Sooth Belfast Division.

Cromao Ward, the part in the County of Antrim St George's Ward, all except the part north of the centre of Grosvenor Street and west of the centre of Durham Street and the Townlands of Malone Lower, in the Parish of ShankhiU, County Antrim and Malone Upper, do (the part bounded on the south by the centre of the road running westwards from Shaw's Bridge). The West Belfast Division. St Georgia Ward The part north of the centre of Grosvenor Street and west of the centre of Durham Street. Smithfield Ward. St Anne' Ward The south-sastern part, bounded oa the north-west by the centre of Crrrick Hill and the Townlands Ballymurphy, in the Parish of Shankbill, in tha County of Antrim, and Ballymagarry do.

The North Bxlfakt Division. 8t Anus's Ward All except the south-eastern part, bounded on the north-west by the centre of Carrick HilL Dock Ward The part bounded on the south-east by the centre of North Queen Street, and on the north-east by the centre of New Lodge Road; and tbe part bounded oa the south-west by the centre of Limestone Road, and on the east by the centre of Carrickfergus Road, and the Townlands of Ballygomartin, in the Parish of ShankhiU, County Antrim. Ligoniel (with the town of Ligoniel), do; BaUysillaa Lower, do; Oldpark (with the town of Oidpark), do; Low wood, the town of Greencastle), do; BaUyaghagita, the south-eastern part adjoining the Antrim Road, and the part west of the Antrim Road, with, twenty-two chain of that road, in the ParTab-of i ShankhiU, County Antrim. I (Stewart was regarded as a sort of national I hero a man, in fact, about whose fate almost 'as much anxiety hung as about that of Gordon himself. It was natural, therefore, that his ateath should cause a bitter pang of re-'gret throughout England this morning.

The painfulness of the feeling was intensified by tha remembrance that his life was lost in vain. Ha went down, as one of the Liberal journals expressed (it, in the effort to avert "the catastrophe, which tha cowardice and irresolution of our policy have brought upon us." This was, too, tha popular opinion. Everywhere the death of the victor of Aba Klea was put down io the mismanagement of tha Government, and if their fata could be made to depend noon the estimate which the public now forms THE SOUDAN. DEATH OF GEN. STEWART.

(Press Association Telegram.) London, Friday VotrAag. The fculowmgtele gram in he second edition K.jrtVThufsday. "The news-of Sir llerbcrr Stewart's death, received bore to-night, caused the greatest regret to everybody in camp. Only those who were with him throughout the march acroes tha desert can fully appreciate hieenany rare qualities, bis resse-lese eoesgy, bis etre for the men, bin readiness ef resource iu an emergency; and bis merits as a leader. He died at GekduL always memorable in connection with bis first brilliant maachon his way bark nam theecsnes of bis two- victories." (Reflber Telegram.) "Korti, FridajvP.Saam.

"GenerakStewart'died atGakdul on the 16th mat. from the woaud received in faattm sA Me-Umneh. The news has cast great gloom over-tbe whole of Ute British forces The doctors hwve pronounced that the nature ef the OenerafS wound was of such a character as to have rendered recovery hopeless, Sir Herxtertkewavrt wasorty-two years of age he wss a son of the late Rev. Edward Stewart, an Irish cleegymam hie mother having been Louisa Anne, daughter of Mr. J.

Herbert, of Mackrots Abbey, county Kerry. He educated at Wiaeneater College, entered the army in IS 63, and ia less than thsee years' was adjutant the infantry corps which he had joined. Thence be exchanged iaia the cavalry, entered the stoST college, and passed with credit and dtstincrion. Stewart was constantly employed in the Zulu war, first as brigade major of cavalry, and then as chief of the staff to Baker Rusell in the storming of Sekukuni's stronghold. All this was undor the personal observation of Wolseley, whose military secretary and chief of the stiff Stewart hvi become at the conclusion of the Zulu campaign.

The brief and disastrous war on the border of the Transvaal, fn January, 1631, brought him very different experienees he wan adjutant and quartermaster-general with the Gen. Collcy on Majaba Hill. Another staff appointment secured for nun by Lord Yoltley, who had known him from the earliest stage of his military career. Among the appointments made on the organitfataon of the army for the Egyptian war in one of the first was that of Stewart to the staff of Sir Drury-Lone, who had command of the cavalry division. A romantic incident of the Egyptian campaign was General Drury-Lowe's brilliant ride through the desert to Cairo, after the battle of Tel-el-Kebir.

When the Egyptians sent oat a white flag to meet the advancing British force, it was Colonel Stewart who, at the head of a hundred Lancers and Dragoons, demanded and received the surrender of the citadel, and it was to him that Arabi Pasha offered to give up his sword. In Lord Wolaeley's despatch, the following paw age is not the leant memorable Before paeaing from the cavalry division I mast bring prominently to your notice tlie name of Lieutenant-Colonel H. Stewart, 3rd Dragoon Guards, Assistant Adjutant General to the Cavalary Division, one of the best staff officers I have ever known, and one wham I feel it will be in the interest of the army to promote. General Drury-Low has written to me about him ia the highest terms, especially remarking upon thr tact with which ho conducted the surrender of Cairo, and of the pu-rwon of that city." Lord Granville, than moving the thanks of the House of Lords to the troops, said: "The cavalry and artillery march to Cairo, which crowned the operations, especially excited the admiration and the curiosity of the German military authorities and a similar tribnte was paid by Mr. Gladstone, in House of Commons, to the gallant body of cavalry by which Cairo wa.

seized, on the evening of September 14, 138.2, after a march of thirty-nine miles under the burning Egyptian sun. Cvlonel Stewart was made a Couipanioa of the Bath. When General Graham went to Souakim. in February but year, he was acamnpasued by Colonel Stewart, wfav With hat hesaenaen bore a conspicuous part a trieving the fortunes of the day at Tatnaai, when the Arab charge broke the first square. He wa moot anxious to take the Husaars across the Deeert to Barber; but this project was forbidden by the Government.

