The following is Cardinal Wiseman’s reply: My Lords and Gentlemen—l cannot adequately express the feelings of gratification with which 1 receive this address of congratulation on the establishment of our hierarchy. Were expression only of kindness and attachment towards myself.

. joiißiiiu. GENERAL ADVERTISER FOR MEATH. LOUTH, DUBLIN, MONAGHAN. CAVAN, WESTMEATH, DOWN. ARMAGH, LONGFORD,&c No. 781. Price 4^(l OLDCASTLE UNlON— Frid.it, Dec. 10, 1850. The Guardians of this union held their usual weekly meeting this day the Board-room. Oldrastle. There were

DUNDALK UXI ON— Th iisd.vv. The usual weekly meeting of guardians was held at the workhouse, on Thursday—Richard Byrne. Esq., in the chair. Present also —Thomas Bradford and Nicholas Conroy. Stair the Horsi—ln the bou«e on thisday week6G2; admitttd since, ?i; discharged, 7; died,

The of the Presentation Convent and the Managing Committee of the Drogheda Female National School return their moat ainerre thank* to the Moat Rev. Dr. Cullen, for his able and eloquent appeal made in St. Peter's Catholic Church, on Sunday, the loth December, inatant, in aid of

Brian Boirolmhe, Owens master, for Liverpool, 24 boxes eggs, 30 boxes butter, 60 firkins butter, 8 crates fowl 9 boxes eggs, 16 bags muscles, 216 cows, 203 sheep, 210 pigs 8 horses. Saint Patrick, Beany master, for Liverpool—279 cwts. oatmeal, J. & F. Chadwick ; 60 boxes eggs, 8

THE DROGHEDA ARGUS—SATURDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1850. A STORY SHERIDAN. Tom Sheridan used to tell a story for and against himself, which shall take leave to relate. He was staying at Lord raven’s, at Bcrtham, (or rather Kaiu<tead.) and one day proceeding on shooting e&cur-iun, like Haw

or 20,000 boxes. The prospects of the crop are stated to good and supplies likely to be early. Fieigbta low, sav 30s to 35s per ton for sugar, cither lo Great Britain or the continent. A further inquiry ha* taken place this week, into some of the tricks of the coal trade in Dubl

T ATT K LLS -Tv esuay , Rosiness yesterday was not of character to call for more than enumeration of the bets. C»r,rr» Cl r.-.VK) 10 Lord Cllfdon - * AV«U*ower (t). 800 10 «it<t Meiklim'. R»by it), 1,000 ‘JO Mr Howard*t lirotlitr to l)otii<h (t). 1.000 to 15 » ,t Mr J Scot:’* Cli

The weekly meeting of the guardians of this union held on Monday last. Hex at Oaaxett, Esq., Chairman. Other gnardians —Lord Fingall, Thomas Butler, Esq.. J.P. Messrs. Cowley, James Kelly, Thomas Maher and Connor. Mr. Crawfoul, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, was also in attend

DR. BRIGHT'S PILLS OF HEALTH, fI'HESE PILLS are the firat and beet Family Medicine of the present day. Their office la to root out the seeds of disease from the blood, and to lay a sure f»r the health of the human frame. They are and contain no noxious or baneful substance power