He was raised to the dig aity of KCB, before accompanying Lord Wol eeley en taw present expedition np the Kile. Sii Herbert Stewart married, 1877, Lady Tomb widow of Major -General Sir Henry Tombs, and daughter of Adtairal Sir James Stirling. Hi wound having prevented him from rendering farther active enrvice hi the Soudan campaign, Major -General Sir Redvers BuUer, VC, KCB, was sent to succeed Irinvxacommaitd of the fore atGubat On the Utb ef January GenaraJ-Stcwarfc-wa severely wosmded at Abu Klea, from the effects of which, heightened by fever, he died. Lord Woieelay, ia his despatch expressing hie regret st aba oeeenwamce, aammended ban in very high terms and a nsssaage from taa-Qaean, thanking her troops and tbasV eesjanasnder, wh9e express-jpg haowias her deep eonoeen fer thair losses and reSeringa, sauiiinnoail that he would be promoted. Zbe VV ar-OKce accordingly notified the promo-tiaaof Alkjor and Colcnel Sir Ha-bextr8twaC, KCB, 3rd lYanyrn Guards, AideWkvCamp to she Qween, now Briier-General ca the Staff trfth the fame on- he Kile, to be Itacr-General ta tho Army, xbr service in the (lVsoe'Eelegnm London, Friday.

T4w following isfromtbe second edition of th Korti, Febsuary 19th. "The latest news from Khartoum states tbat When the Mabdi beard of the flgbt at Abu Klea. he proclaimed a victory, saying the Enz-lwh were destroyed, aad parading things like helmets on spears as proof, the Khartoum garrison, believing the report, and being short of rations, levelled a portion of the wall into the ditch, and admitted Njumi's men on the 11th instant The Mahi is said to have been engaged for three days in oeUecting an army outside Khartoum with which to advance against the English, and bo was loading steamers with guns and ammuaiUoa. He despatched two sheikhs down tha right bank with thsee thousand men and four guns, with orders to make a fort opposite the Englih Camp at Gubat. They started on the 8th.

All the tribes on the eaeb bank sre ordered io-assemblepposite Gubat IRISH BOUNDARY COMMISSION. THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS. (Br "Morsixg Nsws" Special Wibe.) Losdox, Friday. The report of the Irish Boundaries Commission was issued to-day. It is signed by Sir Lambert, Sir Sandford, and the three Commissioners who conducted the inquiries in Ireland.

In addition to a general review of the work of the Commiuion, it includes maps and statistics of the different divisions, and such information as to the boundary lines as show at a glance whats has been done in each case. Remarking upon their preliminary duties, the Commissioners say: We had no difficulty in resolving, as a primary rule to be observed in our division of the counties, to adhere as far as possible to the existing baronial arrangements, and in the next place, where the sub-division of baronies should be found necessary in order to obtain equality of population or identity of pursuits or compactness, then to follow the boundaries of the parishes, as appearing on the Ordnance Survey maps, and where it might be necessary even to divide a parish, then to follow the boundaries of townlands. The adoption of either Poor-law naions or Petty Sessions districts as the basis of our county divisions we deemed to be quite impracticable on account of these areas not being conterminous with the limits of the counties. The barony is, moreover, a well-known local division. Although we have thus adopted the barony as the principal unit in forming the oounty divisions, there, oi course, proved to be many instances in which the parti tion ot a barony, and in some cases even of one or mote parishes, has been necessarv in order either to distribute the population of alie county with proximate equality or to attain one of our other main objecla viz, compactness of area and the keeping together people connected by the identity of their pursuits.

With reference to the basis of divisions of the only boroughs with which we had to deal Dublin and Belfast we Captain Johnston to make particular inquiries in Dublin cs to tho nfunicipal and other boundaries or wards or other areas likely to afford satitfactsry grounds of arranging the four Parliamentary divisions to be constituted, and we instructed Captain Purchas to institute similar inquiries as to Belfast (of which he had some previous knowledge, acquired in connsctiou with the Ordnance Survey of the town), and further to examine particularly as to the suburban and rural districts which it might be desirable to bring within the new boundary of Belfast, in addition to the area already recommended to be added by the Commission of 1831. These officers did accordingly investigate with great care the local divisions by wards, parishes, and main thoroughfares and other boundaries of Dublin and Belfast, and we have to acknowledge with thanks the courtesy and assistance which Mr Beveridge and Mr Black, the town clerks of these Parliamentary boroughs respectively extended to Captains Johnston and Purchas whilst prosecuting their inquiries. The result of these preliminary investigations has been to furnish us with such information as hss enabled us to arrive at a solution of the important questious involved in the partition of Dublin and Belfast each into four distinct divisions, a subject to which we shall hereafter recur. Having so far arranged our general mode of procedure, we took the necessary steps, by public advertisements in Dublin and in the country local Presx, to announce the holding of our ooonty inquiries in the different County Courthouses. These inquiries were fixed accordingly as soon as the maps ehowing our provisional schemes could ba prepared.

The earliest of our county inquiries was held on the 30th of December the latest (that of Dublin) on the 2ad of The Belfast inquiry was held on the 23rd of January, and that for Dublin City on the 3rd of February instant, thus practically concluding all our local inquiries within five weeks. The Royal Irish Constabulary gave additional publicity to our local inquiries by posting at various police barracks through the country and at the Courthouses printed notices, which we had prepared for that purpose. Notwithstanding this publicity, we found that in the majority of the Irish counties there appeared to be a marked absence of public interest in our local inquiries. This observation applies chiefly to the provinces of Monster and Connaught and to Leinster, with the exception of the County of Dublin. To the Province of Ulster we shall presently refer.

This absence of apparent intetest we presume to be attributable to the fact that the proposed divisions, as so fully advertised in the Jfress and shown by the maps deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, were generally accepted in much the greater number of the counties convenient and satisfactory. In several casss objections were suggested that particular districts W6re inconveniently separated from towns at which they had previously been aocus tomed te vote, but such objections were aban doned on explanation that provisions were contained both in existing statutes and in the Redistribution Bill by which convenient polling places for all voters would, under any mode of division, be constituted. In some other cases suggestions of alterations of boundaries were founded on rather vague allegations of a greater amount of intercourse or more 'identity of interests' between particular districts and neighbouring towns or villages separated from them by our schemes. THI ITT.STBR. rOITJJTIItS.

With reference to our inquiries in the different counties of Ulster, we may observe that what we have noticed as to absence of apparent interest in the other three provinces in refereuce to our local inquiries is applicable to two Ulster counties only namely, Cavan and Monaghaa. The different parties in both of these counties were represented by persons attending, but no substantial objection was oncrea to our provisional division of either of them. We may, therefore, assnme these two divisions to be generally approved. In each of the other seven counties of Ulster, however, much interest was manifested by the representatives of the oiue rent political parlies, snd in each various alterna tive schemes, or objections, or suggestions for improved boundaries were amply discussed be fore us. Most of these proposals were obviously sug gested with theobjectof obtaining somead vintage by concentrating or keeping together in particular divisions the strength of one party or another.

As might be anticipated, it so happened that in some, of these counties tnere were legiti mate reasons concurring with the more questionable ones in favour of some modifications ot onr first provisional plans, and accordingly in each of the following six counties Antrim, Armagh, Donegal, Down, Londonderry, and Tyrone we did adopt some of the ssggested alterations, and thereby amended our plans so as to obtain what, on the whole, we considersd more compsct bonndaries consistently with the maintenance of substantially equal populations snd due resard to their pursuits. In the case of Fermanagh, although complete alternative scheme were proposed, we decided, after full consideration, on adhering to our own scheme as the best. As to the nomenclature of the county divisions we found (with rare exceptions) a general preponderance of opinion that they should be distinguished by the points of the compass.re-mining the county name. A strong illustration of this feeling is presented in the cases of Tip perary and of Clare, where the representatives of the merged boroughs of Clonmel aud Ennis, which were prima facie entitled to give their names to divisions, waived their claims to that distinction in favour of the retention of the old county names. The other counties in which we have named the divisions after leading towns or local areas con- ftained in them are Antrim, Galway, Kerry, King's, Louth, and Queen's.

We should also observe that we did not proceed to the final division of Down or Antrim until we had first resolved upon the exeent of the actual areas which should be subtracted from these counties for the necessary addition to the Parliamentary Borough of Belfast." As to the Parliamentary Boroughs, the report goes on to ssy A great deal of information was obtained by the Assistant Commissioners both by personal observation and by inquiry in every quarter likely to be productive of useful results, and ultimately they were enabled to submit schemes of division which we felt might properly be adopted as provisional arrangements for the division of Dublin and Belfast. THE B0BOUOHS. The preparation of each, of these schemes was THE LANCERS. ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. Dublin, Friday.

TEis morning, at half-past nine o'clock, 2S0 men and 11 officers of the 5th Lancers, who have been ordered for the Soudan, to take part in the operations, at present going on in that locality, left Island Bridge Barracks. They rode to Kinfistown in order to embark in the Lydian Monarch at 11 o'clock. The route was through Kilmainham, along the South Circular Road, and then by Blackrock. At Island Bridge a large number of spectators and their comrades cheered the detachment off; at other points of the route there was very litille enthusiasm. At the corner of Northumberland and Ilad-dington-roails they were joined by the baud of the Highland Light Infantry, which played them out The uniform worn, known as the Khakee, completely deprived the Lancers of their usual picturesque appearance.

The officers were dressed in the same manner as the men, except that their helmets bore gilt spikes, and they appeared to have a profusion of leather bolts about them. While on the way to Kingstown the horse of one of the men, named Andrews, shied and became restive opposite the residence of a gentleman named Andrews. The animal plunged violently and caused considerable consternation amongst the followers of the departing aoldiers, while it broke up the formation of the ranks considerably. Despite the efforts made it continued to plunge and careen with mad forca, finally dashing itself against the wall on the roadside and injuring itaelf so considerably that it soon afterwardi died. The Lancer maintained his seat for a considerable time, but in the last danh of the horse was thrown with great violence, and received such injuries aa necessitated his removal to hogpitaL The detachment subsequently proceeded on it wav.

MR. GLADSTONES STATEMENT. London, Friday Evening. The PtiU Mall Gaztt'c says, it was a source of sincere surprise, ss it was of universal regret, to see bow uttsrly the Trime Minister failed to rise to the height of the occasion in which even Lord Grevitle acquitted Liinsclf better than his great chief. Mr.

Gladstone might have abstained from reminding us that he still entertained the cruel, even wicked, theory that an English officer can desert his post because treachery is possible. The substance of the Minisderial Declarations amounted to nothing more than a blind and reckless determination to smash the Mfchdi at Khar-Hum. Now that the Mahdi is Lord of Khartoum, our first duty is to take care he does not smash us. We ought not tv go to Khartoum without setting up a stable gort there, and, secondly, military, political, commercial, philanthropical consideration point to the construction of the Berber Railway. A MOVING BOO.

(SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) (From our Correspondent! Mullingar, Friday. A report has just reached here that a large tract of bog on the banks of the Tuny River and contagious to Lake Deerevagh is moving in a north-easterly direction. It is stated the bog commenced to move yesterday evening between five and six o'clock, snd has since covered a distance of about two yards. The peasantry are reported to be panic stricken snd moving from their bouses, two of which are said to be demolished. I am about proceeding; to the scene to ascertain the correctness of the report Just about this time last year something like an acre ef this same bog moved some distance.

OUTRAGE AT THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT HOUSE. (Reuter's Teregram.) Kome, Friday. A bottle filled with gunpowder was ex ploded last night by some persons unknown near the senators' and deputies' entrance to tha Italian Parliament House. The explo-eron, however, caused no damage. DEATH IN THE CUP.

SPKCIAL XELB8RAM. (From Our Correspondent.) Limerick, Friday. A tinsmith, named Neiland, died in tha f7ijham-street police barracks to-day. He was arrested on a cDarge of drunkenness last sight by the constabulary, and brought to the station, where he was placed in a cell The man got bad during the night, and Doctor Holmer, of Bar-ringtan Hospital, was sent for. Neiland, how ever, did not rally after the stomach pump was used, and died unconscious.

THE FATAL FIRE AT BLACK BURN. (Central News Telegram.) London, Friday. The work of extricating those lost in the Black-burn mill fire yesterday was continued throughout the night by torclight, in the presence of the se datives, whose grief was ef the most harrowing character. The body of James Hall was found at one o'clock this morning dreadfully mutilated. Jl number of human bones have aleo been re-i covered.

The mass ef debris, however, is so hot land the stanch bo dreadful that tha men are -ecaroery able to work. PROSPECTS OF LAND-GRABBERS IN" FERMANAGH. (FE0M OCR COKHISPOXDEKT.) IsvisssTOwif, Friday. A man named Hughes, some distance from here, is said to be enjoying gloomy enough Spring prospsots on a farm wbioh ho is said to have recently purchased, and from which a Nationalist had been evicted some two years previously. Having been foolish enough to part with the better portion of his capital to the landlord as purchase-money, he is unable to purchase a second horse for tho use of ploughing.

The neighbours do not appear to commiserate his position much, astbey have deolined, "with thanks, to lend thsir horses to bim, according to the usual rule among small farmers. Instead, hi nearest neighbours, who have bnt one horse, are joining with farmers at a considerable distance rather than encourage their unspeoulative friend. CONCERT IN DUNGIVEM A grand concert was given in the Courthouse here the other evening by the Dungiveu Rattle-away Cricket Club Mr Wm George Bateman, Inland Revenue, presiding. The following ladies and gentlemen sustained a remarkably well arranged programme: Mr John Kyle, Mr O'Brien, Miss A Scott. Miss TUlie Scott, Mr John Graham.

Mr James Allen. Mrs Orr, the Mrs James (Jauipbell ably presided at tne piauo-forte during the evening. The Rattleawave are to be congratulated on the great success of the concert Seldom, if ever, baa there been such a crowded house in Dungiven. It is only fair to wiah tha member as creak success with the ba and ball during th joming season as their (From ocr Parliamehtasx (Bt "Morxisq News" Special Wax.) London, Friday. After question time Lord Hartington was seen to descend the floor of the House and stand at the Bar with somewhat sheepish air.

He was called by the Speaker, and then announced a messsge from the Queen. The Speaker, who has, as is known, a good voice, and roads out with great distinctness and with judicious emphasis, was quite in his elementinhavingsuch adocument tolay before the House, and he read out the words Victoria Regina" in portentous tone. At these words the House uncovered, and this little change made quite a transformation in the appearance of the place. There was somehow or other a certain solemnity in its air that distinguished it from its ordinary aspect, and that brought out the strange power that the Crown still excercises over the acts and the imaginations of the English people. The messages there were two of them announced the reserves and the militia were to be called out.

Questions passed, with a brief but very striking little spar between Mr O'Brien and the Chief Secretary. Mr Sexton next had an opportunity of bringing before the House the extraordinary action of the authorities of Derry during the recent re eeptions of Messrs O'Brien and Redmond. The member for Sligo gave a narrative of the stirring events of the campaign after his own masterly fashion. The vagaries of Mr M'Vicker and the freaks of Mr Harvey were described at once humorously and severely, and the speech was wound np with a really impressive aad striking peroration, Mr Campbell-Banneraiaa was mild and prosy in reply, and Me O'Brien had an easy task in showing up his poor gloss upon the or ganised rowdyism of the officials and the Ap-prOnticeEoys. Mr Lewis haddiatiDguishedhimself during the evening by several interruptions, and when bis time for speaking came launched out coarse harangue, noisy, inaccurate, and in odioas lto.

Mr Redmond replied effectually, convicting the rampant mouthpiece of OraogeiSiVj of several misstatements. Finally a division wiM taken, and 15 voted for Mr Sexton's motion, and 59 against. The rest of the evening was spent in a desultory discussion of Supplementary THE IRISH LOYALIST" PA.ETY. MEETING IN LONDON. THE ENGLISH CONSERVATIVES DISOWN THEM.

INDEPENDENCE RESOLVED UPON. Losdow, Friday. The Press Association states that1 an important meeting, convened by we Ulster Conservative Parliamentary Commit tee was held this afternoon ote-phea'e Chambers, Westminster. Viscount Cilcb- ton presided, and among those present were Karl JJetmore, Viscount ttaegor, tne Marquis oi Hamilton. Sir Thomas ltatesen, Mr Corry, Capt Ktr, Lord Arthur Hill, Mr Macartney, and Mi Berestord, members of Parliament; tna non uoi Knox, Col Waring, Rev Dr Kane, Mr Peel, Mr Wellington, Mr Fiunigan, and a large number of other gentlemen from the fiortn oi Ireland.

After the meeting had considered the instructions and amendments to be made on going into Committee, and whilst in Committee on the Scats Bill, a diaeuiajoa took place regarding the hopes of support from the leaders of the Conservative Party for the propo sals of the Committee, and it wae reported by several Ulster members likely to have a knowledge of the matter that little, if any, auppert need be expected from Sir Stafford Northcote and the Marquis of Salisbury. An important debate followed with regard to the future attitude which the Conservative Party in the North of Ireland should assume towards the Conservative Party in Eogland. Eventually, on the motion of the Marquis of Hamilton, seconded by Sir Thomas Bateaon, it was unanimously decided to form an independent Irish Conservative Party for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon the Conservative leaders tor the protection and promotion of the interests of the loyalists of Ireland. A meeting of the Ulster Conservative members will be held on Monday for the purpose of considering what attitude they will take on the proposed vote of censure regarding tho Soudan. COURT AND FA nlOS.

(irom the "court Wisdsor Castle, Friday. Tha Queen yesterdsy afternoon inspected tha 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, under the command of Colonel the Hon Home, in the quadrangle of the Castle, on their departure for Egypt. The battalion was formed up at a quarter past four o'clock. After a Royal salute had been given, the battalion marched past in qnick time. Three sides of a square was than formed, and the under-mentioned officers were conducted to the south corridor by Lisuteuant-General Sir Henry Ponsonby, KCB, and presented to her Msjesty Col the Hoa Home, Lieut-Col Thy one, Lieut-Col Cochran, Lord Luttreil (adjutant), Captain St John Mild-may, commanding the mounted infantry Grenadier Uuarus, and Captain the Hon ftorth Dairy mple, Scots Guards, brigsde msjor; and the Queen handed to Colonel Home aa address, wnicn he read to the regiment in quadrangle.

4 Three cheers were then given for the Queen, and tha men marched on a column of lours. Alajor-Ganeral Uiops. B. commanding the home dis trict, and Colonel Da vies. Grenadier Guards, fit id officer in brigade waiting, were in attend- TbV Princess Beatrice and Princess Louis of Batten berg, as well as the children of RH the Duke oi Connaught, were present in the eorridur with her Majesty.

Lady Southampton, lady-in-waiting att Frederics Fitzroy, the Hon Horatia Ste ytord. Lord Methuen, lord-in-waitiag, and General Jaidine, equerry-in-waiting, were in attendance. i Princess tnce and Prince and Princess Louis of Batten berg drove out later. Sir Ger Graham, KCB, VC, who arrived at the Cas tie yesterday evening, was introduced to her Majesty presence by Lieu-tenaat-Gensral Sir LurJ Fonaonby, KCB, and kissed hands on hie p.Votment to the command of the expedition to So Malum, and took leave of her Majesty. The HonEvlyn Paget has left the Castle, snd the Uoo F.wnces Drummond, the Hon Frederics Fitzroy, Methuen and Colonel Gerard Smith have rnved as maids of honour and lord and grooms in waiting to her Majesty.

Major Edwards. 17,, hasam ved, aad Captain A Rigge has left the Castle. CABINET COUlOCaX. A Cabinet Council was befd yesterday In Downing Street. The Ministers poMsnt were: The Right Hoa Gladstone, the Lord Chao-cellor, Karl Spencer, Lord CaiEngfovd, Earl of Rosebery, the Right Hon Sir llareourt, Earl Granville, Karl ef Derby, the Marqpis of Hartiagton, Earl of Kwiberley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Northbrook, the Right Hon Trevelyan, the Right Hon JCnamar-lain, the Right Hon Sir Charles Dilke, and4he Right Hon Shaw-Lefevre.

The following are amongst the latest arrivals at Liverpool, per the City of Richmond, from New York t-Mr A Boycott, Mr A Pilkiegton. Mr Pilkington, Mr John Moore, Mr Lightburo, Mr Payne, Mr A Milton, Mr Baeaton, Mr Mailer, Mr Allan, Mrs Allan, Mrs Leopold, Mrs Vanderstar, Mrs Small, Mrs Lister and maid. Miss Sharp, Dickinson, Mr Shnmaobar. Mr John Frasberg, Mr William Sutherland, Mr Regalia, Mr Nicks, Mr Bennett. Mr John Webb, Mr Leanarst, Mr A Shew.

Leaded at Qutaetowa. THE LOCK-OUT ON THE QUEEN ISLAND. We understand that a deputation of the men hawe again waited en Messrs Harland Wolff at their offices for purpose of submitting terms for the termination of the dispute. The vnnoaala laid before tha mutiu ware, hocmr. eonseouentlv no alteration in tha ana appy conflict hss taken Upwards of two thousand men," including riveters, holder-np, and labourers, are now going about idle, and those cowtscted with the Trades Societies are re ceiving a "WeakJy allowance of 12s to support them, RELIGIOUS J-ESTS IN HOUSE-LETTING.

In past times wt all know that the particular creed which a maiA professed was made the touchstone of his n'tnes or otherwise io the opinion of the powe that were. We have changed all that," and it has been reserved for Belfast to furnish an instance which the religious belief of a Belfast citLa has been made the test of his fitness or otheiirise to become the tenant of a house The house referred to is the property of a well-known professional gentleman iu town, who was on more thaCae occasion prominently identified with political work, that has had ita inspiration n.t maay thousand mile from tha ViatonW -Hall. When the arrangement for the letting completed, the intending tenant, Mr CouTtney, had the following innocent question put to "hi by the landlord's wife, who throughout appeared to have the carriage of sale (if expression may be allowed): I suppose you are a Protestant!" We complete this story in Mr Courtney's own words, as conveyed in a letter which we have received from him I replied instautly that I was not that I wss a Roman Catholic, adding, I suppose that does not make any difference, doesn't I was assured ia the aihrmative. Now I was speaking to the lady since. All was arranged for my taking possession on Saturday, 21st inst, or 1st March, but at all events to pay her from It Lit inst.

There was never once a reference to another party having Lad the promise of getting the house ia May." A day or two subsequently without any other warning the intending tenant received the following letter from the landlord Dear Sir, Referring to your taking of house at take notice I can only let it for three months term, ending 1st May, ss another party had the promise of it when they were ready for it, and I understand that will be at 1st May. I think it only right to give you due notice of this, Perhaps under the circumstances you Vould prefer not taking the house. Reply will oblige." Landlords in Belfast are prone to complain that hard times have caused them difficulty in letting their houses. That complaint must be ill-founded in the case of gentlemen who have acted after the fashion of Mr Courtney's correspondent. A Test Act, which shall by individual legislation hold a man unfitted to tenant a house because of his religion, or shall be cspable of being inferred in such correspondence as the above, caanot be repealed too soon for the good of the community.

The limitation of the letting to the term end ing the 1st of May next was obviously prohibi tory of the gentleman addressed taking the house. Not one word, hsd been previously said about this "other party" who was thus suddenly sprung upon him, and the postscript, in wnicn the wish is evidently father to the thought, drives one to the conclusioa tbat Mr Courtney's religion was the moving cause in the sudden change of front that characterised the landlord's action. We give the reply to the extraordinary communication: 18 2, "85. Dear Sir. You are quite right in your postscript.

Most decidedly, 'under the I do 'prefer not taking" your house. At same time, I will not hesitate or scruple to say the manner in which you have treated me in respect to this affair is shabby in the extreme. The reason is not far to seek, of a. course. 1 am a Komaa latnoiic, as coia nrnuy to Mrs But, even at the expense of parting company with the flowery mansion at I still prefer to be and remain a Romas Catholic Truly, Jtc, Cocekhy." Don so all Qcai Improve Yesterday tha Ayr steamer took up her berth at a portion ef the new quay which has just been finished in order to enable the contractor to continue bis piling ereratioLS at the lower jnd of Donegau Quay, her former berth.

Thia is last section of the work, which is to terminate at the pier head at the entrance to Clarendon Dock. The temporary accommodation provided foV ateamers donas: these alterations is necessarily very in adequate, but the improvements are car ried on rapiuiy, ana win, it is expected, i elated within a comDarativelv short twnod. Fonr new lamoa have bean erected in front o.f the Glasgow and Ardrossan sheds, and will provt of great service. Colli os Strict South Yod.ng Mix's AsO ciatios. The annual conversazione of the abovt' Association wss held in the Hall of the Young Men's Christian Association yesterday evening.

The Rev David Chancellor presided, and there was an exceedingly largo assumblase. Tea was commenced at seven o'clock, af ver which the rev chairman made a few appropriate remarks. An interesting programme, consisting of vocal, instrumental, and elocutionary pieces, was then gone through with great success. Herr Schroeder gave an admirable performance on the zither, a solo from "II Trovatore" bving highly successful. Votes of thanks to the chairman, ladies, and performers terminated a most enjoyable evening.

It may be mentioned that the ptoceeds were allocated to the furtherance ox Syrian Mission. Lord Churchill as the India Mar riage Law. Lord Randolph Churchill has hsd an interesting interview with a representative of the native community at Agra, the laaiao called the visitor's attention to the evils of widow and infant marriage, to the expediency of revising the law of debtor and creditor in the interest of tha former, and to the injustice of the present arrangements with regard to the admis- eioa of native into the Civil Service. The In dian relied mainly upon educational agencies for the reform of the marriage Isws of the country, but he thought that the Government should step in to prevent by legislation the marriage of old men to very young girls. Lord Churchill expressed his sympathy with some of the views which were placed before him, and the readiness with which he ha listened to tepreseatativee of the different races inhabiting India has produced a favourable impression.

The Bakkkpftcy or Badat Frires. In the London Bankruptcy Court, before Mr Registrar Marray, a srveting was held for pnblie examination ia thia failure. The debtors, who were seed crushers and Merchants, carrying oo business at the Lower Otdnanee Mills, Rotaerkithe, filed their petition on the 7th of January, their liabilitiee being estimated at between 500,000 and 400,000. The accounts were not filed, and the debtor were net in attendance. Mr Brom lay, representing creditors, complained of the eourse of proceedings in the ease, and the nonappearance of the debtors and the non-filing of aeaonats.

although the receiving order had been made six weeks sinee. It was stated that the Omcial Receive had consented not to apery for aa adiadicatioa, and the pablio examination was in if hi; 1 amongst others by the Corporations of these boroughs. The full discussion which occurred in both of them annnliml with infn.m.finn wkioli enabled ns to amend our provisional schemes in some points, and to arrive at carefully revised divisions, the adoption of which we recommend. Some objections were made by owners of property in the rural divisions of Down and Antrim, which we bad annexed to the Parliamentary borough of Belfast, but these objections being based on the apprehension that our extension of the Parliamentary bouudariea of the boroughs might be hereafter used as aa argument in favour of making the municipal bouudary coincident with it so as to render the added rural districts subject to the town rules, we overruled all such objections, snd they were not seriously pressed, as we had already reduced the limits of tbe added areas to the minimum of that requisite for tbe enlargement of the Parliamentary borough of Belfast. With the final and revised schemes of division of Dublin and Belfast our labours have been closed both as to the couuties and boroughs in Ireland.

We may mention that applications for extension of boundary were made to us on behalf ot some boroughs with populations more or less nearly approaching 15.C00 for instance, in the case of DroKheda, Lisburu, aud other towns, we have not thought it necessary to take any action upon these applications, as they were confessedly made in the hope of retaining their present representation. Similarly we weie invited in tbe case of Dublin to notice the fact that a freeman fraochi.e remains there in force, "under which some 2,000 persons resident within seven miles of Dublin are entitled to vote. Thia circumstance undoubtedly meets a difficulty which must be provided for by some mode of distribute ingsuch votes ovrthe four new separate constituencies into which Dublin is divided." The following are the divisions iu the principal contentious counties: ANTRIM. Ballymonct Division. The Baronies of Cary, JJunluce Lower, Dnnluce Upper, and Kil-COuway.

Ballymxsa Divisios.The Baronies of Glen-arm Lower and Toome Lower, and part of the Parish of Ahoghill, in the Barony of Toome Upper; also iu the Barony of Lower Antrim the Parishes of Ahoghill (part), Ballyclug, Glen-whinny, Racarn, Skerry, and the following townlands Connor, Tullaghguiley, Bailee, Slaght, Crowbill, Bally co wan, Appletee, Crevilly Valley, Carnaghta, aud Tullynamillen. Ths Cabbickfekucs Division. The Baronies of Glenarm Upper and Lower Belfast, and in tbe JJarony of Lower Antrim the Parish of Con nor, except the townlands already included in Ballymeoa Division; all the Barony of Upper Antrim except tne rarisn ot Antrim, and ia the Barony ot Upper Belfast tbe Parishes of Ballv martin and 1'emplepatrick, except the Towaland oi xkaiiyuioag; also tne xown ot Carnckfersus. Ihk Lisbcrn Division. The Baronies of JUasaereene, Upper and Lower, and in the Barony of Upper Antrim tho Parish of Antrim, all the Barony of Upper Toome except Ahoghill, and in sue Barony oi upper iieltass the Parishes of uerrynagny, iirumueg.

ShankhiU, and the Townland of Rll ft A.WM...VWM..VA, also the part of Belfast Borough in this county. COUNTY ARMAGH. The IsiORTH Armagh Division. Barony of is iieuaou emu, anu in tne uarony ot iNeaand west tne rarishes ot UlOnfeackJe, Drnmcree, tuny man, JNewry, Tartaraghan, Louehrall (except the of Turoarra and Drumsoo), and the following townlands in tbe Parish of Kilmore Annahoe, Annabugh, Bailintaggart, Ballyhaean, Ballytrue. Ballvwillv.

BattlehilL vastieraw, woaroot, ureenagb, Uerrylougban, xsrumara, A.umacanty, niimore, nancon. Las shsbeld, LiUrgancot, Morey, and Tulleymore, mid-armagh division. The Baronies of Armagh and Tiurany, and in the Barony of JNeiland West the Parishes ef Armagh, Grange. Kildsrton, Mullabrack, Longhgall (part only), me Aonmanus oi xurcarra and Drumanese, also the following townlands in the Parish of Kil- more Aghory, Annareagh, Ballybreagh, Bally. way, Corcreevy, Crewcat, Oerryhall, Drumnahunshin, A 1 I iiuiuMu-tfuum, Alaynootb, Mul ladry, Mullaletragh.

Mullalelish. Rockhill. Rookmacreeny, Shewis, and Tullygarden; also in the Barony of Lower Fews. tha n.rt of the Parish of Kilclooney which is comprised in the townlands of Corhamock and bdenkennedy, and the Parishes of Mullabrack, and Ltsnadill (except the Towulands vi wnjruim.uu, imubu, roiey, and Seachan) lnthelarony of Upper Few the Townland of LUnadiil, in the Parish of same name, also th Parish of Kilmore, in the Baron of Lawer, ana tne loiiowing townlands in the P.ri.h oi caiiymore, Anglian, Ballymore, Daitysneiunore, largans, Clare, Uoghoge, Col- icyum, inirjuiui, LTumuaug, lsrumauure Drumnaglloutage, Lisbaue. Linaskea.

cullen, Monclone, Moodoge, Mullauteer, Mul-lsghglass, Ferry hoogan, Xullyhugh, and Tully- macan. SOUTH ARMAGH 1IVISION. Baronv nf Upper, all the Barony of Upper Fews exeent th. Townland of Lisoadill, and in the Barony of LKiwercews tne rarishes of Louchillw aril. clooney, and Lisnadill, except those parts in eluded in the preceding division: also the ing parishes in Lower Orier, ForkhilL Kilclooney iv iul mu mi twenty-seven re maining towulands of Ballymore, COUNTY DONEGAL.

JS'OKTH DONEGAL DIVISION Tha Innishowsn East and innishowen West, excerit i. i me oarony ot lulma- crenan the Parishes of Tullyfern, Clandavvadit Killygargin, and tbe Townlands of Glenalla ami iu Vila i.iuii vi AUimmiSn. nr uuiNEUAb division. ihe Barony of royisgu wu tne loiiowing ranshes Kilma rf ..11. Mevagh, Raymuteidoney.

TullaphohecUw eighteen townlands of the Parish of Con Wall nameiy, uromore, uoncarney, Boholaa, Carnat- uUM.gu, lusguernagrui, jreanbee. Carrick. Drumcarney, Koshm. keeloces. Tnlimwairain Carrickyscanlon, Cubraglebe, Ballyholonder, St auKu, iuiinuB, ua lempiedoueies.

East DoNEfiAi. Division. Baronies of North Raphoe and South Raohoe. and th P.ri.h of Burt, in West Innishowen also, the Parishes of Aughnish (except Glenolla and Ravi. Affhannn- shin and Oonwall, except the townlands included in West Division, InOCTH DONEGAL Dlvisinw Tha baronies of Bonagh and Tirhngh.

COUNTY DOWN. NOBTH Down Divreinv Tha Baronies of Lower Ards, Upper Ards, and Castlereagh Lower; also the Parishes of Comber and Knockbreda, in Upper Castlereagh, aad the part ol the Borough of Belfast included in this county. The North-West division. Lower Iveafeh. Upper Half and Lower Half; also the Parishes of Aghaderg, Annsclone, and Seapatrick.

Mid-Down Division. tsarontes ot Dufferm. Kineiartv. Locale. Lower.

Locale foper, and. of them they would not hold office many days more. But they are likely to be more lortu nate than this. The framing of the Tory vote of censure was to-day hailed with delight by all the friends of the Ministry dear knows thev are not manr at the present time be cause it was generally understood that the terms of it would prevent the Irish members from voting for it. lney nate trie uovern- ment deeply, but at the same time they don't care to vote for farther war upon the MahdL Howover their course will be guided by events, and if they see an opportunity of giving a last effective kick to a Alimstry whica has coerced and deceived the Irish people they will probably not hesitate to give it The Pall Mall Gazette has now thrown off all pretence of personal respect for Mr Gladstone.

Only last Christmas, when invit ins? a competition as to the greatest British statesmen of the day, it expressly left out the i Prime Minister, on the ground tbat he towered so far above all his contemporaries that he oould not for a moment be put in com parison with any of them. Since then what 1 a change has come over tha spirit of its dream! This evening it begins an article full of the bitterest reproach against the aged Premier by declaring that painful to the last degree 'was the humiliating and discreditable perform-: ance to which the Premier treated the House of Commons last night. Sad, indeed, it ia for those who for long years have erred Mr Gladstone with enthusiastic devotion, and especially for thosa who were never so true to their illustrious chief as when almost all forsook him and fled, to witness this dismal ending of his career. That once glorious sun is now settinz fast behind black and lurid clouds a gloomy and awful contrast to the splendours of the new day, the dawn of which was so proudly hailed ia 1880. But alt our regrets are unavailing.

We are in 1883, not in 1380. Mr Gladstone might, however, even in the middle of bis hesitation, have abstained from reminding us that he still entertains the cruel and even wicked theory that an English officer can desert his post, because such treachery ia not physically impossible." The Pall Mall Gazette also gives currency to the report that Mr Gladstone will retire from office in a few weeks. The report is not discredited in Ministerial circles. Mr Mitchell-Henry is a vary disingenuous gentleman. Ha wrote an article a few days ago in which, flying in the face of his lifelong professions as an Irish Home Ruler, he nought to discredit tha proposal of Mr Parnell for the re-establishment of rattan's Parliament by saying that, when tha Irish had independence in Grattan's time, they promptly made an alliance with revolutionary France.

He was at once called to task for this historical untruth, and told that no such event was recorded in history. To-night he returns to the charge, and abuses his antagonist for overlooking Wolfe Tone's intrigues with the French Directory. Surely, Mr Henry ia not so grotesquely ignorant of Irish history as to insist that Wolfe Tone's alliance was a legislative one. The charge he made in his article was tbat the Irish abused their independence by making use of it to grasp hands with a Power unfriendly to England. Tha member for Galway ought to have sufficient intelligence to know that Wolf Tone's mission was not the 'fruit of Irish but the forced result of tha practical abrogation of Irish independence by the English Parliament.

The division was taken at half-past ten last sight on Mr Sexton's motion respecting the ction of the authorities at Derry on a recent xcasion. The minority of fifteen included Mrs Deasy, M'Carthy, Kenny, Biggar, Majne, O'Connor, Corbett, Molioy, Maruiu, Gorman 'Mahon, O'Brien, Sexton, VKelly, Power; and Colonel Nolan. The tellers for the Irish Party ware MrJE Radmond and Mr M'Carthy. The only Irish members I noticed in the majority were Lord Crichton and the inevitable Dr Lyons. Mr Lewis apparently did not see his way to support the action of the authorities by his vote, and the rest of the Orange Party were nowhere to be seen.

Referring to tha Orange Party, I am rescinded of a statement published yesterday Horning in London that they intend to move heaven and aarth to procure a reduction of the Irish representation in their own interest. Enlets bv some extraordinary and entirely 'Unforeseen conjunction of circumstances the Orangemen are able to defeat tha Government snd the Tories combined, they will hardly achieve thair varv patriotic object. I hear that Sir Korthcote had an inti mation conveyed to the leader that mournful denotation the other day to tha affect that it would be better for them to ahatain from waiting on him with the request they proposed, for it would be quite oat of his power to. accede to it. The fact is that tha maintenance' of the Irish re-.

Presentation at ita nreeent firure is one of the LOSS OF, THE ATCIlKJtU MOORSOM. London, Friday In the Court ef Admiralty to-day, before Hsvj Justice Butt and the Trinity Mnstens, the nans the owners of the Santa Oasa sasfhiat taw Lassdwa aad North-Western Baflwwy Company eaaweoe The plamtjfis are the ewncn of taw Santa Cass a three-masted, full riged sailing ship, of HS4 tons net register and ihuu en a voyage arena Liverpool to New York, laden weth a cargo nT salt and a ceew of 14 hands, she came aas cok lision with taw deveadants' wnnir, abowt fiW miles from the South Seack Light, on the Welsh cores. The Admiral Xeorsosn was a paddle steamer, of 460 tons net new In. and a th ttnssr ef the ooilision she was on a voyage fran DwUiat to Holyhead. Tbe fJansibrs aBege tawt taw Ega of the Santa Clara were rmnusng lriothUy, aad.

good look out wa being' kept by tbe Santa Clara. The Admiral Xoofaoeaf was sighted wben abowt three sailes distant oven the starboard bow of tne Santa Chare, which kept! on her coatee. Before the wtset 1 collided thm helm of the Santa Clara was pat hard aport in; order, if possible, to ease the Uesr tvecn the steamer. Tbe plaintiffs allege that Vfm Admiral jtfooreom did not slacken her speed, as id atop sod reverse her engines, and her aesss wae Kassuoperiyv ported and hand sported. Tbe deiaodaikt est opi a counter claim for the loss of their tcasner snf the coflinion, alleging that the Santa Clai a did not( carry or exhibit the light required by atrsicles 2 and 5 for tbe Prevention of Collisions a Sea, and that a good look out was not kept on card tha.

Santa Clara. Mr. Webster, Sir Waheri Pbaiiraore, and Mr. Bucknill appea red fori aie ptainun a. -r.

dushu, Mr. Patter, and Mr. Aspinall were th defendant. LERAI (Fro or Cork as ponds vr.) Coleraine, Fridaj PETTY SESSIONS. i The maristrates presiding at these Sessions to-day were Giveen, DL (chairman; John! Boyd Given.

Alexander Moore, 1 nomas An drews, John Gribbon, and Anderson, Esqrs. John Murnhv. officer of Inlsnd Revenue, wan prosecutor in tnree wwea wuwu were charged with carrying guns for BhiVh th. hd oat Ukea out licences. John Tait.

an underkeeper on the Somerset Estate, was the witness in two oi inecaeaa. agaiuH William Henry Camm was diomissea, as cm magistrates were not convmceu mac cue ae-fendant was not on his own lands. In the other cases, against a lad named Woodside if or whom Mr Carson ana iarm utuourcr uuw Pnllnok. fines of 2 10s each and costs, with the recommendation that they should be reducd to 10s. were impsaed.

ttobert Asyior, cnargea with stealing fowl, the property of Jas M'lliee, was returned for trial at the ensuing Assize at Derry in March. ths knife at the screen boad. District-Insnector Dunniotr chanted a VOUrsE man named Alexander M'Bride, ia custody, wrf a felonious assault upon oae William Parrel at the Screen Road on the 14th inst. Mr Macaulay appeared for tbe prisoner. It appealed from the evidence of Dr Crwery that ran! had been wounded in the leg and on the neck slightly.

As the complainant said he thought little of the as sault the Bench sentenced the defendaut to on month's imprisonment. Chakoe of Biuamt. Last evening woman' named Mary Ann Brown, alias Murray, residicf at 31 Norwood Street, was arrested and lodgst! in the Police Office by Sergeant Wm Hamilton, on a charge of having recently married a aasa named George Brown, her former husband (For-tescue Murray) being then alive. Tbe accuses1 wiU be brought before tbe magistrates thii morning. Blarney and Athlon Tweeds.

Suits fssm fj to order. Francis Csriay, 118U, DESPATCH OF REINFORCEMENTS. London, Friday Noon. Majo Douglas, Assistant Adjutant-General Robertson, Major Da vies, Lieutenant-Colonel Walton, Captain Sawyer, and Captain Bannetine leffCharmg Grose this morning for Brindisi via the St Gothard, en route for Egypt, and Mejar Spottiswood and Captain Clark left via Mont Cenis route. Orders were received at Aldewhot to-day by firm oi Government contractors to construct ten portable hospital buta, sixty feet by twenty fee: half to be shipped within two weeks forth Soudan.

London, Friday. The third Battalia a Grenadier Guards kM London this mossinz for tha seat of war. Messrs Lucas and A'ird having undertaken tKa whole of the railway work in Hie Soudan, tha 10th Company Royal Engineers, who were to have Wk for Portsmooth to mosrow; have secesvetl esAsrs from the War Office hade. finiteW ocatrnin their departure The trans port Poonah sawing transferred the Canadian! voyageurs to taw Allan Line steamer Hanoverian for ajuLiinrn I- Halifax, sailed thia morning -iTZ; Hablax, sailed this Stewart, Mis. A M'Closkey, Mr John Mf Stewart Portsmouth, swempanied ty vug oun rem and Sb John.

This assistance was founa neees-saryaatha Pcnstah abaft was badly fractured. tw- hm 3rd Battalion of the 1 Una afternoon. avoers bjBmng been receavfsll for Sooakim, points on which, saving by the defeat of the Government, the Bill is immutable. But the Orangasum had a part to play, and tbty were to, iM saw oi niarcn,.